Download or read book My Husband Has Died but That S Not the Funny Part written by Debra J. Blood and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Losing her husband Dennis unexpectedly in 2011, at the young age of 47, Debra was faced with handling grief in the only way she knew how, with strength, grace and much laughter. Debra worked through her tears by posting to her husband each day (for one year) on a social media website after his passing. She credits her seeing the light of day by sharing funny stories of their time together and walking through the pain, not alone, but with her ever growing unshakeable faith in God and the resounding love of many who have taken this journey each day with her. Through her stories, her daily blog (thehappywidow.com) and her posts she has used her distinctively unique humor, desire to honor the love of her life, and her ability to tell it like it is to inspire, lift, and encourage others in a way seldom seen. Losing the one you love suddenly is like being put on a roller coaster ride (and I have always hated those). You rise slowly, fall fast, hold on for dear life, and scream not so nice words that you hope those around you didnt hear. But when you get off this ride, while you may not want to buy another ticket, you are so proud of yourself for just being able to say you let go, threw your hands in the air the entire time and you indeed lived through it. You will laugh, you will cry, at time you will pray you never personally know how she truly feels, but after you read this book that was written to her sweet husband Dennis and for her children Timothy and Sarah, you will believe that just maybe there is a way to face death and come out smiling.

Download or read book No Mind Left Behind written by Adam J. Cox and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the cutting edge of brain science, eight crucial skills for children?s future success?now in paperback. From a clinical psychologist who has devoted his clinical and research work to the study of executive control skills, here is a program for helping children master the eight essential cognitive skills that are critical for success in life in work: ? Taking initiative ? Screening out distractions ? Organizing ? Thinking flexibly ? Planning ? Regulating emotions ? Self-monitoring ? Using memory effectively Using case studies and anecdotes, Dr. Cox presents a comprehensive and practical plan for parents. The book addresses special-needs children as well as neurotypical children, and includes practical suggestions for parents and educators.

Download or read book An Imperfect Leader written by Peter L. Stiepleman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-04-24 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Imperfect Leader: Leadership in (After) Action tells the story of a superintendent from his first days to the pandemic. In each chapter, he responds to a series of questions to prompt genuine reflection. This book is structured to give leaders the tools to become predictably successful leaders.

Download or read book Customer Service In An Instant written by Keith Bailey and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The In An Instant series is a brand of user-friendly, engaging, and practical reference guides on core business topics, which capitalizes on the authors' extensive experience and knowledge, as well as interviews they have conducted with leading business experts. Written in an upbeat and engaging style, the series presents 60 tips and techniques with anecdotes, examples, and exercises that the reader can immediately apply to make their work life more efficient, effective, and satisfying. Customer Service in an Instant offers techniques and tips for maintaining customer loyalty, finding new customers, understanding customer concerns, using technology to develop relationships, and developing essential skills for customer service success.

Download or read book Shakespeare Plays the Classroom written by Stuart E Omans and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-17 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing Shakespeare to the Sunshine State, this book gathers together a talented group of teachers, choreographers, directors, set designers, musicians, costumers, actors, and artists to discuss how they have adapted the bard's monologues in Miami, assassinated Julius Caesar on the steps of Tallahassee's Capitol, trained students to duel in Florida's Panhandle, placed Shylock on trial in Orlando, and transformed Gainesville into Puck's magical forest. This guide for teachers and lovers of literature and theater is an original collection of essays exploring the idea that Shakespeare's plays are best approached playfully through performance. Based on their wide-ranging experience as theater professionals and teachers in Florida, New York, London, and Stratford, the authors celebrate Shakespeare's continuing appeal to our complex, diverse culture. The essays include reflections on acting by the Royal Shakespeare Company's longest-serving member. And there's practical advice on acting; directing; staging fights; designing costumes; and integrating music, dance, masks, and puppets into performances from teachers and others who have refined their methods by performing Shakespeare in the classroom.

Download or read book Making It in IT written by Terry Critchley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for those starting a career in IT or whose career is well advanced, this career guide shows how to blaze a path to success through the jungle of modern IT. With a career spanning five decades, the author shares lessons he learned the hard way so readers do not have to learn them the hard way. By emphasizing the importance of business processes and applications to IT, this book explains how to understand the value and positioning of hardware and software technology in order to make appropriate decisions. It addresses the importance of IT architecture and the roles service and systems management play. It also explains service level agreements (SLAs) and provides sample SLAs. Readers learn how to conduct IT assessments using SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis. It also shows how to use root-cause analysis (RCA) to detect the sources of failure and poor performance. An overview of risk management and the steps involved in developing a business continuity plan are also included. The book looks at all facets of an IT professional’s career. It explains how to build an IT team and examines the roles and responsibilities within the team. It shows how to provide professional customer care to IT clients. Business executives recognize the importance of IT, and this book shows technology professionals how to thrive in the business world. It covers: Making effective presentations Report and proposal writing Negotiating and persuasion skills Running productive meetings Time and stress management The book also discusses such important career skills as listening, continual and incremental learning, and communicating at all levels. From its templates and checklists to its comprehensive and holistic view of a successful IT career, this book is an indispensable guide for every professional working in IT today and tomorrow.

Download or read book A Review of Forest Service Plans to Manage National Forests written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mosby s Tour Guide to Nursing School written by Melodie Chenevert and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-01-28 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encouraging, user-friendly, and altogether unique, Mosby's Tour Guide to Nursing School encourages you to not only survive nursing school, but excel in whichever program you select. Throughout the book, Dr. Chenevert compares your journey through nursing school to a road trip, and she offers advice to increase your understanding, help you successfully navigate obstacles, and make your journey more enjoyable. You'll learn how to prepare for the NCLEX® and your nursing career, how to get good grades, how to deal with failure, how to improve oral and written reports, and much more. A must-have for every nursing student! - Endorsed by the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA). - Written by a nationally known motivational speaker and nurse, the book's down-to-earth approach uses humor and clever analogies to clearly teach the information you need to know. - Uses the analogy of a cross-country road trip to help you see the relationships between different aspects of nursing school, as well as give you a finite view of its duration and end result. - Inspirational quotes throughout offer wisdom and encouragement from fellow nursing students and graduates. - The appendix lists numerous diverse resources you'll find useful before, during, and after nursing school. - Electronic Age Information covers distance learning, online courses, and podcasts, facilitating your success both in today's electronic classroom and with the advancing technology in nursing. - A special NCLEX® chapter (Chapter 29: Are We There Yet? Almost.) provides you with the tools you need to prepare for and pass the NCLEX®. - Updated statistics and information on the emerging trends of the workforce keep you current with what's happening in the world outside nursing and help you make educated choices during nursing school. - Three chapters are devoted to diversity in today's workforce and the non-traditional student. - Thorough coverage of ADN, BSN, and RN-BSN programs (program prerequisites, differences, and more) helps you make informed decisions about your choice of nursing programs. - An appendix of Online Resources provides quick and easy access to web sites that will assist both students and graduates with continued study and real-world advice.

Download or read book Hi How Are You written by Katy Franklin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-05-14 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who has ever been a server will tell you that waiting tables has its highs and lows. But waiting tables at a New York City Times Square tourist trap has its extreme highs and lows. "Hi, How Are You?" chronicles one young woman's point of view as she moves to the Big Apple and secures her dream job...as a waitress. Join Katy as she makes friends and enemies, meets outrageous, demanding and sometimes inappropriate customers and even enters into the ultimate taboo relationship...with her boss. "Hi, How Are You?" is an insightful, delectable and ultimately, humorous foray into the restaurant industry's crazy world.

Download or read book All This Time written by Sage Donnell and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is fifty-one too late to accept you’re a lesbian? When the sexuality she swept under the rug as a teenager refuses to stay hidden, Erin finally accepts who she really is, divorces her husband, and sets about starting a new chapter in her life. Perhaps a reunion weekend with her three best high school friends will help her sort out what she really wants now. She’s especially looking forward to seeing Jodi, her not-so-secret crush whose kiss confirmed her teenage sexuality and sent her reeling. It can’t hurt to see if the spark is still there. Jodi has been living out and proud since she moved away to go to college over thirty years ago. She’s happy with her life and career, but she’s a serial monogamist who always finds a reason to move on. She has no idea this reunion weekend has the potential to open old wounds. Erin hopes it’s never too late to live as her true self. Can she convince Jodi to forgive her complicated past and accept her complex present after all this time?

Download or read book Fight the Fear written by Mandie Holgate and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2016-11-24 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fear of failure, fear of public speaking, fear of being you, fear of asking for what you want, fear of saying NO and fear of change, the list is endless and yet we all have fears in both our personal and professional lives. Fight the Fear will help you get the results you want by helping you to overcome your fears one step at a time. In short, easy-to-read, jargon-free chapters, you’ll discover proven strategies, skills and tools to help you deal with typical situations we all dread such as saying no, appearing confident without being arrogant, asking for what you want, public speaking and picking up the phone. Don't miss out on life's big opportunities, now you can manage your fear so it doesn't restrict you - there's nothing you can't handle. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Download or read book Impulse Control written by Amanda Usen and published by Entangled: Indulgence. This book was released on 2015-01-19 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sign: Aries He’s fiery, courageous...and he can’t resist a sexy challenge. Survivalist Russ Donovan is known on TV as the “Wildest Man in the World.” The last thing this headstrong Aries guy needs is to be wrangled into a cross-promotional TV special with a popular homemaker—even a sexy little thing like Susannah Stone. Besides, the Adirondacks in the dead of winter are no place for amateurs...especially a stubborn homemaker who’s determined to show him up every chance she gets. Susannah’s a working single mom who knows plenty about roughing it. She can take anything this mountain man dishes out. Now Russ and Susannah are taking their competitive rivalry to new levels, and not even the canned beef stew is safe. Then Russ and Susannah’s on-camera sparks turn into a sizzling off-camera romance, and their two conflicting worlds collide. Sure, major differences can turn chemistry red-hot...they can also make compromise nearly impossible.

Download or read book Every Life Is a Story and This Is Mine written by Dennis E. Ekardt and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As I grew up Ive said many times that I really wish I had talked to my grandparents and learned about their lives. I dont want my grandchildren to say the same thing. So I dedicate these words to Lindsay, Eddie, Meghann and Nicole. And someday theyll each be able to say, Heck yeah, I knew Ecky.

Download or read book Mostly True written by Dick Marler and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mostly True Excerpts I might even get to see a real wild bison before they all disappear into a zoo or commercial ranch where they will join cows in their lifelong quest to become hamburger or jerky. Think of the bedlam at the coffee shop if all the dogs in the back of the trucks decided to change places with each other. Can you just imagine the confusion when they cant find their pickup in the parking lot because there is a poodle in the back instead of a pit bull? Well, I dont want to get young. I worked hard to get old and have earned every wrinkle, every strand of grey hair, and both semi-working knees. I was poked today. I dont know why. I didnt do anything to anyone to deserve it. All I was doing was taking a bit of time off from my chores to look around in Facebook on my computer, and there it was. A poke!

Download or read book Virtually Amish written by Lindsay Ems and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the Amish have adopted certain digital tools in ways that allow them to work and live according to their own value system. The Amish are famous for their disconnection from the modern world and all its devices. But, as Lindsay Ems shows in Virtually Amish, Old Order Amish today are selectively engaging with digital technology. The Amish need digital tools to participate in the economy—websites for ecommerce, for example, and cell phones for communication on the road—but they have developed strategies for making limited use of these tools while still living and working according to the values of their community. The way they do this, Ems suggests, holds lessons for all of us about resisting the negative forces of what has been called “high-tech capitalism.” Ems shows how the Amish do not allow technology to drive their behavior; instead, they actively configure their sociotechnical world to align with their values and protect their community’s autonomy. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork conducted in two Old Order Amish settlements in Indiana, Ems explores explicit rules and implicit norms as innovations for resisting negative impacts of digital technology. She describes the ingenious contraptions the Amish devise—including “the black-box phone,” a landline phone attached to a device that connects to a cellular network when plugged into a car’s cigarette lighter—and considers the value of human-centered approaches to communication. Non-Amish technology users would do well to take note of Amish methods of adopting digital technologies in ways that empower people and acknowledge their shared humanity.

Download or read book The Everything Project Management Book written by Rick A Morris and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even for the most organized person, managing a project can be a challenge. The Everything Project Management Book, 2nd Edition is the perfect resource to help you complete any type of job successfully and on time. This book is packed with tips for every stage of project management, from setting goals to evaluating the final results, and provides ways to: Monitor progress and evaluate results Shift gears while maintaining flexibility Cut costs without compromising quality Use technology to your advantage Implement sound scheduling and budgeting techniques This completely revised and updated edition covers the most current information in the field. You'll learn about the Project Management Office (PMO), the latest project management software, and time-management techniques. The Everything Project Management Book, 2nd Edition is the only guide you need to master the tricky art of project management. With it, you'll meet deadlines and come in under budget every time! Rick A. Morris, PMP, is a consultant, mentor, and creator of a nonprofit foundation to promote project management in charities and other nonprofits. He has worked for organizations such as GE, Xerox, and CA and has consulted to numerous clients in a wide variety of industries including financial services, construction, nonprofit, hospitality, pharmaceutical, retail, and manufacturing. Morris is the chief operating officer for Highmark Technology and an active local chapter member of the Project Management Institute. He lives in Hoover, AL.

Download or read book Veils and Vengeance written by Rachelle J. Christensen and published by Peachwood Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When wedding planner Adrielle Pyper orchestrates a destination ceremony in Hawaii, she's prepared for anything—except murder. After the trauma of her last event, the beautiful isle of Kauai is the perfect place for Adri to unwind and do what she does best – plan. She even lets herself indulge in the attention of the groom's handsome brother. But just when everything seems to be perfect, an afternoon snorkeling trip turns deadly when Adri discovers the body of a young woman. Shaken, but unable to let go, Adri's sleuthing leads her into more danger than she bargained for. When a number of "accidents" threaten her own life, it soon becomes apparent that someone will do anything to keep Adri from interfering with their vengeance. For great craft tips, visit Adri's website, www.mashedpotatoesandcrafts.com.