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What went wrong?Why? How can I fix that for next time? All preschoolers and young kids need help learning to control their emotions or actions. With self-regulation skills, children are more able to manage difficult and stressful events that occur as part of life. Self - regulation is key to helping kids with ADHD make friends and control their anger. Teaching kids how to control their emotions and attentionEncouraging children to slow down and...
2) Crazylegs
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The story of Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, from his high school days, into the Universities of Wisconsin and Michigan, followed by what was thought to be a career-ending fractured skull. Defying the odds, he went on to play for the Los Angeles Rams, becoming one of the acknowledged great athletes of his day. Football sequences are skillfully edited from the actual college, All-Star and Rams games.
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At the end of World War II, French Jews faced a devastating demographic reality: thousands of orphaned children, large numbers of single-parent households, and families in emotional and financial distress. Daniella Doron suggests that after years of occupation and collaboration, French Jews and non-Jews held contrary opinions about the future of the nation and the institution of the family. At the center of the disagreement was what was to become...
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Why did Roger Federer challenge his coach Peter Lundgren to a wrestling match? And how did Lundgren manage to help transform him from an ill-tempered youth to the consummate professional we have come to know? Mind over Tennis answers this and many other questions. The book thoroughly covers all aspects how to master the mental game of tennis including such topics as:Managing nervousnessReaching the zoneAchieving consistencyEffective training and drillsControlling...
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Step into the exquisite miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book. It was early summer in Brambly Hedge. Outside everything seemed quiet and peaceful, but inside the mill there was chaos. Poppy's new babies were crying, Dusty's mill was clattering, and clouds of flour dust filled the air. This was no place to bring up a family. But what was to be done? The mice of Brambly Hedge came up with...
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A tale of gods, mortals, love, lust, death, and bad decisions-that all starts with a simple bite of a golden apple.
When Lauren signs the divine contract promising bliss for the price of love, she expects to be granted the services of the highest ranking god of desire. To everyone's surprise this is a contested title and what was supposed to be a simple routine transaction becomes a mess of divine legalities, competitiveness and harsh decisions...
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Do you really want to know what the Bible REALLY says about speaking and praying in tongues unlearned by the speaker? Is this a supernatural language of the Holy Spirit? Is this gift available to any Believer in Jesus by simply asking and believing? Did you know the Bible reveals four different types of tongues (glossa), which God has provided for the building up of the church: 1.) tongues as a sign to the unbeliever (1 Corinthians 14:22); 2.) tongues...
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. In a writing career that spanned over twenty years during the explosion of poetic and theatrical creativity of late Elizabethan and early Jacobean periods, William Shakespeare produced a body of work that has become the bedrock of human thought, literature and language in English. His poetry and plays have endured for almost 450 years, such is their universal appeal and understanding of the human...
9) Spring Story
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Step into the exquisite, miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book. Wilfred woke early. It was his birthday. He had lots of lovely presents, but the best one was a surprise... Mr. Apple had organised a secret celebration picnic and all the mice of Brambly Hedge were invited. There was so much to carry. Poor Wilfred got very tired as he lurched and bumped his way along the grassy track. What...
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Family fireworks lead to murder in the new Cranberry Cove Mystery from USA Today bestselling author Peg Cochran!
The Fourth of July always means endless celebrations in Cranberry Cove, and this year Monica and Greg have the added pleasure of spending it with Monica's college roommate, Kelly Cargill. When they join Kelly and her family to watch the fireworks, it's all very exciting-until the elderly matriarch of the family dies on the spot. Then evidence...
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"Strikingly original. . . . Nicolson brings to life superbly the horror, devastation, and gore of Trafalgar." -The Economist
Adam Nicolson takes the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets, and uses it to examine our idea of heroism and the heroic. A story rich with modern resonance, Seize the Fire reveals the economic impact of the battle as a victorious Great Britain emerged as a global commercial empire.
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If you are looking for accounts and retelling of encounters with werewolves, this is a great starting point.Be mindful these stories were published in 1865 and the content will have "current" events the author had encountered as well as mythological findings in terms of what was known and understood at that time. From the legends of using magical wolf skins to the terrifying accounts of lycanthropy, you will find both known and forgotten accounts,...
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This groundbreaking Civil War history illuminates the unique development of antislavery sentiment in the border region of south central Pennsylvania.
During the antebellum decades every single fugitive slave escaping by land east of the Appalachian Mountains had to pass through south central Pennsylvania, where they faced both significant opportunities and substantial risks. While the hundreds of fugitives traveling through Adams, Franklin, and...
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He tried to think how many men he had killed and could not remember. How many do you need to kill before you lose count? he wondered.Sir Stephen Mendal, head of MI6, looked up from the report. Apparently an unknown secret organisation had been recruiting ex-MI6 agents, specifically those that specialised in 'wet work', the nasty side of the business. One of these old employees had just been shot dead by the authorities whilst robbing a bank in Switzerland.He...
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Felix has always been very close with Sam and Clyde, will the addition of Roy change anything?Felix expects to spend spend the full moon with his two best friends, his pack mates, like he does every month. What he doesn't expect is to find Sam with another man, Roy, and for Clyde to be away from home.When he hears what happened between Sam and Roy and why Clyde won't be joining them that evening, he is furious. At the same time, it also emphasises...
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Five years have passed since Elizabeth, Isaac, and Kaylein's lives were torn apart. The kingdom rests at peace, but the scars left by the war still mark each of them deeply. Restored to the feudal hierarchy against their will, Isaac and Kaylein exercise what power they have to temper the reach of Duke Francis and the newly ennobled Lord Edward. Meanwhile, Elizabeth strives to put the past behind her, praying that her family will not have its heart...
17) Don't Let Her In
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The letters drop onto every doormat…
Lena just moved to Mandalay Close. She needed a new start, since her boyfriend cheated her out of the home and happy-ever-after she'd believed they were always going to share.
But on the day Lena moves in, letters begin to arrive for all her new neighbours. Letters that promise to expose everyone's deepest, darkest secrets. Every house has received one - except for Lena's.
Someone clearly wants to implicate...
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Norman finds the secret to making Stradivari violins. MI6, Russian hackers and others want it. What if the greatest violin maker in history actually did have a secret formula? And, what if it were stumbled upon, more than 300 years later, by innocent guitar makers, who then became the target of someone who could not let that secret be revealed. Add to this volatile situation a second party who wants the secret made public.
The cascade of events...
19) Patient Zero
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Step onto the elevator and visit 17 floors of zombie hell, with a fatal stop in Planet Dead! In Austin, TX, Christian Fidal is coming to terms with a car accident that killed his father and placed his little brother in a coma. Chris just wants to leave the real world behind, but is forced by his office crush Trinity and his cousin Hector to go to the hotel's holiday party. What was meant to be a fun night turns into a fight for their lives when a...
20) Cursed Dragon
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Sophia thought she'd be fighting the fae army, not her attraction to four handsome rebels… Orphaned at twelve, half-blood Sophia, part witch, part water dragon, spent most of her life as a member of the secretive dragon rebel army, trying to protect kids like her. But now the war against the fae is won, the new kings have chosen her to rebuild the war-torn dragon lands.First problem? She has no experience leading anyone.Second problem? The area...
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