Cortical visual impairment (CVI), the leading cause of visual impairment in children today, is caused by damage to visual centers of the brain. Unfortunately, CVI is very often misdiagnosed or undiagnosed because many doctors, therapists and educators simply do not know about it. What we want you to know, first and foremost, is that there is hope Children with CVI can learn to see, their vision can get better As parents of a child with CVI, we know how daunting it can be to raise a child with visual impairment. LITTLE BEAR SEES is the first book about CVI written by parents for parents. As you read LITTLE BEAR SEES, you will meet other families facing the many challenges that come with a diagnosis of CVI. This book was written for parents, but it our sincere hope that it will be shared with doctors, therapists, family, friends and all those whose lives are touched by a child with CVI. Together we can raise awareness and improve the lives of children with cortical visual impairment. In LITTLE BEAR SEES you will learn: Exactly what CVI is What common characteristics to look for to determine if your child has CVI How the eyes and brain work together to facilitate vision Strategies and ideas for helping your child learn to see from the leading experts in cortical visual impairment

This heartwarming and inspiring storybook helps children ages 2-7 thrive despite a parent's lengthy absence. Lily's daddy is deployed for about a billion days. She feels angry, sad, stubborn, and naughty. Her mommy helps Lily understand her emotions and cope with them in healthy ways. With her mommy's steadfast love, Lily finds ways to be happy despite the separating miles; she bikes and swings and plays the piano. She collects mementos in a Memories for Daddy box and adds stickers to a calendar to help count down the days to daddy's return. When the big day finally, finally arrives, she jumps joyfully into her daddy's arms. Lily loves hellos This is an updated NAVY version: daddy wears a Navy uniform.

Former NTSB Investigator Jake Pendleton faces a dilemma as the line blurs between right and wrong. After his judgment comes into question, Jake is entrusted to his new mentor, an eccentric old man who sees beyond Jake's flaws. A man who makes 'toys for spies.' A man known as The Toymaker. Jake's first assignment reunites him with Gregg Kaplan in a daredevil mission to rescue a fellow agent held captive in Yemen. He risks his life to stop the first attack of an al Qaeda mastermind. But now, with no one to trust but himself, can Jake stop the terrorist from destroying what is most precious to the free world? Unfortunately, more trouble comes his way as a killer from his past threatens something more important to Jake than his own life, leaving him to make the hardest decision any man ever has to make- Who to sacrifice. In the same suspenseful style as his award winning thriller, The Savannah Project, Chuck Barrett's The Toymaker is guaranteed to engulf the reader in another spine-tingling tale of international intrigue.

This heartwarming and inspiring storybook helps children ages 2-7 thrive despite a parent's lengthy absence. Lily's daddy is deployed for about a billion days. She feels angry, sad, stubborn, and naughty. Her mommy helps Lily understand her emotions and cope with them in healthy ways. With her mommy's steadfast love, Lily finds ways to be happy despite the separating miles; she bikes and swings and plays the piano. She collects mementos in a Memories for Daddy box and adds stickers to a calendar to help count down the days to daddy's return. When the big day finally, finally arrives, she jumps joyfully into her daddy's arms. Lily loves hellos This is a new ALL MILITARY version: daddy wears a generic BDU uniform.

Gregg Kaplan is not an ordinary man, but a man with special skills, courtesy of the United States Government. His assignment is to stay off the grid when he innocently stumbles into a blown witness protection detail in Little Rock, Arkansas. He simply could not walk away from the impending mayhem. After the dust settles, a mortally wounded Deputy U.S. Marshal makes him promise to personally deliver the witness to a U.S. Marshals Service safe site. Not just a promise, an oath. A pledge between ex-Army Delta Force comrades. A trust that could not be broken-Once in, never out. Kaplan soon suspects the witness he vowed to protect has secrets of his own; secrets that go beyond his testimony for the U.S. government. When he discovers the witness is being tracked, Kaplan teams with a WitSec Deputy U.S. Marshal assigned to recover the witness, but soon realizes some merciless people are dead set on preventing the witness from reaching the safe site. But the witness has a hidden agenda-One that could cost Kaplan his life.

The motion picture industry is full of unique jargon that is confusing to insiders and outsiders alike. The Encyclopedia of Entertainment Finance (Quick Reference) provides a reference of common industry word and terms with easy to understand explanations.

Finance professionals who are new to doing private company deals have a tremendous learning curve with respect to the complex industry jargon. The Encyclopedia of Private Capital Markets (Quick Reference) is intended to help readers come up to speed quickly. It is written in dictionary format in order to provide easy access.

There are two types of people: those who have been hacked and know it, and those who have been hacked and don't know it. Former Naval Intelligence Officer turned secret operative Jake Pendleton finds himself in a pulse-pounding race to stop a cyber-terrorist from releasing a string of the most heinous cyber-crimes the world has ever seen. Crimes that could render the world's advanced technology useless. Jake teams with his partner, Francesca Catanzaro, to track down their only lead, a white-hat hacker in Italy known only as The Jew. A man who might hold the key to stop a group of black-hat hackers from causing worldwide chaos-tag named Disruption. After a search of the hacker's flat in Rome turns up empty, Jake and Francesca follow the clues-a trail of dead bodies that leads them across Europe. Along the way, Jake discovers a possible link between recent hacks and a Malaysian airliner that mysteriously disappeared. In the final adrenaline-charged moments before Disruption, Jake and Francesca find themselves in a high-voltage race to stop these cyber terrorists from unleashing destruction against their sworn mortal enemy.

Some say the Cold War never truly ended

A rising threat is upon us-- the New Cold War

Spies of old are back, bearing secrets from the past

The battle to reveal the truth might be the most treacherous warfare of all

Julia Bagal's life has hit rock bottom. A murder in her duplex, a missing body, and then, her hated supervisor is strangled. Only this dead body was found in Julia's cubicle.

Now, sitting in a police station, she is scared she might be a suspect...or worse yet, the intended victim.

She suspects who might be involved, but before she can question her, the woman disappears. Entangled in a web of deceit, Julia is afraid the missing woman is in danger and searches to find her. With the clock ticking, she's forced to accept the help of a man she believes is dangerous. A man trained to kill by the best, the U.S. Army. Julia finds herself drawn to the man who seems to know too much about her.

Suddenly, Julia uncovers a terrifying secret. A bungled CIA operation twenty-three years ago has put her on a deadly collision course of vengeance and betrayal.

­­­One leading all the way to the White House.

Gregg Kaplan's partner has vanished without a trace.

He is inexplicably kept in the dark by his employer, the CIA, and ordered to stand down or face the consequences. Refusing to follow orders, Kaplan strikes out on his own in search of Isabella Hunt, the woman he is in love with.

Following a tip that led him across the country to a small town in Wyoming, he finds himself in trouble once again when two of the town's bullies assault a young Native American woman. This time it lands him behind bars. Kaplan quickly learns that the men he just put in the hospital are the sons of a wealthy and politically connected land baron.

Town Marshal Christine Cavalier is stumped by recent crimes in her once peaceful town. After one of her deputies is murdered, she realizes her understaffed department cannot handle the wrath of the most powerful man in town. She is forced to turn to a man with special skills­--Kaplan--who is pushed into an unwanted alliance with the marshal in exchange for what he believes the marshal knows about Isabella.

Aided by his friend, Pete Moss, and the Town Marshal, Kaplan finds himself in a deadly shoot-out. Cavalier believes the killer is dead, but Kaplan knows somebody more sinister is the mastermind behind the killing spree, but is it too late to stop him before he kills again?

With relentless pacing, striking twists, and some of most devious characters yet, LAST CHANCE is Chuck Barrett writing at his awe-inspiring best.

BATTLE OF THE BANDS The Arts-Angels want to debut their first song in concert, and Willa Burch is offering her amazing, mansion-size apartment with its built-in ballroom as the place to do it. All of the Arts-Angels are tempted to accept the offer--all except Gina, who doesn't want to owe Willa any favors (or worse, feel like Willa owns the band). But when their rivalry with Uncouth Youth explodes, it looks like the Arts-Angels will have to take up Willa on her offer--or break up The Arts-Angels may be over before they even begin. . . .

Julia Bagal's troubles have doubled.

She quit a lucrative accounting career and bought a private investigation business that she knows nothing about. And to make matters worse, she hires a questionable woman, Laquita Morrison, A woman of color from the South, who claimed to have worked for the previous, and now deceased, owner.

When her private investigation business is hired to do a simple surveillance job, taking photos of a cheating husband at a sleazy motel, Julia and Laquita find themselves in the crosshairs of a psychopathic killer. Soon it becomes clear it was no coincidence she was hired for this job. But what is the deadly connection and why is the FBI camped outside her D.C. home?

Julia's frantic attempts to discover the identity of the killer and make a name for herself only lead to more dead bodies.

Forced to team up with a homicide detective, Julia uncovers a dangerous truth. One that involves a web of dark secrets, deception, and her ex-CIA grandmother.

Ultimately, she discovers there is a danger more ominous than the sadistic killer-one that threatens national security.

With relentless pacing, surprising twists, and unforgettable characters, DJ Steele's NIGHT MOVES is guaranteed to keep you awake all night flipping pages to the very end.

Gregg Kaplan-a former officer with the CIA-is hired by a private investigator to track down a missing man whose last known location was France.

He enlists Pete Moss, a retired Witness Security Deputy U. S. Marshal, to help him locate the man. What Kaplan doesn't know is that the man he is supposed to find is not who he was led to believe-the beneficiary of a fortune.

Their first stop is Beaune, France where the search turns deadly when they confront a Russian asset on the same mission. This coincidence triggers Kaplan's operative instincts and plunges the duo into the dark clandestine world Kaplan thought he'd left behind.

As Kaplan is drawn deeper into the dangerous mission, he quickly uncovers the hidden agenda for the real reason he was hired. The man he is supposed to locate is actually an exiled traitor who considers himself a whistleblower and is wanted by the United States Government. Kaplan's mission: to recover the information the traitor stole.

As the body count rises and the pieces fall in place, Kaplan learns he has been betrayed. A sin he won't forgive. He enlists the help of France's GIGN to track down the traitor.

This desperate hunt -rampant with intrigue and treachery-thrusts Kaplan and Moss into an adrenaline-charged race to prevent the traitor and what he stole from falling into the wrong hands. Because that knowledge could bring the free world to its knees.

Gregg Kaplan-a former officer with the CIA-is hired by a private investigator to track down a missing man whose last known location was France.

He enlists Pete Moss, a retired Witness Security Deputy U. S. Marshal, to help him locate the man. What Kaplan doesn't know is that the man he is supposed to find is not who he was led to believe-the beneficiary of a fortune.

Their first stop is Beaune, France where the search turns deadly when they confront a Russian asset on the same mission. This coincidence triggers Kaplan's operative instincts and plunges the duo into the dark clandestine world Kaplan thought he'd left behind.

As Kaplan is drawn deeper into the dangerous mission, he quickly uncovers the hidden agenda for the real reason he was hired. The man he is supposed to locate is actually an exiled traitor who considers himself a whistleblower and is wanted by the United States Government. Kaplan's mission: to recover the information the traitor stole.

As the body count rises and the pieces fall in place, Kaplan learns he has been betrayed. A sin he won't forgive. He enlist the help of France's GIGN to help capture the traitor.

This desperate hunt -rampant with intrigue and treachery-thrusts Kaplan and Moss into an adrenaline-charged race to prevent the traitor and what he stole from falling into the wrong hands. Because that knowledge could bring the free world to its knees.

JINGLE BELL ROCK!

Gina's holiday season is packed full of activity: tree-trimmings, dress shopping, secret Santas, a holiday ball, and even a Christmas concert starring her very own band, The Arts-Angels! But the one thing Gina truly wants for Christmas is the one thing her mother doesn't want her to get: the opportunity to meet Luke Floyd, the lead singer of her favorite band--and a very important link to her past. Making her own Christmas wish come true means disobeying her strict mother, playing hooky from school, and getting a zero in art from the wrathful Mr. Raven. If Gina's grade average drops, it's bye-bye Arts-Angels! Will Gina risk it all for a two-minute meeting with her hero?

How do you maintain a joyful outlook when your busy life is often mired in frustration and resentments? Have you fallen into a habit of criticizing and miss the spark of romance with your spouse or desire a more positive connection with your children? And how can one person make a difference in a growing culture of callousness? The Compliment Quotient details one, simple practice that will transform your relationships and rally your spirits, as author Monica Strobel takes you on a light-hearted journey to understand the life-changing power of giving more and better compliments.

Learn how developing a compliment practice boosts your joy and sustains and enlivens all of your relationships--especially with yourself. In The Compliment Quotient, you'll discover: why compliments are so powerful for the both the giver and the receiver; what is the difference between compliments and empty flattery or brown-nosing; ways to craft the most meaningful compliments; how compliments embody essential spiritual qualities; how to accept compliments graciously; and more.

Want an attitude and approach that yields a greater sense of well-being and joy in day-to-day doings? Deeper connections with loved ones and a rekindled romantic relationship? More ease and success in social situations and in life? Follow Monica Strobel's Complimentology tips and exercises to raise your compliment quotient and be the loving presence you desire in the world.

THE COST OF COURAGE is a work of military fiction based on the true story of two brothers who served in separate campaigns of WWII. After being shot down over Berlin, one brother is forced to endure both mental and physical torture as a POW at Stalag Luft III. As a defiant soul, he gains the respect of his comrades by making life difficult for his captors. However, things change after an ill-fated trip to solitary where it is revealed by another airman that his brother has died in the Doolittle Raid over Tokyo. Devastated, he struggles with the will to survive while reminiscing about his brother.

TOUCH is an unconventional love story that begins after the love ends.

As Ava lies sick and dying, she spends her days remembering Theo, the one who got away. They have not seen each other in years. But even though Theo's life is no longer familiar to her, the need to see him again suddenly grows.

Theo is married, bitter and unable to come to terms with the choices he has made. As his unhappy wife Caroline drifts toward alcoholism, she questions her own choices, too. When Theo hears about Ava's condition, he has to face painful memories and make a difficult decision.

Mary is a middle-aged caretaker in the hospital who takes an interest in Ava, while struggling at home to raise her young nephew Sidney. When Sidney starts hanging around the hospital, he stumbles across Ava, and they form a unique bond.

Beating time and swallowing pride, Ava and Theo try to bridge the physical and emotional distance while they still can.

Written in lyrical prose, TOUCH is a character-driven portrait of a theme we all deal with: understanding life's trajectories. It's also about healing the heart against all odds, and discovering that nothing is ever really the end.

Combined with a sprinkling of the surreal and just a hint of magic realism, Amanda's writing touches on a contemporary understanding of the timeless workings of the universe.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Amanda Mininger grew up in rural Colorado, and later graduated with a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Northern Colorado. She worked as an editor for a newswire service for over seven years before taking a job with a small software company. She accepted a place in the MFA program at the University of San Francisco, but left to pursue writing on her own. Amanda lives in Denver, and enjoys an outdoor lifestyle. TOUCH is her first novel.

Why don't we know the names Hildegard of Bingen, Agnodice, and Trota of Salerno as readily as we know the name Hippocrates? This is the question Dr. Pamela Jeanne asked when she was in medical school. Until now, no one has had a complete answer to give her. Healing Matters is a thought-provoking text that takes on this question by examining the lack of feminine (or yin) energy in conventional healing medicine. Jeanne traces the history of 'yin' medicine through the spiderwebs of the time, showing how women's contributions have been hidden, erased, or repackaged to appear as if women had no place in the evolution of healing. Jeanne shows that what we now call conventional medicine had its birthplace on the battlefield and that care is still commonly administered as if we are treating young, male, injured soldiers. Giving insights on how to view the history of women in medicine, plus solutions for restoring balance in the individual and the western healthcare system, Pamela Jeanne incorporates first person narratives from the 21st century into each chapter, noting the growth of balance, offering ideas to own, and honoring women's healing qualities. This book helps us rediscover the ancient, effective, and feminine ways of healing.

This collection about expatriates in Cuba, Egypt, Australia, Japan and France confronts universal matters of the heart.