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Miss Manners' Guide to Contagious Etiquette (Miss Manners)
by Judith Martin Jacobina Martin Nicolas MartinFrom how to connect when we&’re physically distant to the most effective way to advocate for better public health practices in your community (hint: it is not by yelling at jogging neighbors), Miss Manners guides readers through the unprecedented circumstances of the current global pandemic with humanity and wit.
Miss Me with That: Hot Takes, Helpful Tidbits, and a Few Hard Truths
by Rachel LindsayA candid, witty, and inspiring collection of essays from The Bachelor&’s first Black Bachelorette, exploring everything from relationships and love to politics and race &“The Bachelor gave me an opportunity, but I created my own happy ending.&” ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022—Essence, She ReadsRachel Lindsay rose to prominence as The Bachelor&’s first Black Bachelorette and has since become one of the franchise&’s most well-known figures—and outspoken critics. But there has always been more to Lindsay than meets the eye, and in this book, she finally tells her own story, in her own words. In wide-ranging essays, Lindsay opens up about her experience on ABC&’s hit show and reveals everything about her life off-camera, from a childhood growing up in Dallas, Texas, as the daughter of a U.S. District Judge, to her disastrous dating life prior to appearing on The Bachelor, to her career in law, and the decision to become a reality-TV contestant. She also brings a sharp wit and keen intellect to weigh in on issues such as the lack of diversity in reality television and the importance of political engagement, protest, and the Black Lives Matter movement.Told in the down-to-earth, no-nonsense voice she&’s become known for, Lindsay&’s book of essays provides an intimate look at the life of one of reality TV&’s most beloved stars, as well as advice and inspiration that will make her a role model for anyone who has ever struggled to find their way in love and life. As she says, &“Contrary to popular belief, the best gift I ever received was not a wedding ring. It was the permission I gave myself to be imperfect.&” And if you don&’t believe her, you know the saying: Miss me with that.
Miss Vera's Cross-Dress for Success: A Resource Guide for Boys Who Want to Be Girls
by Veronica VeraVeronica Vera, creator and founder of the world's first cross-dressing academy, knows that a host of goods and services for the girl with something extra are just a mouse click away. But who wants to spend hours surfing the Net? Fear no more: Miss Vera has done the legwork, combing the Internet for irresistible and fun fashions, friendly social groups, and time-tested beauty tips for cross-dressers and trannies of every stripe.
Missing Each Other: How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections
by Edward Brodkin Ashley PallathraThe ability to connect with another person and truly be in tune with their physical and emotional state is one of the most elusive interpersonal skills to develop. This book shows you how.In our fast-paced, tech-obsessed lives, rarely do we pay genuine, close attention to one another. With all that&’s going on in the world and the never-ending demands of our daily lives, most of us are too stressed and preoccupied to be able to really listen to each other. Often, we misunderstand or talk past each other. Many of us are left wishing that the people in our lives could really listen, understand, and genuinely connect with us.Based on cutting-edge neuroscience research and years of clinical work, psychiatrist Edward Brodkin and therapist Ashley Pallathra take us on a wide-ranging and surprising journey through fields as diverse as social neuroscience and autism research, music performance, pro basketball, and tai chi. They use these stories to introduce the four pillars of human connection: Relaxed Awareness, Listening, Understanding, and Mutual Responsiveness. Accessible and engaging, Missing Each Other explains the science, research, and biology underlying these pillars of human connection and provides exercises through which readers can improve their own skills and abilities in each.
Missing Each Other: How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections
by Edward Brodkin Ashley PallathraIn our fast-paced, tech-obsessed lives, rarely do we pay genuine, close attention to one another. With all that's going on in the world, and the never-ending demands of our daily lives, most of us are too stressed and preoccupied with our own thoughts and worries to be able to really listen to each other for long. Often, we seem to somehow "miss" each other, misunderstand each other, or talk past each other. Our ability to tune in to ourselves and to others seems to be withering. Many of us are left wishing for someone who could really listen, understand, and genuinely connect with us.In Missing Each Other, researchers and clinicians Edward Brodkin and Ashley Pallathra argue that we must find the ability to be in tune with each other again, and they show us how. Based on years of research that they conducted together in a National Institutes of Mental Health-funded clinical study, the authors take a wide-ranging and surprising journey through fields as diverse as social neuroscience and autism research, music performance, pro basketball, and tai chi. They use these stories to introduce the four principal components of attunement: Relaxed Awareness, Listening, Understanding, and Mutual Responsiveness. They outline the science, research, and biology underlying these pillars of human connection, but also providing readers with exercises through which they can improve their own skills and abilities in each.
Mission Entrepreneur: Applying Lessons from Military Life to Create Success in Business Startups
by Jen E. GriswoldThe military veteran and entrepreneur teaches fellow military spouses how to deploy their unique skills in the field of startup businesses.Military spouses face some unique challenges when it comes to pursuing a career, often putting their ambitions on hold due to relocation. Ironically, these same people have the ideal skill set for achieving entrepreneurial success: work ethic, vision, passion, and resilience.In Mission Entrepreneur, veteran and military spouse Jen E. Griswold shares her personal story of transforming those skills into a successful business career. From her extensive training in the U.S. Air Force, Griswold learned the value of integrity and the importance of teamwork. After using these lessons to start multiple businesses that are able to be run from anywhere, she’s giving back to her military community by sharing what she learned.
Mission Possible Bible Study: Go Create a Life That Counts
by Tim TebowAn interactive companion study to Tim Tebow&’s Mission Possible that offers a clear biblical plan for discovering your life&’s mission—designed for both individuals and groupsWe want to do more than just exist. We want our lives to count. We want to believe that there&’s more to our time on earth than just feeling pleasure, pursuing goals, and gaining social status. Deep inside, we know the truth: our life&’s mission is to live with purpose. For followers of Christ, living out that mission is possible because of what God has done for us through Jesus. We just need to know the steps to make it happen. In his book Mission Possible, Tim Tebow introduces the tools you need to set your priorities and align your choices with God&’s call on your life. Now, in the insightful and practical Mission Possible Bible Study, he provides a clear plan for applying those principles and lessons—whether you&’re just getting started or want to take your mission to the next level. • Learn how to fix your focus with an eternal perspective. • Be newly motivated by some of the Bible&’s most inspiring passages. • Engage in personal reflection. • Complete practical mission exercises. • Pray heartfelt prayers. The Bible is your mission playbook. And bestselling author, inspirational speaker, and professional athlete Tim Tebow will show you how it can help you find your unique, God-given sense of mission so that you can live out the life of purpose you desire.
Mission Possible Goals Guide: A 40-Day Plan to Making Each Moment Count
by Tim TebowWith targeted questions and thought-provoking exercises, New York Times bestselling author Tim Tebow helps you personalize the principles from Mission Possible and craft an action-oriented plan to start living on mission and reach your goals one day at a time.In Mission Possible, Tim Tebow established how important it is to live with purpose. Now, in the Mission Possible Goals Guide, Tim guides you on a highly personal path to applying those principles, helping you to discover exactly what living a life of purpose means to you. This hands-on companion to Mission Possible will help you: • Unlock your God-given purpose. • Discover the true meaning and source of passion in your life. • Embrace discomfort and receive its gifts. • Resist distraction and harness your attention. • Tap into your inner source of grit and determination. • Understand the role of healthy relationships in your mission-possible life. • Align your priorities and prepare your heart. Over the next forty days, renowned athlete and inspirational leader Tim Tebow will act as your coach, using targeted questions and thought-provoking exercises to help you move into the mission-possible life God has in store for you. Discover specifically how you can live a life of purpose, passion, and significance with the Mission Possible Goals Guide.
Mission Possible: Go Create a Life That Counts
by Tim TebowThe New York Times bestselling author and athlete encourages you that it&’s possible to find your God-given mission and create a bolder, brighter, more fulfilling life.&“When you take this journey through these pages with Tim, one thing is clear: you&’re going to discover purpose wherever you are and leave an impact wherever you go.&”—Thomas Rhett AkinsTim Tebow believes that the secret to a truly meaningful life is not more comfort or ease, but recognizing the clear, unique mission that God has set before you. Having a focused sense of your personal, God-given significance will bring you a lasting sense of purpose. That&’s why Mission Possible will help you: • Identify your priorities• Align your responsibilities• Elevate convictions over emotions• Make decisive, wise, and impactful choices• Fuel your drive and passion• Set your sights on eternityLet this book ignite a new spark in your life. Wherever you are, whatever your work, you can find God&’s purpose for your life. Accomplish the mission that you have already been called to and equipped for. It&’s never too early and it's never too late to start living a mission possible life. Find your mission, pursue your purpose, and go create a life that counts.
Mission Transition: Navigating the Opportunities and Obstacles to Your Post-Military Career
by Matthew J. LouisMission Transition is an essential career-change guide for any transitioning veteran that wants to avoid false starts and make optimal career choices following active duty.Every year, about a quarter of a million veterans leave the military - most of whom are unprepared for the transition. These service members have developed incredible leadership, problem-solving, and practical skills that are underutilized once they reach the civilian world, a detriment to both themselves and society.Well-intentioned Transition Assistance Programs and other support structures within the armed forces often leave veterans fending for themselves. The mission-first culture of the military results in service members focusing on their active duty roles in the year leading up to their separation, leaving them little time to adequately prepare to join the civilian world.President of Purepost, a next-generation staffing solution and public benefits corporation, and author Matthew J. Louis guides military personnel through the entire process of making a successful move into civilian professional life.In Mission Transition, this book will:Guide you through the process of discovering what path you want to take going forwardTeach you the strategies that will make your résumé stand outProvide suggestions to help you prepare for and ace the interviewDiscuss ways to acclimate to your new organization&’s culture and pay it forward to other veteransEach chapter includes advice from other veterans, illustrations of key concepts, summaries, and suggested resources. Let this well-written and easy to follow guidebook help you transition out from the military and commit to being successful in the next chapter of your life.
Mission Work-Life Harmony
by Ranjana KamoWe have all been there: trying to make more time for family, overcome life&’s challenges, resist distractions, take care of health, find some &‘me time&’, and most importantly, find a balance between personal and professional life. But the truth is that work-life harmony eludes most of us which only adds to the chaos and distress in our everyday lives.Mission: Work-Life Harmony is a practical guide that offers proven ways of framing your life and vastly improving your ability to navigate through all kinds of personal and professional challenges. Based on the core belief that it is not just about giving more at work, rather it is about giving more to every facet of your life, the book goes beyond the self-help genre and stands on its own to serve as the best all-in-one life improvement handbook. The author, Ranjana Kamo, takes you through her own life experiences and shares real-life case studies, profound insights, and engaging exercises and activities designed to achieve the much hoped and desired work-life harmony.In essence, Mission: Work-Life Harmony is an ideal companion to help you unlock your self-potential and lead a rewarding life, both on professional and personal fronts.
Mission: A Battle-Tested Guide to an Enduring Relationship
by Jason Redman Erica RedmanFrom Jason Redman, the former Navy SEAL and New York Times bestselling author of The Trident, writing with his wife, Erica, a battle-tested guide to marital bliss, drawing on the lessons of elite warriors to build a winning relationship, no matter the challenges and traumas that life sends your way. Featuring a foreword by Gary Sinise.The divorce rate among Navy SEALs is over 90 percent, and the rate among severely wounded warriors is even higher. Erica and Jason Redman knew their marriage faced an uphill climb, because Jason is both.In 2007, Jason’s patrol was ambushed by a machine gunners’ nest in Iraq. Thirty-seven surgeries, 1,200 stitches, and a grueling years-long rehab would follow. Despite all that—plus the daily demands of raising three children and running a successful business together—Jason and Erica’s marriage has remained invincible.Every day, you make choices that either build up your relationship or leave it exposed and vulnerable to attack. The highest-performing warrior teams pay attention to developing muscle-memory habits, and your marriage can benefit from the same focus.In Mission: Invincible Marriage, Jason and Erica share the tools they use to lay the foundational beliefs and communication skills a marriage needs to last for life. Each chapter helps readers develop a key tenet of successful relationship-building. Among them:Commit to Friendship: The foundation of all successful marriages is genuine friendshipSupport Each Other’s Dreams: Couples who establish a pattern of supporting each other’s dreams can thrive even when those dreams grow and changeKnow When to Give Space: Learn to trust each other enough to give and take space when needed instead of resorting to passive-aggressive responses and stonewallingEstablish Rituals: Couples can strengthen their marriage by finding ways to invest in small shared actions that reflect and reinforce commitmentFace Conflict Together: Marital strength is not the absence of conflict but the ability to withstand and work through conflictDrawing on their own experiences and the latest research in long-term interpersonal relationships, Mission: Invincible Marriage is a battle-tested guide to nurturing love, especially when the going gets tough.
Mission: A Realistic Guide to Getting and Staying Fit
by James S. FellThe most important part of transforming your physique is showing up. Mission: Motivation, by one of the most popular fitness columnists in North America, will inspire you to get your ass in gear, using actual science. Learn how to get goal-oriented and embrace the fitness lifestyle.
Mistaken Identity
by Doug Dane&“Before I was born, I was set up for abuse.&” So begins the story of Doug Dane, who suffered years of physical and sexual abuse that left him broken, scarred, and unable to form healthy relationships. At the age of thirty-five, headed for a second divorce in four years, Doug realized that he was living like a rat trapped in a maze—anxious, desperate, making the same wrong turns over and over again in a futile search for peace. That moment was the catalyst for beginning a journey to freedom, a journey that would take him through years of self-discovery through which he found the simple truth: You are not who other people say you are. You are free to form your own identity, free from the guilt and shame of the past. You are worthy of more! Doug felt there had to be a better way. He spent years trying to find it but discovered the better way wasn&’t that hard and it didn&’t have to take so long. Mistaken Identity is a pathway to personal freedom that can happen fast if you&’ll let it. Here you will find— 30 simple life lessons that begin your journey to breaking free. Affirming truths that liberate you from guilt and shame. Easy, practical steps you can take right now to let go of your past and begin feeling better about yourself. Take the advice given here. Experience the transformation that is waiting for you.
Mistakes I Made at Work
by Jessica BacalHigh-achieving women share their worst mistakes at work--and how learning from them paved the way to success. Named by Fast Company as a "Top 10 Book You Need to Read This Year" In Mistakes I Made at Work, a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Business Book for Spring 2014, Jessica Bacal interviews twenty-five successful women about their toughest on-the-job moments. These innovators across a variety of fields - from the arts to finance to tech - reveal that they're more thoughtful, purposeful and assertive as leaders because they learned from their mistakes, not because they never made any. Interviewees include: Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild Anna Holmes, founding editor of Jezebel.com Kim Gordon, founding member of the band Sonic Youth Joanna Barsch, Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company Carol Dweck, Stanford psychology professor Ruth Ozeki, New York Times bestselling author of Tale for the Time Being And many more Ideal for millenials just starting their careers, for women seeking to advance at work, or for anyone grappling with issues of perfectionism, Mistakes I Made at Work features fascinating and surprising anecdotes, as well as tips for readers.
Mitos del alma: Historias de ayer para cambiar tu vida hoy
by Claudio María DomínguezGrandes narraciones de alcance universal que servirán para mejorar nuestras relaciones, hallar nuestra esencia como seres humanos y ampliar nuestra capacidad de amar y de disfrutar plenamente de la vida. Cada nuevo libro de Claudio María Domínguez es una aventura inesperada. En este caso se trata de un verdadero viaje en el tiempo: estas páginas nos transportan de regreso al pasado y en un mismo movimiento nos devuelven al presente. Es que en este libro Claudio va de visita a su infancia, a la época en la que saltó a la popularidad con su participación en el célebre programa de televisión Odol pregunta, y recupera de allí aquellas historias mitológicas de Grecia y Roma que tanto lo apasionaban de chico, para repensarlas hoy a partir de un enfoque espiritual y darles una mirada inédita y didáctica. Con el estilo cautivador al que nos tiene acostumbrados -desenfadado y ameno, pero también profundo y erudito-, en Mitos del alma Claudio María Domínguez compila los mejores relatos mitológicos de la Antigüedad clásica y extrae de ellos enseñanzas espirituales para la vida cotidiana del aquí y el ahora. * ¿Qué podemos aprender del ave Fénix acerca de nuestra capacidad de reinventarnos y de sobreponernos a los problemas y las dificultades? * ¿Qué nos enseña el relato de Edipo sobre el miedo al futuro? * ¿Se puede interpretar la leyenda de Sísifo como un ejercicio para entrenar nuestra fuerza de voluntad? * ¿Qué nos dice el mito de Pigmalión y Galatea acerca del amor incondicional y su efecto sanador? * ¿Sigue teniendo vigencia la leyenda de Ícaro y Dédalo? * ¿Qué se puede aprender del falso don que obtuvo el rey Midas? Mitos del alma reúne grandes narraciones de alcance universal que servirán, en definitiva, para mejorar nuestras relaciones, hallar nuestra esencia como seres humanos y ampliar nuestra capacidad de amar y de disfrutar plenamente de la vida.
Mixed Blessing: Embracing the Fullness of Your Multiethnic Identity
by Chandra Crane"So what are you?" Chandra Crane knows what it's like to get that question. She has a Thai birth father, a European American mother, and an African American father who adopted her when she was five. With this mixed multiethnic and multicultural background, she has keenly felt the otherness of never quite fitting in. Where do people of mixed ethnicity belong? Those of us with multiethnic backgrounds may have pain surrounding our mixed heritage. But we also have the privilege and potential to serve the Lord through our unique experiences. Crane explores what Scripture and history teach us about ethnicity and how we can bring all of ourselves to our sense of identity and calling. Discover the fullness of who you are. Find out how your mixed identity can be a blessing to yourself and to the world around you.
Mixed: Embracing Complexity by Uncovering Your God-led Identity
by Eli Bonilla Jr.Many of us feel like we don't belong or are out of touch with our true identity. Discover how you can gain a stronger sense of who God made you to be and step confidently into every relationship, fully owning your unique distinctions and celebrating the differences of others.Group dynamics can be based on the simplest forms of physical and cultural distinctions, and those who don't quite fit the mold of a group can feel like outsiders. The reality is none of us fit into a box. We're all unique with a mixed background—socially, culturally, experientially. For some of us, like Eli Bonilla Jr., we are also mixed ethnically. No one person is an identical copy of anyone else.In Mixed, Eli questions the basis of unity and inclusion and explores the multiple components of our identity, discovering how they can all be reconciled for God&’s purpose as we reflect His image. Mixed will lead you to:find peace with the complexity within yourself,understand yourself more deeply so you can relate to others,experience more human connection through a God-led identity, anddevelop greater empathy, celebrate cultures without creating division, and fight for people in the margins.Eli will remind you that God made you the way you are for good reason, and you belong wherever He says you belong. Pairing personal stories with biblical teaching, Eli will inspire you not to hold back from others but to confidently share the fullness of who you are, and to love, celebrate, and unite with people who are not just different, but beautifully complex.
Miénteme... si te atreves: Claves para detectar la mentira y potenciar tu credibilidad
by José Luis Martín Ovejero«Yo no he sido», «no pasa nada», «te lo juro»... Los humanos mentimos y con frecuencia. En este libro, el experto en comunicación no verbal JOSÉ LUIS MARTÍN OVEJEROte da las claves para que la próxima vez que lo intenten puedas estar alerta. ¿Quieres descubrir las las señales de la mentira? No te dejes engañar. ¡Vive con ventaja! Cuando las personas mienten o no confían en lo que cuentan, se comunican de manera diferente y tanto su lenguaje como su cuerpo pueden delatarlas. Lo mejor de todo es que no son conscientes, no lo pueden evitar. Sin la preparación adecuada, nuestra capacidad de detectar la falta de honestidad es puro azar. Conocer los indicadores concretos de engaño y la detección de la mentira es fundamental a la hora de elevar los índices de éxito en esta misión. Y el propósito de este libro es que puedas identificarlos. No importa tu profesión, saber cuándo alguien miente puede resultarte de gran utilidad en todas las facetas de tu vida. Los lectores han dicho de Tú habla, que yo te leo:«Con ilustraciones, imágenes de personajes relevantes de distintos ámbitos y escrito de una manera conversacional, parece que estás asistiendo a una de sus clases y que te lo está explicando solo a ti». «Definitivamente, José Luis Martín Ovejero ha creado un gran libro que consigue engancharte desde el principio». «Un libro magnífico pero, sobre todo, una herramienta perfecta para dejar de caminar "a ciegas" en la vida. Me dedico a los RRHH y a la comunicación, por lo que este libro se convierte, para mí, en un auténtico tesoro». «Un imprescindible para leer lo que los demás no te dicen con palabras».
Mnemonics: Memorization Techniques for Studying and Everyday Use
by Miguel M. Macieira Renato Santana dos SantosLearn tips and tricks to memorize Numbers, Names, Formulas, Lists and much more! Nowadays, a good and dependable memory is fundamental. After all, there's a huge amount of information that we must record: person's names, bank passwords, formulas, numbers and letters, to-do lists, grocery lists, and so on. Students must absorb a huge amount of subjects, an overwhelming task. They must know how to use what's between their ears - a brain - in the most productive way. With the aid of memorization techniques brought by Mnemonics, students and test-takers may gain an "unfair advantage" over other candidates. In this tip filled book, the reader will learn the following techniques: - number/rhyme technique - number/shape technique - ABC technique - memorization through music - room visualization technique - mental journey - acronyms - acrostics - visual images and much more! What are you waiting for to unravel the secrets of memorization? Buy it right now!
Mnemotécnica: Técnicas de Memorización Para los Estudios y Para el Día a Día
by Marcela Gutiérrez Bravo Miguel M. MacieiraUna memoria pobre es, sin duda, una gran desventaja para los estudiantes y los profesionales, al final, todos tenemos que recordar una infinidad de información para tener éxito en los estudios o en la carrera. Una buena noticia es que, prácticamente, cualquier persona puede mejorar su memoria a través de ejercicios físicos, de manutención de la salud y, también, de técnicas de memorización. En este libro, hablaremos con más detalles sobre las técnicas de memorización, conocidas, en su conjunto, como mnemotécnica. Es importante notar que la mnemotécnica puede ser usada por cualquiera, independientemente de su edad u ocupación profesional.
Mobbing. Cómo Sobrevivir al Acoso Psicológico en el Trabajo
by Iñaki PiñuelEsta nueva obra de Iñaki Piñuel da respuesta a las preguntas que preocupan a las víctimas del mobbing acoso psicológico y a sus familias. Pretende ser una guía o manual de primeros auxilios psicológicos para quienes sufren esa dura situación de crisis personal y profesional. En estas páginas se describe de forma global qué es y cómo funciona el acoso psicológico en el trabajo, se tratan cuestiones relativas a cómo escapar de este proceso y neutralizar las secuelas psicológicas que lo acompañan, se abordan estrategias terapéuticas para ayudar a las personas a liberarse de la culpabilidad y recuperar la autoestima y, finalmente, se analizan los problemas de organización que favorecen el mobbing y se describen útiles estrategias para evitarlo. El viaje que se propone al lector lo implica emocionalmente en vivencias que le ayudarán a salir adelante y superar el mobbing con decisión, dando la batalla personal. Iñaki Piñuel es licenciado en Psicología, psicólogo del Trabajo y de la Organización, psicólogo clínico, y executive MBA por el Instituto de Empresa. Pionero en la investigación y divulgación del mobbing, durante casi dos décadas ha trabajado como consultor especialista en Formación de Directivos y ha sido director de Recursos Humanos en varias multinacionales de alta tecnología. Ha comparecido como experto en el Senado y en varios parlamentos autonómicos del Estado Español, ha sido ponente y conferenciante en foros especializados y colabora en programas de radio y televisión. En la actualidad es profesor titular en la Universidad de Alcalá (Madrid) de Organización y Recursos Humanos. Asimismo, es profesor de Gestión del Conocimiento y de Riesgos Laborales Psicosociales en CEPADE (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) y del máster en Recursos Humanos de la Cámara de Comercio de Madrid. Es autor del primer libro escrito en español sobre el acoso psicológico en el trabajo: Mobbing. Cómo sobrevivir al acoso psicológico en el trabajo y ha escrito numerosos artículos sobre este tema en revistas especializadas.
Mobilizing the Green Imagination
by Anthony WestonDysfunctional cities, catastrophic climate change, ever-deepening distance from nature-today we see environmental disaster everywhere we look. In Mobilizing the Green Imagination, philosophical provocateur Anthony Weston urges us to move beyond ever more desperate attempts to "green" the status quo toward entirely different and far more inviting ecological visions:*Life after transportation-decentralized work, inventive infill, and self-sufficient micro-communities to facilitate life in place*Adaptation with attitude-cities that welcome the rising waters*A great second chance-moving beyond exploitation of the whole natural world*A cosmic ecology-why not a green space program?These postcards from beyond the leading edge of today's green thinking are bold, audacious, extravagantly hopeful, and profoundly inspiring-the perfect antidote to the despair brought on by too many "doom and gloom" scenarios. Nothing less than a complete reinvention of contemporary environmentalism, Mobilizing the Green Imagination belongs in the back pocket of anyone who dares to dream of a brighter future and a better world.Anthony Weston is professor of philosophy and environmental studies at Elon University in North Carolina, where he teaches ethics, environmental studies, and "Millennial Imagination." He is the author of twelve other books, including How to Re-Imagine the World and Back to Earth, as well as many articles on ethics, critical thinking, education, and contemporary culture. At Elon, Weston has been named both Teacher of the Year and Scholar of the Year.
Mocha with Max: Friendly Thoughts & Simple Truths from the Writings of Max Lucado
by Max LucadoEver wish you could sit down and chat with Max over a relaxing cup of coffee? Here's the next best thing! Warm thoughts and simple wisdom from Lucado's writings speak to your heart about the things that matter most---hope, love, faith, relationships---and encourage you to walk the path God has set before you.
Model Citizen: A Memoir
by Joshua MohrThe intimate, gorgeous, garish confessions of Joshua Mohr—writer, father, alcoholic, addictHer teeth marks in the wood are some of my favorite things. Every now and again she rips the pick out of my hand and tosses it inside the guitar . . . I hold it over my head, hole down, shaking it back and forth, the pick rattling around in there. And as it ricochets from side to side, I always think about pills. Maybe the pick has turned into oxy. Or Norco, codeine, Demerol. Maybe it’s a pill and when it falls out I can gobble it up.After years of hard-won sobriety, while rebuilding a life with his wife and young daughter, thirty-five-year-old Joshua Mohr suffers a stroke—his third, it turns out— which uncovers a heart condition requiring surgery. Which requires fentanyl, one of his myriad drugs of choice. This forced “freelapse” should fix his heart, but what will it do to his sobriety? And what if it doesn’t work?Told in stunning, surreal, time-hopping vignettes, Model Citizen is a raw, revealing portrait of an addict. Mohr shines a harsh spotlight into all corners of his life, throwing the wild joys, tragedies, embarrassments, and adventures of his past into bold relief.Pulsing with humanity and humor, revealing the immediacy of an addict climbing out of the murky pit of his past, Model Citizen is a darkly beautiful, incisive confession.