An insightful and inspiring book on using "both/and" thinking to make more creative, flexible, and impactful decisions in a world of competing demands.Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while innovating for the future?For many of us, these competing and inte...

Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while innovating for the future?For many of us, these competing and interwoven demands are a source of conflict. Since our brains love to make either-or choices, we choose one option over the other. We deal with the uncertainty by asserting certain...

Coming home is bittersweet for Adam Campbell. His mother has cancer, but for some reason doesn’t want him there. One of his brothers welcomes him home with open arms, another treats him like dirt.Then there’s Lily—the girl who left Adam at the altar twelve years ago. The girl who broke his heart. Adam left and didn’t look back after that happened, but being home stirs up all those old feelings.Secrets will be revealed, including the horrifying truth about why Lily stood him...

Juvenile crime doesn’t just happen—there is always a story behind it.Before Their Crimes: What We’re Misunderstanding about Childhood Trauma, Youth Crime, and the Path to Healing is a ground-breaking audiobook that sheds new light on the relationship of childhood trauma and juvenile crime. Wendy Smith uses the framework of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to explain how the toxic stress of early childhood trauma can make children vulnerable to committi...

Real Life Drama is the classic history of the remarkable group that revitalized American theater in the 1930s by engaging urgent social and moral issues that still resonate today.Born in the turbulent decade of the Depression, the Group Theatre revolutionized American arts. Wendy Smith's dramatic narrative brings the influential troupe and its founders to life once again, capturing their joys and pains, their triumphs and defeats. Filled with fresh insights into the toweri...

"With open hearts and open hands, we gave what we could, and a little became a lot." --from Give a LittleDimes destroyed polio. Five bucks can beat malaria. Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World not only contains remarkable, inspiring stories of how small donations are making an extraordinary difference in the lives of millions both here in the United States and around the world, but also lays out where and how to start giving . . . today...

Winner of the 2026 Los Angeles Book Festival Wild Card CategoryRunner-up in the 2026 Los Angeles Book Festival General Nonfiction CategoryWinner of the 2026 New England Book Festival Wild Card CategoryRunner-up in the 2026 New England Book Festival General Nonfiction CategoryWinner of the 2026 Southern California Book Festival Wild Card CategoryWinner of the 2026 ...

A fifteen year old girl's family is uprooted from their established lives in England and moved to a rural farm on the outskirts of Nakuru in Kenya. Here, the main character Wendy, is introduced to a new way of living unlike anything she ever imagined.In a home without the trappings of modern homes, the family has to learn to live without electricity, plumbing, running water and basic cooking appliances.Employing a native helper reduces some of the load but introduces intere...

"Forty is the New F-Word" is a transformational journey designed for women who are stepping into their 40s with a mix of excitement, curiosity, and a bit of trepidation. This book is a heartfelt, motivational guide that speaks directly to women who are ready to embrace this new chapter with courage, grace, and a fierce determination to thrive. Every chapter of this book begins with an empowering "F" word, carefully chosen to resonate with the unique experiences and emotions women face in t...

The A to Z of Effective CommunicationThis book is a primer for anyone who wants to get the most out of everyday communication.Fine tuning our communication skills can help in so many ways, from the visible - winning that pitch with the perfect piece of persuasion - to the invisible, such as acts of situation reading that can help to avoid conflict and spread a little joy.Whether you are a teacher in a school, a student in a classroom, or an office worker, getting yo...

Layla Corbick is a college student that never made time for friends. She considered herself an outsider who only wanted to get through school and start her career. When her teacher gave them an assignement for the summer she couldn't imagine what would happen next. She starts dreaming of a man that she knew couldn't be real. When he shows up out of no where and saves her life she finds herself in a romance that is magical and full of surprises. Joseph opens her up to his world where myth i...

Each year more than 25,000 youth age out of the American foster care system to face uncertain futures as young adults. Many of them have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, disrupted family relationships, and multiple foster care placements. The past two decades have seen increased funding and services in a society-wide attempt to mitigate the effects of such childhood adversity, but a consistent pattern of loss and broken attachments adds up. Development and education are severely c...