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Success as a Foster Parent: Everything You Need to Know About Foster Care
by National Foster Parent Assoc. Rachel Greene BaldinoChange a child's life! Reap the rewards of becoming a foster parent. Over 600,000 American children are in the foster care system each year—and the number is growing. So is the number of good-hearted people willing to become foster parents. But what does it take to become a foster parent? How does one begin? What about your own family? What does it cost? Success as a Foster Parent has the answers to these basic questions and much more. Written by Rachel Greene Baldino, MSW, in association with the National Foster Parent Association, it is the first and only commercially available book to clearly explain the process of becoming a foster parent. Readers will learn:• The questions to ask before making the decision to be a foster caregiver• How to research local state and private agencies• The financial cost and the compensation• The challenges involved in caring for children from infants to teens, including physically- and psychologically-challenged kids• Issues relating to schools, birth parents, supervisory visits, vacations, and dozens of other factors• All about adoption In addition to concrete information, there are dozens of moving stories drawn from interviews with veteran foster parents and tips about caregiving.
Success in Math: Consumer Math (Success in Math Series)
by Globe FearonThis book helps students with varying learning styles master basic math concepts and prepares them for success on math competency tests. Student Texts This five-book softcover series breaks down core math concepts into short, manageable lessons that assume little background knowledge and are introduced in real-life contexts. In addition, chapter opener vocabulary lists and a glossary prove valuable for English language learners with below- or at-level math skills. Teacher's resources include answer Keys, as well as error analysis notes, alternative strategies for varied learning styles, problem-solving strategies, ESL notes, cooperative learning strategies, and reproducible masters are provided. - Helps students with varying learning styles master the basic math concepts they need to meet rigorous high school math and testing requirements. - Introduces students to the working world by presenting real-world examples and problems. - Supports independent learning with instruction, exercises, and partial Answer Keys.
The Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
by Jack Canfield Janet SwitzerIn celebration of its 20th anniversary, a revised and updated edition of legendary self-esteem expert and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series Jack Canfield’s classic and inspiring guide, which has helped thousands of people transform themselves for success.Get ready to transform yourself for success. Jack Canfield, cocreator of the phenomenal bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, returns to the principles he’s studied, taught, and lived for more than 40 years in this updated edition of his practical and inspiring guide that will help any aspiring person get from where they are to where they want to be.This new edition includes:Updated chapters in the section “Success in the Digital Age,” including completely up-to-date material on using technology to meet your success goals, building an online persona through social media, and using crowdfunding to grow your business, launch a new brand, or fund your favorite social cause. Comprehensive subchapter on generative A.I. that calms the fear about this powerful technology, then describes how to use it to achieve your personal and professional goals. Complete instructions for creating a powerful vision board that helps you focus on your goals, visualize success every day, and engage your subconscious mind in creating the smaller wins you need to achieve big goals. Filled with memorable, modern, and inspiring stories of CEO’s, world-class athletes, celebrities, and everyday people, The Success Principles will give you the courage and the heart to start living the principles of success today.
Success with Languages
by Stella Hurd Linda MurphySuccess with Languages is designed to help all students develop the skills they need to become an effective language learner and to make the most of language study. Written by experienced language teachers at the Open University, this book offers undergraduates and postgraduates crucial and practical advice on important areas such as: choosing a language and study programme setting personal goals for language learning and monitoring progress using ICT to support language learning. Each of the ten chapters features a number of exercises in order to help students assess the ways they learn and consider where improvements can be made, making the most of the media available and how to use resources effectively.
Successful Academic Writing: A Complete Guide for Social and Behavioral Scientists
by Anneliese A. Singh Lauren LukkarilaUsing rich examples and engaging pedagogical tools, this book equips students to master the challenges of academic writing in graduate school and beyond. The authors delve into nitty-gritty aspects of structure, style, and language, and offer a window onto the thought processes and strategies that strong writers rely on. Essential topics include how to: identify the audience for a particular piece of writing; craft a voice appropriate for a discipline-specific community of practice; compose the sections of a qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods research article; select the right peer-reviewed journal for submitting an article; and navigate the publication process. Readers are also guided to build vital self-coaching skills in order to stay motivated and complete projects successfully. User-Friendly Features *Exercises (with answers) analyzing a variety of texts. *Annotated excerpts from peer-reviewed journal articles. *Practice opportunities that help readers apply the ideas to their own writing projects. *Personal reflections and advice on common writing hurdles. *End-of-chapter Awareness and Action Reminders with clear steps to take.
Successful Branding
by Pran K. ChoudhurySuccessful Branding takes a look at fourteen imaginative marketing decisions that have elevated mere products to the iconic status of brands. It provides excellent case studies across several industries and situations.
Successful College Writing
by Kathleen McwhorterKathleen T. McWhorter's unique visual approach, with support for both reading and writing, helps students at any level of preparedness become successful college writers. The sixth edition of Successful College Writing builds on its beloved, proven visual tools, such as graphic organizers, flowcharts, and new graphic Guided Writing Assignments, with engaging professional, multimedia, and student readings in the most commonly assigned rhetorical modes. In response to instructor and student feedback, the new edition has been thoughtfully streamlined and redesigned. The new edition is enhanced by LaunchPad for Successful College Writing, an online course space of pre-built units featuring adaptive LearningCurve activities that help students hone their understanding of reading and writing. To package LaunchPad free with Successful College Writing, use ISBN 978-1-319-09240-5.
Successful College Writing
by Kathleen McwhorterKathleen T. McWhorter's unique visual approach, with support for both reading and writing, helps students at any level of preparedness become successful college writers. The sixth edition of Successful College Writing builds on its beloved, proven visual tools, such as graphic organizers, flowcharts, and new graphic Guided Writing Assignments, with engaging professional, multimedia, and student readings in the most commonly assigned rhetorical modes. In response to instructor and student feedback, the new edition has been thoughtfully streamlined and redesigned. The new edition is enhanced by LaunchPad for Successful College Writing, an online course space of pre-built units featuring adaptive LearningCurve activities that help students hone their understanding of reading and writing. To package LaunchPad free with Successful College Writing, use ISBN 978-1-319-09240-5.
Successful College Writing (4th Edition, with 2009 MLA and 2010 APA Updates)
by Kathleen T. McwhorterThe goal of Successful College Writing was to create a first-year composition text that covers the skills other college-level texts assume students already possess.
Successful College Writing (Brief 5th Edition)
by Kathleen T. McwhorterOther texts assume that first-year composition students already possess the basic skills they will need to succeed in college, but my own experience tells me that this is not true. That is why the author wrote Successful College Writing.
Successful Grant Proposals in Science, Technology, and Medicine
by Sandra Oster Paul CordoThere are many resources on grant writing in science, technology and medicine, but most do not provide the practical advice needed to write the narratives of grant proposals. Designed to help novice and experienced investigators write compelling narratives and acquire research funding, this is a detailed guide to the content, organisation, layout, phrasing, and scientific argumentation of narratives. The authors draw on more than twenty years of research and analysis of grant proposals, having worked extensively with investigators at different levels, from pre-doctoral students to senior scientists. They have used this experience to design a framework for scientific writing that you can apply directly to narratives. The guidelines and advice offered are applicable across many funding agencies, including the NIH and NSF. Featuring many real-life examples, the book covers a range of topics, from organisational alternatives to best practices in grammar and editing, overview visuals, and working with contributors.
Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals
by Laura N. Gitlin Kevin J. LyonsSince the publication of the second edition of this bestselling guide, the grant world has undergone dramatic transformations, including new budget constraints and significant changes in submission methods. As the gold standard guide to grant writing for health and human service professionals in both academic and practice settings, this third edition provides an updated, comprehensive explanation of the grant writing process that will serve as an invaluable resource for novice and experienced grant writers alike.
The Successful Internship: Personal, Professional, and Civic Development in Experiential Learning (Fourth Edition)
by H. Frederick Sweitzer Mary A. KingThe Successful Internship: Personal, Professional, and Civic Development in Experiential Learning (Fourth Edition) offers you more than just a resource for how to find a position or how to interview. It addresses the concerns, emotions, needs, and unique personal challenges that are the essence of an internship or field experience, and focuses on the internship as a vehicle for your development as a civic professional. The authors describe in detail the path of change you'll find yourself embarking on and the challenges you'll face along the way. A four-stage model of the internship process--anticipation, exploration, competence, and culmination--places the material in a meaningful framework that lends structure to your understanding of the work you'll be doing. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.
Successful Leaders of the Bible
by Katara Washington PattonThe third book in a new series bringing the experiences of favorite biblical figures to the challenges of contemporary life. If you could drop biblical men and women into our world today, what kind of lessons might they teach you? In Successful Leaders of the Bible, the Bible's most exceptional leaders come alive in fictionalized form to help readers understand that the lessons God imparted in the Bible millennia ago are just as applicable today as they were then. For example, if David lived today and continued to chase after God, how might God help him rise to a position of great power just as he did eons ago? If Moses was alive, imagine how God might use him to advocate for others. These stories are perfect for those who want to better themselves and see biblical characters in a whole new light.
Successful Moms of the Bible
by Katara Washington PattonThe first book in a new series that brings the experiences of favorite Bible characters to specific challenges of contemporary life.For contemporary moms, parenting today has challenges that sometimes feel unfathomable. But it turns out that successful moms don't need to master the latest parenting trends, because the best parenting advice has already been written-it's in the Bible. Now Katara Washington Patton provides an accessible gateway to that biblical advice -- corroborated by best practices from respected authorities. Wondering how to help your kid who's being bullied on social media? Patton shares Jochebed's story (Moses' mom) with insights that illustrate what moms have to do to protect kids. How do you use the "village" to help raise children? Sarah knew. And her Biblical wisdom is applied to parenting today. Patton shows how Mary, Elizabeth, Ruth and others lead the way to successful 21st century mothering, and she shares digestible lessons busy moms can use in their own homes.
Successful Project Management: Applying Best Practices and Real-World Techniques with Microsoft® Project
by Bonnie BiaforeLearn best practices and proven methods from project management professionals--and apply these skills as you work with Microsoft® Project. In this practical guide, project management expert Bonnie Biafore shows you how to manage projects efficiently and effectively, sharing the real-world experiences of project managers in several industries. You'll learn how to put the best practices and hard-won lessons of experts to work on your critical projects. Sharpen the skills you need to manage projects expertly--from start to finish Communicate effectively with project stakeholders, management, and team members Apply methods to break down the project into small, manageable pieces Define work assignments, choose resources, and build project schedules Accurately estimate project costs and work with a budget Identify project changes and manage risks Track progress and balance priorities without sacrificing quality Document project history and lessons learned to help improve future projects Project files available on the companion website.
Successful Promotions Build Successful Brands
by Pran K. Choudhury Ajay GuptaSuccessful Promotions Build Successful Brands takes a look at fourteen imaginative marketing decisions that have elevated mere products to the iconic status of brands.
Successful Science Communication
by Richard C. Jennings David J. BennettIn the 25 years since the 'Bodmer Report' kick-started the public understanding of science movement, there has been something of a revolution in science communication. However, despite the ever-growing demands of the public, policy-makers and the media, many scientists still find it difficult to successfully explain and publicise their activities or to understand and respond to people's hopes and concerns about their work. Bringing together experienced and successful science communicators from across the academic, commercial and media worlds, this practical guide fills this gap to provide a one-stop resource covering science communication in its many different forms. The chapters provide vital background knowledge and inspiring ideas for how to deal with different situations and interest groups. Entertaining personal accounts of projects ranging from podcasts, to science festivals, to student-run societies give working examples of how scientists can engage with their audiences and demonstrate the key ingredients in successful science communication.
Successful Serging: From Setup to Simple and Specialty Stitches
by Beth BaumgartelAn easy-to-use guide to all you need to know about using a serger machine, including thread & stitch selection and stitching & construction techniques.This “at your fingertips” reference contains hundreds of techniques and tips for making the most of the serger, or overlock, machine—a versatile and speedy tool for stitching garments and home decor.Readers will learn how the serger works, the many styles available, and the variety of functional and decorative stitches possible. There are also easy-to-find-and-follow charts—of thread choices, must-have accessories, and best stitches for a range of fabric types. This book is an easy-reference collection of basic techniques, tips, and helpful information for anyone who is learning about or already owns a serger.
Successful Women of the Bible
by Katara Washington PattonThe second book in a new series that brings the experiences of favorite Bible characters to challenges of contemporary life.Contemporary "success" is often defined in financial terms or by number of Twitter followers. But for women of faith, success is so much more. And it turns out the timeless qualities of success are exemplified by women on the pages of their favorite book, the Bible. Deborah's model leadership is just as relevant today as it was in the age of the Hebrew judges. Esther's courage to stand up for a cause, Miriam's joyful support of others, Priscilla's exemplary partnership skill, Lydia's business acumen, and other characteristics of women in the Bible are embodied in lively storytelling. Busy Christian women -- often working and raising a family -- crave examples of success. Here are distilled principles they can use to succeed in today's noisy culture. The lessons of these icons of the faith apply, even in the age of Facebook and Instagram.
Succession Law, Practice and Society in Europe across the Centuries (Studies In The History Of Law And Justice #14)
by Maria Gigliola di Renzo VillataThis book presents a broad overview of succession law, encompassing aspects of family law, testamentary law and legal history. It examines society and legal practice in Europe from the Middle Ages to the present from both a legal and a sociological perspective. The contributing authors investigate various aspects of succession law that have not yet been thoroughly examined by legal historians, and in doing so they not only add to our knowledge of past succession law but also provide a valuable key to interpreting and understanding current European succession law. Readers can explore such issues as the importance of a father’s permission to marry in relation to disinheritance, as well as inheritance transactions and private, dynastic and cross-border successions. Further themes addressed by the expert contributors include women’s inheritance rights, the laws of succession for the prince in legal consulting, and succession in the Rota Romana’s jurisprudence.
Succulents at Home: Choosing, Growing, And Decorating With The Easiest Houseplants Ever
by John TullockGrow happy, healthy succulents Succulents have become some of the most popular houseplants, and with good reason: they’re easy to grow…most of the time. But what happens when a plant outgrows its pot? Did you know succulents can get sunburned? How do you turn one plant into more plants? In Succulents at Home, expert gardener John Tullock addresses these questions and many more. Here, readers will learn to make the most of their plants from the how and why of soil and container choice to step-by-step instructions for repotting, propagating new succulents, and creating arrangements like terrariums and wreaths. The book is complete with a catalog of 75 species—flower-shaped echeverias, pointy haworthias, flowering kalanchoes, round mammillaria cacti, and more—which explains special care instructions for each variety. Tullock’s friendly voice and years of experience, and more than 100 color photographs, make this a must-have guide for fool-proof succulent gardening. And with a focus on growing succulents to enjoy indoors, this is a book for plant lovers in all regions and climates.
Suffrage and the Pankhursts (Women's Source Library)
by Jane MarcusFirst published in 1987. This collection brings together important articles written by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters during the Suffragette Campaign, 1903-14. Includes a transcript of the 1908 trial of the suffragette leaders, their speeches, and major pamphlets of the Women's Social and Political Union.
Suggested Resources for Maps to Use in Conjunction with Asia in Western and World History (Columbia Project On Asia In The Core Curriculum Ser.)
by Carol Gluck Ainslie T. EmbreeSuggested Resources for MAPS to use in conjunction with Asia in Western and World History A Guide for Teaching.
Suicide Squad: Behind the Scenes with the Worst Heroes Ever
by Signe BergstromIt feels good to be bad...Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated super-villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?