Are they hot flashes? Or is it just getting hot in here? Lisa Darling, a high-flying TV executive and twice-divorced mother of two, is navigating life with an opinionated teenager and a pet-obsessed grade schooler, organizing PTA events, and supporting her best friend through breast cancer treatment, all while in the throes of perimenopause. It’s no wonder her to-do list is on overdrive and she never has time for pilates or that DIY interior design project she keeps setting aside. But when LA-based media hotshot Zach Russo swoops in as a temporary stand-in for her best friend’s job, Lisa starts feeling overheated and flustered. But that’s just the menopause, right? She chooses to believe her hormone replacement therapy needs some adjusting, until she finds herself in a sexy—and seriously ill-advised—cinch with him. As things snowball, Lisa has to confront these long-forgotten feelings and ask herself what it is she wants and what it is she’s ready for. Hilarious, relatable, and delightfully swoon-worthy, It’s Getting Hot in Here is the laugh-out-loud, coming-of-middle-age, rom-com meets mom-com readers have been waiting for.

Tackling the issue of global warming head-on for a teen audience, this acclaimed book examines the science behind it, the history of climate change on our planet, and the ways in which humans have affected the current crisis we face. It's Getting Hot in Here takes an in-depth look at the facts: how we got where we are today as a planet, how we know that the climate is changing, and what can be done in order to avoid making the situation even worse. We are changing our global environment—but it's not too late to take action now to ensure a brighter future for us all. The acclaimed author Bridget Heos takes a hard look at the facts surrounding global warming—tackling history, science, politics, and economics, while also providing hope that each of us can be the change that makes a difference in the world climate crisis. "Well-researched and comprehensible, it’s an alarming, but never alarmist, examination of a critical topic." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

How many people can say when they began to know you? . . . He knew exactly when his relationship with Cheri began. . . . Simple enough, yet the beginning of an adventure that who knew where it would take Bill. . . . He laughed, then thought, "indeed, this could be an interesting relationship." "Did you know that when Adam and Eve were kicked out of the Garden of Eden, they crossed over the mountains and found another Eden, and they called it Tennessee?" No two witnesses remember the same thing in the same way. Each may have a portion of the truth of the matter, and it may be that some remember more than others more exactly. To come to the truth may not be as easy as recalling what we remember. When friends work together on an unequal basis (i.e., one is the boss and the other the employee), friction is bound to bring sparks. But, while sparks may fly, they can bring laughter and fun. Bill knew this, but he couldn't not work with Cheri. . . . If he wasn't married to her, a real employee wouldn't put up with him! Bill needed Cheri to make life work. "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry," - Robert Burns . . . Or, as Bill would say, when you think things are going well, Murphy often implements his rule. If anything can go against your plans, it will. . . . When a rich man is asked how much is enough, his answer is often, "Just a little more." Few people say "We have sufficient for our needs."

Discover how the crisis of a global pandemic allowed educators to improve learning across the pre-K–adult pipeline. While acknowledging the scale of loss and difficulty the COVID pandemic engendered within the field of education, this book focuses on how sudden and forced changes to teaching and learning created “Pandemic Positives,” which can be captured and brought to scale. In particular: Part I addresses how Pandemic Positives came into being, with special attention to the presence of educator hope and creativity. Part II explores the Pandemic Positives that arose in three settings: when schools were closed, when learning turned online, and when schools re-opened. Part III provides strategies for replicating the Pandemic Positives so they become positive educational game changers. This book is grounded on trauma and mental wellness theory and includes the in-the-trenches experiences and voices of educators. The text features art created by the coauthors and shares both their professional and personal experiences, humanizing and enriching the book. Mending Education completes a trilogy composed of Breakaway Learners and Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door by Karen Gross. “We have all bemoaned the COVID pandemic and its lasting negative effects, but Karen Gross and Edward Wang turn that pessimism on its head. Their extensive experience in education is augmented by the priceless data gathered through their research survey of teachers and educators. This is a must-have for educators everywhere.” —Chris Messina-Boyer, educational crisis manager/crisis communications consultant, 20Buttonwood PR Solutions LLC

Written with an uncompromising intelligence and wit by two award-winning "Newsweek" journalists, this volume is the essential, comprehensive, up-to-the-minute, deeply optimistic book for the millions of women in their 40s-to-60s.

This is an account of the Afghan War and its tragic aftermath as told by the women who were caught up in it and became its innocent victims. The voices in this oral history will provide personal snapshots to the news reports of the Taliban activities now coming out of Afghanistan. These accounts provide an historical background to the growth of the Taliban, and reveal circumstances of the daily life of the women who must survive in this very closed society. Through the medium of oral history, this book brings to light the stories of the women who have suffered the consequences of the Afghan War and whose lives and whose daughter's lives have been changed forever. Through the voices of the Soviet women who supported their soldiers on Afghan soil, and the voices of the Afghan women scattered by circumstance around the globe, the last Cold War battle between the superpowers takes on a very personal tone. Policy decisions issued from on high became the rockets that destroyed these women physically, mentally, and emotionally. Children were killed or maimed and homes and families destroyed. Ultimately, these women were forced to flee or become invisible within their homeland. The Taliban militia rose from the dust of this war and by government decree reduced even the most educated and influential of the women to non-person status.

Authors have many reasons for writing a book, but the reason for this one goes beyond explaining. All I can do is describe what happened and let others tell their story. Friend Dorothy and I were planning a holiday leisurely RVing through Mexico, when suddenly we were sidetracked by the Lord into something else - collecting material for this book. When God wants to get our attention it can happen softly, like a wink, but at other times it comes as a bolt from the blue hitting one over the head. I'm thick headed so God's usual mode of operation with me is a bolt, but this time it was just a gentle wink! Just days before we left home a friend phoned, suggesting we look up a small advertisement in the RV TIMES. Someone called Charley was looking for Christian RVers going into North Western Mexico. Why not email him? Wink! We did, and as people say, the rest is God-history. Looking back now I can see that God was up to something!