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Puff is a lovely character who lives in every child’s pillow. Children can turn to Puff when they are scared or worried about something. In this story Puff helps a little girl confront her fear of going to the doctor for surgery. Many children have fears which parents need to manage. Puff in the Pillow: The Doctor is a great "just before bed" story, which allows parents to introduce the character of Puff and helps them to help their children manage their fears regarding doctors and bedtime.

Puff is a lovely character who lives in every child’s pillow and who they can turn to when scared and worried about something their life. In this story Puff helps a little girl confront her fear of shadows at bedtime. Many children have fears which parents need to manage. Puff in the Pillow: The Shadow Monster is a great "just before bed" story which allows parents to introduce the character of Puff and allow them to help their child manage their fears regarding shadows and the fears of bedtime.

Samuel Frog hears about the Tock a losh Troll scaring all the animals in the forest. Samuel is not scared and so goes on an expedition to seek out the troll and see why he is scaring everyone. Enjoy Jean Luc Lafitte’s lovely story about not being scared of difference, and how understanding can help people understand and overcome their life challenges.

Puff is a lovely character who lives in every child’s pillow and who they can turn to when scared and worried about something their life. In this story, Puff helps a little girl confront her fear of fireworks. Many children have fears that parents need to manage. Puff in the Pillow: Fireworks Night is a great "just before bed" story that allows parents to introduce the character of Puff and allow them to help their child manage their fears regarding fireworks and the bangs and noises associated with them.

Dans le contexte des épidémies de plus en plus fréquentes et de plus en plus inquiétantes, que peut-on faire soi-même pour minimiser le risque, augmenter sa résistance aux infections, maximiser son immunité et, si jamais le virus nous attrape, réduire les dommages et en ressortir fort. Que dit la science ?

It’s a long way from a basement apartment in a Montréal suburb to a new life on a fictional planet, but that’s the destination our unnamed narrator has set his sights on, bringing listeners with him on an off-beat and often hilarious journey. Along the way, he writes poems, buys groceries at the dollar store, and earns minimum wage at a dead-end supermarket job. In between treatments for his cystic fibrosis and the constant drip-drip-drip of disappointment, he dreams of a new life on Tatouine, where he’ll play Super Mario Bros and make sand angels all day.

Six of the nine sitting justices of the Supreme Court are current or former members of The Federalist Society - a private, conservative legal organization which has grown to dominate modern American jurisprudence. Takeover tells the story of how The Federalist Society started as a student club and grew to become the most influential legal organization in US history. Over the last three decades, they managed to shape judicial policy and secure numerous seats for its members on courts of appeals and the Supreme Court.

Jerusha "Judy" Abbott's life is drastically changed one day when a mysterious and rich benefactor scoops her up from an orphanage - the only home she has ever known - and offers to pay her way through college. Her benefactor has many requests, the two most important being that she uses this opportunity to become a writer, and that she writes him monthly to update him on her studies.

The world J.R.R. Tolkien created is one of the most beloved in all of literature, and continues to capture hearts and imaginations around the world. From Oxford to ComiCon, the Middle Earth is analyzed and interpreted through a multitude of perspectives. But one essential facet of Tolkien and his Middle Earth has been overlooked: science.

Whether your performance realm is the playing field, the office, or the classroom, mental toughness is no longer simply an asset. It’s an absolute necessity. Thriving at work and in life doesn’t happen by accident: There are teachable skills that can help you unleash your full potential. Mental performance coach Jean François Ménard will give you exclusive access to techniques and strategies that he uses to help Cirque du Soleil artists, Olympians, and pro athletes become the best in the world.

La Fontaines Fabeln handeln von Habgier und Eitelkeit, Kriechertum und Heuchelei, von Liebe und Freundschaft, Einsamkeit und Tod.

Ludo Rinizzi arbeitet im Leichenschauhaus. Gerade hat der Hobbyschriftsteller seinen ersten Roman fertig gestellt. Auf Anraten seines Literatur besessenen Freundes Simon schickt er ihn an die Pariser Éditions K, und tatsächlich lädt Verleger Krusowicz ihn zum Gespräch ein. Doch der Verleger will nicht Ludos Roman, sondern nur seinen wohlklingenden Namen. Ludo soll ihn hergeben für den Stoff eines anderen und dem bereits druckfrischen Buch jetzt in den Medien zum Erfolg verhelfen.

The collected fables, short stories, and essays of writer, newspaper columnist, and playwright George Ade, who has been called the creator of modern American humor in the early 20th century. Introduced, edited, and revised by storyteller and radio personality Jean Shepherd. Originally published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1961.

A brand new story of crushes, first love and friendship from the original Queen of Tween – Jean Ure! When Maya falls off her bike and into the arms of Jake Harper, her cousin Mattie thinks the crush that follows will be as short-lived as the rest – especially as Maya is a Year 8 nobody and...

Seit seiner frühen Kindheit hat Xavier Poitard keinerlei Kontakt mehr zu seinem Vater Arthur. Nachdem seine Mutter unter mysteriösen Umständen ums Leben gekommen war, war Arthur vor dreißig Jahren von einem Tag auf den anderen verschwunden. Ein Trauma für Xavier. Seine Analyse hat ihn ein kleines Vermögen gekostet, und immer noch plagen ihn heftige Migräneanfälle. Bis zu dem Tag als Xavier, Anzeigenlayouter bei einer Tageszeitung, plötzlich unter den Texten die Todesanzeige seines Vaters entdeckt.

Fifty-eight minutes into her first day on the job, 23-year-old Sheriff Piper Blackwell is faced with a grisly murder, the victim artfully posed amid decorations on his lawn. Drawing on former military training, Piper must prove herself worthy of the sheriff's badge, and that won't be easy. Chief Deputy Oren Rosenberg, Piper's opponent in the recent election, doesn't like her and wants her to fail.

Have you ever thought about life? Jean Shepherd did, in his inimitable way, and Life Is will please those who can appreciate the thought and the inherent humor therein. The eight shows in this collection include performances pondering forbidden magazines, playing tuba in the school band, his old man’s love of Oldsmobiles, chauffer-driven Ferrari's, home in Hammond, the insidiousness of public relations, and so much more.

Torio, a renegade Reader, has broken his oath and taken his powers of telepathy to the Savage Lands. The Savage Adepts have driven back the walls of the Empire, using their mysterious gifts of sorcery. Now, with the Readers in their midst, their powers - to tumble walls, to sink ships, to cause the earth to swallow entire cities - can reach into the very heart of the Empire.

Grégoire Morvan, graue Eminenz des französischen Innenministeriums, hütet dunkle Geheimnisse aus seiner Vergangenheit in Zaire. Dort hatte er in den Siebzigerjahren einen bestialischen Killer zu Fall gebracht. Doch jener "Nagelmann", der seine Opfer einem grausamen Ritual folgend mit Nägeln und Spiegelscherben gespickt zurückließ, scheint einen mysteriösen Nachfolger zu haben. Als eine Serie ähnlich gearteter Anschläge Morvans gesamte Familie bedroht, begibt sich Sohn Erwan, Pariser Polizeikommissar, im Alleingang in den Kongo, um die wahre Geschichte seines Vaters zu ergründen.

Olivier Passan, Polizeikommissar und Einzelgänger, steht kurz davor, einen raffinierten Serienkiller zu stellen, der es auf schwangere Frauen abgesehen hat. Zugleich versucht er zu begreifen, warum die Ehe mit seiner japanischen Frau Naoko offenbar gescheitert ist. Als in ihrem gemeinsamen Haus bedrohliche Dinge geschehen, vermutet Passan zunächst einen Racheakt des Killers. Doch dann stellt sich heraus, dass die Anschläge mit der geheimnisvollen Vergangenheit Naokos zu tun haben.