The evangelical pastor, Jon Courson, founded the Applegate Christian Fellowship in Southern Oregon. What started as a home fellowship of a few is now the home church for over 10,000 people. In 2002, he left Oregon to assist pastor Chuck Smith at the 25,000-member Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, Califo[...]
Google Your Way to the Top of Your Industry! It's great to have a punchy Web site, but if you aren'toptimizing your search-engine presence, you're just anothercompany lost in cyberspace. With Be #1 on Google, you can instantly put your companyin the top spot of relevant online searches-and dramati[...]
This book takes a 'warts and all' sensible yet humorous look at the many stages of pregnancy. It explores the changes, physical and emotional, that any man can expect to see in his partner and in their relationship over the coming months. Becoming pregnant involved two people. The rearing of a child[...]
The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the world's newest deity. Wisdom direct from the FSM's noodly lips. Poetic insight on love, sex, service, and cleanliness; Eye-opening commentary on the 7 deadly sins and other world religions; The only logically proven answers to "What is the one true religion?" and[...]
Although the world of journalism is changing, as technology blurs the boundaries between newspapers, radio, television and web-based media, the reporter's core role remains the same: to recognise news, communicate with people, gather information and create accurate, balanced and readable stories. Th[...]
The author of the headline making "GNARR How I Became the Mayor of a Large City in Iceland and Changed the World" (Melville House, 2014), former comedian (and mayor) Jon Gnarr now turns his lens from politics to tell his life story in his literary debut."The Indian" is a highly entertaining and bit[...]
A spoof on the three little pigs story, this time told from the wolf's point of view. Lane Smith also illustrated Hallowe'en ABC which was one of "The New York Times" Best Illustrated Books of the Year.[...]
Jon Scieszka introduces some really stupid off-the-wall fairy tales including: "Chicken Licken", "The Princess and the Bowling Ball"; "The Really Ugly Duckling", and "Jack's Bean Problem". Chosen by children as the Book of the Year for the Federation of Children's Book Groups, this book was describe[...]
The book that launched the careers of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith?now a bilingual flip-over book You may think you know the story of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, but now here's the story as you?ve never heard it before. In the highly acclaimed, bestselling collaboration between Jon S[...]
An essential guide for any small group that must deliver team performance. With the demand for project--oriented work and faster, more nimble responses, successful small--group performance is more crucial than ever.[...]
Grounded in current political science research and the latest scholarship, THE PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, 10th Edition, uses the title's theme as an organizing framework, effectively engaging students in American politics. The "promise" of democracy is analyzed using three core p[...]
A spoof on the three little pigs story, this time told from the wolf's point of view. Lane Smith also illustrated Hallowe'en ABC which was one of "The New York Times" Best Illustrated Books of the Year.[...]
The entire book, with its unconventional page arrangement and eclectic, frenetic mix of text and picures, is a spoof on the art of book design and the art of the fairy tale. The individual tales, such as he Really Ugly Ducklingand ittle Red Running Shorts, can be extracted for telling aloud, with gr[...]
"As close to genius as one gets in a picture book."--USA Today
* An ABBY Honor Book
* ALA Notable Book
* ALA Best Books for Young Adults
* The Horn Book Fanfare
* Texas Bluebonnet Award
* Publishers Weekly Best Books of 1995
* School Library Journal Best Books of 1995
"Amoeba"
Don't ever tease a wee amoeba
By calling him a her amoeba.
And don't call her a him amoeba.
Or never he a she amoeba.
'Cause whether his or hers amoeba,
They too feel like you and meba.What if a boring lesson about the food chain becomes a sing-aloud celebration abo[...]
The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs[...]
Is anxiety "un-Christian"?Many Christians believe the answer to this question is yes Understandably, then, many Christians feel shame when they are anxious. They especially feel this shame when well-intentioned fellow believers dismiss or devalue anxiety with Christian platitudes and Bible verses.R[...]
Teams are fast becoming a flexible and efficient way to enhance organizational performance. Yet today's business leaders consistently overlook opportunities to exploit their potential, confusing teams with teamwork or sharing. In this book, two senior McKinsey & Co. partners argue that we cannot mee[...]
Jon Courson is one of the most exhilarating ministers today. In his unique style, Pastor Jon has written an Old Testament commentary that is a scholarly work, but is easy to read and makes practical applications for us in our daily walk with Jesus. This volume begins Jon Courson's verse-by-verse com[...]
Jon Courson is one of the most exhilarating ministers today. In his unique style, Pastor Jon has written an Old Testament commentary that is a scholarly work, but is easy to read and makes practical applications for us in our daily walk with Jesus. This volume completes Jon Courson's verse-by-verse [...]