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Bea CAN’T WAIT for her birthday. There are only three days to go, and everything is going to be PERFECT! Then snow begins to block the roads … and everything begins to go wrong. With no party, no cards, and maybe even no cake, can Bea find a way to be OK – even in the middle of a really BAD day? This reassuring and funny book is the perfect springboard for talking to children about setting expectations and finding balance amidst disappointment.

"مصر في منتصف القرن العشرين، ساحة عراك دامٍ، تتبدل فيه الأدوار، وتتغير المواقع حتى لا يبين غالب من مغلوب. منكسرون بالتبعية

يعُودُ أحمد الشَّهاوي في كتابه الشِّعْرِي هذا إلى الإيقاع – الذي هو أكبرُ من الوزنِ - مُستخدمًا إيقاعاتٍ شعرية تتناسبُ مع حالِ الحُبِّ.. إذْ تُؤكِّدُ النصوصُ أنَّ الكتابةَ الأبقى والأنقى والأصفى والمختلفة هي التي يكُونُ كاتبُها عاليًا في مقامِ العِشق، الذي هو أعلى المراتب وأرقاها. ويستخدمُ الشَّاعر عناصرَ ومفرداتٍ ولغاتٍ وعلاقاتٍ جديدةً في العشقِ، يأتي جميعُها على قَدْر المعشُوق، إذْ يؤمنُ بأنَّ القصيدةَ تعادلُ المرأةَ بوصفها كائنًا تامًّا، ولا تُعبِّرُ فقط عمَّا هو حِسِّيٌّ، بل تذهبُ إلى الرُّوحي وتُعوِّل عليه. وقد استخدم الشَّاعرُ آلةَ الكمان جُزْءًا مُهمًّا ورئيسًا في عنوان كتابه لأنه يدركُ أنَّ الكمان كآلةٍ وتريةٍ أساسية لا يمكنُ الاستغناء عنها

Before The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender's Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune: winner of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards, and widely considered one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written.

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Solve the murder to save what's left of the world. Outside the island there is nothing: the world was destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island: it is idyllic. One hundred and twenty-two villagers and three scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists.

While it doesn't always make headlines, there is a growing recognition that kindness is vital to strong performance at work. In the broad range of leadership skills, kindness is inherently quieter, more personal and harder to see – and yes, less interesting or cinematic than controversial tweets and 'bullying boss' behaviour. But kindness builds empathy and trust, which ultimately creates a sense of psychological safety – and that safety leads to more creativity; a better quality of decision-making; safer critical thinking; higher levels of staff loyalty, flexibility and retention; a heightened sense of engagement; and, ultimately, higher productivity and profitability

Written by a recognized trainer for both LinkedIn and Meta, Smart Social Media is grounded in the insights gained from hands-on consultancy work, plus hours of personal research, observations, and in-depth reviews of the platforms themselves. Both practical and informative, Smart Social Media is full of actionable insights and valuable guidance that will emphasize the importance of using social media strategically, to enhance brand awareness, boost engagement, build relationships with your customers, and keep up with ever-changing consumer behaviour.

Warrior of the Light: A Manual is an inspirational companion to The Alchemist, an international bestseller that has beguiled millions of readers around the world. Every short passage invites us to live out our dreams, to embrace the uncertainty of life, and to rise to our own unique destiny. In his inimitable style, Paulo Coelho helps bring out the Warrior of the Light within each of us. He also shows readers how to embark upon the way of the Warrior: the one who appreciates the miracle of being alive, the one who accepts failure, and the one whose quest leads him to become the person he wants to be.

Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything - even die' - Haji Ali, Korphe Village Chief, Karakoram mountains, Pakistan. In 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, a mountaineer called Greg Mortenson drifted, cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. "Three Cups of Tea" is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcome. Over the next decade Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools - especially for girls - in remote villages across the forbidding and breathtaking landscape of Pakistan and Afghanistan, just as the Taliban rose to power. His story is at once a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spirit.