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Three Israeli women, their lives altered by immigration to the United States, seek to overcome crises. Ilana is a veteran Hebrew instructor at a Midwestern college who has built her life around her career. When a young Hebrew literature professor joins the faculty, she finds his post-Zionist politics pose a threat to her life's work. Miriam, whose son left Israel to make his fortune in Silicon Valley, pays an unwanted visit to meet her new grandson...
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Told chronologically and divided into ten decades, The American Teacher sheds light on the important role that teachers have played in this country over the last one hundred years. It is parsed through the voices of educators, intellectuals, and journalists who have weighed in on its many different dimensions from the 1920s to today"--
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At a boarding school for boys in Northern Germany, one student named Kurrat vanishes one night without informing anybody after having had a fight with one of the teachers. Soon, the Police learn of Kurrat's ambivalent, at times rebellious personality and that he was admired by many of his fellow students, jealously despised by some and strongly disliked by a few of the teachers.
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Peter is a whiteboard marker pen who sits on the shelf of the teacher's whiteboard easel.
He is alone and, at night, he often hears the chatter and giggles of the felt pens in a container on the children's table.
He longs to join them. But how can he? Peter is very lonely.
One night something very magical happens, something Peter never ever dreamt would happen.
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The bond between Louise, Grant, Charlie, and Jim continues to strengthen as they move into a new chapter of their lives. Sharing their home together as two heterosexual couples they find themselves on a voyage of discovery. The importance of a healthy sex life overspills into the relationships they maintain with their family and friends. The myth of 'with age comes experience', is dispelled as Louise and Charlie become the teachers.
There is a cyclonic...
6) Left Out
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B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree. Bronze Children's Books Award 2017 Readers' Favorites. Shortlisted for the Cinnamon Press Novella Award.'A compelling story about friendship, its strength, and the unusual ways it develops.' Rebecca P. McCray, The Journey of the Marked Being different isn't easy but it can be exciting! How well do you know your friends? Are they left-handed or right-handed? Are they left-brained or right-brained? And what difference does...
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Small stories of ordinary people, to whom extraordinary events can happen (Free will, Macbeth: story of a madman), people who get lost in memories to find meaning in the present (The girl on the bus) or who still find nature in memories of human existence (Memories). A teacher (11th commandment: do not judge) and a mother (A mother) tell of daily life, with its pains and satisfactions, misunderstanding, but also the miracle of finding acceptance in...
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Jimi Hendrix is still widely revered as the most gifted guitarist in the history of rock. His fluency on an electric guitar was breathtaking, and he had a way with words that somehow paralleled his music. Fortunately, Jimi gave many interviews during his short life. Here is what he had to say... I used to like to paint. At school the teacher used to say 'Paint three scenes'. And I'd do abstract stuff like Martian sunsets.Because I didn't have a cent...
9) Threesome
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Jill Emerson, whose first three works were gentle explorations of the lesbian experience, took a sharp turn toward candor in THIRTY, her first book for Berkley. As I've explained in the book description for that novel, around the time Berkley came calling (via my agent) I'd become disenchanted with the whole notion of fiction recounted by some disembodied third- or first-person narrator. It struck me as artificial, and my response was to pile artifice...
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Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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This volume is perhaps the most in-depth exploration ever undertaken of Tolkien's world. Accessible but authoritative, and fully illustrated, it is now being reissued with a stunning new cover treatment and updated commentary on new books, films, games, and shows. This book, originally published in 2013 and richly illustrated with photographs and artwork , was the first to connect all the threads of influence on Tolkien that infused his creation of...
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An Invaluable Phonics Aid
At the heart of early language development lies phonics - this sound dictionary comprehensively guides educators, parents, and advanced learners through the fascinating landscape of phonics.
A comprehensive resource
1) Easy Spelling's Sound Dictionary categorises words based on shared sound patterns,
enabling learners...
15) Freeing sexuality: psychologists, consent teachers, polyamory experts, and sex workers speak out
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Park Street Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Explores the full spectrum of sexual beliefs, practices, and identities. Shares the author's fascinating interviews with 20 experts, including clinical psychologist Dr. Lonnie Barbach, sex therapist Dr. Stella Resnick, sexual freedom advocate Janet Hardy, consent educator Dr. Laura McGuire, and Norma Jean Almadovar, former LA policewoman and current president of the prostitute's union COYOTE. Looks at the stigmas of sex work, recovering from sexual...
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2024.
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"Did you ever dream about what you would be when you grew up? We think naturally about our purpose because God tells us that He created us to do great things. But how do we know when we have truly found God's calling for our lives? Many people live most of their lives striving to find and follow God's will but still wondering whether they've gotten it right. The many pressures, expectations, and distractions we experience can create confusion and...
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Exisle Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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In Laughton King's formulation, a dyslexic person is like a diesel vehicle. They run perfectly if you give them the right fuel, but if you put petrol in the tank (i.e. expect them to learn like every 'normal' child in our current education system) they break down. This book is designed to help dyslexic (diesel) thinkers make sense of their live.
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Rocky Nook, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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This small, portable book presents a unique perspective on the head, face, and neck for artists to study and implement in their drawing work. In this book, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella offers more than 300 original drawings and diagrams. The face, head, and neck are shown in great detail and from multiple angles. There are dedicated sections that address facial proportions, the simplified forms underneath the detailed anatomy, the underlying...
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Penguin Life, an imprint of Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"A powerful, comprehensive guide for digital self-care and allyship from one of our leading activists for online equality, Seyi Akiwowo. Digital spaces are a positive force for change, connection and community, but left unregulated, they are not always safe. Globally, women are 27 times more likely than men to be harassed online. This is worse for Black women who are 84% more likely to face online abuse than white women. There has been a 71% rise...
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Anna Kadabra volume 5
Publisher
Oficina do Livro
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Portuguese
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"O aniversário da Madame Prune está a chegar! O aniversário da Madame Prune está a chegar! A Anna e os seus amigos do Clube da Lua Cheia correm contra o tempo para arranjar um bom presente e descobrem que, em criança, a professora perdeu a sua mascote mágica. Certamente nada a faria mais feliz do que recuperá-la, mas... onde é que ela estará?" --wook.pt.
"Madame Prune's birthday is coming up! Madame Prune's birthday is coming up! Anna and...
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