Best Selling Books by DON WOOD

For new managers, the first experience can be overwhelming. For the employees of that new manager, the experience can be horrible, uninspiring, and demoralizing. Too often a new manager, just like a new teacher, is placed in the position with little support, guidance, or advice. HELP ME I''M LOST offers practical advice using the author''s actual experience in helping to guide the new manager. Learning from the mistakes of someone else can make that first assignment easier, more enjoyable, successful, and the building block for the future.

Storytelling has always been the preferred manner in which humans learn. "Management Mistakes" is the story of a new manager and his difficult and bumpy road to success. The reader will learn about the most common, most devastating, and most impactful mistakes that new managers make. By reading this book, a new manager will become aware of the potential mistakes that effect his/her career and this will allow that new manager to avoids those mistakes.

The volcano is erupting, and brothers Sumo and Duffy are trapped inside a deep lava tube--almost certain death. How did they get here? A vacation "hike" turned out to be a cutthroat search for their missing family fortune. In a wildly dangerous twist of events, the boys try to escape--but rivers of lava are blocking their exit! The remote island of Kocalaha is threatening to explode at any minute. Will the boys survive? Don Wood''s rip-roaring adventure keeps readers hooked and turning the pages in this cinematic graphic novel that garnered outstanding critical acclaim. As one reviewer wrote about this book, "the American Library Association will either have to start handing Caldecott Medals over to comic books or create an entirely new award for them." Into the Volcano is a roller coaster read for all ages, by an internationally acclaimed artist who has created scores of bestselling picture books, published in more than twenty languages around the globe.

They''re not just for surfers anymore. In fact, among today''s collectors, restorers and enthusiasts, wood-paneled wagons are among the most coveted automotive specimens. This collection of more than 500 archival and contemporary photographs documents the evolution of wood-paneled or "woody" station wagons, from the automobiles actually constructed or accented with lovingly finished wood in the early half of the century to the dawning and continuous unchecked proliferation of simulated wood grain from the 1960s through the 1990s. Introductory text for each decade along with exhaustive captions for each photograph, combine to tell the fascinating stories behind these wood-bodied vehicles. In addition to the "Big Three" American carmakers, bygone manufacturers like DeSoto, Hudson, Nash and Packard are also represented.

Introduces the professional sport of boxing, includes a brief history of the sport, describes the skills and tactics used, and lists some of the most successful boxers.

Five pairs of piggies--fat, smart, long, silly, and wee--get hot, cold, clean, dirty, and ready for bed in the Woods'' delightfully original bedtime fantasy. An ALA Notable Book. An IRA-CBC Children''s Choice. A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year. Full color thoughout. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

... Now the little Mouse is celebrating Christmas--with a generous spirit that will warm the hearts of families everywhere.

Ten little piggies dance on a young child''s fingers and toes before finally going to sleep.

Une petite souris découvre que le gros ours affamé, son voisin, ne reçoit jamais de cadeaux à Noël. Dans un élan de générosité... et de bravoure, la petite souris enfile un costume de père Noël et remplit son traîneau de cadeaux pour son pauvre voisin.

For new managers, the first experience can be overwhelming. For the employees of that new manager, the experience can be horrible, uninspiring, and demoralizing. Too often a new manager, just like a new teacher, is placed in the position with little support, guidance, or advice. HELP ME I''M LOST offers practical advice using the author''s actual experience in helping to guide the new manager. Learning from the mistakes of someone else can make that first assignment easier, more enjoyable, successful, and the building block for the future.

Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.

C''est la nuit, il pleut, et tout le monde est endormi dans une maison douillette. Bien endormi jusqu''à ce qu''une mouche, bien réveillée, survienne.