Life Lessons from an Ice Cream Shop


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Do you feel trapped in a job that's going nowhere? Like you're on an unnecessary stepping stone towards your end goal? Fast food and serving ice cream all summer wasn't in the plans, the dreams, or the hopes and desires. Working minimum wage was necessary because it paid the bills. While working at an unappealing and unenjoyable job, Tamara learns some life lessons, applicable to the land outside of fast food and the stickiness of ice cream. Join her as she walks through the low valley of ice cream cones, laugh at her mistakes, and be encouraged that a summer job does not define a personality!




Life's Lessons from Dad


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This book is a collection of advice and wisdom from a couple of average American dads who shared with their sons their thoughts on family, education, business, religion, and service to their communities. These dads, shaped by events from The Great Depression to World War II, heped create the great American dream - one child at a time.




Jessica's Journeys: Stories About Life's Lessons


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There are eight fabulous stories in this collection of Jessica’s Journeys. These stories are about a girl named Jessica and the lessons she has learned in life. Jessica deals with ostracism, disability, death, disobedience, and loneliness. Jessica keeps a journal in which she logs the lessons that she learns from each experience. This book collection provides reading strategies that will help improve reading, vocabulary skills, lessons, and activities that meet elementary English Standard E4a (English language rules), and character development lessons and themes that meet English Standards E2b (reading response), E2c (narrative account), & E3b (listening, viewing, speaking). This book also has integrated themes, which include science, social studies, writing, and art. Jessica’s Journeys does not contain any illustrations of Jessica because the author wants the children and adults who will read Jessica’s Journeys to create their own image of Jessica. I hope you have as much fun reading them as I had writing them. Now, let the journey begin!




Life Lessons From Soccer


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Parent-tested and approved by the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), this indispensable book by a parent, coach, and doctor shows soccer moms, dads, and coaches how to encourage children to look beyond winning and to turn every game and practice into an opportunity to teach life lessons. Dr. Vincent Fortanasce applies his expertise in child development to guide parents and coaches on: Emphasizing fun over performance and morality over victory Understanding the way kids think and their capabilities at each developmental stage Controlling their own touchline behavior Instilling character, conscience, and courage in every player, regardless of talent In Life Lessons from Soccer, Vincent Fortanasce celebrates the enchantments of soccer as a learning ground for family values and life lessons -- and for becoming closer to your children on and off the field.




Ice Cream Soup


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What happens when you try to make an ice cream cake, but add too much stuff? You end up with ice cream soup! This original Level 1 reader with rhyming text is perfect for beginning readers.




My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich


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National Book Award-finalist Ibi Zoboi makes her middle-grade debut with a moving story of a girl finding her place in a world that's changing at warp speed. Twelve-year-old Ebony-Grace Norfleet has lived with her beloved grandfather Jeremiah in Huntsville, Alabama ever since she was little. As one of the first black engineers to integrate NASA, Jeremiah has nurtured Ebony-Grace’s love for all things outer space and science fiction—especially Star Wars and Star Trek. But in the summer of 1984, when trouble arises with Jeremiah, it’s decided she’ll spend a few weeks with her father in Harlem. Harlem is an exciting and terrifying place for a sheltered girl from Hunstville, and Ebony-Grace’s first instinct is to retreat into her imagination. But soon 126th Street begins to reveal that it has more in common with her beloved sci-fi adventures than she ever thought possible, and by summer's end, Ebony-Grace discovers that Harlem has a place for a girl whose eyes are always on the stars. A New York Times Bestseller




A Man's Guide to a Life Worth Living: Lessons from Ephesians


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St. Paul has earned the right to speak to men. He knows what it takes to live a life worthy of your calling. A mature man in everyday life is one who physically and spiritually provides for and protects his family. Do not leave this task to someone else. Learn how to be the man God is calling you to be through the Letter of Paul to the Ephesians. This Bible study on Ephesians will unlock what Paul says about the keys to a life worth living in: marriage, family, business, sexuality, money, friendships, and getting to heaven.




Life Lessons for Educators


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Difficult and demanding times force educators to reevaluate their lives and current lifestyles. Times of crisis make them look for new ways to cope, grow, and thrive as individuals. Life Lessons for Educators provides a timely master plan to lead educators through today's difficult times. It charts out a journey that doesn't cost any money and that will afford educators and those they are the closest to with a priceless opportunity to live happy lives even in times of great stress. The recommendations put forward promote clarity, efficiency, and effectiveness in life. The Life Lessons for Educators have nothing to do with how much or how little money, talent, or opportunities you have. They have everything to do with how educators approach their current situations: what they think, say, and do to minimize the effects of negativity for themselves, their kids, and the students in their charge.




Life's Lessons for the Young at Heart


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In our walk along this road of life, some of us have encountered some sad experiences along the way. We don't always remember nor do we want to remember those experiences. Some people are very good at repressing those memories. Some of us made promises to the Lord during those sad times. It is so easy for us to forget those promises we made to him whenever we find our life at ease. But he never forgets. He has a way of bringing them back to our remembrance, especially when he wants us to keep those promises we made to him. Looking Beyond My Outward Appearance is just one of the many amazing real life stories in this book. The Young At Heart is not all about age. It's all about the heart.




Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home


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“Ice cream perfection in a word: Jeni’s.” –Washington Post James Beard Award Winner: Best Baking and Dessert Book of 2011! At last, addictive flavors, and a breakthrough method for making creamy, scoopable ice cream at home, from the proprietor of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, whose artisanal scooperies in Ohio are nationally acclaimed. Now, with her debut cookbook, Jeni Britton Bauer is on a mission to help foodies create perfect ice creams, yogurts, and sorbets—ones that are every bit as perfect as hers—in their own kitchens. Frustrated by icy and crumbly homemade ice cream, Bauer invested in a $50 ice cream maker and proceeded to test and retest recipes until she devised a formula to make creamy, sturdy, lickable ice cream at home. Filled with irresistible color photographs, this delightful cookbook contains 100 of Jeni’s jaw-droppingly delicious signature recipes—from her Goat Cheese with Roasted Cherries to her Queen City Cayenne to her Bourbon with Toasted Buttered Pecans. Fans of easy-to-prepare desserts with star quality will scoop this book up. How cool is that?