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Época de cerezos es un conjunto de 10 relatos que tienen lugar en una ciudad sureña ficticia, en la frontera de México con Centroamérica.

This book continues Chicken Soup for the Soul's focus on inspiration and hope in these difficult times. These inspirational stories remind us that each day holds something to be thankful for - whether it is having the sun shine or having food on the table. These stories of the joy of giving, attitude, and being grateful for what you have remind us of the simple pleasures of family, home, health, and inexpensive good times.

Es kommt selten genug vor, aber Anwalt Rufus T. Feuerflieg ist tatsächlich erstaunt: Eine weitere Spuksichtung in der Stadt – in der neu eröffneten Arztpraxis von Frau Doktor Freisleben-Saueressig scheint ein Gespenst sein Unwesen zu treiben! Feuerflieg will sich den Geist aus der Nähe ansehen. Dazu schlägt der geplagten Ärztin vor, zum Schein ihre Praxis zu übernehmen.

The symptoms were not pleasant, and with no health insurance, she had tried to deal with them on her own. But, it finally reached a point where she believed she needed to see a doctor. In August of 2015, she received the diagnosis. My phone rang and when I answered, she said, with her voice breaking, “Dad, it’s cancer. I have cancer.” I felt like the bottom dropped out, and I was falling. But, doing what we always did in our home, we rallied the troops, assessed the situation, and began to research and learn what we could do to fight this wicked invader.

In 1996, an unprecedented decade-long courtroom battle was waged in Florida to help bring justice and hope to the family of a young boy born with no eyes after his mother was doused outside of a local u-pick farm by a chemical fungicide believed to have caused his birth defect and the birth defects of many other children. It was a battle that nearly everyone but attorney Jim Ferraro deemed unwinnable. After all, it involved one of the world's most powerful industrial giants.

Hollywood has thrilled—and titillated—audiences with tales of women who love monsters since King Kong and The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Our love affair with the ultimate “others” continued as we made the acquaintances of Barnabas Collins, Swamp Thing, the Vampire Lestat, Hellboy, and Shrek. It should come as no surprise that when ViceTV decided to do an episode on “Monsters Fantasies”, they came to Riverdale Avenue Books to interview some of those authors in an episode that aired in March 2018.

A new tale to listen to every day, perfect for bedtime, story time, riding in the car or just about any time! Once Upon A Time... 420 Children's fairy tales from the collection of Fairy Books edited by Andrew Lang, including favorites such as Puss in Boots, Why the Sea is Salt, Snow White and Rose Red, and many, many others. These original fairy tales from all over the globe are beloved by children of all ages. Read by Laura Piette

Roberta Hendrickson just wants to have a happy marriage. For a while, it seemed like that would happen. Recently, she has hit a rough patch with her husband Kyle. Kyle has become obsessed with being made partner at his firm. All the time that Kyle has spent at the office has taken a toll on his marriage.

Lars Butnot genießt den goldenen Herbst und macht mit seiner Kindergartengruppe einen Ausflug zur Streuobstwiese. Dort hilft ihm Erzieher Marcus, eine hochhängende Birne zu pflücken. Alle sind glücklich ... ABER NEIN! BUT NOT! Lars fühlt sich von Marcus übergangen. Er hätte gern Hilfe bekommen, doch stattdessen wurde ihm die gesamte Aufgabe abgenommen. Diese Geschichte lotet aus, was Hilfe bedeutet, wie wir sie geben und wann wir sie annehmen können – ganz nach dem Motto: „Hilf mir, es selbst zu tun.“

An einem stürmischen Regentag genießt Lars Butnot die Ruhe unter seiner Bettdecke. Doch als er genauer hinhört, nimmt er viele kleine Geräusche wahr. In der Küche will sein Papa dem Radio lauschen, doch Lars versteht die Nachrichten nicht und möchte lieber ein Lied hören ... ABER NEIN! BUT NOT! Sein Papa hört ihm nicht zu. Dabei ist Zuhören doch so wichtig! Lars erkennt: Zuhören hilft. So versteht man andere, findet Lösungen und ist nicht allein. Zuhören verbindet.

Lars Butnots Familie darf heute ausschlafen, schließlich ist Sonntag. Doch Lars ist schon früh auf den Beinen. Gemeinsam mit seiner Mutter möchte er ein leckeres Frühstück vorbereiten. Natürlich darf Lars alles, was dazugehört, selbst machen ... ABER NEIN! BUT NOT! Lars lernt an diesem Morgen einiges über Verantwortung – und warum ihm seine Mama die ein oder andere Grenze setzt.

Lars Butnot erlebt einen Morgen voller müssen, müssen, müssen. Erst soll er einen Pullover anziehen, dann erinnert ihn seine Mutter ans Zähneputzen. Auf dem Weg zum Kindergarten muss er aufpassen, und dort angekommen heißt es erst einmal: Hände waschen. Und so geht es den ganzen Tag weiter ... ABER NEIN! BUT NOT! Lars erkennt, wann „Müssen“ sinnvoll ist und wann er selbstbestimmt Grenzen setzen kann – und muss!

Lars Butnots Kindergartenzeit wird nicht ewig andauern. Die Schulzeit wirft ihre Schatten voraus – und mit ihr die anstehenden Veränderungen. Lars freut sich schon auf die Schule, ohne Wenn und Aber ... ABER NEIN! BUT NOT! Diese große Veränderung birgt auch ein gewisses Angstpotenzial. Lars erkennt, dass er bereits große Freude am Lernen hat – und dass Stillstand schlimmer wäre als Veränderung.

Not every woman likes to submit. An increasing number of women like to be on top. And their partners love it! Filled with surprises and unexpected twists (yes, that kind, too!), this audiobook proves that when lust and desire take control, all bets are off.

Meet the cool creatives behind awe-inspiring art, with this non-fiction title for kids. Pour paint onto a canvas with Jackson Pollock, laugh along with the pranks of Hokusai, and find beauty in your self-portrait with Frida Kahlo, as you follow the stories of more than 50 fabulous artists and their groundbreaking work. Through charming storytelling rich in detail, Artists covers celebrated figures as well as lesser-known trailblazers, each with a tale as intriguing as it is unique.

You are what you eat. But do you really know what’s happening under the surface of your food? The Story of Your Favorite Meal: How to Listen to Your Food is a self-help guide to farm-to-table food that teaches you to be a food sleuth. You’ll learn to listen to where your food comes from so you can make healthy, honest food choices in order to be the best steward for yourself, the animals, and the environment.

In this series of linked stories, the child narrator Veve cannot fathom all the mysteries of her family’s life together, but by watching and listening, she pieces together a painful past. Played out against the backdrop of rural hardship and deprivation on the family’s Kansas farm, the secret in her father’s previous life eventually explains his harsh treatment of the three older children and her mother’s bitterness over his countless misunderstandings and slights.

Nuova edizione in italiano del classico inglese! La farfalla Citronello cerca disperatamente l'amore. Nonostante tutti i tentativi di innamorarsi, Citronello non trova l'amore. Ma poi accade qualcosa di inaspettato... New release of the classic in Italian-English! Brimstone butterfly Billy will eventually fall in love. But every time he tries he fails. Then something happens something unpredictable.

From Lunar New Year to Solstice, Día de Los Muertos to Juneteenth, and all the incredible days in between, it’s clear that Americans don’t just have one holiday. Edited by the esteemed Dahlia Adler and authored by creators who have lived these festive experiences firsthand, this joyful collection of stories shows that there isn’t one way to experience a holiday.

A collection of short stories celebrating Charlotte Brontë, published in the year of her bicentenary and stemming from the now immortal words from her great work Jane Eyre. The 21 stories in Reader, I Married Him - one of the most celebrated lines in fiction - are inspired by Jane Eyre and shaped by its perennially fascinating themes of love, compromise and self-determination.