A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
Author: Marla Frazee
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152060206

Friends James and Eamon enjoy a wonderful week at the home of Eamon's grandparents during summer vacation.

The Best Week That Never Happened

The Best Week That Never Happened
Author: Dallas Woodburn
Publisher: Month9Books, LLC.
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2020-04-21
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1951710126

"A poignant and gripping heart-tug of a page-turner filled with heart and hope. I couldn't put it down. Magic." —Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe "Dallas Woodburn…shows real maturity about the complexities of relationships of all kinds, and she doesn't shirk from the painful experiences of her characters. Even so, the writing is so lively and the scenes so engaging that the reader gets to move fluidly between heft and lightness. A terrific debut!" –Aimee Bender, national bestselling author "Dallas Woodburn's…full of tragedy and grace in equal measure. Deeply moving." –Vanessa Hua, author of A River of Stars "Dallas Woodburn writes with rare insight and compassion about the aching glory of being young." –Hilma Wolitzer, author of An Available Man After her parents' bitter divorce, family vacations to the Big Island in Hawaii ceased. But across the miles, eighteen-year-old Tegan Rossi remains connected to local Kai Kapule, her best friend from childhood. Now, Tegan finds herself alone and confused about how she got to the Big Island. With no wallet, no cell phone, purse, or plane ticket, Tegan struggles to piece together what happened. She must have come to surprise-visit Kai. Right? As the teens grow even closer, Tegan pushes aside her worries and gets swept away in the vacation of her dreams. But each morning, Tegan startles awake from nightmares that become more difficult to ignore. Something is eerily amiss. Why is there a strange gap in her memory? Why can't she reach her parents or friends from home? And what's with the mysterious hourglass tattoo over her heart? Kai promises to help Tegan figure out what is going on. But the answers they find only lead to more questions. As the week unfolds, Tegan will experience the magic of first love, the hope of second chances, and the bittersweet joy and grief of being human.

The Best Week Of My Life

The Best Week Of My Life
Author: Farah Sepanlou
Publisher: Farah Sepanlou
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2024-05-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

In "The Best Week Of My Life," readers are introduced to Sarah, a young woman grappling with a terminal cancer diagnosis. Determined to make the most of her remaining days, she decides to celebrate her last day out of the hospital at the city's best restaurant. The evening takes an unexpected turn when Jack, the restaurant's proud and handsome owner, accidentally spills food on Sarah's white dress. Instead of apologizing, he dismissively offers her money for a new dress, leading to a heated confrontation that ends with Sarah slapping Jack and subsequently collapsing. Jack's initial arrogance gives way to guilt and concern when he learns of

Hell Week

Hell Week
Author: Erik Bertrand Larssen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2016-06-14
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 147678339X

From world-renowned mental trainer Erik Bertrand Larssen, whose clients include Olympic athletes and Fortune 500 CEOs, Hell Week is a military-inspired yet accessible guide to making the critical changes necessary for long-term professional and personal success and overall lifestyle improvements. Norway native Erik Bertrand Larssen is many things: a veteran paratrooper who served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Afghanistan; a successful entrepreneur; and a critically acclaimed performance consultant. He has helped catapult the success of countless high-achievers, including Microsoft, Boston Consulting Group, and Statoil ASA executives and Olympic medalist Martin Johnsrud Sundby and top golfer Suzann Pettersen. His life-altering and revered method improves performance by getting people to push themselves past the brink of self-imposed limitations. Central to his technique is the commitment to live and experience just one week as your best self. It’s this week, Larssen says, that will be the catalyst to making the most of the rest of your life. Offering accessible tools and pragmatic, inspirational advice including how to incorporate exercise into your daily routine, Larssen’s game-changing Hell Week shows you how to apply his principles to everyday life, leading to lasting improvement, personal and professional success, and most importantly, a new way of living to a higher standard. Hell Week will resonate with and inspire you to be the best you can be and make everlasting positive changes in all aspects of your life.

One Week with the Best Man

One Week with the Best Man
Author: Andrea Laurence
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2015
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0373734239

Includes a bonus short story: Reclaimed by the rancher, by Janice Maynard.

The Great Mental Models, Volume 1

The Great Mental Models, Volume 1
Author: Shane Parrish
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0593719972

Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.

Making Your Children's Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid's Week

Making Your Children's Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid's Week
Author: David Staal
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2009-05-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310540070

Promiseland is Willow Creek’s highly successful children’s ministry. Using examples from Promiseland and churches of all sizes around the country, this book provides step by step guidance and creative application exercises to help churches develop a thriving children’s ministry—one that strives to be the best hour of every kid’s week. Included are Scripture-based principles and practical resources for church staff members and volunteers who agree with the critical role children’s ministry plays in a local church. Making Your Children’s Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid’s Week, based on twenty-eight years of experience at Willow Creek, explains four ministry foundations: Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategy. Content includes: Detailed answers to questions facing every children’s ministry: • What does Jesus expect from children’s ministry? • How can we evangelize lost kids and disciple saved kids at the same time, and should we? • How do we engage kids so they don’t become bored? • How do we get better at recruiting and leading volunteers? • How can our ministry be a safe place for children? • Six specific ministry values that address the needs of today’s children • Practical first steps for ministries that want to get serious about change • Clear indicators of success in children’s ministry

A Week with the Best Man

A Week with the Best Man
Author: Ally Blake
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2019-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488043787

One week… …with the guy she’s desperate to resist! Returning home isn’t something buttoned-up businesswoman Harper Addison does often. She’s too focused on earning money to support her family. Now she’s back to be her sister’s maid of honor — which means spending a lot of time with best man and her teenage crush Cormac Wharton. The laid-back billionaire sees far too much of the real her — but surely she can resist his charms for just one week… “I found Hired by the Mysterious Millionaire by Ally Blake to be a fascinating read. This author manages to rope in her characters’ resistance and the story of how they get to their HEA is a page-turner. “Love conquers all” and does so in a very entertaining way in this book.” — Harlequin Junkie “Ally Blake combines a terrific love story with a gorgeous setting and makes her story come to life in a great way. Rescuing the Royal Runaway Bride is charming, fun and adorable. I absolutely loved this amazing book.” — Goodreads

The 'Footballing' Week

The 'Footballing' Week
Author: Jason Ellis
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2002-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595242103

Without her memory, challenged by the evil priest Thomas and plagued by the Hybrids, and ancient Earth race, Katrina must learn to transcend her human form in a matter of days if she is to save any of Earth's survivors.