Ellis loves popcorn. Who doesn't? But one day her school goes on a healthy eating campaign and her dads decide to follow suit, banning all snack foods from their house, INCLUDING POPCORN. Unfair. Ellis has got to get around that edict, so one night she pops a bag of popcorn out back in the garage...and she's met with more than just her favorite salty snack. One kernel refuses to pop, and soon it's sprouted a face, arms, and legs! He introduces himself as Popcorn Bob, and he is NOT in a good mood. (Ever, really.) He's absolutely ravenous, and no amount of food keeps him from being hangry. Bob causes no end of chaos for Ellis, and she decides to rid herself of him once and for all, except...she actually starts to like him. A chapter book for all ages, Popcorn Bob is a laugh-out-loud story about the power of friendship, and a perfect bowl of popcorn.

Popcorn Miracles are true, inspirational stories about extraordinary events in everyday life. These are little "popcorn--sized" reminders of the nearness of God and how He cares about every aspect of your life from the triumphs to the struggles, both large and small. These stories recount miracles, answered prayers, healings, and provisions. You may laugh, cry, or remember some of your own similar experiences. They are intended to encourage you, build faith, and help you find God. Some stories are light and fun to read. Others are weighty, like the hard un-popped kernels found at the bottom of every popcorn box.

Series statement from publisher's website.

Presents a variety of facts about popcorn and includes two recipes.

After the Memorial Day Ceremony in 2009 at the Russell Grafton Park in Hume, Illinois, Dana Bowyer a good friend of mine, came up to me and said, “Mo” you should record your history because I believe you have a story that should be told”. I brushed it off and put it in the back of my head. Late in 2010 I thought about what she had said and decided that might be a good thing to do, because my future descendents would have no idea of what I did during my life time, and that I began my life in England and moved to the United States with the man I loved and married. So on January 1st, 2011, I sat down with Bob and told him about my early life, and the life that he and I spent together. Therefore, years after I have departed this planet, I want you, my descendants, to know who I was, where I came from, and some of the events that transpired during my life time on this wonderful earth. This is “The road I chose”.

Duty-bound Bob McIntyre is happily married to Amy, the love of his life. He’s looking forward to bringing his well-established career as a hospital human resources executive to a close while at the top of his game, as Amy enjoys the newfound freedom of her own retirement. This simple plan is thrown into disarray when the responsibility for a highly complex merger of two hospitals—and the potential threat of huge job losses—lands squarely on his shoulders. In contrast, his brilliant but irreverent radiologist friend, Dr. Charlie Munroe, lives a life of privilege. Jet-setting on spur-of-the moment holidays, Charlie casually shrugs off life’s stresses with a sarcastic quip and the charming grin of someone for whom everything comes easily. But when Charlie’s seemingly effortless life with his spouse and family starts to crumble around him, just as Bob’s stresses weigh him down, their friendship is put to the ultimate test. This romantic comedy about two middle-aged friends, facing unexpected challenges in their personal and professional lives, looks at the universal balancing of our commitment to careers, friendships, and family, and discovering where our priorities lie. Bob and Charlie's quirky, complex friendship is the perfect lens through which to examine life: truly, the most spectacular narrative of all.

The story A Family Reunited is about the harsh life living in poverty through the eyes of a young boy. His mother and father had been separated for several years. A mother that could not afford to raise four boys on her own, sent three of the boys to foster homes. The mother kept the youngest boy to raise. This is the story of the youngest boy. A boy that would discover he had an older brother. Then discover he had a father. And finally, discover he had two more older brothers. The story tells of the boys wild, exciting, and dangerous adventures after the family was reunited. Living on a farm in the Kansas prairies in the early 1960s. The life and times the boy spent with three older brothers causing turmoil and mischief. The story tells of the horrible accidents the family endured. But also tells about the fun and humorous times the boys had living on a farm on the open Kansas prairies.

The Lean Anthology: A Practical Primer in Continual Improvement presents operations management case studies that illustrate a Lean process improvement journey. Ideal for non-engineers, adult learners, and corporate or business education settings, this book can help you and your organization understand and apply Lean practices as part of a plan for

A Family Torn Apart is a heart-wrenching true story of an eleven-year-old boy seeing and experiencing his family being torn apart. The mother and father had four children, all of them boys. The family definitely had its ups and downs. The parents separated in 1954, and three of the boys were sent to foster homes. The youngest boy lived with his mother.The family reunited in 1958, and lived for four years on a farm in Montezuma, Kansas. After a horrible accident, the family spiraled dow