In Hungary, Viktor Orbán was re-elected as prime minister for a third successive four-year term. After Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, Mr Orbán is now the EU’s longest serving leader. In our latest issue, we look at Hungary’s history, why Mr Orbán refuses to adopt some EU policies, and the make up and aims of the Visegrád Group.
Brother Bear may have gone looking for bullfrogs, but he found a tiny, helpless kitten instead. After Mama Bear gets the new kitten all cleaned up, the Bear family is ready to adopt her—as long as Little Lady, the puppy, doesn't mind!
Added by: badaboom | Karma: 5366.29 | Fiction literature | 30 November 2011
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A Dog Named Christmas
In this heartwarming novel, the author tells the tender story of how one very special dog changed the lives of his adoptive family - and an entire town - forever. "Todd, they always want you to adopt a dog. That’s what they do. Besides, we don’t need another animal around here, and most definitely not a dog."
This book is based on Williamson's discovery of A Course in Miracles , a self-help guide whose provenance she doesn't explain. Age 26 at the time and feeling lost and desperate after indulging in the excesses of the 1960s, the Jewish author had no real hope for inspiration from the course . But, she writes in this guide to the guide, the program works "miracles" for herself and for others who adopt its principles. Her extrapolations may appeal to readers in need of spiritual sustenance, but one questions Williamson's advice to the gravely ill.
