Leadership Development
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Agatha's Feather Bed
FOR CHILDREN
by Carmen Agra Deedy
Agatha sells woven wares and imparts knowledge to all, especially children. "Everything comes from something, nothing comes from nothing." But, after she orders a new feather bed, six naked, shivering geese pay her a visit demanding their feathers back.
$7.95
Un Colchón de Plumas para Ágata
por Carmen Agra Deedy; Ilustraciones por Laura L. Seeley
Ágata es dueña de una tienda de tejidos. Los niños le preguntan de dónde vienen los tejidos. Ella contesta que todo proviene de algo. Ágata no siempre tiene presente su propio consejo. Una noche seis gansos desnudos y malhumorados la despiertan reclamando las plumas de su nuevo colchón de plumas, que la mantienen calentita en la cama. El final es una solución que satisface a todos y que a la vez recuerda a los lectores el delicado equilibrio entre los recursos naturales y nuestra responsabilidad.
Alone and Invisible No More: How Grassroots Community Action and 21st Century Technologies Can Empower Elders to Stay in Their Homes and Lead Healthier, Happier Lives
by Allan S. Teel, MD
Alone and Invisible No More describes how to overhaul our eldercare system, based on physician Allan S. Teel's own efforts to create humane, affordable alternatives in Maine. Dr. Teel's program harnesses both staff and volunteers to help people remain in their homes and communities. The program offers assistance with everyday challenges and uses technology to keep older people connected with one another and their families and to stay safe.
e-reader version available
Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations
FOR YOUTH
by Alex & Brett Harris
A growing movement of young people is rebelling against the low expectation of today's culture by choosing to "do hard things" for the glory of God. Do Hard Things is the Harris twins' message giving readers a glimpse of what is possible for teens who actively resist cultural lies that limit their potential.
e-reader version available
Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists
by Courtney E. Martin
The profiles of eight young activists in Do It Anyway reveal people who are flawed, scared, human and who ask questions that really matter. This is a book for people of every generation who want to be fully alive in and to the world.
e-reader version available
화내지 않는 연습
코이케 류노스케
이 책은 자신의 의지와는 상관없이 자꾸만 화를 내게 만드는 마음의 구조를 설명하고 행복을 파괴하는 부정적인 감정을 다스려 평온해지는 법을 제시하고 있다. 저자는 화를 내게 하는 요소들, 즉 욕망과 분노, 혼란을 낳는 마음의 구조를 이해하고 잡념을 버려야 이들의 폭주를 막을 수 있다고 말하며, 일상에서 실천할 수 있는 구체적이고 제대로 된 화내지 않는 연습법을 제시하면서 이를 통해 쓸데없고 부정적인 생각을 자제할 수 있고, 화를 내서 자신에게 상처를 주는 일도 하지 않게 되고, 다른 사람에게 해를 끼치는 일도 멈출 수 있다고 이야기하고 있다.
Her Place at the Table: A Woman's Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success
by Deborah M. Kolb, Ph.D., Judith Williams, Ph.D., Carol Frohlinger, J.D.
Her Place at the Table points out that the skills women have developed at the foot of the table – bringing people together, building bridges across differences and thinking outside the box – are in great demand, but women still face challenges and barriers to a seat at the table. This book will help women negotiate what they need to succeed as leaders.
e-reader version available
Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Women's Quest to Make a Difference
by Warren St. John
Clarkston, Georgia, was designated as a refugee settlement center in the 1990s and became the first American home for families in flight from the world's war zones. Outcasts United is the stunning real-life story of an inspiring group of refugees and a woman who, with tough love and fiery determination, changes an entire community for the better.
e-reader version available
This Will be Remembered of Her: Stories of Women Reshaping the World
In This Will be Remembered of Her, three strands – stories from Scripture, stories of select women from around the globe and stories from religious, folk and wisdom traditions worldwide – are woven into one strong braid showing how life can be made more compelling, communal and just for all people. In the end the book asks: How will you be remembered?
e-reader version available
2012: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind:
Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
by William Kamkwamba
After reading about windmills, William dreamed of building one to bring the "luxuries" of electricity and running water to his village. With a small pile of old science textbooks, scrap metal, tractor parts and bicycle halves he embarked on a daring plan to build an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change lives around him.
e-reader version available
$14.99
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