Not All Superheroes Wear Capes

Not All Superheroes Wear Capes
Author: Quentin Kenihan
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2016-09-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0733635369

Quentin Kenihan is living proof that superheroes don't need capes, just the right attitude. FOREWORD BY RAY MARTIN When he was a kid, Quentin Kenihan loved Superman. Ironic, really. Quentin didn't need kryptonite to reveal his weakness - born with a rare bone disorder, osteogenesis imperfecta, his bones broke all on their own. When Quentin was seven, Mike Willesee made a documentary about him. Australians fell in love with his wit, and never-say-die attitude. Over the years he grew up before our eyes. But there was a dark side to his life. The true story was never told ... until now. A story of abandonment, drug addiction, dark days and thoughts of suicide. Battling through it all, Quentin's resilience is inspiring. Quentin is now determined to live life the best he can. Just turned 41, he is a filmmaker, stand-up comedian, radio host, actor and film critic; he's hung out with Angelina, accidentally ripped Jennifer Lopez's dress, talked sex with Jean-Claude Van Damme, appeared in MAD MAX and interviewed Julia Gillard, all the while showing that living in a wheelchair doesn't mean staying still. This is an unforgettable, brutally honest, at times heartbreaking memoir. Quentin Kenihan is living proof that superheroes don't need capes, just the right attitude! 'Quentin is a hero of mine. Probably the toughest man I have ever met. Read this book and reconsider how hard you think your life is. It is a liberating experience to face life through his eyes.' - RUSSELL CROWE

Be a Superhero in the Kitchen

Be a Superhero in the Kitchen
Author: Donna Glass
Publisher: Mascot Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781643074689

Every caregiver knows the trials of feeding a picky eater. Some nights are truly a battle. Nerves are frayed, and a pleasant, relaxing dinner can quickly be filled with tears, tantrums, and some nights, a battle of wills. Well, my goal with this book is to tip the scales in our favor. One surefire way I've discovered to get my picky eaters to eat is to let them help make the meal. After all, food tastes better when you've had a hand in fixing it. Let your child try their hand with the recipes in this book. A child who becomes the superhero of dinnertime is one who eats super well.

Calling All Superheroes: Supporting and Developing Superhero Play in the Early Years

Calling All Superheroes: Supporting and Developing Superhero Play in the Early Years
Author: Tamsin Grimmer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2019-09-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351367218

Calling All Superheroes highlights the enormous potential of superhero play in supporting learning and development in early childhood. Using examples from practice, it provides guidance on how to effectively manage and implement superhero play and set appropriate boundaries in early years settings and schools. Illustrated with engaging photographs and case studies, the book gives ideas about how superhero play can be used to promote positive values and teach children essential life skills. Offering practical strategies and questions for reflection designed to facilitate further development, chapters address important topics and challenges such as: Child development, the characteristics of effective learning and the benefits of superhero play, including making sense of right and wrong and increasing moral awareness How to broach difficult themes like death, killing, weapons, aggressive play and gender-related issues Supporting children to recognise everyday heroes and how to find heroic abilities within themselves The role of the adults in managing superhero play, engaging parents and creating effective learning environments Written by a leading expert with 20 years’ experience in the early years sector, this book is an essential resource for early years teachers, practitioners and anyone with a key interest in young children’s education and learning.

Conduits: the Death of Jinx Jenkins

Conduits: the Death of Jinx Jenkins
Author: J. Ryan Sommers
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2022-08-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1665551038

Ignored and marginalized, the people of Green Valley have fallen victim to the all-powerful BigCorp—a company bent on consuming and laying waste to everything the valley has to offer. Love the classic comic and magical realism? You’ll lose yourself in this piece of Americana. Fortunately, some citizens will stop at nothing to see their home return to its former glory. They will take new names, attack their innermost demons, and in the process, show the world they have it in them to enact true change. They merely need to choose to do so. If not, all will be lost, and America’s very soul will be stricken from existence. Become a citizen of the City by the Shore and see how seemingly random occurrences come to shape an entire civilization.

Cape, Spandex, Briefcase: Leadership Lessons from Superheroes

Cape, Spandex, Briefcase: Leadership Lessons from Superheroes
Author: David Kahn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2015-09-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692530702

Why are some people more effective leaders? What makes them more engaging, more influential, and more successful than their peers? In Cape, Spandex, Briefcase leadership expert David Kahn tells the story of a motivated young man who yearns to be successful in his new leadership role. He holds the manager title, but is struggling to become an actual leader. After an especially horrific experience, he is sent to a leadership coach...but why is this "expert" working in a comic book shop? With Superman, Spider-Man and their costumed companions serving as paradigms of what it means to be a leader, this book introduces the "Five Superpowers of Leaders" and presents us with practical tools and skills necessary to motivate teams and earn respect. A few endorsements for Cape, Spandex, Briefcase include: "... The book is spot on for new leaders and those who want to up their skill set. Kahn clearly understands how relationships are the basis of a successful leader." - JOHN BALDONI, Top 50 Inc.com Leadership Expert and author of 13 books including MOXIE: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership "...For anyone who feels overwhelmed or even plateaued at work, pick up Cape, Spandex, Briefcase and prepare to fly!" - MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, Top 50 Thinker and bestselling author of Triggers, MOJO, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There "If you have the courage and conviction to be a great leader you've found the perfect book..." - VERNE HARNISH, bestselling author of Scaling Up:How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't (Rockefeller Habits 2.0) "...Whether you're an entrepreneur who wants to grow your company, a manager trying to up your game, or someone aspiring to be in a leadership role, this book belongs on your desk." - KEVIN KRUSE, bestselling author of Employee Engagement 2.0 "...you'll have unexpected fun and get to the bottom of some of the most important issues for true excellence in anything you do." - TOM MORRIS, Author of such books as If Aristotle Ran General Motors, Superheroes and Philosophy, and The Oasis Within "...This compelling story helps the reader think differently about one's self and others. In the process, Kahn achieves what every great author dreams of, namely, writing a book that drives personal and professional change." - ORRIN WOODWARD, Guinness World Record Holder, Inc Magazine Top 20 Leader and NY Times Bestselling Author

Paradise

Paradise
Author: Lizzie Johnson
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 059313639X

The definitive firsthand account of California’s Camp Fire, the nation’s deadliest wildfire in a century, Paradise is a riveting examination of what went wrong and how to avert future tragedies as the climate crisis unfolds. “A tour de force story of wildfire and a terrifying look at what lies ahead.”—San Francisco Chronicle (Best Books of the Year) On November 8, 2018, the people of Paradise, California, awoke to a mottled gray sky and gusty winds. Soon the Camp Fire was upon them, gobbling an acre a second. Less than two hours after the fire ignited, the town was engulfed in flames, the residents trapped in their homes and cars. By the next morning, eighty-five people were dead. As a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, Lizzie Johnson was there as the town of Paradise burned. She saw the smoldering rubble of a historic covered bridge and the beloved Black Bear Diner and she stayed long afterward, visiting shelters, hotels, and makeshift camps. Drawing on years of on-the-ground reporting and reams of public records, including 911 calls and testimony from a grand jury investigation, Johnson provides a minute-by-minute account of the Camp Fire, following residents and first responders as they fight to save themselves and their town. We see a young mother fleeing with her newborn; a school bus full of children in search of an escape route; and a group of paramedics, patients, and nurses trapped in a cul-de-sac, fending off the fire with rakes and hoses. In Paradise, Johnson documents the unfolding tragedy with empathy and nuance. But she also investigates the root causes, from runaway climate change to a deeply flawed alert system to Pacific Gas and Electric’s decades-long neglect of critical infrastructure. A cautionary tale for a new era of megafires, Paradise is the gripping story of a town wiped off the map and the determination of its people to rise again.

Losing the Cape

Losing the Cape
Author: Dan Stanford
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2018-04-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802496490

How to be a hero when you’re feeling anything but super Despite all the superhero hype, the problems and pain in our world aren’t going away. In fact, it often feels like the threats just keep coming. But the good news is that God has placed you here for such a time as this. And the even better news? You don’t have to get rid of your anxiety, debt, speech impediment, extra weight, health issues, disability—or any other weakness—to be used by God. What this world actually needs is less-than-super people making small but significant differences in their own corners of the world. Through inspiring stories from the Bible and his own life, Dan Stanford demonstrates that with God availability is more important than ability. Losing the Cape is an invitation to start making the world a better place through your ordinary, everyday presence.

Not All Heroes Wear Capes

Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Author: Ben Brooks
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021-03-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1526362902

What do you think of when you hear the word 'hero'? Is it the wall-climbing, cape-wearing, villain-fighter you see in comics and films? Heroes can actually come in all forms, shapes and sizes. Some cook for the hungry. Some nurse the poorly back to health. Others raise money for important causes. From small acts of kindness to inventions that have saved the lives of hundreds of people, every person in this book has found their passion - or their superpower. No matter how big or small it might be, your power can be used to change the world for the better too. So put away the cape, climb down from that wall and discover how ordinary people can still do extraordinary things and become heroes. Written by Ben Brooks, the bestselling author of the Dare to Be Different books, and paired with vibrant comic-style illustrations throughout, this is the perfect guide for the budding superhero in your life!

Superheroes!

Superheroes!
Author: Laurence Maslon
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Total Pages: 708
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0385348592

Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, the Avengers, the X-Men, Watchmen, and more: the companion volume to the PBS documentary series of the same name that tells the story of the superhero in American popular culture. Together again for the first time, here come the greatest comic book superheroes ever assembled between two covers: down from the heavens—Superman and the Mighty Thor—or swinging over rooftops—the Batman and Spider-Man; star-spangled, like Captain America and Wonder Woman, or clad in darkness, like the Shadow and Spawn; facing down super-villains on their own, like the Flash and the Punisher or gathered together in a team of champions, like the Avengers and the X-Men! Based on the three-part PBS documentary series Superheroes, this companion volume chronicles the never-ending battle of the comic book industry, its greatest creators, and its greatest creations. Covering the effect of superheroes on American culture—in print, on film and television, and in digital media—and the effect of American culture on its superheroes, Superheroes: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture appeals to readers of all ages, from the casual observer of the phenomenon to the most exacting fan of the genre. Drawing from more than 50 new interviews conducted expressly for Superheroes!—creators from Stan Lee to Grant Morrison, commentators from Michael Chabon to Jules Feiffer, actors from Adam West to Lynda Carter, and filmmakers such as Zach Snyder—this is an up-to-the-minute narrative history of the superhero, from the comic strip adventurers of the Great Depression, up to the blockbuster CGI movie superstars of the 21st Century. Featuring more than 500 full-color comic book panels, covers, sketches, photographs of both essential and rare artwork, Superheroes is the definitive story of this powerful presence in pop culture.

God Made Me Perfect

God Made Me Perfect
Author: Rebecca Rae Williams
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2022-11-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1098046544

God Made Me Perfect is a cute, rhythmic short story that provides a valuable opportunity to build your childaEUR(tm)s self-esteem and assure them that God made them just the way He wanted.