Barron's Let's Review Regents: Living Environment gives students the step-by-step review and practice they need to prepare for the Regents exam. This updated edition is an ideal companion to high school textbooks and covers all Biology topics prescribed by the New York State Board of Regents. This edition includes: One recent Regents exam and question set with explanations of answers and wrong choices Teachers' guidelines for developing New York State standards-based learning units. Two comprehensive study units that cover the following material: Unit One explains the process of scientific inquiry, including the understanding of natural phenomena and laboratory testing in biology Unit Two focuses on specific biological concepts, including cell function and structure, the chemistry of living organisms, genetic continuity, the interdependence of living things, the human impact on ecosystems, and several other pertinent topics Looking for additional review? Check out Barron's Regents Living Environment Power Pack two-volume set, which includes Regents Exams and Answers: Living Environment in addition to Let's Review Regents: Living Environment.

Self-care is a powerful, evidence-based medicine for the mind. Mental health is the driving force behind every decision we make-how we live, work, and love. Many of us suffer from depression and anxiety, which impede our choices and quality of life, and despite the proliferation of prescription drugs, the numbers are growing across the globe. But there is another, proven way to achieve mental wellness, beyond antidepressants and talk therapy. Practicing psychiatrist Gregory Scott Brown believes that mental health begins with actionable self-care. The Self-Healing Mind is a holistic approach to emotional and psychological healing that focuses on how evidence-based self-care strategies can be used to improve and sustain mental health. Dr. Brown challenges the current state of mental health care and the messaging around it, showing us how to move past outdated notions of "broken" brains and chemical imbalances. While he agrees that prescription drugs and talk therapy in many cases are important for healing, his personal and professional experience has taught him that lifestyle interventions are also key to sustainable mental wellness. Dr. Brown's clinical philosophy supports an integrative approach that combines conventional treatments (medication and psychotherapy) with what he calls the Five Pillars of Self-Care: breathing mindfully, sleep, spirituality, nutrition, and movement. These purposeful lifestyle practices, backed by science and proven in his clinical practice, can be adopted by everyone. Dr. Brown's advice and insight put the power of healing back in your control.

‘A chilling, unnerving, and timely debut’

Katharine McGee, New York Times bestselling author of The Thousandth Floor

In a world where every word is copyrighted, one girl would rather remain silent than pay to speak

Speth has been raised to know the consequences of falling into debt, and can't begin to imagine the pain of having her eyes shocked for speaking words that she's unable to afford.

But when Speth's friend Beecher commits suicide rather than work off his family's crippling debt, she can't express her shock and dismay. Backed into a corner, Speth finds a loophole: she closes her mouth and vows never to speak again in protest at the unjust rules of the land.

Speth's unexpected defiance of tradition sparks a media frenzy, inspiring others to follow in her footsteps, and threatens to destroy her, her family and the entire city around them.

Every business owner looking for growth begins by thinking about new products and services, but that's the wrong place to start. The place to start is inside their company, getting every employee to take responsibility for business development, regardless of their role. Employees need to think, "revenue is my business," and this book will give readers a simple three-step process (called FIT) to unleash the power of their people for growth. This book is for business owners who will learn: How to set strategy in less than a day; Where the term "strategic planning" goes wrong; How to use self-identified strengths to unleash hidden sales talent; Ways to overcome resistance from employees not used to thinking "revenue is my business""; and A profitable approach to using technology in sales and marketing. Readers of The Human Being's Guide to Business Growth will benefit from this book because it shows them how to use the FIT process to stimulate their company's growth.

Intense prose poems in the tradition of Burroughs and Borges, words mined from the unconscious, dream landscapes and stark imagery that recalls the work of Francis Bacon, Bosch, and Witkin, peels back layers of the real exposing the hidden truths of dreams and the aesthetic of nightmares.

Arguing like children is a way of life for Grace and her father, Marty. But after pushing him too far one evening, Grace storms off to the comfort of her own children, while Marty falls prey to a brutal home invasion. In an instant, the mighty patriarch has fallen. But Marty's not alone; others in Austin, TX have died. And when the lead detective, Ally Watters, digs deeper into Marty's attack, she finds striking similarities that link a family member to the recent murders. The police want answers; the family wants to move on and forget. Justice seems of little concern to them. But to Grace and her family, justice has always been a foreign concept . . . and for good reason.

Turn every corner and you'll easily find someone ready to tell you what to do, but you won't find many willing to tell you what NOT to do. WHY? Because it would show vulnerability and may even be a little embarrassing. That's where F-BOMB YOUR LIFE COMES IN. F-BOMB YOUR LIFE is full of bona fide methods that have served to nearly (and secretly) destroy every aspect of our lives. Some of these methods are even billed as "Life's Best Practices." So read this book to crack the code to living a better life. You won't be disappointed, unless perhaps these methods have already cloaked your perception. In that case, read the book twice. You know the people who stand out most are those who are either credibly awesome or incredibly awful. Average is boring; don't be average. This book can either lead to awesome or awful--the choice is yours. You are the author of your life, so take hold of this book and create your masterpiece