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IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024.
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Lushly photographed story incorporates elements of director Hirokazu Kore-Eda's personal experience. On the 15th anniversary of the death of the Yokoyama family's youngest son, the remaining siblings visit the quaint home of their parents with their own families in tow. New relatives become acquainted tell stories and squabble over sizzling tempura. An elegant graveside ritual is performed.
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Être père est une aventure remplie de joies, de défis et de responsabilités. "Élever des Enfants Forts" vous guide à travers les diverses difficultés de la paternité en offrant des conseils pratiques, des stratégies émotionnelles et des réflexions inspirantes pour construire des relations solides avec vos enfants. Ce livre va au-delà des simples conseils en vous aidant à forger une connexion profonde et positive avec vos enfants, même...
3) Night swim
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Universal
Pub. Date
[2024]
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Ray Waller, a former major league baseball player is forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, he moves into a new home with his concerned wife Eve, teenage daughter Izzy, and young son Elliot. Secretly hoping, against the odds, to return to pro ball, Ray persuades Eve that the new home's shimmering backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for him. But a dark secret in the home's past will unleash...
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A woman who got lost in the shadows of raped motherhood, self-forgetfulness and the moan of sacrifice under the hammer of time, emphasizing that the events of our lives cannot be a permanent test through which we determine its geographyand the nature of its demographics, but rather it is a hidden conscience that they call the destiny that comes from the world of the unseen.
If the novel happens to tell a personal story that the writer created from...
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Au croisement des chemins de la vie, il peut arriver que les chemins de deux personnes se séparent. "Divorcer en Dignité : Guide pour une Séparation Équitable et Respectueuse" offre une approche holistique pour celles et ceux qui font face à cette transition délicate. Bien loin des luttes et des querelles, ce livre vous guide vers une séparation empreinte d'éthique et de bienveillance.Le voyage commence par une préparation émotionnelle,...
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All Gib ever wanted was to be adopted, but life with a family isn't quite what he thought it would be Gib was sent to an orphanage when he was six years old, and with each year, he knows it becomes less likely that he will be adopted into a loving family. As kids get older, they are more likely to be adopted onto a farm, meaning a hard life of unpaid labor. And after seeing a friend come back battered and near death, Gib is understandably worried....
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Throughout Love Gone Wrong, the familiar fairy tale, Cinderella, is used to outline and tell the unfamiliar journey of a victim who repressed years of childhood sexual abuse.
Laurel Bahr's step-by-step account of discovery, opposition, and lessons learned is interwoven with the "behind closed-door" stories of two friends who were ultimately inspired to follow in her footsteps. Their remarkable journey highlights the power of close, authentic, long-term...
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In this compelling duology, Dawn Bates shares with the world a rare and unique insight to what it means to be a 'Posh Paki' and a 'traitor' to those who knew her, her ethnicity, nation and her faith, simply because she embraced the faith of Islam at the age of 15 – without having ever met a Muslim!Dawn shares how she discovered Islam and knew she wanted to become a Muslim, and the journey that followed.Becoming 'revert' rather than a convert to...
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A heart-warming young fiction debut from
highly-acclaimed award-winning author Nikesh Shukla. Vinay, Musa, Inua and Nish are best friends. Nothing can separate them... until one day when Vinay's cousin comes to invade his bunk bed haven (i.e. share his room). Filled with caring moments of friendship, funny pranks, and a sensitive depiction of friendship between
young boys, The Council of Good Friends is a new take on funny younger middle-grade with...
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Ce Guide complet est un livre qui offre un guide pratique pour aider les couples à améliorer leur communication et raviver la passion dans leur relation.Les différents chapitres abordent des thèmes tels que les obstacles à la communication efficace, les moyens de retrouver la passion des débuts, l'importance d'éviter les pièges de la routine et des médias sociaux, ainsi que des stratégies pour gérer les conflits de manière constructive...
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White Mountain Puzzles
Pub. Date
2021
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It's a quiet start to the day. As the family dog rests on the floor beside the table, Mom serves Dad pancakes and the kids eat their favorite cereals. The school bus goes by, but the kids are too young for school and eagerly anticipate playing with their toys. Dad's briefcase sits on the floor beside the telephone table so he can grab it on his way out.
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Can the ghost of Nora's mother help her stop her dad from getting remarried? It's been three years since Nora's mother died, and while she and her sister, Patsy, want her father to be happy again, they're not ready for him to remarry. They especially don't want him to marry "the Tooth"-the woman with the overbite who could soon be their stepmother. While the girls try to upend their dad's relationship, they soon find themselves competing for the new...
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A former United Church minister massacres his family. What led to this act of femicide, and why were his victims forgotten?
On May 2, 1963, Robert Killins, a former United Church minister, slaughtered every woman in his family but one. She (and her brother) lived to tell the story of what motivated a talented man who had been widely admired, a scholar and graduate from Queen's University, to stalk and terrorize the women in his family for almost...
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Dans ce livre, plongez dans un voyage profondément humain et découvrez comment la communication bienveillante peut panser les blessures et raviver l'amour. Explorez les secrets de la compréhension mutuelle, de l'empathie et de la résolution de conflits, en suivant Yves et Marianne, un couple en quête de réconciliation. Ce guide vous offre des outils pratiques, des conseils inspirants et des stratégies éprouvées pour reconstruire la confiance,...
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Many are familiar with the biblical character known as Jezebel. Her name has become something of a tag used to describe a woman deemed to be of a shameless or immoral background. In reality, the woman was a malignant narcissist. Her actions have become a blueprint for narcissism and include terms we recognize today, such as – smear campaigns, character assassination, gaslighting, and so on. In Living with Jezebel, you can now follow the life of...
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"In All the Ways Home, Elsie Chapman gracefully explores the complexities of family and loss. The specificity in which Chapman narrates Kaede's journey in Japan is particularly satisfying. An insightful, compassionate, and honest look at a young boy's search for identity and home after the death of his mother."-Veera Hiranandani, author of Newbery Honor novel The Night Diary
Sometimes, home isn't where you expect to find it.
After losing his mom...
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Plongez dans une aventure profondément émouvante et inspirante à travers les pages de "Renaître Ensemble : Reconstruire l'Amour et la Communication avec des Enfants Éloignés". Dans ce guide puissant, nous explorons les méandres délicats et souvent tumultueux de la relation parent-enfant, tout en dévoilant des stratégies inédites pour restaurer des liens brisés et retrouver l'amour avec des enfants autrefois toxiques et éloignés.À travers...
18) Hangar 4
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The Best of the Best . . . Risk taker. Son. Badass. Husband. Combat aviator. Father. From Officer Candidates School to squadron Commanding Officer, Isaac G. Lee, Lieutenant Colonel USMC (Ret.), reached the finish line at HANGAR 4 on MCAS Miramar at the conclusion of seven deployments during his two decades of service. In this memoir, he shares the lessons, the rewards, the losses, and ultimately, the personal cost. Isaac pushed every boundary...
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Adopting a child is an extraordinarily important decision. In this authoritative guide, adoption experts Robert and Jeffrey Kasky provide all the information needed to navigate the adoption process and to successfully adopt a child. The book discusses the various types of adoptions; alerts readers to adoption scams; and guides readers in selecting a reputable attorney or adoption agency. Highlights include:
The rights of the birth mother, birth father,...
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In Military and Mindful, Benefsheh Verell combines her knowledge of mindfulness practices with over twenty years in the Army as a Military Police and Information Operations officer to educate service members and their families about the mental, emotional, and physical benefits of yoga and meditation.
Being a mom in the military is very difficult because there is always the underlying uncertainty of what the military will bring next. A mom in the military...
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