!!!PLEASE CLICK THE "AA" ABOVE RIGHT FOR PROPER VIEWING!!!. (only viewable as scanned!) For School Psychologists/Counselors/Pastors Your life is YOURS - you have the right to make the rules in your own Sandbox. People invade, intrude, impose - consciously or accidentally. It happens less if you are aware of your own rules for your own space - to recognize who are the aggressor, what they are doing to/at you - most importantly - how you are going to respond for your own good (and theirs!) We ALL psst in the Sandbox of others. Some of us learn to play nicely on our own. Some must be taught. I must play by YOUR rules in YOUR Sandbox. I change or leave. So simple! CAUTION: This book will only be comprehended by those BEING abused - less likely by the abuser (unless they have the capacity to be honest). It is less likely to be grasped by "professionals" who try to "out-think" the simplicity of EMPOWERMENT.

Jeanne Albert has worked in a variety of workplace environments and knows better than anyone that we all need to laugh moreat ourselves and at the world around us. With a goal of connecting the world one story at a time, Albert shares her first collection of anecdotes about the funny and often wacky things that happen to many of us at work. Albert, a seasoned veteran of the HR community, finds the humor in the antics that often occur while playing in the sandbox with others in the workplace. Whether they involve a boss (Sandbox Monitor), a coworker (Sandbox Playmate), or customers (Sandbox Visitors), her stories recount real-life experiences from a wide variety of people across a multitude of industries and backgrounds. From the close-talking boss to the gum-chewing interviewer to the termination gone wrong, Albert provides an entertaining look into what really happens in cubicle land, whether we want to admit it or not. Welcome to My Sandbox shares amusing personal stories intended to encourage laughter, a fun and engaging work environment, and bonding through collective experiences.

The presence and ubiquity of the internet continues to transform the way in which we identify ourselves and others both online and offline. The development of virtual communities permits users to create an online identity to interact with and influence one another in ways that vary greatly from face-to-face interaction. Identity and Leadership in Virtual Communities: Establishing Credibility and Influence explores the notion of establishing an identity online, managing it like a brand, and using it with particular members of a community. Bringing together a range of voices exemplifying how participants in online communities influence one another, this book serves as an essential reference for academicians, researchers, students, and professionals, including bloggers, software designers, and entrepreneurs seeking to build and manage their engagement online.

Fall in love with the hot and sexy heroes in this steamy, laugh-out-loud romance series. The box set includes three standalone novels and an exclusive novella. DECIDEDLY OFF LIMITS When your best friend is a Navy SEAL, the last thing you want to do is make him mad. So falling for his hot younger sister? Really dumb idea. Oops. DECIDEDLY WITH BABY What does a playboy hockey player know about diapers and baby yoga and fairytale princesses? Mr. No Commitment himself is about to find out. Oops. DECIDEDLY WITH LOVE What happens when a hot hockey player needs fake girlfriend to deter grandmother’s matchmaking scheme? Lots of shenanigans and off-the-chart chemistry. Oops. DECIDEDLY WITH TINSEL After my partner for the Tinsel and Tatas Winter Festival competition breaks her leg while swishing down the resort’s ski hill, I have no choice but to pair up with Drew Chapman—my colleague, childhood crush, and part-time nemesis. Oops. “…I was captivated by the shenanigans of this duo. Not to mention laughing out loud and blushing. Boy do these two turn up the heat.”—The Subclub Books (Decidedly Off Limits) “A feel good, sensual, intoxicating and sexy love story; if you love contemporary romance you do not want to miss Decidedly Off Limits.” —Slick, Guilty Pleasures “Sweet, sexy and invigorating, Decidedly off Limits is a friends to lovers story that is truly a breath of fresh air!”—Read & Share Book Reviews “So many laugh out loud moments that you do not want to be reading it in public or be ready for some weird looks. I speak from experience here.”—The Subclub Books (Decidedly With Baby) “Oh my goodness this book was so much fun!!!”—For the Love of Books (Decidedly With Baby) “There are steamy moments but you are just left with feel good melty moments more”—Books Are Love (Decidedly With Baby) “Once I started, I couldn't stop reading it!”—Blog on the Run (Decidedly With Baby) “Be warned dear reader, this book will have you giggling and blushing as you devour it”—The Subclub Books (Decidedly With Love) “I laughed with this book, but also cried a lot”—Blog on the Run (Decidedly With Love)

With the continued fragmentation of the media and proliferation of media options, the balance of power has shifted from the marketer to the individual. In Join the Conversation, Jaffe discusses the changing role of the consumer and how marketers must adapt by joining the rich, deep and meaningful conversation already in progress. This book reveals what marketers must do to become a welcome and invited part of the dialogue, and how to leverage and integrate the resulting partnership in ways that provide win-win situations for businesses, brands and lives.

BEHIND THE BADGE IN ATCHAFALAYA SWAMP Is about 5 children being orphaned by Hurricane Dakota, a category 5 that tore through the parish in 1962. Their police life, about 2 young twins that follow in the family's footsteps into law enforcement. Childhood sweethearts that are partners on the force. They fall in love and are torn apart by one of them being killed in the line of duty. How one was so brave to battle a fire and save some children. Then lose her own child after the line of duty death of the father. Then Sweetie finds love in another's arms and survives the 2nd worse hurricane in Atchafalaya Swamp's History. Work a horrible murder. You will see how things can make a police officer cry. If you purchase this book you will not be disappointed. You will see the bayou come to life. You be coming back for book 2 of 8 books in this series.