An engaging introduction to hockey using interactive touch and feels! Slide your finger on the slippery ice, feel the laces on the skate and see the sparkly trophy! This interactive hockey book introduces babies and toddlers to Canada's favourite sport. Simple words and innovative touch and feel elements are paired with bright, bold photographs and illustrations, filling each page with interest and colour. Perfect for little hands and inquisitive minds, this bright and chunky board book is educational and fun.

It's a hands-on celebration of Canada's favourite things! Young learners will love touching a furry polar bear cub, a woolly tuque, a shiny canoe, a crinkly leaf and more! Simple words and innovative touch and feel elements are paired with bright, bold photographs and illustrations, filling each page with interest and colour. Perfect for little hands and inquisitive minds, this bright and chunky board book is educational, fun and an engaging introduction to some iconic Canadian symbols.

Discusses the sense of touch and looks at new developments in artificial sensors.

This book analyses and unpacks the term Feel by exploring its many definitions and examples in real life. Incorporating psychological theories and case studies, it offers a groundbreaking look into what it means to Feel and its importance in people’s everyday lives. Experiencing life without Feel has led to many deleterious performance, health, and wellbeing consequences. Exploring the Concept of Feel for Wellbeing and Performance takes a deep dive into the origins and definitions of Feel, asking what has happened to the Feel experience, and what people must do to recoup their Feel. With a highly accessible tone and clear structure, the book provides its readers with effective ways to improve performance and enhance wellbeing. The authors challenge the status quo of both performance science and wellbeing practices and begin a conversation on why people should be more proactive when it comes to their Feel. Anyone interested in helping themselves or others with performance excellence and wellbeing will benefit from this book, which blends science and practice and provides many examples of people from all walks of life who live with Feel. The book will also be key reading for students and practitioners interested in sport psychology, leadership studies, mental health studies counselling, and life coaching.

An unexpected visitor. A broken marriage. A plan to win the love of his life back. And they say rookies have no fun. The last thing NHL player Connor Lucas wants is a wife - until his wife shows up on his door a year after the marriage, asking for a divorce. Suddenly, he doesn’t want to let her go. The thought of anyone claiming her, the thought of anyone having her, makes him so livid, he can barely even focus on the game. But Juliette wants nothing to do with him. She wants a divorce and she wants it fast. All he needs to do is sign the papers. Why won’t he sign the papers? If Connor wants to keep Juliette as his wife, he must put his pride aside and figure out what it means to be a husband…before he loses his wife to another man. Fans of The Slapshot Series are devouring this new adult sports romance set in the same sunny beach city. Scroll up and feed your addiction today!

A chronicle of Minnesota's hockey excellence in the world's top hockey league--the NHL The years 1960 to 1982 were a watershed moment for Minnesota hockey, and the Land of 10,000 Lakes has enjoyed hockey success ever since. In that time, pioneering homegrown players like Bill Nyrop, Dave Langevin, Reed Larson, Mike Ramsey, Dave Christian, Neal Broten, Paul Holmgren, and Phil Housley established themselves as bona fide stars at the games' highest and most competitive level. More recently, another remarkable group of native sons--including Zach Parise, Blake Wheeler, Dustin Byfuglein, and T. J. Oshie--left their mark on the league. Profiling more than seventy players and compiling Minnesota NHL records gathered nowhere else, Jeff Olson celebrates the brilliant achievements of Minnesotans in the National Hockey League.

Successful Persuasion is for anyone who is interested in increasing their own ability to communicate persuasively. Be it the businessman in the boardroom, the preacher on the pulpit, or the mother sitting in the back row of the PTA meeting- all would benefit significantly if they could only present themselves, and their ideas, in a more convincing fashion. Successful Persuasion takes the reader through a series of lessons that are succinctly stated, yet eloquently written. The reader will be delighted with the information contained and equally entertained by the light-hearted tone and quick pace of this book.