Showing results by author "Ed.D." in All Categories

What separates the world's top traders from the vast majority of unsuccessful investors? In this iconic financial classic, Jack Schwager sets out to answer this question in his interviews with superstar money-makers including Bruce Kovner, Richard Dennis, Paul Tudor Jones, Michel Steinhardt, Ed Seykota, Marty Schwartz, Tom Baldwin, and more in this audiobook.

Should I Move Abroad? The Real Pros and Cons of Expat Life is your no-fluff guide to the real experience of leaving home and building a life overseas. Drawing from real-world insights and years of international living, this book walks you through the rewards, risks, surprises, and personal growth that come with life beyond borders. From culture shock to financial planning, and adventure to adversity, you'll get an honest look at what it takes to thrive abroad—and whether it's the right move for you.

Effective Teaching in High-Needs Schools: Strategies That Work is a practical, honest, and empowering guide for educators working in under-resourced and high-pressure school environments. Whether you're a new teacher trying to find your footing or a veteran educator seeking fresh inspiration, this book offers real-world strategies that actually work — straight from the front lines of high-needs classrooms. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Build authentic relationships with students and families Manage behavior without losing your cool Create engaging lessons that stick — even without ...

What if building wealth didn't require hustle, burnout, or sacrificing your peace? Soft Life Wealth is your guide to creating passive income, time freedom, and a lifestyle that feels as good as it looks. Whether you're just starting your wealth-building journey or looking to escape the 9-to-5 grind, this book gives you the mindset, methods, and momentum to get there—without losing yourself along the way. Inside, you'll discover: The mindset shift from employee to investor 9 powerful passive income strategies How to make money while you sleep Tools for automating your business and creating...

Friendship: it's one of the simplest of human relationships in comparison to marriage or family relationships, yet it's one of the least understood and practiced. This is the core of biblical friendship, and what sets it apart from what the world is offering: it all flows from Jesus Christ. Friendship finds its origin, purpose, and power in Jesus. Our human friendships then must be shaped by this life-changing truth. Biblical friendship is deep, honest, pure, transparent, and liberating. Dig into this book, and learn how your friendships can embody this amazing and wonderful reality.

Why are all the major religions consumed with sex? What makes sex so important, whether Buddhism or Islam, Christianity or Mormonism? What is the impact of religion on human sexuality? This book explores this and more. It ventures into territory that has never been examined. You will be surprised at how much religion has influenced your sexuality, who you marry, the pleasure you get or don't get from sex, and what you can do about it.

In Black. Fat. Femme: Revealing the Power of Visibly Queer Voices (in Media) and Learning to Love Yourself, educator and media critic Dr. Jonathan P. Higgins—aka Doctor Jon Paul—delivers an honest and extraordinary new take on how the author, and other Black Fat Femmes like them, have come to find and understand their identity. You'll learn about how standing at the intersection of multiple identities, communities, and causes shapes people and how they see the world.

GETTYSBURG: THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A NATION In the scorching summer of 1863, the hills of a small Pennsylvania town became the stage for the most pivotal battle in American history. Gettysburg: Three Days That Defined a Nation provides a riveting, comprehensive account of the bloody confrontation that changed the course of the Civil War and shaped America's future. Drawing on meticulous research, newly discovered personal letters, and battlefield archaeology, this definitive work illuminates the human drama behind the conflict—from the fateful decisions of generals Lee and Meade to the ...

First published in 1998, Following Through shines a spotlight into the black hole in inner space where good intentions disappear. It reveals the startling reason why we so often fail to make the life-improving changes we truly intend to make.

Nina Spadaro, Ed.D., Tiffany Rush-Wilson, Ph.D., and Rives Thornton, M.S. bring counseling skills to life in this multi-media e-book. The inclusion of innovative video demonstrations, acted out by the authors, provides an invaluable supplement to the engaging, highly readable text and is a bonus for students who learn best by observing. This seamless integration makes the book a user-friendly tool for both the beginning counseling student and the experienced professional alike. The authors outline microskills - verbal and nonverbal techniques that are counseling building blocks. They also ...

A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children (2007), the quintessential compendium of raising gifted children, has been revised! In this new edition, coauthors Edward R. Amend Psy.D., Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC, and Janet Gore, M.Ed. reinforce the reliable approaches originally explored in the first edition, while drawing extensively on the wealth of research and information developed over the last 15 years in the areas of neuroscience, psychology, and education.

Step into the extraordinary with Weird History Stories. Dive into the captivating world of history's quirks and curiosities as this book unveils a collection of intriguing tales. From peculiar incidents to astonishing discoveries, this volume presents an array of interesting stories in history, guaranteed to pique the curiosity of readers young and old. Explore the lesser-known corners of the past, where fact is indeed stranger than fiction.Here are just a few of the many stories you'll read about: Hear about Sam Patch and his propensity to jump off of waterfalls Learn about some of the ...

School principals and leaders must have a specific vision and mindset to implement multi-tiered systems of support successfully. Leading School-wide PBIS provides the fundamentals of implementation of School-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS), a systems-approach consisting of three tiers to meet the needs of all students. Are you a school principal launching a SWPBIS Tier 1, 2, or 3 initiative? Do you need to know where to start with SWPBIS? Have you started already but need to re-establish commitment to the vision of meeting the needs of all students? Leading School...

This edition of Positive Discipline for Teenagers shows parents how to build stronger bridges of communication with their children, break the destructive cycles of guilt and blame that occur in parent-teen power struggles, and work toward greater mutual respect with their adolescents. At the core of the Positive Discipline approach is understanding that teens still need their parents, just in different ways—and by better understanding who their teens really are, parents can learn to encourage both their teens and themselves, and instill good judgment without being judgmental.

With the help of family and friends, Annie and Liam's wedding day looks as if it's going to be perfect until everything starts to go wrong. Liam's father doesn't show up, nor do the magic-wielding guests. Members of the wedding party come down with strange afflictions, Annie's gown is ruined, a storm floods the castle grounds, and an unknown king lays siege to the castle. Queen Karolina decides that they need the help of her fairy godmother, Moonbeam, but a pea-soup fog keeps the messengers from leaving.

In this best-selling classic, child psychiatrist and coauthor of The Whole Brain Child, Daniel J. Siegel and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell explore the extent to which our childhood experiences shape the way we parent. Illuminating important research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology, Siegel and Hartzell explain how the parent-child relationship directly affects brain development, and offer parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories to help them raise compassionate and resilient children.

Math has certainly gotten a bad reputation for being a subject that involves endless calculations and problems that will never be used in the real world, especially now that we all walk around with calculators in our pockets! But the fact is that math is required in multiple areas of an adult’s life, from preparing recipes to managing finances, and that’s without a career in STEM.

Healing isn't possible, though, without first uncovering the hurts—starting with adoption's central players: adoptees, who are so often in pain, suffering from what the latest brain science validates as the long-term emotional effects of separation trauma. By encouraging others to vulnerably share their stories, the authors discover that adoptees aren't the only ones in the adoption constellation who are hurting. Birth parents regularly shut down after being shut out by adoptive parents.

Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), created by world-renowned therapist Dr. Albert Ellis, provides you with realistic, simple, proven techniques that will significantly reduce your stress levels and help you react effectively, whether the circumstances are professional or personal.

A child's mind is hungry for knowledge, stimulation, the excitement of learning which school should provide, yet most American schools fall far short. From kindergarten through high school, our public educational system is among the worst in the developed world.