This book is a spiritual collection of short stories, poetry, true stories, and songs I have written. I write only the words because I dont know how to write music, so I sing them as specials in church because I know how I think they should sound. When you see a song, try writing the music yourself. It can be a rewarding experience. If you write music for some of the songs, you record them, and they are successful, please give me a little credit. If you think you would like to try writing, do so. Words are only a concept in the mind until you share them. I hope that you enjoy this book and that it gives you a sense of peace and joy.
“What did you learn?” asked Miss Elizabeth. Dolly thought for a minute and said, “I learned that it’s not enough to be pretty on the outside. You have to be pretty on the inside as well. When you help someone and they help you then everyone is a beautiful bunny.” Concludes one of the delightful stories contained in this little book. Nana’s Little Stories are filled with heart-warming tales about animals and things that children and even adults would love. Meet the kind-hearted Little Bat, the caring and playful Little Fox and Little Wolf, and the friendly Purr, the Halloween Cat, and many more and enjoy the fun, laughter and lessons Nana’s Little Stories offer.
Rogers was a successful marketing consultant in the Washington, D.C. area before leaving to follow her dream to live in Sedona, Arizona. "A Year in Sedona" recounts her journey across country and her first year in this unusual town.
Sarah Clarke ran out of school that afternoon, not knowing her life would be forever changed. Waiting for her mother, a sudden rainstorm began. Sarah ran under a store awning and witnessed a Tai Chi class in progress. She would later meet Sifu, the instructor, who would teach Sarah the concept of balancing her mind with her body. A retired schoolteacher would explain that she was dyslexic. Then there was Georgia, who made it a habit of ridiculing Sarah every chance she could. Sarah’s triumph was obtained through hard work and learning how to achieve her goals.
Pat Rogers was a successful marketing consultant in the DC area before moving to Sedona, Arizona to pursue her dream of living near the mystical red rocks. "From Sedona To Vegas" is the third and final installment of the Sedona Trilogy. It is based on blogs Pat wrote for her friends and family describing her transition from Sedona to the Vegas area.
A biography of the man who gained fame as the leader of the bold "Rogers' Rangers" in the French and Indian War but whose later life was marred by a ruined reputation, imprisonment, and poverty.
A very wealthy female from Southampton New York, after having gained prominence as a popular writer, is commissioned by her publishers to write a book in which "content is key." As she sets out to do research for this project, she meets up with five unusual characters who reveal to her how they live.
Between good intentions and great results lies a program theory—not just a list of tasks but a vision of what needs to happen, and how. Now widely used in government and not-for-profit organizations, program theory provides a coherent picture of how change occurs and how to improve performance. Purposeful Program Theory shows how to develop, represent, and use program theory thoughtfully and strategically to suit your particular situation, drawing on the fifty-year history of program theory and the authors' experiences over more than twenty-five years. "From needs assessment to intervention design, from implementation to outcomes evaluation, from policy formulation to policy execution and evaluation, program theory is paramount. But until now no book has examined these multiple uses of program theory in a comprehensive, understandable, and integrated way. This promises to be a breakthrough book, valuable to practitioners, program designers, evaluators, policy analysts, funders, and scholars who care about understanding why an intervention works or doesn't work." —Michael Quinn Patton, author, Utilization-Focused Evaluation "Finally, the definitive guide to evaluation using program theory! Far from the narrow 'one true way' approaches to program theory, this book provides numerous practical options for applying program theory to fulfill different purposes and constraints, and guides the reader through the sound critical thinking required to select from among the options. The tour de force of the history and use of program theory is a truly global view, with examples from around the world and across the full range of content domains. A must-have for any serious evaluator." —E. Jane Davidson, PhD, Real Evaluation Ltd. Companion Web site: josseybass.com/go/funnellrogers
A new novelist makes a stunning debut with this exceptional tale of a young woman coming of age in Alabama during the last days of the 1950s polio epidemic.
A college textbook that views adolescence as a normal part of the human life span, connected to both middle childhood and young adulthood. The conceptual orientation emphasizes developmental transitions which make adolescence both qualitatively distinct from other periods and significantly connected to continuous change in an individual's life. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
It's winter 1942, and Helen, a young girl, stands on the deck of a ferry with her sister on the way from Ireland to England. It's a rough crossing, but Helen is sustained by the hope that this boat trip will take her away from her past and give her a future. What is it in Helen's past that she's so anxious to escape? Over the years, she will have many new beginnings - new jobs, new houses, new husbands! She journeys on through the strands of her life, always searching for happiness. But will she ever overcome the consequences of those fateful events which shaped her early life?
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