New Releases by T. Taylor

This volume provides a history of St Michael''s Mount, the enigmatic tidal island off the coast of Cornwall.

Methamphetamine, made easily in clandestine labs from over-the-counter ingredients, can cause depression, rapid tooth decay, psychosis, sensations of flesh crawling with bugs, paranoia, skin lesions, and kidney damage. Still, use has spread nationwide. In this work, two experts on methamphetamine addiction and recovery explain why this drug has such a physical, psychological, and social draw for addicts, despite all the damage it causes. Vignettes from addicts take us inside the subculture of meth users. Authors Taylor and Covey explain why this drug and its addiction is different from other illicit drugs and why, therefore, the treatment needs to be specifically tailored in order to be effective. Stephan Jenkins, singer for the band Third Eye Blind, says methamphetamine makes you feel bright and shiny, but it also makes you pathetically and relentlessly self-destructive, so much so that you will do unconscionable things to feel bright and shiny again. This drug, made easily in clandestine labs from over-the-counter ingredients, can also cause depression, rapid tooth decay, psychosis, sensations of flesh crawling with bugs, paranoia, skin lesions, and kidney damage. Still, use has spread nationwide from California to Maine, with known addictions now highest in the West, Midwest, and South. Treatment admissions for methamphetamine addictions have increased more than fivefold in the last decade, with a federal report in 2006 showing 136,000 known cases. Meth is particularly addictive to women because it causes rapid weight loss. The results, as shown in recent cover stories in Newsweek, National Geographic, and USA Today, are pain for far more than the abuser. Meth addiction also ravages life for spouses, children, and other family members, as well as communities. In this work, two experts on methamphetamine addiction and recovery explain why this drug has such a physical, psychological, and social draw for addicts despite all the damage it causes. Vignettes from addicts let us see inside the subculture of meth users. Authors Taylor and Covey explain why this drug and its addiction is different from other illicit drugs, and therefore why the treatment needs to be specifically tailored in order to be effective. This book, focused only on the addiction avenues and paths to recovery, is a perfect companion to Covey''s earlier book, The Metehamphetamine Crisis (Praeger, 2006), which details the emergence and history of this drug use in the United States, as well as the social and community effects, and criminal justice approaches, successes, and failures to date. This book at hand will appeal to meth abusers, their families, and professionals trying to aid recovery from this new scourge, including substance abuse treatment providers, health professionals, psychologists, school personnel, and criminal justice staff.

There are many pressures on everyone in the workforce. The desire to get ahead can push anyone to consider cutting a few ethical corners. You cannot truly measure yourself only by what you have achieved. More important is what you as a person have become in the process. Carpooling With God is a simple story written about a character named Jim Fletcher who inadvertently invites God to come to work with him. Jim is dissatisfied with his life and God appears as a special friend who helps him to point his life in the right direction. The book is divided into ten chapters, each one representing a step in the process and become the elements of a special prayer that readers are encouraged to take with them and read often as a reminder. Carpool with God each and every day and there is nothing that can stop you. Loren Taylor is President of his own consulting and invention business, Taylored Concepts, LLC., working closely with major companies in the U. S. and around the world. He has over 30 years of experience, largely as an executive in major corporations. He has worked for six companies in four industries, ranging in size from start-up to well over two billion dollars. Taylor experienced a strong Christian upbringing and remains a very active member of the United Methodist Church. Taylor has augmented his active involvement with his religion by attending many different types of religious services and by extensive and exhaustive study. Taylor was born in New Jersey, graduated from Albright College with an A. B. Degree and from Rutgers University with an M. B. A. in Marketing. He is married with two children and lives in New Jersey and is a very active Boy Scout leader.

From the age of fifteen, Vernon T. Taylor has touched readers with his words, finding that his words represent music for the soul. Now, in Raw Poetry Art Expressions, Taylor shares works that are easy to relate to, whether one is feeling pain or happiness, suffering from heartache, or experiencing uninhibited love. Taylor selected the title for his collected works from the raw quality of his poetry. Written from the heart, and based on real-life issues that everyone confronts at one time or another, Taylor's unique phrasing reaches into his core and reveals his innermost thoughts. Family man Taylor knows what it's like to be a son, father, and husband and shares his personal experiences while making them universal for his readers. His poetry stimulates the hearts and minds of those who struggle to express their own thoughts and feelings, while giving them an outlet.

This research-based handbook guides school leaders in successfully implementing a literacy coaching program to drive schoolwide literacy achievement.

"This is a must read for all school personnel interested in creating a literacy plan for their school that will work!! The authors capture the step-by-step process in this field book for successful implementation." -Dr. Dale Moxley, Director of 6-12 Curriculum & Instruction Lake County Schools, FL A proven literacy system is the key to successful readers, writers and learners! Do you recognize the connection between students who read and students who are truly learning? Do your students need literacy help before they can perform higher-level writing and content-learning activities? Are you looking for a reliable approach to improve literacy in your classroom, school, or district? This fieldbook sets forth a plan for improving literacy for students from kindergarten through high school. The K-12 Literacy Leadership Fieldbook demonstrates a proven process for creating a fail-safe approach to literacy that results in measurable improvement. Blending leadership strategy with in-depth literacy knowledge, Taylor and Gunter show educators how to improve literacy through: Using software and technology integration to enhance curriculum and instruction Collaborating to set expectations for daily practice and a common language to drive instruction Using data to determine what works and what doesn′t in your literacy program Developing a fail-safe literacy point of view throughout your school Students who enjoy reading become better writers, more involved learners, and joyful readers, proving that success in literacy is essential for success in learning!

This is a story of one mans journey into the realm of dreams. Like many he longed for a way out from a mundane existence of a labor intensive job and feeling that life owed him something. Through his dreams he is led to questions and answers in the waking world. When he finds the reason for his lot in life, he learns that he and the entire world have been used as pawns by forces known and unknown. But with Earth as his dream guide, he finds himself and his place in the war for FREEDOM !

As the number of stranger-on-stranger crimes increases, solving these crimes becomes more challenging. Forensic illustration has become increasingly important as a tool in identifying both perpetrators and victims. Now a leading forensic artist, who has taught this subject at law enforcement academies, schools, and universities internationally, off

L'école est terminée depuis le début de l'été et tous les amis de Danny sont partis. Habité par l'ennui, Danny rend visite à Socrate, un vieil homme avisé qui l'a déjà aidé dans le passé. La soif d'aventure de Danny est comblée lorsqu'il se lance à la recherche d'un château de cristal, perché au loin sur une haute montagne, dans une contrée inconnue. Avant de pouvoir atteindre le château, il doit traverser une mystérieuse forêt où il se retrouve face à des défis inhabituels et où des alliés inattendus lui offrent leur aide. Son aventure se termine par une surprenante découverte. Périple héroïque s'adressant aux enfants, ce récit révèle aux jeunes lecteurs la confiance, la bonté et la force que chacun détient en soi et qui permet de franchir les obstacles qui se trouvent sur le chemin.

Contents: Background; Introduction; First Things First; Jugs and Herrings; Assessing Results; Preparing for Drugs Education; Planning a Drugs Education Programme; Lesson Plans: Years 1 and 2, Years 3 and 4, Years 5 and 6; Appendices.