Every day, we evaluate the people around us: It's one of the most important things we ever do. Making Sense of People provides the scientific frameworks and tools we need to improve our intuition, and assess people more consciously, systematically, and effectively. Leading neuroscientist Samuel H. Barondes explains the research behind each standard personality category: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness. He...

Flora y Mails, dos niños huérfanos, están bajo la tutela de su tío, un joven adinerado, dueño de la mansión Blay. Éste no desea hacerse cargo de la educación de sus sobrinos, salvo en lo estrictamente material. Para ello contrata los servicios de una joven e inexperta institutriz que viajará hasta la mansión para cuidar y educar a los niños. Con cierto recelo a su llegada, está dispuesta a hacerse respetar. Sin embargo, se verá sorprendida...

Colmillo Blanco, de Jack London, es una fascinante historia de supervivencia y transformación ambientada en la dura naturaleza del territorio del Yukón durante la fiebre del oro del Klondike. La historia sigue el viaje de un salvaje híbrido entre lobo y perro llamado Colmillo Blanco, que aprende a enfrentarse a las brutales realidades de la naturaleza y de la civilización humana. Nacido en la naturaleza, los primeros años de vida de Colmillo...

The President's ride to the Ghetto is a book that speaks to the present long-protracted native African quagmires and it catapults into the future and captures in a panoramic view the state of African politics. The book captures the plight and hope of many African countries that are at the mercy of their corrupt governments. Hence it's a story of hope, betrayal, unfulfilled promises and the uprising of the people to reclaim what belongs to them. President...

I Took My Mommys Heart To School is a heartwarming story about a puppy, named Myla, who is facing a common fear about change and uncertainty on her first day of school. Myla is content with her safe and comfortable life and is not so sure she wants it to change. Her mother tries to encourage her, while facing her own personal fears about letting Myla go. Together with loving support they learn they will always be together in each others hearts no...

Journey to Fulfillment is the story of a couple who have enjoyed 50 years of marriage. It includes tales of their ancestors, their children, and their grandchildren. Following is the authors introduction. When I was young I often asked my mother, Do you think Ill ever get married? My mothers reply was always yes, to which she would immediately add, the Blaisdell girls were shy like you in high school, but they both found husbands when they went to...

Meghan is caught between the past and the present. Part of her lives in Arizona, part of her feels at ease in New Hampshire. When she returns to the lake of her childhood, she is alone. Both her parents are dead and she is widowed. But soon she does not feel alone. The community of Pawtuckaway Lake embraces her as they did Jack MacNamara, her father. She revisits much of what she left behind: work, love, places and old feelings. Does she continue...

Families are Forever: Communication Endorsements *I have read much of the book Families are Forever: Communication and I have found useful information in each chapter! This book has really opened my eyes to the way that I communicate with those in my life. I am very aware now that how I say what I say determines what others hear. I raise my glass to better communication! Bethany, Narrows, Virginia *Families Are Forever: Communication brings together...

This cut-to-the-quick how-to manaul offers its male audience no-bull advice on approaching the opposite sex in the dating arena. Topics discussed include: self-acceptance, hygiene, communication tips, physical contact, dancing, food &drink, money and dating strategies derived from the author's experience.

This story takes you from the recollections of a four-year-old through the years to a baby boomer's senior years. A glimpse of elementary school, junior high, and high school, to college and beyond. She shares her relationships, lets us know her family, friends, teachers, and colleagues. You will learn to know her and those who were and are part of her life- the ones who changed her life. There are loves and loses, all portrayed in a sincere, honest,...