Risultati letto da "Amanda Troop" in Tutte le categorie

Take charge of your own success. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on managing yourself, listen to this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you understand your strengths, clarify your personal goals and direction, and...

Small Habits Create Big Change is a collection of micro-habits that educators can use to reclaim their mental health and love for their jobs. This book helps you identify your unique personality type, so you can find the hacks and tweaks that will actually work as you strive to manage stress and reignite your passion for working with students. Many educators feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and on the verge of burnout, but it's never too late to turn things around.

Kennedy Hellebore knows how to keep a secret. She's been a witch-in-hiding her whole life. But when she moves to Edinburgh for a study-abroad program, the enchanting city seems to have plans of its own. Including magically bonding her to three unexpected new friends. Bennett MacKay never meant to run (literally) into his beautiful neighbor and would do anything to make it up to her. Lucky for him, she needs help with Edinburgh lore, and that's his specialty.

Despite some abrupt life changes, bouts of grief, and overall chaos in her past, things were turning around for Sage Moon. She had a successful video game streaming career, a new sponsor, and just inherited a house! Oh, and she has a stalker. Or a crazy fan. Or someone who thought it was fun to throw bricks through her window.

Lena was just an ordinary girl in an ordinary village until the sky cracked open and an Otherworlder fell through. They say these beings come from a distant realm called Earth, summoned by a mysterious spell known as isekai. They look harmless until you see what they can do. Otherworlders wield impossible power, the kind that can change the world or destroy it with a single thought. So she does the only thing she can. She befriends it.

I'm not looking for forever. My gorgeous, billionaire neighbor has decided otherwise. I've been burned by enough bad ex-boyfriends to know that love isn't in the cards for me. I work hard, keep my head down, and avoid all romantic attachments like the plague. The only trouble? The infuriating...

Jean-Michel Dubois is the owner of the professional hockey team, the Oakland Eagles, and established the world-renowned Oak Ridge Vineyards. And...he's fallen for me. Me. The boring woman who spends her time studying, baking cookies, and nannying for an adorable little girl. A relationship between us makes no sense—I've tried to make him see that. But he's a successful businessman for a reason.

This bundle includes A Bit of Hocus Pocus, A Bit of Holly Jolly, A Bit of Wee Luck, and A Bit of Razzle Dazzle.

Rocky Cullen is the definition of a very bad idea. Fake boyfriend. Check. A former gang member. Check. Covered in Tattoos. Check. Everything her mom hates. Check. When Bella's best friend talks her into taking the notorious bad boy home as her boyfriend for Christmas, things get a little—heated. How hard can it be to pretend to be dating someone for a few days?

After meeting at ten, a lonely genius and a kind-hearted girl promised to stay in touch. But Xander's letters never reached Emery, leaving them both feeling betrayed and heartbroken. Seven years later, Xander returns to Castle Hill and crosses paths with the girl he never forgot. The academy's rowing team offers a diversion from caring for his ailing father—but can it distract him from her? Emery Wallace is popular and wealthy, yet beneath her flawless exterior she is crumbling under her father's high expectations.

In Sanctuary School, Chandler Patton Miranda highlights the many ways that K–12 schools can provide safe educational spaces and relevant, responsive resources for immigrant students. Miranda prompts educators to think beyond the baseline definition of sanctuary schools as protective institutions that practice legally supported noncooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities. She envisions a whole-school approach to sanctuary that empowers marginalized students via radical welcoming and innovation.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train, and the critically acclaimed author of Bird in Hand and The Way Life Should Be, comes a novel about friendship and the memories that haunt us—includes a special PS section featuring insights, interviews, and more. On the night of...

Alaska never thought she'll find herself in the middle of a family drama, yet her life depends on her ability to resolve it quickly. Witches and shifters never mixed well, but the proud thief ended deep to her eyeballs in fur. Dimitri's inherited legacy holds more secrets than either of them expected after the original fiasco with the spell book. His father may not remember anything about Alaska, thanks to the blood magic potion, but that won't stop him from removing his son out of the way at any cost.

In Level Up Your Lesson Plans: Ignite the Joy of Learning with Fun and Educational Materials, teacher Teresa Kwant delivers an exciting and practical instruction book for teachers interested in adding fun into their lesson plans, without sacrificing educational strategies. The book walks you through how to transform your teaching materials and lessons into interactive, collaborative, and enjoyable learning experiences for both the teacher and students.

Thief by night and witch by birthright, candle maker Alaska McCullough has perfected the art of stealing by using magic. Until she takes something she never should've touched. The object should not have existed, yet it's putting her life and reputation on the line. Now she lives on borrowed time . . . unless she can find a way to give it back before it's too late.

Adelina is content to be a humble librarian with no magic, organizing ordinary books and leaving the magical section of the library to the management of the mysterious creature called a cervara . . . until she finds a misshelved spellbook that refuses to stay in its proper place. Despite warnings from the College of Magic and her superiors, she decides to return the book to the magical section, where she befriends the mysterious creature. Contrary to what she's been told, the cervara is trying to protect humanity from dangerous magic by hoarding it in the library. 

At eighteen, Willow wasn't ready for marriage. Ten years later and she's wondering what her life would have been like if she'd stayed with Chase. Meanwhile, Chase is engaged and, despite his reservations, is about to marry the supposed love of his life. When destiny intervenes, Chase and Willow unexpectedly run into each other while in London and are immediately caught up in the lights of this big city and the reigniting spark of their lost romance.

Changemakers is an essential playbook for designers and nondesigners who want to drive change at work, at home, and in their communities. Groundbreaking designers Maria Giudice and Christopher Ireland-armed with insights from some of today's top minds in business, tech, and social justice-offer a pragmatic, people-centered approach to change.

Stacy Drakethorn thought she was just a talented lawyer. When her estranged father reveals her true heritage, her world ignites—literally. She discovers she's half-dragon, half-witch—a legacy that thrusts her into a world of magic and danger she never knew existed. But with great power comes great peril. An ancient fae king seeks to destroy everything Stacy holds dear. To stop him, she must master her newfound abilities and unite unlikely allies in a fight for survival.

Half-dragon, half-witch, and all determination, Stacy Drakethorn has made a name for herself as a peacekeeper among the city's paranormal factions. But when mysterious vampires emerge and people start disappearing, Stacy's delicate balancing act is thrown into chaos. Her werewolf allies are on edge, her father seems suspiciously unconcerned, and an ancient prophecy whispers of impending doom.