Most Popular Books by Jenny Wood

- A guide to funky, retro, and off-the-beaten-path motels around the United States from the author of ROAD TRIP AMERICA.- Featured motels include one where the windows face a working drive-in theater, making your bed the best seat in the house, and another where each room is an individual teepee.- Learn the inspiring stories of owners maintaining impossible-to-duplicate motels in the face of cookie cutter chains.

Big Bear and his bear friends teach about colors, counting, shapes, and opposites.

Describes the formation of waterfalls, the life that fast-flowing rivers support, and the use of falling water for hydroelectricity.

Answers a variety of questions about baby animals and their parents.

Discusses the tropical rain forests of the world, where they occur, what life they support, and how they are being threatened and destroyed.

Text and pictures present the formation, types, inhabitants of, and exploration of caves.

Text and pictures explain the formation and movement of icebergs, as well as life on these icy masses.

A submarine voyage reveals the secrets of the deep, including sharks, whales, a coral reef, shipwrecks, and marine pollution.

Text and pictures present information about different kinds of storms.

Photographs and illustrations provide clear and accessible information about creatures and dangers found on coral reefs.

Text and pictures present information about the formation and growth of volcanoes and their eruptions.

Read about jungles and tropical rainforests. Test your knowledge and discover the secrets and wonders of jungles.

Maps, facts, and illustrations present the diverse places and people on our planet.

Explains the different types of deserts and how they are formed, as well as describing the first expedition to cross the desert of the Empty Quarter in Saudi Arabia.

A bold, empowering, and energizing guide to embracing your ambition and chasing after what you want from an executive who spent nearly two decades climbing the ranks at Google. "Extraordinary." -Kim Scott "It''s about pushing past fear and daring to be yourself." -Dan Pink What if the traits you need to get ahead are the exact opposite of what you’ve been told? To be successful you need to be Weird, Selfish, Shameless, Obsessed, Nosy, Manipulative, Brutal, Reckless, and Bossy. And that takes courage. As a former Google leader and top career coach who chased an attractive stranger off the subway and later married him, Jenny Wood knows her way around courage. In this book, Wood shatters conventional wisdom about achieving your goals. She gives you permission to ditch your fear and chase after what you want, unapologetically. Wood reclaims nine traits from their negative shackles and teaches you how to apply them in a savvy and sane way to supercharge your success, whether you’re trying to impress your new boss, snag a stretch promotion, or land a life-changing deal. Wild Courage will teach you how to be: Weird: Win as you or lose as “who?” Selfish: Be your own champion. Shameless: Kick impostor syndrome to the curb and self-promote with ease. Obsessed: Push, persist, and perform at your highest level. Nosy: Get curious to network confidently and learn from others. Manipulative: Build influence with empathy and manage up like a pro. Brutal: Draw lines and stick to them. Embrace the power of no. Reckless: Err on the side of action and take healthy risks. Bossy: Steer others to success, even if you’re not in charge yet. Wild Courage coaches you to smash through your fear of discomfort, failure, and the judgement of others, to embrace your boldest self in pursuit of what you want. To be successful, you need to have courage. Wild amounts of it.

Easy-preparation recipes and kitchen shortcuts are presented by the owner of Jenny''s Country Kitchen, which sells coffee creamers, baking mixes, and mochas worldwide. Included are recipes from her early days selling at farmers'' markets.

Trash und Tentakel, Lovecraft und Liebesspiele, Künstler und Kranke, Hentai, Horror und Halluzinationen, Alkohol und Atemnot, Weltraum und Wahnsinn, Biker, Bienen und Bordelle – all das versammelt und tummelt sich auch in der zweiten Inkarnation unserer völlig durchgeknallten Tentakelporn-Anthologie, denn die beteiligten Autorinnen und Autoren sind allesamt irre. Irre einfallsreich, irre versaut oder düster oder beides, irre mutig und irre wunderbar. Lückenfüller 2 – Jetzt noch abgrundtiefer!

A direct and personal introduction to the cultures and customs of some of the world''s major religions with a simple, easy-to-follow text and illustrated with specially-commissioned colour photography. Each book covers a different culture, and features a ''facts'' section plus a glossary and index. Jewish - Authentic photographs and simple text combine to encourage understanding of Jewish culture.

A little picture book tells preschoolers how the plush toy dinosaur, which comes in its own egg, searched high and low until it found just the right person to care for it.

The boys are back with all new hope and heartbreak.Kevin Chase is a family services attorney in his tiny Massachusetts town. Content with his life as a loner, he does his bit to help families have a better life, because he, himself, didn''t have a great one. Awkward at times and painfully shy, he doesn''t quite know what to do with himself when he catches the eye of fire inspector and all-around great guy, Lane Bennett.Lane Bennett is his community''s only fire inspector and chief firefighter in Edgartown, Mass. Being around all his loved up friends and their partners, he can''t help but still be a little bit bitter. He did catch his ex-fiance in bed with another man, after all, only two weeks before their wedding. When Lane sets his sights on the painfully shy and timid man, all of the hurt and betrayal are seemingly forgotten. Unfortunately, just when he makes his move, his gypsy-souled sister comes back around, and she''s got a secret. A life-changing one. Will Kevin and Lane stick together and give each other the type of love they''ve both been missing out on, or is the timing all wrong to start something new? This book contains strong language, adult content, and situations that may not be suitable for young readers. It is a m/m romance with a happily ever after and no cliffhanger.

All types of wild, exotic creatures come to life in this informative book with vibrant illustrations. Young readers can travel all over the globe, learning about animals, and when they''re done, test their knowledge in a fun quiz. Includes maps of foreign lands that animals call home.