Books with author Shelli Johnson

Have you ever wanted to prove a point but you didn't know how to do it? Have you ever been stuck in an argument in which your opponent makes several strong points but you don't know what to say? If so, this is just the book for you! The Argument Builder is the ideal companion to The Art of Argument for students in eighth grade and up, as well as many curious adults! The Argument Builder trains students to build their own sound and persuasive arguments. Written in a conversational, humorous, and easy to understand style, the text is a blend of logic and rhetoric-students first study the logical structure of good arguments and then study how to use several lines of argument (a.k.a., the common topics, first invented by Aristotle) including examples, analogy, comparison, testimony, and statistics, and layer them together into a strong whole. The text comes in a workbook format with many everyday examples, funny illustrations, and plenty of exercises to ensure students learn to become skilled argument makers!

Get off the diet-go-round. Get on with your life. Eat what you want, lose weight, and keep it off. Free yourself from diets forever.As seen in PEOPLE magazine.If you’ve ever been afraid of food, felt ashamed of your body’s size, been on a diet or lots of diets that didn’t work out for you in the end, felt trapped by eating guidelines, and/or given up on trying to lose weight, know this:You are not alone.This is not just another weight-loss book, it’s also an invitation for you to delve deeper into who you are so you can keep the weight off permanently.You will:Learn why you use food in a way it was never intended and how to change that. Discover what works best for you and your body so you can honor your own preferences. Master how to create a lifestyle that is true to what matters deeply to you so you can become the person you envision yourself to be.My hope is that you’ll use these pages to facilitate your healing, realize your amazing potential, and free yourself from diets and dieting forever. I hope this book will be a source of inspiration, motivation, and encouragement for you to create a life that you love and a body that feels like home to you.At her heaviest, Shelli Johnson weighed 304 pounds. Now, she weighs 130 pounds. She lost the weight naturally and has maintained a 160+ pound weight loss for 8 years and counting. Her book, Start Where You Are Weight Loss™, will teach you how.

For what should a man live, if not for the pleasures of discourse? PlatoWhat would you do if you were having a conversation with a friend and realized that you completely disagreed with her point of view? What if your friend wanted to debate you about this issue? Would you welcome such a challenge as an adventure, or would you shrink from it as a threat? If you are one who feels fearful about or even repelled by debate or disagreement, Everyday Debate & Discussion may change your mind. This book will give you debating confidence and open your eyes to the benefit of debate, disagreement, and discussion in your day-to-day life or in a formal debate setting.This clear, engaging book is designed for three types of people:1. those leading a debate team or class at a school or co-op2. logic or upper-school teachers who want to create a truly dialectical environment3. teachers who wish to enhance their teaching by including more robust discussion and debateEveryday Debate & Discussion: A Guide to Socratic Conversation, Informal Discussion, and Formal Debate Student Edition not only shows students how to conduct informal and formal debates, but also how to develop good arguments by using solid logic and the resources available in their own thinking as well as the world around them. Students will employ the techniques of logic and rhetoric, such as the common topics of definition, comparison, relationship, circumstance, and testimony. Additional study of ethos, pathos, and style is also included as well as a study of debate arrangement.

For the first time in his life, 24-year-old Stuart Jones wants to get serious about his lady. Now that Tiffany and her daughter, Angel, live with him, Stuart thinks that maybe it's time to pop the question. After all, at the mature age of 30, Tiffany is ready to settle down. There's just one small hurdle. Stuart must first introduce Tiffany to his family - his whole family, who just happens to have rented a house in South Carolina for a family reunion over Thanksgiving. So, after making a quick stop in North Carolina to leave Angel with her father, Stuart and Tiffany head south to the insanity that awaits them. With a drunk uncle, a grandmother with a gambling problem, a sanctimonious aunt, and a bisexual cousin ready to burst from the closet, Stuart and Tiffany must contend with plenty of opinions about their relationship while figuring out what love and family really mean. An uproarious, laugh-out-loud story that will resonate with anyone who comes from a sprawling, messy, and lovable clan, Thankful for My Family celebrates the ties that bind us - even ones we wish we could break sometimes.

Small as a Mustard Seed is "a real page turner, a gripping tale of a family blown apart by tragedy. Yet, ultimately, the novel is redeeming as well, told through the viewpoint of a heroine who will both break and mend your heart." (Sue William Silverman, author of Love Sick)As the daughter of a Korean war veteran, Ann Marie learns not to trust people, including her own parents. While her father rages with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), confusing reality with soul-searing memories, her blindsided mother struggles to guard the family secrets. The relationship with her sister, Jolene, is the only beacon of light and tenderness in Ann Marie's life as their father's mental illness leaves the girls in fear for their lives. The two sisters share a seemingly unbreakable bond until tragedy rips their dysfunctional family apart. An emotional coming-of-age story, Small as a Mustard Seed, challenges us to hang onto hope even as our hearts break, to define love in new ways after the fallout, and to choose forgiveness for ourselves in the end.An excellent choice for fans of powerful young-adult fiction from authors like Jay Asher, John Green, and Laurie Halse Anderson, Small as a Mustard Seed is "a story that will run you through an emotional marathon at a sprinter's pace. Rarely do you find a novel or a writer than can reach inside the reader to evoke such strong feelings but Small as a Mustard Seed is that one-in-a-million story. You will rarely find a story that can captivate your feelings and touch your soul like this one." (Kindle Book Review)

Have you ever wanted to prove a point but you didn’t know how to do it? Have you ever been stuck in an argument in which your opponent makes several strong points but you don’t know what to say? If so, this is just the book for you!The Argument Builder is the ideal companion to The Art of Argument for students in eighth grade and up, as well as many curious adults! Where The Art of Argument enables students to find and identify fallacies in various kinds of writing and speech, The Argument Builder trains students to build their own sound and persuasive arguments. Written in a conversational, humorous, and easy to understand style, the text is a blend of logic and rhetoric—students first study the logical structure of good arguments and then study how to use several lines of argument (a.k.a., the common topics, first invented by Aristotle) including examples, analogy, comparison, testimony, and statistics, and layer them together into a strong whole. The text comes in a workbook format with many everyday examples, funny illustrations, and plenty of exercises to ensure students learn to become skilled argument makers!

For the first time in his life, twenty-four-year-old Stuart Jones wants to get serious about his lady. Now that Tiffany and her daughter, Angel, live with him, Stuart thinks that maybe it’s time to pop the question. After all, at the mature age of thirty, Tiffany is ready to settle down.There’s just one small hurdle. Stuart must first introduce Tiffany to his family—his whole family, who just happens to have rented a house in South Carolina for a family reunion over Thanksgiving.So after making a quick stop in North Carolina to leave Angel with her father, Stuart and Tiffany head south to the insanity that awaits them. With a drunk uncle, a grandmother with a gambling problem, a sanctimonious aunt, and a bisexual cousin ready to burst from the closet, Stuart and Tiffany must contend with plenty of opinions about their relationship while figuring out what love and family really mean.An uproarious, laugh-out-loud story that will resonate with anyone who comes from a sprawling, messy, and lovable clan, Thankful for My Family celebrates the ties that bind us—even ones we wish we could break sometimes.

When the whole family gets together, events are bound to get messy. For the first time in years, Stuart’s family of three is headed to California for the holidays, and the frustrating yet hilarious challenges just keep piling on.Merry with My Family, part two of the Family Comedy Trilogy, is the entertaining follow-up to Thankful for My Family. Stuart has been married to Tiffany for five years now, and though they have their issues, he is full of unconditional love for his family. Last time it was his outrageous relatives they had to deal with, and now they’re headed on a trip to visit Tiffany’s family for Christmas. His stepdaughter, Angel, has grown into a rebellious teenager. Tiffany’s parents are divorced but still living together, and their tendency to say exactly what they’re thinking leads to some dramatic arguments. Add in a reckless grandfather and a prickly sister, and Stuart finds himself in a house full of chaos. Torn between love and frustration, Stuart must find a way to work through marital problems while making the best of the holiday season. This comical tale shows just how ridiculous family can get, and yet how lost we’d be without them.

Bigsby just wants to be left alone. But why? And will the forest creatures listen?Leave Me Alone is the heartfelt story of Bigsby, a shy snowman with a big heart who wants more than anything to stop being so lonely. But for a snowman in a field, making friends is a bit harder than you might think. Follow along as children and animals visit Bigsby and learn the best way to become friends.With beautiful illustrations and touching lessons on friendship, this inspirational tale gives gentle guidance on both how to make a true friend and how to be a good friend.Leave Me Alone is a beginning reader picture book perfect for children in kindergarten through second grade and ages 4-8.

When white, middle-aged Mr. Wilder accepts a position teaching extracurricular creative writing at Booker T. Washington High, a predominantly black institution, he knows there will be challenges. The only reason he got the job is because no one else wanted to apply to a school at the center of a heated controversy: since a straight-A African American student was killed by a white teacher, racial tensions at the school—and throughout the town of Norfolk, Virginia—have been at boiling point.Mr. Wilder grew up in a town where there were more Confederate flags than jobs, so he understands the struggle—and he wants to make a difference. Even though no students voluntarily join his after-school activity, he eagerly accepts the three troubled teens forced to participate. Jaylen, Curtis, and DeSean are resistant, but Mr. Wilder’s persistence pays off when they begin to reveal their unique writing talents.Despite the conflicts that arise from the boys’ social struggles and creative differences, Mr. Wilder unites their energies by entering them in a writing competition. They each have a story to tell, and in spite of the racially charged environment and meddling principal, Mr. Wilder is determined to make their voices heard.