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On Christmas Eve, a little girl reads an illustrated storybook entitled "The Monster's Christmas" to her teddy bear, as something sneaks around in the trees outside her window. She hears a noise in the other room, and thinking that it's Father Christmas, she goes to investigate. Instead she finds one of the monsters from her book!
3) Go East
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The Sweedies are an average modern family with their share of quirks. They face life with humour and cherish family time, especially with the Grannies.
A trip to Spain brings mishaps – Sally Sweedie, mother to Jen and Ted, misplaces her phone while dealing with treacherous weather.
Back home in Southend for Christmas, two new arrivals join the Sweedies. Howard, father of the household, feels restless and buys a motorcycle, much to his wife's chagrin.
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Tales for the Peeps is a collection of stories written for parents to read aloud to their children or to listen as their children read the stories aloud to the parents. Family relationships and social issues represented in these stories can be discussed as a family to establish moral principles.
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The King is desperate for his daughter, Princess Alice, to get married, but she is more interested in working her way through the palace library. The King thinks Alice is too picky. Alice will not settle for anything less than the best (and the best includes knowing where to put an apostrophe).
An inspiring story about standing up for yourself, being patient to get what you want and, dare I say it, surprising your parents!
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Frosh, un ragazzo dalla bellezza straordinario richiama il quadretto perfetto della famiglia Teri Davis fino a quando un tragico evento che coinvolge lui e Maurice, trasforma il tutto in un calderone di disavventure. Si rende conto che la sua disavventura minaccia di invadere l'armonia della famiglia allargata. L'architettura della casa vacilla. I suoi genitori, Teri e Shahana, non vanno pi d'accordo per un minuto. Suo fratello e tre sorelle si allontanano...
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In "Raising Confident Kids: Building Self-Esteem In Children," author and child psychologist Dr. Sarah Johnson provides a comprehensive guide for parents on nurturing confidence and self-esteem in their children. Drawing on years of experience working with families, Dr. Johnson presents a practical and accessible approach to helping kids develop a strong sense of self-worth and resilience. The book begins with an to the importance of self-esteem in...
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An absorbing family saga set amid the commotion of the last forty years of Indian history
The Way Things Were opens with the death of Toby, the Maharaja of Kalasuryaketu, a Sanskritist who has not set foot in India for two decades. Moving back and forth across three sections, between today's Delhi and the 1970s, '80s, and '90s in turn, the novel tells the story of a family held at the mercy of the times.
A masterful interrogation of the relationships...
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"A wise and necessary book, one I've been recommending ardently to everyone I know. " -Julie Orringer, author of The Flight Portfolio
Suspenseful and gripping, award-winning author Michael Frank's What is Missing is a psychological family drama about a father, a son, and the woman they both love.
Costanza Ansaldo, a half-Italian and half-American translator, is convinced that she has made peace with her childlessness. A year after the death of...
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A Win-Win Approach to Marriage and Parenting All parents want their children to be happy. But many couples today go too far, letting everything revolve around their kids. This hurts the children and the marriage. The good news is you don't have to choose between your spouse and your kids. Drawing from the latest research in neuroscience and his study of families around the world, David Code explains why putting your marriage first actually produces...
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Hassan had a problem. His grandmother was unlike any of the grandmothers he had ever seen! Her looks were different, her dress was different, and she even spoke differently. They were family but it was like they came from two different worlds. Hassan worried what his friends would think if they met her. 'She is so strange,' Hassan thought, until he discovered his grandmother's secret strengths.
13) El método EDP
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En este libro desarrollo este nuevo método de seducción, así como su variante Dark. También desarrollo tres variantes nuevas para el método JD. El JD Dark, el JD mixto y el JD light. En total se pasa de un solo método a 6. Es un libro importante en mi curriculum pues te va a proporcionar más maneras de seducir que todo lo anterior junto. Empieza a ser un Master seduction empleando todos estos métodos.
14) Mother's Milk
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Now a 5-Part Limited Event Series on Showtime, Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Blythe Danner
Man Booker–shortlisted Mother's Milk, the fourth installment in Edward St. Aubyn's wonderful, wry, and profound Patrick Melrose Cycle, sees Patrick as a lawyer, married, with a five-year-old child and another on the way.
The novel shifts points of view from Patrick-furious over his mother's decision to sell their mansion in the South of France to a...
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On the same day Greek American marine biologist Amelia Drakos receives word that funding for her beloved Seahorse Laboratory has been cut, she discovers that her deceased father had lived a secret life.
With foreclosure and unemployment looming, as well as the fallout from a brief, confusing love affair, Amelia reluctantly becomes curator for Minnesota's Mall of America Sea Life Aquarium. At the same time, a string of perplexing e-mails from someone...
16) Parenting and Disciplining Strong Willed Children: Advanced Parenting Techniques for Defiant Chil
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The word discipline can have some negative connotations associated with it. When it comes to parenting, discipline is used to civilize your children. Discipline does not have to be a bad thing. It can be a fun and awarding time for you to show your child what the limits of their behavior are. All children are different, and not all discipline styles will work for every child. So if you are looking for a quick fix solution to help your child grows...
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Situated deep in the Louisiana bayou is the formerly opulent Sorrow Estate. Once home to a magical family-the Sorrows-it now sits in ruins, ever since a series of murders in 1902 shocked the entire community. Now the ghosts of girls in white dresses shift in and out of view, stuck in time as they live out the past on repeat.
When Frances Green Sorrow is born carrying the "signs" of the so-called chosen one, it is believed she will bring her family...
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Gail. Hannah. Bridget. Lizzy. Flavia. Each of them has a shameful secret, and each is about to find out that she is not alone… Gail, a prominent Boston judge, keeps receiving letters from her husband's latest girlfriend, while her husband, a theology professor, claims he's nine-months sober from sex with grad students. Hannah, a homemaker, catches her husband having sex with a male prostitute in a public restroom. Bridget, a psychiatric nurse at...
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Award-Winner in the Humor category of the 2018 International Book Awards!Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the chaos in your life? Ever felt like running away because it was all too much? Wanted to hide in the closet for a moment's peace and quiet? You know what you need? Some good ole mom humor!If you need a break from the realities of this motherhood gig, wrap yourself up in the comfort of a book from someone who gets it. Heather chronicles real-life...
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This is a pirate movie fantasy made well before Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow character existed. A young boy is magically transported back in time to a pirate ship. It begins with a boy playing on the remains of an old ship. He spots a bottle that drifts on the beach & while handling it wishes he could be aboard a pirate ship. Suddenly a genie pops out and grants his wish & the fun begins!
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