"A persuasive wake-up call."—People
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From the award-winning journalist Paul Tough, a provocative and profound examination of childhood success and character—an insightful study that reveals the power to transform young people's lives.
Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes...

In Focus, Psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman, author of the #1 international bestseller Emotional Intelligence, offers a groundbreaking look at today's scarcest resource and the secret to high performance and fulfillment: attention. Combining cutting-edge research with practical findings, Focus delves into the science of attention in all its varieties, presenting a long overdue discussion of this little-noticed and under-rated mental asset....

Perform various data analysis using statistical functions, filters and histograms! Learn all about pivot tables and pivot charts! Use the Solver and Goal Seek to find optimum results! Perform sales forecasting and various predictions using Excel's built-in functions! Most of you probably know how to use Excel. How many can handle the above functions and features mentioned? This is the book for you if you want to learn the advanced Excel functions. This...

The reason for this book After reading this book, my desire is that someone finds a viable reason to live. I hope that my thoughts can prompt another person to abandon thoughts of suicide. Furthermore, the principles I have inspired to share with the world are not just a prescription for preventing suicide. I strongly hope that those who read it will be inspired enough to then find ways in which to bring meaning into the lives of other people around...

During a "show and tell" presentation by one of their classmates, two children hear about a trip to a space camp. They learn about budgets and how to manage with what they have. There is a teaching on the merits of forgiveness and how to accept forgiveness and learn humility when they make a mistake. They learn that if they want to buy something, they need to earn the money. Working with their extended families, they gain insights about rocket building...

Within the innermost part of Little Ms. Monda's well-being, feelings of doubt and failure set in. But the stakes are raised when Little Ms. Monda is forced to choose between self-love and loyalty to her family and friends, and pursuing her life with self-worth and value, and recognizing the hurts and issues of other people's opinions.

The children learn about the history of roads and railroads, what can be a problem, and what may not be serious. They learn about engines and traction. They learn about moving people and things around with less work and cost. They run tests of their own to see how traction and friction work. They learn about improvising and going with what they have. 8

Make Learning Fun! Activities to Develop Creativity is a compilation of problems used in the Odyssey of the Mind creative problem-solving competitions. It includes 11 long-term problems and 48 spontaneous problems. It also includes an introductory chapter by problem writer and program founder Dr. Sam Micklus on the problem-development process, and a brief history on how the program began back in 1978. This book is also a great classroom resource and...

Three Strikes, I'm In. I believe anyone has the opportunity to make their passion or desires a reality. The choice is yours, and the decision is totally up to you. If you want something bad enough, your passion can become a burning desire, and you should make an attempt to go after it. If you never try, then you may sit there wondering what it would have been like if you would have taken that opportunity. I am blessed to say that I am a disabled vet...

Three children love to hear stories from Jimmy's grandfather. This time, Opa chooses a story about an ancestor who was the great-grandson of an English lord. That ancestor was a captain in the American Revolution. He married a Native American maiden. It is a story within a story. It includes family pictures and details of their Native American customs. The story tells of a family living in the wilderness on the frontier, just after the American Revolution....