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Prolific author, teacher, and parent Jan Yager retells the classic "The Three Little Pigs" fairy tale and then she shares her original sequel. That is followed with a request that readers/children write their own sequel and even illustrate it. This is a fun book for all ages! Cover art by Chrish Vindhy and original interior line drawings by Jan Yager.>About the AuthorJan Yager's 50+ books, translated into 35 languages, include the children's b...

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This second edition of Dr. Jan Yager's classic book on crime victims, published by Scribner in 1978 to rave reviews, is divided into three parts. Part 1 is a 50+ page Introduction researched and written in 2021-2023. Topics covered in that Part include the results of Dr. Yager's original survey of more than 200 men and women about their recent victimization. Part 2 is the first update to the classic book, added in 2015. In that part you will r...

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This is the English translation of the bestselling Vietnamese novel by acclaimed author Nguyen Nhat Anh. It explores childhood and the coming of age of teenagers in Vietnam. Its insights into friendship, love, and family are simultaneously unique and universal.

The Asian Queen tells the compelling and poignant story of awar-torn Cambodia following the aftermath of the Vietnam War. In thiswork of historical fiction, Esther Brafford is a young Americanvolunteer for the United Nations who wants to have a positive impact on thelives of Cambodian refugees seeking asylum in US camps. Each day, she witnessesthe horrific injuries that many Cambodian natives are left with - if they arelucky enough to escape w...

FRIENDGEVITY covers the social science research, including the author's original interviews and surveys, about how positive friendship can extend your life. It also covers what Dr. Yager calls frenemies and fatal friends, those friends who can make you miserable, or even shorten someone's life. This comprehensive book, the third in the series of books on friendship that Dr. Yager has researched and written since her sociology dissertation on f...

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In this one compact volume by a leading friendship expert you will find an interesting overview about friendship that cites key research into its mental and physical benefits as well as the author's "Friendship Oath." You will also discover her original friendship affirmations plus two dozen famous friendship quotes, exercises to improve friendship at work and in your personal life, a bibliography, and resources. About the Author: Jan Yager, P...

A practical guide to public speaking for those just starting out as well as seasoned pros. A useful book covering everything from speech preparation and delivery, protocol for speakers, speaking concerns for authors, how to prepare and excel if you're asked to speak on TV, and lots more. In this book, you will learn: How to research, prepare for, and give the most popular types of speeches, from the keynote address to a 90 minute workshop, all...

Each of these four one-act plays have sharp, memorable dialogue and diverse and powerful themes, plots, and characters. The plays include: MAXIMILIAN, CRY OF THE BOY, THE DEVIL AND DON QUIJOTE, and SCORPIO.

Set several years in the future, sixteen-year-old Ricky Romanello, a college freshman, is playing basketball when he collapses and winds up in a coma suffering from a powerful flu that hits the U.S. population causing deaths and a dramatic economic slowdown. Research scientist Dr. Mandy Fox has been developing an anti-aging drug that she believes might also eradicate the flu. Ricky becomes one of the test subjects. The government rushes approv...

Set several years in the future, sixteen-year-old Ricky Romanello, a college freshman, is playing basketball when he collapses and winds up in a coma suffering from a powerful flu that hits the U.S. population causing deaths and a dramatic economic slowdown. Research scientist Dr. Mandy Fox has been developing an anti-aging drug that she believes might also eradicate the flu. Ricky becomes one of the test subjects. The government rushes approv...

Birthday Tracker and Journal is a special place to record important birthdays for family, friends, and others, month by month. It includes an informative introduction on birthday celebration traditions and lists birthday birthstones and flowers by month for gift-giving considerations. There is also a place to keep track of birthday cards or presents that you send, or receive, lined blank pages for your birthday reflections, and a place for bir...