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'We want to give you and your child the best opportunity to thrive in secondary school. By the end of this book you're going to feel a whole lot more capable of dealing with what Year 7 throws at you.' The jump between primary and secondary school marks one of the biggest transitions in a...

When ex-pro basketball player Mitchell Anderson sees an overturned car on the edge of a cliff during a nasty snowstorm, he knows he has only minutes to rescue the woman trapped inside. What he's not expecting is their instant attraction, or that she can deliver one hell of a pick-up line even under the most terrifying of circumstances.

Drawing on her lifelong journey to know her family's history, leading Christian activist Lisa Sharon Harper recovers the beauty of her heritage, exposes the brokenness that race has wrought in America, and casts a vision for collective repair.

Once upon a time, Gil and Rudy lived simple lives. Until they met Ingold, Gil was an ordinary PhD candidate and Rudy was a drifter, whiling away his life riding motorcycles under the California sun. But wizards have a way of complicating things. Ingold brought them across the Void, where an evil known as the Dark threatened to devour civilization whole. Civilization's hopes rested on an infant prince, and to protect him Gil and Rudy had to draw on newfound powers—she as a warrior, he as a wizard.

In A Heart as Wide as the World, one of America’s most popular and beloved Buddhist teachers offers encouragement and inspiration for anyone on the spiritual path. In short sections that include many stories and anecdotes drawn from her years as a student and teacher of Buddhist meditation, Sharon Salzberg reveals how our own happiness is found in the capacity to open our hearts to others—and that this capacity is far vaster than we ever thought possible.

Una humana con sangre de dragón que intenta ocultarlo. Un mundo gobernado por dragones tiránicos que tienen esclavizados a las diferentes razas y seres que lo pueblan. Una escuela marcial donde los que tienen sangre de dragón y manifiestan el Poder son enviados a aprender a luchar por sus señores dragones. Un nuevo mundo a conquistar para mayor gloria de los dragones. Una guerra de proporciones épicas.

Das erste Hörbuch der Bachmann-Preisträgerin Sharon Dodua Otoo: "Adas Raum" verwebt die Lebensgeschichten vieler Frauen zu einer Reise durch die Jahrhunderte und über Kontinente. Ein überraschender Roman, der davon erzählt, was es bedeutet, Frau zu sein. Ada erlebt die Ankunft der Portugiesen an der Goldküste des Landes, das einmal Ghana werden wird. Jahrhunderte später wird sie für sich und ihr Baby eine Wohnung in Berlin suchen. In einem Ausstellungskatalog fällt ihr Blick auf ein goldenes Armband, das sie durch die Zeiten und Wandlungen begleitet hat.

Primero en el instituto, luego en un concierto e, inesperadamente, también unos años después, cuando ya creían que no volverían a encontrarse. Incluso se ven empujados a compartir una noche en una casa perdida en mitad del bosque.

Bank clerk Sam Baker spends all day surrounded by other people's money. For four years, he's been hopefully filling out a pools coupon every week and dreaming of a big win - but with no joy. Then one day, Lady Luck finally smiles on him. To his total amazement, he wins half a million pounds - enough to change his life and that of his wife, Annabel. The duo are delighted with their good fortune and head off to London to collect the cheque and celebrate.

Joy Parker had the perfect childhood. Doted on by her parents, she couldn’t imagine her childhood any differently. As a child and later a young adult, she’s ignored by her much older siblings, made to feel the outsider…until a tragedy occurs, altering her life in ways she couldn’t possibly have imagined. Then suddenly another life-altering event changes the course of her life, and she must make decisions she never dreamed possible. What would you do if you won $341,726,178.10 after taxes? Come along for the ride as we discover what Joy Parker decides to do with it…

Would you like to understand the world from the mind and eyes of a child and a loving and experienced parent? Would you like to hear typical real-life dialogues between that parent and child? Would it help to understand the psychology of a child who is just stepping out into a new and awesome environment? This world is full of awe and wonder, but laced with challenges that may set your child back or help him or her move forward into a hope-filled, loving, and responsible future. This book contains the knowledge and tools you can use to aid your child on the way to success. It also has its moments of humor.

The Glorious Bhagavad Gita renders in English all eighteen chapters of this holy spiritual text from 3500 years ago, filled with esoteric and practical wisdom about a wide variety of life questions and experiences, recited to a meter and tune based on the Sanskrit version as sung by Anandamayi Ma.

Zoe's beloved aunt Kim is passing through the valley and surprises Zoe by taking her camping with Harvey and Lassie. On the way, Zoe insists they set up camp higher in the mountains to be closer to the stars. Kim acquiesces on the condition that the children take great care because the trail to the new destination can be perilous. After a night under the stars, Kim is bitten by a snake.

Graham has to take the helicopter out to search for a reckless snowboarder in danger and, because Graham has promised to spend the afternoon with his daughter, Zoe and Lassie set out with him. While the rescue mission is not what she expected of the afternoon, Zoe discovers her inner sense of duty, like a true ranger, when, alongside Lassie, they pull off the rescue together.

En la Escuela de Vuelo de Jadrakos se aprende a ser Jinete de Dragón o se muere. Nahia se enfrenta a un nuevo desafío que no esperaba. ha sido seleccionada para convertirse en Jinete de Dragón. Debe ir a Jadrakos y conseguirlo. El fracaso se paga con la muerte. Mientras tanto a su escuadra la envían a Tremia a luchar junto a todo el Escuadró Rojo y bajo las órdenes de su líder el gran dragón rojo. ¿Conseguirá Nahia convertirse en Jinete de Dragón y no perecer? ¿Sobrevivirá la Escuadra Ígnea a la guerra en Tremia? ¿Volverán a reunirse? ¿Se acercarán conseguir la ansiada libertad?

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was written between 1895 and 1897. The invasion of an alien race that is in a great scientific and logical advance comparing to people of Earth is described in the novel. The aliens are inhumanly cruel. It seems the destruction of the whole Earth civilisation is inevitable. Dark and horrible pictures of destroyed London and other cities of Great Britain are depicted so realistically that it frightens the imagination. Is the mankind doomed?

To feel empathy, you need to walk a mile in someone else's shoes. If the experiences of racism in a white supremacist system seem too far away from your daily reality, I'm Tired of Racism will change that. If you think of racism as something that only happens where you are, I'm Tired of Racism will change that too. And if you're wondering how you can be a true ally and avoid performative nonsense, this book is an excellent starting point.

Before Co-founder and CEO Sharon K. Gillenwater exited Boardroom Insiders for 25M dollars in 2022, she was a kid growing up in the turbulent '70s in sleepy Ocean Beach, California. A voracious reader and deep thinker often at odds with her working-class parents, she was determined to break from her surroundings—though she never thought her dreams would take her to the top of the tech food chain.

Too many of us feel trapped by work that doesn't allow us to live our purpose, feed our passions, or use our gifts. We fantasize about starting our own business, but we're told this will mean going deeply into debt, spending years working 80 hours a week, and coping with the relentless pressure to grow. Eco-Bags founder Sharon Rowe says there's another way: go tiny. She is here to show you how. Tiny isn't a size - it's a state of mind. Like a tiny house, a tiny business is built on maintaining a laser focus on what is absolutely essential to you.

Welcome to Passover, a Jewish holiday that has been celebrated for thousands of years. The heart of Passover is the seder—a meal full of rituals, special foods, and songs—where we gather together to retell the story of the Exodus, when the Jewish people achieved freedom from Egypt.