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En la vida moderna el plástico ha constituido un fenómeno de indudable trascendencia. Hoy en día el hombre vive rodeado de objetos plásticos que en siglos anteriores no eran necesarios para la vida cotidiana. Los plásticos se han fabricado para satisfacer las demandas de una gran variedad de usos, dando lugar a una vasta industria donde la civilización debería llamarse "la civilización del plástico", debido al papel determinante que ha desempeñado...
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Assú, el caimán negro del Amazonas es uno de los animales más temibles. Es el gran depredador, y todos los animales le tienen miedo. Siente el caimán que es el más poderoso y que nadie puede contra él, pero se da cuenta que existe un mayor depredador, el hombre. Allí comprende que puede ser vulnerable y comprende que es necesario conocer la vulnerabilidad para sobrevivir y aprender.
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¿Conoces al coco o al viejito del costal? ¿Te asustan los monstruos? ¿Alguna vez te has inventado un monstruo bien terrible para que te defienda y asuste a tus enemigos?
En este libro encontrarás más de un monstruo y vivirás las aventuras de unos niños que se atrevieron a crear un monstruo muy monstruoso para que los defendiera. También aprenderás el truco para escapar del miedo: solo vencerás al mal con el bien, piensa en algo hermoso,...
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Una historia basada en las aventuras de dos niños que por una serie de equívocos "construyen" toda una trama de terror y de muerte, Un niño aficionado a los cuentos de terror, se obsesiona con palabras que no entiende, pero que están relacionadas con la muerte, a quien teme por encima de todas las cosas. Crea un enredo lleno de humor e inocencia, en el cual involucra a su enigmática vecina.
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When two teenage boys vanish on a camping trip, a stranger claims that one owes him two thousand dollars. The boy's sister volunteers to repay the money while continually looking for clues that he is alive.
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Powerful parenting strategies grounded in polyvagal theory to help you stay connected with your teen, reduce conflict, and set limits with love.
When it comes to your teen, do you feel like you're walking on eggshells? Do they lash out at you when you try to set limits, or stomp off to their room and slam the door at the slightest criticism? Welcome to the teen years! Emotions and hormones are running high, everything feels like a crisis, and you're...
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In a world dominated by technology, "Parenting in the Digital Age" explores the challenges and opportunities that arise when raising children in the digital era. This book delves into the intricate balance between screen time and real-life experiences, offering practical advice on how to foster healthy relationships with technology while strengthening the parent-child bond. Drawing on the latest research and expert insights, it provides strategies...
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These essays - moving, engaging, and deeply personal - explore the themes of family responsibility, growing up, and growing older. As the author, a divorced single mother beginning a new life and career in her forties, delves into the details of her own situation, she illuminates universal truths about what matters most: love, fulfillment, and the pain and necessity of huge change.These pieces about a woman in midlife struggling...
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Are you confident that your parenting style is the perfect match for your family? Prepare to be captivated by "Parenting Styles: Finding the Right Approach for Your Family," an empowering guide that will take you on a profound exploration of your parenting journey, unveiling the secrets to discovering the most effective style tailored specifically to your family's distinctive dynamics.
10) Baskets of Fruit
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Baskets of Fruit is a relatable collection of poems depicting moments in my life. My life has never been easy, but God has always been good. He gave me fruit to put in a basket to give you. Baskets of Fruit,Baskets of Fruit.One for meAnd one for you. Baskets of Fruit,Baskets of Fruit.I made it for you.To give to you.
11) Rescuing Our Sons: 8 Solutions to Our Crisis of Disaffected Teen Boys (A Psychologist's Roadmap)
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Parenting Teen Boys with Love and Confidence
"John is the real deal… He knows what kids are dealing with, what their struggles are, where their strengths lie, what they know, and what they need."-Giuliana Rancic, journalist, television personality, and infotainer
#1 New Release in Parenting Teenages, Parenting Boys, and Popular Adolescent Psychology
Dr. John Duffy; bestselling author of Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety, clinical psychologist,...
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Being a mom is hard. Being a young mom has unique challenges. From a teen mom herself, Teen Mom speaks to your heart, sharing insight, encouragement, and practical advice to help you create a better life for yourself and your child.
Everything changes the day you discover you're going to be a mom. It's not just yourself that you think about--you have a child to care for, too. While you wouldn't trade your child for the world, some days are just...
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Whether you know it or not, if you're a dad, you're a hero- that's the message of bestselling author and pediatrician Meg Meeker.
Even if you're struggling with all the demands of fatherhood, let Dr. Meeker reassure you: every man has it within him to be the hero father his children need. With simple step-by-step instructions and drawing on long experience-including her work with the NFL's Fatherhood Initiative-Dr. Meeker shows you how to be the...
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Unlock the magic within you-it's time to turn self-doubt into self-love and become your biggest cheerleader. Dive into the heart of self-love with "How to Embrace Your Spark", the ultimate guide for teen girls to navigate the rollercoaster of growing up with confidence and self-assurance. Your teenage years can be tough, filled with challenges ranging from social pressures and body image issues to the complexities of relationships and search for...
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"Late one night, Laura, Daniel, and Mo find themselves confused and disembodied, blinking under the fluorescent lights of their high school music room. They are greeted by the man they know as their music teacher, who restores the ghostly teens to their corporeal forms with a flick of his fingers and explains: nearly a year ago they went missing from their hometown, the small seaside community of Lovesend, Massachusetts, and have long been presumed...
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Living Right: Stories of Moral Clarity" is a captivating collection of narratives that delve into the complex world of ethics, values, and human behavior. Through a series of thought-provoking and heartwarming tales, this collection explores the profound impact of moral choices in our lives. Each story is a journey that leads readers through moments of decision and consequence, highlighting the importance of integrity, empathy, kindness, and the pursuit...
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Hey there! Let's chat about something super important: being authentically you. Imagine living your life like your favorite playlist – unskipped, playing every track that makes you, well, you. Authenticity is about letting your real self shine through, without hitting pause because you're worried about what others might think. It's like being the main character in your own story, not just a sidekick in someone else's.Remember, the coolest people...
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In Strickland County, a forgotten stretch of land in southern Appalachia, there isn't a lot of anything to go around. But when eighteen-year-old Harlowe Compton's brother is killed by the Praters, the family who controls everything from the mines to the law to the opioid trade, he wonders if the future will ever hold more than loss. With Tennessee, Harlowe feels for the first time that something good might happen, that he might have found the rarest...
20) Hope ablaze
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"Nida has always been known as Mamou Abdul-Hafeedh's niece--the poet who will fill her uncle's shoes after he was wrongfully incarcerated during the war on terror. But for Nida, her poetry letters are her heart and sharing so much of herself with a world that stereotypes her faith and her hijab is not an option. When Nida is illegally frisked at a Democratic Senatorial candidate's political rally, she writes a scathing poem about the politician, never...
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