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Play is the language of children. It is how they communicate. By rediscovering the joy of play as an adult, you can access a whole new way to understand and respond to your child’s needs. Created with busy parents in mind, psychotherapist and parenting expert Joanna Fortune has devised a simple but effective method to build quality playful time together at home, structured around 15-minute games that can be easily incorporated into your existing daily routine.

Summer is in full bloom, and so is Sammy’s baking with her new experiment of hummingbird cakes. But the quiet town of Sunny Cove is thrown into chaos once again when the clerk at the Gas ‘n’ Guzzle is found dead behind the building. Sammy wants to help, as usual, but the situation is made even more complicated by the fact that her ex-husband has suddenly shown up in town, and he’s the prime suspect!

William Darcy has gone completely mental! Despite Elizabeth Bennet’s less than stellar opinion of him, some unknown force possessed him to invite her to Pemberley to wait out lockdown. He’d invited Elizabeth - the only woman he’d ever really fancied - Elizabeth, who’d refused him without reservation at the Rosings Book Festival. Now, he spends part of every day in Elizabeth’s company while struggling to keep his feelings hidden from not only her but also his nosy sister and motherly housekeeper. What a bloody nightmare!

Ignite your inner adventurer and delve into the unknown on this journey of transformation. The Inside Hustle shakes off the ordinary for the extraordinary, delivering thought-provoking wisdom for the now moment with fierce authenticity, honesty, and humor.

Joanna potrafi zaskakiwac zarówno siebie, jak i najblizszych. Jest narzeczona Artura, iskrzy miedzy nia a Jaromirem, w dodatku pojawia sie kolejny zagadkowy mezczyzna. Pomimo watpliwosci, bohaterka zaczyna urzeczywistniac swoje marzenia. Przeprowadza sie na Kociewie i podejmuje decyzje o uruchomieniu kawiarni w lokalu, z którym wiaza sie pewne tajemnice. Nadal pracuje jako wolontariuszka w hospicjum dla dzieci. Pisze dla nich bajki. Wkrótce zglasza sie powazny wydawca, który chce je opublikowac, ale stawia warunki.

In her breakout business book, corporate coach and business guru Jeanet Wade distills the essence of team and company success. The secret sauce to great teams, vibrant organizations, and happy people? Human nature. In a series of engaging and provocative chapters, she combines business research with anecdotes from her career and her executive client sessions, showing how we can attend to human needs by clarifying assignments, showing baseline consideration, and inspiring confidence.

Faye Walters knows that today's women are sorted and stylish. They have the job, the house, the colour co-ordinated capsule wardrobe. They cope with the pressures of singledom, marriage and having kids with peanut allergies. And they all do it effortlessly, with nothing more than a women's mag and a poem by Pam Ayres to guide them. So why can't she pull it off?

Do you want to write more but feel frustrated at your lack of time? Are you doing "busy" work instead of moving toward your creative goals? Is your to-do list overwhelming? It’s time to stop, reassess and take control. This book will help you discover the path to becoming a productive writer.

The Mediterranean diet is nothing new. It’s been praised for years as a heart-healthy way to eat, but with new research, and continued support of the Blue Zones way of life, the Mediterranean diet is getting a second turn. Full of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, beans, seeds, nuts, olive oil and fish, this diet is perfectly compared with a Blue Zones lifestyle.

Kończy się II wojna światowa, pozostawiając po sobie ruiny domów, tęsknotę i ból po stracie najbliższych. Rozpoczyna się gehenna codziennego życia pod rządami rosyjskich wyzwolicieli. Rodzina Apolonii próbuje przetrwać powojenny chaos i terror nowej władzy. Gabrynia nie potrafi się odnaleźć w rodzinnym domu w Olendach, wraca więc do Łukowa. Mija dzień za dniem i dziewczyna powoli przyzwyczaja się do nowej rzeczywistości. Współtworzy bibliotekę z ocalałych z wojennej pożogi książek. Marzy o miłości, rodzinie, dzieciach.

In 'Homecoming', read by Sean Campion, the Brennans run Quentin's restaurant in Dublin for the owner, who lives abroad. But what will happen when he suddenly pays a visit? 'Telling Stories', read by Joanna Myers, sees Irene's fiancé turning up the night before the wedding with a face as white as the dress that is to be worn the next day. Then trouble starts....

It’s bitterly cold in Sunny Cove after the holidays, but nothing could be as icy as the chill that runs down your spine when you hear that your neighbor has come to a grizzly end! Sammy is looking forward to hosting a New Year’s Eve party. She’s spending her free time practicing new dishes for the occasion and researching everyone’s favorite traditions. But when the pipes freeze in her apartment, Sammy’s plans must change quickly. She finds a temporary place to stay with the help of her friends, but a nearby murder puts Sammy on the case once again.

When cautious Emma Roberts goes to France to carry out research into 17th century garden design, she finds a reliable diversion from her studies in her unlikely new friend Francoise Desnoyers, in whose beautiful house she is welcomed as a guest. She is not too dazzled to ignore the tensions that exist between Francoise and her formidable mother, or between Mme. Desnoyers and her other guests. London recedes into the background as life in France becomes more significant in every respect.

Hope has no wish to marry, but it’s almost five years since her father died, and the final peculiar clause of his will is about to come into effect: If Hope’s brothers can’t be found, then the whole estate will be bequeathed to the church, and Hope must move to the Dower House with her mother. There’s just one way out: Her cousin Hugo can inherit Allamont Hall, but only if he marries Hope. Can she bear to give up the chance of finding a man who loves her, even if it means saving her home?

Harriet Montague is definitely too much of a gentlewoman to be frequenting the backstreet taverns of Algiers. But her father has been kidnapped whilst on an expedition to the tomb of an ancient desert queen, and she’s on a mission to find the only person who could save him. It’s just unfortunate that Lucas Saintclair, the man Harriet hopes will rescue her father from scoundrels, is the biggest scoundrel of the lot. With a bribe in the form of a legendary pirate treasure map, Harriet must endure a treacherous journey through the desert accompanied by Saintclair’s band of ruffians.

Nothing extraordinary has ever happened to Billy Smith. In fact, every single thing about him is ordinary, including his name. But when a documentary crew turns up at Billy’s school to film the new TV series School Daze, everything changes. Billy shouldn’t stand out: all the other kids are much more interesting than him. But when remixes of his boring class presentation go viral, Billy finds himself accidentally an overnight star.

Apolonia, wdowa i matka czwórki dzieci, mimo że wyszła po raz drugi za mąż, nie do końca czuje się szczęśliwa. Martwi się o swoje pociechy. Najstarsza i najzdolniejsza z nich, Gabrynia, odkrywa budzący się w niej erotyzm, przeżywa pierwszą miłość i pierwsze rozczarowania. Kończy szkołę i rozpoczyna pracę. Odnosi zawodowe sukcesy i poznaje mężczyznę swego życia. Gabrynia jest szczęśliwa i z ufnością patrzy w przyszłość, tym bardziej że marzenia się spełniają jedno po drugim.

International voice coach Joanna Gray's latest book, Voice Training for Business, is a comprehensive guide to using your voice to best effect in the business world, whether you work for a company or are a sole trader or business owner.

No matter what she tries to do, trouble has a way of finding Brenda and when her old adversary Mr Danby starts filling the airwaves with his late-night phone-in show it can only mean one thing.But fate has an even bigger surprise in store. Romance is in the air for Brenda and, do what she will, she cannot deny that she and her man were made for each other - literally.

The Wicked Witch of Whitby vs. the Bride of Frankenstein. Meet the good, the bad and the bitten... Something is biting people on the streets of Whitby. In an ordinary town, this would be worrying. Here, it's disastrous, and only Brenda has guessed why. She's also trying to prepare for a packed festive break at her B&B, but her best friend Effie is in distracted mood: she hasn't been the same since her suave gentleman friend Alucard reappeared.