From Annie Meyers-Shyer, the celebrated creator of @ThisOakHouse, this thoughtful and thoroughly instructive guide to home renovation and interior design is the culmination of a years-long project to create a home. Filled with practical advice and inspiring beauty, This Oak House is perfect for design enthusiasts, lovers of old houses, and anyone undertaking their own home project.Step inside the historic Los Angeles famil...

What We Are Made ForWe are born carrying ideas-quiet seeds of possibility that wait for courage, attention, and the rhythm of our lives to coax them awake. Our stories, our losses, our inheritance, and our small, ordinary moments of wonder shape what we create. We evolve each time we say yes to an idea that scares us, or stirs us, or calls us by name.Growth is rarely convenient. It arrives disguised as grief, as curiosity, as a question we didn't plan to ask. It as...

The knowledge sciences field has long recognized the importance of communities of practice to the flow of knowledge and situational learning. However, the literature and research has focused mainly on communities in formal organizational contexts. This constraint has limited research and exploration and exposed only a small portion of the knowledge of communities of practice. Focusing only on organizational communities of practice further restricts what we have learned about the full range...

Join the Meyer family as they uproot their lives and heed God’s call to serve in a variety of stimulating overseas mission fields. Your heart will be warmed by the powerful challenges they encounter.Get to know each family member as they experience exciting adventures in both difficult and delightful circumstances while learning to place steadfast trust in God’s providence.The story begins in Africa, transitions to Lebanon and back to Africa with other countries in-between....

Less than half of the public in the U.S. have taken the three steps to prepare for emergencies that are recommended by FEMA and the Red Cross: having a 3-day emergency kit, a family communication plan, and knowing where to get information during an emergency. Although emergency managers attempt to train the public, often they are only able to distribute brochures and make public notifications. For a variety of reasons, the public frequently ignores this guidance, leaving people more vulner...

What if you could extend your life simply by walking and by eating healthy? Would you do it? Most folks admit that they probably wouldn't do it if it took too much time out of their already busy day. The rates of diabetes and obesity are increasing at alarming rates in the United States. The Eat Well, Live Healthy Guide will provide you with some easy ways of incorporating walking and exercise and healthy living into your busy life without making a huge sacrifice. The menus and recipes are...

King and Kayla are going to a sleepover at Jillian and Thor’s house. They usually sleep downstairs, but not this time. Jillian says there’s a ghost down there!What does Kayla know?Jillian thinks there’s a ghost downstairs.She’s only seen it at night when the lights are off.She’s heard it at night and during the day.What does King know?Cat with No Name is outside.How will they solve the mystery?

Kayla needs to return her library books, but she can’t find one of them. Can King and Jillian help solve the crime? From the Geisel Honor-winning early reader series.Kayla needs to return her library books so that she can check out new ones. But she can’t find one of them. Where could it be? Can King and Kayla’s friend Jillian help?With simple, straightforward language and great verbal and visual humor, the King & Kayla series from Geisel Honor Award-winning team Dori Hille...

Raj can’t find his cat. The cat’s name is Blue, but he is actually a gray cat with dark stripes and yellow eyes. Blue doesn’t go outside, and all the doors were closed. Where could Blue be?What does Kayla know?Raj hasn’t seen Blue since yesterday morning.Blue didn’t eat his dinner last night.The door to the roof deck may have been open.What does King know?Blue looks like Cat with No Name.How will they solve the mystery?...

Designed to help both graduate students and start-up researchers with their own case study research, this book presents 21 individual applications together with cross-referenced discussions of key methodological issues. Many of the applications—including a wide array of single-case studies useful as examples for solo researchers—have been shortened or re-written expressly for this book.

From the New York Times–bestselling author and host of The Doctors, a blueprint for a longer, healthier, happier life!The Doctor's Diet is the solution to unhealthy eating, an American epidemic with a death toll higher than that of car accidents, drug abuse, smoking, and gun violence combined. Here, Dr. Stork offers a flexible and workable diet plan that addresses this health crisis by helping you lose weight, restore your health, and ulti...

What If Your Weight Wasn’t Your Fault?If you are like most, you have tried to find an easy, enjoyable, permanent weight loss solution. One that doesn’t make you give up too many of your favorite foods, have you working out like a maniac, and won’t fail you in the long run. But long-term success is awfully hard if you don’t address the hidden culprit behind the excess fat we carry: the toxic burden our bodies have accumulated.Whether you have just a few pounds to lose or are ...