If This Is a Secret Why Am I Telling It?
Its not always easy to make the best choices, to live values that reflect your lifestyle, to manage time, to balance life, and to speak without fear. In If this is a Secret, Why am I Telling It?, author Russell L. Drake explores the activities and actions that color and shape our lives. Employing a humorous and common sense approach to life, Drake offers a fast-paced narrative that touches on facets important to living a life filled with passion and purpose. If this is a Secret, Why am I Telling It? provides thirty-one suggestions, tips, and ideas which include: Learning to love yourself Investing in your future Developing values to live by Navigating through failure Going after lifes successes by setting goals Inspiring others Expanding your memory With the use of personal examples and stories, Drake covers a variety of topicsfrom values to networking to professionalism and friendshipthat become the building blocks for achieving amazing results in life. If this is a Secret, Why am I Telling It? shows how our ability to help others and ourselves grows exponentially when we embrace each day with passion and purpose.
Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon
An enlightening compendium of the best times of day, week, month, and life to do a variety of things -- from the serious (money, marriage) to the mundane (taking a nap, walking your dog) -- to save time and money in tough economic times. Have you ever wanted to know the best day of the week to buy groceries or go out to dinner?Have you ever wondered about the best time of day to ask someone out on a date--or for a raise?Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon tells you the best time--of the day, of the week, of the month or of the year--to do almost anything. Do you know: The best time of day to be operated on?The best month to buy an iPod?The best day of the week to avoid lines at the Louvre?The best day of the month to make an offer on a house?Get more for your money, maximize your time, take better care of your health and be savvier about your career--all by doing certain things at the right time.Remember: Timing is everything!
Access to Medical Care
Throughout his fifty-year medical practice, Dr. Keith Dahlberg has practiced family medicine both in the United States and among the hill tribes of Southeast Asia. He has focused especially on those who have difficulty getting access to medical care. This book offers a common sense, many-sided approach to America's present medical delivery problems, and the more than forty-five million American citizens who have no medical insurance. Dr. Dahlberg writes both to the family that is searching for better medical care, and to doctors who seek to improve it. Sample chapters include: What Makes Medical Costs Rise The Costliest Medical Tool The Medicine She Never Took Payment Up Front: The Uninsured Electronic Records Medical Insurance
Latino Literature
Latinos comprise the fastest-growing population in the U.S., and that means more Latino readers at the library. In addition, works written by Latinos, whether written in or translated into English, have become a vibrant and growing body of literature that is of great interest to all readers as well as literary scholars. Yet, there are few tools to guide readers and the professionals who work with them through this expanding terrain. The primary purpose of this guide is to help readers and those who advise them find enjoyable leisure reading material. Focusing on popular works by Latino authors, i.e. U.S. authors of Latino heritage; and authors from Latin American countries or Spain, the book organizes and describes approximately 750 titles by genre, subgenre and theme, providing readers with lists of like reads. Complete bibliographic information is provided for each title, along with a concise plot summary, a subject list, award information, a brief quote from the book, and a list of similar reads. Other features of the guide include an introduction to Latino literature, a discussion of RA services in a multicultural society, trends in Latino publishing, and a discussion of pertinent ethnic terminology. In addition, you'll find guidelines for selection of Latino Literature, information sources, publishers, and organizations and societies. Further access is provided by indexes to authors, titles, subjects, character names, and settings .
Anthony, the Ant!
Anthony wants to eat cherries with his friends; however, he has to overcome some obstacles in order to meet them. In the end, he realizes that he has to have faith, remain focused and follow through with his goal! With bright happy colors, clean lines, and charming illustrations, Anthony, the Ant is sure to be a hit with the kids! It will not only entertain them, but will also gently impart important life lessons about the value of determination, conviction, and faith in oneself. For the adults, it contains a useful "Parent/Teacher Discussion Guide" that will help initiate dialogue with young readers about what they have learned. Your child will be challenged and motivated to reach his/her goals despite the obstacles they may face. Anthony, the Ant is the first character book of The Butterfly Series by Andrea Hassell. It is her goal to encourage students and parents through her books.
De inmigrante a ciudadano / A Simple Guide to US Immigration
De inmigrante a ciudadano: C籀mo obtener o cambiar su estatus migratorio en Estados Unidos La inmigraci籀n en Estados Unidos es un asunto complejo. Y al igual que cualquier otra meta que valga la pena, obtener la ciudadan穩a en este pa穩s exige much穩simo trabajo. Se enfrentar獺 a m繳ltiples obst獺culos, pero educarse acerca del proceso es el primer paso para llegar a obtener sus papeles. Este sencillo manual lo orientar獺 a trav矇s de la complicada red de la burocracia y responder獺 a muchas de sus preguntas. Por ejemplo: 聶Qu矇 pasa si entra en EE.UU. sin documentos? 聶Qu矇 puede impedirle la obtenci籀n de la tarjeta verde? 聶Cu獺les son los distintos tipos de visa? Tambi矇n encontrar獺 advertencias para protegerlo de ofertas fraudulentas y del riesgo de la deportaci籀n. Y algo sumamente importante, el Rdo. Cort矇s le informa cu獺les son sus derechos, porque ya sea inmigrante legal o no, usted tiene derechos en este pa穩s.
Room for Improvement
If you've ever lived with a roommate, you're all too familiar with the dark side of splitting rent: your favorite lipstick mysteriously gone missing, dishes left "soaking" in the sink for a week, and far-too-intimate noises coming from the adjacent bedroom as you desperately try to sleep. But roommate resentment doesn't have to become a pattern. A comprehensive and sassy guide to roommate living for post-college women, Room for Improvement explains how a little cooperation can lead to smoother cohabitation. Harnessing her own and others' experiences, Amy Zalneraitis delivers essential roommate dos and don'ts, hilarious (and often horrifying) anecdotes, and invaluable tips from experts, and covers such sanity-saving topics as: Checks and Imbalances: Keeping Financial Friction at Bay Idiosyncrasies or Idiosyncrazies? There's Eccentric, and Then There's Psychotic Dust Bunnies Are Not Real Pets: What to Do with a Filthy Roommate Is That My Underwear You're Wearing? Sharing Clothes Without Exchanging Blows ...and much, much more. Candid and laugh-out-loud funny, Room for Improvement will help you iron out existing roommate problems, prevent future ones, and, just as important, spot and address bad roommate behavior in yourself.
What to Do When the Shit Hits the Fan
Would you know how to prepare for an unforeseen emergency, or handle an unexpected disaster? With real-world considerations in mind, disaster preparedness consultant David Black shows us how to stay alive when tragedy strikes. His step-by-step actions can help us make it safely through a variety of crises, from catastrophic weather to terrorism to civil unrest. Black presents tailor-made plans for individuals, businesses, organizations, small groups, and communities to follow, in all regions of the country and broken down by type of emergency and environment. In addition, he provides a hierarchy for response including communication, healthcare, food, water, and shelter in the absence of institutions and commercially available services and supplies.
The Veteran’s Ptsd Handbook
From the author of The Veteran's Survival Guide, The Veteran's PTSD Handbook addresses the obstacles that veterans face when filing for benefits related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One of the greatest obstacles, John Roche writes, is establishing a connection between a veteran's service and PTSD. Because both combat stressors and noncombat stressors can cause PTSD and because of the difficulties in diagnosing the condition, filing a successful claim for benefits based on PTSD is difficult. In the same accessible, self-help style used in The Veteran's Survival Guide, Roche offers detailed instructions on how to prepare a well-grounded claim for veterans' benefits relating to PTSD. He also discusses the four years he spent helping one veteran establish a "service connection" for his PTSD claim with Veterans Affairs. This book will be required reading for any veteran or veteran's dependent who wishes to obtain his or her well-earned benefits and for those officials of veterans' service organizations who assist veterans with their claims.
The Anti 9 to 5 Guide
Today, lots of women would love to integrate their passion with their career and are seeking advice on how to do just that. Michelle Goodman, a self proclaimed, "wage-slave" has written a fun, reassuring, girlfriend-to-girlfriend guide on identifying your passion, transitioning out of that unfulfilling job, and doing it all in a smart, practical way. The Anti 9-to-5 Guide realizes that not every woman wants the corner office, in fact, some women don't want to be in an office at all. Today's women are non-traditionalists, do it yourself sort of girls who want to travel the world, take up knitting, frolic in the land of freelancing but want to do it all without going broke. The Anti 9-to-5 Guide provides readers with the resources you need to have it all and still have a place to sleep. Michelle suggests great tips for easing into the life you want. With an entire chapter devoted to pursuing your passion on the side, The Anti 9-to-5 Guide encourages us to tweak our current career path or head down a new one, and ultimately succeed.
365 Ways to Change the World
From the acclaimed author of The Ritual Effect comes an imaginative handbook of conscious acts of kindness for anyone who wants to make a positive difference in the world. You want to make a difference in the world, but don't know where to begin. Now you can. 365 Ways to Change the World is a comprehensive guide full of exciting ways that are more personal and fun than merely writing a check. Packed with information, ideas, and tips for every day of the year, 365 Ways to Change the World is an approachable way to ultimately achieve something positive, without the need for special skills. Some daily examples include: -Observe a "Buy Nothing Day" -Plant a "peace pole" -Sew a panel for an AIDS memorial quilt -Collect rainwater to water your plants The suggestions cover twelve important areas in which you can influence change, including in your local community, as a consumer, making a cultural contribution, and addressing problems such as the environment, health, and human rights. You can go through the book day by day or use the index to flip to the issues that concern you most. Great to give as well as to keep, this is an inspiring, practical resource for making the world a better place--one day at a time.
The Veteran’s Survival Guide
Any collection catering to veterans needs this 'bible' of information.--Midwest Book ReviewThis unique book, written in an accessible self-help style, will be required reading for any veteran or veteran's dependent who wishes to obtain his or her well-earned benefits and for those officials of veterans' service organizations who assist veterans with their claims."Claim denied!" All too often millions of veterans have received this response to their legitimate claims for federal benefits. In most cases, writes veterans' advocate John D. Roche, the claimant didn't understand the procedures needed to meet the myriad requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs. With the appeals process requiring years to resolve disputes, deserving veterans and their dependents are left confused and frustrated by the agency and a system that was created to serve them. The answer is to submit a well-grounded claim initially, which The Veteran's Survival Guide, now in a revised, second edition, analyzes in detail.
How to Become a Straight-A Student
Looking to jumpstart your GPA? Most college students believe that straight A's can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don't study harder--they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the first time the proven study secrets of real straight-A students across the country and weaves them into a simple, practical system that anyone can master. You will learn how to: - Streamline and maximize your study time - Conquer procrastination - Absorb the material quickly and effectively - Know which reading assignments are critical--and which are not - Target the paper topics that wow professors - Provide A+ answers on exams - Write stellar prose without the agony A strategic blueprint for success that promises more free time, more fun, and top-tier results, How to Become a Straight-A Student is the only study guide written by students for students--with the insider knowledge and real-world methods to help you master the college system and rise to the top of the class.
Paddling the Yukon River and Its Tributaries
Paddling the Yukon River and its Tributaries covers more than 4,000 miles of watery trail. The Yukon, Tanana, Porcupine, Koyukuk, and Kuskokwim Rivers are the five longest rivers in Alaska, extending into the Yukon Territory. This water flows freely, almost entirely undammed. Salmon surge against current. Moose, bears, and wolves wander the banks. Birds swarm in spectacular density. Roads rarely cross. Many residents live a subsistence lifestyle. No permits are required to be here. These channels are a natural path through the last large wilderness in North America.Paddling the Yukon River and its Tributaries approaches journeys of this magnitude like a through-hiker on the Appalachian Trail, but with a canoe or kayak. Each river is described from beginning to end, detailing access points, resupply options, and navigation tips throughout the flow. There are 35 original maps. Although the approach assumes long voyages, information is supplied for a range of trip lengths. Anything from an afternoon to a weekend to a week to a two-month float is possible. Paddling the Yukon River and its Tributaries is the only guide book to paddling the entire Yukon River from beginning to end.
Make It Memorable
Learn How to Make Any Occasion Shine! Have you ever attended a party so clever it had you talking for days? Or received an invitation that made you feel like royalty? Were you ever given a gift so "you" that you never forgot it? Make It Memorable is an A to Z thematically organized resource for making the most of every special occasion and highlighting the little things in life. From anniversaries and birthdays through weddings and zero-cost ideas, it includes: - It was a very good year! For a special anniversary, select bottles of wine with vintages from special years for the couple---the year they met, the year they married, etc.- A blast from the past! For a memorable birthday for an old friend, rent a limo and take a tour down memory lane---past the birthday girl's high school, first house, etc., reminiscing as you go. - Love is in bloom! For a garden party shower theme, have each guest bring a plant. Distribute the plants around the room to create your own greenhouse atmosphere for the bride. - A to-do bag just for you! For a get-well present, create a to-do bag filled with things your friend can do while recuperating. You can include everything from favorite missed shows on videotape to assorted magazines and goodies.- Plus fabulous favors, inviting invitations, party ideas, dazzling centerpieces, memorable gifts, unforgettable weddings, and much more! Gift-giving expert Robyn Spizman has packed Make It Memorable with the most creative ideas under the sun for enlivening every party, event, and occasion with a touch of pizzazz.
The Identity Theft Protection Guide
PROTECTION PREVENTION REPAIR Identity theft is the fastest-growing category of crime in the United States today, and dealing with privacy and identity issues has become an essential part of life in our modern society. Each chapter in The Identity Theft Protection Guide contains a self-quiz to identify personal areas of concern, information to help you "take action," and more. This book shows you how to: * Minimize the risk of identity theft* React if your identity is stolen* Obtain and repair credit and insurance reports, and more* Deal with direct marketers, junk mailers, and telephone solicitors* Stop surveillance from GPS devices and cell-phone cameras* Keep your kids safe online* And much more! These valuable survival skills can no longer be considered optional--they are essential for life in today's society. Amanda Welsh's The Identity Theft Protection Guide is the most complete, authoritative, and easy-to-use resource on this crucial topic.
Buck Up, Suck Up... And Come Back When You Foul Up: Twelve Winning Secrets from
The political strategists who directed the Clinton campaign's War Room reveal the lessons and secrets from their hard-fought battles -- and how to use these highly effective strategies for success in business and everyday life. James Carville and Paul Begala have waged political war all across America and on three continents. They've won some of the most spectacular political victories of the twentieth century and lost a few campaigns too. Along the way, they've learned a few lessons. Some sound simple, like "Never Quit," some comic, like "Kiss Ass," and some are more complicated and nuanced, like "Strategy Ain't Tactics." But each lesson contains tried-and-true wisdom, illustrated with colorful stories from long political experience: - Find out how Carville's mother used a bass boat to "frame the debate" in selling encyclopedias. - Learn the War Room tricks for sharpening your message and delivering the perfect sound bite. - Discover what success secret Hillary Rodham Clinton and Tom DeLay share. - And much more. Whether you are a senior executive or a secretary, a political junkie or the president of the United States, the rules to live by can be found in Buck Up, Suck Up...and Come Back When You Foul Up.
Clark's Big Book of Bargains
Clark Howard, the bestselling author of Get Clark Smart and host of the nationally syndicated radio program The Clark Howard Show, wants to show you how to get the best bang for your buck--whether you are at the supermarket, buying new clothes, renovating your home, or going to the movies. Learn how to pay $12.95 for a CD that costs $19.95. Find out why a $90 VCR just may work better than a $300 VCR.
21st Century Guide to Increasing Your Reading Speed
Learn to navigate the data explosion of the information age by increasing your reading speed in just fifteen minutes a day. If you are like most students and businesspeople, you probably feel bombarded with more books, journals, letters, and newspapers than you can possibly read, much less absorb. Now, with the innovative, time-tested techniques provided by The Princeton Language Institute, you can learn to handle this avalanche of printed material with ease. And it takes just minutes a day to master the skills that will last a lifetime. - Tests to measure your current reading speed and comprehension- Instruction in skimming, backward reading, space reading, finding keywords, pre-reading, critical reading, and using cloze techniques- The super reading secrets of 1, 2, 3; SQ3R; and PQRST- Eight steps to speed reading your correspondence- Permanent solutions to three common reading problems
Black Books Galore!: Guide to More Great African American Children's Books
Kudos for Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African AmericanChildren s Books "Offers a wonderful overview of literature with black children inits focus." Jim Trelease, author, The Read-Aloud Handbook "The perfect tool for parents and educators alike." BlackEnterprise magazine "This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It shouldbe on parents shelves at home as well as in every school." Alvin F.Poussaint, M.D., Harvard Medical School Black Books Galore! the nation s leading organizer of AfricanAmerican children s book festivals enriches the world of readingfor kids of every age. Find out what s new, acclaimed, andempowering in this up-to-the-minute guide. Black Books Galore! Guide to More Great African American Children sBooks includes the latest reviews along with other exciting newmaterials. This easy-to-use, illustrated reference guide featuresthe best-written, most positive books starring African Americans, including: * Quick and lively descriptions of over 400 titles, plus 200additional recommendations * A calendar of great books to match the holidays and seasons * Age-specific guidelines for encouraging your young readers frombabies to sixth graders * Comprehensive indexes by title, topic, author, andillustrator * Profiles and reflections of selected authors andillustrators * Listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books
Kiss My Tiara: How to Rule the World as a Smartmouth Goddess
Irreverent, provocative, hip - this guide to power and attitude offers women an intelligent alternative to the negative messages we hear every day from magazines, TV and relatives. Gilman serves up advice on everything from sex to politics.
Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books
"This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It shouldbe on parents' shelves at home as well as in every school." --AlvinF. Poussaint, M.D. Harvard Medical School These are exciting times for African American children'sliterature. Never before have there been so many titles available.Now the three mothers who founded Black Books Galore! --thenation's leading organizer of festivals of African Americanchildren's books --share their expert advice on how to find andchoose the best. This fully annotated guide opens the door to awonderful world of reading for the children in your life. Here arethe most positive, the best-written, and the most acclaimed booksin every category, including board books, story and picture books, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history, biography, fables, andmore. Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy-to-use, illustrated reference guide features: * Quick, lively descriptions of 500 books, plus 200 additionalrecommendations * Helpful guidelines for encouraging young readers * Easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed bytitle, topic, author, and illustrator * Portraits of selected authors and illustrators * Listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books.
Time Management for the Creative Person
Creative folks often know all too well that the muse doesn't always strike when you want it to, or when the deadline for your next brilliant project is creeping up on you like an ill-fitting turtleneck. Originality doesn't follow a time clock, even when you have to. While conventional time management books offer tons of instruction for using time wisely, they are traditionally organized in a linear fashion, which just isn't helpful for the right-brain mind. In Time Management for the Creative Person, creativity guru Lee Silber offers real advice for using the strengths of artistic folks--like originality and resourcefulness--to adopt innovative time-saving solutions, such as: * Learning to say no when your plate is just too full* How to know when a good job, not a great one, is good enough* Making "to do" lists that include fun stuff, too--that way you won't feel overwhelmed by work* Time-saving techniques around the house that give you more time to get your work done and more time to spend with your loved ones* The keys to clutter control that will keep your work space and your living space neat With these and lots of other practical tips, Lee Silber will help anyone, from the time-starved caterer rushing to prepare for her next party to the preoccupied painter who forgets when the electric bill is due, make the most of their time and turn the clock and the calendar into friends, not foes.
The Complete Life’s Little Instruction Book
Wouldn't it be great if someone could download a lifetime of good old-fashioned common sense into one little book? H. Jackson Brown's The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book is just that. Solid advice for living well laid out in concise nuggets of wisdom. It contains the 1,560 entries found in all three volumes of the New York Times bestselling Life's Little Instruction Book series. The Life's Little Instruction Book series has sold more than ten million copies, spent more than two years atop the New York Times bestseller list, and has been translated into 33 languages--a true example of a giftable book that keeps on giving.In this beautiful book, you'll find such tips as: Say "thank you" a lot.Sing in the shower.Learn to make great chili.Have a firm handshake.The maroon leather cover with its gold foil makes this a handsome gift ideal for graduations, birthdays, and holidays."Most of us already know how to live a successful and purposeful life," says the author. "We know we should be understanding and thoughtful, responsible, courageous, and appreciative. It's just that we sometimes need reminding." The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book is that reminder.
Add on the Job
In this book, you'll learn about all three types of A.D.D. You'll see what the characteristics are for each, the best jobs for each type, as well as the best boss for each type. Finally here is the sensitive, practical advice you need to be effective and content on the job.
