"Some people in life know exactly what they want to achieve. This is a book for the rest of us." - Victoria Labalme if you're trying to figure out your next steps at work or in life... if you wish you had the courage to move in a new direction... if you sense there's something more, waiting to be discovered... Risk Forward will help you find your way. In this brief, full color, whimsical book "experience," Hall of Fame speaker, leading consultant, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Victoria Labalme shares a series of principles from the arts that are practical, reassuring, and radically freeing. "Sage advice-and brisk inspiration-for anyone contemplating the daunting prospect of a new project or change of direction." - Pamela Liebman, President & CEO, The Corcoran Group "RISK FORWARD is a mosaic that will change the way you view your life forever." - Roberta Matuson, FORBES.com "If Picasso and Apple produced a book, this would be it!!!" - Vince Poscente, New York Times best-selling author & Olympian Through these uniquely designed and thought-provoking pages, you'll learn: • 4 Questions to help you discover your next best step • How to make a decision when you have a variety of options • 3 key filters to evaluate input and advice • Permission and Ideas to express your whole self at work and in life • The #1 way to identify what really matters • What holds you back

Unlock Reality explains the Construction of the Universe in simple terms that anyone can understand.

A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and "illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration" (The New York Times Book Review). When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America.

Contents: Goals of Reading Instruction, Organising for Reading Instruction, Reading and the Structure of the English Language, Affective Objectives in Reading, Reading and Writing in the Curriculum, Speaking Activities and Reading, Reading in the Primary Grades, Reading on the Intermediate Grade Level, Phonics in the Teaching of Reading, Reading Poetry in the Language Arts, Spelling and the Language Arts, Reading and Literature for Children, Reading and Vocabulary Development, The Psychology of Teaching Reading, The Teacher, Reading and Parents, The Reading and Parents, The Reading Curriculum, Speaking and the Pupil, Principles of Learning and the Teaching of Reading, Computer Literacy in the Public Schools, Supervision in the Reading Curriculum, Reading and the Pupil in the Challenging Curriculum, Grouping for Instruction in Reading, Staff Development and Reading.

The curriculum is the soul of the educational process, the heart of educational institution and the mind of the academic programme. It is the tool in the hands of the teachers to mould his students according to the goals of the education, and aims and objectives of the course. Any course cannot be conducted without a prescribed curriculum. More particularly, a definite as well as flexible curriculum at elementary level is needed as it is a combination of various subjects, skills, abilities, aptitudes and understanding. The present book on elementary curriculum is intended to guide preservice and inservice teachers to teach effectively, to provide insights to the curriculum designers to develop a suitable curriculum, to the writers to suggest suitable learning experiences, and to the parents to cooperate to realise the potentialities of their children. This book is touching all the important issues of curriculum, curriculum development, language arts, social studies, science, mathematics, assessment and evaluation.

If life is an adventure, no one will ever live it more fully than Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the rumored Northwest Passage, Lewis and Clark instead discovered a seemingly endless land whose very existence foretold a future America infinitely different from what had been imagined. May 2004 marks the beginning of a two-and-a-half year bicentennial celebration of their incredible journey and its significance to the history of America. Against staggering odds, these unique men inspired such absolute loyalty in each other and in their group that they are still widely regarded as the most successful leadership team in American history. Today's leadership adventures unfold in the rugged terrain of business, and who better than Lewis and Clark to lead us through its toughest challenges? Their story resonates with business leaders of our time because they had to: * Think strategically * Make tough and timely decisions * Surround themselves with good people * Manage resources * Motivate the team * Deal with different cultures * Assimilate information from many sources * Balance long-term goals against short-term realities * Learn from their mistakes * Try new approaches Most importantly, they had to persevere and change course in the face of adversity. Their lessons will inspire business leaders to take their teams to new adventures of great discovery.