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Quinn brings home the worst grade six report card ever, so bad that
it makes his mother cry and hire two tutors. The first one, Vicky,
takes one look through Quinn's schoolbag and decides that her
mission is to improve his organization skills, starting with
backpacks. The second tutor doubles as a dog walker. He calls
himself OnTime because it's his job to keep Quinn from always being
late. Things start to look up. Quinn even starts bouncing on a
trampoline That's when it all starts. His best friend's dog gets
dognapped All his mother's bank accounts get cleaned out in a case
of identity theft Then a killer dog attacks one of OnTime's dogs
Then Quinn is trapped by the killer dog Who is doing all this to
them? How can they be stopped? Quinn will need all his new skills
to solve the mystery, and he will need all his courage to tackle
the killer dog and the dognappers
School is bad enough for Quinn Compton. Lockers are broken into,
robbed, and vandalized. It's a place where false rumors are spread,
even on washroom walls. Bullies seem to be everywhere, even on
YouTube, and some of them are girls It's definitely a place where
snitches get stitches. Some of the teachers, like Mr. Tiburon, who
never laughs, seem to be even meaner than the kids. Just when it
seemed that things couldn't get any worse, Quinn gets an assignment
that means he has to speak in front of the whole class. It might be
the thing he fears most in life. Luckily, he's got some great
people in his corner. There's his best friend, Keenan, always
loyal, who laughs at all his jokes and is a great student too. He's
got his new tutors, OnTime, who tells jokes and makes sure he's
never late, and Vicky, who keeps him organized. She also believes
that you have to face your fears. Facing his fears is not going to
be easy at this school. There's a lot to be afraid of. Quinn is in
for a lot of action and adventure
The Camp Crowfeather Mystery features Quinn, a young boy who gets
talked into going to summer camp for the first time. His best
friend Keenan has been bugging him about it all year. "Since I was
a little kid, I look forward to it all year It's great Don't even
worry about the bears " But Quinn was worried about the bears and
all the animals with big teeth, like wolves. And what about all the
bugs? What about being a new boy trying to fit in? What about
girls, who might talk you into doing things that you've never done
before "Are you really saying you've never water-skied before? Or
ridden a horse?" It's all part of The Camp Crowfeather Mystery Why
are these weird things happening? Are those really wolf legs? What
happened to the scrambled eggs? Are there really giant squids in
the lake? Quinn and the kids have got to do something It's going to
get exciting at The Camp Crowfeather Mystery
Suzanne Peterson, the new kid yet again, hopes to fit in by joining
the baseball team, but is shocked to find that, at her new junior
high, only the boys have a team. There is no team for girls because
there is no coach and that just the way it is. Suzanne appeals to
her mother, who has no real love for baseball, but who does hate
injustice. One fiery phone call later and the school has found a
new coach. But Suzanne's struggle to build a new team is just
beginning. The new coach, Mrs. Simmons, doesn't know the first
thing about baseball and they don't have near enough players.
Worse, the girl who could be the best, Mason, is planning to play
for the boys. She's bitter and not playing for a bunch of hopeless
girls. It does look hopeless until Suzanne befriends an ancient
black man from the wrong side of the tracks. It turns out that the
old guy who watches from his park bench, is none other than
Clarence 'Porterhouse' Jackson, a baseball legend, who was barred
from the Major Leagues because of the colour of his skin. Even
worse, the best player on the boys' team is a total jerk, who
decides to initiate Suzanne with a series of humiliating pranks,
and a mocking challenge that the girls will never be able to beat
the boys Suzanne is not the kind of girl to back away from a
challenge
Ten-year-old Virginia has never really paid any attention to her
dreams. Until now, a month after her mother was believed drowned in
Wales, she has dreams like none she's ever had before. A recurrent
nightmare of a ferocious red dragon makes her afraid ever to sleep
again. Then the dragon beckons her, and at school, she sees the
dragon emblem of Wales and recognizes her dream dragon. Her mother
might not be dead She tries to get her father to take them to Wales
to find out. He is skeptical at first, but then he has the same
dream They are soon in Wales, meeting a mysterious old woman who
claims to have seen her mother. She also claims to have sent
Virginia the dreams The trail is full of action and adventure
There's a white cliff and a black hole that seems impossible to
escape. There's a terrifying bat-infested cave and a storm at sea,
where it looks like they will share her mother's fate in the
freezing ocean. Everything she knows about survival is put to the
test There are truly horrifying people, who want to include her in
their macabre plans, plans that include her missing mother.
Virginia believes that you've got to give all you've got when
something really matters. It really matters to find her missing
mother, and she puts everything she's got into all the incredible
challenges that she faces in her quest to find her
Conor grabbed the heavy boxing bag between his hands, squeezing it
to keep it from moving. He set his feet and rammed his head into
the bag so hard that you could hear it right across the weight
room. He leaned back and rammed his head back into the bag, even
harder than the first time. Then he did a rapid-fire series in
quick succession, his head smashing into the bag with awesome
power. His face went even redder, and he stopped and let go of the
bag, his arms hanging by his side. He lifted his head and gasped
for air. "The Irish Kiss." He gasped again. "If he's shorter than
you, you aim for here." He reached over with his finger and poked
the top of Looey's head. "Same height as you, you go for the nose."
The same finger gave Looey a sharp rap on the bridge of his nose.
Conor knew he was going to need this move and everything else he
knew to win this battle. The fact that he'd become the leader of
the Hands Gang pretty much by accident, to impress Stacey, the wild
child, the beautiful rich girl, didn't matter now. What mattered
was the Boulton Blood Crew was coming after him with everything
they had. They didn't know that the Hands Gang only had three guys.
They didn't need to know. All they needed to know was that they
were in for the fight of their lives
This book bridges the gap between theory and practice,
incorporating real-world case studies to show how organisations and
leaders can adapt after the global unrest and uncertainty caused by
the COVID-19 pandemic and more recent challenges. Drawing from
expert opinions across the world to highlight the current
challenges and opportunities within this sector, it explores how
these ideas can be effectively applied within the workplace. The
book covers a wealth of topical and relevant themes that include
defining wellbeing in a modern world, toxic leadership, mental
health first aid, the application of positive psychology, and what
the 'new normal' might look like. Together, these contributions
offer a rich look into how Occupational Health and Wellbeing
practices have developed, struggled and thrived. The COVID-19
pandemic forced many organisations to adapt fast and became the
most significant accelerator in recent times for embracing,
enhancing and improving employee health and wellbeing.
Understanding this, the book demonstrates how Occupational Health
and Wellbeing continues to rise on the corporate agenda as a key
contributor to employee satisfaction, engagement and retention,
increased financial stability and overall organisational success.
The book is essential reading for senior executives, leaders and
professionals involved in occupational health, human resources,
health, safety and wellbeing, people support, people development,
employee assistance, counselling as well as students within
organisational and occupational psychology.
This book bridges the gap between theory and practice,
incorporating real-world case studies to show how organisations and
leaders can adapt after the global unrest and uncertainty caused by
the COVID-19 pandemic and more recent challenges. Drawing from
expert opinions across the world to highlight the current
challenges and opportunities within this sector, it explores how
these ideas can be effectively applied within the workplace. The
book covers a wealth of topical and relevant themes that include
defining wellbeing in a modern world, toxic leadership, mental
health first aid, the application of positive psychology, and what
the 'new normal' might look like. Together, these contributions
offer a rich look into how Occupational Health and Wellbeing
practices have developed, struggled and thrived. The COVID-19
pandemic forced many organisations to adapt fast and became the
most significant accelerator in recent times for embracing,
enhancing and improving employee health and wellbeing.
Understanding this, the book demonstrates how Occupational Health
and Wellbeing continues to rise on the corporate agenda as a key
contributor to employee satisfaction, engagement and retention,
increased financial stability and overall organisational success.
The book is essential reading for senior executives, leaders and
professionals involved in occupational health, human resources,
health, safety and wellbeing, people support, people development,
employee assistance, counselling as well as students within
organisational and occupational psychology.
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The Crisis Book (Hardcover)
Rick Hughes, Andrew Kinder, Cary Cooper
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It seems everyday we encounter a "crisis" or difficult issue of
some sort that affects our work. Such difficulties can come from
within work (eg, a difficult client or boss, missing a target or
deadline, rejection of a proposal or plan, feeling undervalued) or
outside of it (eg, personal issues such as family, relationships,
debt, alcohol). All have the potential to trigger stress,
anxiety...and lead to crisis mode.This practical book offers
strategies and guidance to coping with and surviving a range of
crisis moments and issues that affect our ability to perform at
work. Written by expert coaches, the book helps anyone to develop a
series of competencies in order to help us manage crisis points and
improve our personal resilience. This book is part of the highly
successful Concise Advice series.
Is work taking over your life? Is your life interfering with your
success at work? Work-life balance is ever-evolving and can be hard
to find and maintain, especially as your career develops and
circumstances change. Get A Life! is a highly practical handbook to
help you do just that. Written by experienced coach, counsellor and
wellbeing consultant Rick Hughes, this book covers everything from
assessing your own needs, delegation and workload management and
the myths of perfectionism, to managing and investing in
relationships at work and at home, considering professional and
personal development, and creativity and self-worth. With a wealth
of advice, case studies and useful action plans founded in over 25
years of real-world experience, Get A Life! will help you find the
balance that works for you, now.
Is work taking over your life? Is your life interfering with your
success at work? Work-life balance is ever-evolving and can be hard
to find and maintain, especially as your career develops and
circumstances change. Get A Life! is a highly practical handbook to
help you do just that. Written by experienced coach, counsellor and
wellbeing consultant Rick Hughes, this book covers everything from
assessing your own needs, delegation and workload management and
the myths of perfectionism, to managing and investing in
relationships at work and at home, considering professional and
personal development, and creativity and self-worth. With a wealth
of advice, case studies and useful action plans founded in over 25
years of real-world experience, Get A Life! will help you find the
balance that works for you, now.
If you want to get physically fit you start working out. But if you
want results, you can't just do just any workout - you need one
tailored to your own body's needs and personal situation. It's the
same with wellbeing. What constitutes 'stress' to one person may be
motivating, inspiring and focusing for another. Our capacity for
resilience varies depending on individual circumstances and from
situation to situation. What is consistent and universal is that we
all struggle with stress and resilience, and we all need to be open
to figuring out how best to effectively manage stress to create
greater personal resilience that will itself help us to cope
better. This book offers you an encyclopaedia of self-help options
for you to adapt according to how you tick and to the circumstances
you find yourself in at any given moment. It addresses 60 different
issues, and for each one provides a short 'Spotlight' to understand
the issue, 'Top Tips' for dealing with it, and an 'Action Plan' to
put those tips into practice. Wellbeing is about managing the ebbs
and flows of what life throws at us. It's a mindset, a personal
commitment and an ongoing endeavour. But if we adopt a focused and
sustained engagement with this journey, then we'll learn to embrace
and reap the benefits of 'being well'.
Conor grabbed the heavy boxing bag between his hands, squeezing it
to keep it from moving. He set his feet and rammed his head into
the bag so hard that you could hear it right across the weight
room. He leaned back and rammed his head back into the bag, even
harder than the first time. Then he did a rapid-fire series in
quick succession, his head smashing into the bag with awesome
power. His face went even redder, and he stopped and let go of the
bag, his arms hanging by his side. He lifted his head and gasped
for air. "The Irish Kiss." He gasped again. "If he's shorter than
you, you aim for here." He reached over with his finger and poked
the top of Looey's head. "Same height as you, you go for the nose."
The same finger gave Looey a sharp rap on the bridge of his nose.
Conor knew he was going to need this move and everything else he
knew to win this battle. The fact that he'd become the leader of
the Hands Gang pretty much by accident, to impress Stacey, the wild
child, the beautiful rich girl, didn't matter now. What mattered
was the Boulton Blood Crew was coming after him with everything
they had. They didn't know that the Hands Gang only had three guys.
They didn't need to know. All they needed to know was that they
were in for the fight of their lives
The Camp Crowfeather Mystery features Quinn, a young boy who gets
talked into going to summer camp for the first time. His best
friend Keenan has been bugging him about it all year. "Since I was
a little kid, I look forward to it all year It's great Don't even
worry about the bears " But Quinn was worried about the bears and
all the animals with big teeth, like wolves. And what about all the
bugs? What about being a new boy trying to fit in? What about
girls, who might talk you into doing things that you've never done
before "Are you really saying you've never water-skied before? Or
ridden a horse?" It's all part of The Camp Crowfeather Mystery Why
are these weird things happening? Are those really wolf legs? What
happened to the scrambled eggs? Are there really giant squids in
the lake? Quinn and the kids have got to do something It's going to
get exciting at The Camp Crowfeather Mystery
Suzanne Peterson, the new kid yet again, hopes to fit in by joining
the baseball team, but is shocked to find that, at her new junior
high, only the boys have a team. There is no team for girls because
there is no coach and that just the way it is. Suzanne appeals to
her mother, who has no real love for baseball, but who does hate
injustice. One fiery phone call later and the school has found a
new coach. But Suzanne's struggle to build a new team is just
beginning. The new coach, Mrs. Simmons, doesn't know the first
thing about baseball and they don't have near enough players.
Worse, the girl who could be the best, Mason, is planning to play
for the boys. She's bitter and not playing for a bunch of hopeless
girls. It does look hopeless until Suzanne befriends an ancient
black man from the wrong side of the tracks. It turns out that the
old guy who watches from his park bench, is none other than
Clarence 'Porterhouse' Jackson, a baseball legend, who was barred
from the Major Leagues because of the colour of his skin. Even
worse, the best player on the boys' team is a total jerk, who
decides to initiate Suzanne with a series of humiliating pranks,
and a mocking challenge that the girls will never be able to beat
the boys Suzanne is not the kind of girl to back away from a
challenge
Quinn brings home the worst grade six report card ever, so bad that
it makes his mother cry and hire two tutors. The first one, Vicky,
takes one look through Quinn's schoolbag and decides that her
mission is to improve his organization skills, starting with
backpacks. The second tutor doubles as a dog walker. He calls
himself OnTime because it's his job to keep Quinn from always being
late. Things start to look up. Quinn even starts bouncing on a
trampoline That's when it all starts. His best friend's dog gets
dognapped All his mother's bank accounts get cleaned out in a case
of identity theft Then a killer dog attacks one of OnTime's dogs
Then Quinn is trapped by the killer dog Who is doing all this to
them? How can they be stopped? Quinn will need all his new skills
to solve the mystery, and he will need all his courage to tackle
the killer dog and the dognappers
School is bad enough for Quinn Compton. Lockers are broken into,
robbed, and vandalized. It's a place where false rumors are spread,
even on washroom walls. Bullies seem to be everywhere, even on
YouTube, and some of them are girls It's definitely a place where
snitches get stitches. Some of the teachers, like Mr. Tiburon, who
never laughs, seem to be even meaner than the kids. Just when it
seemed that things couldn't get any worse, Quinn gets an assignment
that means he has to speak in front of the whole class. It might be
the thing he fears most in life. Luckily, he's got some great
people in his corner. There's his best friend, Keenan, always
loyal, who laughs at all his jokes and is a great student too. He's
got his new tutors, OnTime, who tells jokes and makes sure he's
never late, and Vicky, who keeps him organized. She also believes
that you have to face your fears. Facing his fears is not going to
be easy at this school. There's a lot to be afraid of. Quinn is in
for a lot of action and adventure
Ten-year-old Virginia has never really paid any attention to her
dreams. Until now, a month after her mother was believed drowned in
Wales, she has dreams like none she's ever had before. A recurrent
nightmare of a ferocious red dragon makes her afraid ever to sleep
again. Then the dragon beckons her, and at school, she sees the
dragon emblem of Wales and recognizes her dream dragon. Her mother
might not be dead She tries to get her father to take them to Wales
to find out. He is skeptical at first, but then he has the same
dream They are soon in Wales, meeting a mysterious old woman who
claims to have seen her mother. She also claims to have sent
Virginia the dreams The trail is full of action and adventure
There's a white cliff and a black hole that seems impossible to
escape. There's a terrifying bat-infested cave and a storm at sea,
where it looks like they will share her mother's fate in the
freezing ocean. Everything she knows about survival is put to the
test There are truly horrifying people, who want to include her in
their macabre plans, plans that include her missing mother.
Virginia believes that you've got to give all you've got when
something really matters. It really matters to find her missing
mother, and she puts everything she's got into all the incredible
challenges that she faces in her quest to find her
This book could be described as a rough guide to person-centred
training. A book borne out of personal experience in more ways than
one, this volume started life as an idea in a person-centred
training group. Laura Buchanan and Rick Hughes then set about
collecting hundreds of personal accounts of person-centred training
from all over the UK. The book covers all the topics that
prospective trainees could wish to know about from funding and
course applications through to what happens when you finish the
course. It is a compendium of unsentimental testimony from dozens
of trainees with some contributions from trainers to complete the
picture. Aimed at anyone contemplating embarking on person-centred
counselling training, the book may also be of help to those
considering trainings in other counselling and psychotherapeutic
approaches. An excellent preparation for counsellor training,
Experiences of Person-Centred Counselling Training will help
prospective applicants ask themselves some key, perhaps painful,
questions before starting the course application stage.
Deliberately priced to suit the pockets of hard-pressed prospective
trainees, it is packed with personal experience and useful
information.
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