Author: Kari-Lynn Winters
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781896580838
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A boy recounts all the special times he has shared with his dog as they have both gotten older.
No-Matter-What Friend
Author: Kari-Lynn Winters
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781896580838
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A boy recounts all the special times he has shared with his dog as they have both gotten older.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781896580838
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A boy recounts all the special times he has shared with his dog as they have both gotten older.
Friends No Matter What
Author: Tony Johnston
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689853262
Category : Extraterrestrial beings
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Science Fiction Film examines one of the most enduring and popular genres of Hollywood cinema, suggesting how the science fiction film reflects attitudes toward science, technology, and reason as they have evolved in American culture over the course of the twentieth century. J. P. Telotte provides a survey of science fiction film criticism, emphasizing humanist, psychological, ideological, feminist, and postmodern critiques. He also sketches a history of the genre, from its earliest literary manifestations to the present, while touching on and comparing it to pulp fiction, early television science fiction, and Japanese anim. Telotte offers in-depth readings of three key films: Robocop, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and THX 1138, each of which typifies a particular form of science fiction fantasy. Challenging the boundaries usually seen between high and low culture, literature and film, Science Fiction Film reasserts the central role of fantasy in popular films, even those concerned with reason, science, and technology.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689853262
Category : Extraterrestrial beings
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Science Fiction Film examines one of the most enduring and popular genres of Hollywood cinema, suggesting how the science fiction film reflects attitudes toward science, technology, and reason as they have evolved in American culture over the course of the twentieth century. J. P. Telotte provides a survey of science fiction film criticism, emphasizing humanist, psychological, ideological, feminist, and postmodern critiques. He also sketches a history of the genre, from its earliest literary manifestations to the present, while touching on and comparing it to pulp fiction, early television science fiction, and Japanese anim. Telotte offers in-depth readings of three key films: Robocop, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and THX 1138, each of which typifies a particular form of science fiction fantasy. Challenging the boundaries usually seen between high and low culture, literature and film, Science Fiction Film reasserts the central role of fantasy in popular films, even those concerned with reason, science, and technology.
How Kids Make Friends
Author: Lonnie Michelle
Publisher: Freedom Publishing Company (IL)
ISBN: 9780963815217
Category : Child development
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A practical book to help children learn to make friends.
Publisher: Freedom Publishing Company (IL)
ISBN: 9780963815217
Category : Child development
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A practical book to help children learn to make friends.
Living Well, Spending Less
Author: Ruth Soukup
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 0310337739
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
“If you struggle to simplify your life and wish you could savor the here and now, this book is a must-read.” —Crystal Paine, founder of MoneySavingMom.com and New York Times–bestselling author Have you ever felt that your life—and budget—is spiraling out of control? Do you sometimes wish you could pull yourself together but wonder exactly how to manage all the scattered pieces of a chaotic life? Is it possible to find balance? In a word, yes. Ruth Soukup knows firsthand how stressful an unorganized life and budget can be. Through personal stories, biblical truth, and practical action plans, she will inspire you to make real and lasting changes to your personal goals, home, and finances. With honesty and the wisdom of someone who has been there, Ruth will help you: Discover your “sweet spot” —that place where your talents and abilities intersect. Take back your time and schedule by making simple shifts in your daily habits. Reduce stress in your home and family by clearing out the clutter. Stop busting your budget and learn to cut your grocery bill in half. This book provides real and practical solutions from someone who has been there. Ruth doesn’t just offer advice, she walks it with you, and shares with brutal honesty her own mistakes, failures, and shortcomings. It is encouraging, motivating, and life-changing. “An inspiring book full of step-by-step instructions and spiritual wisdom. I love how Ruth is transparent about her mistakes as she leads us to reevaluate our priorities. This book is a great biblical guide to living well and finding joy!” —Courtney Joseph, founder of Women Living Well Ministries
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 0310337739
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
“If you struggle to simplify your life and wish you could savor the here and now, this book is a must-read.” —Crystal Paine, founder of MoneySavingMom.com and New York Times–bestselling author Have you ever felt that your life—and budget—is spiraling out of control? Do you sometimes wish you could pull yourself together but wonder exactly how to manage all the scattered pieces of a chaotic life? Is it possible to find balance? In a word, yes. Ruth Soukup knows firsthand how stressful an unorganized life and budget can be. Through personal stories, biblical truth, and practical action plans, she will inspire you to make real and lasting changes to your personal goals, home, and finances. With honesty and the wisdom of someone who has been there, Ruth will help you: Discover your “sweet spot” —that place where your talents and abilities intersect. Take back your time and schedule by making simple shifts in your daily habits. Reduce stress in your home and family by clearing out the clutter. Stop busting your budget and learn to cut your grocery bill in half. This book provides real and practical solutions from someone who has been there. Ruth doesn’t just offer advice, she walks it with you, and shares with brutal honesty her own mistakes, failures, and shortcomings. It is encouraging, motivating, and life-changing. “An inspiring book full of step-by-step instructions and spiritual wisdom. I love how Ruth is transparent about her mistakes as she leads us to reevaluate our priorities. This book is a great biblical guide to living well and finding joy!” —Courtney Joseph, founder of Women Living Well Ministries
How To Make Friends Easily
Author: Rebecca Collins
Publisher: Keith Everett
ISBN: 9781915677273
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
HOW CAN YOU MAKE FRIENDS?? Are you finding it difficult to meet new people Tired of feeling lonely? Does the thought of having to make small talk leave you feeling anxious and overwhelmed? DISCOVER practical ways to meet new people, learn the art of small talk, and find out how to nurture lifelong friendships. Rebecca Collins, the author of the groundbreaking ‘Love Yourself Deeply’, is back, this time with a powerful guide for those who feel lonely, isolated, and lacking friends. "How To Make Friends Easily" This self-help guide is full of empowering tools and strategies to help you overcome shyness, learn the social skills needed to connect with others and handle those awkward pauses when meeting someone new. This book is an absolute MUST for young adults, students, parents, people of all ages, and those living alone, this book is full of well-researched strategies that you can use to find friends easily and form deeper, more meaningful friendships. Learn how to: Build the confidence to approach potential friends and develop a fulfilling relationship open up to people and allow them to get to know you better Apply strategies for overcoming your fear of small talk Make new friends easily at school, college, or in a new city Enjoy the holiday season instead of dreading it because you are all alone Use the powerful Pareto Principle to create long-lasting friendships Each chapter addresses different challenges you may be facing when it comes to making friends, with tried and tested strategies to overcome them. Discover how to nurture true friendships that will stand the test of time and learn the skills you need to create a happier, more fulfilling life. “Never has there been a more timely book than this, which comes along to tackle the real issues of social isolation and stress.” A "Must Read" for anyone who feels lonely because of a lack of friends. This book brilliantly explains what true friends are, why we need them and how to find them. It gives really useful suggestions on where to look for friends in a variety of situations as well as what to say to break the ice and start a conversation. I especially loved the chapter about Christmas and other major holidays. As a single person, this was especially helpful. After reading this book, you never need to feel lonely again. - Tina Sibley - UK
Publisher: Keith Everett
ISBN: 9781915677273
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
HOW CAN YOU MAKE FRIENDS?? Are you finding it difficult to meet new people Tired of feeling lonely? Does the thought of having to make small talk leave you feeling anxious and overwhelmed? DISCOVER practical ways to meet new people, learn the art of small talk, and find out how to nurture lifelong friendships. Rebecca Collins, the author of the groundbreaking ‘Love Yourself Deeply’, is back, this time with a powerful guide for those who feel lonely, isolated, and lacking friends. "How To Make Friends Easily" This self-help guide is full of empowering tools and strategies to help you overcome shyness, learn the social skills needed to connect with others and handle those awkward pauses when meeting someone new. This book is an absolute MUST for young adults, students, parents, people of all ages, and those living alone, this book is full of well-researched strategies that you can use to find friends easily and form deeper, more meaningful friendships. Learn how to: Build the confidence to approach potential friends and develop a fulfilling relationship open up to people and allow them to get to know you better Apply strategies for overcoming your fear of small talk Make new friends easily at school, college, or in a new city Enjoy the holiday season instead of dreading it because you are all alone Use the powerful Pareto Principle to create long-lasting friendships Each chapter addresses different challenges you may be facing when it comes to making friends, with tried and tested strategies to overcome them. Discover how to nurture true friendships that will stand the test of time and learn the skills you need to create a happier, more fulfilling life. “Never has there been a more timely book than this, which comes along to tackle the real issues of social isolation and stress.” A "Must Read" for anyone who feels lonely because of a lack of friends. This book brilliantly explains what true friends are, why we need them and how to find them. It gives really useful suggestions on where to look for friends in a variety of situations as well as what to say to break the ice and start a conversation. I especially loved the chapter about Christmas and other major holidays. As a single person, this was especially helpful. After reading this book, you never need to feel lonely again. - Tina Sibley - UK
Best Friends, No Matter What
Author: Pet Serrano
Publisher: Singing Moon Press
ISBN: 0977049795
Category : Best friends
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Loki and Mayday show children and newlyweds how to have happy and healthy lasting relationships as only two 5-year-old cats can. This sweet and simple story teaches young children and reminds grownups that they can be friends with someone without always enjoying all of the same things all of the time.
Publisher: Singing Moon Press
ISBN: 0977049795
Category : Best friends
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Loki and Mayday show children and newlyweds how to have happy and healthy lasting relationships as only two 5-year-old cats can. This sweet and simple story teaches young children and reminds grownups that they can be friends with someone without always enjoying all of the same things all of the time.
On Friendship
Author: Alexander Nehamas
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465098614
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
An eminent philosopher reflects on the nature of friendship, past and present Friends are a constant feature of our lives, yet friendship itself is difficult to define. Even Michel de Montaigne, author of the seminal essay "Of Friendship," found it nearly impossible to account for the great friendship of his life. Why is something so commonplace and universal so hard to grasp? What is it about the nature of friendship that proves so elusive? In On Friendship, the acclaimed philosopher Alexander Nehamas launches an original and far-ranging investigation of friendship. Exploring the long history of philosophical thinking on the subject, from Aristotle to Emerson and beyond, and drawing on examples from literature, art, drama, and his own life, Nehamas shows that for centuries, friendship was as much a public relationship as it was a private one-inseparable from politics and commerce, favors and perks. Now that it is more firmly in the private realm, Nehamas holds, close friendship is central to the good life. Profound and affecting, On Friendship sheds light on why we love our friends-and how they determine who we are, and who we might become.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465098614
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
An eminent philosopher reflects on the nature of friendship, past and present Friends are a constant feature of our lives, yet friendship itself is difficult to define. Even Michel de Montaigne, author of the seminal essay "Of Friendship," found it nearly impossible to account for the great friendship of his life. Why is something so commonplace and universal so hard to grasp? What is it about the nature of friendship that proves so elusive? In On Friendship, the acclaimed philosopher Alexander Nehamas launches an original and far-ranging investigation of friendship. Exploring the long history of philosophical thinking on the subject, from Aristotle to Emerson and beyond, and drawing on examples from literature, art, drama, and his own life, Nehamas shows that for centuries, friendship was as much a public relationship as it was a private one-inseparable from politics and commerce, favors and perks. Now that it is more firmly in the private realm, Nehamas holds, close friendship is central to the good life. Profound and affecting, On Friendship sheds light on why we love our friends-and how they determine who we are, and who we might become.
The Great Mental Models, Volume 1
Author: Shane Parrish
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593719972
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593719972
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.
Friendships Don't Just Happen!
Author: Shasta Nelson
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1618582755
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This essential go-to guide reveals how women can enhance their lives by creating valuable friendships in today’s busy, mobile world, from nationally recognized friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com. Every woman is searching for a happier, healthier, more fulfilling life. Many realize the significant role that an intimate, tightly knit circle of friends plays in creating a more fulfilling life, but with hectic schedules, frequent moves, and life changes, it’s more important than ever for women to establish natural, meaningful friendships that will contribute to their overall wellbeing. In Friendships Don’t Just Happen!, Shasta Nelson, friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com, reveals the most important proven steps, processes, and secrets vital to establishing the five different levels of friendships, or Circles of Connectedness, that women—no matter their age or relationship status—are longing for in today’s stressful and mobile culture. This revolutionary, engaging guide will also benefit women who already feel rooted to fabulous friends, with insightful principles that will help them maintain and enhance their current friendships. Full of practical how-to tips, fun activities, guiding questions, and step-by-step instructions, Friendships Don’t Just Happen! highlights several areas of developing lasting friendships, teaching women how to: Evaluate their current circle of friends Recognize what types of friends they are seeking based on career, interests, location, and relationship status Create a prioritized friendship action plan Find extraordinary friends—where to look and how to approach them Take initiative to jumpstart friendships and face fears of rejection Establish “frientimacy,” trust, and happiness through conversation and activities Maintain meaningful friendships and determine which ones are worthwhile Excerpt from Friendships Don't Just Happen: There is a lie out there that real friendship just happens. When I was new to San Francisco eight years ago, I remember standing at a café window on Polk Street watching a group of women inside, huddled around a table laughing. Like the puppy dog at the pound, I looked through the glass, wishing someone would pick me to be theirs. I had a phone full of far-flung friends’ phone numbers, but I didn’t yet know anyone I could just sit and laugh with in a café. It hit me how very hard the friendship process is. I’m an outgoing, socially comfortable woman with a long line of good friendships behind me. And yet I stood there feeling very lonely. And insecure. And exhausted at just the idea of how far I was from that reality. I knew I couldn’t just walk in there and introduce myself to them. “Hi! You look like fun women, can I join you?” I would have been met with stares of pity. No one wants to seem desperate, even if we are. We don’t have platonic pick-up lines memorized. Flirting for friends seems creepy. Asking for her phone number like we’re going to call her up for a Saturday night date is just plain weird. All the batting of my eyelashes wasn’t going to send the right signals. And so I turned away from the scene of laughter and walked away. No, unfortunately, friendships don’t just happen. We Value Belonging Friendships may not happen automatically, but what we crave about them sure seems to! We all want to belong—that need to be connected to others is an inherent desire. We live our entire lives trying to fit in, be known, attract acceptance, and experience intimacy. We desperately want to have others care about us. This book is about that hunger. And more pointedly, it is about listening to it and learning how to fulfill it.
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1618582755
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This essential go-to guide reveals how women can enhance their lives by creating valuable friendships in today’s busy, mobile world, from nationally recognized friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com. Every woman is searching for a happier, healthier, more fulfilling life. Many realize the significant role that an intimate, tightly knit circle of friends plays in creating a more fulfilling life, but with hectic schedules, frequent moves, and life changes, it’s more important than ever for women to establish natural, meaningful friendships that will contribute to their overall wellbeing. In Friendships Don’t Just Happen!, Shasta Nelson, friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com, reveals the most important proven steps, processes, and secrets vital to establishing the five different levels of friendships, or Circles of Connectedness, that women—no matter their age or relationship status—are longing for in today’s stressful and mobile culture. This revolutionary, engaging guide will also benefit women who already feel rooted to fabulous friends, with insightful principles that will help them maintain and enhance their current friendships. Full of practical how-to tips, fun activities, guiding questions, and step-by-step instructions, Friendships Don’t Just Happen! highlights several areas of developing lasting friendships, teaching women how to: Evaluate their current circle of friends Recognize what types of friends they are seeking based on career, interests, location, and relationship status Create a prioritized friendship action plan Find extraordinary friends—where to look and how to approach them Take initiative to jumpstart friendships and face fears of rejection Establish “frientimacy,” trust, and happiness through conversation and activities Maintain meaningful friendships and determine which ones are worthwhile Excerpt from Friendships Don't Just Happen: There is a lie out there that real friendship just happens. When I was new to San Francisco eight years ago, I remember standing at a café window on Polk Street watching a group of women inside, huddled around a table laughing. Like the puppy dog at the pound, I looked through the glass, wishing someone would pick me to be theirs. I had a phone full of far-flung friends’ phone numbers, but I didn’t yet know anyone I could just sit and laugh with in a café. It hit me how very hard the friendship process is. I’m an outgoing, socially comfortable woman with a long line of good friendships behind me. And yet I stood there feeling very lonely. And insecure. And exhausted at just the idea of how far I was from that reality. I knew I couldn’t just walk in there and introduce myself to them. “Hi! You look like fun women, can I join you?” I would have been met with stares of pity. No one wants to seem desperate, even if we are. We don’t have platonic pick-up lines memorized. Flirting for friends seems creepy. Asking for her phone number like we’re going to call her up for a Saturday night date is just plain weird. All the batting of my eyelashes wasn’t going to send the right signals. And so I turned away from the scene of laughter and walked away. No, unfortunately, friendships don’t just happen. We Value Belonging Friendships may not happen automatically, but what we crave about them sure seems to! We all want to belong—that need to be connected to others is an inherent desire. We live our entire lives trying to fit in, be known, attract acceptance, and experience intimacy. We desperately want to have others care about us. This book is about that hunger. And more pointedly, it is about listening to it and learning how to fulfill it.
Friends Forever
Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250849861
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Following up their mega-bestselling Real Friends and Best Friends graphic memoirs, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are back with Friends Forever, a story about learning to love yourself exactly as you are. Shannon is in eighth grade, and life is more complicated than ever. Everything keeps changing, her classmates are starting to date each other (but nobody wants to date her!), and no matter how hard she tries, Shannon can never seem to just be happy. As she works through her insecurities and undiagnosed depression, she worries about disappointing all the people who care about her. Is something wrong with her? Can she be the person everyone expects her to be? And who does she actually want to be? With their signature humor, warmth, and insight, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham have crafted another incredible love letter to their younger selves and to readers everywhere, a reminder to us all that we are enough.
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250849861
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Following up their mega-bestselling Real Friends and Best Friends graphic memoirs, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are back with Friends Forever, a story about learning to love yourself exactly as you are. Shannon is in eighth grade, and life is more complicated than ever. Everything keeps changing, her classmates are starting to date each other (but nobody wants to date her!), and no matter how hard she tries, Shannon can never seem to just be happy. As she works through her insecurities and undiagnosed depression, she worries about disappointing all the people who care about her. Is something wrong with her? Can she be the person everyone expects her to be? And who does she actually want to be? With their signature humor, warmth, and insight, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham have crafted another incredible love letter to their younger selves and to readers everywhere, a reminder to us all that we are enough.