The Listening Book is about rediscovering the power of listening as an instrument of self-discovery and personal transformation. By exploring our capacity for listening to sounds and for making music, we can awaken and release our full creative powers. Mathieu offers suggestions and encouragement on many aspects of music-making, and provides playful exercises to help readers appreciate the connection between sound, music, and everyday life.

Laugh and learn with fun facts about whales, porpoises, dolphins, and more—all told in Dr. Seuss’s beloved rhyming style and starring the Cat in the Hat!“What’s the story today? Funny that you should ask. We’re going to take on a whale of a task!”The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series combines beloved characters, engaging rhymes, and Seussian illustrations to introduce children to non-fiction topics from the real world! Go under the sea and d...

Laugh and learn with fun facts about hot lava, ash clouds, volcanos, and more—all told in Dr. Seuss’s beloved rhyming style and starring the Cat in the Hat!“I’m the Cat in the Hat, and I’m here to explain-o some marvelous facts all about the volcano!”The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series combines beloved characters, engaging rhymes, and Seussian illustrations to introduce children to non-fiction topics from the real world! Erupt with laughte...

An apparently simple mission – apprehending a speculator-droid – turns into a race against time when the Shingouz drop in uninvited mid-arrest, begging Valerian and Laureline for protection against someone who means to kill them. To the agents’ surprise, it’s an old friend who soon pops up in hot pursuit, guns blazing. The ensuing shoot-out does little to simplify an already complicated situation: our heroes’ favourite information brokers have managed to ... lose Earth in a card game!

Big Frank tells young readers all about firefighting and the many other important jobs firefighters do: fire safety training, fire inspection, helping at accident scenes, and more. It's all in a day's--and night's--work for our firefighting friend and his crew. The detailed full-color illustrations in this paperback book will fascinate readers.

Embark on Esteban's captivating journey of resilience and self-discovery in "Love's Irony." From the evocative streets of Las Cruces, where he battles illness and solitude while revitalizing a forgotten church community, to the vibrant city of Kochi in southwest India, Esteban's life takes unexpected turns.In Kochi, amidst fulfilling duties and encountering fascinating individuals, Esteban discovers an unexpected source of joy. His path intersects with Aja, the head nurse, and thei...

Laugh and learn with fun facts about horses including mustangs, Appaloosas, Icelandic ponies, and more—all told in Dr. Seuss’s beloved rhyming style and starring the Cat in the Hat!“The judges are waiting. It’s time for the show. So pick up the reins . . . giddyup and let’s go!”The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series combines beloved characters, engaging rhymes, and Seussian illustrations to introduce children to nonfiction topics from the rea...

With unapologetic vividness, Lejla Kalamujić depicts pre- and post-war Sarajevo by charting a daughter coping with losing her mother, but discovering herself. From imagined conversations with Franz Kafka to cozy apartments, psychiatric wards, and cemeteries, Call Me Esteban is a piercing meditation on a woman grasping at memories in the name of claiming her identity.“Stylish and brisk, these stories refuse to wallow in tragedy, becoming instead a convincing testament to th...

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'[A] page-turner of a novel . . . I couldn't put the book down' - New York Times'A multi-viewpoint panorama of thwarted aspirations, spiced with breathy sex scenes and nostalgic detail**.' - Mail on Sunday**August 1992. Fourteen-year-old Anthony and his cousin decide to steal a canoe to fight their all-consuming boredom on a lazy summer afternoon. Their simple act of defiance will lead to Anthony's first love and his first...

A daughter grapples with memory and identity in post-war Sarajevo.In this collection of interconnected stories and essays, Lejla Kalamujic charts a course through pre- and post-war Sarajevo, exploring themes of loss, resilience, and the search for self. From imagined conversations with Franz Kafka to intimate moments in cozy apartments, psychiatric wards, and cemeteries, the narrator pieces together fragments of her past, particularly her relationship with her dece...

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