Mark Robert Waldman

Chris Manning

Perfect for readers of How God Changes Your Brain, two researchers present over thirty straightforward brain exercises to help readers transform how they think in order to generate happiness and success, in business and in life.

The New Science of Money, Happiness, and Success

NeuroWisdom

Katie Johns

Oliver Roe

An anthology set in the 80's.The Treasure Keeper by James Agee Jr.What would you do for the chance to have your idea turned into a music video by none other than MTV? When a contest promising fame and fortune comes to their small hometown, best friends Rick and Ridley must decide what is important to them. Winning or their friendship.Cassidy and Lesley's Dating Adventure by Katie JohnsBest friends Cassidy Martin and Lesley Peterson are duped dates and tired of the modern dating scene. Their afterthought that they could survive dating in the eighties becomes a strange adventure where they choose between bachelors they meet on a blind-date game show, run into wannabe rockstars at the mall, and have to choose who they'd want to date.Carter Kane by Oliver RoeThe circus brings with it strangers to town. They fill the streets and the shadows. They infest once-safe space. The small hours of the night become hours of terror. But the true danger is not hidden away. Sometimes it stands plainly before you.Unholy Addiction by Chris ManningIt's 1987--the height of the crack epidemic. Two young brothers living in crime-infested South Central, LA must find their mother who's fallen prey to crack addiction and has recently disappeared. As they search for her, in hopes of making their family whole again, they discover she's been seduced by a vampire who's made a home in their neighborhood. Aware that people are constantly going missing in the neighborhood (as result of the violence and crime), he uses it to his advantage to prey on his victims undetected.

Neon Lights

The exchange of ideas is essential to the promotion of excellence in both education and parenting. This is the third installment of the three-part series, To the Shore of a Child's Ocean, offering parents guidance and useful direction on their quest for personalized home education. This book provides sensible advice and practical answers to the varied questions evident when homeschooling children through the high school years. Details are provided on the following: The homeschooling philosophy maintained in this series How your teen can establish a custom-made learning plan. The unique demands of this age group. Community resources accessible to homeschoolers Creating an effective portfolio Creating a winning admissions essay Extensive reading lists for the following subjects: oLanguage Arts. oMathematics. oScience. oSocial Studies. oVisual and Performing Arts.

To the Shore of a Child's Ocean: Part Three: Homeschooling Through the High School Years

In order to advance the promotion of quality in both parenting and education, continual dialogue is paramount. The To the Shore of a Child's Ocean Series is intended for those parents who long for practical advice and a glimpse of possibilities. It portrays one Canadian family's journey in the dynamic educational culture that is homeschooling. Within the pages of this series, sensible advice and practical answers are given for many questions apparent when homeschooling. For children aged from birth to nine, thorough details are provided on the following issues: The reasons families choose to homeschool their children. Western society and the direction it appears to be taking. Central issues important in homeschooling. The many philosophies inherent to homeschooling. Useful, year by year descriptions of the challenges of homeschooling with specific recommendations provided for: o Basic supplies for a homeschooling "classroom." o Songs, nursery rhymes and finger plays. o Authors. o Fairy tales and other classic stories. o Detailed profiles for Mathematics, Wellness, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. o Games for enhancing Language Arts and Mathematics study. o Practical advice on behavioral issues. o Descriptions of representative homeschooling days. For children aged nine and fifteen, insight is given on: How to establish a custom-made learning plan with your child. The evolving nature of this age group. The many philosophies inherent to homeschooling. Useful, year-by-year learning plan options with specific profiles on Literature, Creative Writing, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Art, Physical Education, Music and Foreign Languages. For children of high school age, details are provided on: How your teen can establish a custom-made learning plan. The unique demands of this age group. Community resources accessible to homeschoolers Creating an effective portfolio Creating a winning admissions essay Extensive reading lists for Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Visual and Performing Arts.

The Series: Homeschooling from Birth Through the High School Years

To the Shore of a Child's Ocean

The book covers labour markets in Indonesia under Soeharto's New Order government.

An East Asian Success Story?

Indonesian Labour in Transition

Anne Booth

Thee Kian Wie

This volume of essays is intended to honour an exceptional, indeed a unique scholar. Joan Hardjono grew up in Sydney and graduated from Sydney University in the mid-1950s. She majored in English and Geography and like most girls in those years who had managed to complete a tertiary degree, she probably expected to embark on a career as a high school teacher in Australia. But no doubt prompted by the spirit of adventure which she has kept throughout her long career, she decided to go to Indonesia as a volunteer teacher. The scheme which brought young Australian graduates to Indonesia at that time was pioneering; it pre-dated the US Peace Corps and several of the participants went on to distinguished academic careers. On the boat from Australia to Indonesia, she met a young Indonesian called Hardjono, who after participating in the struggle against the Dutch in the late 1940s, gained an engineering degree at the Institute of Technology in Bandung, then as now Indonesia’s leading tertiary institute for the study of engineering and technology. Joan was posted to teach in Semarang, the capital of the province of Central Java, and family legend has it that Hardjono used a borrowed motor cycle to pay her frequent visits, bringing with him Javanese delicacies as gifts. Since the late 1980s, Joan has been busy as a consultant to a number of bilateral and multilateral aid agencies. She has retired as a university teacher, but served for several years as an active member of the advisory board of a Bandung-based research organization, AKATIGA. She has also served since its inception in early 2001 on both the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board of the Jakarta-based research group, The SMERU Research Institute. The editors are pleased that four chapters in this volume have been contributed by staff of these two institutions. Joan continues to be an active member of the SMERU boards, and in her advisory role, she has always stressed that SMERU should focus on what it does best, namely conducting solid research on the problems of poverty, social protection and unemployment, rather than engaging in policy advocacy. She worked very hard editing the institute’s first international publication, Poverty and Social Protection in Indonesia, which was published by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore in 2011. Joan has often regretted the fact that so few Indonesian social scientists publish internationally, and has assisted a number of scholars over the years to turn their research findings into publishable papers in English-language outlets. Like many Indonesians in her age group, Joan has at times been disappointed that the country’s macroeconomic progress over the last four decades has not yet achieved the elusive goal of a just and prosperous society. To friends, she can be at times very critical of the performance of politicians and senior bureaucrats, both during the Suharto era and subsequently. But she would be the last to deny that some progress has been made. She continues to visit Australia on a regular basis, but Bandung remains her home, and she remains steadfast in her love for, and commitment to, the people of Indonesia.

Essays in Honour of Joan Hardjono

Land, Livelihood, the Economy and the Environment in Indonesia

James Agee Jr

Three fairy tales unlike anything you've ever read before.* * *Red Greta by James Agee Jr.Life is dismal for Greta and her brother Hans after he signs a magical contract with a witch. The siblings are bound to one another and the witches life-altering demands. With memories of how things once were, and the hope for a better tomorrow, will Greta allow the witch to destroy their lives completely or will she take back the life that is rightfully her own?* * *The Place Where Nightmares Come True by Chris ManningWhen Lacey and her brother Patrick stop at a roadside tourist attraction, a medieval village based on the Grimm's fairy tales, they find themselves caught up in a terrifying world where fantasy and reality are the same. In this reimagined version of Hansel and Gretel, a happy ending is far from guaranteed.* * *The Frog Princess by Katie JohnsAn adventurous retelling of the Frog Prince fairy tale; young Prince Leander comes into possession of a talking frog. Being of a very practical mentality, the young prince first disdains the amphibian until he accepts to assist with a quest. By his father, the king's orders, brawny and brash older brothers, Princes Cassian and Julian must accompany Prince Leander and the frog on their way. All of whom are escorted by a band of fascinating knights. On their journey, the young princes grow up, resolve their own differences, save a dying kingdom, and take their royal places in the fantasy world.

Never After

The story of the 1997 Virginia State baseball champion William Byrd Terriers as told by one of the players.

Chris Manning

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