Parenting has evolved over the years, but one truth remains—what works for one family doesn't always work for the next. Many parents have turned to time-outs, positive reinforcement, and "gentle" discipline as the gold standard for teaching their children right from wrong. However, for countless families, these techniques fall short. The reality is that today's children are often more exposed to stress, media, peer pressures, and societal expectations than ever before, mak...

About the AuthorMarie B. Jackson-Peoples, BS, MS, M.Ed. grew up in a Christian home in rural Virginia. Her recently published books include Book of Short Stories and An Awesome Power Controls this Universe. Peoples has also published articles, as a result of attending the Institute of Children's Literature in Connecticut. One of her favorites is Children Left Behind which lingered in her spirit after a three-week visit to South Africa.Peoples worked in the public schools in W...

Grief is never easy, but when you lose someone suddenly and tragically, the pain feels insurmountable. In this collection, Marie explores the sudden and unexpected death of her mother and the beauty and meaning that one can find after loss.This is an illustrated poetry collection.

Wavering Knots is a poetry collection written like a story. Each poem is carefully designed and placed to fit the progression of the entirety. In aggregate, it portrays the complexities of our vulnerable selves--from our conscious being down to our subconscious. This begins with having a steadfast heart ready to brave through the world, and while experiencing tragedies, sorrows, and pains along the way, there is hope for brighter tomorrows. Experience the rollercoaster emotional ride.

Birds & Other Dreamers is about love despite fear. After heartbreak, a happy ending often seems impossible. What if it isn't?Affectionately called "Love in the Time of Anxiety," this is an illustrated collection of fifty love poems that the poet wrote and dedicated to her wife.

Jewels of Persia is a colourful and vibrant cookbook that showcases 80 beautifully photographed Persian (Iranian) recipes. A background to the relatively unexplored world of Persian food and many photos of the regions of Iran are included in this 240 page book. The recipes are true to the uniquely, elegant Iranian culinary style with its flavours of saffron, dried limes, cinnamon, turmeric and rosewater. The recipes have been written with all cooking skill levels in mind and the ingredient...

The Life and Legacy of Willis Boone, Sr.By: Marie B. Jackson-PeoplesWillis Boone Sr. was a husband and father to five children. He was a strong man mentally and physically and was the head of Marie B. Jackson-Peoples’ family. Whatever happened in their household, good or bad, he took ownership. Boone was a Christian man, who had faith in God. He made his children feel important, loved, and appreciated and enjoyed his rural living, especially farming. He had a passion for ra...

Have you ever looked at a piece of art, or closed a book, and found yourself left with deep, profound feelings?Often our lives resonate with unexpected beauty. For Marie, wandering an art museum is like wandering the hearts of artists, seeing their trials and tribulations on display, a chronicle of their efforts to make sense of this messy affair called life.In this illustrated collection of thirty-six poems, Marie wanders two European cities looking for an...

This third edition provides a substantial comprehensive review of the latest design control requirements, as well as proven tools and techniques to ensure a company's design control program evolves in accordance with current industry practice. It assists in the development of an effective design control program that not only satisfies the US FDA Quality Systems Regulation (QSR) and 13485:2016 standards, but also meets today's Notified Body Auditors' and FDA Investigators' expectations....

An inspirational book designed to encourage people to read and study the Holy Bible daily. It also contains sequential detailed information that will demonstrate a need to develop a lifetime of study, which will create a wholesome individual for life. Marie Boone Jackson-Peoples, BS, MS, M.Ed. Grew up in a Christian home in rural Virginia. Retired educator from the District of Columbia Public Schools. Became an advocate for child care centers in the District of Columbia. Opened several chi...

The text is a hermeneutic and field theory analysis of events that occurred during the first of two doctoral degree programs at a major state university. The study considers challenges to traditional curriculum in higher education and possible links to conflicts occurring at some major university campuses.

This groundbreaking book explores the history and the cultural context of family claims to power in the Bamako kafu, or state (located in contemporary Mali in West Africa), primarily during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Perinbam argues that the absence of precise information on the Bamako kafu's political status during this period empowered families to manipulate the myths, rituals, and ancestral legends?as well as belief systems?so that their claims to state power appeared inco...