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"Find your balance. Make a protein-packed smoothie to energize for a busy day. Center yourself after a stressful week by taking five minutes to write in your journal. Strengthen your body and calm your mind with simple yoga poses and breathing techniques. Craft a vision board to help you achieve your goals. Create a time budget to organize your schedule. Develop an evening routine that will help you wind down before sleep. Award-winning author Aubre...
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"Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post) Mary Roach on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? As New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict,...
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"All teens need help staying focused--in school and in life. In this book, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) expert Lara Honos-Webb offers six powerful "super skills" to help teen readers pay attention, increase productivity, and get organized so they can achieve their goals. With this guide, teens will also learn to regulate their emotions and boost motivation, so they can be their very best"--
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"[The author] uncovers the hidden psychology of why we like what we like and reveals the economics of cultural markets that invisibly shape our lives ... [and] takes readers on a tour through the last century of pop culture blockbusters and investigates the most valuable currency of the twenty-first, people's attention"--
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"In Stress Less, Adam walks you through the reasons why coping with emotions and stress in a healthy way is good for your body and mind. He will teach you what mindfulness is and how to develop a mindful mindset so that you can find balance and focus on the present, rather than worrying about the past or the future. Stress Less features a foreword by Udonis Haslem, three-time NBA Champion with the Miami HEAT, founder of The Udonis Haslem Foundation...
10) Poisoned water: how the citizens of Flint, Michigan, fought for their lives and warned the nation
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Flint, Michigan had been built up, then abandoned, by General Motors. In 2014, as part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint would temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, many residents broke out in rashes. Children stopped growing. Some people were hospitalized with mysterious illnesses; others died. Despite the murky, foul-smelling liquid pouring from the city's faucets, officials...
11) Manager
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Discusses career opportunities in the field of management, the educational requirements, and the qualities needed to pursue a career in this field.
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"[Teaches readers] how to prepare for: earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, winter storms, wildfire evacuations, pandemics, nuclear disasters, mass Shootings, civil unrest, economic crises, and more . . . [Includes] directions, helpful appendices, checklists, and general guidance to getting prepped"--OCLC.
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"Teens today are dealing with stress at an unprecedented level, but they are not alone. This valuable resource offers practical coping strategies, useful resources, and insight from fellow teenagers to help young adults recognize and manage stress factors in their lives"--
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"When people say they feel stressed out, what exactly do they mean? This volume looks at the topic of stress from physiological and psychological perspectives to explain what processes in the body and mind create this feeling of stress. It considers research on the negative impacts stress can have on the brain and the body over time, and explores some of the common causes of stress, including trauma. While research shows that chronic stress can have...
15) Etsy-preneurship: everything you need to know to turn your handmade hobby into a thriving business
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This book will help you make the jump from enjoying your handmade/craft/art hobby to running a profitable business."Etsy-preneurship" offers step-by-step advice on what it takes to bring in extra income or even one day run a full-time business on EtsyOutlines the basic business skills and knowledge you need to run a business on Etsy Explains how Etsy makes entrepreneurship attainable for everyone.
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An all-encompassing guide to starting and running a successful craft business draws on the expertise of the well-known nonprofit trade organization and provides authoritative coverage of everything from developing successful product lives and preparing taxes to forming LLCs.
17) Stress
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"Many teenagers today are overloaded with stress. . . . They may feel under pressure to overachieve in order to be accepted into highly ranked colleges. That's on top of the normal adolescent stresses of maturing and establishing their own identities. This authoritative book describes the effects of stress on the body and explains the physical and mental health consequences of chronic stress. Readers will learn coping strategies that can help them...
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"With proven CBT-based skills and mindfulness techniques, this book can be your guide out of the spiraling stress of anxiety and get you back on track to living a happy and healthy life. Getting good grades, keeping up with social media, maintaining friendships... you have a lot on your plate and it's more difficult when you add anxiety to the mix. You may even be avoiding situations, events, or people that could trigger your anxiety. So, how do...