Books with author Paula Sullivan

Sooner or later everyone encounters a situation in which the stakes are high and the outcome is vital. And even top performers can crumble when faced with such extreme pressure. But then there are the performers who thrive under such conditions. In Clutch, you'll meet: A skinny sergeant who saved his battalion in Iraq, a rookie baseball player who pitched his team into its first World Series, a lawyer who struggled in school but became one of the top litigators in America. According to Sullivan, clutch performance does not stem from an innate ability. It's a learned skill-the art of operating in high- stress situations as if they were everyday conditions. Even some of the most experienced and talented performers lack this skill-but Sullivan shows that anyone can develop it.

Can you live in two worlds at the same time? Maata has spent her life on the Arctic tundra, in a world of snow and ice. Her people, the Inuit, live a blissfully nomadic life, carrying all of their possessions on sleds, traveling with the seasons and the game. But one day a huge ship steams into their bay and forces her people onto it. They are taken to a Canadian government settlement camp, where there are incredible electric boats and houses with glass windows...and also alcohol and violence of a kind the Inuit have never known. Though her brother rebels and runs away, Maata realizes that in order to thrive in this new world, she must adapt to this new way of life. As she learns to read and write in English, she begins to keep a journal as she struggles to retain her traditional ways. However, when she is chosen to join a mapping expedition to her beloved homeland, she finds that all of her skills -- both from her Inuit and western educations -- become equally invaluable when tragedy strikes. In this remarkable story of courage, survival, and the power of language, Paul Sullivan brings the breathtakingly harsh Arctic landscape, and a breathtakingly determined girl, to life.

"Anyone who feels that they tend to lose their confidence when the stakes are high can glean something from this analysis."-The Associated Press Sooner or later everyone encounters a situation in which the stakes are high and the outcome is vital. And even top performers can crumble when faced with such extreme pressure. But then there are the performers who thrive under such conditions. In Clutch, you'll meet: A skinny sergeant who saved his battalion in Iraq A rookie baseball player who pitched his team into its first World Series A lawyer who struggled in school but became one of the top litigators in America According to Sullivan, clutch performance does not stem from an innate ability. It's a learned skill-the art of operating in high- stress situations as if they were everyday conditions. Even some of the most experienced and talented performers lack this skill-but Sullivan shows that anyone can develop it.

Dragons have hobbies besides sleep and fire,all knights are not equal in brains or in size,ants vow revenge against murderous backsides,and beware of the griffin’s unique appetite.And when Lloyd rips the void, hold on to your hare!A collection of 24 tongue-in-cheek fantasy poems and the first of an anthology, Dragons, Tea, and Other Tails is a light-hearted perspective on the traditional fantasy genre that will leave you laughing.

Intukk had a vision when he was a boy, and if it had not been for this, the People would not have settled to hunt the land and sea of the place later known as Hewitt Sound. But under the influence of the white man's greed for hides, the People broke the covenant with nature and the land became empty. Three quarters of a century later, Matthew Hewitt arrived to find information about an uncle who had disappeared. He had no Arctic experience for the long trek to Hewitt Sound, but he did have the aid of an old Inuit hunter. Together, the two men go to the brink of death as Matthew pieces together the story and comes to understand the mysteries of the land; myth twisted in truth and truth twisted in myth. The Unforgiving Land is told in a double narrative as the past and present intertwine in a perfectly balanced novel of white man's greed, the temptations of modern conveniences, Inuit transgressions, and Nature's ultimate revenge. This is the third and final novel in Paul Sullivan's trilogy paying homage to the Arctic, its people, land, weather, and fauna. Sullivan, through his extraordinary talent, draws his readers into his stories to experience the tales as they unfold. The grandeur of his language and emotion warm us as we stand out in the frozen stillness beside the great white bear, the white wolf, and the Inuit. We come to know the heartbeat of the land that "respects few who challenge it, none of those who do not understand it, and challenges all who enter it."

All things are connected. The Earth to the Sun. The Moon to the Earth. Man to the land he walks on. All creatures to the wind, to the sky, to a blade of grass. Each bound by a spirit within. All connected to one hearing, one voice, one breathing. Through the wings of a butterfly a man can hear the earth in motion. He can hear, if he listens. If he learns to listen. So speaks Masuka, The African. The Spirit Walker is a haunting novel of the feelings of man and beast, multiple perceptions and stunning imagery. It is told with flashbacks, and from each humans and an elephants point of view. The author deftly crafts a story about the web of nature and mans uneasy fit into it. An old elephant, more than 50 years, and an honest seven tons, has survived a poachers bullet lodged close to his heart. The wound is slowly killing him. He recalls the family unit of his youth and its bloody slaughter. And the stench of man, one particular man. Now the old one is on the trail of the man who caused him such pain. Teich is a sweaty, cigar-smoking poacher. He is unkempt, undignified and has no respect for any living thing. He fears only hippos. He carries a leg injury from the old elephant and is consumed with finding and finally killing him for revenge and his huge ivory tusks. Young Tebe and his wife Kopela, trapped by economics, work for Teich, but loathe him. Masuku is a mysterious old man who manipulates the poachers physical and emotional weaknesses to bring him into Natures just pattern. The Spirit Walker touches the readers mind and heart. It is a tribute to Nature and the African Elephant, the largest and most powerful land animal, which Sullivan portrays with incredible insight and beauty.

This is the compelling story of a man alone trying to survive in the Arctic as the weather is closing in. Jake Quinn could fly an airplane, but he was not a hunter. When his plane developed carburetor trouble, he put down on a frozen river only to see the ice break up and the plane disappear into the water. His thoughts for survival were to keep from freezing and to reach civilization. He had a rifle with two cartridges, a few matches, a parka, and a blanket. He did not have a map or a compass. Soon he was stalked by a large white bear. He knew that his rifle offered him little protection against the bear. He recognized that he was an alien in this frozen land which belonged to the stalking white bear. In fact, before the Ghost of the North, the man was on his best behavior. He had always admired the bears strength and awesome beauty. Although he had seen many bear from the window of his plane, this one was the biggest by far. In this story of mans place in Natures North, the bear is relentless, the man is persistent but humble. Jake is equally careful and respectful of the wolves he runs across. The special dangers and problems of surviving in the far north become very clear to any reader during the course of the novel. This is a spectacularly good adventure and psychological story simple, compelling, clear, and very engaging.

Dragons have hobbies besides sleep and fire,all knights are not equal in brains or in size,ants vow revenge against murderous backsides,and beware of the griffin’s unique appetite.And when Lloyd rips the void, hold on to your hare!A collection of 24 tongue-in-cheek fantasy poems and the first of an anthology, Dragons, Tea, and Other Tails is a light-hearted perspective on the traditional fantasy genre that will leave you laughing.