Best Selling Books by Steve Cox

Sometimes setting pen to paper requires bravery, and writing well means breaking free of the rules learned in school. Liberating and emboldening the beginning writer are the goals of Ted Kooser and Steve Cox in this spirited book of practical wisdom that brings to bear decades of invaluable experience in writing, teaching, editing, and publishing. Unlike ?how to write? books that dwell on the angst and the agony of the trade, Writing Brave and Free is upbeat and accessible. The focus here is the work itself: how to get started and how to keep going, and never is heard a discouraging word such as ?no,? ?not,? or ?never.? Because of the wealth of their experience, the authors can offer the sort of practical publishing advice that novices need and yet rarely find. Organized in brief, user-friendly chapters?on everything from sensory details to a work environment, from creating suspense to revising and taking criticism?the book allows aspiring (and practicing) writers to dip in anywhere and find something of value.

Prepare to fight an alien invasion! When Space Station Hyperion is attacked by evil Swampmunchers, itâs up to Space Cadet Nick Nova to save the day. Young space adventurers will love to join Nick and stage their own alien encounters as they speed through the cosmos in this amazing pop-up adventure. With press-out play pieces, four pop-up spaceships and an exciting story too, this extraordinary space station is truly out of this world!

Still Selling is your step by step guide to Winning Sales the Mindful Way by developing: Relaxed Confidence Natural Performance Positive Partnerships Personal and Business Awareness Flexible Sales Process When you discover relaxed confidence and allow the sales process to flow naturally, you will win sales without force.

The true story of a family''s struggle with brain cancer. From the onset of symptoms through diagnosis and treatment, the author articulately chronicles events as they unfold. The odd against what happened to this family are incalculable.

Are you one of those who dream of financial freedom and security? What about earning fast and doubling or tripling your income? Undeniably, everybody does but many of you do not know how to go about it to realize that dream. Perhaps you tried your luck but failed due to various reasons. Then you browsed on the world''s richest individuals. You sighed and learned they found their luck through stocks trading. But how? If you are one of those who aim to be financially blessed if not equally wealthy as the trading gurus, then look no further as this book will give you everything you need - from explaining the concept of stocks trading to advice on how to make the most out of everything in your portfolio. If you love taking risks, then read along as this book will tell you how to triumph this war in the stock trading market. For beginners, you need to familiarize yourself with trading terms then know how to get started on trading stocks including the entire trading process. How do you know you are trading the right stocks? When is the right time to buy and the right time to sell? This book will give you the answers to your questions. Sometimes, you get too excited and you gather every tip that is available. Overly relying without verifying sources can be frustrating in the end. Know what the commonly committed mistakes are and how to avoid them. Start trading today and be on the right track!

The true story of two teenagers who were determined to ascend some of Colorado''s highest peaks. A broken down car turned it into an adventure they hadn''t anticipated.

The true story of Joe Parker and his life growing up in foster care in Massachusetts. Late in life he is walking on a beach in Hawaii and strikes up a conversation with a family from Massachusetts. By incredible circumstance, the father of the family is the half brother he had never met.

In a country tearing itself apart in a brutal civil war, Tom''s only aim is to find something, somewhere or someone to believe in. But, where do you turn when you lose your home, job, friends, community in one day? Tom, a young baker, is evicted from his home, life and Dorset town when his father dies. He''s conscripted into the army in the brutal war between parliament and king. And it''s the middle of winter. He needs friends. Fast. What he doesn''t need is a psychotic colonel, a mysterious comrade, Effra, who might be a desperate criminal, and to be stuck in a little fishing town besieged by a whole Royalist army. At least Bathsua is a good influence, but she is a Puritan preacher, and a force equal to anything Tom faces in battle. Right across Dorset Tom struggles to replace the home he has lost; to build something from nothing. Then, to lose everything again, that would be unbearable.

When Sam and his sister camp out in the backyard, Sam is sure there is a monster hiding somewhere, so he goes to take a look.

This IBM Redbooks publication provides an example of the "ideal" Parallel Sysplex environment (one that is configured to deliver the highest levels of application availability), and describes the features and functions used in this environment. For each function, we describe briefly what it does and what its benefit is, and refer to the appropriate implementation documentation. In this document, we discuss how to configure hardware and software, and how to manage systems processes for maximum availability in a Parallel Sysplex environment. We discuss the basic concepts of continuous availability and describe a structured approach to developing and implementing a continuous availability solution. This document provides a list of items to consider for trying to achieve near-continuous application availability and should be used as a guide when creating a high-availability Parallel Sysplex. Information is provided in recommendations lists and will help you configure and manage your IT environment to meet your availability requirements. This publication is intended to help customers'' systems and operations personnel and IBM systems engineers to plan, implement, and use a Parallel Sysplex in order to get closer to a goal of continuous availability. It is not intended to be a guide to implementing or using Parallel Sysplex as such. It only covers topics related to continuous availability.

"I spy with my little eye something beginning with ..." -- a turn of the half-page reveals the partially hidden undersea animal. Suggested level: preschool, junior.

The story of ''Goldilocks and the Three Bears'' retold in simple language for young children, in a book that unfolds to form the bears'' four-room cottage. Press-out, stand-up characters of Goldilocks and all the bears are included.