It's the first day of school, and Camilla discovers that she is covered from head to toe in stripes, then polka-dots, and any other pattern spoken aloud! With a little help, she learns the secret of accepting her true self, in spite of her peculiar ailment.

This self-helf book begins with an entirely different premise compared to the pervasive practices of psychology. Traditionally, therapeutic psychology asks the question: "What is it about my bad brain chemistry, my bad biology, and my bad upbringing that creates the misery in which I am mired?" In contrast, "Changing Your Stripes" begins with an entirely different question, a more productive premise: "What is happening in my relationships with others, and what is my responsibility to be true to those relationships?" Because "Changing Your Stripes" is written from a Social Psychological perspective, it provides an alternative view on the issues of 1) Cause & Effect: The differences between how cause occurs in the physcial versus the behavioral realm); 2) Understanding Who You Are: You are more than the characteristic of your body, the most important aspect of Self is "how you are be-ing" with others; 3) Mental Illness/Disorder: Do you actually "have" a disorder, or are you really just "doing" dis-order; 4) Emotional Scars: How they really manifest, and how one can make them disappear.

Coated in wonderful stripes of black and white, Mary the zebra often spent her mornings munching on Serengeti grass with her family. One morning, an unfamiliar face trotted over the hill by her field. Join Mary and her friends as they uncover the importance of acceptance and what it means to make diversity our strength.

In 'Earn Your Stripes', multiple world champion, paralympian and world record holder Neil Fachie shares insights learned from over a decade at the top of his sport. His success has taken more than just hard work; it involves creating a performance-driven system. His methodology is designed to enhance your performance both in business and in life.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Many years ago, the proudest animal in the jungle was not the peacock. The proudest animal was the tiger. In this timeless folktale from Vietnam, we see how Tiger's pride leads him to covet wisdom and, with the help of a wise farmer, earn his stripes.

Why do zebras have stripes? Popular explanations range from camouflage to confusion of predators, social facilitation, and even temperature regulation. It is a challenge to test these proposals on large animals living in the wild, but using a combination of careful observations, simple field experiments, comparative information, and logic, Caro concludes that black-and-white stripes are an adaptation to thwart biting fly attack.

Gordon's critically acclaimed and richly entertaining exploration of the birthplace of rock and roll is peopled with Delta bluesmen, manic deejays, matinee cowboys and Elvis.