Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. became the first black chancellor of the Dallas County Community College District in June 2006. His leadership skills have served him well in the past and present. As the third volume of the Essential Voice series, this guidebook provides lessons and insights that Lassiter has gleaned during decades of public service. Divided into six parts and more than one hundred key topics, he focuses on topics such as habits you can use to seize the day; the top ten distinctions between winners and losers; the power of place in a learning community; ten lessons learned in over thirty years of higher education. These teachings apply to everyone, especially the thousands of employees of the Dallas County Community College District and anyone involved in higher education. Lassiters lessons will help you develop leadership skills that connect to core values and beliefs and that achieve results. Regardless of your position, youll improve yourself and those around you with the insights and advice in The Friday Messages: Food for Thought.

The meditations in Food for Thought focus on our need for support, compassion, understanding, and acceptance of our compulsive eating. Each daily reading provides encouragement for turning to our Higher Power for comfort and addresses the steps and concerns that help us in our recovery. These meditations help recovering women and men begin to benefit from a physically, emotionally, and spiritually balanced life.

Presents fruits and vegetables carved into shapes to teach colors, numbers, letters, shapes, and opposites.

Food for Thought offers fresh psychoanalytic insights into treating clients with eating disorders. In lively and jargon-free language, Nina Savelle-Rocklin breaks down the psychoanalytic approach to give practitioners and general readers alike a deeper understanding of the theory and effective treatment of eating disorders. Those living with eating disorders often use food to express their inner feelings, and Savelle-Rocklin illustrates the importance of the therapeutic relationship in uncovering the nature of these internal emotions, and formulating them into words. Through an intensive and mutual process, clients can begin to understand the language of the eating disorder, identify and work through its underlying conflicts, ultimately eliminating symptoms, relieving distress, and transforming the way they relate to themselves and others. Thoughtful and highly engaging, Food for Thought provides invaluable methods for practitioners treating patients with eating disorders to achieve lasting change and true healing.

WINNER OF BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020: LEADERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE A Financial Times Business Book of the Month 'A brilliant set of leadership tools that will help you succeed whatever your goal' - Sir Clive Woodward 'A punchy, plainly written guide, offering a readable and enlightened view of what leaders do and how they should do it' - Financial Times 'A new rubric on leadership' - Evening Standard Inspiration behind the No Bullsh*t Leadership Intelligence Squared podcast Leadership is not some special club, open only to elites. It's not a gold star given only to those with expensive degrees. Leadership is for everyone. Based on the author's hard-won experience as a Global CEO, this smart, fun book delivers a step-by-step working manual on how to lead - for anyone. Full of simple and direct approaches, it demystifies an over-analysed subject to get to the heart of modern leadership: the life-changing, career-transforming power to get stuff done. These principles and actionable steps apply to every field, from small businesses to community initiatives, from schools to sports teams to global enterprises. No matter your goal, this book will show you how to: - make effective decisions - build a world-class team - take care of yourself and others - achieve results

Heal your body, protect your mind, and enrich your life. NY Times bestselling author, chef, TV personality, and entrepreneur Cristina Ferrare shares delicious and healthy recipes from the meals she makes for her family and friends. With her simple, creative recipes, you can explore everything from the importance of a nutritious breakfast to the surprising ways that the shape of a food can give us clues about the part of our body it will nourish. Take the first step towards ultimate health with Food for Thought and join Ferrare in the kitchen as she teaches you how eating the foods you love can keep you healthy, vital, and strong.

Named a Best Book of the Year: Vogue * TIME * Real Simple * Kirkus Reviews A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice For fans of Sally Rooney's Normal People: A sharply intelligent and intimate debut novel about a secret society of hungry young women who meet after dark and feast to reclaim their appetites--and their physical spaces--that posits the question: If you feed a starving woman, what will she grow into? Roberta spends her life trying not to take up space. At almost thirty, she is adrift and alienated from life. Stuck in a mindless job and reluctant to pursue her passion for food, she suppresses her appetite and recedes to the corners of rooms. But when she meets Stevie, a spirited and effervescent artist, their intense friendship sparks a change in Roberta, a shift in her desire for more. Together, they invent the Supper Club, a transgressive and joyous collective of women who gather to celebrate, rather than admonish, their hungers. They gather after dark and feast until they are sick; they break into private buildings and leave carnage in their wake; they embrace their changing bodies; they stop apologizing. For these women, each extraordinary yet unfulfilled, the club is a way to explore, discover, and push the boundaries of the space they take up in the world. Yet as the club expands, growing in both size and rebellion, Roberta is forced to reconcile herself to the desire and vulnerabilities of the body--and the past she has worked so hard to repress. Devastatingly perceptive and savagely funny, Supper Club is an essential coming-of-age story for our times.

Deliciously interesting, tasty morsels of cultural history combined with luscious photographs will leave readers hungry for more. "Every kind of food has its story." Acclaimed photographer Ken Robbins guides us through the history, mythology, and literary significance of food. Fascinating factsÃ'it was an apple that started the Trojan War; oranges used to be so expensive that only the rich could afford them--and stunning photographs makeFood for Thought a tasty read that will have everyone looking at their plates in a new way.

Free Yourself from a Frantic Life and Embrace the Joy of Slow Living What is slow living? It's a way to find happiness by stepping away from the never-ending demands to constantly succeed and acquire more and more. It's easy to get stuck in the carousel of frantically wanting, buying, and upgrading the things in your life. The philosophy of simple living is about finding the freedom to be less perfect and taking time to enjoy the pure joys of life: a walk in the forest, sharing laughter with family, a personal moment of gratitude. Reconnecting with the living world can help you integrate moments of peace, joy, and mindfulness into an otherwise rapid life. Simple living: After being diagnosed with post-natal depression, Brooke McAlary learned about the power of minimalism and found that the key to happiness was a simpler, more fulfilling existence. She put the brakes on her stressful path and reorganized her life to live outside the status-quo, emphasizing depth, connection, and meaningful experiences. Brooke shares the story of her journey alongside practical advice for simplifying in ways that work for your life. In Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World, you'll find: Guidance for forming your own slow life Ways to declutter and de-own Tips to replace messiness with mindfulness Paths forward to answer the question "Where to now?" Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World is an excellent addition to your library if you have read Soulful Simplicity, The Art of Frugal Hedonism, The Year of Less, or Destination Simple.

Advance Praise for Leadership Thoughts at the Conclusion "My friend and long-time colleague provides a wealth of helpful guidance on the challenging topic of leasership. The book provides a unique and delightful look into the way in which a leader communicates." (Dr. Curtis Ivery, chancellor-Wayne Community College District) "Once again my father has produced a book that will serve as a guidepost for the aspiring and experienced leader." (Wright L. Lassiter, III-Chief Executive Officer-Alameda County Health Sytem-Oakland, California) "This is a wonderful look into the heart and soul of a classic role model and mentor." (Justin Lonon, vice chancellor for marketing and government affairs-Dallas County Community College District) "Engaging and insightful. Dr. Lassiter brings to life useful principles and messages for use in the faith community, particularly for those who aspire to serve in the role of senior pastor." (Rev. Brayan L.Carter, senior pastor, The Concord Church-Dallas Texas)