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Cocaine and crack
Par Marilyn Carroll. 1994
Carroll explains that cocaine comes from the coca plant of western South America. She discusses the history of cocaine use;…
describes how it is processed and what the different forms are; and outlines the effects of cocaine, the personal aspects of abusing cocaine and crack, and the efforts that are being made to solve this drug problem. For junior and senior high readersWebelos Scout Book
Par Boy Scouts of America. 1992
The Big Bear Cub Scout book
Par Boy Scouts of America. 1984
The Guide for Brownie Girl Scout leaders
Par Karen Sparks. 1993
The basic Girl-Scouting resource for adult leaders who work with girls ages six to eight. Explains the organization, goals, and…
program standards of Scouting. Contains a complete edition of the Brownie Girl Scout Handbook, featuring stories and interactive activitiesGoodbye: A first conversation about grief (First Conversations)
Par Megan Madison. 2023
An audiobook edition of the board book about grief, offering adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children…
in an informed, safe, and supported way. Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven book offers clear, concrete language to introduce the concept of grief. This book aims to normalize the topic of death by discussing what it means and how it feels to experience loss. It centers around several questions that arise about grief and honest, simple ways to answer them. While young children are avid observers and questioners of their world, adults often shut down or postpone conversations on complicated topics because it's hard to know where to begin. Research shows that talking about tough issues from the age of two not only helps children understand what they see, but also increases self-awareness, self-esteem, and allows them to recognize and confront things that are unfair, like discrimination and prejudice. These books offer a supportive approach that considers both the child and the adult. There is simple and interactive text, and the backmatter offers additional resources and ideas for extending this discussionJumpman: The making and meaning of michael jordan
Par Johnny Smith. 2023
How Michael Jordan's path to greatness was shaped by race, politics, and the consequences of fame To become the most…
revered basketball player in America, it wasn't enough for Michael Jordan to merely excel on the court. He also had to become something he never intended: a hero. Reconstructing the defining moment of Jordan's career—winning his first NBA championship during the 1990-1991 season—sports historian Johnny Smith examines Jordan's ubiquitous rise in American culture and the burden he carried as a national symbol of racial progress. Jumpman reveals how Jordan maintained a "mystique" that allowed him to seem more likable to Americans who wanted to believe race no longer mattered. In the process of achieving greatness, he remade himself into a paradox: universally known, yet distant and unknowable. Blending dramatic game action with grand evocations of the social forces sweeping the early nineties, Jumpman demonstrates how the man and the myth together created the legend we remember todayI want more of everything
Par Eda LeShan. 1994
Sequel to It's Better to Be over the Hill Than under It (BR 08610). This collection of seventy-seven essays, drawn…
for the most part from LeShan's weekly column in Newsday, continues her thoughts on growing old. She writes about needing afternoon naps, taking risks, creating a family, feeling passion, rewriting the address book, letting go of the past, making brave decisions, and retiringMath, a four letter work!: The math anxiety handbook
Par Angela Sembera. 1990
A guide for students, teachers, and parents who hate or fear math. The authors draw on their teaching experience for…
this discussion of feelings about math anxiety, the relationship between math and other aspects of everyday life, math's role in teaching one how to think, the myth that math is impossible, and what math success can do for self-esteemYour own worst enemy: understanding the paradox of self-defeating behavior
Par Steven Berglas. 1993
Two psychologists examine the behaviors of those who seem to inflict pain, suffering, and hardships on themselves for no apparent…
reason. Rather than offer a blueprint for self-help, the authors seek to help people recognize (and understand the consequences of) well-intentioned, self-serving, or deliberately malicious self-defeating behaviorWhen I say no, I feel guilty: how to cope--using the skills of systematic assertive therapy
Par Manuel Smith. 1975
Opposed to manipulating others by interfering with their decision-making process, therapist Smith describes how to be assertive without taking away…
the dignity and self-respect of others. Included are a "bill of assertive rights," descriptions of seven systematic assertive skills, and numerous dialogs illustrating how to use these techniques and encourage them in othersFreud
Par Anthony Storr. 1989
A psychotherapist presents an overview of Freud's psychoanalytic theory. Storr sketches historical background, including biographical information about Freud, basic to…
understanding the theory. He also surveys the main features of psychoanalysis and evaluates Freudian ideas from the perspective of contemporary researchWhen women played hardball
Par Susan Johnson. 1994
Author Johnson was a fourteen-year-old fan when the All-American Girls Baseball League died in 1954 after a twelve-year span. To…
recreate the spirit of the league that fascinated her, Johnson interviews twenty-six of the women who played for the 1950 Rockford Peaches and Fort Wayne Daisies. Their recollections of the 1950 series are supplemented by newspaper accounts of each of the seven gamesTo the top!: climbing the world's highest mountain
Par Sydelle Kramer. 1993
Mount Everest in Asia is the highest mountain in the world, and in 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay hoped…
they would be the first men to reach its peak--the top of the world. Each had dreamed of climbing the dangerous mountain, where just a slip of the foot can send a climber ten thousand feet below to death, and together they met the challenge. For grades 2-4The celestine prophecy: an experiential guide
Par James Redfield. 1995
Designed as a self-study guide to the nine spiritual insights discussed in The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure (FD/RC 38075, BR…
9732). Explores gaining a fuller understanding of life experiences by following hunches, taking advantage of coincidental opportunities, and sensing an active higher spiritual presence in one's life. BestsellerA 2nd helping of chicken soup for the soul: 101 more stories to open the heart and rekindle the spirit
Par Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen. 1995
The authors provide a second group of anecdotes to "warm your heart, soothe your soul, and buoy your emotions." Covers…
topics such as parenting, personal attitude, dreams, love, death, teaching, and overcoming obstacles. Companion to Chicken Soup for the Soul (RC 39870, BR 10088). BestsellerThe author defines a disability and discusses vocabulary that is important to people with disabilities. While he is primarily interested…
in helping people looking for work, he is also eager to educate employers. He prepares both sides for the interviewing process, offering hope and practical suggestionsA history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during and immediately following World War II (1943-1954). The league was…
born during a period when the nation's men were away at war and women enjoyed unprecedented freedom in employment and activities, including sports. For grades 6-9 and older readersGretzky: an autobiography
Par Wayne Gretzky. 1990
The "Great One" chronicles his first three decades, with the help of a Sports Illustrated writer. The Canadian hockey player…
learned to skate on a backyard rink at two and went on to a career capped by numerous awards, including the Stanley Cup with the Edmonton Oilers, before he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. Gretzky also discusses his youth, his family life, and his marriage to a Hollywood actressDays of grace: a memoir
Par Arthur Ashe. 1993
A reserved man despite his fame, late tennis champion Arthur Ashe described the difficulty of being forced to go public…
with the announcement that he had contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion four years earlier. Even after two heart surgeries, brain surgery, and the AIDS diagnosis, Ashe considered himself a "fortunate, blessed man." He discusses these blessings-- his family, career, and beliefs. BestsellerAre you the one for me?: Knowing who's right & avoiding who's wrong
Par Barbara Angelis. 1992
Author of bestselling Secrets about Men Every Woman Should Know (RC 31291) questions our understanding of relationships. De Angelis identifies…
ten types of relationships that won't work, and six qualities to look for in a mate. Includes self-evaluation exercises based on the author's theories about sexual attraction, compatibility, and commitment levels. Bestseller