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In this inspiring series of letters to his grandchildren, David Suzuki offers grandfatherly advice mixed with stories from his own remarkable life and explores what makes life meaningful. He challenges his grandchildren - and us - to do everything at full tilt. He explains why sports, fishing, feminism, and failure are important; why it is dangerous to deny our biological nature; and why First Nations must lead a revolution. Drawing on his own experiences...
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Grandchildren of the Ghetto (1892) is a novel by Israel Zangwill. Raised in London by parents from Latvia and Poland, Zangwill understood the plight of the city's Jewish community firsthand. Having risen through poverty to become an educator and author, he dedicated his career to the voiceless, the oppressed, and the needy, advocating for their rights and bearing witness to their suffering in some of the most powerful novels and stories of the Victorian...
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Stories for My Grandchildren was written by a grandmother who lost precious time with her grandchildren because her daughter moved a long way away, and she could not see them often. It was heartbreaking, but she wanted her grandsons to remember her.
There are eleven stories in this book, and seven are about animals. Children relate to animals sometimes more than people. These stories are written like the animals are telling the story. There is a...
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The Gift of Grandchildren gives a personal account of the author's current state of life and reflects on the awareness of one's own existence through the experience of becoming a grandparent. The book gives individual accounts of the author's grandchildren as they grow from infant to teenager and the relationship created to bond two distinct generations. The unique storyline of each grandchild is peppered with comment and observation from the author,...
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Lily Miyashiro lives much as any twenty-nine-year-old in 2050's America. Her job is busy, resettling climate refugees from the coastal cities. Then she gets a call. She has family she never knew about. And they want something from her she doesn't want to give. Lily is one of the young, reliant on artificial intelligence and facing an uncertain future. David Moreland was a bigwig during the world's golden age. He is old and almost forgotten...until...
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God gave me a vision to have this book relate to all children--black, white, yellow, red, tall, short, fat, skinny, with hair, bald, all different colors of hair, handicapped, those using wheelchairs, crutches, etc.
We are to teach our children in the way they should go, and when they are old, they will not depart from it (paraphrase of Proverbs 22:6). It is important for us believers in Christ Jesus to include God's Word and attitude in our daily...
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"Children are the best thing that can happen to a family. Children always need parents to protect them and guide them on the right path.
When they are very young, like up to 4 years old, it is almost impossible for them to understand us.
As they get older, they start to understand a little about what is right and what is wrong.
You must guide them little by little, until they understand it well and know whether they should do a certain thing.
With...
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Stories Grandparents Tell About Their Grandchildren is a touching and humorous collection of anecdotes and memories from grandparents about their grandchildren. From the pranks and charm of small tots to the adventures and achievements of older grandchildren, these stories are sure to strike a familiar chord in anyone who is -- or has -- a grandparent. Both personal and universal, this collection is about real life and the challenges and wonders of...
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We Borrowed Grandchildren for Swiss Vacation is a lovely story about two-week vacation trip to Switzerland of the European-born grandparents with their American-born eleven- and eight-years old granchildren, the first time together travel. It is an optimistic, funny and adventurous tale of worm and fulfilling relationship of the active and curious granchidren and non-less active and loving grandparents, their interaction, observations and new experiences...
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Fascinating and trenchant, this account of contemporary Italian neo-fascism is both original and shocking'-John Foot, historianThe fastest-rising force in Italian politics is Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia-a party with a direct genealogy from Mussolini's regime. Surging to prominence in recent years, it has waged a fierce culture war against the Left, polarised political debate around World War II, and even secured the largest vote share in Italy's...
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You are told that mathematics validates particle physics.
This is untrue. Literally no result in quantum physics relies on its exquisite math. Literally every result in quantum physics relies on a multitude of underlying assumptions, all unproven, hidden behind brilliant math to give an appearance of legitimacy.
Physics is a discipline of physical things. After a century without coherent logic, we understand nothing about the inner workings or building...
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I know that there are many things we would like to share with our grandchildren, but they always seem so busy and in today's world their eyes are focused on the "screen" and their little fingers are reacting to the visual stimulus. I kept asking my wife, "What are we going to do?" There is so much more we want to share with them, if only we could get their attention.
One night, as I lay awake in bed thinking of them and this dilemma, the Holy Spirit...
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You are not alone if you are one of the staggering numbers of grandparents who are raising their grandchildren! Are you confused by the generational gaps, challenging communications, and tough questions like, "Why are my parents so old? Why is my father in jail? Why doesn't my mother show up to visit when she promised?"
The Sacred Work of Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren is the first book that contains answers and stories to address these...
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After a lifetime of working for Fortune 500 companies, the author found her entire world changing through disability. A decades long search for the perfect truth, left her with knowledge, but still adrift in a quagmire of concepts. Initially rejecting organized religion through perceived hypocrisy, her search opened her spiritual awareness to other faiths and cultures. And yet the search did not produce the one right religion for the world. But through...
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Throughout our history Americans have embraced the myth that our national debt is immoral and destructive.This deeply rooted belief goes back to our Founding Fathers: Jefferson excoriated debt as "the greatest of dangers to be feared." Andrew Jackson demonized debt as "a national curse." Current political leaders continue to endorse this negative view of our national debt. Obama said that incurring debt was "irresponsible" and "unpatriotic." John...
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The Bible Is Applicable! is a Bible study designed to help grandchildren, those young in Christ, or anyone become more comfortable and less intimidated in using it and understand that it is the life instruction manual given to us by God. Everything we need to know for successful living, relationships, and family is in it. Where the Old Testament gives our history and prophecies to be fulfilled hundreds of years later and demonstrates the importance...
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