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As one of the most critically acclaimed shows of all time, “Breaking Bad” explored the life and crimes of a high school chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin of the American Southwest. As Walter White and his former student Jesse Pinkman become deeply entwined in the drug world, their narrative leaves a trail of bodies strewn across the show's five seasons-a story that resulted in more than 15 Emmy awards.
In “Breaking Bad: A Cultural History”,...
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Reveals how to reconnect with your teen. It helps you: Regain perspective - Break the cycle of conflict - Tune in to your daughter- Foster spontaneous conversations - Understand the developing adolescent brain - Appreciate her for who she is now-- Replace worrying and overreacting with effective communication - Forge a healthy and lasting bond .
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"Welcome to essayist Kimberly Harrington's poetic and funny world of motherhood, womanhood, and humanhood--not necessarily in that order. It's a place of loud parenting, fierce loving, too much social media, and occasional inner monologues where timeless debates are resolved such as Pro/Con: Caving to PTO Bake Sale Pressure ("PRO: Skim the crappiest brownies for myself. CON: They're really crappy."). With accessibility and wit, she captures the emotions...
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Debutante dropout mysteries volume 6
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Debutante dropout Andrea Kendricks is beyond done with big hair, big gowns, and big egos--so being dragged to a high-society Texas wedding by her socialite mama, Cissy, gives her a bad case of de¿¿ja¿¿ vu. As does running into her old prep-school bully, Olivia La Belle, the wedding planner, who's graduated to berating people for a living on her reality TV show. But for all the times Andy wished her dead, nobody deserves Olivia's fate: lying in...
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"The New York Times bestselling author of Girls & Sex and Cinderella Ate My Daughter delivers her first ever collection of essays--funny, poignant, deeply personal and sharply observed pieces, drawn from three decades of writing, which trace girls' and women's progress (or lack thereof) in what Orenstein once called a "half-changed world." Named one of the "40 women who changed the media business in the last 40 years" by Columbia Journalism Review,...
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Harmony
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[2015]
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"Forget the Fad Diets, Join the Food Freedom Movement Counting calories is out. All the food groups are in. Becoming trim and healthy doesn't have to be difficult or painstaking anymore. After trying almost every fad diet out there, Serene Allison and Pearl Barrett, creators of the Trim Healthy Mama movement, took matters into their own hands. Through trial and error and much research, they created the TRIM HEALTHY MAMA PLAN, the breakthrough...
10) See you soon
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Haymarket Books
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2022.
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"From New York Times Bestselling Author Mariame Kaba, a poignant, beautifully illustrated story of a little girl's worries when her Mama goes to jail, and the love that bridges the distance between them: "Even though I'm away, My love is always here to stay. See you soon, Queenie. Love, Mama." Queenie loves living with Mama and Grandma Louise. Together, they go to the grocery store, eat ice cream, and play games in the park. Mama braids Queenie's...
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Phase 4 Films
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2015
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When Mama and Papa go off on a second honeymoon, Brother and Sister are certain they're in for the most boring time of their lives spending an entire week with their grandparents. However, the cubs' preconception that old people are boring does a complete turnaround as they end up having an even better time than their parents, thanks to their anything but boring grandparents.
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The University of Chicago Press
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2021.
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"In 'Black paper,' Teju Cole meditates on what it means to keep our humanity--and witness the humanity of others--in a time of darkness. 'Darkness,' Cole writes, 'is not empty.' Through art, politics, travel, and memoir, he returns us to the wisdom latent in shadows, and sets the darkness echoing. The opening essay sets the mood for the book, as Cole travels to southern Italy and Sicily to view a series of Caravaggio paintings. He ponders the suffering...
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Tanglewood
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[2019]
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"Este tierno cuento, continuación del clásico Un beso en mi mano de Audrey Penn, libro de gran venta según el New York Times, brinda a los padres otra historia de amor y seguridad para compartir con sus hijos. Chester Mapache tiene un hermanito, y ese hermanito parece querer adueñarse de su territorio. Cuando Chester ve que su mamá le da un beso en la mano, el beso de su mano, se siente muy triste, pero la señora Mapache calma sus miedos con...
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
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2015.
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"Irreverent, thought-provoking, hilarious, and edgy: a collection of personal stories celebrating motherhood, featuring #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jenny Lawson and Jennifer Weiner, and many other notable writers. Listen to Your Mother is a fantastic awakening of why our mothers are important, taking readers on a journey through motherhood in all of its complexity, diversity, and humor. Based on the sensational national performance movement,...