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Every child comes with an innate temperament, which includes a unique set of emotional reactions and personal strengths, a motivational style, and needs that demand attention. And every family has its own values and culture. While we cannot change our child’s natural temperament (nor would we want to!), we can impact their self-regulation systems, nurture their positive behaviors, and promote healthy social and emotional development.

Marie-Antoinette, Daughter of the Caesars is about the life, death, and legacy of Louis XVI's tragic queen, based upon the author's 30 years of research. Whenever possible, the historical persons speak for themselves out of memoirs and letters.

The Irish Classics Collection is a wide-ranging collection of 9 classic works of fiction and poetry by Irish authors, read by an award-winning cast of narrators. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including James Joyce; Bram Stoker; Oscar Wilde; W.B. Yeats; Elizabeth Bowen; and more.

Tech-Talk is a premier collection of articles, videos, and webinars developed each week. by top training experts for busy professionals, educators, and learners. It helps people stay up-to-date in using technology and.

Poetry and science, as Popova writes in her introduction, "are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it more deeply." In 15 short essays on subjects ranging from the mystery of dark matter and the infinity of pi to the resilience of trees and the intelligence of octopuses, Popova tells the stories of scientific searching and discovery. These stories are interwoven with details from the very real and human lives of scientists—many of them women, many underrecognized—and poets inspired by the same questions and the beauty they reveal.

Who are we? Or perhaps more accurately, why are we who we are? That depends on whom you ask, but most people will agree that our identity is largely determined by our experiences. This includes personal highlights, such as first love, but also personal crises and dealing with our deepest fears. Basically, what matters most to our personal journey through life is the strategies we use to master such very special challenges in the first place.

After the discovery of her magical abilities leads to her execution being ordered, Yelena has no choice but to flee to Sitia, her long-lost birthplace. There, she has the chance to meet the family she never knew. But Sitia is unfamiliar, and she’s treated with suspicion and even hatred by the people she thought she could trust—including her own brother. Then Yelena is given the chance to travel to Sitia’s capital. In the Citadel, she’ll have the chance to hone her magical abilities under the tutelage of master magicians.

The law of attraction can help you to get what you want in your life, and it doesn’t require a bunch of expensive equipment. All your need is your mind and your dreams to make it work for you. In fact, you have been using it your entire life, albeit, not efficiently. The universe is constantly working to bring people the things they ask for, but the trick is, you have to make sure you are asking properly. The universe doesn’t read between the lines, so it sends you the things you send out, assuming that is what you want.

Cincuenta y dos semanas: ese es el tiempo que le queda a Mona, una niña de diez años, para atesorar toda la belleza del mundo. Es el lapso que su erudito y original abuelo se ha dado para descubrirle, cada miércoles después del colegio, una obra de arte antes de que se quede ciega.

La Historia casi ha olvidado que en pleno siglo XII, Asturias tuvo a su primera y única reina: Urraca, hija natural del emperador Alfonso y de la noble Gontrodo. El amor que esta mujer sentía por su tierra era tal, que hizo que su padre le otorgara su gobierno con título de reina.

Baby dragon debutantes. Territory challenges. Dragon battles. When will the chaos end? Dragon Sage Elizabeth Darcy longs for life to return to normal, at least as normal as it could be for a Blue Order officer who lives with more household dragons than most small villages. Having two sisters and an infant dragon to present as debutantes to the Order makes "normal" difficult. The fine ladies - she-dragons one and all - of the Cotillion Board make it impossible.

Do you know the difference between menopause and the cessation of menstrual periods? Are you trying to understand what your body and mind are experiencing right now? If these questions interest you, then The Menopause Relief Paradox is the perfect listen. In five concisely written chapters, you will learn how you can take advantage of recent scientific advances to live your life to the fullest. You will also discover a framework to have meaningful interactions with the health care provider of your choice when answers to commonly asked questions are not satisfactory.

These notebooks belong to a category of mystical literature which the Catholic Church has long been familiar with: that of so-called "private revelations". A private revelation is not binding for the faith of Christians, but its value is to be measured by its capacity to instruct and inflame souls, spurring them to love God more and apply divine teachings to their everyday lives.

A hardened young veteran from the First World War, Ludwig now works for a monument company, selling stone markers to the survivors of deceased loved ones. Though ambivalent about his job, he suspects there's more to life than earning a living off other people's misfortunes. A self-professed poet, Ludwig soon senses a growing change in his fatherland, a brutality brought upon it by inflation.

Maria Toorpakai Wazir has lived her life disguised as a boy, defying the Taliban, in order to pursue her love of sport. Coming second in a national junior weightlifting event for boys, Maria decided to put her future in her own hands by going in disguise. When she discovered squash and was easily beating all the boys, life became more dangerous.

The Blue Order and the Pendragon Accords kept England safe from the threat of dragon war since the days of Uther Pendragon and Dewi. Until now. Bad enough to face a dragon war, but to be the only man able to change its course? Frederick Wentworth faces the unthinkable. Not what he signed on for when he accepted his title as baronet. Sir Walter Elliot's arrival brings a different sort of war to Lyme when he demands his daughter Anne Wentworth resolve his latest crisis.

La sanguinosa epopea del Mostro di Firenze accompagna l'Italia dal 1968 per quasi vent'anni. È una storia dai tratti misteriosi e raccapriccianti, che mette a nudo le contraddizioni e gli orrori di un Paese che cambia volto. Nelle campagne toscane un serial killer assale e distrugge la vita di diverse coppiette, scatenando interrogativi e terrore.

Da sie schon länger kein schmackhaftes Tier mehr haben zur Strecke bringen können, suchen sich zwei hungrige Wölfe ein menschliches Ziel: Das herzliche aber naive Rotkäppchen, das auf dem Weg zu seiner Großmutter ist. Die Tiere des Waldes versuchen, dem Mädchen zu helfen, aber sowohl die äußerst eigene Großmutter, als auch der nicht gerade helle Jäger erschweren die Mission. Frei nach dem Märchen der Gebrüder Grimm.

La vida de la doctora Briana Ortiz va cuesta abajo. Está a punto de oficializarse su divorcio, a su hermano se le acaba el tiempo para conseguir un donante y ese ascenso que tanto deseaba se lo va a llevar, casi seguro, ese doctor nuevo que al que no soporta. Sin embargo, justo cuando ella ya está preparada para diagnosticar un caso de odio a primera vista, Jacob Maddox le envía una carta. Una preciosa que demuestra que, en realidad, no es el diablo.

Wenn aus Fremden Freunde werden - ein humorvolles und berührendes Buch von Frankreichs Autorin Nummer 1Jeanne, 74, hat kürzlich ihren Mann verloren und findet sich in einer einsamen und finanziell prekären Situation wieder. Iris, 33 und schwanger, ist einer toxischen Beziehung entflohen, versteckt sich in Paris, wo sie aus dem Koffer lebt, und sucht nach einer Unterkunft. Théo, 18, Konditorlehrling ohne festen Wohnsitz, hat Jahre im Heim hinter sich, Erinnerungen an eine desolate Kindheit im Gepäck und braucht ebenfalls dringend eine Bleibe.