Books published by publisher Pilot Communications Group

The book Walking Wounded teaches the reader how to identify their own personal wounds in life and provides step-by-step instruction on how to resolve those wounds and come to a place of wholeness. Herein, Dr. Mark Jones takes the reader through three key processes to obtain healing: resolving your past, restoring your health, and retraining your thinking. The book not only teaches how to resolve the past on an emotional, spiritual, mental and relationship level, but also how to be restored to health through a re-established sense of self-worth. The definition of a wound is, “an experience that produces pain or even trauma which creates a memory and a sense of loss, regret or even death of some kind.” Wounds can either be self-inflicted or can be inflicted by other people or unfortunate situations. Throughout the book, Dr. Jones identifies all the areas of one’s life where wounds can come from and the forms in which they take on, i.e. divorce, molestation, abandonment, abuse, anger, etc. Such wounds create corresponding behaviors which the book addresses as “wound behaviors.” While some wound behaviors are obvious, some behaviors are more subtle. A select few, who are wounded, can connect the dots between their obvious or not so obvious wounds and the wound behaviors they act out. Yet, others have a difficult time connecting the dots and do not understand why they are acting out these wound behaviors, and subsequently have a hard time excepting the truth when they hear it. Therefore, Dr. Mark Jones walks the reader through the process of identifying wound behavior patterns and instructs on how to remove destructive patterns and replace them with the right, productive ones. Unfortunately, it is impossible to go through one’s entire life and not experience wounds. Unless you purposefully and intentionally resolve such wounds, they will remain and push their way out in the form of some kind of mindset, emotion, and/or behavior. Walking Wounded encourages the reader to examine their life and reach out for professional help rather than attempt to resolve everything by themselves. Within its pages, Dr. Mark Jones provides the help needed to do so and in turn shows the reader how to identify their giftings, strengths and talents, In reading this book, you too will find the tools you need in order to identify the wounds that have hurt you, receive healing, and discover your strengths and giftings and how to use them with confidence to live a successful and fulfilling life while maximizing your God - given potential.

A New Kid in School is the fourth in a series of books by The Hometown All Stars for children ages three to seven. Amira, the new kid in school lands in a new hometown after leaving her home country of Syria over a year ago. She is shy and a looks a little scared as the teacher introduces her to class. Amira is rapidly welcomed by Nick and the rest of the All Star team. She adapts quickly to their silly ways. With a little help on Amira’s spelling and math at school, Amira’s mom might be more likely to let her play baseball with the team after school. Her mom was very strict because she had a lot of school days to make up after they were forced out of their old home. The Hometown All Stars learn all about hotdogs, maps, fingers up, fingers down, train tunnels, Willie Mays, #24 and how to catch 3 different types of pop fly balls. True to real life, you have to learn how to hit, run, throw and catch before you play a real game of baseball. Coach ends practice with a little teaser and all the fun that is ahead of them at the next practice titled Pizza Pie Day! Batter up for a great tale - both fact and fantasy - that celebrate the spirit of our national pastime. The Hometown All Stars series helps children learn beginning sports skills with real life coaching techniques, combined with education and most importantly how to have FUN.

It’s more than just baseball. Nick’s Very First Day of Baseball, the first of a series for children ages three to seven, teaches children about baseball using real coaching techniques. In this interactive storybook, kids will find hidden baseballs in the pictures, answer trivia questions, and there’s even a page for autographs from their favorite players.

New book series teaches kids “How to Tame the Money Monster”. If you had learned how to better manage money when you were a kid, how would your life be different? Do you worry that you will need to financially support your kids long after they’re grown? Start your kids off right―learning how to earn, save, invest, and spend money. Award-winning financial advisor Judith McNiff combines her passion for teaching and her knowledge of money management in her new book, “Ethan Learns How To Tame The Money Monster” Read each book with your child and together you’ll explore how to… • Encourage saving • Prevent impulse buying • Inspire philanthropy In book 1, follow Ethan as he loses a precious toy and needs to find a way to pay for the replacement. His mom teaches Ethan responsibility in a few easy steps, and together, they keep the dreaded Money Monster away!

"It is that joyous rarity, a work of sophisticated artistic ambition and deep political purpose that affords nonstop pleasure."—TimeInto the Woods brings well-known fairytale characters to musical life, interwoven with the story of a baker and his wife, whose longing for a child is thwarted by a mischievous witch. Stephen Sondheim's songs, seamlessly melded to James Lapine's text, are perfect expressions of the complications of living in modern society and the difficult choices we encounter on the paths of our lives. Into the Woods premiered on Broadway in 1987, winning three Tony Awards. It has been a beloved favorite on stages throughout the United States and around the world for almost thirty years.On December 25, 2014, Into the Woods was released as a major motion picture, produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The film, directed by Rob Marshall, stars Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, James Corden, and Chris Pine. This book includes an eight-page insert with color photographs from the film.Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy, and the complete scores (music and lyrics) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Into the Woods, Company, A Little Night Music, Follies, Sunday in the Park with George, Assassins, Passion, Pacific Overtures, and Sweeney Todd, among others. He has won seven Tony Awards, eight Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and many other honors.James Lapine wrote the book for and directed the musicals Into the Woods, Passion, and Sunday in the Park with George (all with scores by Stephen Sondheim) and Falsettos, A New Brain, Muscles, and Little Miss Sunshine (all with scores by William Finn). He has written and directed numerous plays, and has received three Tony Awards, five Drama Desk awards, and the Pulitzer Prize.

When Rozanne was a little girl she loved watching wild animals. When she grew up, she traveled to see wildlife where they lived—a childhood dream. Rozanne Travels to Africa to Kiss a Giraffe covers three wildlife adventures with her engaging, full-color animal photos—from consoling a baby orphaned orangutan in the rain forests of Borneo, Indonesia, to African safaris where Rozanne was so excited to see elephants close up and FIVE elusive leopards, including 2 leopard cubs!! Then, Rozanne saw her first penguins in the wild and adopted a baby orphaned elephant. Despite her fears, Rozanne was determined to kiss a giraffe. Does she? Rozanne’s 3 1/2 year old “book consultant” wants to kiss a giraffe. She added more emojis to “help older children recognize words.”For girls and boys 2-9 who love wildlife/animals—from learning to recognize various wildlife to greater depth.

You have to learn how to hit, run, and throw before you can play a real game. TGIT is the third book in an ongoing series that teaches children sports skills using real coaching techniques. Join The Hometown All Star’s team as they learn how to pitch and throw to targets and have some team fun while they're at it! The kids are even introduced to a legend of the game, Cy Young. Games, exercises, and great lessons abound as Coach Kevin concludes practice with three key messages: HONOR the game, RESPECT each other, and be part of your COMMUNITY. Fun and educational for ages 3-7.

THE HOMETOWN ALL STARS in its most reduced form was created to teach baseball through bedtime reading, and to get kids playing outside again. THE HOMETOWN ALL STARS begin exactly where it needs too. "Nick’s Very First Day of Baseball," says it all...You can’t join a team without going through the motions of showing up, seeing your friends, and getting a uniform. The books then follow an “age appropriate” progression of learning the steps to play a game and be involved in the community. They are designed to be short- bed time reading books. You have to learn how to catch, hit and throw before you even think about playing a game. "Magic Bat Day" is the first real practice after they get their uniforms. Batting is the most fun of all skills and drills! This book concept shows techniques of how to hold the bat and where to stand. Most importantly, it shows that every kid can find their own magic bat. All of the books end with interactive questions that are educational and fun. They are relative to the stages of the books and progressively graduate to new terminology with more advanced stages of the game. Besides the obvious physical activity, sports have other well-known benefits The All Stars will help build character and re-enforce important life lessons. The most important of all …. is fun!

“Extraordinary power Funny, passionate, bristling with idealism and luminously intelligent.” –TimeOut London“You feel you have not just had a night at the theatre: you have encountered an extraordinary woman [in this] stunning account of one woman’s passionate response Theatre can’t change the world. But what it can do, when it’s as good as this, is to send us out enriched by other people’s passionate concern.” –Guardian (London)“An impassioned eulogy It’s hard not to be impressed – and also somewhat frightened – by the description of her as a two-year-old looking across Capital Lake in Washington State and announcing, ‘This is the wide world, and I’m coming to it.’” –New York TimesOn March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie, a twenty-three-year-old American, was crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer in Gaza as she was trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home. My Name is Rachel Corrie is a one-woman play composed from Rachel’s own journals, letters and emails – creating a portrait of a messy, articulate, Salvador Dali-loving chain-smoker (with a passion for the music of Pat Benatar), who left her home and school in Olympia, Washington, to work as an activist in the heart of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Since its Royal Court premiere (London), the piece has been surrounded by both controversy and impassioned proponents, and has raised an unprecedented call to support political work and the difficult discourse it creates.ALAN RICKMAN is a British actor and director, who directed the London and New York productions of the play. KATHERINE VINER is an award-winning journalist and editor of the Guardian’s Weekend Magazine.

The publication of volume two of this landmark collection celebrates the close of the centennial year of Thornton Wilder's birth. This volume collects 17 plays from the author's three-minute and five-minute plays for five actors series and includes the full-length play The Alcestiad, a major work by the author of Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth which has long been unavailable.