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The creator of Slinky, Dick James, was an engineer who took a mistake in his workplace and saw the potential to make a mark on the world and increase his fame and fortune. But he sacrificed and gave up his family, and even his creation, to chase after mere vapors of what he thought he wanted.

Collapse has become the framework through which we write, debate, theorise, and, therefore, make society. It establishes a fertile ground for the development of conservative ideas in mainstream discourse since, in times of fear, people are more likely to turn in on themselves, their families, and look back for answers.

Bagpuss, dear Bagpuss, old fat furry cat-puss, wake up, wake up and look at this thing that I bring... Bagpuss, created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, is no ordinary shop cat. He's the leader of a magical group of characters who come to life when Emily brings lost and broken things into the shop. With Professor Yaffle's wisdom, Madeleine's lovely songs, Gabriel's banjo tunes, and the playful mischief of the mice, they all work together to reveal the hidden stories behind these treasures. The shop is a place of magic, where even the simplest object has an adventure waiting inside.

When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily. A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful and unforgettable novel by the author of The Lovely Bones . For years, Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic...

Le stress affecte l’humanité depuis la nuit des temps, mais doit-il pour autant devenir un mode de vie ? Pouvons-nous développer des compétences pour déstresser ? Est-il possible de prévenir le stress ? La réponse est un OUI retentissant ! Mo Gawdat est ingénieur. Ce que la plupart d’entre nous considèrent comme des difficultés insurmontables, il le voit comme un problème à résoudre, au sens mathématique du terme.

Amber ist 35 und mit Paul verheiratet, als eine Nacht ihr Leben schlagartig verändert. Seitdem liegt sie im Koma. Sie kann sich nicht erinnern, was ihr zugestoßen ist, doch sie nimmt alles um sich herum wahr. In ihrem Körper gefangen, ist sie auf die Gespräche ihrer Besucher angewiesen. Statt Antworten zu finden, stellen sich Amber immer mehr Fragen: Was geschah, nachdem sie ihre Jugendliebe zufällig wiedersah? Hat sie den Autounfall in der Weihnachtsnacht wirklich selbst verursacht?

Continue the fun in episodes 4-6 of the soapy serial by best-selling author Leta Blake and newcomer Alice Griffiths! Don't wait to listen to Will & Patrick Fight Their Feelings, Will & Patrick Meet the Mob, and Will & Patrick Meet the Mob

'Essential reading for everyone' – Marian Keyes This enlightening audiobook is passionately narrated by the authors, Mariella Frostrup with Alice Smellie. It’s time for us to start talking about the menopause. Cracking the Menopause, from straight-talking broadcaster Mariella Frostrup and...

ESTE É UM EPISÓDIO DA OBRA "CARTA PARA O MEU JOVEM EU", DE. JANE GRAHAM, QUE APRESENTAM CARTAS PARA ALICE COOPER E JAMES BLUNT E MELANIE C MAIS JOVENS. SE QUISER LER TODAS AS CARTAS LEIA A OBRA COMPLETA. Se a viagem no tempo fosse uma possibilidade, o que você diria ao seu eu adolescente, caso o encontrasse? Em Carta Para Meu Jovem Eu, personalidades das mais diversas áreas refletem sobre o que teria sido bom saber antes. Elas também lembram aqueles momentos mágicos que gostariam de reviver. O livro inclui a participação especial de personalidades brasileiras.

Twenty Drawings is a brief but evocative art volume first published in 1919 that gathers twenty of Kahlil Gibran’s drawings, presented with an introductory essay by Alice Raphael. Rather than telling a conventional story, the book offers a visual meditation on beauty, the human form, spirituality, longing, and the dreamlike union of Eastern and Western artistic sensibilities that shaped Gibran’s work.

The terrifying conclusion to Thirteens and Brackenbeast, for fans of Neil Gaiman's Coraline and Stranger Things. First they defeated Mr. January. Next they trapped his sister, Mrs. Prosper. Now Eleanor and her best friends, Pip and Otto, have one last chance to escape the People Who Look Away...

An instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick from beloved author Alice Hoffman—the spellbinding prequel to Practical Magic. Find your magic. For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong...

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A fully realized portrait of one woman's life in all its complexity, by the National Book Award–winning author An ordinary life—its sharp pains and unexpected joys, its bursts of clarity and moments of confusion—lived by an ordinary woman: this is the subject of Someone, Alice McDermott's...

Jane ändert ihren Namen, sobald sie ihren Eltern entfliehen kann. Ihre Mutter ist manipulativ und kontrollsüchtig und ihr Vater ein überführter Serienkiller. Nun nennt sie sich Jenny, lebt in einem fernen Ort in Devon, ist glücklich verheiratet mit Mark und glaubt, ihr altes Leben hinter sich gelassen zu haben. Bis Marks Ex-Geliebte verschwindet und vor Jennys Haustür Pakete mit grausigen Tierkadavern auftauchen. Weiß jemand von ihrer Vergangenheit? Oder versucht jemand erneut, Einfluss über sie zu gewinnen? Ihre manipulative Mutter? Oder ihr Vater, der Serienmörder?

Especialista na abordagem italiana de Reggio Emilia, a autora apresenta nesta obra uma proposta de formação de professores, coordenadores pedagógicos e gestores da Educação Infantil e séries iniciais do Fundamental I pautada na cultura do coletivo e na importância do grupo na construção do conhecimento.

Bells is always writing to her sister Katie, but Katie never replies. Preoccupied with her glamorous career in fashion, her busy life and her boyfriend Sam, she just doesn't have the time. Then Bells announces that she's coming to stay. She's not a secret exactly, but. . . Sam doesn't know she exists. For Bells doesn't fit into Katie's perfect world. But when Bells does arrive, everything changes for Katie. Perhaps her perfect life isn't so perfect after all?

Il modo migliore per imparare una lingua è lasciarsi trasportare da una storia. Questo audiolibro ti porta dentro il mondo del lavoro – nelle sale riunioni, davanti allo schermo, nelle conversazioni che ogni professionista conosce bene. Il primo incontro con il team, una presentazione...

"[Euan Morton's] steady, gentle delivery allows McDermott's elegant prose to shine. It's a quiet story about love and sacrifice that manages to be extremely moving without becoming sentimental or maudlin. Morton's performance similarly brims with emotion but never overflows." — AudioFile...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Marriage of Opposites and The Dovekeepers comes a soul-searching story about a young woman struggling to redefine herself and the power of love, family, and fate. Growing up on Long Island, Shelby Richmond is an ordinary girl until one night an...