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1) The takedown
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"Dee Kwan's secrets for a happy life: Always remain positive, no matter the cost; Realize that every setback is a hidden opportunity; Accept compliments graciously, especially when given by mega-hot rivals; Never, ever question whether any of these mantras actually work. For Dee Kwan, every day is the perfect day. No, really. She has a house she loves, a job she adores, and a ridiculously attractive "nemesis" who never seems to mind when she wins...
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Knopf Books for Young Readers
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2022.
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"A new baby is coming! Do you know what to do? This heartwarming new addition to the bestselling How to... series is all about welcoming a new sibling into your family. Learn how to get ready for the baby, how to make the baby laugh, and how to help Mom and Dad when things get a little topsy-turvy"
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Être père est une aventure remplie de joies, de défis et de responsabilités. "Élever des Enfants Forts" vous guide à travers les diverses difficultés de la paternité en offrant des conseils pratiques, des stratégies émotionnelles et des réflexions inspirantes pour construire des relations solides avec vos enfants. Ce livre va au-delà des simples conseils en vous aidant à forger une connexion profonde et positive avec vos enfants, même...
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A woman who got lost in the shadows of raped motherhood, self-forgetfulness and the moan of sacrifice under the hammer of time, emphasizing that the events of our lives cannot be a permanent test through which we determine its geographyand the nature of its demographics, but rather it is a hidden conscience that they call the destiny that comes from the world of the unseen.
If the novel happens to tell a personal story that the writer created from...
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Au croisement des chemins de la vie, il peut arriver que les chemins de deux personnes se séparent. "Divorcer en Dignité : Guide pour une Séparation Équitable et Respectueuse" offre une approche holistique pour celles et ceux qui font face à cette transition délicate. Bien loin des luttes et des querelles, ce livre vous guide vers une séparation empreinte d'éthique et de bienveillance.Le voyage commence par une préparation émotionnelle,...
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Throughout Love Gone Wrong, the familiar fairy tale, Cinderella, is used to outline and tell the unfamiliar journey of a victim who repressed years of childhood sexual abuse.
Laurel Bahr's step-by-step account of discovery, opposition, and lessons learned is interwoven with the "behind closed-door" stories of two friends who were ultimately inspired to follow in her footsteps. Their remarkable journey highlights the power of close, authentic, long-term...
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A heart-warming young fiction debut from
highly-acclaimed award-winning author Nikesh Shukla. Vinay, Musa, Inua and Nish are best friends. Nothing can separate them... until one day when Vinay's cousin comes to invade his bunk bed haven (i.e. share his room). Filled with caring moments of friendship, funny pranks, and a sensitive depiction of friendship between
young boys, The Council of Good Friends is a new take on funny younger middle-grade with...
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In this compelling duology, Dawn Bates shares with the world a rare and unique insight to what it means to be a 'Posh Paki' and a 'traitor' to those who knew her, her ethnicity, nation and her faith, simply because she embraced the faith of Islam at the age of 15 – without having ever met a Muslim!Dawn shares how she discovered Islam and knew she wanted to become a Muslim, and the journey that followed.Becoming 'revert' rather than a convert to...
12) Gib Rides Home
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All Gib ever wanted was to be adopted, but life with a family isn't quite what he thought it would be Gib was sent to an orphanage when he was six years old, and with each year, he knows it becomes less likely that he will be adopted into a loving family. As kids get older, they are more likely to be adopted onto a farm, meaning a hard life of unpaid labor. And after seeing a friend come back battered and near death, Gib is understandably worried....
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Ce Guide complet est un livre qui offre un guide pratique pour aider les couples à améliorer leur communication et raviver la passion dans leur relation.Les différents chapitres abordent des thèmes tels que les obstacles à la communication efficace, les moyens de retrouver la passion des débuts, l'importance d'éviter les pièges de la routine et des médias sociaux, ainsi que des stratégies pour gérer les conflits de manière constructive...
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Margaret K. McElderry Books
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[2024]
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"Lucy's father is a minor league baseball player, a professional pitcher hoping to get called up to the majors, and Lucy inherited his passion for the game. But she's never played pitcher. She worries her skills would be compared to her dad's and she'd never measure up. And his pitching may mean big things for his career and their family, but it's also what keeps him away from home so much of the year. Sometimes, Lucy isn't sure what would be worse:...
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Dans ce livre, plongez dans un voyage profondément humain et découvrez comment la communication bienveillante peut panser les blessures et raviver l'amour. Explorez les secrets de la compréhension mutuelle, de l'empathie et de la résolution de conflits, en suivant Yves et Marianne, un couple en quête de réconciliation. Ce guide vous offre des outils pratiques, des conseils inspirants et des stratégies éprouvées pour reconstruire la confiance,...
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A former United Church minister massacres his family. What led to this act of femicide, and why were his victims forgotten?
On May 2, 1963, Robert Killins, a former United Church minister, slaughtered every woman in his family but one. She (and her brother) lived to tell the story of what motivated a talented man who had been widely admired, a scholar and graduate from Queen's University, to stalk and terrorize the women in his family for almost...
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Can the ghost of Nora's mother help her stop her dad from getting remarried? It's been three years since Nora's mother died, and while she and her sister, Patsy, want her father to be happy again, they're not ready for him to remarry. They especially don't want him to marry "the Tooth"-the woman with the overbite who could soon be their stepmother. While the girls try to upend their dad's relationship, they soon find themselves competing for the new...
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Many are familiar with the biblical character known as Jezebel. Her name has become something of a tag used to describe a woman deemed to be of a shameless or immoral background. In reality, the woman was a malignant narcissist. Her actions have become a blueprint for narcissism and include terms we recognize today, such as – smear campaigns, character assassination, gaslighting, and so on. In Living with Jezebel, you can now follow the life of...
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Plongez dans une aventure profondément émouvante et inspirante à travers les pages de "Renaître Ensemble : Reconstruire l'Amour et la Communication avec des Enfants Éloignés". Dans ce guide puissant, nous explorons les méandres délicats et souvent tumultueux de la relation parent-enfant, tout en dévoilant des stratégies inédites pour restaurer des liens brisés et retrouver l'amour avec des enfants autrefois toxiques et éloignés.À travers...
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Counterpoint
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[2024]
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"Kristine S. Ervin was just eight years old when her mother, Kathy Sue Engle, was abducted from an Oklahoma mall parking lot and violently murdered in an oil field. First, there was grief. Then the desire to know: what happened to her, what she felt in her last terrible moments, and all she was before these acts of violence defined her life. In her mother's absence, Ervin tries to reconstruct a woman she can never fully grasp-from her own memory,...
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