Lauren Miller: 17 books
Apprenticeship Pilgrimage
Developing Expertise through Travel and Training
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017
Lauren Miller Griffith and Jonathan S. Marion introduce the concept of apprenticeship pilgrimage to help explain why performers travel to places both near and far in an attempt to increase both their skill and their legitimacy within various genres of art and activity. What happens when your skill-level...
5 Minutes to Stress Relief
How to Release Fear, Worry, and Doubt...Instantly
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Stress has three main fuels: worry, fear, and doubt. They act like little serpents that crawl into the lap of your life and wreak havoc emotionally, spiritually, and physically.
But you have the ability to identify and dismiss these serpents that are trying to hinder your ability to maintain...
by Lauren Miller
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
A romantic, mind-bending novel about parallel worlds, soul mates, destiny, and the big-time consequences of even our smallest choices, perfect for fans of The Future of Us and Before I Fall.
Abby Barnes had it all planned out—high school, college, career—but one decision made in her senior...
by Lauren Miller
Language: German
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Language: German
Release Date: February 1, 2015
SIE BEOBACHTEN JEDEN DEINER SCHRITTE. SIE WISSEN, WOVON DU TRÄUMST. SIE KENNEN DEINE GEHEIMNISSE. Rory kann ihr Glück kaum fassen: Sie hat eine Zusage von der berühmten Eden Academy! Doch schon ihre ersten Tage an dem Elite-Internat werden von merkwürdigen Zwischenfällen überschattet. Rory wird...
by Lauren Miller
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Seventeen-year-old Jessa Gray has always felt broken inside, but she’s gotten good at hiding it. No one at school knows about the panic attacks, the therapy that doesn't help, the meds that haven't worked. But when an accident leaves her with a brain injury and visible scars, Jessa’s efforts...
by Lauren Miller
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
From the author of Parallel comes a high-stakes romantic puzzler set in a near-future where everyone's life is seamlessly orchestrated by personal electronic devices. Imaginative and thrilling, this fast-paced story with two starred reviews is not to be missed.
Fast-forward to a time when Apple...
In Search of Legitimacy
How Outsiders Become Part of the Afro-Brazilian Capoeira Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Every year, countless young adults from affluent, Western nations travel to Brazil to train in capoeira, the dance/martial art form that is one of the most visible strands of the Afro-Brazilian cultural tradition. In Search of Legitimacy explores why “first world” men and women leave behind their...
Language Arts for Gifted Learners
The Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language arts is a complex subject area that includes multiple domains (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) and can be infused into many other content areas throughout the school day. Students who are gifted in any area of the language arts need consistently challenging and stimulating instruction....
Just Love Me Back
A Revolutionary Formula for Catching and Keeping Him
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Teaches underlying issues of suffering and how women can heal
Addresses self-worth and provides practical ways for women to elevate their sense of worth
Creates awareness around personal responsibility and how that can be a catalyst for creating the desired relationship
Digs into...
by Katharina Gerlach, Ava Fairhall, K.V. Moffet
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2018
Solve a mermaid's problem…
Step off the edge of a roof…
Dig up a grave at midnight…
Take advice from a fortune cookie…
Visit the last library…
Meet a bridge troll…
And more…
In one instant, like a bolt of lightning, a single impossible event changes a person's life. And like the...
by Kathleen Miller, Julie Chmiel, Lauren Whitehead & Jet
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2014
Thinking of leaving academia? Or have you already started inching toward the exit? In this volume, 14 former graduate students, adjuncts, and tenure-track professors tell their personal stories about leaving academia, rediscovering their lives in the "real world," and finding new jobs and...
by Joshua Palmatier, Patricia Bray, Seanan McGuire
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
RRRAWRRR!!! ZZZZZZTTTTT!!! ZZZZAAAAPPPPP!!!
The robots of the 50s and 60s science fiction movies and novels captured our hearts and our imaginations. Their clunky, bulbous bodies with their clear domed heads, whirling antennae, and randomly flashing lights staggered ponderously...
Utopic Dreams and Apocalyptic Fantasies
Critical Approaches to Researching Video Game Play
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2010
Few books have attempted to contextualize the importance of video game play with a critical social, cultural and political perspective that raises the question of the significance of work, pleasure, fantasy and play in the modern world. The study of why video game play is 'fun' has often been relegated...
Ethnic Dress in the United States
A Cultural Encyclopedia
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.
The clothing...
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