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An angel comes to Earth in this fantastical tale by H. G. Wells When a fallen angel appears in the skies of southern England, the vicar of a small town mistakes the winged being's dazzling plumage for that of a bird and shoots him down. This is only the first misfortune to befall "Mr. Angel," as he comes to be known. "Neither the Angel of religious feeling nor the Angel of popular belief," this celestial visitor quickly draws the ire of the village...
62) A Wonderful Day
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English Welsh Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids learning English or Welsh as their second language.This book about gratitude teaches kids to see the good in everything. Danny tells Dad about his day and describes everything that happened. Although Danny's day didn't go as planned, he still managed to enjoy it. It turns out, that in every bad situation you can find a good thing and something to be grateful for.Mae'r llyfr hwn am werthfawrogiad...
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A sparkling and eye-opening history of the Broadway musical that changed the world
In the half-century since its premiere, Fiddler on the Roof has had an astonishing global impact. Beloved by audiences the world over, performed from rural high schools to grand state theaters, Fiddler is a supremely potent cultural landmark.
In a history as captivating as its subject, award-winning drama critic Alisa Solomon traces how and why the story of Tevye...
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Amazon #1 best-seller
Silver Medalist - Axiom Business Book Awards 2021
Finalist - Business Book Awards 2021
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Cold calling is a terrible form of business development. Like most traditional methods of lead generation, it does your business more harm than good.
Not only are they regularly miserable activities to engage in, but they are proven to be ineffective the vast majority of the time. They drain money, time and resources. Worst...
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Required reading for fans excited about the upcoming television series PARADISE LOST, announced by James Gunn as part of the first chapter of the new DC Universe media slate! Batman finds himself in the need of help from Wonder Woman. Gotham City is being transformed into a land resembling ancient Greece, lorded over by evil gods. The Amazon princess finds that even the aid of Gotham's other protectors, Nightwing and Robin, as well as her own protégé,...
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Adventurer. The very word inspires visions of noble heroes, selfless champions, and epic legends. Larger than life individuals who laugh in the face of danger, know no fear, and spit in the eye of death itself.
Unfortunately, for Rick Wonder, would-be adventurer, reality isn't on speaking terms with inspiring words or noble visions.
Eager to follow in his famous father's footsteps as a great adventurer, Rick leaves his tiny farming community to...
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"Just the facts." "The numbers don't lie." "Get your beliefs right!" Can you have everything clearly laid out, knowing you are right, and still be missing out?
Ron Higdon, takes a look at what drives awe and wonder in our lives and what we might be, missing if we get lost in the data, or in the troubles of our time, or even in the tremendous variety of entertainment that is available. Overwhelmingly so! He treats the keeping of wonder in our lives...
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Synthesizes the most important recent work on wonder and brings a number of disciplines into conversation.
Wonder has been celebrated as the quintessential passion of childhood. From the earliest stages of our intellectual history, it has been acclaimed as the driving force of inquiry and the prime passion of thought. Yet for an emotion acknowledged so widely for the multiple roles it plays in our lives, wonder has led a singularly shadowy existence...
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Celebrate Wonder Woman's 80th anniversary with this original new saga about Diana Prince.
When a magical threat targets both Washington's elite and its most marginalized, Wonder Woman and the Crimson Avenger unite to mete out justice.
Diana Prince lives a double life. No one would ever suspect the studious anthropologist of secretly being Wonder Woman, gifted with godlike powers from her home in Themyscira. Only a few people-such as Dr. Barbara...
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2019
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In Wonder Art Workshop, educator and educational development expert Sally Haughey shares her approach to hands-on, play-based learning with parents, teachers, and other facilitators, offering 25 activities that let your child take the lead in developing their own sense of intrinsic motivation to imagine, experiment, and discover.
The author's wonder-based approach reflects and synthesizes several child-centered educational movements,...
The author's wonder-based approach reflects and synthesizes several child-centered educational movements,...
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Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law- risking exile-to save a mere mortal. Even worse, Alia Keralis is no ordinary girl, and with this single brave act, Diana may have doomed the world.
Alia is a Warbringer-a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery. Together, Diana...
75) Wonder Women
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Women Make Movies
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2020.
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We are pleased that the critically acclaimed, now classic film, WONDER WOMEN! THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICAN SUPERHEROINES is now available in our collection. From the birth of the 1940s comic book heroine, Wonder Woman, to the blockbusters of today, WONDER WOMEN! looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society’s anxieties about strong and healthy women.The film goes behind the scenes with actors Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman)...
76) Wonder Awaits!
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Have you ever noticed that children are always listening, seeing, touching, smelling, tasting… and thinking? Wonder Awaits! encourages children of all ages to use those senses and everyday activities to see the miracles of creation. Kids are encouraged to get close, get dirty, look carefully, look up, make art, make friends, be brave, be curious, be present, and be amazed - all activities we adults should do too, right?
Accompanying the words are...
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Real McCoys volume 3
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In the third book in the critically acclaimed middle-grade series about mystery-solving siblings, Moxie McCoy, fourth grade detective, goes undercover.
Moxie joins the Wonder Scouts to investigate a suspected saboteur in the badge competition. She's never liked the Wonder Scouts, but once she joins the group, Moxie becomes enchanted with earning badges herself!
Meanwhile, someone has broken into Tiddlywhump's Local House of History, and it's...
79) Wonder Clearing
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Rob Berger sits in a pew of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Alphonso Basilone's single pall-covered casket before the altar clothes him thinly with a disturbing, fearful sense of smallness and loneliness. As the casket moved up the aisle, he had remembered a promise that Alphonso and he had made to each other. The one who survived was to tell the story--the story of the sometimes tormented, often troubled,...
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In this newly illustrated edition of the classic Swedish folk tale, Nils is shrunk to a tiny size by a dwarf, and carried across Sweden by a flock of wild geese to their summer home in the far North. Through many perils and exciting adventures, Nils wins the respect and love of the geese and finally returns home.
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