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Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community
Your association's members are real people - show them you are too.
If your association is struggling with a lack of engagement - members multitasking during virtual meetings, passing up on volunteer opportunities, or not renewing - you're not alone. In a rapidly changing workplace landscape, many professional and trade organizations are seeking ways to stay relevant and keep their members actively involved. The good news is that engaging members does not have to be complicated, costly, or challenging.
In Elevating Engagement, speaker and author Amanda Lea Kaiser invites you to become your association's Chief Experience Officer (CEO). You can take on this position immediately, whether you are already a CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of your organization, association staff, or someone who serves in a volunteer capacity. All you first need to do is put on your members' shoes and slip on their glasses, so that you can experience their journey with your association as they do. Not sure you're ready for this new role? Kaiser provides real-life case studies, tools, and exercises to help you transform your association's engagement in a way that is more personalized, responsive, and supportive.
In a world governed by algorithms, your members need to feel seen, heard, and valued. They need the things they can't get from another digital platform, technology, or automated system. They need you!
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Legend of the Far East's Savior, Vol. 1
At the end of World War II, a demon-summoning ritual drastically altered the face of the earth. Now, a hundred years later, demons rule the world, and humanity fights back using magicite-powered armored mechs. In the year 2055, a boy named Keita Kawakami enrolls in Japan's military academy. Possessing memories of an alternate modern era, he successfully pilots a prototype mech that no one else has even been able to activate. When Keita is suddenly deployed to the battlefield, he uses the knowledge from his previous life to achieve results that defy all established norms. Thus begins humanity's battle to reclaim the world. -
Het Complete Labradoodles Handboek: Het selecteren, trainen, voeden, opvoeden en liefhebben van je nieuwe Labradoodle pup
De Labradoodle vertegenwoordigt een van de meest succesvolle kruisingrassen in de moderne hondenwereld - een doelgerichte combinatie van de intelligentie en hypoallergene eigenschappen van de Poedel met het vriendelijke karakter en de betrouwbaarheid van de Labrador Retriever. Sinds de ontwikkeling door Wally Conron in Australië in de jaren '80, heeft deze kruising wereldwijd erkenning verworven vanwege zijn unieke eigenschappen die hem geschikt maken voor diverse gezinssituaties. De Labradoodle vereist echter een specifieke benadering in opvoeding, verzorging en training die afwijkt van beide ouderrassen.
Geschreven door Dr. Jo de Klerk, dierenarts en gespecialiseerd auteur met uitgebreide praktijkervaring, biedt dit handboek een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde en praktijkgerichte benadering van Labradoodle-eigenaarschap. Dr. de Klerk combineert haar veterinaire expertise met specifiek onderzoek naar dit kruisingsras, waardoor eigenaren toegang krijgen tot betrouwbare, evidence-based informatie. Dit boek voorziet in de kennislacune die vaak bestaat rond kruisingsrassen en biedt concrete richtlijnen voor elke fase van het samenleven met uw Labradoodle.
Wat u in dit experthandboek vindt:
- Informed selectie en aanschaf. Criteria voor het kiezen van een betrouwbare fokker, gezondheidsscreenings die essentieel zijn bij kruisingsrassen, en factoren die bepalen welke generatie (F1, F1B, F2) het beste bij uw situatie past.
- Systematische opvoeding en training. Trainingsmethoden aangepast aan de unieke combinatie van Poedel-intelligentie en Labrador-energie, met specifieke aandacht voor de variaties in temperament binnen het ras.
- Professionele vachtverzorging. Gedetailleerde instructies voor het onderhoud van verschillende vachttypen (van krullend tot golvend), inclusief preventie van vervilting en professionele trimtechnieken.
- Gezondheidsmanagement. Overzicht van erfelijke aandoeningen van beide ouderrassen, preventieve zorgschema's en vroege herkenning van rasspecifieke gezondheidsproblemen.
- Levensfase-specifieke zorg. Van puppyperiode tot senior jaren, met aanpassingen in voeding, beweging en medische zorg die rekening houden met de grootte- en energievariaties binnen het ras.
- Gedragsmanagement. Begrijpen en begeleiden van de verschillende karaktereigenschappen die kunnen optreden door de kruising, van speelse Labrador-traits tot meer gereserveerde Poedel-eigenschappen.
- Praktische dagelijkse zorg. Voedingsrichtlijnen, bewegingsbehoeften en socialisatiestrategieën die zijn afgestemd op de specifieke behoeften van kruisingsrassen.
- Reizen en accommodatie. Praktische tips voor het meenemen van uw Labradoodle, rekening houdend met hun vaak aanzienlijke formaat en sociale behoeften.
Dit naslagwerk, gebaseerd op veterinaire expertise en praktijkonderzoek, voorziet u van de benodigde kennis om weloverwogen beslissingen te nemen betreffende uw Labradoodle. Elke sectie biedt evidence-based richtlijnen die u helpen veel voorkomende problemen te voorkomen en een succesvol partnerschap met uw hond te ontwikkelen.
Een investering in kennis die de kwaliteit van leven voor zowel u als uw Labradoodle aanzienlijk zal verbeteren.
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Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die (Deluxe Edition)
From the USA Today bestselling author of How to Survive a Horror Story comes a biting slasher perfect for fans of John Tucker Must Die and The Final Girl Support Group, following three women who lure their cheating boyfriend to a remote mountain cabin, only to realize that darkness lurks within the very walls, waiting to pick them off one by one.
One isolated cabin. One cheating boyfriend. One plan to get even.
When Nora, Ruby, and Cham discover that they've each been dating the same man, what starts as outrage quickly spirals into a plot for revenge. Together they hatch a plan to lure their boyfriend to a romantic getaway in a secluded cabin at the top of a snow-covered mountain.
Only what was meant to be harmless payback soon takes a chilling turn when their not-so-adoring boyfriend is found dead in the cabin.
Stranded and snowed in, the women begin to look at each other with increasing suspicion. And as tensions rise, hidden motives come to light. To survive, each woman must confront her own demons as they fight to uncover if one of them is the killer, or if something else lurks in the freezing wilderness, waiting to pick them off one by one.
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Kite and the Snail: An Endangered Bird, Its Unlikely Prey, and a Story of Hope in a Changing World
The unexpected comeback of the endangered Everglade snail kite and what it means for other species facing extinction today
When a bird of prey known as the Everglade snail kite became hard to find in the wetlands of South Florida where it was once abundant, scientist Hilary Flower sought answers, tracking the kite far from its ancestral home to tell a surprising story of survival and hope. The Kite and the Snail reveals how one species made a comeback from the brink of extinction through resilience and change--and what this means for the future of conservation.
From remote sawgrass marshes to abandoned mining pits, from flooded cattle pastures to water-treatment impoundments, Flower meets field biologists, tribal elders, environmental advocates, and other key players who help her piece together the kite's past and present. The Everglade snail kite has traditionally fed on only the native Florida apple snail, which declined in population as wetland habitats decreased during the mid- to late twentieth century. But the kite shocked scientists by adapting to a new food source--an invasive, exotic snail that is now common across the Everglades and beyond--and quadrupling the kites' population.
A rare success story in an age of increasing threats of extinction, this book traces the evolutionary and ecological factors that have allowed the kite to thrive against the odds. The Kite and the Snail asks: How can endangered species be saved when the world around them keeps shifting? Part natural history, part investigative journey, and part personal meditation, this story shows that flexibility, surprise, and human-altered habitats may play unexpected roles in saving species at risk, pointing to new approaches to conservation in the age of the Anthropocene.
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Sold outWhisper
Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman and Riley Sager's Middle of the Night, comes a sweeping, atmospheric thriller following a group of friends and the power given to them by the trees...
Rule 1: When the trees whisper, listen.
Rule 2: Don't go into the woods alone.
In the small mountain town of Whisper Ridge, the girls were inseparable. Joey, Quinn, Sophie, and Elena. Together, they channeled magic in the woods, living by six simple rules. The first being: when the trees whisper, listen.
But all rules are forgotten, all bonds broken, when Quinn is found dead in the trees.
In the aftermath, the friends scattered. All except Joey, who still can't move on. Until now, over a decade later, she again hears the trees whisper.
Those woods remember some of Quinn's last words, and for the first time, Joey realizes she may learn the truth of what happened to her best friend. And so, the friends return to Whisper Ridge, to the woods that once held their magic and their secrets. But unearthing the truth about Quinn puts them all in danger, and in order to survive they'll need to channel their power for the first time in fifteen years to finally put the past to rest.
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Sold outMr. and Mrs. Dixon Hide a Body
From the author of Julie Tudor is Not a Psychopath ("wickedly funny and darkly compelling") comes a twisted new thriller about a marriage built on lies--and a body that won't stay buried.
Daisy Dixon is desperate to escape her controlling husband and crumbling estate. But the night before she leaves, a terrible accident changes everything.
Instead of calling for help, Daisy and her husband make a choice that binds them together in the worst possible way.
When blame starts shifting and loyalties shatter, Daisy realizes her husband isn't just her partner in crime--he's her competition. But if someone is going to prison, it won't be her.
Twisted, darkly funny, and deliciously vicious, this is a high-stakes game of love, betrayal, and revenge--where the most dangerous thing in the house isn't the body.
It's the marriage.
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Fractured Fates
Fate wouldn't tie me to these men, would it?
Sent to the ruthless academy for magicals after years hiding from the authorities, I'm behind, poor and, with my pet pig in tow, struggling to fit in.
No surprises I'm picked out for ridicule by the other students - as well as the teachers.
And four men in particular seem determined to make my life here hell.
The man who caught me.
My grumpy, sharp-tongued professor.
The star of the school's dueling team.
And the academy's deadly heart-breaker.
They all find their own special way of torturing me, but I'm determined not to bow.
I hate them.
And yet when I'm with them, I feel like a fish on a hook, tugged in their direction, my insides swirling with a lot more than simply hate.
Is this magic or something far more dangerous?
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A new romantasy series with magic, romance, ruthless love interests and fated mates. Fractured Fates is the first book in the Arrow Hart Academy series.
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Sold outUntil It Gets Real
Caution: Fake relationship in progress. Try not to fall in love.
Charlotte "Lottie" Johnston, the only woman on her construction crew, has had enough or the catcalls, teasing, and flirting from the men on her team. So when she spots Knox Callahan on the job site, she hatches a plan: a fake boyfriend arrangement to keep the guys in line.
Knox agrees. After all, pretending to date Lottie might also keep his meddling Aunt Bernie from setting him up with a date every weekend. What starts as a simple arrangement soon is anything but as the crew looks for signs to prove Lottie and Knox are pretending.
Between long workdays, shared lunches, and stolen laughs, their make-believe romance begins to feel dangerously real. But while Knox's roots are planted deep in small-town soil, Lottie's work will send her hours and miles away. Settling down in one place might be scary, but that's what it will take to build a life together.
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Sold outSins of Summer Daughters
"Four generations of women struggle with life in a small Southern town where the heat and lack of options are oppressive and snakes hide in the tall grass. Patrick's writing sparks with stunning observations and a flammable wit." -- Joshua Moehling, USA Today bestselling author of And There He Kept Her and A Long Time Gone
For fans of Dirt Creek and William Kent Kreuger comes a profound southern mystery from acclaimed author Lo Patrick. When her granddaughter is accused of murder, a woman must confront the buried secrets of a summer long past--because she can try to forget, but the Georgia land remembers.
Meg Gregory never wanted to return to Tuskin, the small Georgia town she grew up in, as barren as the fields that surround it. But after her divorce left her wounded, she knew she had to quit running. Now, years later, as Meg watches her daughter and granddaughter navigate familiar dirt roads, Meg is bent on hiding from the memories that haunt her. Because she skipped town for a reason, and that reason runs deep.
But when Meg's unassuming granddaughter Lucy is suddenly charged with the murder of her boyfriend, everything changes. Meg knows Lucy couldn't have done it. Killing a boy will break a girl like that. She should know. She's seen it happen before.
As Meg fights for Lucy's innocence, memories from the past threaten to break free, and she's left to contemplate a different murder, a different dead boy, a different summer under the hot Georgia sun. And soon enough Meg isn't quite sure what is memory and who, in all of this, is innocent.
A moving rumination on memory, legacy, trauma, and small-town tension, The Sins of Summer Daughters is a masterclass in mystery paired seamlessly with an intimate character study you won't soon forget.
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Sold outBlack Girls Don't Cry
When a Black teen decides to run for prom queen at her predominantly white high school, the competition takes a deadly turn when the fight for the crown becomes a matter of life or death. A gripping YA thriller for readers of Jumata Emill's The Black Queen and Tiffany D. Jackson's The Weight of Blood.
Ida and JJ could have been the ultimate power couple of Banneker High. As the VP and president of their Black Student Union, the two seemed destined to be yearbook legends. But that was before JJ learned Ida was equally attracted to girls. JJ is already deep in a new relationship, which infuriates Ida--almost as much as when a sexist "hot list' starts circulating the school. It's bad enough anyone rated the girls on their looks, but the list has only white students. Seriously?
There has never been any racial diversity among the prom queen candidates at Banneker, so the BSU decides to make their own statement on beauty and run a candidate. Now Ida and JJ's new girlfriend are both competing for the title. Ida wants to make a point more than win the crown, but having smart, savvy Amayah as her campaign manager might just help her do both. She's already winning Ida's heart.
Competition is fierce. Suddenly the prom queen candidates start getting picked off one by one...dropping out and dropping dead. Forget winning
a tiara. Who will live to see prom?
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Sold outLiberty Street
From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Looking for Jane comes a riveting novel about one journalist's harrowing journey into an infamous real-life 1960s women's prison--and the detective who uncovers her story decades later.
"Heather Marshall's latest is dynamite . . . A tale both timely and explosive."--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Briar Club
"Visceral and provocative, Liberty Street ensures no woman is left behind."--Karma Brown, #1 bestselling author of Recipe for a Perfect Wife 1961: Emily Radcliffe works as an editorial assistant at Chatelaine magazine, surrounded by the best women journalists in the country, whose articles tackle the controversial topics no other women's publication dares to touch. When a bombshell letter from an inmate at the notorious Mercer Women's Prison lands on Emily's desk, she senses a scoop that could launch her career as a real, hard-boiled journalist. But after going undercover to investigate the inmate's shocking claims, Emily discovers that getting into the prison is the easy part; the real challenge will be getting back out . . . 1996: Unidentified female remains are discovered in an unmarked grave in a small-town Ontario cemetery, and Detective Rachel Mackenzie is tasked with unraveling the mystery. But when the investigation leads her to the now-shuttered Mercer Women's Prison, Rachel's own dark history threatens to surface from where she's kept it carefully buried. Inspired by true events, Liberty Street weaves back and forth through time to shine a light on mental health, incarceration, and the various "prisons" that hold women captive.Sold out -
Sold outWash It All Away 08
With an endearing protagonist and luscious art, this seaside slice-of-life story offers tranquility in the chaos of the modern world. Reiyo, a geigi--traditional female performance artist--becomes a new customer, and Wakana learns about Atami's performance scene. Kinme Cleaning also celebrates its third anniversary, but Wakana is surprised by how many people congratulate her! Who knew a lowly cleaning service could have such an impact on the community? The work never ends, though, and Wakana knuckles down to clean duvets and gym clothes, as well as restore an umbrella's water resistance.Sold out -
Little Nightmares: Descent to Nowhere
From the award-winning videogame series comes a cerebral, surreal graphic novel that forever changes and expands the world of Little Nightmares as you know it! A timid, mute girl named Hush awakes in a freezing jail cell with a cast on her arm. Not knowing how she got here, Hush realises this is no ordinary prison, but a place ripped from nightmares. Desperate to escape, Hush befriends another prisoner, Mono, who understands this world and thus abandons the girl every chance he gets. Left to fend for herself, Hush must slink through the labyrinthine corridors where monstrosities lurk around every corner. Elsewhere, drug-addicted detective Myra Wan is exhausted from living in a city where everyone ignores the strange darkness and depravity around them. She plans to end life on her own terms-- until she meets a naive officer, Marion Guy, whose blind resolve convinces her to try one last time to make a difference. But in The Counties, where sinister secrets hide in every alleyway, where do they begin? With the children, of course. The little ones who vanish year after year without a trace. Though Hush and the detective's seem realities apart, the connection between them is more puzzling and unnerving than even the worst of dreams could conjure. Little Nightmares: Descent to Nowhere collects issues #1-#4 of the comic series of the same name, plus exclusive behind-the-scenes content showcasing how the story and artwork was developed.Sold out -
Senpai Is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate 7
The beloved webtoon finally comes to print in a beautiful new full-color edition! A cheerful high school girl, Saki, confesses her love to a pretty upperclassman only to find out her senpai's actually a cross-dressing boy (otokonoko). But Saki has competition for the heart of her daring classmate in the form of Hanaoka's devoted best friend... The romcom manga about vibrant, messy, adolescent love makes the move from digital hit to collectible paperback! First-year high school student Saki is head-over-heels for the older Makoto. After all, this senpai is tall, beautiful, and oh-so-cool... Who wouldn't fall for a girl like her? The bright and bubbly Saki doesn't hesitate to confess her feelings. But Makoto turns her down, because Makoto isn't a girl, but rather a cross-dressing boy! Second-year Makoto is used to the negatives that come with his love of cross-dressing: harsh gossip from his classmates, the disapproval of his mother... Most of his classmates already know, but still, when he tells Saki, he expects her to be disgusted. Yet Saki's feelings only grow stronger, and she says she doesn't care about Makoto's gender expression. In fact, she's determined to win him over and become his first love! Caught between the straightforward Saki and his overly protective childhood friend Ryuji--who may have feelings for Makoto of his own--Makoto must navigate a complicated love triangle and chart his own course to happiness. -
Sold outNight of the Living Cat Vol. 7
MEOWGICAL MYSTERY TOUR Kunagi, Jones, and Kaoru have set out to try to find out more about Kunagi's past and cure his amnesia. After they help a young girl named Lily, the crew are invited to spend the night in her village. Things take a turn for the strange when they discover that the entire village worships cats!Sold out