Building Buildings

An enchanted Christmas dress brings two generations of women together for the magic of the season in this delightful holiday story from New York Times bestselling author Courtney Cole. One Dress. Two Women. The Magic of the Holiday Season. When hopeful fashionista Meg Julliard must return to...

Have you ever looked at a skyscraper and wondered how it was built? Do you ever look up at a tall building and wonder how it does not fall down? This story helps you explore the changes that have led to the creation of skyscrapers! You will get to see the different materials that have been developed to allow for better stability. You will get to understand how things like iron, steel, and concrete have revolutionized the way buildings are built and designed. By the end of this story, you will have a new appreciation for the skyscrapers that are all over the world!

The green-building movement has produced hundreds of "how-to" books and websites that are filled with tips about green building and what homeowners should do to go green. While helpful and informative, when it comes to making actual purchasing and installation decisions, these books do not make it any easier for a homeowner to prioritize against a budget. Here, Melisssa Rappaport Schifman shares her knowledge and experience for others to use in their journey toward a greener way of living.

This practical guide gives you easy-to-follow and customizable plans for building the backyard chicken coop that works best for you. You'll get the basic construction know-how and key information you need to design and build a coop tailored to your flock, whether you live in a small city loft, a suburban backyard, or a small rural farm.

If you were raised by a narcissistic mother and are struggling with the lingering effects of a toxic upbringing, this is the road map you need to heal the past and thrive in the present and future.

Steve Martin's riveting, mega-bestselling, beloved, and highly acclaimed memoir of a life, a vocation, and an era—named one of the ten best nonfiction titles of the year by Time and Entertainment Weekly. In the mid-seventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the...

This book makes publicly available for the first time the same inclusive design process used at Google to create user-centric award-winning and profitable products. Author and Head of Product Inclusion Annie Jean-Baptiste outlines what those practices look like in industries beyond tech with fascinating case studies. Listeners will learn the key strategies and step-by-step processes for inclusive product design that limits risk and increases profitability.

Jimmy didn’t believe Ashley when she told him who was behind the fraud within the company. Even when it added up. He didn’t want to believe it because the accused was a father figure to him, the first person to invest in his company and get it started.

It was only supposed to be one night. Except making out with your boss when his girlfriend walks into his office, doesn’t sound as innocent as it seems. Maybe Jimmy’s ex-girlfriend has a bit of a grudge against them. Maybe running into them a week later out together only fuels the fire and her determination to take them down. And if not them, at least Jimmy’s company.

Audiobook narrated by Gary Thomas. What if God designed marriage to make you holy instead of happy? What if your relationship isn't as much about you and your spouse as it is about you and God? In Sacred Marriage, bestselling author Gary Thomas uncovers the ways that your marriage can become a...

In the heart of a dystopian metropolis, Building 8 stands as a silent witness to the lives and struggles of its inhabitants. Anthony C. Mazzella's gripping narrative plunges listeners into a world where reality bends and the ordinary collides with the surreal. As the central business district is besieged by chaotic flying machines and destruction reigns, the top floor of Building 8 remains a curious sanctuary of calm. Within its walls, two men go about their business, seemingly oblivious to the mayhem below, embodying the eerie contrast between normalcy and chaos that defines the story.

What will your children remember of their childhood? Calling all moms who want to break out of monotony, distraction, and busyness to a life of making lasting memories with your kids and drawing your family closer to one another and to God! What’s the solution to gaining the balanced...

Would it be crazy to think you could do the same amount of business in less than half the time with zero stress? It doesn't take any fancy new ideas or secret strategies. In fact, looking for those things is precisely what keeps most real estate agents stuck. They lose sight of the essentials, overcomplicate things, and end up working much harder than necessary. Real estate is actually a very simple business in which success comes down to one thing: consistent execution of the fundamentals.

Multi-Unit Leadership: The 7 Stages of Building Profitable Stores Across Multiple Markets explores the art and science of 21st-century multiunit leadership, performance, and profitability. This best seller details the seven stages that high-performing area directors, regional managers, and multiunit franchisees must master as they grow from managing a single unit to leading multiple units.

Welcome to a transformative journey of abundance and fulfillment! In "Building Wealth And Being Happy: Strategies for Building Wealth and Achieving Lasting Happiness," you'll discover a powerful and harmonious approach to creating both material wealth and enduring happiness in your life. This audiobook is your comprehensive guide to unlocking the secrets of building wealth and cultivating a deep sense of happiness and contentment. It goes beyond the conventional notion of wealth, emphasizing the importance of aligning your financial goals with your personal values and well-being.

Stop letting the negative voice in your mind create stress and instead start moving toward peace and harmony. Using practical exercises and easy-to-follow techniques, The Intuitive Dance helps you dance with your ego to find inner calm. Learn how to improve your wellness and happiness as you progress through this book’s three main sections: building, protecting, and clearing your energy.

The Wall Street Journal Bestseller Read by the author. For so many entrepreneurs, running a small business ended up looking different than they imagined. They’re stressed, discouraged, and not confident in their plan for growth. In How to Grow Your Small Business, Donald Miller gives...

Confidence is key. You've heard the phrase before, maybe even a little too often. You need the same key to unlock your professional success, to open the door to your happiness, to break in to the mother lode of love and abundance, to go down the rabbit hole. It is the same key yet opens many doors, horizons, and perspectives.

Drawing on two decades of leadership and coaching research, Vallée and Bloom reveal the proven strategies behind the University of Windsor women’s basketball team’s transformation from last place to five-time national champions. Dare to Win bridges the gap between theory and practice, blending leadership insights, real-world examples, and Vallée’s experiences as both an academic researcher and a championship-winning coach. This invaluable resource is perfect for anyone seeking to build successful teams and elevate leadership, management, and coaching skills in sports and beyond.

Based on the 2021 version of the book, Champion Building is about how to sell differently. It shows you how to view your client as someone you sell with rather than someone you sell to. It teaches you how to build your prospective clients into champions who will work with you to get your solution selected by their company. Champion Building was created by modelling the techniques used by the world’s most successful salespeople in the digital age - salespeople who consistently earned high six- or seven-figure incomes, because they learned how to build champions in their accounts.