This book will provide educational leaders a comprehensive set of suggestions, recommendations, and resources related to leading the implementation process for social-emotional learning. We begin with an exploration of the meaning of social and emotional learning—and the various operational definitions currently in use among leading educators and SEL-related organizations. The introductory section of the handbook also reinforces our assertion that SEL and equity are two closely interrelate...

Millie og Trevor var hinandens første forelskelse, men har ikke set hinanden i 10 år.Millie har brugt de seneste år på sin familie og sit arbejde. Nu er hun blevet skilt, og hun beslutter at gøre noget godt for sig selv. Derfor melder hun sig til et forløb hos den eksklusive sexklub Piacere i L.A., hvor deltagerne skal udforske deres egen seksualitet.Trevor er en succesfuld forretningsmand, der om dagen investerer i startup-virksomheder. Om aftenen og natten driver han en ræ...

Find The Love, Patience, and Insight to Take Your Life BackWhat does it look and feel like to be a Mother of an Addict? How does a Mother's unconditional love help her child's addiction?Sandy Sherman is a Mother of 2 addicts – a Daughter and a Son. For 5 years she felt her life was spiraling down into a pit of despair, fear, helplessness, grief that was consuming her life. She felt alone and humiliated and the dreams she had for her kids were all gone as she witnessed their...

The sound of Michael O’Dea’s tenor saxophone echoed across the night skies and hills above Sausalito, California.For those who heard, it was haunting, mysterious, and heart-rendering, his soul seemingly speaking to the world. From his solitary perch on the roof of the Bayview Boarding House Michael’s eyes were set on San Francisco where he had once been part of the music scene. Micheal knew how people saw him because he was remarkably ugly - his appearance enough to cause the Devil to scur...

Callista Ann Sunders has always loved the ocean, surfing it with her twin brother and their friends. One day, her beloved ocean turns on her after a disastrous car accident lands her in its dark stormy waves. At that moment, a mysterious stranger dives into the chaotic sea and does the impossible.Callista learns that love isn't safe and that super-human forces are at work, competing for control of the Oceans Depths.Succumb to this fantastical tale of love and intrigue along...

Few figures loom larger in the story of the United States Military Academy at West Point—or in US military history in general—than Douglas MacArthur. In this wide-ranging book, acclaimed military historian Sherman L. Fleek explores the mutual influence between the United States Military Academy and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. More than a simple narration of MacArthur’s time at the academy—both as a cadet and as superintendent—this book examines how MacArthur and the institution ...

In Service of the Lord is an action thriller addressing two primary issues that the author believes threaten our democracy. It begins with a successful plot to bomb an abortion clinic and explores the toxic involvement of religion in American politics. In this context, it also addresses the rights of women in our society.

Life On Planet X: Christ Our Salvation encompasses a short story; poetry and essays regarding life on a planet in which you and I live. A surreal existence; our mortal lives are temporal and expiring; yet we have a hope in Jesus Christ. Our lives are eternal and the choices we make upon this planet will determine where each of us will spend eternity; heaven or hell. Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior promptly met his appointment with death; he died for the remission of humanitys sins; three ...

The sound of Michael O’Dea’s tenor saxophone echoed across the night skies and hills above Sausalito, California.For those who heard, it was haunting, mysterious, and heart-rendering, his soul seemingly speaking to the world. From his solitary perch on the roof of the Bayview Boarding House Michael’s eyes were set on San Francisco where he had once been part of the music scene. Micheal knew how people saw him because he was remarkably ugly - his appearance enough to cause the Devil to scur...

Christianity Today Book Award winnerImagine the scenarios:a CEO successfully negotiates a corporate merger, avoiding hundreds of layoffs in the processan artist completes a mosaic for public display at a bank, showcasing neighborhood heroesa contractor creates a work-release program in cooperation with a local prison, growing the business and seeing countless former inmates turn their lives arounda high-school pr...

“God’s concern for the poor is no footnote in Scripture, no mere afterthought. It is a central pervasive theme.” Author Amy L. Sherman explores this central pervasive theme in Sharing God’s Heart for the Poor. In this two-part Bible study for individuals or small groups, she guides us through a multitude of Scriptures that convey exactly how God both regards those in need and how he expects His followers to respond.

These poems allow you to take a walk with me through some of my darkest hours. you may feel my pain, understand my struggle, and bear witness to the love that I have. My poems are utilized as a coping skill to push out bottled emotions before the thoughts become a problem. The loss of my mother leads to many suicide attempts. Writing allowed me to relieve the pressure and pain. In many of my poems, I am not glorifying or bragging about my darkest thoughts, pain, struggles, or the things I’...