Twenty-Five Years Behind the Laughs. A Lifetime of Perspective.Ed Driscoll spent his career helping famous people be funny while sometimes quietly wondering whether he belonged in the room.One week, he was writing for the highest-rated show on television and the lowest-rated show on television at the same time.That was Hollywood.As an Emmy Award–winning comedy writer, performer, and producer, Ed worked behind the scenes on sitcoms, movies, s...

The author in flight gear after photo twelfth mission – second Air Medal (age nineteen)He still wears lucky Air Cadet ring!Hutch's third book contains short stories of boys on B-17 Flying Fortress crews in deadly missions with the Eighth Air Force in World War II and stories of his own teenage combat experiences as radio/gunner on twenty missions with the Mighty Eighth.Teenagers enlisted or were drafted, trained and went into combat before they could legally vote or ...

Teachable Moments is a powerful guide designed to help individuals recognize, understand, and grow through life's everyday experiences—especially the ones that challenge, stretch, and shape us the most.Rooted in real-life application and practical reflection, this book transforms ordinary situations into opportunities for emotional awareness, personal growth, and lasting change. Whether navigating relationships, setbacks, decision-making, or internal struggles, eac...

The TURNING Process™: From Trust to Transformation presents a powerful and practical framework for anyone dedicated to fostering significant professional growth in education. Authored by the trio of lifelong educators behind Kaleidoscope Coaching, this book is born from their personal quest to move beyond superficial support and achieve a profound, lasting impact in schools. They recognized a crucial difference between simply advising or mentoring and truly empowering individuals to unlock...

20|60|20 teaches useful lessons in leadership, change, and culture for teams and organizations. This short volume tells practical leadership stories for today! The busy leaders of today need simple and practical lessons to make their organizations or teams, no matter how large or small, successful and confident in their leader. By modeling consistently what is desired, any leader can inspire their followers.About the AuthorBrent D. Ransom has been a business owner and entrep...

In unit one, teachers learn the behavior formula that provides insight into elements that drive disruptive behavior, including maladaptive thinking patterns, functions of behavior, and a student's disintegrated (upside down) brain. Gaining insight from the behavior formula provides a path forward to strategy selection. In unit two, Kevin uncovers powerful thinking and action habits teachers can adopt, along with one of the most powerful strategies used to prevent disruptive behavior in the...

A big brother's promise that will warm your heart forever.A new baby has arrived, and Big Brother has something important to say. With tiny hands intertwined and two little hearts beating side by side, he makes a promise to his new sibling: I will always be here. From first steps and scraped knees to pillow forts and questions about the world, Big Brother is ready for every adventure, every challenge, and every bedtime that lies ahead.Y...

As three daughters are magically transformed, they move beyond their home and separate from their family. Through their separation, their parents realize that distance is far from absence and that their family will always be held together by the bonds of love.

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Teaching Reading, Foundational Principals for the Classroom, is a book of principles and strategies that teachers and parents can use to help struggling readers become better readers. Some topics discussed in the book are phonics, building phonemic awareness and teaching vocabulary. Many teachers struggle to teach reading in way that is effective. Teaching Reading will help take the guess work out of what should be taught and how it should be taught. Teaching Reading serves as a quick and ...

Awe-inspiring tales from the ages for all ages told as if by the fireside with a grandmother or grandfather sharing secret pearls from heart to heart. See from their eyes, a life led by mysteries, by vision, by direct insight and by stories from their elders now passed on to you. A call from the sky, a song from the bird as a messenger from Beyond inviting us all to remember - to gather together once again in understanding of how it all weaves together in one great Tapestry. Key issues abo...

Medical Humanities is an untranslatable and often misconstrued term, born – along with Bioethics – in the United States in the 60s, in the context of what is known as the “contemporary crisis in medicine”. It encompasses the idea of offering cultural and cognitive tools to health practitioners allowing them to establish a better, “more human”, and trusting relationship with the patients and their illness. The effort of “re-humanizing” medical education and practice emphasizes the concepts ...