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- Step into Reading, Step 1
2013
EN
Nemo the clownfish is worried that he's not a strong enough swimmer to compete on his school's swim team. But when his friend Dory encourages him to just keep swimming, Nemo realizes that he can do anything he puts his mind to. Based on Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo, this Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader is perfect for children ages 4 to 6 who are just learning to read on their own.
Immune
A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive
2021
EN
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A gorgeously illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will forever change how you think about your body, from the creator of the popular science YouTube channel Kurzgesagt—In a Nutshell“Through wonderful analogies and a genius for clarifying complex ideas, Immune is a truly brilliant introduction to the human body’s vast system for fighting infections and other threats.”—John Green, #1 New York Time...
2013
EN
WHAT IS A princess? Is she someone who is smart and brave, kind and caring—or is she someone much, much more? Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, and all the Disney Princesses answer that question in this Step 1 book that is the first in the Step into Readling line to feature multiple Disney Princesses in one book!
Listen to Your Heart
Using Mindfulness to Make Choices That Are Right for You
2015
EN
If you have ever struggled with decision-making, with wondering what is the right or the best thing to do; if you have ever regretted choices you have made and wished you had a reliable and consistent method of knowing you are making the right choice, this book is for you! Among the many works written about mindfulness, Listen to Your Heart is unique, presenting the concept as a means to an end: how to obtain tangible benefits in your life by utilizing mindfulness to make consistently good de...
The Willow Wren
A Novel
- Narrated by
- Brian Webber
Unabridged
10 hours 17 min
2021
EN
The touching and nuanced portrait of the rise and fall of Nazi Germany through the eyes of a resourceful German boy.Ludwig is an odd and introverted child, growing up in Hitler’s Germany. While Ludwig’s father, Wilhelm, is a senior Nazi and a true believer, Ludwig escapes the unfolding catastrophe by withdrawing into nature and books. Eventually, when the Allied bombing campaign intensifies, Ludwig is sent to a Hitler Youth camp, where his oddness makes him a targe...
Six Ostriches
A Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery
- Narrated by
- Miles Meili
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- A Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery
Unabridged
7 hours 26 min
2023
EN
“Combines the soothing sleuthing of Murder, She Wrote with the humble charm of All Creatures Great and Small.” — Publishers Weekly STARRED reviewFor readers of The Thursday Murder Club comes a lighthearted mystery with an incredible sense of placeIt’s springtime in rural Manitoba, and the snow has finally left the exotic animal farm when an ostrich finds and swallows a shiny object. (Because this is what ...
The Battle Cry of the Siamese Kitten
Even More Tales from the Accidental Veterinarian
2022
EN
From Dr. Schott’s 30 years in veterinary practice come over 60 heartwarming, funny, and adorable stories about angry pelicans, bug-eyed goldfish, and plenty of cats and dogsIn the third book in this bestselling series, we meet the oddest creatures, from an escaped newt to a baby snow leopard, but the focus is on the dogs and cats that make up most of a pet vet’s day and on the wacky and wonderful people who bring them in.Dr. Schott also pulls back the curta...
In Search of Respect
Selling Crack in El Barrio
2002
EN
In Search of Respect, Philippe Bourgois's now-classic, ethnographic study of social marginalization in inner-city America, won critical acclaim after it was first published in 1995 and in 1997 was awarded the Margaret Mead Award. For the first time, an anthropologist had managed to gain the trust and long-term friendship of street-level drug dealers in one of the roughest ghetto neighborhoods in the United States - East Harlem. This new edition adds a prologue describing the major dynamics...
2014
EN
An incredible story of a legacy set in south-west France.Aunt Lucie is a real pain in the neck. While she wasn’t exactly a saint when alive, now that she’s dead, she’s making life even more miserable for her family. Her will is crystal clear: to collect the inheritance, nephews and their families have to move into her ramshackle house! But Aunt Lucie has another surprise up her sleeve: a mad treasure hunt, ankle-deep in muck. Welcome to rural France!Things heat up for her da...
Fifty-Four Pigs
A Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery
- Book 1 -
- A Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery
2022
EN
NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Original, well-constructed, with a cast of interesting characters.” — Ian Hamilton, author of the Ava Lee series“A delicious read.” — Iona Whishaw, author of the Lane Winslow mystery series“A charming mystery.” — Publishers WeeklyA swine barn explodes near a lakeside town, putting veterinarian Dr. Peter Bannerman on a collision course with murder and a st...
Subjects of Desire
Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-Century France
- Translated by
- Damon Young
2012
EN
This classic work by one of the most important philosophers and critics of our time charts the genesis and trajectory of the desiring subject from Hegel's formulation in Phenomenology of Spirit to its appropriation by Kojève, Hyppolite, Sartre, Lacan, Deleuze, and Foucault. Judith Butler plots the French reception of Hegel and the successive challenges waged against his metaphysics and view of the subject, all while revealing ambiguities within his position. The result is a sophis...
The Rebel and the Thief
A Novel
- Translated by
- Imogen Taylor
2022
EN
From the internationally bestselling author of The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, a moving tale of forbidden love and extraordinary courage in the face of disaster.Eighteen-year-old Niri and his family live a modest but secure life working in the villa of the wealthy Benzes. But when the pandemic comes, they are all let go, and left staring into the abyss of abject poverty. As their situation grows increasingly desperate, the once rule-abiding monastery studen...











