"This much-needed handbook is an excellent resource for principals and assistant principals as they face the challenges of school improvement together. The exercises focus school leaders on building their collective strengths, expanding their learning opportunities, providing schools with strong succession plans, and enabling leadership teams to address differences while building the capacity for effective teamwork."—Sandra J. Stein, Chief Executive OfficerNYC Leader...

Jeremy Hunter continues his quest to unfurl the mystery of the Raylax thefts. The police have tried their best, but can't seem to crack the case, no matter what they try. Following a thug fleeing the scene of an attack, he discovers the gathering place for a new gang. After some deeper probing, he makes a startling discovery about their origins, and just how far around the world they actually span! Meanwhile, his relationship with Galia takes an unsavory turn. Betrayal is all but commanded...

Brought to you by Penguin.Elite athletes play out their lives in the most public of arenas. Everything they do is analysed in real time and then picked apart in the pub and in the press afterwards. 'Why did they miss that penalty?', 'What made them fall at the first jump?', 'That press conference was a bit weird.' We can all speculate, but what's really going on?Gary Bloom is a sports psychotherapist. He works with footballers, cricketers, rugby players, jo...

Drawing on his work with elite athletes, the world's first sports psychotherapist on what to do when life throws you a curveball'Cracking tales, a great read' Nigel Owens MBE, rugby union referee'Absolutely fascinating . . . a genuine must-read for anyone interested in the human side of sport' Peter Drury, football commentatorElite athletes play out their lives in the most public of arenas. Everythi...

Archon Ogan Antares works to hold his Empire together after his nephew, Tupan, has committed the unthinkable: murdered the Archon's wife, brother, and nephew - Tupan's own father and brother! Taking on the name of his mother's House, Tupan Virchoa and his mother, Ocala, attempt rebellion, to restore House Virachoa's power after their loss in the War of Lords, and to prove true the Prophecy of the goddess Anatara was true: that a Virachoa will rise once again, and chaos will reign!

Would you travel the world with a perfect stranger? Fasten your seat belts for an emotional journey filled with humor and adventure.Bachelor and newscaster Pete McCarney buys two plane tickets for a trip around the world with his girlfriend, but they split up shortly before the trip, and he can't get a refund. In a gutsy last-minute move, Pete goes on social media asking for women with his girlfriend's exact name to join him on the trip. Twenty-one women apply, and the ensuing inte...

Saturday 09:11 Hours: A blast rocks a London hospital and thousands are dead or injured… 10:09 Hours: Joe Ledger arrives on scene to investigate. The horror is unlike anything he has ever seen. Compelled by grief and rage, Joe rejoins the DMS and within hours is attacked by a hit-team of assassins and sent on a suicide mission into a viral hot zone during an Ebola outbreak. Soon Joe Ledger and the Department of Military Sciences begin tearing down the veils of deception to uncover a vast a...

Authors Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy redefine what we think of as traditional leadership in this tangible book that ascribes flexible yet concrete and proven actions to what can be a very abstract term.Rather than delving into lengthy exposition and analysis to help you understand what leadership is and how to develop it for yourself, this practical book enables you to design a straightforward system tailored to your team and organizational needs.Free o...

John Charming. Ex knight. Current monster hunter.When Tom Morris encounters a naked man walking along the interstate with no memory of how he got there, the smart thing to do is drive away. The only problem is, Tom Morris has secrets of his own. Like the fact that he comes from a long line of witch finders, monster slayers, and enchantment breakers, or that his real name is Charming. John Charming.This is a short story from contemporary fantasy author, Elliot...

Are you a K–8 principal ready to implement the PLC at Work™ process? Two experienced practitioners show you how to explore the critical components needed to lay the foundation of a PLC, including how to develop a structure that supports collaborative teams, how to focus on effective monitoring strategies, how to reflect on your communication effectiveness, and more.

New York Times –bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson presents a collection of parallel reality stories in this imaginative collection.Alternitech is a company that sends prospectors into alternate but similar timelines where tiny differences yield significant changes: a world where the Beatles never broke up, or where Lee Harvey Oswald wasn't gunned down after the Kennedy assassination, where an accidental medical breakthrough off...

Facilitating with Ease! is an updated version of the best-selling resource that offers easy-to-follow instructions, techniques, and hands-on tools that team leaders, consultants, supervisors, and managers have used to learn the basics of facilitation. Complete with worksheets on CD-ROM that can be customized to fit your personal needs, it's a complete facilitation workshop in a take-home format. Facilitating with Ease! shows you how to run productive meetings with skill a...