Orem Library

Life veered in sharply different directions for the once-close Sunday sisters. Beautiful and bighearted Sid lives an expat's life of leisure in far-off Singapore, while harried, iPhone-clutching Cassie can't seem to make it work as a wife and mom to twin toddlers in Manhattan. It doesn't help that Sid spurns all social media while Cassie is addicted to Facebook. So when Sid issues a challenge to reconnect the old-fashioned way-- through real, handwritten...

Do you wish you could decode people? Do you want a formula for charisma? Do you want to know exactly what to say to your boss, your date or your networking partner? You need to know how people work.
 
As a human behavior investigator, Vanessa Van Edwards studies the hidden forces that drive our behavior patterns in her lab—and she’s cracked the code. In Captivate she shares a wealth...

Fourteen-year-old Cassandra uses her abilities to seek a new home for a dog whose owner is moving to a retirement home, but matching Garrett with a new owner is challenging.

When it comes to signing with babies, the secret to success is to make signing fun!
Using signs in playful and engaging ways gets babies’ attention and stimulates their interest in signing like nothing else. In Sign, Sing, and Play, busy parents will find imaginative ways to include signing naturally throughout the day with activities that can be used at home and on the go!
Whether it’s time for a story, a diaper change,...

Teaches thirteen signs for babies, including mommy, daddy, dog, book, and sleepy.

The Monkey King asks Kai-Lan and her friends to make peace between the Land of Foxes and the Land of Bears, who are not friends because they do not communicate with each other.

When she finds the key to a secret passageway leading out of the walled city of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa realizes her lifelong wish to explore the mysterious forests and mountains that lie beyond the wall.

"A profound new rendering of the struggle by African Americans for equality after the Civil War and the violent counterrevolution that resubjugated them, as seen through the prism of the war of images and ideas that have left an enduring stain on the American mind. The story of the abolition of slavery in the aftermath of the Civil War is a familiar one, as is the civil rights revolution that transformed the nation after World War II. But the century...

Get heard by being clear and concise. The only way to survive in business today is to be a lean communicator. Busy executives expect you to respect and manage their time more effectively than ever. You need to do the groundwork to make your message tight and to the point. The average professional receives 304 emails per week and checks their smartphones 36 times an hour and 38 hours a week. This inattention has spread to every part of life. The average...