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Melanie and Damon are both living in the shadow of loss. For Melanie, it's the loss of her larger-than-life artist mother, taken by cancer well before her time. For Damon, it's the loss of his best friend, Carlos, who took his own life. Trying to hold on to those loved ones, Damon and Melanie take up hobbies that make them feel close to them: Damon takes pictures with Carlos's camera and Melanie begins painting.

Centuries ago people did not have too many belongings. Now that you live in a highly commercialized economy, everything seems to be available and affordable. As a result you have a lot of stuff at home. Home organization comes into the picture. Home organization requires a logical and systematic way of thinking. It also involves your creativity. Do you think home organization is difficult to achieve? The answer is in this book.

Flutter is a happy little butterfly who makes her friends laugh. One day, Flutter finds everyone in Foggy Forest sad and unhappy. She devises a plan to make them all smile again. What is her plan, and does it work? Listen to find out.

Centuries ago, people did not have too many belongings. Now that you live in a highly commercialized economy, everything seems to be available and affordable. As a result, you have a lot of stuff at home. Home organization comes into the picture. Home organization requires a logical and systematic way of thinking. It also involves your creativity. Do you think home organization is difficult to achieve? The answer is in this audiobook.

A contemporary of New China, Sonia’s amazing journey, from Beijing to Berkeley and to Hawaii, with the massive backdrop of historic events in China and the U.S. over more than half a century, unfolds like a scroll, depicting how these two vastly diverse cultures shaped her way of thinking and choices.

Making a case for the "fierce urgency of now", this new edition deepens the discussion of race and social justice in education with new and updated material. Aligned with our nation's ever more diverse student population, it speaks to what good teachers know, what they do, and how they embrace culturally responsive teaching. This essential text is widely used in teacher preparation courses and for in-service professional development.

Scaley the dragon is always scared of everything. One day, his friends in Foggy Forest decide to prove to him that there's really no need to be so scared. What do they do? Listen to find out.

Un secuestro cambió la vida de Miles Turner. Un accidente dejó huérfana a Ileana Castro. Los dos manejan sus heridas de manera muy distinta. Él es oscuro, y ella, un rayo de luz. Él solo busca venganza, y ella, ser feliz. El destino los une para ponerlos a prueba. ¿Serán capaces de superar los obstáculos?

È il 1951. In un piccolo casolare nella campagna del Polesine, dove i temporali ingoiano all’improvviso i cieli luminosi e il granturco cresce alto e impenetrabile, vivono Norma e Nilde, due cugine cresciute come se fossero sorelle dopo che un bombardamento durante la guerra ha ucciso le loro madri. Nilde è una ragazza riservata e timorosa di tutto e la sua ansia aumenta quando Norma inizia a comportarsi in maniera strana.

Une enquête déroutante et fascinante entre Paris, le Brésil et la Pologne sur une imposture amoureuse : l’histoire glaçante d’un menteur et caméléon de génie.

Ostküste, Mitte der 90er: Sam hat gerade sein Harvard-Studium aufgenommen, als er Kindheitsfreundin Sadie wiedertrifft. Seine frühere Super-Mario-Gegnerin designt heute Computerspiele, und schnell zeigt sich, dass die beiden auch auf kreativer Ebene ein gutes Team sind. Doch als ihr erstes gemeinsames Spiel zum Hit wird, brechen sich Rivalitäten Bahn, die ihre Verbundenheit zu bedrohen scheinen. Über die Magie der Freundschaft, über Popkultur, Wagnis und Scheitern- und zugleich die berührendste Liebesgeschichte, die eigentlich gar keine ist.

"Elle est la plus dangereuse de toutes les espionnes alliées. Nous devons la trouver et la détruire." 1942, la Gestapo lance un message d'alerte. Leur cible ? Virginia Hall. Une jeune femme, recrutée par les services secrets britanniques pour mener d'importantes missions d'espionnage en France occupée. Pourtant, rien ne prédestinait cette jeune américaine, issue d'une riche famille de Baltimore, à devenir cette combattante héroïque de la Résistance française. Amputée d'une jambe à la suite d'un grave accident, elle doit très jeune renoncer à son rêve de diplomatie.

Transiciones no pretende ser un tratado sobre la obra de D. W. Winnicott, ni siquiera un manual. Es apenas una invitación a transitar sus ideas de acuerdo a algunos itinerarios posibles. Como esas guías de viaje que proponen al lector circuitos para recorrer a pie una ciudad, señalándole los puntos de interés, los que uno sabe que vale la pena conocer, dejando tiempos y espacios para que cada uno descubra y encuentre su propia ciudad, y pueda inventar su propio viaje.

This is NOT a book about Eminem's song. This is actually about de-cluttering the monstrosity that is your closet. Let's face it. You bought this book because you are constantly running out of something to wear even though your closet is overflowing with clothes. Maybe you can't find your winter coat or you can't remember where you packed it. Is it in the linen closet, the basement storage or in one of those mystery boxes on the top shelf of your wardrobe where you stashed all your mystery stuff? Have no fear.

A single great coaching exercise can transform your future. Activate Your Life brings you 23 exercises from some of the world’s top coaches. It's like having a team of coaches on demand. Here’s what you get: 23 exercises from top coaches that have been refined through years of practice. You will find exercises grouped into four different themes: Super You, Energy Medicine, Magical Manifesting, and Get It Done Examples: MASTER YOUR EMOTIONS with the “Emotional Mastery Challenge” (use this to strengthen relationships, move through stressful situations, and effectively respond to ...

Yo era la encarnación del sueño americano, el atractivo protagonista de las novelas románticas, un hombre seguro de sí mismo. Un triunfador. Yo, era. Ahora vegeto desahuciado en una cama de hospital, inmóvil, lastimado por el martilleo de la conciencia con sus: «¿Y si...?», agotado con los recuerdos suspendidos en el espacio. La vida dispone de formas muy creativas de joderte el futuro, alterar el destino, arruinarlo. Primero siembra emociones sublimes y deliciosas, te permite acariciar la gloria e introduce el temor a que se evaporen. Y es ahí cuando se desata la fatalidad, la ...

En la vida todo suma, lo bueno, lo malo y lo regular. Es una sucesión de desajustes que conseguimos falsear hasta enderezarlos, creyendo que cuanto nos ocurre conviene, animados por un falso eslogan de bienestar. Pero ¿qué pasa si no te sientes dueña de tus decisiones? ¿Si amas tu profesión, mas no ejerces como deseas? ¿Si las mentiras comienzan a ser menú de plato fijo? ¿Si piensas más en Thor que en tu marido? ¿Qué sucede cuando ya no eres feliz? Yo vi mi tiempo tan «desliz» que de nuevo me guie por la sabiduría de Coral, experta en cómo disfrutar bajo cualquier ...

Welcome to Grown and Growing — your favorite podcast for women who know that life in your 40s (and beyond) is just getting started! This is your safe, relatable space where we talk about it all: relationships, kids, health, career, sex, travel, and everything in between.Join two vibrant, unapologetic Black women as we share fun, candid conversations about navigating life’s ups and downs while owning every stage of our growth. Think of us as your girlfriends who keep it real, laugh hard, and remind you that you’re never too grown to keep growing.

I Just Want to Go Home By: Sonia Collazo Strockyj “Welcome home,” someone held a sunflower out to her, and amazed, she accepted the dear gift, holding the precious little loaf of kolach in its soft rushnik close, but with her other hand she couldn’t help but bring the sunflower closer, drinking in its beautiful golden petals with her eyes, and its rich chocolate brown florets. She for a moment closed her eyes, a split moment, and drank in its sweet scent. “I’m home, I’m home!

These "25 Words" are messages given to the author, Truths that touched her heart and soul. The author says, "This book is like a bowl of hot, chicken soup on a cold, winter night; it's not heavy, but definitely nutritious to your soul."