Seven Stairs


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Here in a new, updated edition is the famous story of an ex-GI named Stuart Brent who turned his passion for reading into a bookstore that became a mecca for book lovers across America. His exuberant memoir reveals the strategies and beliefs that made him one of the nation's most colorful and revered independent booksellers. Filled with personal anecdotes about celebrated authors, pioneering publishers and editors, and illustrious customers such as Katharine Hepburn and Ernest Hemingway, The Seven Stairs provides a rare window on the world of books. For everyone who believes in the power of literacy and the joy of reading, the story shines with conviction and inspiration. Book jacket.




The Street of Seven Stars


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The old stucco house sat back in a garden, or what must once have been a garden, when that part of the Austrian city had een a royal game preserve. Tradition had it that the Empress Maria Theresa had used the building as a hunting-lodge, and undoubtedly t




Take the Stairs


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Do you ride the escalator-or take the stairs? No matter how you define success, it always requires one thing: self-discipline. But as popular speaker and strategist Rory Vaden explains, we live in an "escalator world"-one that's filled with shortcuts, quick fixes, and distractions that make it all too easy to slide into procrastination, compromise, and mediocrity. What seems like an easier path is really much harder in the end-and, most important, it won't take you where you want to go. How do successful people stay focused and achieve results? This lively and insightful guide presents a simple program for taking the stairs-that is, for overcoming the temptations of quick fixes and procrastination, conquering creative avoidance, and transcending personal setbacks in order to tackle the work that leads to real success. Whatever your goals are, Rory Vaden's proven approach will get you there-one stair at a time.




Seven Steps to Your Best Life: The Stage Climbing Solution For Living The Life You Were Born to Live


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Within you is a zone of genius that contains everything you need to live the life you were born to live! Would you like to be living your best life and operate at your highest potential in one or more pivotal areas of your life? Do you consider yourself a High Achiever, or would you like to become one? Seven Steps to Your Best Life gives you the roadmap, tools and strategies to be operating at your absolute best. It is your step by step, paint by the numbers guide for getting the results you want in the shortest time possible. This is the book for anyone who: Is or aspires to be a high achiever Needs new direction in their career Would like to develop the mojo to finally get control of their destiny! Wants to find a stronger spiritual connection and inner peace Needs help fine-tuning their purpose in this stress-filled world Is ready to make important and carefully chosen life changes Wants to master self-discipline Wants to replace fear and anxiety with courage Would like to discover, follow and enhance strong passions in any life area And much more!




Seven Steps to Writing Success - Beginner Writers Manual


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Set your beginner writers on the path to writing success! Establish a solid foundation for pre-writers and beginner writers by focusing on visual and verbal communication techniques. Packed with practical, time-saving classroom resources, this manual makes planning and implementing the Seven Steps in F–2 simple and fun! Inside this Step-by-Step guide, you’ll find: • theory and techniques for each Step • ‘before and after’ writing samples showing the techniques in action • fun and flexible curriculum-aligned activities for beginner writers • brainstorming, planning and writing templates • planning and assessment resources • a ‘Putting It All Together’ chapter.




Street Kings


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Cale Finch's plans for Spring Break? EAT, SLEEP, SKATE. Cale's determined that this time he'll successfully ollie the set of seven stairs that mark initiation into the Seven Stair Crew, a group of older, junior-high skaters. But Cale soon finds that not all local skaters are welcoming to grommets (new skaters) like him. He has to find his voice, learn to stand up for himself, and believe in his own ability to skate in order to find his rightful place in this youth subculture.




Seven Steps to a Positive Change in Your Teenager


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TOP THREE PARENTING MISTAKES THAT LEAD TO ARGUING: Have you tried everything and haven’t been able to get the respect and great behavior from your child that you deserve? Hello from Norway;-) My name is Terje Nordkvelle, and after working as a coach for teenagers for over a decade, I have experienced that these are the most common mistakes parents make - and tips to what you can do instead. 1: Parents deciding and giving advice too often. TIP: Ask your child for answers. We all like to make our own decisions, and with ownership of a change, it increases the chance of the teen going through with it. ​2: Parents addressing mostly the negative. TIP: Give 80 percent of your attention to the behavior you are satisfied with. Then some of the problems tend to fade away. ​3: Parents interrupting. TIP: Be present as a good listener. Kids do not need our presents. They need our presence. ​4: Parents going on autopilot, and being controlled by emotions. TIP: Continue reading for more advice. COACH'S SECRETS: By trial and error, I've experienced what it takes to build strong relationships with teens and stop their bad behavior. I share these methods in my ebook "Seven Steps to a Positive Change in Your Teenager." In this guide, you will learn the seven easy steps that quickly motivate your kid to do tasks at home, get better self-esteem, and become happier. INGRID: "Step 1 had a very good effect on my son... an extraordinary reaction!" With my British editor, Diane Weller, we covered these topics: * How to keep calm and in control. * Tips to stop arguing, make the youth listen. * Create a better relationship. * Motivate them to do tasks. * Increase self-esteem, help them to open up. RITA: "Yesterday we had a long conversation and she opened up more. Today, she has been in a much better mood." Do you transfer your insecurity to your child? Without knowing it? The first part is written to make sure you avoid that. The seven steps start on page 30. Steps 1 and 2 are really easy and fun and great for creating trust, so start with them. ​RENATE: "I have purchased a great book. The advice works! Thank you." So, what's the smartest thing you can do to create a great relationship? How to master kids' anger and parenting without the struggle? There is an excellent answer to that question. And here's the secret I discovered: The key to a really good relationship lies in how well teenagers like themselves - in conversation with you. That's the solution! Instilling good self-esteem is the most important job you can do. My step-by-step-roadmap aims to ensure that your communication with your child leads to an inner feeling of security that they will enjoy for the rest of their lives. NICOLE: "This book is a source of inspiration for me in my work with children and youth. This book means a lot to me." Soon you can experience a warm relationship with authentic conversations where the teenager opens up and listens to you. The book helps your child to: * Be positive and confident. * Be interested in listening to you. Good luck to you! Terje. (If you have questions, please contact me here: [email protected])




The Natural Genesis (Two Volumes in One)


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Egyptologist Gerald Massey challenged readers in A Book of the Beginnings to consider the argument that Egypt was the birthplace of civilization and that the widespread monotheistic vision of man and the metaphysical was, in fact, based on ancient Egyptian mythos. In The Natural Genesis, presented here in an omnibus edition, Massey delivers a sequel, delving deeper into his compelling polemic. In Volume I, he offers a more intellectual, fine-tuned analysis of the development of society out of Egypt. From the simplest signs (numbers, the cross) to the grandest archetypes (darkness, the mother figure), Massey carefully and confidently lays the cultural and psychosocial bricks of evolutionism. Volume II provides detailed discourse on the Egyptian origin of the delicate components of the monotheistic creed. With his agile prose, Massey leads an adventurous examination of the epistemology of astronomy, time, and Christology-and what it all means for human culture. British author GERALD MASSEY (1828-1907) published works of poetry, spiritualism, Shakespearean criticism, and theology, but his best known works are in the realm of Egyptology, including The Book of the Beginnings, The Natural Genesis, and Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World.







Shamanism


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The foundational work on shamanism now available as a Princeton Classics paperback Shamanism is an essential work on the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Mircea Eliade surveys the tradition through two and a half millennia of human history, moving from the shamanic traditions of Siberia and Central Asia—where shamanism was first observed—to North and South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China, and beyond. In this authoritative survey, Eliade illuminates the magico-religious life of societies that give primacy of place to the figure of the shaman—at once magician and medicine man, healer and miracle-doer, priest, mystic, and poet. Synthesizing the approaches of psychology, sociology, and ethnology, Shamanism remains the reference book of choice for those interested in this practice.