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Esta es la historia de Dennis, un chico con un don asombroso. Humor y aventuras de la mano del autor número uno en Inglaterra. Dennis es un chico normal con dos talentos extraordinarios. Uno lo conoce todo el mundo: en cuanto tiene una pelota en sus pies ¡se convierte en un prodigio del fútbol! Gracias a él, el equipo de su escuela se clasificará en la final del campeonato. Su otro talento es un secreto..¡Atrévete a descubrirlo!

L'autobiografia, raccontata in prima persona, di una delle più importanti e preziose personalità scientifiche dello scorso secolo. Una vita che si muove tra le minacce della storia - le due guerre mondiali e le leggi razziali - i limiti culturali di una società che discrimina ancora fortemente la donna e un modo di concepire la scienza come ricerca continua, processo evolutivo di idee e approcci, scoperta.

ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults ALA Notable Children’s Book Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Newbery Honor Book Coretta Scott King Award (Author) In this Newbery Honor novel, New York Times bestselling author Rita WilliamsGarcia tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland...

A happy, passionate marriage is well on its way — You just have to make these insightful, creative, and essential conversations first!

Insightful, creative, and fun conversation starters for couples to deepen relationships and rekindle romance! Having pre-engagement jitters? Are you starting to wonder if your partner is the right person for you? Or do you simply want to get to know your partner more before going the extra mile? Relationship counsellor Rita Hayes created Conversation Starters for Couples to help couples build on the foundations of their love.

Vierfachmord und andere Köstlichkeiten - ein Krimi aus der bayerischen Provinz: Wer kennt sie nicht, die verschrobene Verwandtschaft? Angerührt aus skurrilen Dorfcharakteren und einem Vierfachmord bereitet Autorin Rita Falk aus diesen Zutaten Ihren berühmten humoristischen Krimi "Winterkartoffelknödel" zu.

Is procrastination blowing away your career plans? Exploding your goals? Blasting away your self-esteem? Bursting your relationships? Almost everyone procrastinates. For some the impact can be serious, causing damaged relationships at home and at work. For most people, procrastination is a...

Giaci and Me: A Mother's Journey of Loving and Raising an Autistic Child is not just a memoir — it is a love story between a mother and her son. When Rita Miceli hears the word autism connected to her child, time seems to stand still. The dreams she once imagined shift shape. The future feels uncertain. And yet, in the quiet spaces between fear and faith, something extraordinary begins to unfold. Giaci does not change who he is. Instead, Rita begins to change.

An opposites attract lesbian romance about winning the beautiful “straight” girl you never stood a chance with back in high school. Hollywood darling Mallory St. Cloud has it all: An Emmy, Grammy, and now an Oscar. She’s forty, feted, fabulous…and empty. On a whim, she leaves LA for Maplecrest, Pennsylvania, the hometown she fled when she was eighteen. Dependable Andi Grainger, owner of Maplecrest’s successful handy business Chicks with Tool Belts, is startled to see her famous former best friend back in town. Soon, it’s as if their friendship never ended

Covering all aspects of online teaching, this book reviews the latest research in cognitive processing and related learning outcomes while retaining a focus on the practical. A simple framework of instructional strategies mapped across a four-phase timeline provides a concrete starting point for both new online teachers and experienced teachers designing or revamping an online course. Essential technologies are explored in their basic and expanded forms, and traditional pedagogy serves as the foundation for tips and practices customized for online learning.

Is your relationship making you feel constantly on edge, emotional, and confused? Do you have a person in your life who constantly drives up your stress and anxiety? Are you always apologizing to your significant other and often question your own judgement? By saying yes to any of these questions, you have just established that you are a victim of gaslighting.

Despite their good deed in Savannah, Mabel Gold’s ghostly friend, Irma, remains stuck in Purgatory. So when the plucky 60-something divorcée pulls her haunted vintage camper into a Nashville campground, she’s expecting Irma to accompany her on the tour of the Grand Ole Opry. But as they two-step into a honky-tonk for some live tunes, they’re shocked to encounter two lost spirits stranded there for the past 20 years after their double homicide.

The Gaither sisters are at it again! A sequel to the Newbery Honor Book One Crazy Summer, this Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel will find a home in the hearts of readers who loved Brown Girl Dreaming and As Brave as You. After spending the summer in Oakland, California, with their mother...

Mabel Gold still isn’t sure what happened. Traded by her husband for a busty bimbo the same age as their youngest daughter, the feisty 60-something rejects the retirement community and heads west in a vintage camper. But the RV comes complete with a ghost who needs a good deed to get into heaven, and cracking open a homicide at their first stop in Savannah could give them both a new lease on life.

The sadistic experiments conducted in Slaughter Creek have left the town mired in mystery. As Special Agent Rafe Hood works to tie up the loose ends, the discovery of a grisly murder reveals there’s a new killer at work. Someone they’re calling "The Dissector". Someone who keeps his victims' body parts as gruesome trophies…

Rita takes you on a journey of her story and to discover how we can use worship to fight our everyday battles. To watch live, tune in on Wednesday morning at 10AM CT to catch her episode premiere on YouTube.

Franz Eberhofer ist im Stress, denn an allen Ecken und Enden seines Lebens brennt es gleichzeitig: erst die Zwangsbeförderung, die ihn nach München führt, dann die Susi, die endlich einmal die Hochzeitsglocken läuten hören will. Und als wäre das nicht genug, taucht zu allem Unglück im alten Auto von Franz' Vater die Leiche einer Frau auf. Das Filmhörspiel zu Rita Falks Bestseller "Sauerkrautkoma", in gewohnt grandioser Besetzung mit Sebastian Bezzel, Lisa Maria Potthof und Simon Schwarz - was für eine Gaudi!

Amelia Nettleton has struggled to overcome her childhood trauma and finally has a chance to lead a normal life - a life with a husband and a family. But a recurring nightmare haunts her: She dreams of a baby crying for its mother… a baby that may be hers, and was stolen from her. Six years ago, special agent John Strong woke up in a hospital with no memories - but with a strong feeling that he committed terrible acts.

Rita’s downsizing journey was inspired by a trip to a third world country when she traveled to Senegal, West Africa, to visit her son who was serving in the Peace Corps. She was profoundly moved by the people who were truly happy even though they had so little. This experience ignited a new passion for living a simpler life with less, which then led her to downsizing from a 5,000 sq. ft. home to an 867 sq. ft. apartment. She fearlessly gave away 95 percent of her belongings to people who needed or wanted them.

A “beautifully written” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have take to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system. If you think sexism...