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42) Always
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Do you remember when you were younger about having a happily ever after like you used to read about in the fairy-tale books? Or do you remember in your high school days when you thought about what life will be like once you graduate? For example, going to a university, moving out into a dorm, graduating after four years, getting a job, having a special someone in your life, get married, etc.
What happens when your whole life changes overnight? Will...
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Comfort Food: Amazing Friends and the Everyday Stories That Happen Around Friendship is a collection of personal essays about friendship and the foods that brought us together. The book identifies five kinds of friends and is separated into five sections, each one corresponding to one of the five friends and the course of a five-course meal that corresponds to that friend. The friend whom we turn to for encouragement is the appetizer course; the younger...
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Manfredo vende joyas, abastece las tiendas de hoteles ubicados en los litorales de una isla tropical y paradisiaca, donde a menudo encuentra sus amorosas relaciones. Él se reúne en La taberna del Corsario con sus amigos de siempre, Manuel, Yuan, Harry, Rey, Daniel y Alberto, en dicho lugar discuten sobre diversos tópicos, como el amor y la fe, siendo este último el sentimiento que los une. Los amores de Manfredo conforman la construcción de esta...
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Das lila Mäh sieht anders aus als die anderen Schafe. Es ist lila und anstatt sich anzupassen um nicht aufzufallen, setzt es sich eine Krone auf und macht auf seine Art die Welt etwas bunter. Mähs Reisebericht erzählt mit selbstgemachten Bildern die Geschichte über ihre Reisen und das Kennenlernen von dem kleinen Löwen auf dem Flughafen in Afrika. Und obwohl sie so unterschiedlich sind, werden die beiden beste Freunde und leben in Hamburg mit...
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Creative memoir of the end of the Great Depression, and especially of the World War II years, as seen through the eyes of this child who lived through those times. It's a book about living in a close-knit community, when times were hard but life was soft--with friends and neighbors and a loving family. Descriptions of farm life before any modern equipment had been invented, and how neighbors worked together in harvesting their crops makes for interesting...
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The complete why, when, and how-to guide for parenting a one-year-old.
• When will my 13-month-old start to walk?
• Shouldn't my 14-month-old be talking already?
• How can I get my picky eater to pick something besides pasta?
• Sure, I can ignore a tantrum at home-but what am I supposed to do in the middle of the mall?
• Why does my toddler have such a hard time sharing? Taking turns? Playing nicely?
• When should we break the bottle habit...and...
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Men are at a disadvantage when it comes to forming relationships with other men. As boys, men are taught to suppress their emotions and to avoid vulnerability at all costs-to be winners and warriors. Mark Roman spent a year collecting interviews with men from dozens of countries around the world and found that these societal and cultural boundaries exist everywhere, and have created a male population that deeply longs for friendship, yet can't find...
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Entre delirios debido a una tensión cada vez mayor de la vida cotidiana, un narrador cuenta la historia de Anna y Lucia, dos niñas de origen italiano, que después de pasar una infancia y una juventud serena y feliz en Borneo descubierto una historia de amor entre sus padres, ofendido y enojado, deciden salir y llegar a Italia. Aquí hay una sociedad muy cerrada que resulta en una gran dificultad para que puedan entrar y conocer a la gente. Sin...
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When was the last time you thought about who the friends are in your circle and why? Maybe never is probably the answer. It was for me. Until Covid and my new locked-down and isolated life, when I realized that other than my immediate family, nothing really matters more than my friends.
Authentic. Genuine. Just like you. These are the people that make your life what it should be. Interesting, fun, challenging but at all times worthwhile. They...
52) Lessons in Life
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Imagine a world where pregnant women are always upbeat and glowing, newborns sleep on cue, toddlers love to have their teeth brushed, and teenagers gaze adoringly at their parents. Impossible, you say? Not according to advertisers who flood the web with stock photos of perfect parents and children. They'd have you believe that parenting is a piece of cake, and every significant moment of family life takes place on a spotless white couch.
So, when...
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Penny Candy, The Hopscotch Trails takes you on a journey through the eyes of Margo, a little girl on summer vacation. She is excited to visit her friend, Trisha; they haven't seen each other since Trisha's move to Florida. Now, school is out and it's finally time for the girls to have fun again! Penny Candy: The Hopscotch Trails is an elementary-level children's book that speaks to family, friendships, and diversity. This fun-filled summer vacation...
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As a person just like you who has struggled with friendships, I have searched high and low to find the best solutions to fix this issue and deepen your friendships. With this book, it's great information on friendships it will walk you, step by step, through the process we developed to help people get all the info they need to be a success.
In this book you will learn:
•The Fundamentals of Friendships
•Determine Where Your Friendships Have...
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Modern medicine considers Autism to be an "incurable diagnosis," but Warrior Mom challenges this claim, sharing one mother's journey to heal her son.
For any parent who has heard the chilling words "your child has autism," Tracy Slepcevic offers hope, inspiration, and advice to help you navigate the system, evaluate different treatment options, and heal your child's underlying conditions. After her son Noah had a severe regression after meeting all...
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When a middle-aged woman with grown children and a much younger gay man become great friends and decide to take a "bucket list"-type journey across country, many unlike events come to pass. David knew he was not going to live a long life, so he had the desire to see places he'd never seen and visit family and friends while he could. What takes place is a heartwarming tale of hope, friendship and faith. Starting out in a tiny car and not knowing how...
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We learn as little girls that the measure of our success is popularity rather than being okay with our uniqueness. The laws of the playground have influenced the women we are today and the type of women we form friendships with. Laura shares memorable stories and hard-earned lessons about the often hurtful relationships between women. The book is full of honesty, humility, humor and self-reflection. Women can be very cruel to each other. We have all...
59) We Knew That
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A narrator tells a novel he read a few days before. Anna and Lucia are two girls of Italian origin, who after having spent a childhood and boyhood, serene and happy in Borneo discovered a love affair between their parents, disgusted then decided to leave and reach Italy. Here, they find themselves in trouble, due to the habits and customs completely different from them, and they meet a very closed society, resulting in great difficulty in entering...
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Railroad Thinking is very different from Kuester's first book, Adam and Eve for Atheists. Also, it has nothing to do with railroads.
Rather it is a whimsical reference to the train of thoughts wrecking off and onto the tracks in the author's mind. Sometimes it is that the only survivor of this devastation is the lonesome caboose parked in the leftover of what passes for his brain.
It turns out that his brain has a few toots left. Whatever you are...
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