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In this volume of fifty poems our classic poets delve with storied verse into every facet of this institution. From the good, the bad and even the ugly, from the Wedding day to the realisation that divorce and separation maybe the better path. Between these two frontiers other avenues and facets are explored by the pens of many including Shakespeare, Khalil Gibran, Emily Dickinson and the Rossetti’s.

In The Career Success Formula, best-selling author and parenting advice expert Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana draws on over a decade of experience offering valuable life lessons to young women and men to offer you proven methods that will help you decide which type of career is right for you and your family, and help you to develop the strong character and good habits necessary for long-term success in adulthood.

You look as if you've seen a ghost!' Jade is so used to living in the shadow of Vicky, her loud, confident best friend, that when a tragic accident occurs, she can hardly believe that Vicky's no longer around. But Vicky's a sparky girl who's not going to let a small thing like being dead stop her from living life to the full! Whether Jade is in lessons, out running or tentatively trying to make new friends, Vicky is determined to make her presence felt ...

The last thing Rosalie Tomkin wants is another man trying to control her life. Her abusive jailbird father and her ne’er-do-well brother have cured her of that. Not even the wealthy visitor staying in her beleaguered mother's boarding house can tempt her. Strangers placed in an impossible position, Michael and Rosalie can agree on one thing: neither of them wants to stay together any longer than they must. What they don't know is that fate might have a better future in store for them than either could imagine.

Elasia Masters, Blaze to the other rogues in the Crooked Family, spent ten years learning how to become one of Fharizan’s best cat burglars. While trying to steal a shipment of expensive Mage Ink from the city’s richest merchant, she is betrayed by her fellow thieves.

Harmony Parker thought animals much nicer than people, and saw everyone she knew as some non-human species. Her father, for example, was most definitely a bald-headed Sea Lion, her mother a tubby, fussy Pouter Pigeon, and her tiresome older sister a Siamese cat. But Harmony's parents would not allow her to have real pets of any kind – not even a harmless gerbil. Then Uncle Ginger arrived from India and gave Harmony a very special present ...

The High Rollers are falling apart. Billy is leading them into war against the wishes of Laura, who is intent on living in peace. Unbeknownst to them, one among them holds the cure that could save all mankind, and there are two powerful enemies that want it. Everything has been leading up to this, and the members of this fragile family are going to have to go through hell if they're going to survive. No one is safe as the end draws near.

As their son Henry gets married, Doc and Carrie have sent their last little fledgling off to fly and are ready to follow their bliss together as a couple. The whole Baumgartner clan has now welcomed Doc and Carrie's latest romantic interest, Jody, a changeable, charming Southern belle whose colloquialisms keep everyone delightfully amused. While Carrie's love for Jody goes way back, now Doc has fully embraced her, too - in so many ways.

Votre enfant montre des signes de douance? Alors ce livre est pour vous! Est-ce que votre enfant s’ennuie en classe? Son désintérêt se manifeste-t-il par un manque de participation, voire des troubles du comportement? Autodidacte, il préfère apprendre mille et une choses par ses propres moyens? Ou, au contraire, s’agit-il de l’élève modèle qui collectionne les trophées et les 100%, et est incapable de composer avec l’échec? Dans ce livre, vous aurez l’occasion de voir plus loin que le cliché du petit génie à lunettes!

Married out of the schoolroom to her childhood hero, Kate had believed that life would finally hand her a happy ending - right up until her husband abandoned her for foreign shores less than an hour after their wedding. Since then she has forged a place for herself in society, and endured the cruel gossip about the state of her marriage, for even though she has been forced to face the Ton alone, she is still a Duchess.

Isabella Snowley knows full well that her family are on the brink of ruin, which is why she must try to stop her brother from getting himself killed in a silly duel. Tracking down the aloof Earl of Colbourne and asking him to withdraw made perfect sense when she formulated the plan. But standing in a dark street at four o'clock in the morning has quickly shown Bella her foolishness.

Hot sex, naturally? Sex truly becomes great when our nerves, blood vessels, and hormones operate in synchrony. Luckily, modern research has shown that diet affects this trifecta, and having a great sex life might just be as easy as preparing the right dinner. In Diet for Great Sex, author Christine DeLozier explains how the foods we eat can balance hormones, increase blood flow, and strengthen nerve conduction to and from the genitals. When our bodies are well-nourished, desire comes naturally, pleasure comes naturally, and orgasm is effortless.

Aloo-ki glances up from fishing and sees her sled dogs floating off on an ice floe. She races after them and comes upon an igloo. Being a curious girl, she goes inside only to find no one home. That's because the polar bear family who lives there is out walking while their breakfast cools off. Aloo-ki eats some soup, tries on their boots, and finally crawls into the smallest bed for a nap. Meanwhile, Papa, Mama, and Baby Bear see her dogs adrift, swim out to rescue them and return home to find Aloo-ki fast asleep in Baby Bear's bed.

Natsuki n'est pas une petite fille comme les autres. Son meilleur ami est un hérisson en peluche qui la somme de sauver les Terriens, et elle passe tous ses étés à la montagne avec son cousin Yû, espérant qu'un vaisseau spatial la ramène d'où elle vient vraiment. Quand un événement menace de séparer les cousins pour toujours, ils se font une promesse : survivre, quoi qu'il arrive. Des années plus tard, Natsuki est mariée et semble mener une vie normale. Mais les ombres de son enfance refont surface et la jeune femme se réfugie chez Yû.

Mirabai was a Rajput princess born to the Rathore clan in 1498 in Kudaki, Rajasthan, in northern India. Despite being one of the most significant saints in the Bhakti tradition and an immensely popular Hindu mystic and religious poet, very few facts are actually known about her life including her date of birth. It is clear that her mother died when she was very young and she was greatly influenced by her father, also a worshipper of Krishna. From a young age, Mirabai’s devotion to Krishna was absolute surrender and complete devotion.

Philip Walsingham Sergeant's biography of Barbara from 1912 draws on contemporary writings to tell her story, giving a more vivid and faithful presentation of the spirit of the time. He traces her life from her early girlhood, through her time at Court, her exile, and ending with her involvement in a bigamy trial.

On the morning of the bell tolls, Cynn Jade wakes to find her world shattered. The baron and his wife, murdered. Hexed by powers she doesn't understand, Cynn is forced to flee all she knows. Hexed by enigmatic powers, she becomes a demon, an outcast shunned by the very world she could save. Changing her name to protect the family line will only go so far as she discovers the true depth of the war she’s fighting.

A vibrant young Hispano woman, Shonnie Medina, inherits a breast-cancer mutation known as BRCA1.185delAG. It is a genetic variant characteristic of Jews. The Medinas knew they were descended from Native Americans and Spanish Catholics, but they did not know that they had Jewish ancestry as well. The mutation most likely sprang from Sephardic Jews hounded by the Spanish Inquisition. The discovery of the gene leads to a fascinating investigation of cultural history and modern genetics by Dr. Harry Ostrer and other experts on the DNA of Jewish populations.

Are you planning a trip to Canada and want to learn French to make your experience even more enjoyable? Or are you simply interested in expanding your linguistic skills? Either way, our Canadian French language course for adults is the perfect choice for you!

Anxiété, honte, dépression, violence et solitude... Et si tous ces maux avaient une cause commune ? Et s'il y avait une alternative aux comprimés, tablettes et gélules que nous consommons pour nous calmer, nous aider à dormir, nous mettre du baume au cœur ? À l'école, on enseigne l'histoire, la géographie, les mathématiques mais qu'apprend-on sur l'affectivité ? Ne serait-il pas utile d'avoir quelques notions sur les étapes du deuil, la colère et la résolution non-violente des conflits ? Il est temps de mieux comprendre nos émotions pour les gérer efficacement.