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Being a mama has a plethora of challenges on its own, and it can be exhausting on the best of days. When it comes time to transition and grow through motherhood, what might a woman consciously do? How can she handle uncharted territory with her family, child(ren), partner, caregiver, colleagues, and the rest of the world? What sort of learning curves may she face mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually? How does she adapt to various changes, shift gears in her lifestyle, pivot in pandemic times, and embrace new normals? Let's get real and start the conversation, because Mama's Gotta Grow! We as mothers are here to support one another, and lift each other up by sharing our personal experiences. It's time for mamas all over the world to feel a sense of unity, positive reinforcement, community belonging, and to have access to information from those who have walked the path before them. The goal of this book is to uplift as many mamas as possible, from all walks of life, and to better prepare them for what's to come as they embark on their own journey through personal growth. This book provides an abundance of hope and inspiration to mamas--you can do this!
Focusing on Romania from 1945 to 2016, Socialist Heritage explores the socialist state's attempt to create its own heritage, as well as the legacy of that project. Contrary to arguments that the socialist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe aimed to erase the pre-war history of the socialist cities, Emanuela Grama shows that the communist state in Romania sought to exploit the past for its own benefit. The book traces the transformation of a central district of Bucharest, the Old Town, from a socially and ethnically diverse place in the early 20th century, into an epitome of national history under socialism, and then, starting in the 2000s, into the historic center of a European capital. U...
Ties, strings made up with screams (Apollinaire). At the striking of midnight into the new millenium, a new threat comes from the darkness. A baby was rescued but now a young boy is in danger. Three women are fighting. Nobody is safe. The year 1000 is no more. The year 2000 and Death. An engaging novel that blends thriller ,suspense and esothericism. A novel about strong connections between past and present New Year's Eve 1999. Guglielmo has an apparently quiet life, without any shadows. Gemma, his girlfriend, is the only girl he felt something well beyond physical attraction. Angelica, a loving and thoughtful mother. Filiberto, a detached and insensitive father. Finally Luana and Lucio, the...
MBC online publishes papers that describe and interpret results of original research conserning the molecular aspects of cell structure and function.
Did you ever attend a history class and wonder whether something was left out? Did you ever wonder whether you were really learning history or whether you were studying events? Events such as 1776, the Louisiana Purchase, or the Civil War are not history. History is what happened before that event that led to that event happening when it did. Did you ever wonder why if that event was so important it didn't happen sooner? Did you ever wonder whether the best parts of the stories are left out? Did you ever wonder?
A dark, queer YA fantasy that's perfect for fans of the Three Dark Crowns series. After Emanuela Ragno kills the one person in Occhia who can create water, she must find a way to save her city from dying of thirst. Emanuela Ragno always gets what she wants. With her daring mind and socialite schemes, she refuses to be the demure young lady everyone wants her to be. In her most ambitious move yet, she's about to marry Alessandro Morandi, her childhood best friend and the heir to the wealthiest house in Occhia. Emanuela doesn't care that she and her groom are both gay, because she doesn't want a love match. She wants power, and through Ale, she'll have it all. But Emanuela has a secret that co...
This is the story of the amazing life of my Great Grandmother Maria as told to me by my beloved Grandmother and Maria's daughter, Grace. Maria was raised in an Orphanage from the age of 6 in Palermo Sicily at the turn of the 20th century after the loss of her mother and the conviction of her father for a murder he did not commit. As Maria grew into adulthood she would eventually meet the man that was to become her husband, Nicholas Bono, a respected man as they say in Sicilian culture for men involved in Cosa Nostra or the Mafia. Nicholas was an underboss for one of the most notorious mobsters of the day, Al Capone. Although her story tells of the many adventures Maria experienced as a Mafia wife, It's is also a love story and speaks to the eternal and undying love Maria had for her Family.
Book Review for Kwon Bun, Chan (Ed.) (2000) Chinese Business Networks: State, Economy and Culture, Prentice Hall, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 2000, 013-0853305, pp. 302.
Libro bilingue italiano-norn Che cosa succederebbe se improvvisamente il mondo si fermasse per un istante? E se, con un po' di fortuna, qualcuno ti regalasse del tempo libero da dedicare alle cose che ami fare? Questo è esattamente quello che sucede in questo libro, che racconta la storia di una lumachina che con coraggio attraversa l' incrocio della strada più traffi cata del centro, paralizzando il traffi co e la vita dell'intera città per una giornata. Una favola su quelle cose che avresti sempre voluto fare, ma non hai maifatto, per mancanza di tempo. Please note: This book is a bilingual picture book with a 1:1 translation created by human translators (see translator's credits for details).
"This book presents, one by one, the different groups of Black Jews in Western central, eastern, and southern Africa and the ways in which they have used and imagined their oral history and traditional customs to construct a distinct Jewish identity. It explores the ways in which Africans have interacted with the ancient mythological sub-strata of both western and African ideas of Judaism."--Résumé de l'éditeur.