New Releases by Steven Foster

The One Golden Nugget series once again returns to take you on a journey of discovery. Still on a mission to improve himself by asking for Nuggets of wisdom this book documents the story of Steven Foster steering his cashless tiny Nugget empire through a pandemic. And at times clinging onto the dream by only his fingernails. It tells the story of meeting a man who had built a global empire and how that meeting forever changed the course of his journey. Nuggets change lives!

After 28 years serial entrepreneur Steven Foster was tired of building his dream only to watch it crumble, over and over again. In the pages of One Golden Nugget, you join him on a journey in which he discovered that if anything was to change, first he had to change himself. He interviewed more than 600 people from all walks of life - from CEOs and Vice Presidents of businesses like Fed Ex, Starbucks and Apple as well as the guy who sold his business to Twitter and the entrepreneur who just lost everything - through their nuggets of wisdom and experience, he rediscovered the way forward. The nuggets are powerful and as you go through the book there will be times when one jumps off the page and sparks a dialogue within - a single nugget that might just change YOUR life and lead you to the very things that have so far eluded you.

This book provides a foundation, training and refreshment for ministers of the Gospel.

「跟阿德勒學正向教養」經典叢書系列， 為「特殊需求兒童」推出第一本振奮人心的教養指南！ 協助父母、師長制定長遠的教養方式，溫和且堅定回應特殊兒的需求， 幫助孩子發揮自身潛能，擁有快樂、充實的人生！ 全球數以百萬計的父母應用「正向教養」育兒，幫助孩子在充滿愛和鼓勵的環境下成長。簡．尼爾森博士延續阿德勒心理學的精神，偕同兩位在特殊教育、兒童和家庭領域工作數十年的專家，攜手為特殊兒家庭和教師提供明確的方針，相信每個孩子都有潛力發揮自己，超越診斷標籤！ ★ 正向教養的視角：所有孩子都在尋求「歸屬感」和「價值感」 心理學大師阿德勒指出，每個人都有追求歸屬感和價值感的需求。特殊兒家庭的父母可能會說：「但是我的孩子不一樣！」不可否認，過動、注意力不足、自閉症、發展遲緩、感官和學習障礙、情緒行為障礙或肢體障礙等有特殊需求的孩子，要面臨的挫折和挑戰，確實比一般孩子來得多且艱難，而他們的父母所要承擔的責任和壓力也無比沉重。但「正向教養」秉持一貫理念，帶領我們以嶄新視野看待孩子的「問題行為」，提供清晰的觀點和實用有效的方法，鼓勵父母採取溫和堅定、互相尊重的態度，正面迎向孩子每天高度挑戰的種種，並相信，即使是大家眼中「不一樣的孩子」，仍然可以透過父母和師長正確的引導，成長為一個自信、快樂，並能在人際關係、工作和生活中成功的人。 ★ 拋掉診斷標籤，正確解讀孩子行為背後的訊息密碼 特殊兒時常被父母、師長看作「與一般孩子不一樣」，而許多孩子一旦被貼上「特殊需求」的標籤後，家長們則變得過度關心、抱著愧歉教導孩子，而將憐憫、同情的心態投射在他們身上，不知不覺過度幫助他們，而忽略了特殊兒有其「獨特性」與「貢獻力」的需求，這些做法不但沒有效果，還可能傷害孩子的自尊心及安全感。本書教你分辨孩子的「無辜行為」及「錯誤行為」，正確回應孩子的需求： ▶ 唐氏症的孩子，反覆打斷正在講電話的媽媽，想博取媽媽的注意。 ▶ 溝通障礙的孩子，常拒絕學校的圍圈活動，執拗地往反方向行動。 ▶ 過動症的孩子，經常突發地在上課中講話，甚至伸腳絆倒新同學、傷害他人。 ▶ 當爸媽出遠門，自閉症的孩子便開始孤僻，撲倒在地上，久久哭泣。 孩童們過度尋求關注、爭奪權力、報復或自暴自棄……一些錯誤行為，看起來就像無辜行為，家長們到底該如何分辨？本書提供「錯誤行為目的」量表，讓你正確判斷孩子的舉動，回應孩子背後的訊息密碼，使用正向並有效果的教養工具。 ★ 八個長篇案例，實用的正向教養工具，明確解析特殊兒的行為 本書涵蓋八個篇章的特殊兒童長篇案例，敘述父母遇到的教養難題，並藉由案例中特殊兒的行為，深入淺出地解析其背後的需求；除此之外，各章節納入工具列表，輔助家長及教師調整自身的教養方式，消除親子之間的慣性拉鋸，提供適度的教養處方，例如：積極暫停、修復錯誤的3R原則、懲罰4R理論、家庭會議……等多種教養工具，協助解決孩童錯誤的行為。 ★ 閱讀本書，你可以瞭解…… ▶ 如何讓孩子適應創傷或殘疾，同時仍然教他們盡力而為。 ▶ 回應孩子難以表達的憤怒，尤其當某種程度的憤怒可能合理時。 ▶ 幫助孩子融入社會，並與同齡人互動。 ▶ 教育對任務掙扎的特殊兒童，同理他們的處境。 ▶ 增強孩子的歸屬感與重要性。 本書不是在治癒特殊兒童，也不是為了緩解孩子的特殊症狀，而是提醒父母和師長：相信每個孩子的潛力、欣賞孩子的氣質；鼓勵孩子積極解決難題，並提供他們做出貢獻的機會；深層瞭解孩子行為背後的原因，進入他們的內心世界；陪伴孩子面對不可避免的挫折感，適時表達同理、關懷、彌補、傾聽的行為；幫助孩子學習寶貴的社交和重要的技能，做出負責任的決定！ 「正向教養」告訴你，即使是特殊兒，也渴望在家庭和團體中被理解、被認同、被接納，甚至學習做出對社會有益的事，從中獲得歸屬感，並能感受到自己的重要性。呼籲父母以鼓勵取代懲罰，與特殊需求的孩子互相尊重、同理，建立深厚且愉快的合作關係！ 本書特色 1. 提供明確的觀點和正向教養工具，適合家有0～8歲左右特殊需求兒童的父母，或投入特殊教育領域的老師、社工師、心理師們閱讀，學習積極有效的方法，應用在特殊兒的教育和輔導上。 2. 「正向教養」系列叢書共出版22冊，以16種語言發行60國，全球銷售逾600萬冊。 3. 作者簡．尼爾森為阿德勒學派教養權威、美國風行40年的「正向教養」創始人。 4. 台灣首位獲美國PDA正向教養協會認證導師及講師──姚以婷專文導讀、審訂。 感動推薦（依姓氏筆畫排列） 王意中／心理治療所 所長、臨床心理師 李崇建／作家、親子教育家、台灣青少年協進會前理事長 林育君／特殊教育DIY創辦人 花媽卓惠珠／亞斯教母、幫助高功能自閉與亞斯伯格臉書部落格版主 姚以婷／美國正向教養協會國際顧問和認證導師、中華亞洲阿德勒心理諮商暨應用協會理事長、台灣亞和心理諮商和訓練中心院長 洪仲清／臨床心理師 陳奕君／樹德科技大學資源教室輔導員、美國正向教養協會認證家長、學校和早期教育講師、中華亞洲阿德勒心理諮商暨應用協會監事 羅寶鴻／蒙特梭利親職教育專家 各界好評 「身為一個人的完整存在，並不會因為孩子的特殊障礙，而自我設限，打了折扣。特殊需求孩子需要改變，卻也需要耗費更多時間。因此，選擇正向教養，以全新的觀點來看待，將讓這些孩子擁有對自己負責的權利與機會。」──王意中／心理治療所 所長、臨床心理師 「家中或班上有特殊需求者的父母或老師，這本書無疑將成為你我的指南針，指引我們運用正向教養來面對教養或教導上的難題；更將 『礙』化作勇氣，讓我們懂得『先』照顧自己之後，方能帶著愛與能量來和孩子產生連結、重建關係。」──陳奕君／樹德科技大學 資源教室輔導員、美國正向教養協會認證家長、學校和早期教育講師、中華亞洲阿德勒心理諮商暨應用協會監事 「在和善且堅定的正向態度下，培養孩子尊重自己與尊重世界的正向人格。成人，往往是教養的最重要關鍵。透過此書深入學理與做法，轉化我們原生家庭教養的負向慣性，許孩子一個更美好的未來。」──羅寶鴻／蒙特梭利親職教育專家 「我對自己溺愛兒子、幫他找藉口、低估他的能力感到內疚，此外，我沒有把他跟我其他的孩子『一視同仁』，我在不知不覺中相信他真的有『特殊』需求，但其實他需要的和其他孩子是一樣的──擁有歸屬感和感受到自己的重要性。閱讀這本書使我意識到，我幾乎沒有問過兒子：『你有什麼感受？』而我現在已經改變作法，經常問他了。這種對於自閉症的誤解確實存在，我們家每天都在與其拉扯。我們不認為『自閉症』是降低他溝通互動能力的原因，但無論如何，我兒子都不該成為這場拔河比賽的犧牲品。這本書邀請我們想像孩子在三十年後成人的光景。在完成這個練習後，我檢視自己的願望：『我想要什麼？』這本書說出了我的願望：『我希望他擁有歸屬感，並能感受到自己的重要性。』我無法『控制』自閉症，我也無法為不是我的未來做任何的承諾。不過我現在就可以努力實現這些願望，確保我的兒子每天都能感受到自己的重要性，知道有人愛他並願意傾聽他。這無法用『溺愛』或『為他找藉口』的方式做到，而必須透過『鼓勵』，讓他尋求幫助、挑戰自己的極限，對他能做到的事提高標準，以及給他無條件的愛來實現──不因為他是有特殊需求的孩子，而是因為他是我的孩子。」──艾蜜．阿扎諾博士（Amy Azano, Ph.D.）／維吉尼亞大學克里教育學院教授 「這是一個給父母和老師的最佳資源⋯⋯為理解孩子的行為及其所傳達的潛在訊息，提供了重要的指南。它是一套非常振奮人心的工具，可以透過將行為轉化成更清晰、更直接的溝通，來引導出孩子表現最好的特質。這本書將能幫助正在照顧特殊需求兒童的父母和老師，為其充滿挑戰的生活帶來更多的和諧和撫慰。」──黛博拉．赫茲伯格（Deborah Herzberg）／學校心理師 「正向教養提供我們看待孩子行為的新視野。這本書告訴我們──不論你是專業人士或父母，特殊兒表現的某些行為和『錯誤行為』是無辜的。我們認識到這些造成家人之間拉鋸和困擾的行為，其實是孩子障礙的一部分。有了這些知識，再加上正向教養的工具，我們將能對孩子有更深的理解，從而減少拉鋸。」──希爾德．普萊斯萊文（Hilde Price-Levine）／臨床社工師 「我很高興終於有人做對了！市面上有許多書探討如何分辨孩子是否有特殊需求，但卻很少有書提供範例和工具來幫助父母和老師處理困難的情況。當我在序言中讀到你們說：『很多人只想管好這些孩子，而不是理解他們』時，我簡直都快跳起來了。我愛這本書！」──金．狄龍（Kim Dillon）／北卡羅萊納州羅利市親職教育家 「這本書非常出色⋯⋯作者們對特殊兒童的內心世界極為敏銳，提出能適應並尊重每個孩子的干預手段，他們也尊重學習正向教養技巧來成長的大人。儘管本書所介紹的概念具有專業性和教育性，任何父母和老師還是能夠輕易地理解，也能順利運用、解釋這些概念。」──南希．蘭姆博士（Nancy Lamb, Ph.D）／心理學家 「『正向教養』和『兒童中心學說』（child-centered）的方法直觀、有效、具同情心且『以大腦為基礎』──著重於提高社交情感能力，並解決所有特殊需求兒童的社交行為挑戰。」──大衛．W．威利（David W. Willis）／美國兒科學會醫師 「在從事四十年照顧特殊兒童的工作後，能找到一本認為該把每個孩子都視為具有成功潛能的人──尤其是特殊兒童──的書，相當令人耳目一新。本書以孩子的強項做為發展基礎，提出許多令人振奮的方法，加上具有清晰的架構和實用的工具，相信一定能成為父母汲取資訊和鼓勵的來源。」──瑪麗．賈明．馬奎爾（Mary Jamin Maguire）／臨床社工師 「作為一名教育學教授，我總是向未來的教師強調這個觀念──亦即所有的學生對問題的回答，不論對錯，都有其內在邏輯。作為老師，我們必須先去發掘這個邏輯，再幫助孩子找到其他解決問題的方法。我最喜歡這本書的地方是，它認同所有的孩子都有這種內在邏輯，並在幫助孩子改變錯誤行為的過程中，鼓勵父母打開所有的感官傾聽。在個人的層次上，閱讀本書提醒我如何在所有的人際關係中提升自我。我非常推薦這本書。」──彼得．R．特克爾博士（Peter R. Thacker, Ph.D）／波特蘭大學教育學院副教授 「本書的前提是──所有人類都有感受「歸屬感」，和與他人建立連結的需要。有特殊需求的孩子沒有什麼不同，但是我們經常對他們有錯誤的認知，進而對孩子的潛能認識失真。當我們有能力感並受人重視，我們都會對自己感覺更好，孩子也一樣。這本書提醒我們將眼光放遠──所有的孩子都值得知道自己被愛，並且認為自己是重要的；再者，他們有能力為他人的生活帶來快樂和意義。」──琳達．多茲韋勒（Linda Dorzweiler）／克拉克馬斯縣兒童委員會「贏在起跑點」（Head Start）計畫副主任 「本書內容實用、相關、有效，為父母提供觀點與指導。對於照顧特殊兒童的專業人員來說，這是一本必讀的書。」──諾科納．佩維霍迪（Nocona Pewewardy）／波特蘭州立大學社會工作學院助理教授 「本書所提供的知識和故事的可讀性很高。作者們邀請讀者在自己的生活中加以運用。」──黛比．斯特德曼（Debbie Stedman）／「贏在起跑點」計劃教師 「本書為父母提供一系列的策略來加強親子關係，同時在子女出現『挑戰行為』時，以更積極的態度與之互動。收錄於本書中的故事，都是強有力且具啟發性的日常經驗，讓我們從孩子的角度看事情，並使用正確的工具來解決孩子的需求。」──大衛·艾倫博士（David Allen, Ph.D）／波特蘭州立大學

Summer Passage of ''66 is a coming of age story about an 18-year-old youth on his journey to manhood. During his wild adventures, he meets a mysterious girl running from a violent stranger. Intrigued by her exotic features, Woody gets caught up in trying to protect her. In this fast-paced drama, he is worried about being drafted as the Vietnam War rages on. Knowing his 19th birthday is just around the corner, he is confronted with a decision that could drastically change his life.

This manual is designed for early childhood educators, teachers, and caregivers who work with children from birth to six years of age. You will learn to apply the principles and tools of Positive Discipline, an Adlerian research-based philosophy, to working with groups of young children. They will also gain a deeper understanding of how young children learn, the importance of belonging and social and emotional learning, and how best to teach those skills in a classroom or care setting.

Virgo Rising is the third book in The Timeline Series by Steven Foster. Time-jumping their way through history in order to stop The Island, in this book Francis, Will, and Jessica find themselves in the middle of World War One. Separated on the battle field, they must dig deep to find who they really are when all else seems lost.

"For more than 45 years, Rabbi Steven and Senator Joyce Foster have been leaders in Denver and Colorado, nationally and internationally, through their work on issues of civil rights, gay rights, mental illness awareness, and stricter gun control laws. They have traveled to Israel more than 30 times, helping emigrants resettle there and raising money for the Jewish Federations of North America. Through topics as diverse as interfaith marriage, legalized marijuana, handling backlash when speaking on controversial issues, and maintaining a strong marriage and family in the public spotlight, their story chronicles how religion and politics can successfully marry for the greater good"--Back cover.

Francis and his friends Jessica and Will escape from an island where power-hungry scientists use orphaned children as guinea pigs for their experiments. The experiments have given them extraordinary abilities, which they must figure out how to use when their modern world collides with the past.

Blending numerous heritages, wisdoms, and teachings, this powerfully wrought book encourages people to take charge of their lives, heal themselves, and grow. Movingly rendered, The Book of the Vision Quest is for all who long for renewal and personal transformation. In this revised edition—with two new chapters and added tales from vision questers—Steven Foster recounts his experiences guiding contemporary seekers. He recreates an ancient rite of passage—that of “dying,” “passing through,” and “being reborn”—known as a vision quest. A sacred ceremony that culminates in a three-day, three-night fast, alone, in a place of natural power, the vision quest is a mystical, practical, and intensely personal journey of self-knowledge.

A Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Reflections on God''s Eternal Faithfulness When Steve Graham accepted a friend''s invitation to play golf, he never dreamed that after he played he would wake up three days later from a medically-induced coma, after having a sudden cardiac arrest that caused his heart to stop. But thanks to the grace of God, through a newly-installed automatic defibrillator unit and a staff trained to use it he was brought back to life. Steve''s close brush with death prompted him to reflect on his life; a life that began under unpromising circumstances, but was redeemed by a loving God. Here are the lessons of a life well-lived; a life spent walking with God through good times and bad. Here are Steve''s insightful reflections on faith, family, and God''s eternal faithfulness.

Over 2 Million Positive Discipline Books Sold! A Positive Approach To Helping Children With Special Needs Realize Their Potential Every child deserves to lead a happy and fulfilling life. For parents and teachers of children with special needs, helping their child to not only negotiate daily challenges, but to live fulfilling, meaningful lives, can be the most difficult challenge they will face. Over the years, millions of parents and teachers have come to trust Jane Nelsen’s classic Positive Discipline series for its consistent, commonsense approach to childrearing. Now, the bestselling series addresses the specific challenges that parents and teachers of children with special needs face, and offers them straightforward advice for supporting them in positive ways. In these pages are practical solutions to challenges such as: Learning to look beyond diagnostic labels ● Believing in each child''s potential regardless of his/her stage of development ● Helping children integrate socially and interact with their peers ● Coping with the frustration that inevitably occurs when a child is being difficult ● Strengthening a child’s sense of belonging and significance ● And Many More! Use this book to answer such questions as: • How do you accommodate a disability, while still teaching a child to try their best? • How do you help a child cope with anger they may have trouble expressing, especially when that anger may on some level be justified? • How do you teach a child who may struggle with seemingly straight forward tasks to contribute to the world around them in a way that will be meaningful to them? “If you are raising or teaching a child with special needs, this book is a must-read. As the mother of a child with autism, my hopes and dreams for my son were no different than those of other parents. I wanted a parenting approach that helped my child grow up to be self confident, happy, and prepared for success in relationships, work, and life. I also needed practical, effective methods for addressing the significant, challenging behaviors I faced on a daily basis. Finally, in this amazing book, I found both….Thank you, thank you, thank you to the authors of this groundbreaking book.” - Rachel Fink Parks, MS, PCC

America''s first professional songwriter, Foster wrote lyrics that have entered our country''s cultural bloodstream. Emerson presents a fully and delightfully annotated selection of Foster''s most famous songs, and augments them with lyrics that either influenced Foster or were inspired by his genius.

This introduction to the study of political communication covers the following subjects:*The history of the media in the UK and the USA including the concentration of ownership and the emergence of new media technologies*The relationship between the media and political parties, especially the effect the media has had on the policies and internal power structures of parties and other organisations such as pressure groups*Media influence on the electorate and the conduct of democratic politics*The constitutional significance of the politics of the mediaThe first part of the book focuses on the social context and includes detailed analysis of the processes of political communication today, as well as the impact of these on parties, pressure groups and government. Developments in the US are considered alongside those in the UK. The second part places media politics in their constitutional context, covering issues such as open government and freedom of expression, freedom of information, privacy and human rights. Attempts by the governments of the UK and the US to manipulate and control the media are also explored.

An illustrated compendium of information on plants and their diverse therapeutic properties and benefits brings together folklore, scientific research, and medical theory to describe hundreds of plants and their origins.--

This book considers the constitutional position of the judiciary and its role in shaping the individual''s relations with the state. This textbook provides an important, accessible introduction to an area of current widespread concern.

An illustrated compendium of information on plants and their diverse therapeutic properties and benefits brings together folklore, scientific research, and medical theory to describe hundreds of plants and their origins.--

"The Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients", remains important as a reference devoted to the approximately 500 naturally derived ingredients included in a wide range of cosmetics, food items, and over-the-counter drugs.

Ease Symptoms, Fight Disease, and Supercharge Immunity--All Without Drugs or Chemicals! You''re about to enter a completely different kind of drugstore. One where herbal medicines are offered right alongside conventional pharmaceuticals. Where bottles of feverfew stand next to bottles of aspirin, and echinacea has its place among other cold and flu remedies. The Herbal Drugstore is the only place where you can compare mainstream drug treatments and their herbal alternatives for close to 100 common health problems. You''ll find herbs that have the same healing powers as many prescription and over-the-counter medications--only they''re cheaper and gentler, with few or no side effects. Whether you need fast first-aid or long-term relief, The Herbal Drugstore has a remedy for you. Here''s just a sampling: * Immobilized by arthritis? Rub on capsaicin cream, a natural pain reliever made from hot peppers * Can''t sleep? Start snoozing with valerian--it''s as effective as Valium, but it isn''t addictive * Want to lose a few pounds? Get a helping hand from psyllium, an herbal alternative to appetite suppressants * Feeling stressed? Calm jangled nerves with ginseng--it won''t undermine alertness * Battling bronchitis? Clear up that cough with licorice, a natural expectorant * Need help with high blood pressure? Turn to hawthorn--it has much in common with beta blockers, except for the side effects The Herbal Drugstore features these and many more herbal remedies--712 in all! They''re profiled right next to their pharmaceutical counterparts, so you can make your own comparisons and decide which treatments are best for you.

Features more than five hundred plants and herbs of North America providing information on their location and medicinal uses.

At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. 300+ color photos.

A modern classic of practical eco-therapy. Wholistically defines a very old, startlingly contemporary therapeutic paradigm for self-healing in a natural setting. The four faces of human nature, the wheel as initiatory path, the rites of the summer, fall, winter, and spring shields, the initiatory experience, passage as season, the mirror of the elders, shield dynamics. Overflowing with true life stories of healing in nature. If you''re looking for the flesh and blood -- as well as the bones -- of a radical new form of "therapy, you will find it here. Unique, unprecedented, spacious, insightful, wise, practical, lyrical, gently humorous evocation of the true nature of "human. A book tailored to fit the hunger of the 21st century for healing in the wilderness. A psychological paradigm of great value to ecologists, anthropologists, ministers, wilderness guides, and professionals in the health and helping fields. The drawings of James Wright add interpretive luster to a comprehensive, multidimensional text.

Here is the fourth edition of Tyler''s Honest Herbal: A Sensible Guide to the Use of Herbs and Related Remedies, providing essential botanical information as well as folkloric background of herbal remedies in a clear, accessible style. Unlike other herb books, this book gives you a serious evaluation of both the positive and negative features of the