A collection of 63 humorous elementary classroom anecdotes, following Josh through his fourth grade year. Written by his teacher.

Drug runners are on the North Beach Peninsula, raising havoc from the tiny unsecured port of Unity on the southern end to the Spartina Point Casino and Resort up north. Bottom Feeders is a "cozy" mystery. It has no graphic violence, no obscene language, and no explicit sex. But what it does have is an amateur sleuth working with the police department in a small coastal town, a quirky cast of characters, and lots of laughs. Bottom Feeders is the first book n the 6-book Sylvia Avery Mystery ...

How to End Street Homelessness in America in 3 Years—Without a Single Tax DollarTonight, over 650,000 Americans sleep on the streets, while millions of hotel rooms sit empty and $25 billion in airline miles, hotel points, and credit card rewards expire unused each year.The solution: Redirect these private resources to fund immediate shelter, job training, transportation, and permanent housing through a coordinated network of welcome centers (with substance abuse specialists...

When tiny voices talk, three amazing things happen: they share surprising ideas and insights; they realise they are not so tiny; and they empower other tiny voices to talk too.Drawing on the winning formula of her Tiny Voice Talks podcasts, Toria Bono has compiled a great resource full of top tips and actionable advice from a range of tiny voices across the educational spectrum. The assembled voices speak on a broad range of topics relating to education and learner development - from mento...

When tiny voices talk, three amazing things happen: they share surprising ideas and insights; they realise they are not so tiny; and they empower other tiny voices to talk too.Drawing on the winning formula of her Tiny Voice Talks podcasts, Toria Bono has compiled a great resource full of top tips and actionable advice from a range of tiny voices across the educational spectrum. The assembled voices speak on a broad range of topics relating to education and learner development - from mento...

Thirty-nine-year-old Delia Griswald wanted to find a boyfriend before hitting the big 4-0 so she placed a personal ad in a large city newspaper. The best writer quickly become her confidant and pen pal. Unfortunately, that pen pal resided in the state penitentiary. Delia's family disowned her, but she and her pen pal grew closer, month by month—until she learned he was eligible for parole.

A collection of 12 "murderous" short stories all taking place on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington State wherein the women all plan their former sweetheart's demise and the men "all have it coming!"

THE classic work about improving creativity from world-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de Bono.In schools we are taught to meet problems head-on: what Edward de Bono calls 'vertical thinking'. This works well in simple situations - but we are at a loss when this approach fails. What then?Lateral thinking is all about freeing up your imagination. Through a series of special techniques, in groups or working alone, Edward de Bono shows how to stimulate the mind in new a...

People spend a fortune on their bodies, their faces, their hair, their clothes. Cosmetics, plastic surgery, diets, gym membership - everyone's trying to be more attractive. But there's an easier way to become a beautiful person. It doesn't have to be physical. No matter how you look, if you have a mind that's fascinating, creative, exciting - if you're a good thinker - you can be beautiful.And being attractive doesn't necessarily come from being intelligent or highly-educated. It i...

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING PHENOMENONDo you regularly find yourself in long, unstructured meetings which end without a decision? Are you a team leader looking for tips on increasing productivity? Or are you looking for ways to enhance collaboration?Six Thinking Hats, Edward de Bono's classic book on meetings, remains as relevant as ever. Used to huge success by big companies and organisations such as IBM, Siemens and NASA, ...

From humble beginnings to magnificent gains, there are few cities that can boast as much growth as Chelsea, Alabama. Where Creek Indians once hunted and roamed, successful businesses, neighborhoods, schools, recreation parks, and churches now stand. In the mid-1800s, pioneer families settled in the hills of what was first called Melrose. The railroad played a vital role in the advancement of the area by offering passenger and commercial transportation, attracting families, businesses, and ...

I was 45 years old and weighed 396 pounds. That is not a typo. Then I turned my life around and lost 252 pounds without gastric bypass, lap band surgery, liquid fasting, diet pills or extreme exercise. I am now 60, and my weight is 144. This is my journey from life-threatening morbid obesity down to a healthy weight, back up through another decade of demoralizing 100-pound relapse, to eventual "right size" weight maintenance. Let me inspire you with my personal story of experience, strengt...