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Enriching Our Lives: Poetry Lessons for Adult Literacy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rigg, Pat / Kazemek, Francis E., PUBLISHER: International Reading Association, "Poetry helps us understand ourselves and our world; it helps us see ourselves and our world in new ways, " write the authors of this ready-to-use handbook. Kazemek and Rigg provide nine complete, detailed lessons using poetry that will help tutors of adult new readers and writers. Each lessons focuses on a different type of poetry and is written in a clear, step-by-step format. Chapters deal with skills such as spelling, punctuation, and grammar; ways to incorporate computers; ways to initiate student publishing; and additional resources for teachers and tutors. With the help of this handbook, using poetry can enrich the lives of adult literacy students.

Matzoh Ball Soup: A Collection of Personal Stories, Poems,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kramer, Oliver / Kramer, Joshua, PUBLISHER: Writers Advantage, Matzoh Ball Soup is a distinctive collection of personal stories, poems, and rabbinical sermons that inspires the Jewish spirit. This collaboration of many impressive figures has resulted in a heartfelt and poignant anthology that is rich in both quality and content. The selections in Matzoh Ball Soup have been collected as a way to help individuals understand many of life's important lessons through the Jewish perspective. The writings are divided into eight chapters that are based on identifiable Jewish topics such as Shabbat, Hanukkah, Family, High Holidays, and others. Each piece is certain to evoke strong emotion, as they collectively maintain the common thread of an uplifting and positive spirit. These accounts speak to people of all ages, and allow the reader to gain a new understanding of Jewish heritage, culture and spirituality. Ultimately, Matzoh Ball Soup is about people living life, and enduring through all that life has to offer.

Elegance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tessaro, Kathleen, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers, Louise C. wants what Jackie O had... Unhappy with her looks, her life, and her empty marriage, Louise Canova needs help -- and she finds it in a secondhand bookstore. A forty-year-old encyclopedia of style titled "Elegance," this slim volume by formidable French fashion expert Madame Dariaux promises to transform even the plainest of women into creatures of poise and grace. It is a fairy godmother in print, an A-to-Z manual with essential advice that Louise vows to take to heart. But within its pages lie not only clues from her past, but also powerful lessons for the future. And as the old Louise gives way to the stunning new, she's about to find out that there's more to every life than what appears on the surface... and that everything, even elegance, has its price.

Recession-Proof Your Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnson, Lynelle, PUBLISHER: Wrightbooks, If you had the chance to recession-proof your life -- everything from your finances and career to your relationships -- wouldn't you take it? "Recession-Proof Your Life" will help you plan for those inevitable downturns, and give you the knowledge that you need to get through them. Packed with tips and real-life examples, this comprehensive 'how-to' guide offers practical measures you can take to prepare your career, finances, investments, relationships and business for a recession -- and to capitalise on the recovery. Inside you'll discover how to: bulletproof your job manage your career deal with stress at work and in your relationships prosper financially keep your business afloat. This inspiring book is essential reading for anyone seeking to survive -- and thrive in -- tough times. Acquista Ora

Teach Them Spanish!: Grade K

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Waltzer-Hackett, Winnie, PUBLISHER: Instructional Fair, Teach Them Spanish is for the teacher who has a little knowledge of Spanish and a lot of enthusiasm. This book guides you through practical lessons in beginning Spanish. Students with little or no previous Spanish will experience the thrill of success with a second language. Lessons appropriate for kindergarten are organized by topics familiar to the student, such as colors, clothing, food, family, and animals. Each lesson includes a simple-to-follow teacher lesson plan, a practice page, and activity pages. Lessons also include games, puzzles, songs, chants, and writing activities. Try this fun and practical program for teaching and learning basic Spanish.

Wisdom and Wonderment: Thirty-One Feasts to Nourish Your

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bozarth, Alla Renee, PUBLISHER: Sheed & Ward, This book is an invitation to awareness and to life. It is offered in the hope that the reflections it contains will help you feel welcome at the feast of life. May they serve to remind you that Grace come in many flavors. And nay you leave this book hungry, lonely, and empty no longer.

No Way to Go

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ashley, Bernard, PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton, A dark, compelling novel about one girl's determination for the truth, addressing gangs, young deaths, and crime with sensitivity and realism Amber is shocked when her brother falls to his death from a tower block. She's convinced it wasn't an accident, and so begins her journey to discover the truth and bring some kind of justice for Connor. Twists, turns, and a fabulous multi-layered plot create a thrilling and engrossing tale. Set in south east London, this gritty and absorbing novel will appeal to both boys and girls.

Nutrition Across the Life Span

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Mary Kay, PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders Company, NUTRITION ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN is designed to provide comprehensive nutrition information on each specific stage of the life span in a clear and concise manner. It is written specifically for required life span courses in undergraduate nutrition and dietetics programs, and is directed to students, teachers, and healthcare professionals who require more in-depth knowledge of nutritional needs as they study or work with individuals at various stages in the human life span. Chapters have been reorganized to create a more natural flow through the life span, from conception and infancy, into adulthood and advanced age. Content is extensively updated to cover the latest developments in the field of nutrition, including new cultural content, social and behavioral aspects of nutrition, new information on genetics and nutrition, Dietary Reference Intakes, Healthy People information, and more.

Life Lessons Through Poetry: College Life for a Visually

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bremer, Ken, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Books tell us who we are as people, as we are today and in years gone by. This collection of poetry discusses some of the fallacies and finer points of our society. Nature is being more and more ravaged by mankind, and its beauty with it. Within this collection are poems depicting beauty as seen by one who is partially blind, yet can see enough to determine the world as a thing of beauty.

Sold Out

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCartney, Bill / Halbrook, David, PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, From Promise Keepers founder Bill McCartney, "Sold Out" is a roadmap describing how to live a disciplined life with eternal values in mind. By tapping into God's transforming power, men can become man enough to make a difference in this world. Includes insights on marriage and relationships from his wife, Lyndi McCartney.

Cellotude: A Fast Track to Brilliance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lovell, Sara, PUBLISHER: Beautiful Books, Cellotude: a fast track to brilliance is the first in the series, and provides lessons, advice and tips for young cellists and all players of stringed instruments.

Conquering the Fear of Failure: Lessons from the Life of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lutzer, Erwin W., PUBLISHER: Kregel Publications, The fear of failure afflicts us all. It erodes faith, deflates courage, and prevents victorious living. But fear doesn't have to haunt us anymore. In this newly repackaged edition of his popular book, best-selling author and beloved pastor Erwin W. Lutzer offers a healing alternative that releases Christians from attitudes of defeat. Using lessons from the life of Joshua, Lutzer teaches what Christians can do every day to see the promises of God fulfilled in their lives. From learning to listen to the right voice to living with a bad decision, from embracing the power of prayer to overcoming obstacles, this handbook will guide readers through the pitfalls of spiritual growth. "My prayer is that through studying Joshua we all will take one more giant step toward spiritual maturity," writes Lutzer. "In the process we shall discover that God is all-powerful and worthy of our trust." Written in the tone that made Lutzer a best-selling author of more than twenty books, "Conquering the Fear of Failure" shows readers how to focus on God and His promises, not upon circumstances or setbacks, so we may live a faith-filled, victorious life.

A New China: An Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chou, Chih-P'Ing / Chiang, Joanne / Eagar, Jianna, PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, Originally published in , "A New China" has become a standard textbook for intermediate Chinese language learning. This completely revised edition reflects China's dramatic developments in the last decade and consolidates the previous two-volume set into one volume for easy student use. Written from the perspective of a foreign student who has just arrived in China, the textbook provides the most up-to-date lessons and learning materials about the changing face of China. The first half of the book follows the life of an exchange student experiencing Beijing for the first time. Chinese language students are guided step-by-step through the stages of arriving at the airport, going through customs, and adjusting to Chinese university dormitories. The revised edition includes new lessons on daily life, such as doing laundry and getting a haircut, as well as visiting the zoo, night markets, and the Great Wall. Later lessons discuss recent social and political issues in China, including divorce, Beijing traffic, and the college entrance examination. "A New China" provides detailed grammar explanations, extensive vocabulary lists, and homework exercises.Single-volume, user-friendly format New lessons and vocabulary reflecting daily living in China Includes China's recent social and political issues Detailed grammar explanations, vocabulary lists, and homework exercises Uses both traditional and simplified characters

Bavarian Drinking Games

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mayer, Dirk, PUBLISHER: Books on Demand, Bavaria is a very special region in which traditions are still adhered to and passed down through generations. The language, traditional costumes and way of life is distinct and a point of pride for our people. Drinking good beer is part of that way of life and I hope with this book to impart some of that tradition to you.

A Study in Job: A Ten Verse Study

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ecklund, Marge, PUBLISHER: Agl Publishing, An Invitation to return to God - Job One day after author, Marge Ecklunds daughters were grown, married and with families of their own, her heart was heavy and she was crying and talking to the Lord. It was a perfect place for her that day as she was asking the Lord why it was that she could counsel others, teach Bible studies and even speak to groups of women and yet couldn't communicate with my own daughters. At that moment He taught her one of the most important principles of her life..that of staying on her own path and living her life in the center of Gods path for herself. The Study in Job only covers ten verses in the book of Job, yet it leads people through some of the toughest challenges in life. Bible Study Lessons include: Knowing and Loving Him, Receiving/Establishing, Returning/Restoring, Relinquishing/Releasing, Blessings of Obedience/Intimacy With God, Prayer Communing With God and more. Men and women can find authentic peace through the forgiveness of sin and through total acceptance of the truth revealed by God. Within ten verses, the invitation to return to God can be life changing.

Rich Mullins: His Life and Legacy: An Arrow Pointing to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, James Bryan / Manning, Brennan / Mullins, David, PUBLISHER: B&H Publishing Group, A devotional biography giving readers an insight into the life of Rich Mullins, but more importantly, allowing readers to learn and experience what was most important to Rich, drawing closer to God. Challenges readers to build on his legacy of joy, compassion, brokenness, unblinking honesty, and wonder of an Awesome God.

Keyboarding & Word Processing, Complete Course, Lessons

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Van Huss, Susie / Forde, Connie M. / Woo, Donna L., PUBLISHER: South Western Educational Publishing, This comprehensive text provides three semesters of keyboarding and word processing instruction. All 120 lessons are in one convenient text, so students can advance from beginner to expert user without having to change texts.

Journey to Hell

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bunyan, John, PUBLISHER: Whitaker House, John Bunyan portrays one man's lifelong journey to hell and what we can do to avoid the same fate. In this fascinating allegory, the wickedness, depravity, and carnality in the life and death of Mr. Badman are contrasted with biblical standards of living and the path that leads to heaven. On the Day of Judgment, will you inherit the kingdom that has been prepared for you? You can live a successful life now and be ready to enter the eternal City of God.

Essential Cavafy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cavafy, C. P. / Cavafy / Keeley, Edmund, PUBLISHER: Ecco Press, Cavafy's mythical world presents us with an image of the good life--the life of exquisite sensuality, refined tastes, and mixed faiths--that more often than not carries within it the ripening prospect of its own death; yet in his work there appears to be no other life more worthy of celebration.... As ironist and realist, his vision is readily translatable into the language of contemporary experience; and the commitment to hedonism, to political skepticism, and to honest self-awareness... anticipates the prevailing aura of our times.

Banjo Playing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hood, Jack B., PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, Sam Stone, an Assistant U.S. Attorney from Birmingham, Alabama, visits his ex-wife, "Jonesy" Regina Jones Oliveira, in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Some old enemies and criminals try to kill him and some new friends and his ex-wife try to save him. In his travels, Sam discovers some new life lessons about telling the truth, some old and new banjo tunings, and some unusual codes. He also learns the story of a fleeing Confederate's gift of gold to a young Confederado who settled in Americana, Brazil, in the mid-'s and became a veteran of the War of the Triple Alliance.

Turning Points: Observations from Life in the Real World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kroeger, Carroll V., PUBLISHER: Eloquent Books, Life is a series of choices. Even small choices are important because you never know when one may become an important turning point.The book Turning Points illustrates why learning how to overcome disappointment and adversity is one of the most important lessons in life. It relates how the author ignored the paths of least resistance and chose the less travelled paths that took him beyond his wildest dreams. It describes the problems and rewards of working in international business. And it tells what the Human Resource departments don't: why experience is a false glass ceiling and how to recognize opportunity.Turning Points explains why the author was a "Creator Builder and/or Business Surgeon and not a Business Caretaker." It concludes with the two most important turning points in the author's life: surviving an elite navy officer training program in World War II, and meeting Grace, his lovely wife of 64 years.About the Author: Carroll V. Kroeger, 85, of Franklin, Tennessee, is a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict. He is a Rice University NROTC graduate, and holds a BA in math and physics, and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. Having achieved a global reputation in natural gas engineering, he helped bring about an expansion of the natural gas industries of Western Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. He developed some of America's first energy conservation programs. Kroeger was a tenured associate professor of business at Belmont University, and took the Nashville Business Incubation Center at Tennessee State University from concept to international recognition.Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TurningPoints.html

Sinful Inheritance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell-Williams, Candis, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, The opening moments of this page turner will quickly draw you into the life of a beautiful young woman, her parents, the man in her life, and a deranged killer a a killer with a mysterious connection to the tortured young woman and her family. As Jennifer struggles to hold on to her sanity and face her motheras alcoholism and impending death, her fatheras depression, and a failing family business as best she can, her worst nightmares come to life as secrets and lies threaten to tear her away from the man that she loves and place her, and all those close to her, directly into the path of a cold-blooded killer. Who is the mysteriously evil aSin Killera and what is his connection to Jennifer and her family? Will Jennifer and Nathanas love survive or will dangerous secrets from a distant past drive them apart forever?

A Place Called Simplicity: The Quiet Beauty of Simple Living

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cloninger, Claire, PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, A warm invitation to freedom from a cluttered life and a breath of fresh air for everyone who longs to slow down and find balance in all areas of life.

Treasures in Darkness: A Doctor's Personal Journey Through

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anderson, Taffy A., PUBLISHER: Lift Every Voice, And I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places. Isaiah 45:3 In this inspiring true story, Dr. Taffy Anderson illuminates the treasures of darkness she gathered while fighting--and surviving--breast cancer. Both a medical and spiritual journey of her experience, "Treasures in Darkness" traces her journey from a OB/GYN at a major medical hospital who learns of her older sister's diagnosis with breast cancer, to her own shocking diagnosis three years later, through painful surgery, chemo threatments, and coming face-to-face with death. Along the way, she learns to submit to the sovereign will of God, draw strength from His presence and cherish each day of life.

Life's Little Book of Wisdom for Friends

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barbour Publishing, PUBLISHER: Barbour Publishing, "Life's Little Book of Wisdom for Friends" is bursting with relevant quotations, thoughts, and scripture to refresh your soul. Share these powerful thoughts and reflections with your friends... Gain inspiration and encouragement for life with Barbour's Life's Little Book of Wisdom series, perfect for personal use or as gifts, these charming but affordable books are sure to make a lasting impact on your daily life.

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