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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Staying Connected with Your Teen Polyvagal Parenting Strategies to Reduce Reactivity, Set Limits, and Build Authentic Connection【電子書籍】[ Yshai Boussi, LPC ]
<p><strong>Powerful parenting strategies grounded in polyvagal theory to help you stay connected with your teen, reduce conflict, and set limits with love.</strong></p> <p>When it comes to your teen, do you feel like you’re walking on eggshells? Do they lash out at you when you try to set limits, or stomp off to their room and slam the door at the slightest criticism? Welcome to the teen years! Emotions and hormones are running high, everything feels like a crisis, and you’re lucky if you can get through the day without a fight. So, how can you stay connected, set limits, and keep the peace?</p> <p>Grounded in cutting-edge polyvagal theory, <em>Staying Connected with Your Teen</em> shines a light on <em>why</em> teens are so easily triggered, and offers nerve-calming strategies to minimize reactivity, nurture a stronger connection, and help you lovingly guide your teen on the path to adulthood. You’ll also find skills to help you meet your teen where they are developmentally, and discover ways you can help them feel safe and lovedーeven when you are having disagreements.</p> <p>Trust is at the heart of the bond between parents and teens. This book will help you strengthen that trust and create a peaceful atmosphere where expectations are better communicated.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
2026 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Adventure Travel and Extreme Sports【電子書籍】[ Leslie Fletcher ]
<p>Unleash your wild side and embark on a thrilling journey with "Adventure Travel and Extreme Sports," the latest book by renowned author Leslie Fletcher. This adrenaline-pumping guide takes you to the edge of your comfort zone and beyond, exploring the exhilarating world of adventure travel and extreme sports.</p> <p>Leslie Fletcher, an experienced adventurer and travel writer, brings her passion for high-octane experiences to life in this captivating book. Whether you're a seasoned thrill-seeker or a curious novice, "Adventure Travel and Extreme Sports" offers a comprehensive look at the most heart-racing activities and destinations around the globe.</p> <p>Key Themes:</p> <p>Ultimate Adventures: Discover some of the most exciting and daring activities, from skydiving over scenic landscapes to white-water rafting through raging rivers. Fletcher provides detailed insights into what makes each sport unique and unforgettable.</p> <p>Global Destinations: Explore breathtaking locations perfect for adventure travel, including remote mountain ranges, deep jungles, and vast deserts. Learn about the best spots for bungee jumping, rock climbing, scuba diving, and more.</p> <p>Safety and Preparation: Equip yourself with essential tips on safety, gear, and preparation to ensure your adventures are not only thrilling but also safe. Fletcher's expert advice will help you navigate the risks and challenges of extreme sports.</p> <p>Personal Stories and Experiences: Get inspired by Leslie Fletcher's personal tales of adventure, as well as stories from other daring individuals who have pushed their limits and embraced the extraordinary.</p> <p>Mindset and Motivation: Understand the mental and physical benefits of engaging in extreme sports and adventure travel. Fletcher explores how these activities can boost confidence, resilience, and overall well-being.</p> <p>Why Read This Book?</p> <p>"Adventure Travel and Extreme Sports" is more than just a guideーit's a call to embrace the spirit of adventure and live life to the fullest. Fletcher's engaging writing and vivid descriptions will transport you to the heart of each experience, sparking your wanderlust and inspiring you to embark on your own daring journeys.</p> <p>Join the Adventure:</p> <p>Whether you're planning your next extreme sport excursion or simply dreaming of far-off adventures, this book is your ultimate companion. Leslie Fletcher provides the knowledge and inspiration to step out of your comfort zone and explore the world's most exhilarating experiences.</p> <p>Dive into "Adventure Travel and Extreme Sports" and discover how to make your next trip an unforgettable adventure. Prepare to be inspired, challenged, and utterly captivated by the possibilities that await.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
900 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Super Smart 180 Challenging Thinking Activities, Words, and Ideas for Advanced Students (Grades 4-10)【電子書籍】[ Stephen S. Young ]
<p>Get the minds of bright kids jump-started with these exciting, motivational <em>Super Smart</em> brain challenges. Put the minds of smart kids in overdrive! Filled with 180 "activity-a-day" classroom warm-ups, including new, challenging vocabulary activities and critical thinking activities that push the limits, <em>Super Smart</em> will pique students' curiosity and tickle their funny bone.</p> <p>This unique book, designed to challenge the brightest kids, offers teachers and parents a fun collection of activitiesーlogic puzzles, riddles, optical illusions, math mysteries, and thought provokers.</p> <p>These short, attention-getting mind stretchers serve to grab students' attention and create a frame of mind and an atmosphere of fun, curiosity, and discovery conducive to getting kids off to a good start. There are three hooks for each day: a vocabulary word, a thought for the day, and a critical thinking hook, each designed to get students thinking and into a receptive mindset.</p> <p>Grades 4-10</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】All Nippon Air Line (Yaoi Manga) Paradise At 30,000 Feet【電子書籍】[ Kei Azumaya ]
<p>Frequent fliers know the secret to the perfect getaway -- when you demand to fly with the very best, choose A.N.A.L.! The stewards of this exclusive airline know that the customer always comes first...and no fantasy is off-limits, especially if you're lucky enough to be serviced by one of the Four Kings! Gorgeous employees, special "drinks" and illicit work romances all take place within the silvery airliners of A.N.A.L. Book your next trip well in advance, and prepare for the ride of your life!</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1295 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Play With Me: Sex Toys from A to Z Sexy Self-Help, #2【電子書籍】[ Laure L'Amour ]
<p>Afraid to set foot inside a dirty sex shop?</p> <p><em>Don't want anything incriminating popping up in your browser history?</em></p> <p>No worries! Now you can learn all about sex toys -- from the mild to the wild -- all within the confines of this educational ebook for adults.</p> <p>This book will change your mind about sex toys once and for all!</p> <p>Instead of keeping them off-limits inside a box, you can explore all kinds of toys up close and personal. Learn what each toy does and how it works, from anal beads to the Stronic Zwei.</p> <p>Spice up your love life with fun toys</p> <p>Learn which are the best for couples vs. solo play. This book has all the information you've ever wanted to know ? but were afraid to ask your local sex toy retailer.</p> <p>??? So what are you waiting for?</p> <p>Grab your copy of Play With Me now.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
442 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】I Can Explain Everything Confessions of a Pet Capybara【電子書籍】[ Stacy Winnick ]
<p>Is there a 100-pound semi-aquatic South American rodent in your kitchen?</p> <p>I am Dobby the Capybara, I live in the suburbs, and this is my story. Royalty is automatic among the world’s largest rodents, but I am The Prince. Read the highly opinionated record of my downfall from pampered pet to grubby, corn-obsessed middle age.</p> <p>This isn’t “How to Capybara” anything, and the facts are a little bit mixed up. If you are interested in wild capybaras, don’t look here! I can tell you what’s in my refrigerator, though, and where the off-limits birdseed is. I also discuss visitor expectations, explain discreet coprophagy techniques, and offer advice on forays into forbidden parts of the house. Grab a highlighter and take notes in case there is a poop quiz!</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
415 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】DISCARD WORRIES FOR EVER ENJOY HAPPY LIVING【電子書籍】[ BALDEV BHATIA ]
<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong></p> <p><strong>DISCARD WORRIES FOR EVER ENJOY HAPPY LIVING</strong></p> <p>The feeling of happiness or sadness is within us. Yes Worries can surely destroy you. The only way out is to be careful bold and be strong. It is said that worry is purely our own matter. Though it has got something to do with our external circumstances. But there are certainly some positive factors within us that keep us happy and there is something negative within us also which keep us unhappy. Happy living through positive and good thoughts, is nothing more than that of living a normal life free from undue pressures, problems and tensions. If we want to live a good and happy life then we need to get rid of the negativity within us which makes us unhappy. Negative approach always complicates the problems and increases unhappiness. Most of us do the fatal mistake of looking outwards for happiness rather than looking inwards. Be positive, be strong, be bold and be courageous you are sure to find the feeling of happiness within you. Even if we are having a bad day, think of some good things that may come our way, either later that day, tomorrow, next week, or next moment. When everything seems to be beyond our control, it’s almost too easy for us to slip into the grasp of negativity and unhappiness.</p> <p>To avoid sadness we must strive to abolish this sort of thinking through the power of thinking positively and generate the feeling of happiness within us. The art of sweet living is not a complicated kind of art difficult to learn rather a simple art of happy living feeling well, eating well, and thinking well. What we need to do is just to tune up our mind to enjoy every moment of life and let the sweet happiness follow us. This is something that needs to be looked into thoroughly. We need to focus on the positive aspects of lives, rather than on the negative setbacks and enjoy every moment of life happily and merrily. Enjoy your life with cheerful talks. Be happy and cheerful.</p> <p>We must remember that happy living is the reward of sweet and positive thinking. We ought to remember, only the positive thinking can bring happiness in our lives. If we cannot think positively, you cannot live happily. Be our own teacher or adviser we ought to look everything with a positive angle. Let us find something good even in most critical moments of our life and let us make positive thinking the basis of our happy living. It’s a matter of thought that fools worry about the circumstances on which they have no control. The wise live on positive good and happy thoughts. A sound and positive happiness is all around. It’s not far away from us. If we do not want to live happy, it’s up to us. It’s our own choice. We must not blame others, nor should we blame our fate or external circumstances. Another thing is that feeling confident affects the way we perceive our situations and how we decide to manage them. Think that by being more optimistic we alter our approaches to situations and take on them in a healthier manner; we think of alternatives and act according to better outcomes. All our efforts lead us to good and happy living. If we think we are positive and happy, it will be positive. It does not say to stick our heads in the soil; rather it says to think positive. Interestingly it does not say feel positive it says think positive and that is the real meaning to remain happy. Positive thinking, good and happy thoughts make us to live happily. Happiness does not come alone, it adds our minds body and soul to remain in constant touch with each other. We have to remove negative thoughts and create and atmosphere to be happy in our lives.</p> <p>There are many fear factors that are reasoning us to be unhappy and the main reason being that our heart and our feelings which are more susceptible to fear and worry then the mind. We do the worrying in our minds but it is our emotions that make us more worried not our brains. When the heart senses the possibility of loss it can start panicking and then uses the mind to worry and many times tries to manipulate the brain in dealing with the fear. The heart desires something and gets excited about it and then it manipulates the mind to assure that it will get it. Although the brain can control the emotions and knowledge can proceed all. However when it comes to response time the brain is slower than the emotions. That is which explains why we say or do things and then regret them. It would be very hard to tell someone who is worried to feel happy. But if you tell him to think positive that is something even a worried person can do. We need to use our mind to think to be happy and positive. Our objective in life should be to train ourselves to wait for the brain to show up before we say or do anything. Fear usually comes from the emotions and thinking positive is something the brain is capable of doing, making happy living as the key to success.</p> <p>Just think of sweet and happy living. This simple task can be done by thinking positive as it brings positive results in its wake; when you react in a positive way to a negative situation you usually get positive in return and the feeling of happiness is born in you. Positive mental attitude is effective in many ways. There are limits to the effectiveness of positive and happy thinking. Do we try to assume that the persons who are not treating us the way we should be treated are themselves in pain and needs our love and advice to be happy in life and lead a good, sweet and happy life? It is therefore a must for us to learn and understand r that we need to be positive first and we must think to be happy in the interest of our sweet and happy living</p> <p>An established author, writer and consultant Baldev Bhatia shares with millions of curious readers the real knowledge of happiness by letting them know more about themselves in detail through their in born qualities along with the help of the positive living qualities possessed by them and to ward off the negativity in them and also get to know the ways as how to live happily. The worries adopted by them, the negative forces influencing them, need to be discarded for a sweet and happy living. A thought of penning down the wonders of this interesting and mystic manuscript of happy and sweet living with the methods to ward off the negativity influencing the masses has lured the author cum astrologer to bring to the millions of readers the real knowledge of sweet and happy living by letting them know more about themselves in detail with the help of astrological science. With the guidance of this manuscript the reader will tend to know more about themselves through their zodiac signs, their habits, characteristics; appearances; their personality; profession, career; business, finances, their match with other zodiac signs; romance, marriage, weakness their health and disease and finally the negative forces possessed by them and to ward of this negativity factor charming them to become more powerful so that they can lead a sweet, good and happy life.</p> <p>This Microscopy of Good and Happy Living is based on the practical experience of the author who has meet several thousand people having negativity in their personal lives and those leading a miserable life totally being depressed and dejected who have bitterly failed to lead a good and happy life. The main purpose of writing this manuscript is to impart the basic knowledge of how to become bold, strong, courageous, and how to throw away the negativity in them.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1627 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Free Speech on Campus【電子書籍】[ Sigal R. Ben-Porath ]
<p>From the University of California, Berkeley, to Middlebury College, institutions of higher learning increasingly find themselves on the front lines of cultural and political battles over free speech. Repeatedly, students, faculty, administrators, and politically polarizing invited guests square off against one another, assuming contrary positions on the limits of thought and expression, respect for differences, the boundaries of toleration, and protection from harm.</p> <p>In <em>Free Speech on Campus</em>, political philosopher Sigal Ben-Porath examines the current state of the arguments, using real-world examples to explore the contexts in which conflicts erupt, as well as to assess the place of identity politics and concern with safety and dignity within them. She offers a useful framework for thinking about free-speech controversies both inside and outside the college classroom, shifting the focus away from disputes about legality and harm and toward democracy and inclusion. Ben-Porath provides readers with strategies to de-escalate tensions and negotiate highly charged debates surrounding trigger warnings, safe spaces, and speech that verges on hate. Everyone with a stake in campus controversiesーprofessors, students, administrators, and informed members of the wider publicーwill find something valuable in Ben-Porath's illuminating discussion of these crucially important issues.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
2025 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Dating Your Best Friend's Sister Top Secrets To Dating Her With No Issues And Keeping The Original Friendship Intact【電子書籍】[ Jamie L. Morgan ]
<p>Discover the secrets of dating your best friend's sister without getting into any family issues and keeping the original friendship with her brother intact!</p> <p>So there's this your best friend's sister that's really beautiful, smart and intelligent that you can't stop thinking about her? You've even started developing a crush on her, and you really like this your best friend's sister, but you don't know how to talk to her or your friend about it, maybe because of fear of the unknown?</p> <p>Just be real here. Your buddy's sister got hot; you have a thing for her. It happens, and that's fine, man. You're both adults. The fact that you've known each other all this time doesn't preclude you from recognizing that she got cute, nor does it mean that she's off-limits because you two grew up together. It's not like you've spent all this time waiting for her to come of age. You both grew up, you matured, you changed, and now you're starting to see her as an adult woman instead of an adjunct to your best friend.</p> <p>Although, when such attraction is mutual and a dating relationship develops, there are some guidelines that should be followed in order to keep the original friendship intact.</p> <p>So, if you don't want to mess up with the guidelines and rules on crushing on your friends sister, if you really want to avoid issues of "No, you can't date him, sis" or that of "guy, Talk to my sister again and I'll kill you", then this book "DATING YOUR BEST FRIEND'S SISTER: Top Secrets To Dating Her With No Issues And Keeping The Original Friendship Intact" is for you!</p> <p>With this book, the rule of bro code, striking up a conversation, and hooking up with your Best Friend's Sister won't be a barrier in your relationship.</p> <p>Inside are tested and proven guidelines, tips, tactics, practices, and sample conversation help that, if applied accordingly, will make you go from a family friend to dating your best friend's sister easily and quickly.</p> <p>Chapters and subsections give you extensive and small practices that cover essential topics like:</p> <p>- Getting in Touch with Yourself</p> <p>- Figuring out your feelings for her</p> <p>- Practicing being yourself</p> <p>- Working on being honest about your intentions</p> <p>- Testing the Waters</p> <p>- Asking her Out</p> <p>- Expert tips, warnings, etc.</p> <p>And all you have to do is buy this book to discover all these and others and follow them.</p> <p>These are top dating secrets, sample conversation help, and romance tips that you can start applying today or even tomorrow to ask your best friend's sister out and date her successfully without getting into any issues with the family and keeping the original friendship with her brother intact!</p> <p>Hey buddy, go for her; she is really yours, don't let this beautiful, smart hot young girl slip through your hands. Scroll up and click on the Buy Now button to order your copy and discover the secret to dating your best friend's sister now.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
591 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Gluten-Free Breads: Quick, Easy and Delicious Breads, Muffins, Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Brownies and More Plus Gluten-Free Baking Tips【電子書籍】[ Courtney Banks ]
<p>Are you on a gluten-free diet? Have you ever wanted a delicious, moist slice of bread or a tasty muffin or pastry? Of course you have! Everyone loves breads and cakes! When you are on a gluten-free diet, these treats do not have to be off limits! With these easy, quick and delicious gluten-free recipes, you can enjoy decadent quick breads, muffins and pastries and not ruin your gluten-free diet or compromise your health!</p> <p>Written in easy-to-understand language, this book will explain how you can prepare easy, simple, gluten-free versions of your favorite breads, muffins and pastries.</p> <p><strong>Inside you will learnー</strong></p> <p>How you can make gluten-free versions of quick breads that are delicious!</p> <p>Easy-to-follow recipes for a variety of gluten-free breads, muffins and desserts.</p> <p>Tips and Tricks for successfully preparing gluten-free recipes.</p> <p>You can do it! Stop paying high prices for store bought gluten-free breads. Start making your own delicious quick breads and muffins! Even enjoy easy to make gluten-free pastries!</p> <p>Learn the tips and strategies for turning traditional breads into gluten-free quick breads! Follow the simple and quick recipes for creating a variety of delicious and flavorful gluten-free treats. They will be so good your family and friends won’t even realize they are all gluten-free!</p> <p>Download now! Start using these easy, quick recipes to create delicious gluten-free breads that won’t ruin your diet!</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
738 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Care and confidence for offspring of genuinely youthful guardians Breaking Attachment with genuinely juvenile guardians, managing parental controls, and, defining limits【電子書籍】[ Harry A. Kleckner ]
<p>Care and self love for offspring of profound juvenile guardians is your manual for conquering the battles of experiencing childhood in a sincerely youthful family. This book gives knowledge and understanding into the manners in which sincerely youthful guardians can affect their youngsters and gives reasonable methodologies to assist grown-up offspring of genuinely juvenile guardians with recuperating from the waiting impacts of experience growing up. Grown-up offspring of genuinely youthful guardians will figure out how to perceive and deal with their feelings, assemble sound and significant connections, and practice taking care of oneself and decisiveness abilities. This book is fundamental perusing for any individual who experienced childhood in a sincerely juvenile family and is hoping to push ahead in existence with clearness, dignity and understanding.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1221 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Breakout the Stiletto Heels: A Christian Women’s Guide to Dating on Purpose【電子書籍】[ MechelleRenee Stokes ]
<p>Breakout the Stiletto Heels is a manual for single Christian women that desire to date on purpose. Using her specialized 90-10 Rule, Mechelle Stokes illustrates a winning combination of personal growth and Christian dating strategies. No subjectーeven those considered taboo in Christendomーis off-limits. This smart, authentic, how-to narrative is a must-have for women who crave godly dating success.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1099 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Givers Bleed, Takers Feast Maria Morrison's Deep Thoughts【電子書籍】[ Maria Morrison ]
<p>It's time to regain your power because they took it until you had nothing left.</p> <p>For those who wouldn't have given you a tissue if you were dying on the ground, you have bled. You've invested your time, effort, and loyalty, and all you've received in return is silence, guilt, or crumbs. You have a gut feeling that something is wrong, but no one has ever given you the words to describe it.</p> <p>So far.</p> <p>Not simply another self-help book, Givers Bleed, Takers Feast: The Unspoken Battle Between Selflessness and Greed is a wake-up call. It serves as a survival guide for a society that exploits goodwill and confuses it with weakness. This isn't about becoming resentful or frigid. It's about becoming wise, establishing limits, and prioritizing peace over appeasing others.</p> <p>What you will discover within these pages is as follows:</p> <p>Chapter 1: Are You a Giver or a Taker in the Great Divide?<br /> Awareness is the first step. You can identify where you are and how your wiring can be subtly feeding the wrong individuals with the help of this chapter.</p> <p>Chapter 2: How They Identify and Take Advantage of Generosity: The Taker's Playbook<br /> Kindness is a sixth sense for some users. Discover the deceptive strategies they employ to maintain your compliance and confusion.</p> <p>Chapter 3: Why "no" is the most crucial word you will ever learn: The Power of No<br /> It's not rude to say no. It is revolutionary. You learn how to utilize it with strength, not shame, in this chapter.</p> <p>Chapter 4: The Energy Vampire Epidemic: An Overview of Their Characteristics and Identification<br /> They call it love while draining your soul. Learn to recognize emotional leeches before they drain you.</p> <p>Chapter 5: The Addiction You Were Not Aware You Had: People-Pleasing<br /> You are not "nice." Approval has become your addiction. The cycle needs to be broken.</p> <p>Chapter 6: Protective Boundaries That Don't Push Away<br /> Establish boundaries that protect your tranquility without cutting you off from relationships and love.</p> <p>Chapter 7: Emotional Parasites: Why No Matter How Much You Give, Some People Will Never Be Happy<br /> Spoiler alert: The issue is not with you. Indeed, they are. This chapter demonstrates that.</p> <p>Chapter 8: Reversing the Flow: How to Quit Being a Simple Target<br /> Learn how to go from being a victim to a conqueror without losing your soul.</p> <p>Chapter 9: The Guilt Trap: Why Takers Make You Feel Bad for Refusing Their Offers. They stifle your empathy. Without losing your compassion, learn to unplug yourself.</p> <p>Chapter 10: When to Stop Including Takers in Your Life: Walking Away<br /> Your table should not be reserved for everyone. Additionally, even if they are related, you are free to leave.</p> <p>Chapter 11: Regaining Your Vitality, Self-Belief, and Calm<br /> Here's where the recovery starts. Enter a stronger, wiser, and unreservedly free version of yourself.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1550 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Building Champions - Effective Coaching Techniques for Middle School Basketball【電子書籍】[ D.W. Lindsey ]
<p><strong>The Role of a Middle School Basketball Coach</strong><br /> In the world of sports, a coach plays a pivotal role in shaping young athletes<br /> into champions. This is especially true for middle school basketball coaches,<br /> whose influence extends far beyond the court. In this subchapter, we will<br /> delve into the crucial role of a middle school basketball coach and how they<br /> can effectively guide and shape young athletes.</p> <p>The primary responsibility of a middle school basketball coach is to develop<br /> fundamental basketball skills and foster a love for the game. However, their<br /> impact goes beyond teaching the X's and O's. Coaches serve as mentors,<br /> role models, and motivators for their players. They have the power to instill<br /> discipline, teamwork, and sportsmanship in their athletes, helping them<br /> grow both on and off the court.</p> <p>Coaches have a unique opportunity to help players build self-confidence<br /> and resilience. Middle school is a critical time in a young athlete's life, and a<br /> coach can serve as a positive influence during this formative stage. By<br /> providing guidance and support, coaches can inspire their players to push<br /> their limits, overcome challenges, and reach their full potential.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1000 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Low Carb Keto Alcohol and Beverages Recipes Sugar-Free Smoothies, Cocktails, and Teas for Healthy Living, Weight Loss, and Ketosis Maintenance【電子書籍】[ Rina S. Gritton ]
<p>Attaining your optimum body weight while on a ketogenic diet can be one long drawn out battle. Why do you say that? This is just because of you falling off the wagon while indulging in your favorite drinks and foods loaded with carbs way beyond your daily limits. One major culprit is what we drink; cocktails, beverages, and smoothies.</p> <p>There is an abundance of alcohols and drinks you can have while in ketosis that will merge easily with your ketogenic diet plan.</p> <p>Studies abound on the numerous benefits of alcohol to cut down the risks of heart diabetes, heart problems, and your general wellbeing.</p> <p>There is quite some school of thoughts which are against the intake of alcohol while on a diet. If you like your cocktails and drinks, I am happy to tell you that you can keep drinking, modestly I must add. With the recipes listed out in this book, the massive sugar levels have been reduced or eliminated without affecting the great taste you have become accustomed to with these drinks.</p> <p>I will show you recipes on preparing your teas, coffees, cocktails and much way with negating the ketosis environment your body is currently enjoying. It matters not if you are at home enjoying a cup of tea, or a smoothie after a workout, having friends over for a get together; there is something for every occasion in this book.</p> <p>The recipes are quite easy to follow with ingredients readily available at the stores and in your home. This gives you peace of mind making your fresh drinks at any time rather than picking something off the shelves that you are not certain of the components.</p> <p>This book will give you the following:</p> <p>Recipes for making teas, coffees, smoothies, and cocktails.</p> <p>Some essential nutritional information on ingredients you can use to make healthy drinks.</p> <p>And so much more!</p> <p>Just click the buy button now and get started with your incredible journey to drinking while remaining in ketosis.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
450 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】So You Want to Live the Slow Life? A Guide to Life in the Beastly Wilds, Vol.1【電子書籍】[ Fuurou ]
<p><strong>Another World In The Center of Japan!</strong></p> <p>Mikura Moriya expected a quiet and peaceful life in the forest when he inherited his great-grandfather’s house and enormous orchard. Someone had to keep the family business running, so he quit his job and decided to live off the land. But the house isn’t in any old forest. It’s deep in the Beastly Wilds, an area off-limits to most humans. For the Wilds are home to the Beastfolkーneither human nor animal, but something in between. It isn’t long before Mikura meets his new neighbors and makes a pact with a girl with chipmunk ears that will change his life forever.</p> <p>Will Mikura get to live the slow life, or is it more trouble than it’s worth?!</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1301 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】7-Day Low Fat/Low Salt Diet Plan【電子書籍】[ Carolyn Humphries ]
<p>Imagine you have been told that so many of your favourite dishes are now off-limits: chocolate, cake, roast potatoes, or whatever. Well, thats the prospect that doctors deal out to increasing numbers of patients every day. With this in mind, we commissioned Good Housekeeping writer, Carolyn Humphries, to devise a diet plan, which removed the harmful fat and salt without removing all the favourite sinful foods as well. Here, Carolyn explains the health issues and then, in a seven-day recipe programme, shows readers how they can change their eating habits without sacrificing good, enjoyable, satisfying food.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1300 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】The Mountain Bike Experience A Complete Introduction to the Joys of Off-Road Riding【電子書籍】[ Dave King ]
<p><strong>In this fun, friendly primer, <em>The Mountain Bike Experience</em>, Dave King, acknowledged as a mountain biking "guru" by <em>Sports Illustrated</em>, opens the sport to everyone--young or old, athletic or not. Along the way, you'll discover how to keep fit, enjoy the great outdoors, and even change your outlook on life's everyday challenges.</strong></p> <p>With an approach the <em>New York Times</em> dubbed "Zen and the art of mountain biking," King has helped thousands of riders discover the sport, as founder and former director of the Mount Snow Mountain Bike Center in Vermont. Now King shares the total experience of mountain biking, with a special focus on the emotional and spiritual rewards the sport can offer--both on and off the trail. After all, says King, "mountain biking is not a series of obstacles, but a succession of opportunities. Attitude, not ability, sets your limits."</p> <p>Comprehensive in scope, <em>The Mountain Bike Experience</em> covers:</p> <p>Conquering fear and embracing challenges<br /> Skills and techniques for all levels and all types of terrain<br /> Basic bike maintenance, including "Dave's 10-Step Program to Keep Your Bike in Top Running Condition"<br /> Trail selection and navigation<br /> Safety, repairs, training and conditioning<br /> Buying your first mountain bike and the gear to go with it<br /> Exploring and protecting the natural environment</p> <p>In addition, a handy appendix lists a variety of sources--including nonprofit organizations, bike tour companies, publications, and online resources--to aid in the further pursuit of mountain biking. Hit the trail with Dave King and discover the thrilling world of off-road riding.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1660 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Make Sh** Happen!【電子書籍】[ Deborah LeBlanc ]
<p>Deborah LeBlanc's <em>Make Sh** Happen</em> is a call to action for dreamers stuck in neutral. Consider this book the first stepping stone on your pathway toward true accomplishment.</p> <p>Inside, you'll discover a treasure trove of wisdom, from myth-busting science to productivity hacks that make progress feel like playtime. You'll map your trajectory by way of insightful exercises, then watch your efficiency soar-at last. With witty warmth and cold hard facts, this little book will make a big difference, facilitating a mindset shift that's guaranteed to take you off the sofa and test your limits.</p> <p>The outcome? A life you've only imagined-a life you've never dared to claim. It's time to cut through the nasty habits, endless excuses, and sloppy plans. It's time to work smart instead of hard. It's time to make sh** happen!</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1107 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】The Importance of Flying A Spiritual Odyssey【電子書籍】[ Mead ]
<p>To fly, we must first remember that we have wings...</p> <p>Mytchell arrived in Seattle penniless and na?ve and found refuge in the only place he could afford; a crack house with a drug dealer, an ex-con, and a hooker for roommates. Six years later he was flying the globe as an executive and owned properties around town.</p> <p>When mystical experiences resurface from his youth and disrupt his comfortable corporate life, they trigger a dramatic, traumatic awakening experience. With seemingly only one choice, Mytchell dropped everything and set out alone on a bicycle.</p> <p>On this modern pilgrimage he meets a host of eccentric, wild, kind and wise characters, who all give him a piece of the map to his deepest self and the mysteries that lay within. As his wheels eat up the miles, he begins to glimpse the secrets behind the constructed self: the bliss that is our birthright and the true nature of reality, beyond the limits of both the physical world and our small, ego-based self-concept.</p> <p>Funny, powerful and packed with wisdom, Mytchell's journey will inspire you to look at your own life, and yourself, in a completely different way... and to let your soul soar.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1244 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Off Limits【電子書籍】[ Renee Pace ]
<p> Lindsay looks and acts like the perfect fifteen year-old, but she’s hiding a dirty little secret that no amount of fashionista coverings can make better. Telling her mother her step-father is molesting her is not an option. Trying to kill herself again haunts her more than the scars on her wrists, and pretending to be perfect at school might very well drive her over the edge. Megan knows all about lying. It's been part of her life ever since she realized the only way to escape her poverty-stricken neighborhood was to work hard, keep her mouth shut and wear a mask no one can penetrate. All that changes when Lindsay befriends her. Can two girls who have little in common discover the value of a real friendship or will the secrets they dare not speak destroy them both?</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
404 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Meadowhell: The True Horror of Shopping【電子書籍】[ Craig Daley ]
<p>The story starts after what remains of three murder victims are found in a soon to be opened shopping mall and D.C.I Bramley of the London Metropolitan Police is called in due to his unique and previous experience with bizarre and surreal murders.</p> <p>So why not test your investigative skills and try to solve the murders by looking for clues as the police search the crime scene, interview suspects, gather the forensic evidence and talk to experts in various fields.</p> <p>This is a surreal narrative and your knowledge of the occult and paranormal as well as your powers of observation and deduction will be pushed to their limits.</p> <p>Meadowhell blends fact with fiction, the Meadowhall Mall or shopping centre is real and was opened twenty years ago after an unexplained delay and locally it is known as 'Meadowhell'. On the days the story takes place there was an earthquake in Iran and England played Belgium in Italia '90', while Nelson Mandela visited America and the second Zodiac killer claimed another victim in New York.</p> <p>REVIEWS<br /> "It’s rare that a comic completely catches me off guard. With this series though, I was caught off guard completely when I read it, so much so that I leaned back in my chair and was like, “Damn… you got me.” around half way through the second issue when the bomb is dropped on you... I was blown away." Comic $astards, US Reviewer gave it 5 out of 5<br /> "Daley’s unique, dry wit is the highlight of his writing. He may write great stories, but when it comes to the closing pages, there’s no one else to compare. CD Comics output has been nothing but a treat to read, with Meadowhell being no exception. Another cult gem." Horror Cult Films UK Reviewer<br /> "So much work goes into giving a realistic bend to his comics that it really sets them apart from others which just do not have the same level of crazy detail... I was really drawn into this world, desperate to find out just what was going on." Rotting Zombie UK Reviewer gave it 8 out of 10</p> <p>Have a fun read and please do have nightmares.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
215 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Dreams Take Off: An Excursion through Youth Dreams Investigating the Force of Creative mind and Desire in Little Lives【電子書籍】[ David L. Lewis ]
<p>Leave on a spirit mixing odyssey through the pages of "Dreams Enlightened," where the immortal enchantment of young life dreams unfurls in an ensemble of trust, versatility, and unlimited creative mind. In this enamoring story, we follow the brave excursion of Lily ー a visionary whose soul has no limits and whose fantasies light the way to her most genuine self.</p> <p>Through unconventional experiences and significant bits of knowledge, Lily finds the groundbreaking force of dreams to shape her predetermination and enlighten the most obscure corners of her spirit. From the blamelessness of youth to the insight of adulthood, Lily's story fills in as a guide of motivation for visionaries of any age, advising us that inside each heart lies the ability to envision, make, and accomplish the remarkable.</p> <p>"Dreams Enlightened" welcomes perusers to rediscover the miracle of experience growing up dreams and embrace the boundless conceivable outcomes that exist in. With each turn of the page, we are reminded that fantasies are temporary dreams as well as directing stars that lead us toward our most noteworthy desires and most profound bits of insight.</p> <p>In the embroidery of Lily's excursion, we find reverberations of our own expectations, fears, and wins ー an impression of the general journey for significance, reason, and satisfaction. Through her story, we are welcome to leave on our own excursion of self-revelation, where dreams enlighten the way and the heart drives the way.</p> <p>With exposition that shimmers with expressive excellence and symbolism that moves across the creative mind, "Dreams Enlightened" is a demonstration of the force of dreams to change lives and enlighten the world. It is a festival of the human soul and the unlimited potential that lives inside all of us.</p> <p>So come, dear peruser, and let your heart be mixed by the wizardry of "Dreams Enlightened." For inside these pages lies the commitment of an excursion that will light your spirit, stir your soul, and motivate you to pursue your fantasies with immovable boldness and enduring expectation.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
435 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Reena's Bollywood Dream A Story About Sexual Abuse【電子書籍】[ Jewel Kats ]
<p><strong>Reena wants to be a star...</strong><br /> ...A Bollywood star. Unfortunately, her family won't stand for it. It doesn't help that Reena is only eight-years-old. However, a beacon of hope arrives in the form of Uncle Jessi. He's just emigrated from India to America, and is a welcome addition to her family household. Uncle Jessi and Reena share a special bond. Not only are they old pen pals, but he recognizes her desperation to become a Bollywood actress.</p> <p>One day, Uncle Jessi plans a secret surprise. He invites her to take part in a pretend acting game. Reena jumps at the chance. At first, she enjoys swinging her hips to Bollywood beats. She smiles brightly at his camera. However, halfway through her performance matters take an unexpected turn. The end results surprise both Reena and Uncle Jessi.<br /> Important lessons come through an action-driven story and beautiful illustrations:</p> <p>Children will learn that sexual abuse is NEVER their fault.</p> <p>Parents and children will be given a launching pad to discuss the warning signs of "grooming."</p> <p>Children will come away knowing they have the power to say: "NO."</p> <p>Children will discover that sexual abuse can occur in any cultural group.</p> <p>Children can be assured that they will be believed when reporting inappropriate behavior.</p> <p>Therapists and parents can exhibit that sexual abuse isn't an off-limits topic.</p> <p>Child abuse survivors will come away knowing they are not alone.</p> <p><strong>Therapists' Acclaim for <em>Reena's Bollywood Dream</em></strong><br /> "<em>Reena's Bollywood Dream</em> is exceptionally well-written. It works as an educational piece to foster awareness to children and their families regarding the realities of sexual abuse within the South Asian community. This informative book can help alter a child's life for the better."<br /> --Sadia Khaliq, B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., Community Treatment Coordinator, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health</p> <p>"With a captivating story and beautiful illustration, and with a message that is cross-cultural and educational, Reena's Bollywood Dream can help children understand the sad reality that there are those who can hurt them but there is also means of staying safe--with others' help. I recommend this book highly to all families; it can be instrumental to starting a conversation about a difficult topic."<br /> --Pamela Pine, PhD, MPH, Founder and CEO, Stop the Silence</p> <p>For more info see <strong>www.JewelKats.com</strong></p> <p>Juvenile Fiction : Social Issues - Sexual Abuse<br /> Family & Relationships : Abuse - Child Abuse<br /> Social Science : Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
400 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Feet in the Clouds A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession【電子書籍】[ Richard Askwith ]
<p>Nearly 10 years after its first publication, Aurum are re-issuing this classic running book which has defined a genre. It includes an introduction from bestselling author Robert Macfarlane and an epilogue from Richard Askwith.<br /> The concept of fell-running is simple: it’s a sport that involves running over mountains ? sometimes one, sometimes many. It’s also immensely demanding. While running uphill is a stamina-sapping slog, running pell-mell down the other side requires the agility ? and even recklessness ? of a mountain goat. And there’s the weather to contend with.<br /> It may make the sports pages only rarely, but in areas like the Lake District and Snowdonia fell-running is the basis of a whole culture ? indeed, race organisers sometimes have to turn competitors away so that fragile mountain uplands are not irrevocably damaged by too many thundering feet. Fixtures like the annual Ben Nevis and Snowdon races attract runners from all over Britain, and beyond. Others, such as the Wasdale and Ennerdale fell runs in the Lakeland valleys ? gruelling marathons of more than 20 miles ? remain truly local events for which the whole community turns out, with many of the runners back on the same fells the next day tending sheep.<br /> Now, Richard Askwith explores the world of fell-running in the only legitimate way: by donning his Ron Hill vest and studded shoes to spend a season running as many of the great fell races as he can, from Borrowdale to Ben Nevis: an arduous schedule that tests the very limits of one’s stamina and courage. Over the months he also meets the greats of fell-running ? like the remarkable Joss Naylor, who to celebrate his fiftieth birthday ran all 214 major Lakeland fells in a single week; Billy Bland, the combative Borrowdale man whose astounding records still stand for many of the top races; and Bill Teasdale, a hero of the sport’s earlier, professional days, whom he tracks down to his tiny cottage in the northern Lakes. And ultimately Askwith’s obsession drives him to attempt the ultimate challenge: the Bob Graham Round ? a non-stop circuit of 42 of the Lake District’s highest peaks to be completed within 24 hours.<br /> This is a portrait of one of the few sports to have remained utterly true to its roots ? in which the point is not fame or fortune but to run the ancient, wild landscape, and to be a hero, if at all, within one’s own valley. Feet in the Clouds is a chronicle of a masochistic but admirable sporting obsession, an insight into one of the oldest extreme sports, and a lyrical tribute to Britain’s mountains and the men and women who live among them.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
1337 円 (税込 / 送料込)
【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Tech-Free Parenting Exploring methods for reducing screen time and promoting healthy alternatives for children.【電子書籍】[ Sheron R. Rutledge ]
<p>Does your child get sucked into screens like a black hole? Feeling helpless against the constant tech pull? You're not alone.</p> <p>Every parent struggles with screen time: the meltdowns, the lost time outdoors, the worry about what they're seeing online. You want to raise a well-rounded child, but technology feels like a constant battle.</p> <p>What if there was a way to:</p> <p>Reduce screen time without tantrums?</p> <p>Spark their creativity and imagination off-screen?</p> <p>Help them navigate the online world safely and responsibly?</p> <p>Tech-Free Parenting is your battle plan for raising happy, healthy kids in a tech-filled world. This practical guide equips you with proven strategies and expert advice to:</p> <p>Set clear boundaries and limits for screen time.</p> <p>Discover engaging alternatives to keep them off screens without sacrificing fun.</p> <p>Navigate popular apps, games, and social media with confidence.</p> <p>Teach them critical thinking skills to avoid online dangers.</p> <p>Build a healthy digital identity and responsible habits.</p> <p>Imagine:</p> <p>Family dinners filled with laughter, not phone faces.</p> <p>Creative playtime fueling their imagination and development.</p> <p>Confident conversations about online safety and responsibility.</p> <p>Stop feeling overwhelmed and helpless. Take control of your child's tech use and reclaim the joy of real-world connection.</p> <p>Get your copy of Tech-Free Parenting today and empower your child to thrive in both the digital and real world!</p> <p>Don't wait, click "Buy Now" and start building a tech-healthy future for your family!r</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Short Stories From Life The 81 Prize Stories In Life's Shortest Story Contest【電子書籍】[ Thomas L. Masson ]
<p>It was at a luncheon party that the idea of Life’s Short Story Contest was first suggested by Mr. Lincoln Steffens. He propounded this interesting query:“How short can a short story be and still be a short story?”It was thereupon determined to discover, if possible, a practical answer to this interesting question. The columns of Life were thrown open to contributors for many months, prizes aggregating 1,750 were offered and eighty-one short stories were published. This book contains these stories, including the four prize winners.The contest cost in round numbers a little less than 12,000. Over thirty thousand manuscripts were received. They came from all over the world ー from sufferers on hospital cots, from literary toilers in the Philippines, from Europe, Asia, and Africa, and from every State in the Union. One manuscript was sent from a trench at the French battle front, where the story had been written between hand grenades. Every kind of story was represented, the war story and the love story being the leaders. Every kind of writing was represented, from the short compound of trite banalities to the terse, dramatic, carefully wrought out climax. Back of many of these efforts the spectral forms of Guy de Maupassant and O. Henry hovered in sardonic triumph. Tragedy predominated. The light touch was few and far between. But it was still there, as the stories published show.Here let me pay a just tribute to the readers who, with almost superhuman courage, struggled through these thirty thousand manuscripts. In the beginning they were a noble band of highly intelligent and cultivated men and women, with strong constitutions, ready and willing to face literature in any form. I understand that many of them survived the contest. This speaks well for the virility of our American stock. Theirs was a noble and enduring toil, and theirs will be a noble and enduring fame. Without them this book now might contain twenty-nine thousand nine hundred and eleven poor stories instead of eighty-one good ones. To those among them who still live, a long life and, let us hope, an ultimate recovery!Naturally, in the method of securing the stories, there had to be some way of getting the contributors to make them as short as possible. Mr. Steffens’ ingenious suggestion admirably attained this end. First, a limit of fifteen hundred words was placed upon all stories submitted, no story longer than this being admitted to the contest. For each story accepted the contributor was paid, not for what he wrote, but for what he did not write. That is to say, he was paid at the rate of ten cents a word for the difference between what he wrote and fifteen hundred words. If his story, for example, happened to be 1,500 words in length, he got nothing. If it was 1,490 words he got one dollar. If there had been a story only ten words long, the author would have received 149. To be accurate, the longest story actually accepted for the contest was 1,495 words, for which the author received fifty cents, and the shortest was 76 words, for which the author received 142.40. The interested reader will be able to discover the identity of these two stories by examining the stories in the book. At the original luncheon party a large part of the warm discussion that took place turned on how short a story could be made and still come within the definition of a short story. It was really a question as to when is a story not a story, but only an anecdote. When a story is a story, is it a combination of plot, character, and setting or is it determined by only one of these three elements? Must it end when you have ended it or must it suggest something beyond the reading? I shall not attempt to answer these questions. The definition of the short story should be relegated to the realm of “What is Humor?” “Who is the mother of the chickens?” and “How Old is Ann?” If you really wish to vary the monotony of your intellectual life and get it away from “Who Wrote Shakespeare?” or “Who killed Jack Robinson?” start a discussion as to what a short story is. It has long been my private opinion that the best short story in the world is the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, but I have no doubt that, should I venture this assertion in the company of others, there would be one to ask: “What has that to do with the price of oil now?”But in order that the reader may have some idea of the method adopted in judging the stories which were finally selected, it may be well to give what I may term a composite definition of what a short story is, gathered from the various opinions offered when the contest was originally under discussion by the judges. This definition is not intended to be complete or final. It is not the cohesive opinion of one individual, but only a number of rather off-hand opinions which are of undoubted psychological interest as bearing upon the final decisions.A short story must contain at least two characters, for otherwise there would be no contrast or struggle. A situation must be depicted in which there are two opposing forces.A short story must be a picture out of real life which gives the reader a definite sensation, such as he gets upon looking at a masterpiece of painting. While it must be complete in itself, the art of it lies in what it suggests to the reader beyond its own limits. That is to say, it must convey an idea much larger than itself. This is the open sesame to the golden principle. (This is well illustrated in the story that took the first prize.)Every short story must of necessity deal with human beings, either directly or indirectly. It must reveal in the briefest manner possible ー as it were, like a lightning flash ー a situation that carries the reader beyond it. It is, therefore, inevitable that the supreme test of the short story lies in its climax. The climax must gather up everything that has gone before, and perhaps by only one word epitomize the whole situation in such a way as to produce in the reader a sense of revelation ー just as if he were the sole spectator of a supremely interesting human mystery now suddenly made plain.The technique of the short story should be such that no word in its vocabulary will suggest triteness or the fatal thought that the author is dependent upon others for his phrasing. When, for example, we read “With a glad cry she threw her arms about him” “A hoarse shout went up from the vast throng” “He flicked the ashes,” we know at once that the author is only dealing in echoes.These were some of the general considerations which governed the readers and judges, but it would be unfair to say that there were not other considerations which came up later on. In a number of instances, manuscripts which were interesting and well written, and even longer than others that were accepted for the contest, were rejected because it was felt that they were not really stories, but more in the nature of descriptive sketches.So far as the practical method pursued was concerned, it will not be amiss to state briefly how the work was carried on.It was deemed best, on general principles, to let the authors of the stories have a hand in the matter, the editors feeling frankly that they preferred a disinterested method which would relieve them in a measure from the fullest responsibility. The conditions were therefore made to read that:“The editors of ‘Life’ will first select out of all the stories published, the twelve which are, in their judgment, the best. The authors of these twelve stories will then be asked to become judges of the whole contest, which will then include all the stories published. These twelve authors will decide which are the best three stories, in the order of their merit, to be awarded the prizes. In case for any reason any one or more of these twelve authors should be unable to act as a judge, then the contest will be decided by the rest.“Each of these twelve judges will, of course, if he so wishes, vote for his own story first, so that the final result may probably be determined by the combined second, third, and fourth choices of all the judges. This, however, will not affect the result. In case of a division among the judges, the Editors of ‘Life’ will cast the deciding vote.”This method worked well and was fully justified by the final result. As the manuscripts were received they were registered according to a careful clerical system and turned over to the readers, who were from five to seven in number, including three women. The rule was that each story should be read independently by at least two readers, their verdicts separately recorded. If they were unanimous in rejecting a story, it was returned. If they were agreed upon its merits, or if they were at all doubtful, it was then passed up to the five members of Life’s editorial staff. It was read and reread by them, and the individual comments of each editor recorded independently. By this sifting process, each story was subjected to a final process of discussion and elimination. The stories, as accepted, were paid for on the basis of ten cents a word for all the words under 1,500 which the story did not contain and were published in Life. From the authors of the eighty-one stories published, the editors selected the following twelve judges, each one of whom consented to serve:?Herbert Heron, Carmel, Cal.?J. H. Ranxom, Houston, Texas.?Ralph Henry Barbour, Manchester, Mass.?Clarence Herbert New, Brooklyn, N. Y.?William Johnston, New York City.?Graham Clark, New York City.?Mrs. Elsie D. Knisely, Everett, Wash.?Mrs. Jane Dahl, San Francisco, Cal.?Selwyn Grattan, New York City.?E. L. Smith, Ft. Worth, Texas.?Herbert Riley Howe, Sioux Falls, S. Dak.?Miss Ruth Sterry, Los Angeles, Cal.These judges, independently of each other, sent in their opinions, several of them not voting for their own stories as the first prize, although this was allowable under the rules. There was no difficulty on their part in awarding the first prize of one thousand dollars and the second prize of five hundred dollars. In the case of the third prize there was such a division of opinion that the editors, un画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Break My Heart A small-town, steamy, enemies-to-lovers, workplace Kanfield Brothers romance (Sawyer's Story)【電子書籍】[ Allie Everhart ]
<p><strong>Welcome to Haydon Falls, home to the beautiful Kanfield Orchards - and four smokin' hot Kanfield brothers!</strong></p> <p><strong>'I was hooked right</strong> from the beginning and <strong>finished this bad boy in one day.</strong> The <strong>chemistry</strong> between Sawyer and Gina was <strong>to die for.</strong> I was <strong>rooting</strong> for both characters and <strong>could not put it down.</strong>' Reader review, 5 stars</p> <p><em>This is BREAK MY HEART, Sawyer's Story: a Small-Town, Steamy, Enemies-to-Lovers Workplace romance, Book 2 in the Kanfield Orchards series.</em></p> <p><em><strong>Gina</strong></em><br /> Sawyer Kanfield.<br /> He may be sexy as hell, but he's the one person who could put me out of business.<br /> Okay, I admit I'm attracted to him, but he is off limits.<br /> The stakes are too high. I put everything I have into this brewery and I can't fail.<br /> I'll beat him at running the best bar in Haydon Falls just like I beat him at everything at summer camp.<br /> If he wasn't deliberately trying to put me off my game with that smoking-hot swagger, I might be starting to actually like the jerk . . .</p> <p><em><strong>Sawyer</strong></em><br /> Gina Slater.<br /> My old arch-nemesis from camp.<br /> She used to beat me in every damn race when we were kids.<br /> And now she's opening a rival brewery in my town? Hell no.<br /> She may be the hottest woman I've ever seen with those tight jeans and that sexy smile, but I won't let that distract me from having the best bar in Haydon Falls.<br /> And yet I can't stop thinking about her gorgeous body . . .<br /> Whoever said you can't mix business with pleasure?</p> <p><strong>Break My Heart is the second book in the steamy small-town Kanfield Orchard series by Allie Everhart. If you love Laura Pavlov, Corinne Michaels, and D.E. Haggerty, you'll love meeting the four gorgeous Kanfield brothers!</strong></p> <p>Readers can't get enough of Sawyer and Gina' swoon-worthy romance!</p> <p><strong>'Brilliant Writing!!!!</strong> This book has it all! <strong>Romance, heartbreak, suspense and steam!</strong> Character development was <strong>excellent! 5 stars!'</strong> Reader review, 5 stars</p> <p>'<strong>Palpable chemistry</strong>, and is fast paced, with <strong>tension, humor, witty banter, family, friendships</strong>, and is a <strong>fun</strong> and entertaining <strong>addictive page turner</strong>.' Reader review, 5 stars</p> <p>'<strong>A cute small-town, enemies-to-lovers romance</strong> which I really enjoyed reading . . . I'm <strong>looking forward to read more about the Kanfield Family</strong>.' Reader review, 5 stars</p> <p>'<strong>I can not wait for the next book in this series!!! What comes next?</strong>' Reader review, 5 stars</p> <p>'<strong>This is a romance right up my alley</strong>. The <strong>competitiveness, sexual tension, banter and storyline</strong> is just the right amount of goodness to <strong>keep you entertained</strong>.' Reader review, 5 stars</p> <p><strong>Book 1: Keep My Heart (Nick's Story)</strong><br /> <strong>Book 2: Break My Heart (Sawyer's Story)</strong><br /> <strong>Book 3: Take My Heart (Brody's Story)</strong><br /> <strong>Book 4: Protect My Heart (Jason's Story)</strong></p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】Easy Low Fat Low Calorie Diet Treats 2 Book Set: Diet Desserts Cakes & Bakes Recipes + Low Fat Dips, Skinny Nibbles & Healthier Dippers Cookbook all under 200 calories Low Fat Low Calorie Diet Recipes, #3【電子書籍】[ Milly White ]
<p><strong>What’s inside the Low Fat Low Calorie Diet Treats 2 Book Set?</strong></p> <p>In this <strong>2 Book Set</strong> discover <strong>over 90 Easy Low Fat Low Calorie Diet Treats Recipes</strong>:</p> <p>* <strong>Book 1:</strong> Quick & Easy Low Calorie, Low Fat Desserts, Cakes & Bakes Diet Recipe Cookbook (<strong>43 Recipes</strong>)</p> <p>* <strong>Book 2:</strong> Low Fat Dips, Skinny Nibbles & Healthier Dippers 50+ Diet Recipe Cookbook (<strong>51 Recipes</strong>).</p> <p><strong>PLEASE NOTE</strong> ? this set will be delivered as 1 Download containing both books together.</p> <p><strong>Book 1: Quick & Easy Low Calorie, Low Fat Desserts, Cakes & Bakes Diet Recipe Cookbook</strong></p> <p>This book features <strong>over 40 Recipes</strong>, including:</p> <p>* Healthy Baking for Tempting Sweet Treats</p> <p>* Delicious, Crumbly Diet Cookies that you won’t believe are low fat</p> <p>* Warming & Comforting (Low-Fat) Hot Puddings</p> <p>* Heavenly-Healthy but Devilishly-Tasting Dessert Ideas</p> <p>* Cute Diet Cupcakes & More-ishly Healthy Mini Bites</p> <p>* Simply Scrumptious Low Fat Savoury Bakes & Breads</p> <p>And they are all 200 Cals & under - and also low in both total & saturated fat!</p> <p>All made from natural ingredients with no artificial sweeteners. With each recipe showing the per-serving value for calories, total fat and saturated fat, you will find them all here.</p> <p>With this healthy baking book you will be able to enjoy delicious recipes such as:</p> <p>Spiced Plum & Honey Parfaits ? 144 cals</p> <p>Lemon Vanilla Poached Pears ? 122 cals</p> <p>Maple Apple & Blackberry Crisps ? 188 cals</p> <p>Tiramisu ? 199 cals</p> <p>Spiced Carrot Flatbreads ? 150 cals</p> <p>Pumpkin Spice Glazed Scones ? 147 cals</p> <p>Mini Cinnamon Doughnuts ? 122 cals</p> <p>Not-So-Chunky Monkey Brownie Bites ? 101 cals</p> <p><strong>Book 2: Low Fat Dips, Skinny Nibbles & Healthier Dippers 50+ Diet Recipe Cookbook</strong></p> <p>If you crave an indulgent dip, snack or canap? but think they are “off-limits” as part of either a diet or just a healthy-eating regime, think again! You can go to the party and still enjoy delicious Canap?s, Nibbles, Dips, Dippers & Dunkers but all made healthier and lower in calories, total & saturated fat.</p> <p>Whether it’s for a buffet, BBQ or drinks gathering you’ll find all the party foods you need here including:</p> <p>* Skinny Canap?s & Nibbles Recipes such as Red Pepper Caponata Bruschetta, Maple Spiced Chickpeas & Seeds and Boozy Devils on Horseback</p> <p>* Delicious Low Fat Dips Recipes such as Roasted Garlic & Pepper Dip, Caramelised Onion, Apple & Crispy Prosciutto Dip and Toasted Pine Nut, Avocado, Artichoke & Feta Dip</p> <p>* Healthier Dippers, Dunkers & Chips Recipes including Blooming Onion, Cheesy Courgette Crisps and Mustard & Cumin Seeded Parsnip Fingers</p> <p>* Low Calorie P?t?s, Terrines, Spreads & Toasts Recipes including Smoked Mackerel P?t?, Spiced Red Lentil & Sweet Potato P?t? and Chicken Liver Parfaits.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】AT HIS MAJESTY'S REQUEST Mills&Boon comics【電子書籍】[ Maisey Yates ]
<p>Gemma is a matchmaker, and her latest client is the prince of Kyonos, a small island in the Aegean Sea. Stavros needs to find a wife before he succeeds the throne. The minute Gemma shakes his hand, the chemistry is instant and she feels as if she’s been struck by lightning. Who knew men like this existed? But he’s her client and that makes him off-limits. His most important requirement for a wife is that she be able to bear him an heir. Gemma works frantically to find him the perfect match, so…why does she feel like he’s directing all of his steamy gazes her way?</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
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