Saving Lives

The summer I was 12, mowing lawns with Grandpa’s old riding mower turned into big business. With advice from Arnold the stockbroker, I learned all about making money.

From saving for a new bike to investing their allowance online, kids get the "cents" they need with this. Kids will also learn: How coins and bills are made. What money can buy - from school supplies to fun and games. How credit cards work. Ways to watch money grow - from savings to stocks. Cool financial technology. And more!

In an increasingly complex U.S. healthcare system, patients suffering from chronic illness are not always well served. Surviving Healthcare: Five STEPS to Cutting Through the BS, Getting the Treatment You Need, and Saving Your Life does exactly what the title promises. Dr. Cristy Kessler shares her five-step protocol for navigating a difficult medical journey, providing strategies that patients and their caregivers can easily put into practice as they strive with their doctors for a positive outcome.

I live on a barrier Island off the coast of Florida. Many years ago, pirates frequented our little harbor and wreaked havoc up and down the coast of the Americas. These pirates would ruthlessly assault and pillage civilian vessels, sinking them if they could not retool them for their own nefarious purposes. In the same way, ideological pirates have commandeered the ship of culture with our kids on board. Society is now sailing in a whole new direction. I propose we take back the ship.

La abuela Rosenda y Elena se lanzan a una aventura. La abuela dobla rápidamente un gorro de pirata y lo coloca sobre la cabeza de Elena y juntas empiezan su misión para limpiar el parque de la ciudad. Su voluntariado se torna en una búsqueda de un tesoro ya que Elena encuentra pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters e incluso, un dólar. Con cada descubrimiento, Elena obtiene un gorro nuevo y la abuela Rosenda le enseña cómo contar sus monedas mientras recogen la basura en el parque.

In this teen mental health book for parents, teachers, and youth leaders, international speaker Joe Beckman takes the popular presentations he’s shared with more than 1,500 schools, to create truly empowered mentors—and reconnected kids.

There’s so much potential in you—here’s how to build a solid financial future while you’re young. Do you want to make money so you can buy the things you want, but you have no idea how to do it while studying? Do you want to grow your money so you can live your adult life with a sense of security? Maybe you’re worrying about the day you will need to start living on your own and taking care of your finances… and you have no idea where to begin. Don’t let these worries blur your vision of reaching your financial goals. Navigating the world of personal finance doesn’t have to be complicated.

We think we know photosynthesis: Plants convert of sunlight, CO2, and water into energy and, ultimately, the food we eat and air we breathe. But Raffael Jovine shows how this incredible process goes beyond what we learned in grade school. First, it's not only about plants: Corals partner with photosynthetic organisms to create the most productive habitat on Earth, slugs eat chloroplasts to create a photosynthesis-based camouflage, hornets use photosynthesis for a very unconventional form of air conditioning—and much more!

Popular books such as The Millionaire Next Door, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Think and Grow Rich, and more have certainly helped many people over the years. But as good as they were, they somehow missed the mark when the theories presented were actually very difficult to pull off in real life. Author David Madow realized that people are still frustrated with their finances. They want more. They want something simpler to understand. They want something they could read and then immediately apply in the real world.

La Economía es una ciencia sencilla, regida por pocas leyes. Sin embargo, para muchas personas es un "dolor de cabeza". Es importante que los niños entiendan principios, como el crédito, la inflación, el ahorro, la oferta, la demanda o cuál es la función de los bancos. En "¿Cuánto vale una vaca?", los autores los explican de una manera divertida, con ejemplos sencillos y cotidianos.

The term stock market creates a lot of buzz these days, but it can be confusing for kids. The purpose of this book is not necessarily to equip your child with the knowledge to trade, but to encourage him/her to appreciate how stocks work. Shape your child’s understanding of the world of finance. Add this book to your child’s collection today!

You are a security professional who dreams of keeping people safe, and you work hard to live your dream. You’re ready, willing, and able to do what it takes to be the best. But you’re just starting out, and you have several questions. Rent-A-Cop Reboot will help you get answers to those questions, and change the way you look at security guards, and other non-law enforcement security professionals, forever.

Most diet books are fine, really. Just one problem. They don’t usually address the major concern of a person with a busy lifestyle. Time. In this guide, you're going to learn how to prepare healthy, well-balanced diets and discover practical tips to make sure you don’t waste valuable hours in the kitchen. The only thing you need to do is follow the steps outlined in this guide to stock your fridge with deliciously healthy meals.

From the OR to the ICU, Dr. David Alfery brings you into a hidden world of medicine that has never before been seen. You will witness the exhilaration a physician feels when a life is miraculously saved, the terror when a life is on the line, the shock of an unexpected demise, the grace patients evidence when facing the end of life, the anguish one suffers when a family member is perilously close to dying, and much more.

Martha Pennydrop is ten, and desperate to grow up. But growing up is a tricky business. It means turning your back on imagination, fun and magic, because those were the things that led to the Terrible Day when something awful nearly happened to Martha's younger brother, Scruff, which would have been All Her Fault. But when Martha and Scruff discover a drawer full of mysterious gold dust in the bedroom of their new house - along with a window that's seemingly impossible to close - it's the start of an incredible adventure to a magical world: Neverland!

What happens when a young elephant steps on a buried land mine? What happens when a sea turtle’s flipper is injured by a predator? Thanks to recent advances in technology, we have new ways to design and build prosthetic body parts that can help these animals thrive. Discover the stories of how veterinarians, doctors, and even students from around the world used 3D printing and other techniques to build bionic body parts for these amazing animals.

Grandma takes Timmy and Tammy to the bank and teaches them how to save and spend money. What pearls of wisdom will they learn?

If there is one thing parents often forget but is actually extremely important, that’ll be financial education. It is a given that in order to survive and flourish in this world, one must know how to handle their finances. It is an important survival tool, but only a few seem to care about it. In this audiobook, parents will have a guide on how to discuss money, finances, and investments with their children comprehensively. You will see tips on how to teach your kids how to track, budget, save, and grow money.

The book Retirement Boom™ outlines specific action steps Baby Boomers can take planning their retirement income, withdrawing from their retirement savings creating a sustainable income that they cannot outlive and explores the key retirement income risks and how to manage these risks.

Do you have an adventurous and ambitious kid, and are wondering how to keep him engaged? Imagine if as a child, you had the opportunity to learn and understand earning and being able to invest properly, and how much better off you would have been as an adult with responsibilities now. In this book, your kid will discover the importance of money, how to earn money, what investing means, how to be safe while earning, how to manage your money, and much more. The step-by-step guide in this book is so easy to follow that you will succeed even if you never tried to earn and invest before.