Our Featured Books (click book cover for its webpage)

	Boost School Performance by Gary Bracey and Ayele Shakur	Would you like to see your child bring home A’s? Would you like to hear teachers say that your child is a joy to have in class – instead of asking you to come in for uncomfortable “conferences” about failing grades and poor behavior? Read more...
	The Elements of Structure: The Step Beyond Style by Liza Sisk	The Elements of Structure: The Step Beyond Style “Filled with cartoons and helpful visuals, and written in clear, easy-to-understand language, guides readers step by step through getting their ideas across succinctly and successfully. Sisk shows readers what to do – and what not to do – with such helpful devices as original and revised examples of workplace writing. Best of all, at the end of the book there is an anatomy of a good report which is full of nifty tips. “Whether you are a CEO or a new employee, you can’t afford to be without this marvelous little book. It's one way to ensure you have the ‘write stuff’ in the workplace.” —Ellen Tanner Marsh, The New York Times Read more...
	Discover ME - a Movement Education Program by Jamie Goldring	One of the most important things we can do for our children is to prepare them for learning by teaching them how to learn. Academic success requires attention, concentration, and focus, but many children entering school lack these skills. Discover ME is a movement education program designed to teach children from an early age the prerequisite skills for learning self-control, focus, concentration, and effective listening--the competencies that create a foundation for learning. Read more...
	The Wreckless Manager by Tommy W. White	“The book is an easy read with good examples and anecdotes that illustrate a different point of view and perspective on leadership based upon respect, teamwork, flexibility, and engagement of all members of the team. Many of the anecdotes brought greater understanding and clarity to personal situations where I did it right and some situations that I wish that I had read your book first.” —Terry Lockamy- Regional Director,Texas Ag Extension Service- Texas A&M University Read more...
	Unlocking the Enigma of the Second Language Learner by Deborah Jill Chitester	This resource guide focuses on the dissemination of accurate information and best practices concerning the educational support of second language learners. It not only documents the author's professional experiences but seeks to use them to bolster the research regarding best practices for second language learner and bilingual children. Read more...
	Distributed Architectures for Laboratory-Based E-Learning by Marc-Alain Steinemann	Originally published as a PhD thesis, Distributed Architectures for Laboratory-Based E-Learning describes research on resource access management in the Internet, proposes novel architecture and didactical frameworks for resource access management, and distributes those plans and didactics. Read more...
	No Parent Left Behind by Olivia Braithwaite	This workbook is intended to stimulate parents to think about creative ways to accelerate their children's success in school. Research has shown that parents who build effective parent-teacher relationships and take personal accountability for their children's education will play a greater role in helping their children obtain better grades at school. Read more...
	Good Habits, Good Students- A Complete Guide for Students Who Want to Succeed Eric T. MacKnight	What makes a good student? Good habits! Without good habits, anyone will struggle in school. With them, everyone can succeed. You can develop good habits, and this book will show you how. You will discover . . . Read more...
	Behind the Digital Veil - Beginning to Understand Computers Arinze Steve Nwaeze	On your first encounter with a computer, did you feel anxious and intimidated? You’re not alone. For any newcomer, it’s natural to feel you might blow it up by touching the wrong key. Read more...
	*The Book of Plots* by Loren Niemi	"I use Loren's plot templates both as a teller and a teacher. He honors the tradition and also keeps it living and growing new directions with a great tool for cobbling tales." Kevin Kling, Storyteller and NPR Commentator. "One of the best tools to break open a story that is stuck and finding new ways to view and interpret your raw material." Nancy Donoval, Storyteller/Coach Read more...
	*Secrets of School Success: What Every Student, Parent and Teacher Should Know* by Gary W. Moore, Ph.D.	“Powerful, enlightening, empowering . . . Secrets presents a straightforward, easily implemented set of study strategies that will help all students improve their performance in any classroom setting . . . . I only wish I had this information years ago.” Barbara Harrison, high school teacher and Reading Specialist Read more...
	*Samurai of Dreams* by Kohshyu Yoshida What makes a hero? Is it feats of strength? Valor in battle? Or something deeper?	Kohshyu (a.k.a. Moritaka) Yoshida has spent most of his life as an actor, martial artist, and student of human nature. His goal is to use these experiences to be a hero and positive role model. Read more...
	*Understanding the Constitution* by Henry T. Conserva Understanding the Constitution has been primarily designed for secondary school students of United States history and government.	The book's usefulness extends to immigrants taking citizenship courses as well as adult general readers. Read more...
	*ESL Games and Classroom Activities* by Lucia Gorea ESL Games and Classroom Activities is a collection of reproducible and ready-to-use exercises for English as a Second Language students of all ages.	These are some of the many efficient exercises I have created and used during my career as an ESL teacher. Activities in this book are intended to get students to take initiative and be more involved in the classroom. Read more...
	*US Internships for International Students & Young Professionals* by Alexander H. Lostocco US Internships for International Students and Young Professionals fills the information gap for the millions of young internationals seeking internships in the United States each year.	Lostocco provides valuable information about the advantages and disadvantages an international intern faces and how to best cope with the challenges of living and working in the United States. Read more...
	*Building Effective Leadership from the Ground Up* By Aaron Henderson This book is a culmination of years of experience and education in the areas of leadership and management.	An effort has been made to add to and describe what other books on the subject fail to do—break down into the very basics, the principles and values that are needed to build effective leadership. Read more...
	*A Collection Of Confusable Phrases* By: Yuri Dolgopolov We tend to admire a person who is ‘at the top of the tree’, yet feel sorry for someone who is ‘up a tree’.	A Collection of Confusable Phrases includes all kinds of expressions that may appear to mean similar or opposite things yet do not show corresponding similarity or opposition in their meanings and are therefore of special interest to language learners at all levels of proficiency. Read more...
	*The Grammar Help!Student Handbook* by Jane Hanser Based on the popular software program Easy Writer by the same author, this useful handbook incorporates many of the components that have made that software successfu	This handbook/workbook is filled with sentences and paragraphs written by students from college ESL, remedial writing, and even Freshman English classes, who agreed to contribute their writing to help others to become better writers, too. Read more...