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100 Top Picks For Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing The Right Curriculum And Approach For Your Child's Learning Style
by Cathy Duffy
The key to successful home education, homeschool veterans will tell you, is determining your educational philosophy and marrying it to your child’s learning style. Then you can make an informed decision in choosing the right educational curriculum for the child. This is the formula for success. In 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum, homeschool guru Cathy Duffy can help you accomplish these critical tasks.... (more)
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The Out-of-Sync Child
Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
by Carol Stock Kranowitz
NEWLY REVISED AND UPDATED The Out-of-Sync Child broke new ground by identifying Sensory Processing Disorder, a common but frequently misdiagnosed problem in which the central nervous system misinterprets messages from the senses. This newly revised edition features additional information from recent research on vision and hearing deficits, motor skill problems, nutrition and picky eaters, ADHA, autism, and... (more)
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A Leader Becomes a Leader
Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation
by J. Kevin Sheehan
A Leader Becomes a Leader opens with a window on history: Henry David Thoreau riding a borrowed horse and wagon into the woods around Concord, Massachusetts to Walden Pond in 1845. There, he writes a classic work that has a powerful effect on the lives and philosophies of seminal leaders in the next century as diverse as Mohandas Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela. Thoreau believed that a... (more)
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The Origins and Development of the English Language
by John Algeo, Thomas Pyles
Updated to reflect current research and rewritten to further enhance the clarity of presentation, the fifth edition of this best-seller continues to take a linguistic-analysis approach as well and focus on the facts of language rather than theoretical approaches.
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
You Can Stop Fighting With Your Children Here is the bestselling book that will give you the know-how you need to be more effective with your children--and more supportive of yourself. Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals around the world, the down-to-earth, respectful approach of Faber and Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding. Now, in this... (more)
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What You Don't Know May Be Killing You!
by Don Colbert
You know that proper diet, exercise and rest can keep you in good health. But you're not sure you're doing enough. You've seen family or friends devastated by illness- even those who cared for their h
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The Maker's Diet
The 40-Day Health Experience That Will Change Your Life Forever
by Jordan Rubin
Miracle cure stories abound when it comes to natural healing. A super nutrient reverses cancer after chemotherapy has failed. A Chinese herb lowers high blood pressure in a patient with heart disease after being dismissed as quackery by doctors. Jordan S. Rubin’s account of returning from the medical abyss, however, includes an original twist. After several years of battling Crohn’s Disease, which included a small... (more)
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For Dummies
Dating for Dummies
by Joy Browne
Dating can be great or it can be the absolute pits, whether you're 17 or 70. The basic story of dating hasn't changed in thousands of years – boy meets girl and they make a connection. So why such sweaty palms if the dating game is so old? No, it’s not because you’re the nerd of the universe and everyone else is way cooler than you are. It’s because the rules have all changed. On top of that, dating can feel... (more)
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Keep Chickens!
Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces
by Barbara Kilarski
Chickens are hot! There's a chicken-farming boomlet on the rise, with upscale urban and suburban homeowners from every part of the country ordering fancy breeds of chickens, hiring architects to build elegant chicken coops in their backyards, and signing up for classes on how to raise a happy, healthy flock in a small space. Now Barbara Kilarski, a woman with a passion for poultry, offers a handbook that is as... (more)
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The Complete Encyclopedia of Needlework
by Therese De Dillmont
A comprehensive resource for needlecraft projects which contains over 250 entries.
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An Elephant In the Living Room - The Children's Book
by Jill M. Hastings, Marion H. Typpo
An illustrated story to help children understand and cope with the problem of alcoholism or other drug addiction in the family.
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The Gift of ADHD Activity Book: 101 Ways to Turn Your Child's Problems into Strengths (Companion)
by Lara Honos-Webb
The chapters of the book are organized by strengths that can be developed in a child. There is a short discussion of the importance of each strength, and then the book offers simple activities that parents do with their child-often in just a few minutes-to help develop them. Throughout the book strikes a positive note, stressing things that parents can do themselves to encourage and support their child... (more)
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Carole Marsh Mysteries - Real Kids, Real Places: Book 16
The Ghost of the Grand Canyon
by Carole Marsh
When Mimi, Papa, Christina and Grant visit a U.S. Park Ranger friend and her two children, the kids almost immediately embark on a GRAND adventure! Join them on an exciting tour--by helicopter, stubborn mule and tipsy-turvy whitewater raft--down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon!
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The Writer's Journal
by Sheila Bender
Forty award-winning writers reveal the elements of the creative writing process through excerpts from their private journals, illuminating how they record what they observe and how their thoughts and observations end up in their work.
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Marks of Excellence: The Function and Variety of Trademarks
by Per Mollerup
This text covers every aspect of the trademark, its history, development, style, classification and relevance in today's world. A brief history is given of the origins of the trademark in heraldry, monograms, owner's marks and certificates of origin. The proceeding chapters explore corporate identity and communication design with an emphasis on sign theory. The core of the book is a comprehensive classification of... (more)
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Ministry of Helps Handbook
by Buddy Bell
Helps, Having enough Loving People Serving! Churches need the ministry of helps. The time has come for church members to begin doing the work for the ministry, and let the pastors return to being what they have been called to do--be spokesmen for Jesus. Finally, a book filled with useful information for many: * Ushers * Greeters * Nursery Workers * Counselors * all areas of your... (more)
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The Color Code
A New Way to See Yourself, Your Relationships, and Life
by Taylor Hartman
DISCOVER YOUR TRUE COLOR(S) WITH THE COLOR CODE -- AND UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS AT WORK AND AT HOME Go ahead, take the test, and find out what makes you (and others) tick. By answering the 45-question personality profile, you will no doubt gain insight and illumination that will start you out on a thrilling journey of self-discovery while you: * Identify your primary color * Read others easily and... (more)
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How to Do Homework Without Throwing Up
by Trevor Romain
Hilarious cartoons and witty insights teach important truths about homework and strategies for getting it done. A tongue-in-cheek approach to a serious subject, this book makes homework more palatable--and kids less resistant.
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Who's Who in the Bible: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary (Reader's Digest)
by Reader's Digest Association
Here's an in-depth portrait of more than 500 biblical characters, from Moses' brother Aaron to Job's friend Zophar. An invaluable companion to the Bible as well as an outstanding reference book.
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Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of Needlework
by Kooler Design Studio
This is the complete, authoritative guide to needlepoint, embroidery, and counted thread work. Experience the full learning process, from the history of needle arts to every detail of how to perform them. Includes 15 projects from renowned designers.

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