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In 1972 there were about 3800 Bedamini speakers, living in 60 long house communities scattered throughout 700 square kilometers of tropical rainforest. A longhouse community consisted of from 20 to a hundred individuals, and its site shifted every three or four years in order to clear new gardens.
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"An all-new guide from the mega-bestselling How To Talk series applies trusted and effective communication strategies to the toughest challenges of raising children. For forty years, readers have turned to Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish's How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the book The Boston Globe called, "the parenting Bible," for a respectful and practical approach to communication with children. Expanding upon this work,...
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Return To Belaye: A Rite of Passage is an insider's look at a manhood initiation ritual in the village of Belaye, Senegal, West Africa. The documentary focuses on filmmaker, Amy Flannery and her husband, Papis Goudiaby, as they leave their home in the United States and journey back to Papis' birthplace where he must undergo the tribe's traditional initiation rite.
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Brokenness is a universal experience. It's woven into the fabric of the human condition. Loss, trauma, and disappointment are inevitable threads in the tapestry of life. Yet, brokenness doesn't have to define us. It can be a catalyst, a turning point on our journey.
This book is not a sugar-coated promise of quick fixes. It's a compassionate guide that shines a light on healing. Within these pages, you'll find permission to acknowledge your pain...
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I would like to thank my family and friends for believing in me and for encouraging me to see this adventure through. Thank you Duane for making the book come alive with your illustrations. This book is dedicated to my dad who always told me to BELIEVE. Thank you daddy. Finally, I want to thank GOD for giving me the ideas and words to put down on paper. SOMETIMES OUR LIVES CAN BE SCARY AND EVEN A LITTLE CONFUSING: SOME PEOPLE CAN BE CRUEL AND HATEFUL...
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This book takes you on a journey from when Sammy finds out that his mom and dad are expecting a new baby. He finds the cutest way to begin welcoming her into his life. It is my hope for this book to make welcoming a baby into the family a bit more interesting. Children are so creative and loving naturally. I pray this book is a blessing in your life and think it is one the whole family can enjoy.
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Preston Browning Jr. entered the world in 1929, a few months before the Crash and the onset of the Great Depression. In Culpeper, Virginia, Browning grew up amid the pervasive poverty of the times where he recalls being labeled by his father as the world's worst grouch, led in song by Miss Lizzy Lovell who banged on the piano at the local Episcopal church, and seated astride a cow who needed a lot of convincing to take him for a ride around the pasture...
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Galon the Northern Pintail Duck is the story about a duck who lives at a pond with all the animals from the pond, surrounding woods and the local farm. Through the stories Galon interacts with the animals and introduces you to each one of the characters in the book. Tadpole shows Galon his courage and Timmy the turtle teaches Galon to skip stones across the pond. Each animal in the book has his own character and walks through the stories with Galon...
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"The Odyssey of Thomas' Redemption" unfolds as an evocative saga, chronicling the life of Thomas, a man caught in the throes of his own follies and misfortunes. Set against the backdrop of a quaint Southern town, Thomas' journey is one of profound transformation, driven by an unyielding quest for personal redemption. The narrative weaves through the fabric of human emotions, exploring the depths of despair and the heights of triumph as Thomas navigates...
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In Red Flag Relationships, author Debra S. Cole, MEd, LPC addresses the issue of warning signs in personal relationships, business relationships, and several other types of relationships in a straightforward manner. Cole offers the ultimate red flags that pose the most threat, as well as a four-step strategy to help the reader learn how to respond to red flags. Weve all either asked ourselves or heard another ask How could this have happened? There...
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Today's rapidly advancing biological science frontier warns parents that by increasing the evidence of the importance of the prenatal and postnatal years, it will make your children's health foundations more important. For example, the child's laughter and happiness with parents are known as important tools in relation to social skills that can be a gift from parents to a happy child.
It is the parents who are responsible for shaping the child's...
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This book describes the difficulties a family encounters as they live through a heartrending journey with a son who has chosen a life of addiction. Many families will be able to relate to the scenarios within their own lives. It is written with an interesting twist of nursery rhymes revised to describe a young man's attempt at life. Don't be surprised to read that Cliff could jump over the moon or that the Son came down and washed the devil out. In...
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I began to write a book about my mothers life. As she descended further and further into a disease called Alzheimers, my writing morphed into Why her? Why this disease for her, for our family? It became a search to get to know a woman I had only seen as my mom before. Its my story of how I handled with tenacious determination to always approach her with a smile, willing to meet her wherever she was in her moment.
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Have you lost a loved one? Do you wish they could still be with you? Your loved one could be looking over your shoulder this very minute. Let me help you realize the fact they never left you when they died. This story about the Marshal Family, will help you manage your grieving process and assure you that you are not alone. The story helped me as I wrote it, and it will help you too. All you need is an open mind and a loving heart. God Bless You....
15) Things Parents Wish They Knew Earlier: The Family Risk Management Handbook of Practical Solution
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In this incredibly in-depth handbook for families, Patrick Ow (of PracticalRiskTraining.com) gives an amazing amount of how-to detail on pretty much everything you need to know to succeed as an individual, couple, and family.You will learn how to:1. Identify goals, opportunities, and risks.2. Accomplish something with your life and wealth.3. Improve your finances and financial well-being.4. Take care of your health, wellness, and happiness.5. Seek...
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In love but worlds apart is a self-help book for a man and woman who come from two very different cultural backgrounds and who are considering a life commitment to each other. It shows how and when their differences can be problematic, but also how such a relationship could succeed.
This book enables partners to think and talk about their cultural differences (such as in manners, values, worldview, holidays and other customs), and to develop traditions...
17) Living the Life
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Living the Life Tannis Schroeder is about to experience a life-changing event that will change her life more than she knows. During the summer, she meets a guy named Landon, whom she easily becomes close to, only to discover that their short time together may not be as short as she thinks it will be. Tannis and her very close friend Sasha move from Spruce Dale to a small town called Hawthorn. This is the same town where Landon also happens to live....
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The Nonsagacious Saga of the Fourth Monkey President Reagan was reportedly born in 1911. He had plenty of time to read about the outrages committed against black people during his lifetime and afterward. Either he didnt read the papers between then and now or he chose to ignore what he read. Virtually all the outrages committed, as outlined in this book to me personally and millions of other black citizens during that lifetime, including the lynching,...
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In a captivating tale, we follow the life of Jessica, a young girl who, born out of wedlock, was raised by her grandmother with little knowledge of her father and a distant relationship with her mother. Nurturing a deep-seated resentment toward men, she resolves to become a feminist lawyer, determined to see men like her father held accountable for their actions. However, a pivotal moment unfolds during her grade-school years when she encounters a...
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I Took My Mommys Heart To School is a heartwarming story about a puppy, named Myla, who is facing a common fear about change and uncertainty on her first day of school. Myla is content with her safe and comfortable life and is not so sure she wants it to change. Her mother tries to encourage her, while facing her own personal fears about letting Myla go. Together with loving support they learn they will always be together in each others hearts no...
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