Books with author Lauren E. Smith

The first three trimesters (and the fourth—those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester is when the working mom is born. A funny, tells-it-like-it-is guide for new mothers coping with the demands of returning to the real world after giving birth, The Fifth Trimester is packed with honest, funny, and comforting advice from 800 moms, including:•The boss-approved way to ask for flextime (and more money!)•How to know if it’s more than “just the baby blues” •How to pump breastmilk on an airplane (or, if you must, in a bathroom)•What military science knows about working through sleep deprivation •Your new sixty-second get-out-of-the-house beauty routine •How to turn your commute into a mini–therapy session •Your daycare tour or nanny interview, totally decoded

The first three trimesters (and the fourth—those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester is when the working mom is born. A funny, tells-it-like-it-is guide for new mothers coping with the demands of returning to the real world after giving birth, The Fifth Trimester is packed with honest, funny, and comforting advice from 800 moms, including:•The boss-approved way to ask for flextime (and more money!)•How to know if it’s more than “just the baby blues” •How to pump breastmilk on an airplane (or, if you must, in a bathroom)•What military science knows about working through sleep deprivation •Your new sixty-second get-out-of-the-house beauty routine •How to turn your commute into a mini–therapy session •Your daycare tour or nanny interview, totally decoded

The Fifth Trimester is your new best friend: a brilliant, tells-it-like-it-is guide that helps moms cope with the demands of the real world after the baby arrives The first three trimesters (and the fourth—those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester is when the working mom is born. No matter what the job or how you define work, you're going to have a lot of questions. When will I go back? How should I manage that initial "I want to quit" attack? Flex-time or full-time? How can I achieve 50/50 at home with my partner? What's the best option for childcare? Is it possible to look like I slept for eight hours instead of three? And . . . why is there never a convenient space to pump? Whether you're in the final stages of pregnancy or hitting the panic button on your last day of leave, The Fifth Trimester is your one-stop shop for the honest, funny, and comforting tips, to-do lists, and take-charge strategies you'll need to embrace your new identity as a working parent and set yourself up for success. Based on interviews with 700+ candidly speaking moms in wildly varied fields and incredible expert advice, The Fifth Trimester tackles every personal and professional detail with the wit, warmth, and inspiration you need to win when you head back to work. Like What to Expect When You're Expecting and The Happiest Baby on the Block, this is an indispensable guide every new mom needs on her shelf.

Twelve-year-old Ashley Enright lives in Donnybrook, a small town on the coast of Maine, with her parents and younger sister, Kelly. In the summer, she loves to wear her New York Mets baseball cap, ride her bicycle and write stories. She enjoys spending time with her best friend, Josh Stewart, who draws comic books featuring super-heroes. She also enjoys solving mysteries and is becoming known in town for “Ashley Enright Investigations.” Ashley isn’t nosey, just curious and intelligent.On a hot summer day, Ashley and Josh decide to go swimming at Miller’s Pond rather than visit the new community pool. They meet a new friend, Kaitlyn, who could help Josh realize his dream of having his comic books published. They also sadly discover that one of Donnybrook’s last wildlife refuges is about to disappear forever. Ashley and Josh unearth a secret that could save Miller’s Pond and its wildlife inhabitants. Will it be in time to save the habitat?

Many individuals struggle with establishing and maintaining a budget which in turn causes families to go into financial strain and live in poverty. There are many families that find themselves in a cycle of poverty because they continue the pattern. The BASF. Inc's Budget Booklet has been designed to help individuals and families understand the simplicity of budgetting with hopes of breaking generational curses or poverty. It teaches several easy to implement ways to save from generated income.

Originally published in 2010.Who do you blame when your world comes crashing down?Watching her parents go through a divorce has turned Emma's life into a tailspin. She's angry at everyone around her. She's angry at her siblings because she's always stuck baby-sitting them, her parents for ruining her life, and herself for not measuring up to anyone's standards. Will she turn her torment over to God and put her trust in Him before it's too late?

Barely out of their teens and trained as assassins, Rigel members are taught that the Kalideyes are evil and must be destroyed.Makise—now named Maru—and her team fight against all odds during their training within the Rigel organization to rid her country of the dreaded and mysterious “people” called Kalideyes. Facing horrors, nightmares, depression, and injuries, how many will survive? As Maru prepares for her first mission, she realizes that relying on herself in times of crisis isn’t enough, but her teammates are as broken as she is. When she is forced to fight for her life, who will be there to save her?It won’t be long before Maru learns the truth behind the enemy and an even bigger truth, but are these enough to lead her to safety?

Twelve-year-old Ashley Enright lives in Donnybrook, a small town on the coast of Maine, with her parents and younger sister, Kelly. In the summer, she loves to wear her New York Mets baseball cap, ride her bicycle and write stories. She enjoys spending time with her best friend, Josh Stewart, who draws comic books featuring super-heroes. She also enjoys solving mysteries and is becoming known in town for “Ashley Enright Investigations.” Ashley isn’t nosey, just curious and intelligent. On a hot summer day, Ashley and Josh decide to go swimming at Miller’s Pond rather than visit the new community pool. They meet a new friend, Kaitlyn, who could help Josh realize his dream of having his comic books published. They also sadly discover that one of Donnybrook’s last wildlife refuges is about to disappear forever. Ashley and Josh unearth a secret that could save Miller’s Pond and its wildlife inhabitants. Will it be in time to save the habitat?

A "fascinating, eye-opening, sometimes alarming, and ultimately inspiring" natural history of rivers and their complex and ancient relationship with human civilization (Elizabeth Kolbert).Rivers, more than any road, technology, or political leader, have shaped the course of civilization. They have opened frontiers, founded cities, settled borders, and fed billions. They promote life, forge peace, grant power, and capriciously destroy everything in their path. And even as they have become increasingly domesticated, rivers remain a powerful global force, one that is more critical than ever to our future.In Rivers of Power, geographer Laurence C. Smith takes a deep dive into the timeless and vastly underappreciated relationship between rivers and civilization as we know it. Rivers are vital to us for major human systems (like water supply, sanitation, and transport), but they also shape us in less obvious ways. Massive amounts of river water support the global food trade; huge volumes are consumed to provide the world's electricity -- not just by hydropower, but by coal, nuclear, and natural gas power plants, too. Most of our globally important cities are positioned on the banks of rivers or river deltas. The territories of nations, their cultural and economic ties to one another, and the migrations of people trace to rivers and the topographic divides they carve on the world.Beautifully told and expansive in scope, Rivers of Power reveals how and why rivers have so profoundly shaped civilization, and examines the importance this vast, arterial power holds for our present, past, and future.