Kevin Orlin Johnson

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

A Guide to the Teachings and Practices of the Catholic Church

In Why Do Catholics Do That? renowned scholar and religion columnist Kevin Orlin Johnson answers the most frequently asked questions on Catholic faith, worship, culture, and customs, including:
* How the Church Makes Laws * The Hard-Fought Genesis of the New Testament * The Cycle of Redemption * A Short Guide to the Meaning and Structure of the Mass * Decoding Symbols of Scripture and the Sacraments * The Calendar as the Image of Christ's Life * The Rosary * The Stations of the Cross * Monks, Nuns, and the Rules That Guide Them * The Pope * The Laity in the Modern World * Saints * Fatima, Lourdes, and the Story of Apparitions * The Vatican: A Holy City * The Sign of the Cross, Christianity's Best-Known Symbol * Candles in Prayer and Liturgy * The Meaning of the Nativity Scene

Blending religious history, a deep appreciation for art and culture, and an enlightened reverence for the traditions of the Church, Why Do Catholics Do That? is the definitive resource for any one who wants to learn more about the rituals, symbols, and traditions that can strengthen our faith every day.

"Johnson offers lucid explanations of a dizzying array of customs and beliefs."
--Publishers Weekly

Why Do Catholics Do That?

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Rena B. Lewis

Donald H. Doorlag

English

As the practice of inclusion expands, the challenges for teachers increase. Here is everything a future teacher needs to know in order to work effectively and sensitively within increasingly diverse elementary and secondary classrooms.

Teaching Special Students in General Education Classrooms

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Lynne T. Diaz-Rico

Kathryn Z. Weed

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A Complete K-12 Reference Guide

As green awareness spreads over middle America, more and more people want to have a fun, environmentally responsible holiday. Green Christmas shows how to enjoy the Christmas season while leaving a smaller carbon footprint.

Readers will learn how to do the following:
 * choose between a real tree and an artificial one
 * find alternatives to holiday cards
 * avoid the holiday catalog crunch
 * find or make gifts that are green or teach green
 * have warm, cozy green fires
 * create eco-responsible lighting displays
 * and more!

Readers can have a great holiday celebration--while caring for the planet and setting a great example for generations to come.

The Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook

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P. Taylor Copeland

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Reflections of Mommy Years

I Liked You at Ten... I'll Like You Again

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Dallas Clayton

From the author who's been hailed as the "new Dr. Seuss" comes an uplifting book that reminds adults to live each day to the fullest.

Full of wisdom and whimsy, this children's book for adults is a beautifully written, gorgeously illustrated timeless story for anyone looking for the perfect reminder of just how magical life is. As adults with bills and babysitters, it's easy for us to get distracted from what matters most in life. Yet if today was the day that it all came crashing down, would you be happy with your life? If not, it's never too late. It's never too late to tell someone you care, to start something new, to appreciate life at its fullest. Because at the end of the day it's the love you'll remember that you gave and you got.

It's Never Too Late

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Ruth Sidney Charney

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Classroom Management for Ethical and Academic Growth, K-8

"Ruth Charney gives teachers help on things that really matter. She wants children to learn how to care for themselves, their fellow students, their environment, and their work. Her book is loaded with practical wisdom. Using Charney's positive approach to classroom management will make the whole school day go better." - Nel Noddings, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, and author of Caring This definitive work about classroom management will show teachers how to turn their vision of respectful, friendly, academically rigorous classrooms into reality. The new edition includes: More information on teaching middle-school students Additional strategies for helping children with challenging behavior Updated stories and examples from real classrooms. "Teaching Children to Care offers educators a practical guide to one of the most effective social and emotional learning programs I know of. The Responsive Classroom approach creates an ideal environment for learning—a pioneering program every teacher should know about." - Daniel Goleman, Author of Emotional Intelligence "I spent one whole summer reading Teaching Children to Care. It was like a rebirth for me. This book helped direct my professional development. After reading it, I had a path to follow. I now look forward to rereading this book each August to refresh and reinforce my ability to effectively manage a social curriculum in my classroom." - Gail Zimmerman, second-grade teacher, Jackson Mann Elementary School, Boston, MA

Teaching Children to Care

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Juan Rivera

A Doctor-Designed 14-Day Weight Loss Plan with a Miami Twist

Conceived by Dr. Juan Rivera, a board-certified internist and cardiologist in Miami who trained at Johns Hopkins Hospital and has helped countless patients lose weight, The Mojito Diet is a 14-day plan that will help you shed pounds, move more freely, and toast your way to permanently improving your health.

Lose the weight, without skipping the party!

Dr. Juan Rivera has heard it all before. "I don't want to give up my comfort foods." "I can't handle the hunger pangs." "You can't ask me to give up my mojitos!" That's why Dr. Juan, board certified internist and preventative cardiologist, designed The Mojito Diet, a foolproof plan developed to help you lose weight and improve your heart health, without the roadblocks that make you quit halfway.

Based on the latest science, yet designed for real-world results, The Mojito Diet combines principles from the most effective diets--low-carb and intermittent fasting--into a unique and powerful 14-day plan that targets fat without causing carb cravings or hunger pangs. In two simple, straightforward steps, you'll not only lose weight but also improve your heart health, and be able to reward yourself with a refreshing mojito at least twice a week! After reaching your goal weight, Dr. Juan eases you into his Mojito Maintenance Plan, designed to help you easily integrate healthy eating habits into your daily routine to keep the weight off con gusto.

Complete with motivating tips, inspiring success stories, an easy-to-follow meal plan, and 75 delicious recipes bursting with Latin flavor, The Mojito Diet will transform your health, one sip at a time. ¡Salud!

The Mojito Diet

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Tom Brokaw

A Memoir of Hope

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful memoir of a dramatic year spent battling cancer and reflecting on a long, happy, and lucky life—from the bestselling author of The Greatest Generation, whose iconic career in journalism has spanned more than fifty years Tom Brokaw has led a fortunate life, with a strong marriage and family, many friends, and a brilliant journalism career culminating in his twenty-two years as anchor of the NBC Nightly News and as bestselling author. But in the summer of 2013, when back pain led him to the doctors at the Mayo Clinic, his run of good luck was interrupted. He received shocking news: He had multiple myeloma, a treatable but incurable blood cancer. Friends had always referred to Brokaw’s “lucky star,” but as he writes in this inspiring memoir, “Turns out that star has a dimmer switch.” Brokaw takes us through all the seasons and stages of this surprising year, the emotions, discoveries, setbacks, and struggles—times of denial, acceptance, turning points, and courage. After his diagnosis, Brokaw began to keep a journal, approaching this new stage of his life in a familiar role: as a journalist, determined to learn as much as he could about his condition, to report the story, and help others facing similar battles. That journal became the basis of this wonderfully written memoir, the story of a man coming to terms with his own mortality, contemplating what means the most to him now, and reflecting on what has meant the most to him throughout his life. Brokaw also pauses to look back on some of the important moments in his career: memories of Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the morning of September 11, 2001, in New York City, and more. Through it all, Brokaw writes in the warm, intimate, natural voice of one of America’s most beloved journalists, giving us Brokaw on Brokaw, and bringing us with him as he navigates pain, procedures, drug regimens, and physical rehabilitation. Brokaw also writes about the importance of patients taking an active role in their own treatment, and of the vital role of caretakers and coordinated care. Generous, informative, and deeply human, A Lucky Life Interrupted offers a message of understanding and empowerment, resolve and reality, hope for the future and gratitude for a well-lived life. Praise for A Lucky Life Interrupted “It’s impossible not to be inspired by Brokaw’s story, and his willingness to share it.”—Los Angeles Times “A powerful memoir of battling cancer and facing mortality . . . Through the prism of his own illness, Brokaw looks at the larger picture of aging in America.”—Booklist (starred review) “Moving, informative and deeply personal.”—The Daily Beast “The former NBC News anchor has applied the fact-finding skills and straightforward candor that were his stock in trade during his reporting days to A Lucky Life Interrupted.”—USA Today “Brokaw doesn’t paste a smiley face on his story. Again and again, the book returns to stories of loss but also of grace, luck and the beauty of having another swing at bat.”—The Washington Post “Engaging . . . [with] the kind of insight that is typical of Mr. Brokaw’s approach to life and now to illness.”—The Wall Street Journal “Powerful and courageous . . . [Brokaw] looks ahead to the future with hope.”—Bookreporter “Wryly good-natured . . . a wise and oddly comforting look at the toughest news of all.”—Kirkus Reviews

A Lucky Life Interrupted

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André Leon Talley

A Memoir

"Discover what truly happens behind the scenes in the world of high fashion in this detailed, storied memoir from style icon, bestselling author, and former Vogue creative director André Leon Talley. During André Leon Talley's first magazine job assisting Andy Warhol at Interview, a fateful meeting with Karl Lagerfeld began a decade's long friendship with the enigmatic, often caustic designer. Propelled into the upper echelons by his knowledge and adoration of fashion, Talley moved to Paris as bureau chief of John Fairchild's Women's Wear Daily, befriending fashion's most important designers. But as Talley made friends, he also made enemies. A racially tinged encounter with a member of the house of Yves Saint Laurent sent him back to New York and into the offices of Vogue under Grace Mirabella. There, he developed an unlikely but intimate friendship with Anna Wintour, and as she rose to the top of Vogue's masthead, Talley became the most influential man in fashion. The Chiffon Trenches is a candid look at the who's who of the last fifty years of fashion, and proof that fact is always fascinatingly more devilish than fiction. André Leon Talley's engaging memoir tells the story of how he not only survived but thrived--despite racism, illicit rumors, and all the other challenges of this notoriously cutthroat industry--to become one of the most legendary voices and faces in fashion"--

The Chiffon Trenches

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John Chatham

Essentials to Get Started

Paleo for Beginners is a comprehensive yet concise guide to embracing the Paleo lifestyle, walking readers through a successful Paleo diet in a straightforward, easy-to-read format. *Successfully make the transition to a Paleo lifestyle with a 7-day, step-by-step plan for beginners.*Set yourself up for success with the Paleo shopping guide and a list of 117 Paleo-recommended foods.*Enjoy Paleo-friendly versions of 99 mouthwatering recipes for every meal.

Paleo for Beginners

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LOS ANGELES TIMES COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE

Norman Vincent Peale

Ken Blanchard

Ethics in business is the most urgent problem facing America today. Now two of the best-selling authors of our time, Kenneth Blanchard and Norman Vincent Peale, join forces to meet this crisis head-on in this vitally important new book. The Power of Ethical Management proves you don't have to cheat to win. It shows today's managers how to bring integrity back to the workplace. It gives hard-hitting, practical, ethical strategies that build profits, productivity, and long-term success. From a straightforward three-step Ethics Check that helps you evaluate any action or decision, to the "Five P's" of ethical behavior that will clarify your purpose and your goals, The Power of Ethical Management gives you an immensely useful set of tools. These can be put to work right away to enhance the performance of your business and to enrich the quality of your life. The Power of Ethical Management is no theoretical treatise; Peale and Blanchard speak from their own enormous and unique experience, They reveal the nuts and bolts, practical strategies for ethical decisions that will show you why integrity pays. "So Vince Lombardi was wrong. Winning is not the only thing as headlines and hearings from Wall Street to Washington confirm. Now comes a better game plan from the powerful one-two punch of Ken Blanchard and Norman Vincent Peale in a quickreading new book, The Power of Ethical Management. Peale and Blanchard may be the best thing that has happened to business ethics since Mike Wallace invented 60 Minutes. -- JOHN MACK CARTIERDDEditor-in-ChiefDDGood Housekeeping/DIV

The Power of Ethical Management

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Kenneth Blanchard

Marc Muchnick

Business & Economics

The Missing Ingredient in Motivating People Today

In the bestselling tradition of Whale Done! and The One Minute Manager, their entertaining and inspiring new book is a parable about the competition between two leaders with totally different management styles--a story that reveals the ingredients of truly effective leadership.

How can you become a more successful manager, a stronger team leader, and a motivator who gets the best results from a group? Ken Blanchard and Marc Muchnick's The Leadership Pill provides the answer.

Consider this tantalizing possibility: What if there were a pill that could actually stimulate the natural powers of the mind and body to provide leadership? In the story, an amazing new pill heightens one leader's powers, but contains the wrong ingredients, stimulating him in an obsessive and shortsighted direction with disastrous results. In contrast, the Effective Leader, working without a pill, proclaims that "only through sustainability can our teams remain motivated and successful." An inspiring and supportive leader, he supplies the right ingredients, earning his team's respect and trust with a blend of integrity, partnership, and affirmation. The hard-won result is a highly motivated team producing consistent top performance and genuine success. Ultimately it is recognized that "leadership for a lifetime" is much easier to digest than a pill for leaders looking for a quick fix.

Destined to be a transforming experience for countless readers, The Leadership Pill shows business managers at any level how to apply the right techniques for getting both results and the commitment of their people, even when the pressure to perform is high.

The Leadership Pill

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Pamela Jane

These fun-to-read stories capture all the appeal of the Polly Pocket (tm) brand. Terrific illustrations, adventure-filled stories about Polly Pocket(tm), and an easy-to-read, easy-to-hold format make these suitable for early readers age 3 - 6, or girls who want to read along with others. Each book features 24 pages filled with quality art and a sprinkling of surprises and twists to hold readers' interest. One book features a Polly (tm) storyline called "Polly's Fabulous Pet Palace," while the other follows the storyline from the DVD PollyWorld(tm).

Pollyworld! Extreme Scavenger Hunt

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Sonia Sander

It's Christmas in Care-a-lot and a winter storm has kept the Care Bears indoors. As they all decorate Funshine Bear's house, they share stories of their favourite past Christmases. It turns out to be the most cheerful Christmas ever!

Christmas Cheer

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History

A Theological Conversation across the Ages

If God is omnipotent and good, why is there suffering in the world? This question has occupied religious thinkers for thousands of years. Since the time of the Shoah, Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic theologians have devoted considerable effort to articulating God's relation to a world in which human suffering is an integral part of human history. Robin Ryan surveys the ways in which the mystery of human suffering has been addressed in the Jewish and Christian traditions, from the Hebrew Scriptures up to such contemporary theologians as Gustavo Gutiérrez and Elizabeth Johnson, and then offers his own conclusions and suggests elements of an understanding of the mystery of human suffering rooted in Christian belief in the God of Jesus Christ. The book is an invaluable resource for women and men engaged in or preparing for pastoral ministry, as well as others who wish to learn more about their faith. After making us aware that we often find ourselves speaking about God's relation to the mystery of suffering and to suffering people, whether or not we have formal training in theology, Ryan invites us to become more aware of our implicit theologies of suffering and to allow our own perspectives to interact with voices in the tradition and contemporary thinkers who grapple with this topic. +

God and the Mystery of Human Suffering

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Papers, Posters, and Presentations

The second edition of Effective Writing in Psychology helps users produce crisp scientific communication, form concise unambiguous arguments, and render technical information clear and comprehensible. The new edition incorporates the latest guidelines contained within the 6th edition of the APA Publication Manual. Clear guidelines on effective writing illustrate how to generate strong and compelling prose, even when the writing is not aimed at a research audience Incorporates changes to the guidelines contained in the 6th edition of the APA publication manual Includes material on how to adapt APA style for poster presentations using PowerPoint, and for oral presentations Contains a new section on using the Internet to present research papers and a new chapter on conducting a literature search, to guide students through databases, keywords, sources, and connections between articles Highlights methods for selecting a research topic and organizing papers Features a sample manuscript showing common deviations from correct APA style and a version demonstrating appropriate use of APA style

Effective Writing in Psychology

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Science

Debating Pornography 

A Novel

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Good Morning America, FabFitFun, and Marie Claire Book Club Pick “In Five Years is as clever as it is moving, the rare read-in-one-sitting novel you won’t forget.” —Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists ​Perfect for fans of Me Before You and One Day—a striking, powerful, and moving love story following an ambitious lawyer who experiences an astonishing vision that could change her life forever. Where do you see yourself in five years? Dannie Kohan lives her life by the numbers. She is nothing like her lifelong best friend—the wild, whimsical, believes-in-fate Bella. Her meticulous planning seems to have paid off after she nails the most important job interview of her career and accepts her boyfriend’s marriage proposal in one fell swoop, falling asleep completely content. But when she awakens, she’s suddenly in a different apartment, with a different ring on her finger, and beside a very different man. Dannie spends one hour exactly five years in the future before she wakes again in her own home on the brink of midnight—but it is one hour she cannot shake. In Five Years is an unforgettable love story, but it is not the one you’re expecting.

In Five Years

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