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The Gift of Failure

How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed

by Jessica Lahey ...

Narrated by Jessica Lahey ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the tradition of Paul Tough’s How Children Succeed and Wendy Mogel’s The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, this groundbreaking manifesto focuses on the critical school years when parents must learn to allow their children to experience the disappointment and frustration that occur from life’s inevitable problems so that they can grow up to be successful, resilient, and self ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the tradition of Paul Tough’s How Children Succeed and Wendy Mogel’s The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, this groundbreaking manifesto focuses on the critical school years when parents must learn to allow their children to experience the disappointment and frustration that occur from life’s inevitable problems so that they can grow up to be successful, resilient, and self
... Read more
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Finding Happiness at Heritage View

A heartwarming, feel-good read from Helen Rolfe

by Helen Rolfe ...

Narrated by Gloria Sanders ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Heritage Cove
Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

‘Helen Rolfe is an absolute specialist at building cosy communities and making me want to live there. I want the characters as my friends!’ Sue MoorcroftWelcome back to Heritage Cove, the little village by the sea brimming with character, community and friendship. The perfect place to fall in love…Running Heritage View Stables is everything Hazel ever dreamed of. She loves working with the horses ... Read more

$35.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

‘Helen Rolfe is an absolute specialist at building cosy communities and making me want to live there. I want the characters as my friends!’ Sue MoorcroftWelcome back to Heritage Cove, the little village by the sea brimming with character, community and friendship. The perfect place to fall in love…Running Heritage View Stables is everything Hazel ever dreamed of. She loves working with the horses
... Read more
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The Land and Its People

Essays

by David Sedaris ...

Narrated by David Sedaris ...

Unabridged

7 hours 26 min

In this new collection, recorded live, on-location from Massachusetts to California**, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are “among the best of his career" (**Publishers Weekly, starred review).“A welcome return to form for the much-awarded and much-loved humorist…Sedaris remains a national treasure.” —Kirkus (starred re... ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

In this new collection, recorded live, on-location from Massachusetts to California**, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are “among the best of his career" (**Publishers Weekly, starred review).“A welcome return to form for the much-awarded and much-loved humorist…Sedaris remains a national treasure.” —Kirkus (starred re...
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The Best of Me

by David Sedaris ...

Narrated by David Sedaris ...

Unabridged

13 hours 8 min

“Genius ... It is miraculous to read these pieces ... You must read The Best of Me.” —Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book ReviewFor more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

“Genius ... It is miraculous to read these pieces ... You must read The Best of Me.” —Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book ReviewFor more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is
... Read more
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Calypso

by David Sedaris ...

Narrated by David Sedaris ...

Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book.If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong.When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book.If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong.When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he
... Read more
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Happy-Go-Lucky

by David Sedaris ...

Narrated by David Sedaris ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

David Sedaris returns with his first collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso.Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in Serbia, buying gummy worms ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

David Sedaris returns with his first collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso.Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in Serbia, buying gummy worms
... Read more
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Siblings Without Rivalry

How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too

by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish ...

Narrated by Kathe Mazur ...

Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

When parenting authorities Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish sat down to write the national bestseller How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, they found that the could not contain their chapter on sibling rivalry. No matter how much they tried to pare down their advice, they found the subject inexhaustible—and parents agreed!Siblings Without Rivalry guides the way to family peace ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

When parenting authorities Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish sat down to write the national bestseller How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, they found that the could not contain their chapter on sibling rivalry. No matter how much they tried to pare down their advice, they found the subject inexhaustible—and parents agreed!Siblings Without Rivalry guides the way to family peace
... Read more
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The Missing Girls of Alardyce House

An unforgettable, page-turning historical mystery from Heather Atkinson

by Heather Atkinson ...

Narrated by Sarah Barron ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Alardyce Series
Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

‘Heather Atkinson is my no.1 author. She keeps you glued to her books from beginning to end’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader ReviewEdinburgh 1880When Amy Osbourne’s parents are lost at sea, she is forced to leave her London home and is sent to live with her aunt and uncle at the opposite end of the country.Alardyce House is depressing and dreary, her aunt haughty and cruel. Amy strikes up a friendship with her ... Read more

$35.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

‘Heather Atkinson is my no.1 author. She keeps you glued to her books from beginning to end’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader ReviewEdinburgh 1880When Amy Osbourne’s parents are lost at sea, she is forced to leave her London home and is sent to live with her aunt and uncle at the opposite end of the country.Alardyce House is depressing and dreary, her aunt haughty and cruel. Amy strikes up a friendship with her
... Read more
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Survivor

A shocking, page-turning crime thriller from Ross Greenwood

by Ross Greenwood ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Series series The Prison Thriller Collection
Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

Top 50 bestselling author Ross Greenwood is back with this page-turning glimpse into the criminal underworldVinnie has always been different. But Vinnie is a survivor…A childhood accident robbed Vinnie of his memories, making him sensitive and anxious, and his difference soon attracted bullies. If it wasn’t for his family and his brother Frank, Vinnie wouldn’t have survived.But as the boys grow up ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Top 50 bestselling author Ross Greenwood is back with this page-turning glimpse into the criminal underworldVinnie has always been different. But Vinnie is a survivor…A childhood accident robbed Vinnie of his memories, making him sensitive and anxious, and his difference soon attracted bullies. If it wasn’t for his family and his brother Frank, Vinnie wouldn’t have survived.But as the boys grow up
... Read more
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The Mother's Secret

A heartbreaking but uplifting novel from the author of Before We Grow Old

by Clare Swatman ...

Narrated by Candida Gubbins, Claire Morgan, Charlotte Strevens ...

Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her children – even if it means telling a lie…Sisters Georgie and Kate have always been close. Brought up by their mum Jan after the death of their father, this family of women have always been able to rely on each other.Jan loves her daughters with all her heart. She knows some people think she’s an over-protective mother, but they didn’t know what she ... Read more

$22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her children – even if it means telling a lie…Sisters Georgie and Kate have always been close. Brought up by their mum Jan after the death of their father, this family of women have always been able to rely on each other.Jan loves her daughters with all her heart. She knows some people think she’s an over-protective mother, but they didn’t know what she
... Read more
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The Art of Talking with Children

The Simple Keys to Nurturing Kindness, Creativity, and Confidence in Kids

by Rebecca Rolland ...

Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya ...

Unabridged

12 hours 29 min

From a Harvard faculty member and oral language specialist, an invaluable guide that gives readers evidence-based tools and techniques to communicate more effectively with children in ways that let them foster relationships with less conflict and more joy and kindness.Science has shown that the best way to help our kids become independent, confident, kind, empathetic, and happy is by talking with ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

From a Harvard faculty member and oral language specialist, an invaluable guide that gives readers evidence-based tools and techniques to communicate more effectively with children in ways that let them foster relationships with less conflict and more joy and kindness.Science has shown that the best way to help our kids become independent, confident, kind, empathetic, and happy is by talking with
... Read more
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22 Bahnen

Lieblingsbuch des unabhängigen Buchhandels 2023

by Caroline Wahl, Caroline Wahl ...

Narrated by Carolin Haupt ...

Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

Tildas Tage sind strikt durchgetaktet: studieren, an der Supermarktkasse sitzen, sich um ihre kleine Schwester Ida kümmern und an schlechten Tagen auch um die Mutter. Zu dritt wohnen sie im traurigsten Haus der Fröhlichstraße in einer Kleinstadt, die Tilda hasst. Ihre Freunde sind längst weg, leben in Amsterdam oder Berlin, nur Tilda ist geblieben. Denn irgendjemand muss für Ida da sein, Geld ... Read more

$31.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tildas Tage sind strikt durchgetaktet: studieren, an der Supermarktkasse sitzen, sich um ihre kleine Schwester Ida kümmern und an schlechten Tagen auch um die Mutter. Zu dritt wohnen sie im traurigsten Haus der Fröhlichstraße in einer Kleinstadt, die Tilda hasst. Ihre Freunde sind längst weg, leben in Amsterdam oder Berlin, nur Tilda ist geblieben. Denn irgendjemand muss für Ida da sein, Geld
... Read more
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I Love My Little Brother

Prepare a big sister to welcome a baby brother

by Serene Chia ...

Narrated by Serene, Kaitlyn ...

Series series Transition to Big Sister
Unabridged

3 min

Is your child struggling with the arrival of a new little brother?This charming story follows the adventures of an older sister as she comes to terms with the arrival of her little brother. Through this story, children can learn how to manage feelings such as jealousy and resentment, while realizing that having a new family member doesn’t mean they will get any less love. In fact, there will be ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Is your child struggling with the arrival of a new little brother?This charming story follows the adventures of an older sister as she comes to terms with the arrival of her little brother. Through this story, children can learn how to manage feelings such as jealousy and resentment, while realizing that having a new family member doesn’t mean they will get any less love. In fact, there will be
... Read more
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The Second Baby Book

How to cope with pregnancy number two and create a happy home for your firstborn and new arrival

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith ...

Narrated by Katy Sobey ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

'The thing about having a second baby is it's likely to differ a lot from your first experience. Sarah Ockwell's Smith's guide looks at the challenges you might face along with some practical tips to consider. The book offers a friendly feel that reminds us issues and all, we'll be just fine' Mirror, Best Baby Books for Parents 2020Having a second baby is a very different experience from having ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

'The thing about having a second baby is it's likely to differ a lot from your first experience. Sarah Ockwell's Smith's guide looks at the challenges you might face along with some practical tips to consider. The book offers a friendly feel that reminds us issues and all, we'll be just fine' Mirror, Best Baby Books for Parents 2020Having a second baby is a very different experience from having
... Read more
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Everything is Horrible and Wonderful

A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss

by Stephanie Wittels Wachs ...

Narrated by Stephanie Wittels Wachs ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

The space between life and death is a moment.But it will remain alive in me for hundreds of thousands of future moments.One phone call. That's all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs's life forever . . .Her younger brother Harris, a star in the comedy world known for his work on shows like Parks and Recreation, had died of a heroin overdose. How do you make sense of such a tragic end to a ... Read more

$27.13 CAD

The space between life and death is a moment.But it will remain alive in me for hundreds of thousands of future moments.One phone call. That's all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs's life forever . . .Her younger brother Harris, a star in the comedy world known for his work on shows like Parks and Recreation, had died of a heroin overdose. How do you make sense of such a tragic end to a
... Read more
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Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?

A Memoir

by Séamas O'Reilly ...

Narrated by Séamas O'Reilly ...

Unabridged

5 hours

A heart-warming and hilarious family memoir of growing up as one of eleven siblings raised by a single dad in Northern Ireland at the end of the Troubles.Séamas O’Reilly’s mother died when he was five, leaving him, his ten (!) brothers and sisters, and their beloved father in their sprawling bungalow in rural Derry. It was the 1990s; the Troubles were a background rumble, but Séamas was more ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

A heart-warming and hilarious family memoir of growing up as one of eleven siblings raised by a single dad in Northern Ireland at the end of the Troubles.Séamas O’Reilly’s mother died when he was five, leaving him, his ten (!) brothers and sisters, and their beloved father in their sprawling bungalow in rural Derry. It was the 1990s; the Troubles were a background rumble, but Séamas was more
... Read more
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You Were Always Mom's Favorite

Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives

by Deborah Tannen ...

Narrated by Deborah Tannen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

Dr. Deborah Tannen, New York Times bestselling author of the blockbuster hits You Just Don’t Understand and You’re Wearing THAT? delivers the last word on sisters.Communications expert Dr. Deborah Tannen turns her witty and wise eye to sisters as she shares insights, anecdotes, and practical solutions to help us understand the special gifts and strains of sister relationships.Sisters can be ... Read more

$28.46 CAD

Dr. Deborah Tannen, New York Times bestselling author of the blockbuster hits You Just Don’t Understand and You’re Wearing THAT? delivers the last word on sisters.Communications expert Dr. Deborah Tannen turns her witty and wise eye to sisters as she shares insights, anecdotes, and practical solutions to help us understand the special gifts and strains of sister relationships.Sisters can be
... Read more
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Me & Naughty Fridays

A Love Letter

by Kerry Anne Boer ...

Narrated by Tania Mannion ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Buried Treasures
Unabridged

26 min

Me & Naughty Fridays is a heartwarming, hilarious, and occasionally chaotic celebration of sisterhood, salad, and the sacred art of showing up—preferably with wine.In this memoir-style collection of Friday night shenanigans, Kerry Anne Boer invites you into the kitchen, onto the couch, and sometimes under the table, where laughter echoes louder than logic and the tassie oak dining table bears ... Read more

$5.09 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Me & Naughty Fridays is a heartwarming, hilarious, and occasionally chaotic celebration of sisterhood, salad, and the sacred art of showing up—preferably with wine.In this memoir-style collection of Friday night shenanigans, Kerry Anne Boer invites you into the kitchen, onto the couch, and sometimes under the table, where laughter echoes louder than logic and the tassie oak dining table bears
... Read more
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Family

An addictive, action-packed thriller you won't be able to put down

by Owen Mullen ...

Narrated by Andy Watkins ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Glass Family
Unabridged

11 hours 21 min

A gritty, explosive gangland thriller from TOP 20 BESTSELLER Owen MullenFamily – might be the death of you…The Glass family business is crime, and they’re good at what they do. Vengeance took Luke Glass behind bars – but now he's free and he's never going back. Luke wants out of the gangster life – all he has to do is convince his family to let him go.His brother holds the reins of the South ... Read more

$35.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A gritty, explosive gangland thriller from TOP 20 BESTSELLER Owen MullenFamily – might be the death of you…The Glass family business is crime, and they’re good at what they do. Vengeance took Luke Glass behind bars – but now he's free and he's never going back. Luke wants out of the gangster life – all he has to do is convince his family to let him go.His brother holds the reins of the South
... Read more
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Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Edition

A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic

by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka ...

Narrated by Abby Craden ...

Unabridged

13 hours 17 min

Including real life stories, this newly revised third edition of the award-winning bestseller—voted one of the top twenty parenting books—provides parents with the most up-to-date research, effective discipline tips, and practical strategies for raising spirited children.Do you ever wonder why your child acts the way he or she does? Are you at a loss regarding your child’s emotional intelligence ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

Including real life stories, this newly revised third edition of the award-winning bestseller—voted one of the top twenty parenting books—provides parents with the most up-to-date research, effective discipline tips, and practical strategies for raising spirited children.Do you ever wonder why your child acts the way he or she does? Are you at a loss regarding your child’s emotional intelligence
... Read more
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Always a Sibling

The Forgotten Mourner's Guide to Grief

by Annie Sklaver Orenstein ...

Narrated by Annie Sklaver Orenstein ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

A practical, compassionate guide to sibling loss, with research, stories, and strategies for “forgotten mourners” as they move through the stages of grief towards finding meaning."Orenstein shares with us a powerful, universal, and uplifting truth: that death is not the end of our story, nor does it sever the connection and love we feel with the most important people in our life.” -Kate Spencer, ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

A practical, compassionate guide to sibling loss, with research, stories, and strategies for “forgotten mourners” as they move through the stages of grief towards finding meaning."Orenstein shares with us a powerful, universal, and uplifting truth: that death is not the end of our story, nor does it sever the connection and love we feel with the most important people in our life.” -Kate Spencer,
... Read more
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3 Sisters 3 Weeks 3 Countries (Still Talking)

by Elizabeth Moore Kraus ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Moore Kraus ...

Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

Blithely venturing off on their first-ever trip together, the Moore sisters travel to Ireland, England, and Scotland. In their mid-60s, they embark with visions of fun on their horizon when all too quickly reality sets in. One sister learns she must accept her internal GPS in untrustworthy. Another reveals a major mistake in time management. The third volunteers as 'Fixer of All Things' -- a ... Read more

$20.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Blithely venturing off on their first-ever trip together, the Moore sisters travel to Ireland, England, and Scotland. In their mid-60s, they embark with visions of fun on their horizon when all too quickly reality sets in. One sister learns she must accept her internal GPS in untrustworthy. Another reveals a major mistake in time management. The third volunteers as 'Fixer of All Things' -- a
... Read more
Audiobook

K met peren 2

Hoe ik mijn zus verloor aan kanker

by Marion van de Coolwijk ...

Narrated by Beatrice van der Poel ...

Series Audiobook 2 - K met peren
Unabridged

21 min

K met peren is een indringend, liefdevol en ontroerend portret van twee zussenAveril is 52 als ze de diagnose longkanker krijgt. Ze is vormgever en leeft supergezond. ‘Domme pech,’ zegt de longarts. ‘Bereid u voor op het ergste.’ Als alleenstaande moeder met twee kinderen, waarvan de oudste gehandicapt, is doodgaan voor Averil geen optie. Haar lijfspreuk 'K met peren' weerspiegelt haar humor én ... Read more

$16.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

K met peren is een indringend, liefdevol en ontroerend portret van twee zussenAveril is 52 als ze de diagnose longkanker krijgt. Ze is vormgever en leeft supergezond. ‘Domme pech,’ zegt de longarts. ‘Bereid u voor op het ergste.’ Als alleenstaande moeder met twee kinderen, waarvan de oudste gehandicapt, is doodgaan voor Averil geen optie. Haar lijfspreuk 'K met peren' weerspiegelt haar humor én
... Read more
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The Sibling Effect

What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us

by Jeffrey Kluger ...

Narrated by Pete Larkin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

Nobody affects us as deeply as our brothers and sisters—not parents, not children, not friends. From the time we—and they—are born, our siblings are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and cautionary tales. They teach us how to resolve conflicts and how not to, how to conduct friendships and when to walk away. Our siblings are the only people we know who truly qualify as ... Read more

$24.42 CAD

Nobody affects us as deeply as our brothers and sisters—not parents, not children, not friends. From the time we—and they—are born, our siblings are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and cautionary tales. They teach us how to resolve conflicts and how not to, how to conduct friendships and when to walk away. Our siblings are the only people we know who truly qualify as
... Read more

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