A childless couple unable to adopt decide that a couple who just had quintuplets won't mind if they steal one of the babies Thus begins the Coen brothers' madcap romp RAISING ARIZONA Holly Hunter stars as Ed a cop who is devastated when she learns that she cannot get pregnant Nicolas Cage is her husband HI an ex-con who wants nothing more than to make his wife the happiest woman in the world So if she wants a baby she's going to have a baby one way or another Heading up the supporting cast of bizarre characters are John Goodman & William Forsythe as crazy cousins who have just busted out of prison Sam Mc Murray & Frances Mc Dormand as Ed & HI's swinging friends & Randall Tex Cobb as a motorcycle madman hired to rescue the baby RAISING ARIZONA is the Coen brothers' most consistently funny film Carter Burwell's score replete with infectious yodeling is relentless Barry Sonnenfeld's cinematography is beautifully wacky & the manic dialogue is the brothers' most"able The film is a treat for the ears & the eyes a one-of-a-kind sensation from a marvelous pair of filmmakers ...

Ex-con Hi & ex-cop Ed meet marry & long for a child in the wilds of Arizona When Ed discovers she&s barren the God-given solution is presented to snatch a baby from a set of quins Thus begins a series of kidnappings capers & rum goings-on that revolve around the helpless yet universally-loveable child Hi&s convict friends his boss & even the Lone Biker Of The Apocalypse become involved in the ever-twisting plot in the quest to own the baby ...

Science fiction adventure on a grand scale Triple Nebula finalist series! Raising Caine is a Nebula Award finalist So were prequels Trial by Fire & Fire with Fire Charles E Gannon is also the winner of the Compton Crook Award Caine Riordan reluctant diplomatic & military intelligence operative has just finished playing his part repulsing the Arat Kur’s & Hkh’ Rkh’s joint invasion of Earth But mere hours after the attackers surrender the mysterious but potentially helpful Slaasriithi appeal to Caine to shepherd a diplomatic mission on a visit to their very alien worlds The possible prize a crucial alliance in a universe where the fledgling Consolidated Terran Republic has very few friends But Caine & his legation aren’t the only ones journeying into the unknown reaches of Slaasriithi space A group of renegade K’tor are following them intending to destroy humanity’s hopes for a quick alliance & that means finding & killing Caine Riordan Assuming that the bizarre & dangerous Slaasriithi lifeforms don’t do it first ...

Book Three in the Nebula award nominated & Compton Crook award winning series Science fiction adventure on a grand scale Caine Riordan reluctant diplomatic & military intelligence operative has just finished playing his part repulsing the Arat Kur’s & Hkh’ Rkh’s joint invasion of Earth But scant hours after the attackers surrender the mysterious but potentially helpful Slaasriithi appeal to Caine to shepherd a diplomatic mission on a visit to their very alien worlds The possible prize a crucial alliance in a universe where the fledgling Consolidated Terran Republic has very few friends But Caine & his legation aren’t the only ones journeying into the unknown reaches of Slaasriithi space A group of renegade K’tor are following them intending to destroy humanity’s hopes for a quick alliance & that means finding & killing Caine Riordan Assuming that the bizarre & dangerous Slaasriithi lifeforms don’t do it first by Charles E Gannon ...

Fully updated second edition of What Babies & Children Really Need Presents convincing research to show how a baby's relationship with its mother has a lasting deep impact Recent social changes
- such as delayed motherhood limited uptake of breastfeeding & early return to work
- are interfering with the key developmental milestones essential for wellbeing in later life Sally Goddard Blythe says We need a society that gives children their parents & most of all gives babies their mothers back'

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Raising Hope is a single-camera family comedy from Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia that follows the Chance family as they find themselves adding an unexpected new member into their already terribly flawed household At 23 years old Jimmy Chance (Lucas Neff) is going nowhere in life He skims pools for a living parties every night & still lives at home with his family including his Maw Maw (Cloris Leachman); his mother Virginia (Martha Plimpton) & his father Burt (Garret Dillahunt) Jimmy life takes a drastic turn when a chance romantic encounter with Lucy (guest star Bijou Phillips) goes awry once he discovers she is a wanted felon Months later when Jimmy pays a visit to the local prison he learns Lucy is pregnant with their baby & after she gives birth he is charged with raising their daughter Back at home Jimmy family is less than enthusiastic about a new addition to the household His parents who had him when they were 15 never knew anything about raising a child & have no interest in trying again Jimmy may be able to get some help from Sabrina (Shannon Woodward) a sardonic checkout clerk he met at the supermarket if only he can work up the nerve to ask her out Despite it all Jimmy is determined to take care of his baby -whom Virginia thinks they should name Hope With very few useful skills but their hearts in the right place will the Chance family be successful when they step into the unpredictable & immensely challenging world of parenting? ...

Have you ever been told that raising your child to speak multiple languages will harm their development? Are teachers or other professionals suspicious of your efforts? Are you sometimes unsure if you are helping your child's language development or are you uncertain where to start? It is increasingly recognised among researchers that far from harming a child's development being exposed to multiple languages from birth or early childhood can result in linguistic creative & social advantages The authors all multilinguals themselves parents of multilingual children & researchers on language & multilingualism aim to provide advice & inspiration for multilingual families across the world The latest research on multilingualism & the authors' own experiences are used to provide a friendly accessible guide to raising & nurturing happy multilingual children ...

Self-esteem is the building block of therapy & wellness & is crucial in overcoming depression & anxiety & in leading a fulfilling functional life Filled with hundreds of practical activities to help clients build their self-esteem as they become increasingly mindful & self-aware this book contains a rich assortment of approaches from art therapy dialectical behavioral & cognitive behavioral therapy The innovative & established methods examined in the book are based on sound evidence-based techniques illustrated with real client experiences to help therapists gain a greater understanding of how the approaches take effect This is an essential resource of activities for all art therapists as well as counsellors psychologists other mental health professionals & social workers interested in using art therapy techniques in their work It is appropriate for use with a wide variety of clients & patients including those suffering from depression anxiety bipolar disorder & schizophrenia ...

It's all change for Moist von Lipwig swindler conman & (naturally) head of the Royal Bank & Post Office A steaming clanging new invention driven by Dick Simnel the man with t'flat cap & t'sliding rule is drawing astonished crowds
- including a few particularly keen young men armed with notepads & very sensible rainwear
- & suddenly it's a matter of national importance that the trains run on time Moist does not enjoy hard work His vital input at the bank & post office consists mainly of words which are not that heavy Or greasy & it certainly doesn't involve rickety bridges runaway cheeses or a fat controller with knuckledusters What he does enjoy is being alive which may not be a perk of running the new railway Because of course some people have OBJECTIONS & they'll go to extremes to stop locomotion in its tracks

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Super-sleuth Phryne Fisher steps like an elegant cat through this her eighth adventure In investigating the poisoning of a young man in a bookshop at the Eastern Market & the wrongful arrest of one Miss Sylvia Lee Phryne is plunged into a world of politics alchemy poison & chicken soup Stopping only for a brief but intensely erotic dalliance with the beautiful Simon Abrahams Phryne pikc her way through the mystery with help from the old faithfuls
- Bert Cec Dot & Detective Inspector Call Me Jack' Robinson But ultimately it is her stealth & wit which solve the crime
- & all for the price of a song

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