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Dare you step into the past? When a mysterious door suddenly appears, you step through ... and find you have travelled back in time! Now your mission is to discover as much as you can about life in a medieval town, before the door back to the present vanishes. Find out: • Where the pilgrim is going • Who lives with the baron in the castle • What the knight does at a tournament • And much more! Perfect for kids aged 8+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Encounters with the Past gives young readers an opportunity to 'meet' people from different historical periods. Featuring an exciting mixture of historical recreation photography and illustrations, this full-colour series will shine a light on many subjects such as medicine, science, religion, the natural world and the afterlife.
This is the story of a small black boy and his indomitable white mother s courageous battle against AIDS.
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Will trust be the winning ticket to mending two wounded hearts? The 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition is taking place in Seattle with participants from all over the world when Lizzie Clark accepts a position at an orphanage in the city. After suffering heartbreak and loss, she is determined to make a life for herself independently. Jack Butler's mother abandoned their family when he was a young boy. Loyalty to his father cost him fulfilling his own aspirations, so Jack strives to take their family farm in a new direction. A newborn is left at the orphanage with a note asking Lizzie to take care of him. Why did the woman abandon her child? And why is Jack, a handsome local farmer so interested in helping Lizzie search for the infant's mother? When shocking revelations disrupt their plans, Lizzie and Jack are faced with life-changing decisions. Will they open their hearts to trusting again? This story was inspired by events that took place at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo-Seattle's first world's fair.
WHO's AFFECTING YOUR CAREER?Successful careers do not just happen; successful people are not just 'lucky'. Success is something that is planned. Whether you are fresh out of college or mid-way through your career, you will need to make deliberate career adjustments and handle unexpected career course corrections. It's called change.Change is inevitable; change is the only constant certainty! Managing career change requires constant attention to your surroundings ' your co-workers, your boss, your organization, your industry, yourself' and looking for Clues that foretell of coming change. Successfully managing change is the only way to ensure that you are living the life you claim you want. It starts with an honest assessment of yourself, your boss, your organization, and your industry. This assessment is the only way to really know if where you are is the right place for you right now.
Learn how to think differently about your happiness with a philosophy for creating a realistic yet joyful life. People think happiness is a singular feeling, but it isn’t. The real way to feel happier is to expand your definition of happiness and manage your Happiness Zappers. Pamela Gail Johnson, founder of the Society of Happy People, identified the four practical happiness principles that have helped thousands of people shift their mindsets so they naturally notice more happiness, whether it feels sparse, abundant, or somewhere in between. Pamela shares real stories from real people who put the four practical happiness principles into action. With thought-provoking workbook-style questions, you can immediately apply these principles to your life. You’ll discover: • How happiness is unique to you and your circumstances • How to manage common experiences that zap your happiness • How happiness changes • Thirty-One Types of Happiness
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Today, we take female police officers and workers for granted. But what is the truth behind the scenes? Author Janis Appier traces the origins of women in police work beginning in 1910, explaining how pioneer policewomen's struggles to gain footholds in big city police departments ironically helped to make modern police work one of the more male dominated occupations in the United States. 12 illustrations.
The aim of this book is to better understand the phenomenon of HIV in a country that has faced the fullest might of the disease and yet, after first faltering, has made more progress than any other country in the world in its response to HIV. It aims to reflect the complexity of this narrative and the range of widely differing insights by featuring what is likely the largest number of contributors in a single publication on the subject in South Africa, as well as a full spectrum of specialised areas, ranging from high-end science to personal reflections.