Parenting United

From the former president and CEO of the United States Tennis Association - the first Black woman and youngest person ever to hold the position - comes a behind-the-scenes look at the leadership skills involved in hosting the US Open, the largest and most lucrative sports event in the world - lessons that can be applied across business and to any life challenge.

On a winter morning in 1990, Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota picked up the Bismarck Tribune. On the front page, a small girl gazed into the distance, shedding a tear. The headline: Foster home children beaten - and nobody's helping. Dorgan, who had been working with American Indian tribes to secure resources, was distressed. He flew to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation to meet with five-year-old Tamara and her grandfather. They became friends. Then she disappeared. And he would search for her for decades until they finally found each other again.

After a tumultuous period of crisis, Victoria Price rebuilt her life by embracing a daily practice of joy, healing childhood wounds, and reconnecting to the example set by her father, the famed actor Vincent Price. Her journey involved stepping away from externalities and into her father's legacy: his love for people and his compassion for others, his generosity of spirit and his simple kindnesses, his enthusiasm for new experiences, and his love of life.

By the end of World War I, the skyrocketing divorce rate in the United States had generated a deep-seated anxiety about marriage. This fear drove middle-class couples to seek advice, both professional and popular, in order to strengthen their relationships. In Making Marriage Work, historian Kristin Celello offers an insightful and wide-ranging account of marriage and divorce in America in the 20th century, focusing on the development of the idea of marriage as "work."

Have you ever admired success in others? Do you want to achieve your goals faster? We know we are not where we want to be and have not achieved our dreams. Some of us think we don’t have what it takes, and that achieving our goals is too daunting. We may have experienced painful failures in the past. This book is for everyone who struggles with self-doubt issues. It will teach you the skills, outcomes, and practices that will lead to your ultimate goal of finding your direction in life in a way that makes sense and with which you can associate.

The Education of Henry Adams is among the oddest and most enlightening books in American literature. Henry Adams was the grandson of a president and the great-grandson of another one. He was also the son of the American Ambassador to England, and his secretery. As such he rubbed elbows, literally, with Presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt and with many of the great figures of his time.

Parenting rewards you with a successful child you can be proud of. Sometimes there are challenges that you must face. It can be vexing and test out the most patient of individuals. You are seeking ways to teach your child how to be well-mannered, disciplined, and responsible in life. The 40 tips within this audiobook are pathways to help you face situations with a better outlook and solve the needs you have. You want your child to be respected, a favorite among adults, and have a lot of friends.

The acclaimed and ground breaking collection of short stories, poetry, and allegory by Andrew Vachss, one of the most powerful voices in the field of child protection. This work is an illumination of the realities of child abuse, juvenile violence...and tribute to the power of imagination. People Magazine says, "Another Chance is Dr. Seuss dressed up as a Scorsese movie, another on-target hit by an author who has made children his primary concern."

Vivian is a cosmopolitan Taiwanese-American tourist who often escapes her busy life in London through adventure and travel. Johnny is a 15-year-old Irish teenager living a neglected life on the margins of society. He has grown up in a family where crime is customary, violence is a necessity, and everything - and anyone - can be yours for the taking. As Vivian looks to find her calling professionally, she delights in exploring foreign countries, rolling hillsides, and new cultures. But all of that changes when...Vivian's path collides with Johnny.

Im Leid die Samen des Glücks erkennen - Der große Weisheitslehrer Thich Nhat Hanh zeigt, wie wichtig es ist, nach den Wurzeln des Leids zu suchen. Denn erst, wenn wir das eigene Leid verstehen und anerkennen, können wir Verständnis und Mitgefühl für uns und andere entwickeln. Achtsamkeit, Entspannung, Atem und Emotionen – viele konkrete Übungen für Körper und Geist helfen dabei, den Schmerz zu lindern. Wir nehmen wahr, dass wir bereits alles haben, um glücklich zu sein. So können wir mit mehr Freude und Gelassenheit durchs Leben gehen.

Why am I so unmotivated? This is a question that can be used to deceive many of us at certain junction of life. What is a perfectly reasonable question still finds us wondering for an answer. Why, when life was so good, have things changed for the worse? We are looking at the core secret of why we loose motivation in a desired outcome or goal. Why is it that we cannot maintain the same level of motivation? the answer is in the mind.

Utilizing her extensive knowledge and love of American history and the research skills she honed while acquiring a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Lynne Cheney set out to explore her own and her husband's family trees. After years of research, she uncovered two family histories that spanned almost three centuries and shared common themes of optimism, perseverance, and undaunted courage. Both families moved westwards in a growing nation, seeking lives of greater opportunity.

Have you ever wondered what PhD studies looked like? Have you ever had the desire to pursue PhD studies, or do you know any friends, relatives or loved ones who would like to engage in the adventure? Do you want to set your/their expectations straight? Do you want to test and feel the PhD waters without lifting a finger? Then you are in for a treat. PhD studies can be fascinating and fulfilling as much as they are challenging. Most people however can only resort to uninformed guesses as to what a PhD journey really looks like.

Every president has had some experience as a parent. Of the 43 men who have served in the nation's highest office, 38 have fathered biological children, and the other five adopted children. Each president's parenting style reveals much about his beliefs as well as his psychological makeup. James Garfield enjoyed jumping on the bed with his kids. FDR's children, on the other hand, had to make appointments to talk to him.

In Marital Cruelty in Antebellum America, Robin C. Sager probes the struggles of aggrieved spouses shedding light on the nature of marriage and violence in the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War. Analyzing over 1,500 divorce records that reveal intimate details of marriages in conflict in Virginia, Texas, and Wisconsin from 1840-1860, Sager offers a rare glimpse into the private lives of ordinary Americans shaken by accusations of cruelty.

Have you ever used a dating app or website? Then you have more in common than you know with lonely homesteaders in 18th century New England. At once heartwarming and heartbreaking, Matrimony, Inc. reveals the unifying thread that weaves its way through not just marriage and relationships over the centuries, but American social history itself: advertising for love. Amazingly, America’s first personal ad appeared in the Boston Evening Post as early as 1759.

Angst, Burn-out, Kränkung oder Trauer – die verletzte Seele hat viele Gesichter. Wer lernt sie zu lesen, erkennt schnell die eigenen Bedürfnisse und kann sein Leben positiv verändern. In sieben Meditationen bietet Ruediger Dahlke praktische und kompakte Hilfe, um sich selbst feiner wahrzunehmen und die Stimmen aus dem Inneren zu verstehen. Mit feinen Wahrnehmungsübungen vermittelt er Stärke, Selbstvertrauen und Lebensfreude. Dr. med. Ruediger Dahlke ist seit über 30 Jahren auf ganzheitliche Medizin spezialisiert und schreibt als Bestsellerautor zu zahlreichen Gesundheitsthemen.

The images of the burning towers, the heartbroken friends building memorials, the minute-by-minute accounts of the horrors of that day - all are indelibly etched on our collective consciousness. But what of those left behind after 9/11? What have they, and we, learned from the gift of time? In Project Rebirth, a psychologist and a journalist examine the lives of eight people who were directly affected by the events of September 11, 2001.

Glück ist kein Leistungssport! Wer die Selbstliebe als ein Ziel betrachtet, für das man mit Mantren und Übungen trainieren kann, ist auf dem Irrweg. Leistungsdenken führt nicht zu mehr Selbstakzeptanz, sondern in den Selbstoptimierungswahn. Ruediger Schache legt dar, warum man wahre Selbstliebe nur durch die Magie des Weglassens findet: Indem man die Dinge beendet, die einen unter Druck setzen. Er beschreibt den Weg zu echter, gefühlter Selbstakzeptanz in sieben Schritten, ganz entspannt und ohne Stress.

Im Leid die Samen des Glücks erkennen - Der große Weisheitslehrer Thich Nhat Hanh zeigt, wie wichtig es ist, nach den Wurzeln des Leids zu suchen. Denn erst, wenn wir das eigene Leid verstehen und anerkennen, können wir Verständnis und Mitgefühl für uns und andere entwickeln. Achtsamkeit, Entspannung, Atem und Emotionen – viele konkrete Übungen für Körper und Geist helfen dabei, den Schmerz zu lindern. Wir nehmen wahr, dass wir bereits alles haben, um glücklich zu sein. So können wir mit mehr Freude und Gelassenheit durchs Leben gehen.