Mo'Nique
1) Interwoven
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Thirteen stories about love, loss, homelessness, addiction, and suicide are woven together in this incredible drama that reveals the ties that bind us together.
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Follows the story of Charisma, a Black high school student grappling with mounting pressures from home and school, and when frustrations with her family intersect with a conflict at school, she reaches a crossroads, facing a choice that could change her future.
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Loin d'être une autobiographie, "Les lettres qui dansent" de Juliette Monique est un recueil d'anecdotes et de poèmes qui retracent les différentes vignettes de sa vie, certaines écrites depuis son enfance. Ces pages nous offrent un ballet envoûtant d'enchantement, de tendresse, d'humour et d'émotions profondes qui s'entrelacent harmonieusement pour créer une œuvre d'une beauté captivante.
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Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book explores the concept of open science and how scientists around the world are working together to make research available to everyone. Knowledge is meant to be shared.
Science is for everyone, right?
Unfortunately, that's not always true. Discovery, research and innovation are often top secret, and big businesses charge high prices for that information. The...
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This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores the art and science of memory and what it can tell us about ourselves and the world we live in. Don't forget!
Uncover the science of memory and how important it is to our daily lives.
We all make memories, and memories make us who we are. Remember This explores the science of memory, how and why we remember what we do and what happens when we start forgetting. From working memory...
6) 31 Diamond Thoughts, Volume1: Purpose & Relationships Navigating Life With a Sense of Contentment
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A book that hones in on Sharlene-Monique's intimate thoughts regarding relationships, marriage, friendship and grief to name a few. Sharlene's ability to encapsulate the many challenges we all face in daily life in a single thought will leave you feeling uplifted, inspired and challenged.
A daily snapshot on how to live a life of purpose, contentment and intention whilst navigating the many challenges life presents us. There are 31 isolated thoughts...
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La prevención de las enfermedades debe ser una prioridad en las comunidades. La autora, médica, homeópata y especialista en nutrición, presenta un libro dirigido a los jóvenes desde los 10 años, donde explica claramente las consecuencias de una mala nutrición. Las presiones sociales, la moda y otros factores influyen en la manera como los jóvenes se perciben a sí mismos y los puede llevar a tomar decisiones desacertadas con relación a lo...
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A former chef and her husband try to escape painful memories in a small town-but you can't hide from the world forever . . .
"Deeply affecting." -Vanessa Carnevale, author of My Life for Yours
After a life-shattering tragedy, Amy and Matt have resettled in the little community of Blackwood. They want to start fresh, but despite their efforts, shadows still hang over them: Amy struggles with panic attacks, depression, and anger, while Matt...
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Ben Sandmor doesn't care about anything else except finding his dealer and snorting another line of glorious blow.When Ben's dealer doesn't show up at the usual time and place one night, he tries not to freak out and decides to go looking for him. But what he didn't plan on finding were aliens landing on the roof of his car trying to kill each other!This cold, bizarre night leads Ben into an adventure of, quite literally, galactic proportions. The...
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Keeping horses comfortable and sound can be a complicated and often times stressful process not only for the owner, but also for hoof care professionals. The author started her learning journey out of personal frustration with these issues. Her goal was initially just to find solutions for her own horses. Eventually her hoof research provided results applicable to every horse. A must for anyone (owners, trainers, trimmers, farriers, and veterinarians)...
11) Une femme libre
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Professeure à Paris, Morgane partage le reste de son temps entre ses deux amants et son travail d'écrivaine. Adepte fervente de la liberté, elle est bien décidée à contrler sa propre existence dans ce sens. Cependant, des circonstances imprévues viennent entraver ses plans, surtout concernant son activité littéraire. Entre l'enseignante, la romancière ou la femme émancipée, laquelle dominera?
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A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. But Dr. Monique Rainford is working to better understand these disparities and do something about them.
Pregnant While Black is a hopeful exploration of the issues pregnant Black women face in America. Within these pages, Dr. Rainford draws on over twenty years of experience working...
14) Planet Parent
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This book contains a magic wand which gives the parents the power to know all the right answers, all of the time.
…I wish, you wish, we all wish!
Sadly, this book has no magic wand. However, it does have some very useful strategies and an understanding that perfect parenting (like magic wands, unicorns, Griffiths, and reliable computer technology) is a myth. The best we can all stride for is 'good enough' most of the time.
Humour is a form of...
15) L'homme du train
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Lors d'un voyage à Londres, elle fait la connaissance de son compagnon de voyage. Très rapidement, ils se découvrent des affinités fortes et décident de se retrouver sur les quais de la Tamise le lendemain… C'est ainsi que commence l'histoire d'une femme toujours prête à s'émouvoir, comme le chantait Georges Brassens. Elle partage avec nous ses émotions, ses doutes et ses réflexions sur la vie, tout en déambulant dans les rues de Londres,...
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Joliette, quartier du Palais de Justice. À l'ombre du parc Lajoie, le Dépanneur Jolicoeur. Vickie, la proprio, soupire derrière son comptoir. Elle s'ennuie de François, son conjoint décédé deux ans plus tt dans des circonstances particulières à l'origine, pour Vickie, de la difficulté à surmonter son deuil. Elle se refuse le droit d'aimer à nouveau.
La présence d'Héloïse et d'Étienne, ses deux enfants qui quitteront bientt l'adolescence,...
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On May 10, 1940, the Germans neutralized one of the most heavily fortified fortresses in Europe with a new weapon: the combat glider-an aerial vehicle capable of carrying men and equipment in close proximity to each other and crash landing behind enemy lines. The Army Air Corps soon established its own glider pilot program, but the glider pilots were not considered power pilots nor infantry. The end result was a group of young men looking for adventure-belonging...
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Peintre amateur, elle décide de copier l'autoportrait de Picasso. Une relation intense et passionnée naît de ce face-à-face avec le maître. « Je ne pensais pas qu'une telle relation pouvait naître d'un portrait. Je me trouve ridicule, mais j'accepte ce ridicule. J'étais certainement à la recherche de sensations nouvelles. Et il ne m'a pas été difficile de tomber dans le piège d'une relation amoureuse. Le besoin était là, l'occasion a...
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Inspired by the lives of two great artists - Evelyn Rowat, fashion illustrator, and René Marcil, painter - The Painter's Wife, a novel about art and passion, is written in a language as brilliant and intense as the mercurial lives of its completely contradictory characters.
20) Music & Love
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Dive into the captivating journey of Jon Weaving and Monique Brynnel, two remarkable talents in the world of opera. Jon, born in Melbourne, and Monique, who began her career in Sweden, independently carved out successful paths in Europe and Australia. Their love story, sparked by a chance encounter and nurtured over time, adds a heartwarming dimension to their narrative.
Jon's mastery of Wagnerian roles earned him a reputation as a renowned Heldentenor,...