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Change can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective The message of Who Moved My Cheese? is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of cheese and the role it plays in their lives. Who Moved My Cheese? is a parable that takes place in a maze. Four beings live in that maze: Sniff and Scurry are mice--nonanalytical and nonjudgmental, they just want cheese and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. Hem and Haw are "littlepeople," mouse-size humans who have an entirely different relationship with cheese. It's not just sustenance to them; it's their self-image. Their lives and belief systems are built around the cheese they've found. Most of us reading the story will see the cheese as something related to our livelihoods--our jobs, our career paths, the industries we work in--although it can stand for anything, from health to relationships. The point of the story is that we have to be alert to changes in the cheese, and be prepared to go running off in search of new sources of cheese when the cheese we have runs out.

Dr. Johnson, coauthor of The One Minute Manager and many other books, presents this parable to business, church groups, schools, military organizations--anyplace where you find people who may fear or resist change. And although more analytical and skeptical readers may find the tale a little too simplistic, its beauty is that it sums up all natural history in just 94 pages: Things change. They always have changed and always will change. And while there's no single way to deal with change, the consequence of pretending change won't happen is always the same: The cheese runs out. --Lou Schuler.
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He holds the secret that can end the world.

The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life.

The records show that he died in 1418.

But his tomb is empty.

The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. But only because he has been making the elixir of life for centuries. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book he protects—the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. That's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. Humankind won't know what's happening until it's too late. And if the prophecy is right, Sophie and Josh Newman are the only ones with the power to save the world as we know it.

Sometimes legends are true.

And Sophie and Josh Newman are about to find themselves in the middle of the greatest legend of all time..
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Let Frommer's take you to:

• The picture-postcard villages of Cape Cod and the Berkshires
• Mystic and the maritime towns of the Connecticut coast
• The settings that inspired Wyeth, Rockwell, Melville, and Thoreau
• Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, New Hampshire's White Mountains, and the Maine woods
• Newport's mansions, college towns, Boston's Freedom Trail, and the lobster capital of the world
• And much, much more!

Inside you'll find:

• 23 distinctive, easy-to-use itineraries--all fully illustrated with beautiful full-color photos
• Tips on the best hotels and restaurants along each route
• Exact directions, distances, and driving times for each route
• All the sights along the way--with highlights for history buffs, nature lovers, and families traveling with kids
• Scenic side trips, special moments, and recommended walks
• Detailed, accurate full-color route-planning maps

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Esau have I hated . . .

Sara Louise Bradshaw is sick and tired of her beautiful twin Caroline Ever since they were born, Caroline has been the pretty one, the talented one, the better sister. Even now, Caroline seems to take everything: Louise's friends, their parents' love, her dreams for the future.

For once in her life, Louise wants to be the special one. But in order to do that, she must first figure out who she is . . . and find a way to make a place for herself outside her sister's shadow.

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Teaching Tunes, Audio CD and Mini-Books Set, Favorite SongsHelp kids build early reading skills with 12 of their favorite songs on CD. Includes reproducible mini-books with song lyrics and adorable illustrations that support the text. A fun way to enhance children's phonological awareness and introduce concepts of print! 48 pages + CD. Grade Level: PreK-1.
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From the vast and colorful imagination of Mary Engelbreit springs a Mother Goose world bursting with warmth and humor. All the favorite time-honored characters are here -- Little Bo-Peep, Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole, Jack and Jill, and many, many more, along with such treats as a mouse running up the clock, piggies going to market, and children dancing round the mulberry bush.

As complete as can be with one hundred rhymes in all, this is truly a book to treasure. It's a masterful collection of the adorable, the zany, and the beautiful that will be cherished for generations.

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A collection of over 200 folk and fairy tales from all over the world, this is the only edition that encompasses all cultures Arranged geographically by region, this book also includes category index groups that list the stories by plot and character..
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Within the pages of this lavishly illustrated collection are exactly 100 traditional nursery rhymes arranged in an easy-to-follow themed order. Children can choose from playing, counting, animal and bedtime rhymes, to name but a few. The very essence of.
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Erma Bombeck occupied a seat of honor in the homes of millions of Americans. Hers was inevitably the column you read aloud at the breakfast table, the piece you tore out on the bus to send to your mother, or the clipping you stuck on the fridge as a chuckling reminder of our modern lives' sublime ridiculousness. Bombeck had an eye for our common experience and a knack for throwing it into touching relief; we laughed because we saw ourselves in her work. She died last April, and this collection--the profits of which benefit her favorite charities--pulls together some of her best loved columns. The columns span Bombeck's career and the book includes tributes delivered at her memorial service..
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