"Sometimes kids’ lives can get busy and out of control, and worries can take over. When that happens, knowing how to pause and regain composure with mindfulness can help! This easily digestible guide introduces kids to mindfulness as a way to find clarity, manage stress, handle difficult emotions, and navigate personal challenges. With step-by-step instructions to over thirty breathing, relaxation, and guided meditation exercises, readers will have...

A journey into the mind of a remarkable thirteen-year-old Japanese boy with severe autism shares firsthand insights into a variety of experiences associated with the disorder, from behavioral traits and misconceptions to perceptions about the world.

"Barbara Freethy's suspense books are explosively good!" –New York Times bestselling author Toni Anderson.

Ten years ago, I was seventeen, spending summers with my wealthy family and friends on Hawk Island. One terrible night, I blacked out. The next morning, my best friend, Melanie, was gone—vanished without a trace.

Today, I go back. To the island. To my sister's wedding. To a group of privileged people

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Me and My Addiction tells the intense, but overall positive, account of one man's battle to break free from a life heavily impacted by alcoholism. This thought-provoking book gives the reader a no-holds-barred insight into addictions and their power to change people's lives, often without the victim realising until it's too late. Stewart's reflection of the problems around addiction, along with his real, raw, and (brutally!) honest stories will open...

He's known as the trapper and his family has a long history in these remote woods. Now it's just him and the boy, and he'll raise him in the world he knows, the forest, where threats take recognizable forms: harsh weather, peak predators, the intrusion of civilization at odds with their lifestyle. But for those lands and minds with an unsettled past, other dangers may lurk the woods where father and son hunt the timber. One fateful day their woodland...

I have been involved in the theater as a director, actor, writer and teacher for sixty years. The Pond and the Three Masters is about that journey and the life-changing teachers who taught me along the way: Frank Silvera, Ellen Stewart and Gus Solomons Jr. These "Three Masters" not only left an indelible mark on the way I felt and thought about the American theater, but on who I would become. My journey started when I left Greeley, Colorado to...

My real story starts with a disaster, an unmitigated, pull-the-rug-from-under-you, clean-out-the-bank-account disaster. But had it not happened, The Police would never have risen to become the biggest rock band in the world, Jools Holland would not have ended up on TV, The Bangles, The Go-Go's, R.E.M., and many other music stars might never have made it either. It's strange how a fluke, a disaster, an unlikely event can lead to incredible results....

"These twelve pieces from 1968 to 2000, never before gathered together, offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary figure....Here, Didion touches on topics ranging from newspapers ('the problem is not so much whether one trusts the news as to whether one finds it'), to the fantasy of San Simeon, to not getting into Stanford. In 'Why I Write,' Didion ponders the act of writing: 'I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking,...

Would you like a slice of paradise with gorgeous sandy beaches and cristal waters? So... Welcome to Martinique, the paradise island in the Caribbean Sea with a French touch! Do you think that exotic tourism, ever-sunny beaches, incredible flowers and nature, gastronomy are not for you? Make no mistake: this is possible! Our guide Voyage Experience will definitely change your mind. Discover at your own pace and browse by photos, places or hobbies :-) We...

A globe-trotting, behind-the-scenes look at the dazzling world of flowers and the fascinating industry it has created. Award-winning author Amy Stewart takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes look at the flower industry and how it has sought-for better or worse-to achieve perfection. She tracks down the hybridizers, geneticists, farmers, and florists working to invent, manufacture, and sell flowers that are bigger, brighter, and...