Surviving Year

Just like all little girls, I hoped I was special and that one day my powers would be revealed. My parents would be bewildered, my friends would equally worship and envy me, and my bullies would run away in terror! Nothing happened when I turned 10. I didn't grow wings at 12, still wasn't able to make things move with my mind at 14, and at 16, I was already too old to believe in such nonsense. Well, what do you think happened the day I turned 18? I got the confirmation that I was only human. In the mail! Oh, and also an invitation to apply to the Grim Reaper Academy.

After the loss of a loved one, grief can become overwhelming and one of the most devastating experiences you can face in life. The death and subsequent aftermath are life changing. Author Gary Sturgis knows first-hand that grief is an everyday experience and dealing with the pain and sorrow on a daily basis can be a daunting task. In SURVIVING GRIEF: 365 Days a Year, Gary offers you reassuring guidance and comforting advice as you travel through your personal grief journey. He provides a daily reflection for each day of the calendar year. Reading just one page a day will help you find hope ...

#1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A high-octane, no-holds-barred account of a year inside Formula 1 from Haas team principal Guenther Steiner, star of Drive to Survive, one of the most successful Netflix series of all time “People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me...

Toddlers don’t come with a manual, but here’s the next best thing. We’re Parenting a Toddler! is a comprehensive guide to parenting toddlers, with tons of practical strategies and sympathy for first-time parents. Get sound advice and funny stories from a four-time parent who’s been in the toddler trenches, covering key situations from eating, sleeping, and tantrums, to potty training, communication, and so much more.

Everyone tells you marriage is hard, but no one tells you what to do about it. At age thirty-four, Jo Piazza got her romantic-comedy ending when she met the man of her dreams on a boat in the Galápagos Islands and was engaged three months later. But before long, Jo found herself riddled with...

Banished is an eye-opening, deeply personal account of life inside the cult known as the Westboro Baptist Church, as well as a fascinating story of adaptation and perseverance. You've likely heard of the Westboro Baptist Church. Perhaps you've seen their pickets on the news, the members holding...

Bloomsbury presents Hiccups by Diane Arnaout, read by WIllow Nash. The quintessential guide for new parents while they navigate the joys and challenges of their baby’s first year. Parenting these days is harder than ever, and having a new baby in the age of social media is both a blessing and...

"Dan Bittner flawlessly narrates this matchless memoir, which captures writer Gary Paulsen's bittersweet life...The sublime narration and satisfying conclusion contribute to a rewarding listening experience." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner A middle grade memoir from a living...

Raising a teenage girl can be overwhelming for the most important female figure in her life: her mother. From handling the often delicate situations surrounding academic performance, athletics, friendships, sexual activity, and drug and alcohol experimentation to instilling a healthy body image and providing a strong role model, mothers often feel alone in their struggle to cope with all that they must do for their daughters.

Dude, you're a dad now! Picking up where From Dude to Dad left off, author and founder of the popular Diaper Dude parenting brand Chris Pegula dives into the first two years of parenting and furthers his deeply held belief that you don't have to lose yourself when you become a father. Once again...

There comes a time in every new mother's life when she realizes that all the pregnancy well-wishes and baby shower gifts left her profoundly unqualified for the realities of life with a newborn. Who knew there would be so much crying - and how much of that crying would be coming from the mom?

Winner of the Pinnacle Achievement Book Award for Religion and recipient of a Literary Titan gold award, Surviving Freshman Year follows a group of students through their first year of college. Each session describes a decision a student faces and provides biblical wisdom addressing the decision. By using the scripture and discussion questions for each chapter, this book will help students answer the question, "Is the Bible still relevant today?" Students looking for something both real and authentic will find that the Bible is both of these and absolutely relevant today.

Each year, more and more emphasis is placed on achieving good results in the end-of-school exams. This can lead to students feeling extraordinary pressure and having unrealistic expectations. In this all-new and completely revised edition of the bestselling Surviving Year 12, Dr Michael...

Kristina, the second of four children, begins by telling how a little sip of vodka sipped secretly at a party her parents were giving started her on a pathway to addiction. In that instant, alcohol became her pathway to comfort. Over the next eight years, she sank further into addiction, moving on to cocaine and methamphetamines. In telling her story, she gives a brutally honest description of her addiction and crimes.

The academy teaches policy. The job teaches survival. Starting a career in corrections is nothing like television, theory, or classroom training. Once a new officer steps behind the walls, the real lessons begin: inmate manipulation, toxic staff culture, report writing, tactical communication, complacency, contraband, stress, and the pressure of making the right decision when everything is moving fast. Beyond the Academy is a practical field guide for new correctional officers who want to survive their first years with confidence, professionalism, and integrity. Written by veteran ...

There is a stack of flattened cardboard in your garage. You put it there in March, after you watched a video where somebody laid cardboard over their lawn and forty seconds later stood in a yard full of butterflies. It is July now. The cardboard has a water stain on it. You are not lazy. You are missing the part in the middle, and nobody has written it down. This book is the part in the middle. It does not spend sixty pages convincing you that lawns are ecologically expensive, because you already believe that. It starts on the Saturday you actually have, and it walks you through every step ...

The most outspoken and combative coach in NBA history—and one of the most successful, amassing more than 1,175 victories, the sixth best winning record ever—reflects on his life, his career, and his battles on and off the basketball court in this no-holds-barred memoir A man of deep passion...

"The only people who think you are a doctor are you and your mom.” Not exactly the warm welcome naive Wisconsin med school graduate Sal Iaquinta is expecting after moving to urban Oakland, California, for his first year of surgical residency. Now all this new doctor has to look forward to is somehow surviving the next 365 days of drug-addicted patients, sleep deprivation, brutal work hours, and even more brutal staff surgeons while also trying desperately to hang onto his humanity...not to mention his girlfriend back home. But as hard as They try to kill him by crushing his spirit along ...

Retirement is frequently presented to us as a goal to strive for, like a prize sitting at the end of a long journey. We’re told that if we work hard and set money aside, we’ll be rewarded someday in the future, living comfortably in a new our golden years. It just sounds so wonderful, but is it? Barwell Hollings draws upon his own experience to present an approach to retirement that goes beyond the financial aspects.

Rumours of war ignites both feelings of dread and excitement around New Zealand as the country prepares to follow Great Britain into what will become known as ‘the war to end all wars’. As the country empties of men, the consequences are felt on the Mokau, no more so than Middle River where those left behind are having to go back to the land to hold on to the dreams they once held so high. Richard Murphy, Theo Twentyman, and Tama Ratahi, young men who have been friends since birth, ride out to Maryville above Middle River for their final pig hunt. But it doesn’t go to plan and how ...