Jackie Kay tells the story of a black girl's adoption by a white Scottish couple from three different viewpoints the mother the birth mother & the daughter 64 pages Kay Jackie ...

A central source of frustration for most adults with ADHD is that they know what they need to do but they have difficulties turning their intentions into actions These difficulties also interfere with their ability to use self-help books & to get the most out of psychosocial treatments that provide coping strategies that promise to improve their functioning Drs Ramsay & Rostain are experts in the assessment & treatment of adult ADHD & are leaders in the development of effective psychosocial treatments for this group of patients Their newest book The Adult ADHD Tool Kit Using CBT to Facilitate Coping Inside & Out is a coping guide for adults living with ADHD one that does not just present useful coping strategies but also provides specific tactics designed to help readers implement these skills in their daily lives & brings them to life in a user-friendly format The authors discuss many different settings in which ADHD may cause difficulties including work school matters of physical health & well-being & the issue of excessive use of technology Although written for consumers clinicians will find the book to be a clinically useful tool for their adult patients with ADHD serving as a companion to the newly updated & expanded second edition of Drs Ramsay & Rostain's professional treatment manual Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD An Integrative Psychosocial & Medical Approach ...

Fresh sharp & wickedly funny a tragicomic tale of modern living from the author of Submarine Ray is not a bad guy He mostly did not cheat on his heavily pregnant wife He only sometimes despises every one of his friends & though his career as a freelance tech journalist is dismal & he spends his afternoons churning out third-rate listicles in his boxer briefs he dreams of making a difference But Ray is about to learn that his special talent is for making things worse Brace yourself for a wickedly funny look at the modern everyman The Adulterants is an uproarious tale of competitively sensitive men & catastrophic open marriages riots on the streets of London & Internet righteousness & one man's valiant quest to come of age in his thirties With lacerating wit & wry affection Joe Dunthorne dissects the urban millennial psyche of a man too old to be an actual millennial ...

Go from ordinary to extraordinary with 7 essential soft skills You need Adaptability Resilience Optimism Integrity Critical thinking Pro-activity & Empathy to stay one step ahead Our world is changing
- so fast so furiously so ferociously
- that to stand out at work you need to change what you're doing & quickly To get ahead you need soft skills To stay ahead you need The Advantage Just doing your job won't get you to the top but what does it take? Soft skills are your secret weapon These days we're all working harder & longer but finding it harder than ever to make an impact & get the results we want Traditional skills like being a good team player a solid leader or a brilliant negotiator don't seem to be as effective anymore To really stand out you need to be doing something different something better You need The Advantage In this groundbreaking book we set the scene for seven new skills that will propel you & your career forward Through a combination of scientific research no-nonsense advice practical exercises & case studies this book shows you how to understand develop & use Adaptability
- respond effectively to challenges & grab new opportunities Resilience
- learn from experience & attack the next challenge with equal boldness Optimism
- be the most positive person you know Integrity
- trust values & honesty are the name of the game now as is authenticity Critical thinking
- challenge assumptions & find solutions Pro-activity
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- respect & nurture your relationships STAY AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION








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There is a competitive advantage out there arguably more powerful than any other Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter employees? No New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni argues that the seminal difference between successful companies & mediocre ones has little to do with what they know & how smart they are & more to do with how healthy they are In this book Lencioni brings together his vast experience & many of the themes cultivated in his other best-selling books & delivers a first a cohesive & comprehensive exploration of the unique advantage organizational health provides Simply put an organization is healthy when it is whole consistent & complete when its management operations & culture are unified Healthy organizations outperform their counterparts are free of politics & confusion & provide an environment where star performers never want to leave Lencioni s first non-fiction book provides leaders with a groundbreaking approachable model for achieving organizational health complete with stories tips & anecdotes from his experiences consulting to some of the nation s leading organizations In this age of informational ubiquity & nano-second change it is no longer enough to build a competitive advantage based on intelligence alone The Advantage provides a foundational construct for conducting business in a new way one that maximizes human potential & aligns the organization around a common set of principles ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous & successful sibling Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes (Wilder) is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities stolen documents secret codes & exposed backsides Featuring an outrageous ensemble cast including Madeline Kahn as the seductive singer Marty Feldman as the bug-eyed assistant & Dom De Luise as the eccentric opera star-turned-blackmailer this fun-filled caper packs a slew of clues & loads of laughs! Actors Gene Wilder Madeline Kahn Marty Feldman Dom De Luise Leo Mc Kern Roy Kinnear John Le Mesurier Thorley Walters John Hollis & Albert Finney Director Gene Wilder Certificate PG Year 1975 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby (20) Stereo Additional Languages French ; Spanish ; German ; Italian Subtitles Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; German ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Spanish ; Swedish ; English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 28 minutes (approx)
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Agatha Christie's seasonal Poirot & Marple short story collection reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding then the discovery of a corpse in a chest next an overheard quarrel that led to murder the strange case of the dead man who altered his eating habits & the puzzle of the victim who dreamt his own suicide What links these five baffling cases? The little grey cells of Monsieur Hercule Poirot! ...

The only clue is her sister's last words the speckled band She died two years ago Helen Stoner is now engaged She's worried for her life She has come to Sherlock to save her life & find out what happened to her sister He's her only hope Foxton Readers are a series of carefully graded books aimed at ESL EAL learners of beginner to advanced levels They are based on a comprehensive grammar & vocabulary framework to match each ability level & to ensure each learner progresses They are not only suitable for ESL EAL learners but can also be used with native speakers of primary school age ...

' My name is Sherlock Holmes It is my business to know what other people don't know' The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes first introduced Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant detective to the readers of The Strand Magazine The runaway success of this series prompted a second set of stories The Memoirs In these twenty three tales collected here in one volume you have some of the best detective yarns ever penned In his consulting room at 221B Baker Street the master sleuth receives a stream of clients all presenting him with baffling & bizarre mysteries to unravel There is for example the man who is frightened for his life because of the arrival of an envelope containing five orange pips; there is the terrified woman who is aware that her life is in danger & cannot explain the strange whistling sounds she hears in the night; & there is the riddle of the missing butler & the theft of an ancient treasure In the last story there is the climatic battle between Holmes & his arch enemy 'the Napoleon of Crime' Professor Moriarty Holmes with trusty Watson by his side is equal to these & the other challenges in this splendid collection ...

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