Books published by publisher Health Communications Inc.

Have you ever wondered which college major is best for you? With hundreds of possibilities and with the costs of attending college, many students face a great deal of stress related to making this choice. This book can help you in understanding how to choose your college major. It can help to give you a focus for your future. In the process, it can lessen your stress about what you are going to do next in your life. For more than 20 years, as a professional counselor, I have helped students plan their future. This book contains a self-scoring, easy-to-use Aptitude Test that can help you better understand which college major best matches your interests and abilities. The easy-to-understand Aptitude Test in this book is based on similar tests that I developed and that have been used by more than 1 million students. In addition to showing you which college major best matches your interests and abilities, this book goes a step further and shows you a list of careers that best match your strengths. Everything you need to complete and understand the Aptitude Test is provided in the book. You will find the test questions and a section on how to understand and score your answers. In addition you will find charts listing hundreds of college majors, and there will be easy-to-understand instructions on which of these college majors best matches your results on the Aptitude Test. Finally, you will be provided with lists of hundreds of up-to-date career lists, and once again easy-to-use instructions will show you how your results on the Aptitude Test best match a group of possible careers for you. The results you receive on the Aptitude Test can help to point you in the right direction for your future. They can also be an excellent resource that you can refer to if you meet with a counselor, career advisor, or a college mentor/advisor. This book can help you to answer the questions, "Now what? What am I going to do next with my life?"

411 for Life! The teen years are one of the most difficult periods of your life, while at the same time one of the funnest. You are dealing with so many changes that sometimes you don't know which end is up. Now there is help! Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul is your handbook for surviving and succeeding during these exciting years with both your sanity and sense of humor intact. You will relate to and learn from the stories here, without feeling criticized or judged. Featuring contributions from stars Jennie Garth, Jennifer Love Hewitt and A.J. Langer, as well as many teens just like you, this edition of Chicken Soup contains lessons on: the nature of friendship and love; the importance of belief in the future; the value of respect for yourself and others, and dealing with tough issues like death, suicide and the loss of love. The awesome stories in this collection include "My First Kiss, and Then Some," "Please Listen," Detention Can Be Fun," "No-Hair Day" and "Wile Thing." Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul will become your good friend: one who understands your feelings, is there for you when needed, and cheers you up when things are looking down.

Emily Sylvester is a shy, ordinary girl until she accidentally discovers that her mother's emerald necklace has secret powers. When she begins to research a project on Atlantis for a school project, the emerald leads her on a trail to an ancient lost world. Along the way, Emily meets a descendant from the lost world she is seeking who sends her on a mission to save a fabulous secret civilization. To save this world, Emily and her friends must travel through dangerous and mysterious places where they constantly experience new adventures and challenges. How can Emily and her friends survive the terrors and obstacles that they continually face? The fate of an unknown world rests in Emily's hands. Can she save it?

Invite the Savior a little nearer to your heart through the tender words of Sally DeFord's beloved song and the beautiful artwork of Greg Olsen and Liz Lemon Swindle. This inspiring book gently shows how Jesus Christ is always with us and works through the Holy Ghost and earthly ministers to bring us peace. The exquisite spirit of this work will bring you to this keepsake again and again.

In the breathtaking conclusion to the Keeper of the Emerald trilogy, Emily and her friends are now involved in their most dangerous adventure yet. Emily is faced with the troublesome decision of whether or not she should use her emerald to help a young girl who has been abducted. In addition, Emily and her friends face a school shooting. Amidst these problems, Emily learns of a mystical ancient world where no human has ever set foot before. After traveling to this world, one of Emily’s closest friends disappears in a mysterious jungle. In their action-packed attempt to find this friend, they encounter a tribe known as the Forgotten People who live in an underground network of caves and tunnels. The Forgotten People help Emily to discover a secret that puts every life on Earth in jeopardy. As one of Emily’s closest friends turns against her, Emily must decide whether she is willing to sacrifice her own life to save the lives of others. Can Emily and her friends successfully complete one final mission? For Emily, this will be her final quest.