"Somewhere in the middle of my seventies, I realised that I liked being old." So begins this set of engaging stories and thoughts on growing older by someone with a vast range of life experience to share. Part memoir and part reflection on the joys and challenges of modern life, this book explores the nature of old age and how it compares to what came before. The author argues that being older does not have to be feared. Even better, it can be fun. This...

Discover Minimalism for Moms and Simplify Parenting #1 New Release in Parenting & Family Reference and Teenagers In A Simpler Motherhood, Emily's on a mission to remove stress from the lives of moms and busy families seeking less stuff and more joy in their daily life. Filled with tips for moms for easy yet powerful lifestyle changes. Emily's approach makes minimalism for moms stress-free and achievable, and helps to simplify parenting. Learn to declutter...

So, they're psychic. Now what? The emergence of psychic or healing abilities in one partner often causes anxiety, stress, or confusion for the other. How to Live with a Psychic teaches you not only how to survive this shift but how to thrive and strengthen your relationship when your life has detoured down this unfamiliar path. Crystal has already figured out what works and what doesn't. Follow her practical advice, designed to help you take command...

At eighteen, Yvonne Martinez flees brutal domestic violence and is taken in by her dying grandmother, who used to be a sex worker. Before she dies, her grandmother reveals family secrets and shares her uncommon wisdom. "Someday, Mija," she tells Yvonne, “You’ll learn the difference between a whore and a working woman." She also shares disturbing facts about their family's history, eventually leading Yvonne to discover that her grandmother was...

Maé tombe sur une merveilleuse poupée dans une boule de verre, au fond de son grenier. Il était une fois une poupée toute sage dans sa boule de verre remisée dans un vieux grenier. Maé fit sa connaissance un jour de décembre et cette rencontre la bouleversa, elle qui se sentait trop grande pour s'émerveiller. Décidément, cette année, rien ne ressemblait aux Noëls d'avant. Pourtant Maé découvrira que la magie de Noël appartient à ceux...

Aujourd'hui, Maman ne se sent pas bien. Être la maman de David est un véritable défi quand elle n'est pas en forme. Comment passera-t-elle la journée?  À PROPOS DE L'AUTRICE Karen MAINVILLE est une auteure et illustratrice québécoise. Elle est titulaire d'un baccalauréat en beaux-arts, spécialisée en peinture et dessin, de l'Université Concordia à Montréal. Elle est l'auteure et illustratrice de la série "Fiona et Lili" (Fides 2011)....

From Mel Krantzler, a licensed marriage and family counselor, the nationally acclaimed, bestselling author of Creative Divorce, and director of the Creative Divorce/Learning to Love Again Counseling Centers, comes another insightful, helpful, and energizing book that brings hope to those emotionally devastated by the loss of a love. What happens next? Just when you thought it would never happen again, love comes back into your life. You can survive...

It's ice fishing season, and the twins are looking forward to a fun day in the ice house. Dad shows the kids how to be safe on the ice, how to drill a hole, and how to catch fish. The fishing fun begins and everyone is having a great time. . . except for Mom. She is cold and worried about things going wrong. But when an uninvited guest arrives and surprises the family, it's Mom who ends up laughing loudest of all.

Reuben is an Amish boy who has five sisters. He wants to drive the buggy and give his animals names ending in "shine." One day he and his friends Sam and Ben see that his neighbor's barn is on fire. Several days after the big scare, the neighborhood gathers for a barn raising. Reuben and his friends get to participate in the event. This revised and updated edition features newly designed pages.

An international bestseller, the story behind Henry Markram's breakthrough theory about autism, and how a family's unconditional love led to a scientific paradigm shift. Henry Markram is the Elon Musk of neuroscience, the man behind the billion-dollar Blue Brain Project to build a supercomputer model of the brain. He has set the goal of decoding all disturbances of the mind within a generation. This quest is personal for him. The driving force behind...