Meeting Life

In Meet Me at Luke’s, you can expect to find a treasure trove of insights, anecdotes, and life lessons drawn from the show's rich tapestry of relationships, small-town charm, and the enduring bond between a mother and daughter. With a warm stroll through the characters' lives and loves, the book explores how their world can enrich our own.

Every parent has pondered "nature vs. nurture" questions. How much of my child's personality and behavior is inborn? How much is learned? This important book, written by behavioral scientists who are also mothers, has answers. This book offers the best parenting practices to foster resilience by encouraging children's social-emotional development and adaptive stress-regulation strategies. The authors translate scientific research into concrete, actionable tips and recommendations to help promote the emotional wellbeing of both child and parent.

Harvey the Hippo Meets Mickey Mandarin is a story of gender binary and nonbinary new friends making introductions, learning a little background about each other, and finding that although they may identify differently, they all still like to play and have fun the same way. The animals are proud to say how they like to be addressed, such as he/him, she/her or they/them.

Millie Bird, seven years old and ever hopeful, always wears red gumboots to match her curly hair. Her struggling mother, grieving the death of Millie's father, leaves her in the big ladies' underwear department of a local store and never returns. Agatha Pantha, 82, has not left her house - or spoken to another human being - since she was widowed seven years ago. She fills the silence by yelling at passersby, watching loud static on TV, and maintaining a strict daily schedule.

Some people think the workplace is no place for funny business. But the upside of humour for our careers is significant. A recent survey of more than 700 CEOs showed that 98 per cent prefer job candidates with a sense of humour and 84 per cent think that funny employees do better work. Psychologist Dr Jennifer Aaker and comedian Naomi Bagdonas' research has shown that humour makes us feel more competent and confident, strengthens relationships and boosts resilience during difficult times.

What do businesspeople and entrepreneurs have in common with bikers? More than you'd suspect. The freedom of hitting the open road is a concrete extension of the need for freedom that encourages entrepreneurs to start businesses. The desire to succeed in business by doing it your own way is no different than the desire to hit the road and plot your own course on two wheels. The Biker's Guide to Business explores these parallels and offers hard-won business wisdom specially suited for business bikers who do it their way - whether out on the highways or in the corporate boardroom.

Poor Jacob Two-Two. Not only must he say everything twice just to be heard over his four brothers and sisters, but he finds himself the prisoner of the dreaded Hooded Fang. What had he done to deserve such a punishment? The worst crime of all - insulting a grown-up! Although he's small, Jacob is not helpless, especially when The Infamous Two come to his aid.

A dangerous coyote is surely no match for Junior Blossom. He sets out to build the best trap ever and win the big reward! However, Junior’s inventions aren’t exactly known for their success. A malfunction sets off a series of events that leaves Junior trapped far from home in a place no one would think to look for him. Will the rest of the Blossom family be able to rescue him?

You've played the field, you've dated, you've hooked up and you've been there and done that. However, as time passes, you're finding that the single life just isn't what it used to be. You want more out of life and you're beginning to think that it's time to have a serious relationship. One that's for keeps. In other words, you want to start looking for that special someone to settle down with. Yes, you're ready to take the plunge. You're ready to find the right person to marry. How to Meet and Marry the Right Person: A Guide is going to help you get your mind straight about getting serious...

Want to do well in networking? Afraid of coming off as timid or phony? Master Coach Tom Marcoux guides you to connect with ease and create High Trust Relationships for more success and happiness. Build your Confidence and Charisma. As an Executive Coach, Marcoux helps clients prepare for networking events, job interviews, auditions, speeches, building a brand, leading a team, and more. With this book, you will experience this powerful process: Insight—>Intuition—>Action. From here, experience “Catapult-Moments.” Learn Power Secrets so people welcome you when you follow-up with them....

Staring down the barrel of her 40th year, Samantha Irby is confronting the ways her life has changed since the days she could work a full 11 hour shift on 4 hours of sleep, change her shoes and put mascara on in the back of a moving cab and go from drinks to dinner to the club without a second thought. Recently, things are more 'Girls Gone Mild.'

The personal stories of people who make a journey of discovery into who Jesus really is, are some of the most interesting and endearing narratives of life. New Christian Author, Marissa Robinson shares the many facets of a life lived in search of spiritual truth and the pitfalls she experienced along the way. Marissa was born in the Philippines and as a child, grew up in the Catholic Religion. Having a sincere heart for God at a very young age, her journey into a knowledge of the true Jesus is extraordinary. Marissa writes in a genuine and sincere manner that allows the reader to take a ...

Este libro te puede ayudar no solo a mejorar tu escucha sino también a poder comprender un poco el motivo de por qué nos cuesta tanto poner atención, así igual el cómo interrumpimos o nos interrumpen lo que complica la comunicación de la escucha y se da a malinterpretaciones.

Four uproarious new stories, enhanced by Miranda Richardson's manic reading and really horrid music and effects, in which the Queen visits Horrid Henry's school and watches the children make wattle and daub; and Horrid Henry tries to hypnotise Moody Margaret, tricks Perfect Peter into doing his household chores, and gets his own way at bathtime.

How will you keep your goals in 2017? Millions and millions of people all around the world set goals for themselves every single day, but they don't always achieve them. Setting unrealistic goals that cannot be attained, is one of the main reasons why many people fail to achieve. This handbook will concisely show you how you can realistically achieve your goals, and get where you want to be. This is not a magical formula, but there is a realistic and sensible way that truly help you to achieve your goals and make it part of your lifestyle, for good! This book will show you how to:  ...

Sugriva, the chief of the forest dwellers in Kishkindha, was resting in his safe haven on the top of Mount Rishyamukha, a place where his estranged brother Vali could not attack him. Though he was safeguarded from the powerful influence of his brother, Sugriva was by no means in a peaceful condition. At every second of the day there was trepidation, as someone could be coming to attack him. Therefore it wasn’t surprising that when he saw two handsome and well-built young men carrying weapons approaching his forest, he became a bit apprehensive. These two princes seen from a distance ...

While on a road trip with his know-it-all dad, all Trev wants to do is read about his favorite cowboy, the Cactus Kid. His dad just won’t stop talking! When they stop at a horse ranch to go horseback riding, though, Trev learns that his dad might not be all talk after all.

The Peacock Feast opens on a June day in 1916 when Louis C. Tiffany, the eccentric glass genius, dynamites the breakwater at Laurelton Hall - his fantastical Oyster Bay mansion. The explosion shakes both the apple crate, where Prudence, the daughter of Tiffany’s prized gardener, is sleeping and the rocks where Randall, her seven-year-old brother, is playing. Nearly a century later, Prudence receives an unexpected visit at her New York apartment from Grace, a hospice nurse and the granddaughter of Randall, who Prudence never saw again after he left at age 14 for California.

Are you longing for a deeper connection with God but unsure how to get there? Many Christians struggle with their quiet time. Some feel stuck in routine, going through the motions without truly encountering God. Others don’t know where to start or have tried and failed, wondering, What am I missing? In How to Meet with God, Jon Edward Fugler offers a simple, practical guide to transforming your quiet time into a life-giving, daily encounter with the Creator.

Virginia Jacko's extraordinary odyssey begins at Purdue University, where she is diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa while serving as a highly successful senior financial executive. As the darkness grew around her, she realized that she would slowly, but surely, go completely blind. Refusing to retreat to bemoan her fate, Virginia starts over as a vocational rehabilitation client at the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.