Christine is about to fall in love with a choir boy, but first she takes a wild side trip where she accidentally becomes a celebrated belly dancer in the Middle East. How did this happen to a strait-laced English teenager born in the aftermath of WWII? But never mind belly dancing, really Christine desperately wants to be a spy. And she will get her chance in Canada. Join Christine Potter on her delicious first adventures around the world, moving away and towards her true love; it will keep you laughing, fascinated, and hooked.
Good Planets Are Hard To Buy: A Management Handbook for Creating Conscious Capitalism, Sustainability Principles and Supply Chain Excellence is the definitive book on applying sustainability principles for entrepreneurs, managers and especially supply chain managers to create conscious capitalism in their organizations. Award winning author Larry Berglund shows the history, failures and solutions to the sustainability crisis. The book is divided into Why, Who and How sections and gives anyone practical and progressive ways to start implementing sustainability strategies in any organization immediately! There is a reason this book is consistently given five star reviews and is a vital read for our times because good planets are hard to buy.
Kathrin and John fall in love over a mutual hatred… winter cold. Traveling together for the first time in Mexico, John takes her to a small fishing village with an unusual Blues bar run by the mysterious Diego. She not only falls for the town and its colorful characters, she falls in love with a beautiful casa and naively insists they put in an offer. That’s when things go sideways. Negotiating the Mexican bureaucracy and finding a host of helpful and “interesting” characters becomes their new life. Will Kathrin escape her corporate soul-killing job to be a fulltime writer? Will John ever propose? And, will they ever get to live in their Mexican casa? Find out, in this fun and charming adventure.
Tom Tompkins, known far and wide as Tommy Transit, the man who changes lives wherever he goes, brings his funny and heart-warming stories from behind the wheel of a big city bus. Tom's aha moment came when he realized that he came into contact with over 150,000 people a year. He made a decision to turn his “working Joe” job into a place to reach out and make a difference in the lives of others. He also discovered the key to personal joy, happiness and fulfillment. Tommy Transit's Bus Tales: How to Change the World from 9 to 5 is filled with anecdotes on how to use the Art of Acknowledgement to change your attitude and bring moments of kindness into daily life. His book is a god-send for anyone who faces the challenges of getting through the grind with a smile still on their face.
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Rory may be ADHD or ASD or something else entirely. Everything she does is wrong and everything her confused mother does to help is wrong, and everyone agrees she should just Try Harder. She starts to keep a halting diary to make sense of her private world, but can’t seem to write more than a sentence at a time.But Rory's neurodivergence fuels a powerful imagination and when a new girl arrives at school, Rory knows she finally has something to offer. She begins to spin fantastic tales for the gullible Paige, pretending to conjure up their very own Spirit Guide. The trouble is, Paige wants magic that will change their lives. Magic with Wishes. Rory manages to keep the game going, but when Paige’s wishes turn stranger and darker, Rory realizes she has started something she can’t control. Now they are both hurtling toward disaster. (Finalist in The Heritage Future Great Story Contest and based on true events.
There's a new sleuth in town...Helen Reilly's life is about to change. As a Human Resources Manager for a lucrative Vancouver stock brokerage, she joked, These guys could get away with anything shy of murder as long as they made money. Until she found her CEO dead in the executive lounge. Only a handful of people have executive passes. But which one killed him? And why? Helen teams up with Detective Miguel Consuelos to investigate. Or is it because the Detective is so delicious? They both discover she has a talent for finding the truth. But with this potential romance distracting her, can Helen catch the murderer before the murderer catches on? Enjoy the twists and turns of this mystery and the many characters of the world of high finance in the big little town of downtown Vancouver.
Barry had a problem micro managing his staff although he didn't know it. His team members were anxious and frustrated until he met the Rec Coach and learned to Lead with his HEART. Bev caught Supervisoritis (common and devastating symptoms of an inexperienced supervisor), which could have been avoided, had she known how to apply the Rec Coach’s methods. What do you do with negative feedback about your own work performance that comes from the people you supervise? Learn how the Rec Coach handles hard truths and how to avoid the top 10 mistakes that leaders make. How much do you trust your staff? Your co-workers? What is important in being a Role Model? The answers to these questions and many more are at your finger tips. Edith Martin puts pen to paper after 40 years of experience in Recreation Facility Management with easy-to-read tips for leading a top-notch team.
Find out why writers and will-be writers rave about this book. Kathrin Lake has divided the problems of not writing into five secrets, five simple categories that will free you and your writing. Do you procrastinate on your writing? This book will show you how to stop procrastination in its tracks. Do you start your writing projects, but don’t finish them? This book will tell you what’s up with that and it isn’t all bad news. Do you get lost in your story, feel stuck, say you hate writing, fear judgment, never have time to write, don’t know how to find your writer’s voice, or do any of these anxieties sound familiar to you? You must read this book. With simple, original exercises and inspiring stories Writing with Cold Feet will get you writing again, better than ever.
Whether you are on the frontlines yourself, or you are managing them, or managing those that manage, you need to read Louis Girard’s Frontline Superstars: Respecting and Managing Frontline Workers for Stellar Results. Girard gives stories and remedies that are needed in these post-pandemic days of truly understanding the importance and value of frontline workers everywhere, and in every field. Compassion, common sense and bottom-up values that have been missing in all other management books has arrived.
Angel is a lively young girl who isn’t afraid of much, except bugs! But, her Granny is a bug scientist who loves bugs. One day, Angel helps Granny unpack a mysterious package which changes everything. Together they experience the fascinating world of “metamorphosis” as they watch caterpillars transform into beautiful Painted Lady butterflies. As Angel anticipates the excitement and pressure of competing in a Science Fair, they learn new things about each other and themselves. The bond between granddaughter and grandmother strengthens as they rescue Angel's favorite butterfly, Josie, from a broken wing. This book is based on true facts about insects and nature and uses humour and real life experiences as a teaching tool. Kids are having such a good time they don't even realize they are learning. It is a great resource for parents and teachers whether at home, at grandma's house or in a classroom. Who knew science could be so fun?
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