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The Handbook of Knowledge-Based Coaching
By Leni Wildflower, Diane Brennan. 2011
Praise for The Handbook ofKnowledge-Based Coaching "Definitive, with extensive references and a commitment to connecting theory to practice in every…
chapter, this important contribution is a delicious and wide-ranging exploration of the lineages that have shaped the modern practice of coaching. " -Doug Silsbee, author, Presence-Based Coaching and The Mindful Coach "The translation of theories from multiple disciplines to the practice of coaching makes this book a must-read!" -Terrence E. Maltbia, senior lecturer, Adult Learning and Leadership; and faculty director, Columbia Coaching Certification Program, Teachers College, Columbia University "If you have an appetite for the scientific roots of what works best in coaching, and you are hungry for an easy-to-digest translation of the science to practice, this book is a feast and will be on your plate for many years to come. " -Margaret Moore (Coach Meg), founder and CEO, Wellcoaches Corporation; and codirector, Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School "Whether you're a beginner or an experienced coach, this rollicking ride through dozens of the most important theories and perspectives in coaching will be a vital companion. With quick and helpful summaries of key ideas and their use-and selective bibliographies should you wish to go deeper into a particular area-this book will help you support your clients in a targeted and sophisticated way. " -Jennifer Garvey Berger, author, Changing on the Job: Growing the Leaders Our Organizations Need; and coeditor, Executive Coaching: Practices and Perspectives "This is a book I have been missing. What a pleasure to read and what a stretching of my mind. " -Kim GØrtz, senior consultant, Copenhagen Coaching Center "Anyone who is serious about improving the quality of coaching will find The Handbook an invaluable resource that reflects the breadth and richness of the growing evidence-based approach to coaching practice. " -David Clutterbuck, visiting professor in the coaching and mentoring faculties, Oxford Brookes and Sheffield Hallam UniversitiesWildflower (Wildflower #1)
By Alecia Whitaker. 2014
The best songs come from broken hearts.Bird Barrett has grown up on the road, singing backup in her family's bluegrass…
band and playing everywhere from Nashville, Tennessee, to Nowhere, Oklahoma. But one fateful night, when Bird fills in for her dad by singing lead, a scout in the audience offers her a spotlight all her own.Soon Bird is caught up in a whirlwind of songwriting meetings, recording sessions, and music-video shoots. Her first single hits the top twenty, and suddenly fans and paparazzi are around every corner. She's even caught the eye of her longtime crush, fellow roving musician Adam Dean. With Bird's star on the rise, though, the rest of her life falls into chaos as tradition and ambition collide. Can Bird break out while staying true to her roots?In a world of glamour and gold records, a young country music star finds her voice.Wildflower
By Monique Mulligan. 2023
Tormented at school, ten-year-old Jane wants a best friend more than anything. Her wish is answered when Acacia moves in…
next door and a carefree summer break beckons. Yet as their friendship blossoms and secrets are shared, Acacia remains stubbornly guarded about her home life, especially when it comes to her mother's new boyfriend, Daryl, a Harley-riding ladies' man. At a neighborhood party, Jane stumbles onto a disturbing scene involving Daryl and is coerced into silence. Frightened and confused, she stays quiet, but when sounds of violence start emerging from Acacia's house, she hopes an adult will intervene. Instead, everyone turns a blind eye. Jane's own family seems to be deteriorating into chaos too, as if the darkness in Acacia's house is spreading like ripples in a pond. It will end in disaster if no one acts, and it may end in tragedy if someone doesWildflowers
By Lyah Beth Leflore. 2009
Twenty-three dollars and eleven cents-that's all that thirty-five-year-old Chloe Davis Michaels has to her name after she is driven from…
her home and career as a jet-setting Hollywood publicist, desperate to protect her unborn child from her crazed newlywed husband. She thought she had it all. Now Chloe seeks refuge in her Midwestern hometown to "get prayed up" by the women in her family. Chloe's impromptu homecoming takes us into the world of eight African-American women who make up the Davis clan-three mothers and five daughters, including Chloe, who soon discovers that the secrets she's been keeping about her own life don't compare to the secrets the other women in her family have been hiding.As the bonds of family are tested, the women call upon their strong faith and spiritual teachings of deceased family matriarchs, MaMaw and Muh, in order to weather the storm. With rippling boldness and crackling prose, Wildflowers is a beautifully written novel that explores the richness and complexity of the love between mothers and daughters.From the Trade Paperback edition.Wildflowers
By Suki Fleet. 2016
Xavi doesn't believe in love anymore. Love has never changed the outcome of anything. It has only hurt him. Sam…
is sick, and he wants one last thing. He wants Xavi to be with him, to stay with him until the end. Xavi drops everything and promises Sam he will be there. As they travel across the countryside in a stolen sea-green Cadillac, they search for something neither has the courage to admit he's looking for. But as the days slip away, Xavi isn't sure he can keep his promise; he isn't sure about anything. He can't help Sam do this. He can't stand by and watch Sam suffer, can't be content to let Sam give up. Saving Sam becomes the only thing that makes any sense, the only thing Xavi wants. Loving Sam becomes the most important promise he will ever make. Now he just has to convince Sam that life--and love--are worth fighting for.Wildflower
By Drew Barrymore. 2015
Award-winning actress Drew Barrymore shares funny, insightful, and profound stories from her past and present told from the place of…
happiness she's achieved today. Wildflower is a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges, and incredible experiences of her earlier years. It includes tales of living on her own at 14 (and how laundry may have saved her life), getting stuck in a gas station overhang on a cross country road trip, saying goodbye to her father in a way only he could have understood, and many more adventures and lessons that have led her to the successful, happy, and healthy place she is today. It is the first book Drew has written about her life since the age of 14.Northern wildflower
By Catherine Lafferty. 2018
With startling honesty and a distinct, occasionally humorous, voice, Lafferty tells her story of being a Dene woman growing up…
in a small northern Canadian mining town and her struggles with discrimination, poverty, addiction, love and loss. Focusing on the importance of family ties, education, spiritualism, cultural identity, health and happiness, the relentless pursuit of success and the courage to speak the truth, Lafferty's words bring cultural awareness and relativity to Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers alike, giving insight into the real issues many Indigenous women face. 2018.Texas Wildflowers
By Campbell, Lynn Loughmiller. 1992
For two decades and counting, Texans have relied on Texas Wildflowers to identify the common and rare flowers we see…
along the roadsides and in the pastures, fields, and forests of our state. Compiled by naturalists Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller, with the technical assistance of Lynn Sherrod, Texas Wildflowers is an authoritative field guide with a personal touch in the many notes the Loughmillers included about the plants they described and photographed. This new edition of Texas Wildflowers retains the charm of the Loughmillers' book while emphasizing 61 additional species and bringing the plant taxonomy and nomenclature up to date. Like its predecessor, it includes all the features you need to identify the wildflowers of Texas:- 381 full-color, close-up photos that show every wildflower in the book, including over 200 photos that are new to this edition. - 370 species accounts that include the plant's scientific and common names, a description of its appearance, and its range, habitat, and blooming season. - Descriptions of 73 wildflower families, from Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae. - Indexes to help you identify flowers by their Latin name and common name. - A guide to taxonomic updates in this edition. - A map, glossary, illustrated glossary, and bibliography for further reading. Lady Bird Johnson, author of the first edition's foreword, says of this new edition of Texas Wildflowers, "How delighted I am the University of Texas Press and the Wildflower Center are preserving Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller's legacy by revising and updating this beautiful and invaluable book about Texas wildflowers! Not only does it contain a wealth of knowledge, it also awakens our awareness of the splendor of nature and joyous lift of spirit it brings. "Thoreau's Wildflowers
By Henry David Thoreau. 1862
Some of Henry David Thoreau's most beautiful nature writing was inspired by the flowering trees and plants of Concord. An…
inveterate year-round rambler and journal keeper, he faithfully recorded, dated, and described his sightings of the floating water lily, the elusive wild azalea, and the late autumn foliage of the scarlet oak. This inviting selection of Thoreau's best flower writings is arranged by day of the year and accompanied by Thoreau's philosophical speculations and his observations of the weather and of other plants and animals. They illuminate the author's spirituality, his belief in nature's correspondence with the human soul, and his sense that anticipation--of spring, of flowers yet to bloom--renews our connection with the earth and with immortality. Thoreau's Wildflowers features more than 200 of the black-and-white drawings originally created by Barry Moser for his first illustrated book, Flowering Plants of Massachusetts. This volume also presents "Thoreau as Botanist," an essay by Ray Angelo, the leading authority on the flowering plants of Concord.Wildflower Sea
By Arnac Sibal. 2014
Life is an ocean for him.His mind is his boat.Arnav Sibal, also known as ‘The Poet in Pyjamas’, according to…
his parents, lives in his own world. However, he cherishes the reality voyage that is life.At 17, he is driven to explore, to fail and ultimately learn, something that keeps his family and his teachers in a constant state of worry. He believes that it will be a long time before he finds himself and that is why he cannot pass up any opportunity of adventure. Driven by the idiosyncrasies of life, he says that every person is an ocean with numerous islands of ideas. Some express while some do not. Writing is his means of expression. He says it is through the black ink on white paper that he prefers to convey detailed multi-coloured paintings to his fellow people.This book is a compilation of ideas and observations that he has made during the course of his travels. Moved by life’s quirkiness, even the tiniest wave rocks him and he pens it down.The poems, short stories and tapestries in this book are dear to him because the events that inspired them moved him. They are the wind in his sails.This anthology is his gift of wind to you. We all learn something from each other. These events pushed him. He hopes they move you too.Wildflower Hill
By Kimberley Freeman. 2010
From the class divisions of depression-era Glagow, to the rolling pastures of a rural Tasmanian sheep farm. An unforgettable story…
of passion, love, secrets and loss. Glasgow, 1929. Beattie Blaxland had dreams. Big dreams. She dreamed of a life of fashion and fabrics. One thing she never dreamed was that she would find herself pregnant to her married lover, just before her nineteenth birthday. London, 2009. Emma Blaxland-Hunter was living her dream. A prima ballerina with the London Ballet, she had everything...until the moment she lost it all. Separated by decades, both women must find the strength to rebuild their lives. A legacy from one to the other will lead to Wildflower Hill, a place where a woman can learn to stand alone long enough to realise what she really wants.Wildflower Wedding
By Luann Mclane. 2014
Cricket Creek, Kentucky, is a sweet river town known for its baseball, shopping, and weddings. After the recession, business is…
finally bouncing back, but old insecurities#151;and heartaches#151;are slower to heal#133; Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, Gabby Goodwin had more to prove than the rest of Cricket Creek. Even now, as the successful owner of the local flower shop, she hasn’t forgotten her humble beginnings. So when her high school crush, the former class bad boy, walks back into her life, she keeps him at arm’s length, protecting her heart#151;and her pride. Reese Marino gave up most of his wild ways years ago, graduating from college and becoming part owner of his uncle’s pizza parlor. The fact that Gabby still treats him like a troubled teenager drives him mad, but that’s not the only thing about the sassy florist driving him to distraction. Despite Gabby’s reluctant attitude, Reese is determined to win her over and show her that love often blooms right where you least expect it.Wildflower Hill
By Kimberley Freeman. 2012
In 1929, Beattie Blaxland had dreams. Big dreams. She dreamed of a life of fashion and fabrics. One thing she…
never dreamed was that she would find herself pregnant to her married lover, just before her nineteenth birthday. In 2009, Emma Blaxland-Hunter was living her dream. A prima ballerina with the London Ballet, she had everything... Until the moment she lost it all. Separated by decades, both women must find the strength to rebuild their lives. A legacy from one to the other will lead to Wildflower Hill, a place where a woman can learn to stand alone long enough to realise what she really wants.Wildflower Hill
By Kimberley Freeman. 2010
Hailed by bestselling author Kate Morton as "a gorgeous story of family and secrets and the redemptive power of love,"…
Wildflower Hill is s compelling and romantic novel spanning three generations and half the world, from modern day London to Australia in the 1930s.Emma is a prima ballerina in London and at a crossroads after an injured knee ruins her career. When she learns of her grandmother Beattie's death, and her own strange inheritance--an isolated sheep station in rural Australia--Emma is certain she has been saddled with an irritating burden. But when she returns to Australia, forced to rest her body and confront her life, she realizes that she had been using fame as a substitute for love and fulfillment. Beattie also found herself at a crossroads as a young woman, but she was pregnant and unwed. She eventually found success--but only after following an unconventional path that was often dangerous and heartbreaking. Beattie knew the lessons she learned in life would be important to Emma one day, and she wanted to make sure Emma's heart remained open to love, no matter what life brought. She knew the magic of the Australian wilderness would show Emma the way. Wildflower Hill is a compelling, atmospheric, and romantic novel about taking risks, starting again, and believing in yourself. It's about finding out what you really want and discovering that the answer might be not at all what you'd expect.Wildflower: A Memoir
By Aurora James. 2023
This extraordinary memoir of struggle and perseverance offers new ways of envisioning economic equality for everyone—from a leading activist and…
fashion pioneer. &“With community and sisterhood at its center, Wildflower teaches us that against all odds, we can overcome.&”—Rupi Kaur, New York Times bestselling author of milk and honeyONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2023: Harper&’s BazaarAurora James&’s life is a great American &“success story&”—precisely because it looks so different from others we&’ve seen. Born in Canada to a counterculture mother, James was raised to question everything—specifically the very institutions that have shaped so many of us. When James was seven, her mother married a man who would move them to Jamaica, where James would learn harsh lessons about control, power, abuse, and belonging. Eventually she would find her way back home to Toronto, where her blue-eyed and fair-haired grandmother welcomed her with unconditional love—and inadvertently showed her that racism is the water in which we are all submerged. Scouted as a model in eighth grade, James struggled with body image and became disenchanted by the industry&’s objectification of women and commodification of race and culture. After she dropped out of high school, a flirtation with street racing led to her eventual arrest. She&’d hit rock bottom, but as a visionary and optimist, she allowed that experience to become one of many that reshaped her way of thinking about the world. A slew of fashion-related jobs led James to discover the real power in creating for the runway, and she started her own business in a flea market: a sustainable fashion line showcasing traditional African designs that would become an award-winning international brand. But none of this came from a drive to &“succeed.&” It came from a desire to forge a new creative path—and to lift others up alongside her. Already a rising star in fashion and the first Black female designer to win a Council of Fashion Designers of America Award, James posted a revolutionary idea in the wake of George Floyd&’s murder that connected economics to racial justice in a way that has forever changed the American economic landscape. With that Instagram post, she founded the Fifteen Percent Pledge, which challenges retailers to commit 15 percent of their shelf space and spending power to Black businesses and is one of the fastest-growing social justice nonprofits. To date, more than two dozen of the world&’s most recognized retailers have taken the pledge, redirecting $10 billion in annual revenue to Black and BIPOC brands. Empowering and full of heart, Wildflower is the riveting story of how Aurora James made an indelible mark the American economic system, and a rallying cry for those eager to make change.The way back home: a Wildflower novel (Wildflower #3)
By Alecia Whitaker. 2016
Country music star Bird Barrett is out on tour, with her brother and best friend along for the ride. As…
the pressure mounts, Bird pushes everyone away--including her crush. Sequel to The Road to You (DB 85509). Some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2016Wildflowers from Winter: A Novel (Wildflowers from Winter Series)
By Katie Ganshert. 2012
Like the winter, grief has a season. Life returns with the spring. A young architect at a prestigious Chicago firm,…
Bethany Quinn has built the life she dreamed of during her teen years in a trailer park. An unexpected interruption from her estranged mother reveals that tragedy has struck in her hometown and a reluctant Bethany is called back to rural Iowa. Determined to pay her respects to her past while avoiding any emotional entanglements, she vows not to stay long. But the unexpected inheritance of five hundred acres of farmland and a startling turn of events in Chicago forces Bethany to come up with a new plan. Handsome farmhand Evan Price has taken care of the Quinn farm for years. When Bethany is left the land, Evan must fight her decisions to realize his dreams. But even as he disagrees with Bethany's vision, Evan feels drawn to her and the pain she keeps so carefully locked away. For Bethany, making peace with her past and the God of her childhood doesn't seem like the path to freedom. Is letting go the only way to new life, love and a peace that she's not even sure exists?Wildflowers and kisses
By Jaclyn M Hawkes, Jaclyn Hawkes. 2014
Skye has a dog named Kitty, a kind heart, and the sunniest attitude on the planet. Even when she spritzes…
him with florist water at their first meeting, Skye is the most refreshing thing that has ever happened to Gage. When he realizes that her dog is a guard dog, that she has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and is an expert with a handgun, he begins to wonder what scars she's hiding behind that beautiful, sweet smile. LDS fiction. Adult. UnratedWildflowers of Terezin
By Robert Elmer. 2010
Wildflowers of Terezin is a sweeping historical novel set against a backdrop of danger. A Danish Lutheran pastor's complacent faith…
is stretched to the breaking point during World War II when he meets a young Jewish nurse Hanne Abrahamsen and becomes deeply involved in Resistance efforts to save Denmark's Jews from the Nazi prison camp at Terezin, Czechoslovakia--also known as Theresienstadt. Challenged by his evangelical brother and swayed by his own attraction to Hanne, Pastor Steffen abandons his formerly quiet, uninvolved life and hesitantly volunteers to help smuggle Denmark's Jews out of the country before a Nazi roundup. Steffen finds that helping his Jewish neighbors is the most decent, spiritual thing he has ever done. As he actually does God's work, rather than just talking about it, Steffen's faith deepens and he takes greater risks in his sermons. When things go terribly wrong and Hanne is sent to Terezin, Steffen finds his heart fully engaged. He undertakes protests and rescues that are more and more dangerous, never imagining where it will lead him, or the ultimate cost of his decision to get directly involved.Cat (Wildflowers #4)
By V. C. Andrews. 1999
"I felt like I was going to my own execution...." Cat had listened patiently as the other three girls in…
Dr. Marlowe's therapy group shared their innermost feelings. They had described their broken families honestly, to the point of pain. If Cat doesn't tell her own tale, the others will see it as a betrayal. So she has no choice. Or does she? Maybe she could lie -- just make something up. Anything would be better than the truth. For Cat has the darkest, most horrifying secret of them all....