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When Kevin Barry turned sixty, his internal alarm clock went off. It was time. Thirty-plus years after his previous cross-country road trips, after the demands of raising a family and a long legal career had worn low the tread on his psychological tires, he could no longer ignore the itch. So he took an extended leave from work, upgraded his camping gear, and hit the open road. For the next sixty-seven days, he and his beloved Subaru (a.k.a. Subi), with guidance from his GPS guardian angel (a.k.a. Sweetie), traveled 11,007 miles, music blaring, on a schedule meant to be modified by impulse and whimsy (or blinding rain). By keeping his snoot to the ground and his eyes and heart wide open, Barry finds his way to beautiful places and wonderful people in unsuspecting nooks and crannies across America. In Counterclockwise: A USA Road Trip, Barry takes readers along on adventures big and small, from nostalgic reunions with old friends to a canoe rescue on Michigan's Lower Platte River and a breathtaking bald eagle sighting in Alberton, Montana; from late-night chats with fellow campers to a desperate search for lodging in Las Vegas. Woven throughout is Barry's immense enjoyment of freedom on the road and his profound love for this magnificent, complicated nation.

Everything I Needed to Know is a small book, but a big shortcut to success-in the insurance industry or any commission-based sales position. Easy to read, entertaining, and inspiring. For those who are just starting out in their careers or those who are ready to go to the next level, this book offers a clear pathway to success. Each chapter provides a simple step-by-step guide to get where you want to go. A common-sense approach that offers amazing results!

Growing up in the small town of Grand Island, Nebraska, left Michael Monk with no shortage of stories to tell-stories he was more than happy to share when a friend approached him about writing a column for his high school's alumni newsletter. Collected here in A Distant Mirror Anthology, Monk's essays encompass a lifetime of memories, observations, experiences, and wisdom gained. Through reminiscences about the first day of school, a teacher who kindled a lifelong love of reading, and classic childhood hijinks, Monk captures the nostalgia of growing up in the Midwest in the 1960s. His later endeavors through life as a lawyer in Los Angeles and as a husband, parent, and grandparent have left him with plenty of witty observations, humorous anecdotes, and touching memories to share-not to mention good books to recommend. (Other literary treasures include an homage to Shakespeare and a rhyming ode to the class of 1967 that names every graduate.) Originally published between 2015 and 2022, these thirty-eight essays preserve a slice of time for anyone from Grand Island and beyond who wishes to take a look into A Distant Mirror.

Cerebral palsy is the most common physically disabling condition affecting school-age students. Why, then, are so many educators and parents confounded by the multiple and often interrelated aspects of this group of disorders? Using easy-to-follow, demystifying language, Educating Students with Cerebral Palsy details how the physical, medical, sensory, cognitive, and social-emotional elements of cerebral palsy impact learning-and therefore teaching-both at school and at home. Author Adine R. Usher, EdD, and her contributors emphasize the need for collaboration between educators and families, and they spotlight the voices of students and parents living with the hopes and challenges of cerebral palsy each day.