This course, suitable for children in grades one and two is designed to make math fun for your young child. As in learning to read, where children need to develop a basic vocabulary for fluency, the verbal problems in this course also build a basic mathematical vocabulary that your child needs to progress further. In addition to the numerical exercises, the real strength of this series are the word problems which help child relate math to real life.Written math makes simple arithmet...

This is the teacher version of the book. The answers are there just for the teacher. You read the question to the child and wait for the answer.Verbal math, also known as mental math, is a practical and time-honored method of solving math problems. Written math is essential, but for children, handwriting is an additional difficulty that often slows them down. Many children dislike math because of the tiresome and seemingly endless worksheets requiring more...

Now revised and updated, this "inspired, impactful, and important" book shows how to achieve the ultimate success by rectifying the small problems that can sink a business (Stephen R, Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People).Once every few years a book comes along with an insight so penetrating, so powerful—and so simply, demonstrably true—that it instantly changes the way we think and do business. Such a book is Broken Windows, Broken...

The world's most widely used and seminal introduction to public relations—now fully revised and updated for the 21st century with online strategies that workEvery Fortune 500 corporation, movie star, and scandal queen knows that a good publicist is essential to building success and maintaining public support. But if you're a small business owner, an entrepreneur, or an undercapitalized beginner seeking an edge in a highly competitive arena, it's unlikely that you have your own high...

At age 40, people are basically at the halfway mark in their lives, one that often induces a so-called "mid-life crisis." In Lessons at the Halfway Point, Michael Levine takes a thought-provoking look at this milestone birthday. With wit and humor, Levine examines one man's courageous journey to understand life from the perspective of reaching this halfway mile marker. Both a wry reflection on the past as well as an optimistic look to a challenging future, nothing escapes Levine's...

Never forget that life is not divided into semesters; in real life you don’t get summers off. Never assume that others are enamored of your pets, children, or singing voice. Never forget that if at first you don’t succeed, sky diving is not for you.In this deceptively simple yet powerful book, noted author and media expert Michael Levine lays out hundreds of simple admonitions that, when followed, add up to an excellent guide for a happy and successful life. Instead of telling us w...

Ethnonationalism is a phenomenon of great importance in many parts of the world today. In this collection of papers, nine distinguished anthropologists focus on Canadian and international case studies to show how ethnonational claims of cultural groups have been expressed and developed in specific historical and political situations, from observations of Quebec to the former Soviet Union, through problems of the Australian aborigines, Malay identity, the Avaglogoli in Western Kenya, and et...

Many people who do not believe in God believe that 'everything is God' - that everything is part of an all-inclusive divine unity. In Pantheism, this concept is presented as a legitimate position and its philosophical basis is examined. Michael Levine compares it to theism, and discusses the scope for resolving the problems inherent in theism through pantheism. He also considers the implications of pantheism in terms of practice. This book will appeal to those who study philosophy...

This book helps participants in agile software development environments learn to become leaders. Facilitative leaders should be at every level of the organization, from individual contributor to informal team leader to managers of all stripes -- it takes much focus and intentionality from senior organizational leaders, who have special obligations in creating successful lean and agile development environments. But, beyond the principles of facilitative leadership for agility, ...

Ten years ago, in the middle of a natural disaster, Navy SEAL Greg Devon lost his heart to a young documentary film director, and when he found out she'd been put in charge of Base Camp, a reality television show, he jumped at the chance to participate. Now he's in big trouble. If he doesn't marry in forty days, the sustainable community he's helping to build will be bulldozed. And Renata Ludlow still barely knows he exists.Renata was fresh out of film school, directing he...

The first audiobook in a blockbuster new series from USA Today bestseller, Ward Larsen!In the wilds of Siberia, a top-secret Russian fighter goes missing on a test flight. The Russian Air Force begins a search, oblivious to their error: they are looking in the wrong spot. The pilot, Colonel Maxim Primakov, has crash landed during an attempted defection.The new chief of CIA clandestine operations, David Slaton, wants desperately to find him, but onl...

She broke his heart. Now she's back.When Win Lisle walked out on him five months ago, Angus McBride hardened his heart and committed to marrying a stranger to save Base Camp, the sustainable community he came to Montana to build. Now there's just over a month until his wedding, he knows he can never love his backup bride, Leslie, and Win has come back—pregnant with his baby. What's a Navy SEAL to do?Five months ago, Win panicked. Faced with a positive pregn...