Starting From Scratch is a self-esteem book for teens and adults. This book is for anyone who has ever experienced self-doubt, low self-esteem, or addictions. Included are exercises that pinpoint where the doubt originated and how to release it to experience positive self-esteem. Chapters include personal needs, emotions, self-love, boundaries, communication, self-esteem, judgments, positive thinking, relationships, and care of the body. The information is presented in a fun yet comprehensive manner with pictures, meditations, exercises, and quizzes to enhance comprehension and promote self transformation. Charles Whitfield, author of Healing the Child Within, endorses this book. Perfect for teens young and old.
What if everything you knew about the biology of body weight is wrong? According to compelling, leading-edge science, being overweight isn't just the result of too many cheeseburgers and not enough cardio. Another silent factor is contributing mightily to our obesity epidemic: "obesogens."These toxins--which are everywhere, from our food containers to furniture--sabotage our efforts to lose weight by disrupting our endocrine system, altering how we metabolize fat and permanently changing our fat cells, despite our efforts to count calories, exercise, and lose weight. Even scarier: lab tests have proven that these chemicals can irreversibly re-program the expression of our genes, which means that obesity can become an inherited trait. The chemicals we're exposed to will not just meaningfully affect our health, but our children's health, and future generations as well.Sound like science fiction? Dr. Blumberg was the first to coin the term "obesogens" in 2006 when the irrefutable data was staring him in the face. His research spawned a whole new area of study that has triggered a fascination among top scientists worldwide to understand obesogens-how they work, where they are hidden, and what it means for our health and that of future generations.In THE OBESOGEN EFFECT, Dr. Blumberg is ready to reveal his landmark research to show how hidden chemicals might be the root cause of our 21st century obesity epidemic. With a rich blend of storytelling, anecdotes, a synthesis of his research, and a three-step action plan to prevent and minimize the effects of obesogens, THE OBESOGEN EFFECT will transform your life and the lives of future generations.
Looking back, within, and ahead—while ultimately focusing on the here and now—Kristin Brace traverses landscapes of memory, dreams, and the imagination, exploring the fragments and shifting perspectives that shape experience and identity and reinvigorate the creation of meaning. With tenderness and wonder, these poems build their own stepping stones for the journey, moving from connection to disconnection, frailty to strength, and fierce love to intense isolation, depicting a whole that is enlivened by the coexistence of seemingly opposing forces, emotions, and experiences. Despite the darkness and uncertainty they embody, the poems in this collection insist on their existence, forever traveling toward moments alive with color and light. The poet draws from the riches of art, nature, and the quiet moments of every day in reflections often startling in language and content and unified by their voice-driven musicality. Fraught with illness, longing, and loss, these poems guide readers through the intricate geographies of the heart, sometimes hurtling, sometimes dancing, sometimes feeling their way through the dark toward the wild abundance of each new day.
Exploring themes such as secrets, illness, and obsession, the poems in Kristin Brace's Each Darkness Inside lead the reader on an intimate journey through the overlooked and the unspoken. Desire, restlessness, and regret play out against backdrops of art, memory, geography, and nature, rendering the interior landscape as rich and varied as the visible world.
This eleven-week Bible Study invites people into a sustained engagement with the Ottawa Coalition of Unifying Congregation's Statement in opposition to Christian Nationalism, particularly in its local manifestation through Ottawa Impact. Drawing from the riches of Scripture, the study demonstrates how opposition to Christian Nationalism and the actions of groups like Ottawa Impact is indeed a matter of faith. Designed for small groups or whole church studies, this small book will lead you through the stories and ideals of Scripture, drawing inspiration for advocacy and action in our own time.
A collection of original Scottish Country Dances to accompany the recording of the same name by the band StringFire! Also includes all of the original tunes from that recording
Barbro Bruce; Bim Riddersporre; Polly Björk-Willén; Ulla Damber; Christian Eidevald; Katarina Elfström Pettersson; Carina Fast; Kristine Hultberg; Karin Jönsson; Elin Eriksen Ödegaard; Niklas Pramling; Björn Sundmark; Anna-Karin Svensson; Pia Williams
I Berättande i förskolan går Barbro Bruce och Bim Riddersporre igenom hur berättandet och berättelser ständigt är närvarande i vårt samhälle, särskilt i förskolan. I boken medverkar en rad författare som Polly Björk-Willén, Ulla Damber, Christian Eidevald, Carina Fast, Niklas Pramling, Anna-Karin Svensson, med många fler. I förskolan är berättande och berättelser ständigt närvarande. Berättande i förskolan låter människans behov av att berätta och ta del av berättelser löpa som en röd tråd genom samtliga texter. Att berätta är ett sätt att bearbeta sina intryck, tankar och erfarenheter genom någon form av gestaltning. Berättande kan ta sig olika former och uttryck men handlar alltid om att göra något synligt, begripligt och möjligt att dela. I boken skriver etablerade forskare och utvecklare under tre större delar:Det berättande barnet – att skapa och dela.Berättelser som vidgar världen – litteratur och lärande. Att berätta om sin verksamhet – dokumentation och delaktighet. Medverkande författare är: Polly Björk-Willén, Barbro Bruce, Ulla Damber, Christian Eidevald, Katarina Elfström-Peterson, Elin Eriksen Ødegaard, Carina Fast, Kristine Hultberg Ingridz, Karin Jönsson, Jan Nilsson, Niklas Pramling, Bim Riddersporre, Björn Sundmark, Anna-Karin Svensson, Pia Williams. Barbro Bruce och Bim Riddersporre är redaktörer för boken.Läs mer om boken och författarna på Malmö högskolas webbsidaGediget, grundligt och nyanserat om berättande. Britt Jakobsson, Pedagogiska Magasinet nr 1 2015
Hur lär sig barn uttal och grammatik? Hur utvecklas deras förmåga att samtala med andra? Och vad händer när samspelet med andra inte alls fungerar? I den här boken beskriver femton forskare barns talspråkliga och skriftspråkliga utveckling. Författarna behandlar såväl den normala första- och andraspråksutvecklingen som den som berörs av olika typer av hinder, t.ex. neuropsykiatriska problem eller dyslexi. De olika kapitlen rör bland annat frågan om det finns en biologiskt betingad kritisk period för språkinlärning, vilka faktorer som påverkar barns och ungdomars skolframgång, hur de utvecklar sin förmåga att läsa och skriva på egen hand samt deras möten med skriften och olika skriftspråkliga världar. Mer teoretiska resonemang, där grundläggande begrepp presenteras och förklaras, varvas med fallstudier som visar hur språkutvecklingen hos ett antal barn kan gestalta sig. Boken vänder sig till blivande och verksamma lärare i förskola och tidig grundskola, men också till andra som i sin verksamhet möter barn som är i färd med att utveckla sitt språk, såsom specialpedagoger, talpedagoger, logopeder och barnskötare. Andra upplagan
Lärare på högstadiet eller gymnasieskolan behöver strategier att möta ungdomar med läs- och skrivsvårigheter. Det räcker ofta inte med att sätta in åtgärder tidigt i livet för att få svårigheterna att upphöra. Problemen påverkar ungdomar mycket i skolan och komplicerar relationen mellan lärare och elev.Därför erbjuder nu denna bok både nya forskningsrön inom området och praktiska strategier för att underlätta lärandet för dessa ungdomar. Den ger dig en fördjupad kunskap om både de funktionsnedsättningar och de omgivningsfaktorer som påverkar ungdomars förmåga att lära sig grundläggande färdigheter. Här finns också kapitel om de möjligheter och svårigheter som ungdomar upplever i gränslandet mellan den analoga och den digitala världen.Bokens författare vill spegla en bredd från mer forskningsinriktad kunskap till didaktiska frågor i skolvardagen. Den lämpar sig för såväl speciallärare och specialpedagoger som lärare, rektorer, logopeder, psykologer och skolsköterskor samt andra verksamma inom elevhälsan.
Bim Riddersporre; Sven Persson; Karin Alnevik; Thom Axelsson; Elisabeth Björklund; Barbro Bruce; Harold Göthson; Ylva Holmberg; Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson; Jonas Qvarsebo; Joel Rudnert; Jonas Stier; Ingegerd Tallberg Broman; Susanne Thulin; Anna wernberg; Kristina Westlund
Den populära Utbildningsvetenskap för förskolan ges nu ut i en helt omarbetad version med flera nyskrivna kapitel. Den uppdaterade boken är ett fortsatt bidrag till att formulera förskolans egen kunskapsbas och möter behovet av pedagogisk fördjupning.Boken följer förändringen av förskolan, från att vara en social och omsorgsinriktad verksamhet till att bli en del av utbildningssystemet. Den är indelad i tre större sektioner:• Perspektiv på förskola och barndom• Lärande, demokrati och ämnesdidaktik• Förskola i dagens SverigeUtbildningsvetenskap för förskolan är främst avsedd för studerande på förskollärarutbildningen och för fortbildning av förskollärare. Den riktar sig även till förskolechefer.
" Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante." --Slate A Penguin Classic Kristin Lavransdatter interweaves political, social, and religious history with the daily aspects of family life to create a colorful, richly detailed tapestry of Norway during the fourteenth-century. The trilogy, however, is more than a journey into the past. Undset's own life--her familiarity with Norse sagas and folklore and with a wide range of medieval literature, her experiences as a daughter, wife, and mother, and her deep religious faith--profoundly influenced her writing. Her grasp of the connections between past and present and of human nature itself, combined with the extraordinary quality of her writing, sets her works far above the genre of "historical novels." This new translation by Tina Nunnally--the first English version since Charles Archer's translation in the 1920s--captures Undset's strengths as a stylist. Nunnally, an award-winning translator, retains the natural dialog and lyrical flow of the original Norwegian, with its echoes of Old Norse legends, while deftly avoiding the stilted language and false archaisms of Archer's translation. In addition, she restores key passages left out of that edition.Undset's ability to present a meticulously accurate historical portrait without sacrificing the poetry and narrative drive of masterful storytelling was particularly significant in her homeland. Granted independence in 1905 after five hundred years of foreign domination, Norway was eager to reclaim its national history and culture. Kristin Lavransdatter became a touchstone for Undset's contemporaries, and continues to be widely read by Norwegians today. In the more than 75 years since it was first published, it has also become a favorite throughout the world. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
" Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante." --SlateA Penguin Classic Kristin Lavransdatter interweaves political, social, and religious history with the daily aspects of family life to create a colorful, richly detailed tapestry of Norway during the fourteenth-century. The trilogy, however, is more than a journey into the past. Undset's own life--her familiarity with Norse sagas and folklore and with a wide range of medieval literature, her experiences as a daughter, wife, and mother, and her deep religious faith--profoundly influenced her writing. Her grasp of the connections between past and present and of human nature itself, combined with the extraordinary quality of her writing, sets her works far above the genre of "historical novels." This new translation by Tina Nunnally--the first English version since Charles Archer's translation in the 1920s--captures Undset's strengths as a stylist. Nunnally, an award-winning translator, retains the natural dialog and lyrical flow of the original Norwegian, with its echoes of Old Norse legends, while deftly avoiding the stilted language and false archaisms of Archer's translation. In addition, she restores key passages left out of that edition.Undset's ability to present a meticulously accurate historical portrait without sacrificing the poetry and narrative drive of masterful storytelling was particularly significant in her homeland. Granted independence in 1905 after five hundred years of foreign domination, Norway was eager to reclaim its national history and culture. Kristin Lavransdatter became a touchstone for Undset's contemporaries, and continues to be widely read by Norwegians today. In the more than 75 years since it was first published, it has also become a favorite throughout the world. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
A masterful historical epic by the Nobel Prize-winning Scandinavian author deals with the life of a Scandinavian woman in the fourteenth century, in an omnibus edition that brings together the various novels in the saga, which chronicles Kristin's life from her youth, through her tumultuous marriage, to their later estrangement. Original.
From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series launches with six perennial favorites to give as elegant gifts, or to showcase on your own shelves. U is for Undset. Set in fourteenth-century Norway, The Wreath, the first volume of Undset's medieval trilogy begins the life story of Kristin Lavransdatter. Starting with Kristin's childhood and continuing through her romance with Erlend Nikulauss n, a dangerously charming and impetuous man, Undset re-creates the historical backdrop in vivid detail, immersing readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political undercurrents of the period. But the story she tells is a modern one, brought to life with clarity and lyrical beauty in this remarkable translation by Tiina Nunnally. Defying her parents and stubbornly pursuing her own happiness, Kristin emerges as a woman who loves with power and passion.
Kristin Linklater is one of the most internationally recognised names in the field of voice training, and this volume explores her work and life while also putting her work into practice. Charting the development of Linklater's process, including her work at LAMDA, the Lincoln Centre, NYU, Columbia, and the KLVC on Orkney, the book provides a comprehensive overview of one of the world’s leading voice coaches. This book contains:A detailed biography of Linklater’s life, including her work with Iris Warren at LAMDA, as well as the founding of her own companies and the KLVC on OrkneyDetailed analysis of her key text, Freeing the Natural Voice, and her work with Carol Gilligan on The Company of Women, an all-female Shakespeare company they co-conceivedA comprehensive set of exercises – several of these previously unpublishedThis book offers essential reading and an invaluable practice handbook to the contemporary performer, voice teacher, and actor trainer. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners offer unbeatable value for today’s student.
Kristin Linklater is one of the most internationally recognised names in the field of voice training, and this volume explores her work and life while also putting her work into practice. Charting the development of Linklater's process, including her work at LAMDA, the Lincoln Centre, NYU, Columbia, and the KLVC on Orkney, the book provides a comprehensive overview of one of the world’s leading voice coaches. This book contains:A detailed biography of Linklater’s life, including her work with Iris Warren at LAMDA, as well as the founding of her own companies and the KLVC on OrkneyDetailed analysis of her key text, Freeing the Natural Voice, and her work with Carol Gilligan on The Company of Women, an all-female Shakespeare company they co-conceivedA comprehensive set of exercises – several of these previously unpublishedThis book offers essential reading and an invaluable practice handbook to the contemporary performer, voice teacher, and actor trainer. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners offer unbeatable value for today’s student.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a stylish boxed set featuring paperback editions of three unforgettable novels: Summer Island, Distant Shores, and Angel Falls. The three novels in this luminous collection showcase Kristin Hannah's trademark gift for crafting evocative stories that examine the secrets of our past and the complexity of our lives to find the strength to change and the courage to forgive: Summer Island Ruby is offered a fortune to write a tell-all about her famous mother, Nora, who had walked out on her marriage and left her daughters behind. But when they reunite, Ruby comes to find that Nora isn't the woman she's hated all these years. Distant Shores Soon after Jack and Elizabeth's daughters leave home, the couple begins to drift apart. When Jack accepts a new job, Elizabeth follows him across the country to try and keep their marriage together--until tragedy turns her world upside down. Angel Falls When Mikaela falls into a coma, her husband, Liam, must keep their family together as he stays by her side daily, hoping for her to wake up. Then he learns of his wife's secret past--a hidden first marriage--and knows he must reach out to her first husband for help . . . and answers.
