Life Lessons

A smart, witty novel of driving lessons and vertigo, short-listed for the Man Booker International PrizeSonja is ready to get on with her life. She’s over forty now, and the Swedish crime novels she t

Farm boy professor shares a life of lessons. “I never wanted to be a professor,” writes Jerry Apps in the introduction to Once a Professor. Yet a series of unexpected events and unplanned experience

If you had one day to live what would you do? Would you plant a tree? Would you rob a bank? Would you tell someone how you really feel?What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? is an illustrated collection of your wildest dreams. Two hundred of the most moving, imaginative, amusing, and thought-provoking things to do before you die are brought to life through handmade art curated by Dave, Duncan, Jonnie and Ben—the founders of The Buried Life.These four regular guys are on a mission to complete a list of 100 things before they die, and for every item they accomplish, they help a total stranger do something on his or her own to-do list. Peppered throughout the book are lessons, secrets, and stories that come from five years of asking millions worldwide:What do you want to do before you die?Reasons you'll like this book: Your life could change dramatically. (Ours did.) You could do things you never dream

In Raising Trump, Ivana Trump reflects on her extraordinary life and the raising of her three children—Donald Jr., Eric, and Ivanka—and recounts the lessons she taught her children as they

What If You Could Design the Optimal Family Business Culture for Even the Youngest Members? Even two isn’t too young to engage kids in powerful stories and life lessons. Many families leave their cult

美國亞馬遜書店讀者★★★★★感動好評榮獲2010年開卷好書獎──「美好生活書」 本書獻給照顧老病父母卻不會獲得勳章的英雄。作者以心理師的敏感與洞察，坦然呈現人性的幽微與脆弱，因此我們看到的不是被責任壓垮的無奈，而是在表達愛的同時不放棄自己的艱難旅程。──許琳英．2010年開卷好書獎評審 § 一段淬礪人心的父女相處時光，為人子女必讀的一本書 § 作者母親驟逝，她從母親那裡繼承了「父親」，從此展開了一

Deep leadership training inspired by the Gospel of John: lessons on humility, investing your life in your team, facing betrayal, dying to self, handing on, succession, restoration. True leadership is

For the first time an award-winning Harvard professor shares the lessons from his wildly popular course on classical Chinese philosophy, showing you how these ancient ideas can guide you on the path t

Growing Up Floridian is a personal memoir that relives moments as a boy grew up in the 1950's and 1960's learning life lessons in a rural Cracker-cowboy environment. He put those lessons to use as he

Life lessons from New York Times bestselling author and Today show personality Al Roker and his wife, globetrotting ABC news journalist Deborah Roberts.Al Roker and Deborah Roberts have sixteen Emmy A

Life does not end just because you die. This is the first of many lessons Sherrie is faced with when her life is tragically cut short at the age of fourteen. Overcome with a sense of loss and desperat

Panchantantra is part of Indian folklore for over 400 years now and has delighted people all over the world with the allegorical stories. The talking animals and objects teach valuable lessons of life

Can video games be used to teach personal and business success lessons?Mastering The Game: What Video Games Can Teach Us About Success In Life takes a look at how the same habits and principles that l

The VH1 reality TV star and wife to New York Knick Carmelo Anthony offers relationship advice based on her most rewarding and challenging life lessons, disclosing personal secrets and dispensing empow

(Almost) Everything Poops by Jeff Whitcher is a refreshingly unconventional and humorous take on one of the earliest and most important life lessons taught to children. Geared toward the pre-preschool

A little boy gets lost in a path; along the way, he meets three versions of his future self and discovers the meaning of life. What lessons will he learn? What secrets are going to be revealed?Jump in

The Magical Paintbrush tells the story of a little boy who is able to make his imagination come to life and the lessons he learns, and shares with others, about using his powers in a kind way in order

【本書特色】★全美優良教師在與學生教學相長的過程中，淬鍊出自己從孩子身上看見的動人故事，與生命感悟。★《優秀是教出來的》作者隆‧克拉克　大力推薦★陳怡光（保障教育選擇權聯盟總召集人）、彭菊仙（親子教養作家）、張美蘭（小熊媽）（親子教養作家）　齊聲按讚★每章後面皆附「重點筆記」和「你可以這樣做」的建議方法。★教育工作者可以從中學到如何將熱情、創意與活力帶入課堂，並重新找回工作的喜悅與意義；為人父母者

Simple thoughts from the diary of my heart. I'm an ordinary mother and wife navigating throught my journey of life. I'd love to share some of my intimate and uplifting life lessons and experiences.

Derek was intelligent, kind, accepting, and taught those around him many life lessons, among them how to find joy. Even though he had severe cerebral palsy, couldn’t hear, talk, sit, or walk, his eyes

A simple, fun instruction manual for living a more joy-filled, authentic life! Readers will delight at Dr. Roger Teel’s accessible writing style and wit, while learning important lessons about themsel

Keeping pre-teens and teenagers safe on the internet starts before our children know what a keyboard is. Like most important life lessons, teaching online safety begins in early childhood. The Savvy C

The Miles To Go Lessons in Drug Prevention Handbook Series is designed to aid parents and teens as they deal with the daily challenges of life in a world of drugs and alcohol. Their first three books

Love knows no boundaries of time and space or life and death. It exists forever in our hearts as we remember and honor those who have gone before us. Through those memories we pass life lessons on to

The multi-platinum country musician shares stories from his life and lessons learned along the way, while weaving in spiritual insight for men who want to be better husbands, fathers, and men of God.

The beloved Good Morning America anchor shares the incredible journey that's been her life so far and the lessons she learned along the way as she battled breast cancer and a rare blood disorder and d

The beloved Good Morning America anchor shares the incredible journey that's been her life so far and the lessons she learned along the way as she battled breast cancer and a rare blood disorder and d

Students save money by purchasing this bundle which includes Abnormal Psychology and Life: A Dimensional Approach, 2nd Edition and access to Aplia™ via Printed Access Card. Aplia ties your lessons int

Lessons in passion? Anna is moments away from securing her dream teaching job and a new life until it's all ripped away. And there's only one man to blame. Former racing driver Cesare Urquart believes

"The son of an Indiana coal miner, Gil grew up playing baseball to forget the woes of the Great Depression. With the important lessons he learned in those years--to always be honest and never to resor

An engagingly humorous series that teaches life lessons to youngsters through laughter and fun is presented by the author/illustrator team that created the award-winning Hooway for Wodney Wat and Tack

Featuring inspiring tales from his many adventures around the world, the author shares the hard-earned lessons he has learned from some of the harshest environments on earth.

Here are engaging and digestible lessons for couples navigating the life changes brought about by a cancer diagnosis. Dan Shapiro draws on his more than twenty-five years of clinical work as a health

Join an adorable collection of cuddly cats for their warm wisdom on how we can live a happy, heart-centered life. With colorful illustrations, mindful lessons and sweet, rhyming text, award winning au

The breakout star and fan favorite of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," drawing from her own experiences and relationships, serves up honest advice and practical lessons for creating a happ

Making Good Choices is a life guide for teens. The premise of Choices is that there are a number of life lessons which, if they are understood and acted on early in a students life, can have a profou

MARK NEPO MOVED AND INSPIRED millions of people with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening, a spiritual daybook that draws on his awakening through cancer to offer life lessons from a

It's a marathon, not a sprint when you are parenting a child with autism, and this book provides real-life lessons learned from a parent who continues to fight to ensure her child gets what he needs,

If you had one day to live what would you do? Would you plant a tree? Would you rob a bank? Would you tell someone how you really feel?What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? is an illustrated collection of your wildest dreams. Two hundred of the most moving, imaginative, amusing, and thought-provoking things to do before you die are?brought to life through handmade art curated by Dave, Duncan, Jonnie and Ben—the founders of The Buried Life.These four regular guys are on a mission to complete a list of 100 things before they die, and for every?item they accomplish, they help a total stranger do something on his or?her own to-do list. Peppered throughout the book are lessons, secrets,?and stories that come from five years of asking millions worldwide: What?do you want to do before you die?Reasons you'll like this book:?????Your life could change dramatically. (Ours did.)?????You could do things you never dreamed of. (We have.)?????You could feel the joy of being alive.

Offers advice for seeing the wisdom in the behavior of animals and applying those lessons to one's own life, and thus learning about respect from lizards, self-esteem from peacocks, courage from foxes