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Now in our chewable, bendable, washable, and recyclable Barefoot Baby-Proof Format! Come along for baby's day! Now it's time to eat. Giggle and gurgle together with this charming, inclusive window into all the ways babies enjoy their food: bottle-feeding, nursing, children feeding themselves, families eating together and more. Simple, repeating refrains develop baby’s early language skills and strengthen the special caregiver-child bond.   High-contrast designs and black-and-white photographs developed especially for an infant’s eye development Part of the bestselling Baby’s Day series which has sold over 1 million copies! Barefoot Baby-Proof books made from a durable, waterproof, recyclable, and nontoxic material that meets ASTM safety standards Washable and perfect for bath time

Now in our chewable, bendable, washable, and recyclable Barefoot Baby-Proof Format! Come along for baby's day! Now it's time to talk. Babies talk in all kinds of ways — and the people who love them talk back! Enjoy simple, repeating refrains meant to develop baby’s early language skills and strengthen the special caregiver-child bond.   High-contrast designs and black-and-white photographs developed especially for an infant’s eye development Part of the bestselling Baby’s Day series which has sold over 1 million copies! Barefoot Baby-Proof books made from a durable, waterproof, recyclable, and nontoxic material that meets ASTM safety standards Washable and perfect for bath time

Connect with the powerful healing medicine and clarity of the ancient mushroom spirit with this visually stunning and highly intuitive 44-card deck created by an Indigenous medicine woman.Mushrooms are original ?plantcestors? and their longevity on this earth makes them incredibly wise teachers, potent with ancient medicine.Created by fifth-generation medicine woman, Xochitl Kusikuy Ashe?the first female in her family to be initiated into the healing traditions of her Peruvian ancestral lineage?this oracle deck calls to those who seek clarity, support, and healing with plant medicine and psilocybin mushrooms.Whether you''re preparing for a ceremonial journey, microdosing, or simply seeking guidance in everyday life, this deck is a portal to the realm of the mushroom spirit. Each of the 44 cards offers a powerful message from our ancestors and the guidebook contains spreads, ceremonies, and rituals that empower you to tap into transformative clarity, self-discovery, and healing.Brought to life through the highly detailed visionary paintings of Carlos Caban, the vibrant imagery and symbolism of this deck invites you to connect intuitively to the earth, the ancestors, and your innermost self.

An elegiac novel of men lost in a coal mining disaster and the boy who survives to tell the storyOn New Year?s Day, 1929, Ondro Prach, the thirteen-year-old son of Slovak immigrants in Pennsylvania coal country, begins a new job as mule boy. He knows the danger?his father died in the mines?but he is proud of his position handling the animal that hauls cartloads of coal from shafts deep within the earth to the surface. After Ondro earns the trust of the miners and the mule in his charge, the room the men are working collapses and their fate is sealed.From that moment onward, Ondro carries the hard memory of that day, a burden that leads to addiction and imprisonment, costing him his family. But, years later, when the miners? loved ones come searching for answers, he finds the strength to share what the men spoke of and prayed for in the pitch black.Told in incantatory prose set to the rhythm of human breath, this sublime novel turns the memento mori into a meditation not only on death but on what it takes to tunnel through darkness and live.

Now in our chewable, bendable, washable, and recyclable Barefoot Baby-Proof Format! Come along for baby's day! Now it's time to play. Peekaboo, I see you! Get ready to dance, build, splash and laugh together with simple, repeating refrains meant to develop baby’s early language skills and strengthen the special caregiver-child bond.   High-contrast designs and black-and-white photographs developed especially for an infant’s eye development Part of the bestselling Baby’s Day series which has sold over 1 million copies! Barefoot Baby-Proof books made from a durable, waterproof, recyclable, and nontoxic material that meets ASTM safety standards Washable and perfect for bath time

Calling all fans of the Harry Potter stories! The POCKET POTTERS are the must-have guides to all of your favourite characters from the wizarding world.Why is Dumbledore such a brilliant Headmaster? What’s on his Chocolate Frog Card and who is his favourite Quidditch team?Find out all this and much more about Professor Albus Dumbledore! Join him in the Great Hall for the start-of-term feast, climb the enchanted spiral staircase to the Headmaster’s office and learn all about Fawkes the magical phoenix. Get set for wise words, grand wizardry and some scrumptious sherbet lemons …Joyfully illustrated, boisterously brilliant, the POCKET POTTERS are collectable, must-have mini-guides to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter stories. Whether you are just starting your magical reading journey, or you already know your Fizzing Whizzbees from your Acid Pops, each of the POCKET POTTERS is perfect for sharing together or reading alone. There’s magic and mischief waiting inside! Which of the POCKET POTTERS is your favourite?

It’s the day of the annual Invention Convention, and Honey Bunny and Muk Muk Moose can’t wait to show off their best creations! But when a giant storm rains out the convention, Honey Bunny takes matters into her own paws. She starts making a new device that can control the weather, but Muk Muk Moose isn’t so sure that’s the best path forward. Can the forest inventors find a way to work together and stop the stor? ith full-colour illustrations on every spread, this humorous and whimsical story is perfect for kids just beginning to read on their own. The short chapters, early vocabulary, and amusing illustrations make reading easy and fun. Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.

A bold, collaborative vision for combatting the ever-rising cost of collegeUS colleges and universities have long been the envy of the world. Institutional autonomy has fostered creativity among faculty, students, and staff. But this autonomy means that colleges tend to create their own solutions for every need. As a result, higher education suffers from costly redundancies that drive tuitions ever upward, putting higher education, essential to the fabric of the country, at risk. Instead of wishful thinking about collaboration or miraculous subsidies, The Synthetic University describes intermediary organizations that can provide innovative, cost-effective solutions. Offering answers to challenges jointly faced by thousands of institutions, James Shulman lays out a compelling new vision of how to reduce spending while enabling schools to maintain their particular contributions. He explains why colleges are so resistant to change and presents illuminating case studies of mission-driven and market-supported entrepreneurial organizations—such as the student tracking infrastructure of the National Student Clearinghouse or the ambitious effort of classics professors to create a shared transinstitutional department. Mixing theory with lessons drawn from his own experience, he demonstrates how to finance and implement the organizations that can synthesize much-needed solutions. A road map for sustained institutional change, The Synthetic University shows how to overcome colleges’ do-it-yourself impulses, avoid the threat of disruption, and preserve the institutions that we need to conduct basic research, foster innovation, and prepare diverse students to lead meaningful and productive lives.

An energetic new translation of the ancient Greek satirist Lucian’s humorous and enlightening dialogue on the pros—and cons—of athletics, fitness, and competitionSports and philosophy went hand in hand for the ancient Greeks and Romans, and philosophical conversation was a recognized part of gym life throughout Greco-Roman antiquity. Athens’s Lyceum was a gym—and reportedly a hangout of that philosophical gym rat Socrates—before it became the site of Aristotle’s school. Fittingly, that gym is the setting of the Greek satirist Lucian’s Anacharsis, a witty philosophical dialogue that wrestles with questions about the purpose and value of sports—questions that we are still grappling with in our own sports- and fitness-obsessed times. How to Compete presents a new translation of Lucian’s timeless classic, inviting us into a ringside debate about the point of sports. Pitting a sports skeptic, Anacharsis, against a superfan, Solon, this delightful and thought-provoking work tries to make sense of sports. Why do so many of us care so much about them? Are sports like boxing too violent? Should we take fitness so seriously? Do athletics have educational value? And, most important of all, why did the ancient Greeks exercise naked? While Anacharsis, observing a Greek sport that sounds something like mixed martial arts, asks what kind of citizens set aside serious affairs to watch young men beat each other to a pulp, Solon counters that sports have great civic benefits and that athletes are ultimately competing for the highest prize—human excellence. Featuring an inviting introduction, a handy glossary, helpful notes, and the original Greek on facing pages, How to Compete is a winning exploration of why sports are more than just a game.

It’s another beautiful day in the bustling city of Zootopia, where every animal is free to strive to realize their full potential — and one of the most successful of those strivers is Tripp Zebrando, owner of the PB&J cell phone company. PB&J’s high-tech devices are the must-have accessories for every species in town, and Tripp is about to launch their latest model with a huge publicity event timed for the arrival of the first shipment of phones at the airport. Unfortunately, somebody has it in for PB&J, or Tripp (or both), and the resulting sabotage threatens to bring the house down — right on top of the unsuspecting crowd! Luckily, ZPD’s finest — in the form of Officers Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde — are on the scene, ready to keep the peace (or at least contain the chaos). But what they’re about to discover in the aftermath of this seemingly isolated incident will lead them into a much larger and more complicated case! Acclaimed author JEFF PARKER (Negaduck, Batman ’66) partners up with renowned artist ALESSANDRO RANALDI (Disney Villains: Hades) to bring the captivating world of Disney’s Zootopia to comic-book life with this all-new mystery adventure. Issues 1 thru 6.

Does happiness come from the pursuit of pleasure or moral virtue? A vivid new translation of Cicero’s exploration of a timeless question“Of course, we all want to be happy.” So wrote the Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero. He and his fellow Greek and Roman philosophers agreed that the secret to happiness—or what they called the “good life”—is pursuing the “greatest good.” The only problem is that they couldn’t agree on what the greatest good is. Cicero addressed this dilemma by composing a set of dialogues, On the Greatest Good and Evil (De finibus bonorum et malorum), in which he pitted advocates of different philosophical approaches to happiness against one another. Notably, these include the Epicureans (who believe that the greatest good is pleasure) and the Stoics (according to whom it is moral virtue). Rather than choosing sides, Cicero considers the pros and cons of the different philosophies, ultimately leaving it to his readers to make up their own minds. In How to Find Happiness, Katharina Volk offers a vivid new translation of selections from Cicero’s work, complete with an introduction and the original Latin text on facing pages. The result is a lively and engaging debate that invites each of us to discover our own path to happiness.

Eve egyáltalán nem örül, hogy a szüleivel a szünet kellős közepén egy macskapanzió üzemeltetését kell felügyelniük. De amikor megjelenik egy homokszínű kiscica, azonnal rádöbben, hogy ő nem olyan, mint a többi macska. Eve gyorsan ráébred, hogy nagyon különleges kalandban lesz része.

A szellemtudomány körvonalai a német filozófus és spiritualista, Rudolf Steiner legismertebb munkáinak egyike, amely az antropozófia alapjait fekteti le, az érzékelhető világon túli valóságot vizsgálja, és bemutatja az emberi szellem fejlődését a kozmoszban, az "igazi tudományon" keresztül, amely az elfogulatlan gondolkodással elérhető szellemi világ megismeréséről szól. Olyan tanításrendszer, amely szerint azon túl, amit a mai tudomány létezőként elismer (amelynek a lényegét azonban nem ismeri), sok egyéb, fizikai érzékszervekkel és eszközökkel nem érzékelhető dolog, folyamat is valóságosan létezik, sőt érzékfeletti módon megfigyelhető. A könyv célja, hogy megismertesse az olvasót azzal a szellemi világgal, amely nem az érzékekkel, hanem a gondolkodás magasabb formáival érhető el. A mű elmagyarázza az ember és a világ teremtését, a reinkarnációt, a karmát, a földi élet célját és a szellemi lények hierarchiáját. Ez az alapvető munka az antropozófia elméleti hátterét adja, és arra ösztönöz, hogy a tudomány és a szellemiség ne legyen ellentétes egymással.

The brand new book from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop! On any given day, there are thousands of items slowly gathering dust in the Lost and Found of Heathrow Airport. Unknown to anyone, hidden among the clutter, is a very special object that can change the fortunes of those who possess it – a violin of rare beauty and power. Now, as if by chance, it has fallen into the hands of three strangers… Baggage claim agent Devlin, retired teacher Walter, and appraiser Gabrielle have nothing in common, but can these three unlikely guardians unlock the secrets of the violin? With heartfelt moments, unexpected connections, and a mystery that lingers long after the final page, this is Evie Woods at her very best.

He's the forbidden enigma I wanted to ignore . . . but instead I'll be forced to share a home with him. Jameson Knight arrives at precisely the same time every day to pick up. It's the only time I see him smile. I don't ask questions because it's not my place. I'm just his daughter's favorite teacher, nothing more. . . . Until the first bullet flies by us at recess. Suddenly, I'm risking my life to protect her. And then Jameson drags me back to his estate, claiming it's a matter of life-or-death. Now I'm in the most beautiful home I've ever seen, faced with an offer from a man who's just as gorgeous: Be the temporary live-in nanny until he can ensure my safety and find a more permanent solution. It'll be easy, he promises. Yet, the arrangement is anything but simple. Not when Jameson's hungry stare is all consuming and his touch pulse racing. And definitely not when I find that nothing in this neighborhood is as it seems, including Jameson. He may be powerful, possessive, and protective. But he's also dangerous, demanding, and calculating. As more of his secrets come out, I should run but . . . How do I escape the enigma of Jameson Knight if he's already captured my heart? Welcome to Paradise Grove, a luxurious, ultra-private billionaire enclave - where the stakes are high, and the secrets are buried deep. Perfect for fans of L.J. Shen, Rina Kent and Ana Huang.

America’s sweetheart has been canceled. From teen star to international phenom to the biggest celebrity in the world, Aurelia George has suddenly found herself on the other side of adoration. The public thinks they hate her when they never really knew her. The saddest tragedy of all is that she doesn’t know herself. Done with the fame, glitz, and glam? the whole doe-eyed princess charade? Aurelia decides she’s taking back her life, even if it costs her everything. But her uncle has other plans. Shipped far away until the heat dies, Aurelia finds herself in the one place where her name means nothing. When a blizzard causes her plane to crash, she becomes stranded in the wilds of Northern Canada, a sole survivor with no one to turn to. No one except them. The misanthropic mountain men who’ve shut themselves away. It’s their cabin Aurelia finds in the icy wilderness and their obsession she ignites when they discover her sleeping in one of their beds. Thorin, Khalil, and Ezekiel (and all of his personalities) have only longed for one thing in nine long years...a woman to warm their beds. Surviving a plane crash, wolves, avalanches, frozen lakes, and a harsh winter with three feral men is nothing compared to Aurelia’s hardest trial of all?finding herself.

Druhá zbierka poézie Bibiany Buchelovej je akýmsi vnútorným pokračovaním prvej zbierky, v ktorej autorka zároveň rozširuje a prehlbuje svoj poetický záber. Básne, ktoré sú intímnymi lyrickými reflexiami, sa okrem precíznej práce so slovom a zaujímavým pohľadom na možno bežné témy života, akými sú partnerské vzťahy, láska medzi mužom a ženou, vrúcny vzťah k deťom a rodine, vyznačujú krásnou symbiózou s krajinou, prírodou doma, na Slovensku, ale aj na cestách a prinášajú pozitívny čitateľský zážitok. To ale neznamená, že autorka vo svojej poézii nie je citlivá aj na temnejšie stránky života. S nesmiernou vnímavosťou zaznamenáva aj rodinné tragédie, smrť priateľky ako aj vlastné ťaživé emócie. Básne sú zrelou reflexiou, prelínaním všetkých vrstiev i farieb života, napísané básnickými prostriedkami, ktoré sa vynárajú nenútene a prirodzene, akoby rástli z vnútornej potreby autorky vyjadriť intímne nálady a vnútorné súvislosti.

Tato kniha je věnovaná výzkumu moderního českého komediálního divadla; šťastným příkladem jsou tu osudy tzv. avantgardy související se zkoumáním zdrojů mimického živlu v českém divadle. V případě vzniku a vývoje Osvobozeného divadla Jiřího Voskovce (1905–1980) a Jana Wericha (1905–1980) jde o oblast, kde se protíná jejich mimické umění s „dramatickou“ tvorbou – tedy psaním vlastních divadelních her. Pozadí pak tvoří celkový vývoj generace Devětsilu a související -ismy (poetismus, konstruktivismus, dadaismus, surrealismus); dochází tak i ke srovnání s tvorbou dalších členů původního Osvobozeného divadla a v jistém ohledu i „protipólů“ V+W: E. F. Buriana (1904–1959), Jiřího Frejky (1904–1952) a Jindřicha Honzla (1890–1953). Postavení Osvobozeného divadla bylo zvláštní – divadlo bylo spojené s avantgardními snahami v dalších uměních; v literatuře zejména s rozvojem české poezie, která byla nejen za první republiky uznaně nejprůbojnějším uměleckým útvarem. Vedle tradice mimu – primárně tělesné herecké proměny – jde tak o problematiku vazeb herectví a lyriky, což těsně souvisí s rozvojem režisérského divadla, zejména v díle E. F. Buriana a Jiřího Frejky z 20. a 30. let., ale i s vlastní tvorbou V+W, a má co dělat s tradicí poetického divadla, které – v těsném spojení s tradicí mimu – zakládá specifickou podobu českého divadla. Třetí tendencí, jak to nazývá Jaroslav Vostrý ve své knize, je oživení divadelního prostoru jednak z hlediska nové vizualizace divadla, jednak sémantizace jeho jednotlivých prvků. Další vývoj tohoto typu divadla byl ovšem ovlivněn nejprve totalitním režimem i později dalšími vlivy spojenými s tzv. estetickým kapitalismem; tak byla tato tradice bohužel zatlačena do pozadí. Proto si tím víc zasluhuje uvedení do současného diskurzu. V případě výzkumu „avantgardního“ herectví, zkoumaného v souvislosti s rozvojem režisérského divadla, jde současně o řešení zásadní otázky: Co je možné vidět v tzv. avantgardním umění dnes a jak dnes určit jeho obsah a dosah. Dnes, to znamená v době, kdy avantgardní utopie ztratily v dobovém myšlení své někdejší postavení. Lze tak označit Osvobozené divadlo? Vztahuje se tato charakteristika na celou jeho historii? Tedy na Osvobozené divadlo působící jako divadelní sekce Devětsilu i Osvobozené divadlo V+W a další tvorbu těch, kteří stáli počátečnímu období Osvobozeného divadla v čele? Sémantika výrazu avantgarda je stále spojovaná s ideou uměleckého pokroku neodmyslitelného od pohybů v kultuře. Lze jistě mluvit o pokroku v případě techniky a technologií. Je to ale možné i v případě umění? Nebo je avantgarda střechové pojmenování různých příbuzných uměleckých skupin, jejichž ctižádost směřovala k zásahu do života či přímo ke ztotožnění se životem? To znamená k překročení dosavadních hranic umění, k vysvobození umění z institucionálního systému, diktátu trhu či vůbec existence nějakých daných (tradičních) forem, bránících projevu, ve kterém jako by se ozýval (svobodný) život sám? Má tedy pravdu Peter Bürger, který roku 1974 vyhlásil avantgardu za výraz sebekritiky umění v měšťanské společnosti, když místo pouhé kritiky dosavadních uměleckých škol a směrů útočí na samotnou instituci umění? Odpověď může i v případě české divadelní avantgardy naznačit jen kritická rekapitulace podoby tohoto umění (zvlášť v případě divadla jen pravděpodobné podoby) a jeho dobového kulturního fungování. A právě o tuto kritickou rekapitulaci se ve své poslední knize Jaroslav Vostrý pokusil. Obsah knihy: Úvod 1.V éře Devětsilu 1.1 Roztočené jeviště 1.2 Od Divadla mladých k Osvobozenému divadlu 1.3 Ve Frejkově a Honzlově režii 1.4 Ten další 1.5 Frejkovy pokusy o vlastní divadlo 2. Na přelomu 2.1 Osvobozené divadlo a V+W neboli Drama a revue 2.2 Dva směry v jednom divadle 2.3 Voskovec a Werich v Adrii 2.4 Něco se musí stát 2.5 V Praze a v Brně 3. Fantazie a skutečnost 3.1 Začátek 30. let

For fiercely independent Sincere Watkins, her stunning beauty is an obstacle to be overcome. Growing up in New Orleans'' most dangerous neighborhood, she caught the eye of Lorde, leader of the ruthless local gang, The Saints. Despite Lorde''s unstoppable obsession with her, Sincere is making a life for herself. She won''t let him stand in her way-even after he takes out someone she cares for. Sincere just focuses on fulfilling her dreams-and holds love at a distance to keep others safe... But when Lorde upends Sincere''s world irrevocably, she evades his every merciless move with strength, savvy, and resilience she never knew she had. And their battle of wills becomes all-out war when Lorde''s second-in-command, Supreme, falls hard for Sincere''s dignity and determination... Now she will work every angle by igniting long-buried resentments and lethal rivalries among The Saints. For in the Dirty South, where grudges run deep and life is short, power lies in how you seize it. And Sincere will pay any price, rack up any cost to get revenge-and all she deserves. Even if all that''s left is heartbreak-and smoking ash...