Social Manners

From Sulky Susan, whose face is one big frown, to the little boy who can't stop telling fibs, these mischief-makers are up to no good! Ranging from the light-hearted to the deliciously dark, these cautionary tales will delight and intrigue listeners as much today as they did when first published in the mid-20th century. This collection is inspired by Enid Blyton's A Book of Naughty Children, first published in 1944.

Archie’s back! And he’s finding waiting a little bit hard. There are SO many fun things to do – from filling his paddling pool to going on holiday. The problem is, he just can’t wait! Archie wants to do everything ... NOW!

Archie is a rhino with a LOT of questions. He wants to know everything: 'Why glue is so sticky? Why do dropped things go SMASH?' If only finding out was a little less messy …

"We all know bad manners when we see them," Henry Alford observes at the beginning of his new book. But what, he asks, do good manners look like in our day and age? When someone answers their cell phone in the middle of dining with you, or runs you off the sidewalk with their doublewide stroller, or you enter a postapocalyptic public restroom, the long-revered wisdom of Emily Post can seem downright prehistoric. Alford embarks on a journey to find out how things might look if people were on their best behavior a tad more often.

Was magst du? Was mag ich? Die erfolgreiche Familien-Bloggerin Marisa Hart lädt Kinder und Erwachsene ein, sich selbst kennenzulernen und anderen von sich zu erzählen. Welche Kleidung magst du? In welchem Haus würdest du gerne wohnen? Welche Superkraft hättest du gern? So viele Fragen, so viele Wünsche, so viele Ideen! Angeregt durch atmosphärische Musik und Geräusche können kleine und große Menschen kreativ werden und ihren Gedanken eine Stimme geben. Ein Raum für tolle Gespräche und Geschichten.

Kit goes to school with her friends Harley and Vanya, and always tries her best at everything she does. Arlo is too loud, too close, just too...much. But when a moving van pulls up next to Kit’s house one weekend, Kit and Arlo find out they have a lot more in common than they thought. Join Kit, Arlo, and their friends as they navigate school, home life and friendships, and learn more than a few things about how to get along.

Band zwei des SPIEGEL-Bestsellers. Mit spannenden neuen Fragen lädt die erfolgreiche Familien-Bloggerin Marisa Hart abermals dazu ein, sich selbst kennenzulernen und anderen von sich zu erzählen. Was macht dich besonders glücklich? Wie würdest du dein Kinderzimmer einrichten? So viele Fragen, so viele Wünsche, so viele Ideen! Angeregt durch atmosphärische Musik und Geräusche und begleitet von sechs tierisch sympathischen Figuren können kleine und große Menschen kreativ werden und ihren Gedanken eine Stimme geben.

他，是来华的传教士，他在中国生活了50年，几乎和每个阶层的中国人都打过交道。他越深入中国人的生活，他的心就越被他们所吸引……他，是來華的傳教士，他在中國生活了50年，幾乎和每個階層的中國人都打過交道。他越深入中國人的生活，他的心就越被他們所吸引……

Lynn Chambers is popular, wealthy, and going (almost) steady with a handsome college boy. But when she decides not to be a debutante, for the first time Lynn finds herself on the outside. Lois Duncan's 1958 young adult classic tells the story of what happens when the debutante tradition comes to one small town.

A modern update on the ageless idea that girls should know appropriate and courteous responses to any situation. Good manners aren’t just a quaint and old-fashioned concept. They’re an essential aspect of every young lady’s path to adulthood and the skills she’ll need in whatever she chooses to do.

Immer geil, immer hart, immer on top - so will heute kein Typ mehr sein. Aber was will er dann, der Mann? Und wie geht’s ihm wirklich in der Kiste? Um das herauszufinden, begleitet Katja Lewina einen archetypischen Kerl vom Kleinkind- bis zum Greisenalter und fragt in tabulosen Interviews nach: Wie lebt es sich mit einem Penis? Wieso ist Schwul-Sein immer noch eine Schande für Hetero-Männer? Und was ist, wenn er nicht mehr steht? Antworten liefern neben dem normalo Cis-Mann auch Experten: vom Orgasmus-Coach bis zum Priester, vom Trans-Mann bis zum Urologen.

Warum wir zynische Geldmacher, egomane Politiker und deren Lügen bekämpfen müssen. Die Welt steckt in der Endphase eines Kulturkampfs: Gier gegen Gerechtigkeit, Zerstörung gegen Nachhaltigkeit, Zynismus gegen Empathie. Nichts zeigt dies deutlicher als die Reaktionen auf die Klimakatastrophe: Hier jene, die versuchen, das Schlimmste zu verhindern, dort jene, die alles tun, um aus dem Verbrennen fossiler Stoffe Profit zu ziehen.

Gewalt, Unfälle, Sucht, Diskriminierung, Hate Speech und Extremismus – Männer dominieren die Statistiken des Abgrunds: Sie verursachen doppelt so viele Verkehrsunfälle, begehen mit Abstand die meisten Straftaten und belegen deshalb auch 94 Prozent der deutschen Gefängnisse. 75 Prozent der Alkoholtoten jedes Jahr sind männlich und mehr als 80 Prozent der häuslichen Gewalt geht von Männern aus.

You may be wondering how this audiobook will help you to communicate, but I assure you there is much more to learn about the ways that you talk to others and the way that you talk to yourself. By understanding the ways that you are communicating that are not serving you anymore, you will be able to put those aside and find new ways of connecting with yourself and with others. This will make your relationship with your friends, family, and partner stronger and more intimate, but it will also make your relationship with yourself better and stronger.

Having a pet dragon is so much fun. You can teach him to sit, roll over, and play. You can teach him to make friends, control his anger, overcome his anxiety, show respect, and much more.

Harriet Manners knows that the hottest observed place on earth is Furnace Creek in Death Valley. She knows that dolphins shed the top layer of their skin every two hours. And she knows just how badly auditions can go, especially when you’re a model. But she has no idea how to get herself out of the extreme embarrassment of the school play or what to do when arch-nemesis Alexa decides it’s the perfect opportunity to humiliate her.

In this modern, stress-filled time, people face many awkward situations: the dating scene with all its pitfalls; friends going through grief and loss; job difficulties and other personal problems; the woes of love, friendship, and profession. To avoid gaffes and goofs and other embarrassments, we need to bring our social I.Q. into the 21st century. This book defines manners and etiquette for how we live today and shows readers how to keep their mouths foot-free.

This is a heartwarming story about a young boy's courage, commitment and loyalty for an elderly neighbor. James has developed a caring relationship with an elderly neighbor Ms. Davis. He looks out for her every day on his way to school. When James did not find her sitting at her usual spot in her rocking chair, he became very concerned. Follow James on his mission to rescue Ms. Davis.

A Thank-You Celebration was written out of the deepest love for my grandchildren and many thanks for their thoughtful gifts of brightly colored pictures that hang in the playroom.

A Help Me Be Good Book About Being Messy explains the problems caused by messiness and teaches how to be neat.