Showing results by narrator "D. D. Scott" in All Categories

Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager is the fully updated and revised guide from a master therapist with decades of clinical experience—and a parent of two extreme teens. This new edition goes beyond surface behaviors to address the deeper emotional problems driving today’s teens, including trauma, anxiety, grief, depression, and living life on a screen-driven world. With clear, step-by-step strategies, this book gives parents practical tools to reestablish authority and reclaim love—when nothing you’ve tried is working.

From gunpowder to generative AI, the forces of disruption are repeatedly rewriting the rules of business, society, and human possibility. But what drives these revolutionary changes? In Epic Disruptions, innovation expert Scott Anthony weaves together the stories behind history's most transformative disruptions.

When a car accident changed the trajectory of his life at 15, Sam Braga set out to find his own way in the world. It never occurred to him he’d find home in Fairfield, Colorado, working with a childhood friend at a tattoo shop, and the legal guardian of a gorgeous little girl who was abandoned by her mother at birth. Niko Pagonis tells himself he’s not using the small town of Fairfield as an escape, but who is he kidding. When his NHL career ends two minutes after it begins, Niko flees the East Coast in search of somewhere to settle.

Traumatized by a complicated childhood and losing the love of his life, Sage Osbourne pours everything he’s got into keeping his routine and trying to avoid the not-dates he keeps getting set up on, content to be single and determined to keep it that way. He attempts to maintain that decision when a gorgeous newcomer opens up a new café just doors down from the tattoo shop. It doesn’t help that Will is not only perfect for him but seems to be interested in taking their relationship further than just friends.

Having grown up the son of a Southern Baptist preacher, James Gossett was expected to be one thing, and one thing only - a God-fearing, straight, Christian man. It didn’t help that from a young age, James knew he was different. He hid the truth about who he was from himself, and from his family, until a freak accident during a routine simulation right after basic training cost him both legs, and nearly his life. Knowing what he almost lost, James decided to come out - and with that, lost the rest of the blood kin he had left alive.

A completely original explanation for the inevitable rise of artificial intelligence—and a deeply human survival strategy grounded in four billion years of evolution. "The best-case scenario," an AI expert told D. Scott Phoenix, "is that an AI-related accident kills 50 to 100 million people in...

Le 19 septembre 2002, le sergent-détective Roger Ferland est affecté à une nouvelle enquête: il doit prouver qu'un réseau de prostitution juvénile a pris racine dans la ville de Québec. Filatures et écoute électronique permettront à son équipe de mettre au jour non pas un, mais quatre réseaux de proxénètes, et de faire tomber les têtes de plusieurs clients, dont certains hommes d'affaires influents de la Vieille Capitale.

A chorus of Black student voices that renders a new story of US education—one where racial barriers and violence are confronted by freedom dreaming and resistance Black students were forced to live and learn on the Black side of the color line for centuries, through the time of slavery...

It’s 1805, and as a result of two tragic incidents, the legend of the ghost of Bowdoin College is born. Over a century and a half later, Bowdoin graduate Vincent Mark, a young lawyer who works for The Sterling Works in New York City, is reeling from a series of suspicious deaths of the senior officers at Sterling.

Not being able to read and write was very hard in the 1950s. The educational system did not know about dyslexia. So, they saw Ellen Hawkins as a lazy, defiant child who didn’t want to put in the time and effort to learn. They never saw all the hours she put into memorizing all the words before spelling tests. She would write them, over and over again, until she was able to feel how to spell them.

This is a continuation of the story of two dogs and a man out in the woods of Brown County, Indiana. It’s the murmurings of one retired guy about his life with the Golden Doodles he loves beyond words and their journey together. In addition, it’s full of memories, a life re-examined from childhood to the current Covid-19 world in which we all find ourselves. 

There’s life...and then...there’s life after retirement. And for this retired guy, that means it’s all about his dogs, garage, and cabin in the woods. Welcome to the first essay collection by debut author Everett Kunzelman, the inaugural book in his series - featuring humorous essays on life after retirement.

Beautiful and talented Savannah St. Clair is a 27-year-old Broadway actress who has come to 1940s Hollywood to pursue a long-held dream of becoming a movie star. She is lured under false pretenses by Vincent Lemaster, the owner of Starlight Studios, to his villa at The Garden of Allah Hotel on Sunset Boulevard. He sexually assaults her, and when she rebuffs his advances, he tells her she has no chance to advance her career if she doesn’t change her mind and play ball.

There’s life...and then...there’s holiday life...and then...there’s holiday life when you’ve got time to think about it after retirement. And for this retired guy, that means it’s all about his dogs, his childhood memories and the memories he’s created throughout the years with his family. Welcome to the first holiday essay collection by Everett Kunzelman, the second book in his series - Humorous Essays on Life After Retirement. 

There’s a new, big-time New York City director in town - Jerry Mann - but whether or not he’ll live to see opening night of the play he’s there to direct isn’t a guarantee. With several new crimes to solve that appear to have followed Mr. Mann to Mariposa Beach, Libby Marshall, a former prosecutor, and her super-hot detective boyfriend, Jack Seiler, will need all the help they can get from the quirky crew and patrons of the Mariposa Café. But, this time, it’s more than a little personal for Libby.

It’s the holidays, and Libby Marshall and the Mariposa Café have a new neighbor - gallery owner Steve Devereaux. But, as the Mariposa Beach shopkeepers begin decorating their stores for the holidays, there’s a lot more than crystal ornaments with mistletoe to focus on. Mr. Devereaux has a skeleton in his closet...literally. Could it be the remains of a teenage girl who disappeared from the town over 40 years ago? A former prosecutor, Libby finds herself in the middle of yet another murder investigation. And no worries, she’s still involved with super-hot detective Jack Seiler.

Childhood innocence is shattered for 12-year-old Rosalie Weston when she witnesses a frightening incident at her favorite outlook in the lush Appalachian forest around the home where she lives with her mother, grandmother and aunt. Past and present intertwine when Rosalie and her friend, Willis, uncover family secrets that will forever impact the course of their young lives.

A former prosecutor, Libby was once married to a lawyer, which about got her killed…literally. Witness Protection provided her with a new life, a new home, and a new career as a coffee house and café owner in Southwest Florida. Instead of focusing on her espresso machine and scones, however, Libby finds herself in the middle of yet another murder investigation and involved with super-hot detective Jack Seiler. Will Jack make her consider breaking her rule a second time, and if she does, will she live through the consequences? 

You are not alone! Over 15.7 million people today are caring for a loved one with dementia. As caregivers, it’s easy for us to feel isolated. If you’re weary of the heartache and losses you both suffer, of the restless nights and chaotic days, then you know that our frustrations, helplessness, and fear can drive us to our knees. Dementia is cruel. But the caregiving journey that we are on also offers unexpected, uplifting gifts: profound personal insight; explosive spiritual growth; and discovery of our deepest self....

Threnody is an archaic word which has its roots in the Greek term, which means to sing a dirge, generally at a funeral or at the loss of a cherished person. In this volume, D. Scott Smith (author of Motivational Listener) provides vision and understanding that allows for comparison between the “good old days” and the present times. The nineteenth century seems so distant and unreal, almost as if there is no connection between the people of that era and ourselves. When listening to this book, you will be surprised at how much we have in common.