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Michaela DePrince was known as girl no. 27 at the orphanage where she was abandoned at a young age and tormented as a "devil child" for a skin condition that makes her skin appear spotted. But it was at the orphanage that Michaela would find a picture of a beautiful ballerina en pointe that would help change the course of her life. At the age of four, Michaela was adopted by an American family who encouraged her love of dancing and enrolled her in classes.

For more than three decades, author, speaker, and entrepreneur Merrick Rosenberg has taught America’s leading corporations how to embrace the power of personality. By replacing the alphabet soup found in personality assessments with four birds – the Eagle, Parrot, Dove, and Owl – Rosenberg has helped people understand themselves and transform their relationships with colleagues, friends, and family members. Parents and teachers have long asked: Can you teach the birds to our children? From the author of Personality Wins, The Chameleon, and Taking Flight! comes the long-awaited book ...

A learning differences expert shares stories, strategies, and information about what students with disabilities need to be successful in college. In Taking Flight, Dr. Perry T. Laroque shares his insight and expertise on a range of important issues many students with a wide range of disabilities face as they head off to college. Rather than merely focusing on the academic aspects, LaRoque addresses the full college experience, discussing the strategies and perspective needed to thrive in the classroom and beyond.

Imagine what it would be like to understand the actions and motivations of others - and to know how to apply such knowledge to be a more effective leader, teacher, coach, or salesperson - or even a better partner, or parent. The Chameleon, by Merrick Rosenberg, a fun, easy-to-understand listen, teaches powerful lessons about gaining deeper self-awareness, maximizing personal strengths, and empowering others around you. The Chameleon contains 22 fables based on the Eagle, Parrot, Dove, and Owl personality styles.

Sira always dreamed of becoming an airship pilot. She's gone against her family's wishes and suppressed her magical gift to train at the Academy. Top of her class, she's almost guaranteed to pass, until her final flight exam is interrupted and her life gets thrown off course. Stranded with James, the frustrating mage assigned to her exam, Sira is determined to get back to the open skies where she belongs.

Jeremy Walsh's parents assume he's been abducted by the elderly man he met on a cross-country flight, but it's the other way around. Two unlikely companions meet in midair: thirteen-year-old Jeremy, sent against his will by his father to spend the summer with his bipolar mother, and Harry, one-legged and afflicted with mid-stage Alzheimer's, who escapes the confinement of home. Their journey begins, trailed by Harry's wife and Jeremy's parents, who threaten to cut it short. It's a race against time and circumstance.

Taking Flight features conversations with people who are redefining disability by challenging the world we live in.

No More Constant Cleaning! Transform your life by potty-training your bird without frustration or expensive tools—yes, it’s possible, even if you’ve never trained a pet before! Are you overwhelmed by the mess and clean-up that comes with owning a parakeet? Do you long for a life where your bird isn’t constantly leaving surprises around the house or in their cage? Has the idea of potty training your parakeet seemed impossible due to lack of time or funds to train, leaving you resigned to endless clean-ups? If you answered yes to any of these, you’re not alone. Many parakeet owners ...

Taking Flight is a deeply compelling, humorous, and truly moving work that brings to the stage a mystical and poignant tale of a friendship tested by tragedy, and of the resilience of the human heart.

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2023* ‘This book soars… Parikian is a nature writer at the top of his game.’ Steve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs This is the miracle of flight as you’ve never seen it before: the evolutionary story of life on...

If you’ve never met Coolstone, you’ll join those who have and cannot forget him; he always leaves you wanting more. If you know Coolstone, this is the book you have been waiting for. Coolstone was raised on a diet of airplanes: transports, trainers, and fighters and got himself into every tight spot imaginable. He made every mistake a pilot can make and was always ready for the next take-off, even when dressed only in his skivvies.

The Me I Want to Be will help you discover spiritual vitality like never before as you learn to "live in the flow of the spirit." Why does spiritual growth seem so difficult? God's vision for your life is not just that you are saved by grace, but that you also learn to live by grace, flourishing...

Refusing to follow the traditional career path for girls, Lisa Turner sets out to fulfill a promise she makes to her dying mother, disrupting the status quo every step of the way. When Lisa decides to build an airplane in the garage at the age of 45, her family thinks she has gone too far....

The trouble with growing up is that you have to figure out who you want to be… As if moving out of her parents' house and away from her hometown wasn’t scary enough, Cory Sorrano finds herself at Southern Gulf University not knowing a soul on campus. She is chasing her childhood dreams of becoming a female pilot in the male-dominated aviation industry and already feeling the pressure to succeed. On the first day of class, Cory quite literally bumps into Samson Wallis, a fellow Aviation major who is easy on the eyes but has an equally gorgeous girlfriend back home in Virginia. As the two...

Welcome back to Bright's Pond. Now that her morbidly obese sister, Agnes Sparrow, is comfortably dieting at the Greenbrier nursing home, Griselda has time to fly - literally. A pilot makes an emergency landing on Hector's Hill and creates quite a ruckus in the otherwise sleepy town of Bright's Pond. Griselda becomes enamored with Cliff Cardwell and his airplane, a 1952 Cessna Beachpiper, and takes him up on his offer of flying lessons.

Beef or chicken? The passengers onboard the Blue Yonder Airways flight to Australia were give a choice of inflight meal. But now, someone else has chosen their destiny, and the plane has vanished from the radar screens. With so little information and the terrible prospect that the plane has simply dropped our of the sky, Andrew, who works for the airline, is desperate to follow the trail.

Discover the enchanting world of hummingbirds with "Hummingbird Watching 101," your ultimate guide to observing these extraordinary creatures in their natural habitats. Immerse yourself in a comprehensive journey as you learn the ins and outs of hummingbird watching, from the basics to advanced techniques. Embark on an exciting adventure as you dive into the fascinating world of hummingbirds, gaining insight into their anatomy, behavior, and captivating regalia. This book will equip you with the essential knowledge and tools needed to venture into the captivating universe of our tiny, ...

A Thrilling Magical Adventure That Teaches Real-World Lessons! When a talking cow with wings lands on their front steps, Imani, Tommy, and Maya know they're in for an extraordinary day. Whisked away to the Sky Realm, the three friends discover that seven different celebrations have gotten tangled together—and they're the only ones who can help! Perfect for young readers who love: ✓ Fast-paced magical adventures ✓ Strong, diverse characters working as a team ✓ Stories that blend fantasy with real-world learning ✓ Chapter books with illustrations-ready scenes ✓ Books that ...

For thousands of years, personality types have offered fixed descriptions of who we are. In Personality Intelligence, award-winning author and personality expert Merrick Rosenberg—also known as the Bird Guy—takes it further and shows us how we can develop our personalities to become our best selves.

When twelve-year-old Billie is out exploring with her pet chicken, she sees a plane crash into a field and is left wondering if the pilot even survived. Determined to find out more, Billie finds a way into the ATA – a group of amazing pilots who defy the odds to get planes from the factories to the front lines – and her life changes forever. Some of the pilots are men who are too old, or too injured for the air force. But many more are women. Intrepid, inspiring women who show Billie what she might grow up to become.