Books tagged: behavior

The adult filter is active; content marked as adults-only by the author is not listed.

Full Search
Found: 44 results

Maximum-Strength Motivation-Makers: All the Best Answers for the Worst Kid Problems    by Ruth   Wells
Price: $15.00 USD. 14490 words. Published on February 4, 2009. .

Get hundreds of immediately useable, powerful, surprising new methods to motivate unmotivated students in school. This book even delivers solutions for youngsters who say they don't need school because they will be sports stars, rap stars, become models, win the lottery, or marry a wealthy man. These methods are simply unlike any you have ever seen before, and are designed to work when conventional methods fail. They are perfect for any teacher, counselor, parent or social worker who wants to turnaround unmotivated, bored, disinterested, apathetic or truant student.
Small Ways to Shape the World    by Jackie O'Donnell
Price: $1.99 USD. 5540 words. Published on June 17, 2009. .

How can you bring about a more peaceful, just world? This little book offers simple ideas which anyone can carry out-- some comfortable, some more challenging. It’s both a supplement to Small Things Count!—Simple Ways to Live Christ’s Love Each Day and an introduction to the power each of us has to make a better world simply by living our lives.
Staying Sane in an Insane World    by R. Vincent Riccio
Price: $4.95 USD. 157640 words. Published on November 29, 2009. .

A factual, highly researched, witty and occasionally satirical overview of the last 2 millennia of mankind's many myths, superstitions, legends, and lies, portrayed in easily understandable concepts, brilliant analyses, and humor, taking a critical, insightful look at how strange and gullible human kind currently is and has ever been - by acclaimed author-psychologist, R. V. Riccio.
And I Thought I Was Crazy! Quirks, Idiosyncrasies and Meshugaas    by Judy Reiser
Price: $5.99 USD. 33800 words. Published on January 28, 2010. .

Do you refuse to take the top newspaper on a stack (even if perfect)? Insist the toilet paper hang "over"? Wait for the phone to ring at least twice before answering? Hilarious collection of odd behaviors exhibited (and confessed to) by otherwise normal people. Laugh. Chortle. And gasp at people’s quirks. People do the darndest things! NY Times Book Review, Today show, Washington Post, more.
Poet in the Mall    by Ed Bremson
Price: $2.99 USD. 4620 words. Published on February 14, 2010. .

Dedicated to Federico Garcia Lorca, and reminiscent of his Poet in New York, Poet in the Mall contains 180 haiku, plus 21 poems: all observations and reflections on today's shopping malls, and the people who go there, for whatever purpose.
Furious Fables    by Teresa Trower
Price: $4.95 USD. 7580 words. Published on March 2, 2010. .

Furious Fables is comprised of ten short stories designed to help children deal with angry feelings. The stories explore fighting, enabling, controlling others, friendship conflicts, divorce, substance abuse, bullying,over-eating, and grief. Questions for discussion are included so that an adult can help the child process the story as a learning experience.
Good Manners and Bad Behavior    by Candida Slater
Price: $4.99 USD. 41770 words. Published on March 9, 2010. .

The Unofficial Rules of Diplomacy - and what happens when it all goes horribly wrong. Candida Slater was a British career diplomat and diplomatic wife. Through hilarious stories of an eventful life, she lifts the lid on what diplomats do, why they do it and how they deal with the most important things of all - parties, etiquette and damage limitation.
The Adventures of Pookie Doo and Friends In The Land of Believe-A-Lot    by M Fletcher
Price: $7.99 USD. 5200 words. Published on April 29, 2010. .

This is the story of Princess Pookie Doo and her friends. Follow the children as they learn the power of agreement, how to be mannerable to adults and how to adjust negative attitudes. Set in the majestic and colorful Kingdom of Believe-A-Lot,these stories will teach young children the importance of developing good character; the main ingredient for living a kingdom life style.
3 Secrets to Getting Your Child to Listen    by Michael Behmer
Price: Free! 10 words. Published on June 22, 2010. .

3 Secrets to Getting Your Child to Listen, is a guide that will show you three things you can do immediately to help your child really hear you. If you practice these secrets, you will begin to see your relationship with your child transform. While this guide is written for parents of teens, the three secrets can be used with children and adults of all ages.
Body Language Essentials    by Joe Navarro
Price: $3.99 USD. 19150 words. Published on June 24, 2010. .

This short book is a collection of articles which Joe Navarro, the world-renowned body language expert, wrote primarily for the magazine, Psychology Today based on the topic of nonverbal communications. It should serve as a primer and help readers to expand their knowledge of nonverbal communications - our primary and most basic means of daily communication.