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Colleen Connolly-Ahern's Make Book Club Lit Again is your guide to making book club better: four great book recommendations along with original recipes inspired by the books. Because when we eat with people and discuss ideas with them, we are also building networks and solidifying relationships.In this book, readers will find four very different book recommendations from different times and different cultures. They're accompanied by four international menus and other recommendations that will help bring the culture of the characters to life for any book club:A Korean menu to accompany The Tale of Chun Hyang, a traditional pansoriA Medieval feast from France to go along with the Arthurian romance Erec and EnideIberian recipes to accompany the epistolary novel Pepita JimenezAn English country menu for a Pride and Prejudice book club re-readWhether you're a member looking to spice up your existing book club or a newbie looking to create your own, Connolly-Ahern's Make Book Club Lit Again will help you turn average meetings into sensory events the whole group will enjoy.

Waiting for the right opportunity to take action? Are you ready to find a way to guarantee your success and generate momentum? Take Massive Action shows you how to activate, build momentum and generate the right timing, even if you''re unsure of the results.Through research and interviews with some of the world''s most successful individuals, Take Massive Action shows you how leaders across many different industries approach taking action in their own ways, to guarantee their success and generate momentum. Learn how to take more action towards your goals, build new strategies that will help you gain momentum, and think outside of your professional comfort zone.Take Massive Action guides you through the journey of success and gaining the confidence needed to obtain it. It navigates you through the real-life stories of extraordinary individuals who were able to apply wisdom to take action in their own lives resulting in million-dollar companies, breakthrough ideas known all around the world, and international recognition.Start building fresh momentum in your life.

Picture it. Twenty years ago you experience exclusionary discipline firsthand. Years later you become a parent and suddenly your kid is pulled aside by the teacher for a supposed offense. Your kid has no idea what he's done wrong. When you pick him up that day, you learn that he was disciplined for a benign, youthful action. Situations like this happen more often than not to students of color.Long-standing discriminatory practices in school discipline, whether intentional or not, have manifested colossal gaps in education. And yes, disproportionate school discipline starts as early as daycare and can persist through high school, leading to the school-to-prison-pipeline. In Kids in Cuffs: Striving for Empathy and Equity in Education, author Ar'Sheill Monsanto explores: What happens when students get suspended? Do school police really deter violence like school shootings?Are there alternatives to exclusionary discipline?What is restorative justice? Now is the time for shifts in school discipline policies in order for education to be equitable for all students.

Medical school is hard - but it won't be for you! The Thriver's Guide to Medical School is a collection of personal stories from an underdog doctor who was once dismissed from medical school, combined with supporting insights from Harvard researchers, world-renowned physicians, TEDx speakers, and much more - on the importance of failure and how to bounce back from any setback.This book seeks to help you . . . Identify and let go of negative thoughts to make room for powerful onesCreate confidence in the face of fear and failureCope with loss, burnout, heartbreak, and any other situation you might encounter in medical school and in lifeRichman wants you to know that you can achieve greatness and be kind to yourself. You can strive for excellence and show yourself compassion. You can be an exceptional doctor and an extraordinary human being.The Thriver's Guide to Medical School is for anyone who has felt alone in their hardships and is ready to do more than survive them - they're ready to thrive.

"Get good grades. Work to improve your test scores. Get into an acclaimed college. Land your dream job." Even today, these are the directives fed to children in the current education system from kindergarten all the way through college. They are the mantras - given in love - by teachers, administrators, coaches, counselors, and even parents, in order to help the next generation reach "success" and "happiness." But is this true? Are these the marks of a person's success and happiness in life? With child, teen, and adult suicide rates consistently increasing since the mid-1990s, author Komal Shah begs to differ.Raise Your Hand! A Call for Consciousness in Education reimagines the current education system by shifting the old paradigm of academic achievement, to integrate key consciousness components in the classroom from Day One. Come along and hear reflections, insights, and visions of over seventy leading educators and parents working together to build the new educational pattern to benefit all children.Raise Your Hand! ignites passion for transformation in the educational system to truly raise up empowered children who will uniquely contribute to society.Are YOU ready to raise your hand?

Young people should avoid abuse, not simply recover from it. Sexual abuse is among the most serious issues that children and youth face. The thought of it is terrifying to parents and caring adults. The topic is difficult to discuss. The Abuse Algorithm shares the untold stories of child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors, along with insights from healthcare professionals who work with abuse victims. Author Shavontana Starr Davis, a CSA survivor, explores how CSA is a preventable public health crisis. Through research and interviews, Starr highlights the algorithm, or process, needed to deconstruct the antiquated societal perception of victimization and the misguided beliefs surrounding it. In doing so, she asks readers to:Carefully consider the difficult topics of CSA and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).Continue learning and exploring the impact of these topics.Pledge to become a trusted adult for young people.The Abuse Algorithm outlines how CSA affects everyone: survivors, those close to them, and the community. Treat this book as a resource guide. Remember that no two experiences are the same, healing is an individual process, and education is the best chance for prevention. 

How do I make good decisions?This is a question many leaders ask as they consider choices on investments, hiring (and firing), product launches, acquisitions, and more. Often people think the decision itself is what makes a good outcome but, in reality, the many choices that follow a decision heavily influence its level of success. Well Made Decisions explores how leaders can both make a choice and make it right through exceptional implementation.In this book, you will learn:Why both decision-making and implementation are crucial to making decisions rightHow one company''s lack of candor cost them $1.4 billionWhy, despite good intentions, over 70% of mergers fail to achieve their potentialHow to finish the decisions you startWell Made Decisions includes stories and insights from Amazon, Intel, Netflix, Estée Lauder, Ann Sacks, Planar, Schoolhouse Electric and Supply Co, and more. Author and executive Jennifer Davis explains how post-decision follow-through-or the lack of it-alters the results of decisions. The book includes steps readers can take to improve how they make and implement decisions, including advice about talent density, strategy development, and team collaboration. If you''ve ever wondered what goes into a good decision, here''s your go-to guide.