Student development theory and college teaching

Beaman, Ronda

Cummings & Hathaway Publishers

The science of growing young (neoteny) underpins this book about maintaining or rediscovering ten youthful traits in ourselves as we age. The traits are resilience, optimism, wonder, curiosity, joy, humor, musicality (song and dance), work, play, and learning. Across all, there is love. The reader is encouraged to keep a Young Twice Chronicle for recording thoughts and outcomes as the book suggests do-overs and other activities for growing young-from the inside out.

You're Only Young Twice: 10 Do-Overs to Reawaken Your Spirit

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

Vanderwyk & Burnham

"I was hooked by the age of 6." So begins the memoir of a girl whose 17-year-old parents dropped ice cubes down her diapers to make her dance, whose bare-chested grandmother gave her singing lessons, whose brother tried to get rid of her with a strategically dropped boulder, and who moved so many times she barely got desk assignments at school, let alone had time to make any friends. The on-going, outrageous dysfunction, and denial in her life was enough to turn anyone into an addict. Nationally recognized university professor and internationally renowned speaker Ronda Beaman confesses her drug of choice was earning Girl Scout badges. Lots of them. And she never quite kicked the habit. LITTLE MISS MERIT BADGE takes readers through oddball adventures Beaman had earning her many badges as she explores the nature of resilience and the accomplishment addiction many young girls develop to compensate for growing up in a challenging environment. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Former Girl Scout, Dr. Ronda Beaman was the first recipient of the National Education Association's "Excellence in the Academy: Art of Teaching" award, as well as mother of USA Today's Most Creative Family, and is a faculty resource for the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) University. A highly regarded speaker, she also directs leadership studies at California Polytechnic University and is Chief Creative Officer at PEAK Learning, Inc. She is a national thought leader for The American Health Network and her work has been featured on major media including USA Today, CBS, NBC and Fox. Dr. Ronda Beaman is available to speak at troop meetings, book clubs and readings, or writing seminars. Find her at LittleMissMeritBadge.com. REVIEWS "...a warm and wise account of what it takes to build a life of merit and then pay it forward." -- Catherine Ryan Hyde, Author of PAY IT FORWARD and 16 other novels "...proves you can have the best of everything, even in the worst of circumstances, if you are willing to work at it." -- Barbara Hannah Grufferman, Author, THE BEST OF EVERYTHING AFTER 50 "...beckons you to look at life and learning in a whole new way and by the end makes you better at both." -- Nanci Bell, M.A., Co-founder of Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes "Funny, poignant and meaningful." -- Jerry Scott, Co-creator, internationally syndicated comic strips "...a journey of resilience, hard work and hope that can reawaken our own exceptional selves." -- Dr. Paul G. Stoltz, Bestselling Author, ADVERSITY QUOTIENT

Little Miss Merit Badge: A Memoir

Parenting & Relationships

Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing

"I found my Feats in These Shoes engaging and poignant with a strong call for us all to continue taking giant steps toward who we want to be and what we want to do." --James Reed, bestselling author and Chairman of REED - Britain's biggest and best-known recruitment brand and the largest family-owned recruitment company in the world. "The stories in 'My Feats in These Shoes' sparkle and shine with wit, warmth, and lessons for anyone looking for a place to not just fit in but stand out."--Courtney AndersonFounder/CEO SparklBands "A delightful read, full of imagery and imagination, from a woman who knows how to step up!"--Nanci Bell, Author of "Visualizing and Verbalizing" and Founder of the global education firm, LIndamood-Bell Learning Processes "You will hop, skip, jump (and giggle) through this irrepressibly exuberant, poignant, and elevating romp!"--Paul G. Stoltz, NY Times bestselling author and Founder and CEO of global research and consulting firm PEAK Learning, Inc. "This book reminded me of the high heels and low flats I have worn and remember how humor, laughter, love and the right shoes are outstanding accessories in our lives."--Heather Hutchens, Vice-President, Strategic Planning at John Paul Mitchell Systems "I have watched her Ted Talks, read her books, and like so many of us, stood in similar shoes trying to gain my footing in life. A testament to life force, believing in yourself and taking giant steps, "My Feats in These Shoes" is indeed solely original." - Helen Kirwan-Taylor, Journalist, The Guardian, London, artist and speaker

My Feats in These Shoes: A Solely Original Memoir

Biographies & Memoirs

Regional U.S.

Adelaide Books LLC

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