Random House presents the audiobook edition of Flirtology, written and read by Jean Smith.. How can I tell when someone is flirting with me?. How can I be a more confident flirt?. How do I avoid rejection?. Where are all the good men and women hiding?Flirtology is THE dating guide for the 21st century. In an age of swiping left and right, and hiding behind online profiles, this book shows you how to replace connectivit...

Growing up in the 1920s and 1930s, Pete, Howard and Ann Bradbury do what they can to please a father who is unrelenting in seeking to have them submit to his strict demands on them. No matter how harsh their father is, their mother does what she can to provide a good home for them. In spite of their father’s callousness, they often share their individual expectations in life. As they mature, they yearn for independence while maintaining the closeness to friends and family.While Pet...

As a sixteenth century Himalayan mountain girl, Tara knew a husband would be chosen for her. One day, Mughals riding sleek Arabian horses arrived seeking a woman prophesized to be one of the sultan's wives. Fear and excitement mingle in Tara's heart as she realizes she is the chosen one.Tara is taken to live in sultan Ibrahim's desert fortress. Since assuming power at eighteen, Ibrahim had established a vast empire where the arts flourished and religious tolerance meant peace. Ther...

On a beautiful sunny morning, Annie’s mum asks her to show Colin and Johnny around the campsite while they are there on holiday with their parents and are new to the area. The Peaceful Haven caravan site is on the outskirts of Newcastle County Down, overlooked by the beautiful mountains of Mourne. Johnny and Colin are both delighted to meet this beautiful girl and try to win her affections. They stroll along through the meadow when, suddenly, they are caught in a storm. They shelter under ...

Teach Baby to Talk ... and Make Reading Fun, The Importance of Speech and Language in Learning to Read begins by recounting author Sandra Jean Smiths experience as a teacher of illiterate adults, and also examines the possible causes for the ever growing number of children starting school with speech problems unseen in previous generations. Smiths research on this topic, interspersed with her personal stories make for impressive reading. She uses humour and anecdotes to entertain and infor...

Autism and unwelcoming behavior : If you are the teacher and a student refuses to follow your instructions, would you stop to ask questions or would you judge the behavior to be disobedient and deserving of punishment? If you are the parent or guardian receiving frequent calls about your childs misbehaviors and destruction of school property, how would you respond? What if your child misses school regularly and truancy becomes an issue? Author Bonnie Jean Smith faces these and other challe...

In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and her siblings, guided by their parents, laughed and learned a great deal under one roof.Prompted by interesting tidbits in the newspaper, Rose and Joe Kennedy would pose questions to their nine children at the dinner table. "Where could Amelia Earhart have gone?" "How woul...

George Bush's War by Jean Edward Smith chronicles the complete history of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Smith takes the reader from the politics of Desert Shield to the military action of Desert Storm."Expressing constant misgivings about presidential warmaking, [Smith] provides a virtual day-by-day chronicle of the decisions of 1990 that led to war ... Highly recommended." — Library Journal

A New York Times Notable Book: A comprehensive biography of the Founding Father and fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court."A wholly satisfying modern biography that immediately establishes itself as the authoritative life." —Joseph J. Ellis, The New York Times Book ReviewIt was in tolling the death of Supreme Court Chief Just...

Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the “rousing” (Jay Winik, author of 1944) story of the liberation of Paris during World War II—a triumph achieved only through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, racing to save the city from destruction.Following their breakout from Normandy in late June 1944, the Allies swept across northern France in pursuit of the German army. The Allies intended to bypass Paris and c...

When the trust that once held a relationship together is shattered, can love find a way to survive the wreckage? The Aftermath of Betrayal: Can Love Survive Infidelity? delves deep into the emotional turmoil, psychological battles, and heartbreaking decisions that follow in the wake of infidelity.This book offers an unflinching look at the pain of deception and the struggle to rebuild what has been broken. It explores the inner world of both the betrayed and the betrayer, unravelin...

Arinna Weisman and Jean Smith combine clear explanations of the Buddha's teachings on freedom and happiness with their personal stories highlighting some of the challenges and insights of practice. The Beginner's Guide to Insight Meditation offers advice about going on retreat and help in choosing a teacher and a sangha (practice community), as well as suggestions for further reading and information on various Insight Meditation or Vipassana centers and resources. Here is ...