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One night, little Elisa begins to cry. At first her crying resembles a cat's meow. But it soon grows so loud that the flowers wilt and the birds fly out the window. We move her bed so she can see the moon, we wrap her up warm, cool her down, and tie a red ribbon to her wrist. But nothing works. We all wonder: Why is she crying?
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A family torn apart by neglect and hurt...
And brought together again by a most unlikely force
In the 1970s, escaping a home where he knew nothing but violence and hate, Jim Harding found work, and love, on the largest horse ranch in Virginia. The object of his affections, Nena St. Claire, is the daughter of the owner, a man who ruled his ranch with an iron fist and would do whatever it took to keep Nena and Jim apart.
Against the wishes of her...
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"Sarah Bilston reads like Sophie Kinsella's big sister-a bit more serious, a little wiser, just as irresistible."
- New York Timesbestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The hilarious sequel to Bed Rest, Sleepless Nights by Sarah Bilston is a must-read for working moms, women contemplating having children, and anyone who loves superior women's fiction and an unforgettable heroine. Fun and quirky lawyer-turned-mom Quinn "Q" Boothroyd is...
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Anders Bortne has a nice life in Oslo. Married to a wonderful woman, with two delightful children, his days are occupied by his creative work. Not all is well though, Anders has been sleepless for sixteen years, and it is taking its toll on his life and his family. No remedy has gone untested: sleeping pills, yoga, herbs, acupuncture, hypnosis, but none has worked. What do we know about the most important hours of the day? What is the history of sleep,...
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When Michael Collins decides to become a surgeon, he is totally unprepared for the chaotic life of a resident at a major hospital. A natural overachiever, Collins' success, in college and medical school led to a surgical residency at one of the most respected medical centers in the world, the famed Mayo Clinic. But compared to his fellow residents Collins feels inadequate and unprepared. All too soon, the euphoria of beginning his career as an...
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Our Dear Couple, discovering each other intimately, over and over again...Four authors have come together to offer you this exceptional collection of sensual love stories featuring Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.Assignation at RosingsMr. Darcy is burning up with need after Elizabeth's refusal of his proposal... Colonel Fitzwilliam convinces him that it is best if he just apologizes to the girl and convinces her to become his wife.When Mr. Darcy goes...
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When Michael Collins decides to become a surgeon, he is totally unprepared for the chaotic life of a resident at a major hospital. A natural overachiever, Collins's success, in college and medical school led to a surgical residency at one of the most respected medical centers in the world, the famed Mayo Clinic. But compared to his fellow residents Collins feels inadequate and unprepared. All too soon, the euphoria of beginning his career as an orthopedic...
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This book follows a couple navigating the challenges of pregnancy and parenthood. The author explores the difficulties of raising a newborn while striving to maintain their relationship as a couple.
It offers insight into the pitfalls couples often face once the initial euphoria of a relationship fades. It also examines how relationships can become a journey of personal growth, where partners support each other's attachment styles, communicate through...
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Proven Methods to Teach Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night. Simple and Healthy Solutions for Kids from Birth to 3 Years. I wrote this book, "Baby Sleep Training: A Parent's Guide to Surviving and Overcoming Sleepless Nights," with new parents and parents-to-be in mind. I want to help you get over the hurdles of putting your little one to sleep and getting some shut-eye yourself. As there is no single sleep solution that will fit all children, I...
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Sleeplessness has long been a blessing and a curse for many a writer. Detrimental to health and concentration yet frequently a fantastic source of creativity, sleeplessness has been both topic and motivation for innumerable written works. This fantastic collection brings together a variety of poems connected to sleeplessness written by some of the most influential poets to have ever existed, including Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Dickinson and others....
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'Today I'm going to do it - I'm going to start writing my story!' new mum Cathy declares fiercely, as she begins re-reading her old diaries and revisiting the desperate times following the birth of her son, Joseph. Confused and depressed, shattered by the deceit and betrayal of her husband, she attempts to come to terms with being a parent. The only way she is able to deal with the crazy roller coaster of feelings she experiences is to record them,...
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In the wake of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of France, and Pope Pius VII shared a common goal: to reconcile the church with the state. But while they were able to work together initially, formalizing an agreement in 1801, relations between them rapidly deteriorated. In 1809, Napoleon ordered the Pope's arrest. Ambrogio Caiani provides a pioneering account of the tempestuous relationship between the emperor and his most unyielding...
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2024.
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332 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
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"A New York Times investigative reporter wades into the murky, pixelated waters of the multibillion-dollar NFT market, a virtual casino of speculation and volatility that tests the nature of value itself. In 2021, when the gavel fell at Christie's on thesale of Mike Winkelmann's Everydays series-a compilation of 5,000 digital artworks-it made a thunderous announcement: Non-fungible tokens had arrived. The ludicrous world of CryptoKitties and Bored...
14) Star fishing
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c2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
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A sleepless night turns into a marvelous adventure through the stars in this dreamy bedtime story. It's the kind of night when you just can't fall asleep. You feel as though everyone in the world is asleep but you. "Oh, I see a light! Is somebody awake?" Brimming with wonder and enchantment, award-winning author-illustrator Sang-Keun Kim's Star Fishing imagines who else might be awake on a sleepless night--taking young readers and listeners on an...
15) Star Fishing
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A sleepless night turns into a marvelous adventure through the stars in this dreamy bedtime story
It's the kind of night when you just can't fall asleep.
You feel as though everyone in the world is asleep but you.
"Oh, I see a light!
Is somebody awake?"
Brimming with wonder and enchantment, award-winning author-illustrator Sang-Keun Kim's Star Fishing imagines who else might be awake on a sleepless night-taking young readers and listeners on...
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"Angela Lovelace is well trained social worker: she has been working for Child Protective Services in San Francisco for nearly five years and has never had a sleepless night. But after she finds her father's picture at the apartment of a boy whose addict mother just died, sleep is the last thing on her mind, and she sets out to uncover the truth. While Angela conducts her investigation, her siblings are struggling--her sister with infertility and...
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"From the author of Fever Dream... Dark and dangerous tales... The brilliant stories in Mouthful of Birds burrow their way into your psyche and don't let go. Samanta Schweblin haunts and mesmerizes in this extraordinary collection featuring women on the edge, men turned upside down, the natural world at odds with reality. We think life is one way, but often, it's not -- our expectations for how people act, love, fear can all be upended. Each character...
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[2004], c2003
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Sleepless night: It's bed time, but Kipper can't sleep! After a sleepless night Kipper falls asleep in an unlikely place. Hiccups: Kipper has the hiccups. Nothing helps until he is surpired by his friends. Kipper is unwell: No one wants to play with Kipper because he looks sick. The conker tree: Kipper and Tiger discover a kitten stranded in a conker tree and form a plan to rescue it. The jumble sale: Kipper's closet is overflowing with toys, so Kipper...






