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Have your kids ever shaved the dog? Or decided pants are optional? Don’t worry, you are not alone. Parenting is hard and this mummy is f*cking tired. Inspired by the story of a beloved caterpillar, The Very F*cking Tired Mummy is an all-too-relatable tale of the frustration, exhaustion and sometimes unexpected joy of parenthood. Here we follow the journey of one mummy over the course of a week, taking everything life throws at her with a side of wine, coffee, chocolate from last Christmas, the kids’ leftover lunch and even the occasional dog treat. It will comfort anyone for whom eight hours of sleep seems like a distant memory, and serve as a welcome reminder that sometimes, just sometimes, we all need a break...
Celebrate Mom's special day with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this colorful book featuring Eric Carle's joyful illustrations. Show Mom just how much she means with this colorful book from the World of Eric Carle. Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar as he honors Mother's Day and celebrates incredible parents everywhere. With joyful illustrations and colorful creatures, this charming keepsake is a great way to show parents, grandparents, soon-to-be mothers, aunts, friends, or whomever you call "Mom" just how much you care.
From being a TV newsreader in Sydney to a hotelier's wife in the heart of China - this is a true story of reinvention, love and finding your place in the world.Nicole Webb and her husband, James, are always up for an adventure, so when James is offered a job in the ancient city of Xi'an in north-west China, they jump at the chance. Nicole, James and three-year-old Ava fly into a world they know nothing about - a place where they know no one.Touching down, culture shock hits Nicole head on. It feels as if all eyes are on her and Ava, the only blondes in the jam-packed arrivals hall, two foreigners so far from home.With honesty and humour, Nicole takes us on a journey of daily life in the Midd...
Global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) are the largest, most complex and, in the event of their potential failure, most threatening banking institutions in the world. The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was a turning point for G-SIBs, many of which contributed to the outbreak and severity of this downturn. The unfolding of the GFC also revealed flaws and omissions in the legal framework applying to financial entities. In the context of G-SIBs, it clearly demonstrated that the legal regimes, both in the USA and in the EU, grossly ignored the specific character of these institutions and their systemic importance, complexity, and individualism. As a result of this omission, these megabanks ...
This book gives you 52 conscious tools, one for every week of the year, to help you to live consciously as you embrace life and continue your evolving journey.
The Routledge Companion to Puppetry and Material Performance offers a wide-ranging perspective on how scholars and artists are currently re-evaluating the theoretical, historical, and theatrical significance of performance that embraces the agency of inanimate objects. This book proposes a collaborative, responsive model for broader artistic engagement in and with the material world. Its 28 chapters aim to advance the study of the puppet not only as a theatrical object but also as a vibrant artistic and scholarly discipline. This Companion looks at puppetry and material performance from six perspectives: theoretical approaches to the puppet, perspectives from practitioners, revisiting histor...
AN UNLIKELY PAIR! On the surface, he's the babysitter for the boss's only daughter Yaeka, but Kirishima is really a member of the yakuza by trade. Thanks to Kirishima's persuasion, Yaeka finally resolves to visit her mother in the hospital, where she shares the feelings she's built up over the past three years. Join this unlikely pair as they make Valentine's chocolates with the gluttonous high school girl Ayumu, become reunited with Kirishima's own former babysitter, and even meeting Yaeka's first friend!
Publikacja dotyczy coraz większego skomplikowania spraw będących przedmiotem orzekania organów administracji publicznej oraz sądów administracyjnych. Wybór tematu publikacji jest wyrazem przekonania, że problemy efektywności jurysdykcji administracyjnej i sądowoadministracyjnej, tj. takiego ich wykonywania, które zapewni w możliwie najwyższym stopniu realizację celów działania administracji publicznej, mają podstawowe znaczenie dla sprawnego funkcjonowania państwa. Polska doktryna prawa i postępowania administracyjnego od lat identyfikuje kierunki zmian i formułuje wnioski odnośnie do ich efektywności, poprawności i legalności. Autorzy wskazują konieczne modyfikacje w zakresie uproszczenia i zwiększenia efektywności procedury administracyjnej. Książka przeznaczona jest dla praktyków – sędziów, radców prawnych, adwokatów, doradców podatkowych, a także funkcjonariuszy administracji publicznej. Będzie cennym źródłem wiedzy dla przedstawicieli nauki oraz studentów prawa i administracji.
A mother reflects on the all the milestones, from walking in a deep wood to holding someone else's hand, that her child will achieve during life.