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The transition from line staff to management is fraught with difficulty. Sixty percent of new managers either fail outright or underperform in their first two years, while 51 percent of managers said they were unprepared for their first managerial role. In this quick-reference guide, master trainer and professional coach Joan Underwood shares practical insights and proven strategies for conquering the three most common challenges associated with this transition: managing self, managing others, and managing processes.

Triumph. Tragedy. The empyreal. The infernal. Even the mundane, filtered through the fantastical. Superheroes are, appropriately enough, a sort of super-genre, encompassing all other story types. This YA anthology features thirteen short stories that creatively turn superhero tropes on their head, while still paying homage to the genre that has found fans for more than eight decades. And there will be no mistake—superheroes don’t have to just be generic handsome white dudes.

In a world where mental health issues have been suppressed, a St. Louis native finds healing on a musing path of following her dreams. Dance became a vehicle of positive self-expression, which led to world travels in show business despite the odds being stacked against her. Along the way, Sabrina discovers the importance of knowledge of self and that true success is rooted in wisdom and love, coupled with an intimate relationship with God.

Brittany has cystic fibrosis. Despite the struggles that come with her disease, she courageously fights back and was able to make outstanding achievements in her academics. This inspired her peers to become better individuals, especially Chantelle who won her heart in every way you could imagine.

Drowning Alive is a modern-day depiction of how the stress of upholding a perfect image for an unforgiving world can shatter a perfectly healthy person, told from a uniquely flawed woman's perspective.

A collection of one-acts by the Pulitzer-winning playwright, including Close the Book, Suppressed Desires, Tickless Time, Woman's Honor, The People, and Trifles.

Codependency Workbook is a self-help guide that will identify what makes a relationship or person codependent, while also providing tips and exercises on how to address these experiences.

New York-born John Kendrick Bangs was associate editor and then editor of Life and Harper magazines, eventually finding his way into the Humour department. Here, he began to write his own satire and humour. Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others is a delightful humorous collection of short tales relating encounters with ghosts, including "The Mystery of My Grandmother's Hair Sofa", "The Exorcism That Failed", and more.

A woman has the Christmas Eve from Hell. Two cat shifters play naughty games. And a witch brings out the beast inside the man. The magic of the season takes on a whole new meaning in these three fantastic and festive novellas from some of the best voices in paranormal romance. This anthology includes Tangled Tinsel by Vivian Arend, No Angel by Vivi Andrews, and Freeze Line by Moira Rogers.