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         Recently released: audiobook edition of  Girl, You Got This!   Anxiety Anonymous   by Brittany Renz. Book description: Girl, You Got This: A Complete Guide to Thriving Through Pregnancy and Motherhood Becoming a mom is one of life’s biggest transitions—and it’s okay to want a little guidance along the way. In  Girl, You Got This , certified personal trainer, entrepreneur, and mom of (almost) two Brittany Renz shares expert advice, real-life experience, and empowering encouragement to help you navigate every stage of your motherhood journey—from preparing your body for pregnancy to delivery day and beyond. This comprehensive guide covers it all: • How to prepare for conception with intention and confidence • Fitness tips tailored to each trimester • What to expect physically and emotionally during pregnancy • Strategies for staying healthy, strong, and grounded through all the changes • Encouragement from someone who's living it right...

  The e-book edition of  Rainstorm of Tomorrow  by Renyuan Dong  is on Kindle countdown discount, beginning at 99 cents, from July 1 through June 8. The earlier you get it, the more you save! Book Description Rainstorm of Tomorrow: The Ever-Flowing Banquet of Philosophy  is a mind-bending journey through the wild frontiers of thought, where philosophy collides with cutting-edge science and modern art to challenge everything you think you know about truth, ethics, and aesthetics. With dazzling intellect and bold imagination, this groundbreaking work fuses classical philosophical inquiry with the latest insights from  quantum mechanics ,  relativity ,  neuroscience ,  epigenetics ,  evolutionary psychology , and  social Darwinism . It draws readers into a dynamic feast of ideas—where  rationality meets abstraction , and  logic dances with paradox . Each of the book’s three parts delivers a profound intellectual shake-up: Tru...

  Discover the Tools That Make Communication Feel Natural and Effortless Let’s be honest—learning a foreign language isn’t just about mastering grammar or memorizing vocabulary lists. It's about finding your voice in another tongue, navigating real-life conversations without freezing up, and feeling confident enough to keep the dialogue flowing—even when words escape you. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Luckily, there’s a book that reimagines fluency not as perfection, but as functionality . Boris Shekhtman’s How to Improve Your Foreign Language Immediately arms learners with practical, field-tested tools that diplomats and professionals have used to succeed in high-stakes communication scenarios. 🧠 Communicate First, Polish Later Forget the myth that you need to know everything before you speak. Shekhtman’s methods prioritize real-world interaction through: Verbose Communication : Use what you know to say what you mean—even if it takes more words. Fluency isn’t...

  Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from  365 Teacher Secrets for Parents  by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. #185 Estimating   No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess. ~Sir Isaac Newton   You can help your child estimate in math by finding real life situations where estimating can be fun. Our ability to estimate well improves with experience so helping younger children learn this skill in interesting and exciting ways now can benefit them in many ways later. For all children, estimating the answer to a problem before solving it allows them, afterward, to answer the question, "Does the answer make sense?" If their answer is way off the estimation, they know to go back and recheck the addition, subtraction, etc. Here are some ways to work on estimation with her (and your whole family!) in your everyday life:   ●       How many bites do you think it will take to finish your bowl of cereal?...