Peer pressure in the real world is not just about dares and bullies. In fact, it sometimes can be hard to spot. Peer pressure can cause people to avoid making friends outside their own clique, follow trends without thinking, try to achieve an impossible look, not take school seriously, and let anger turn into violence. "Handling Peer Pressure" examines the many different kinds of peer pressure, where it comes from, and how to beat it - and tells the stories of some remarkable people who did.
Studies show that many people do not think it is wrong to be deceitful or to cheat to get ahead in school or at work. What does all this dishonesty do to individuals and our society at large? "Being Fair and Honest" examines how lies and cheating hurt people's lives, and stresses the importance of justice and honesty in creating a society that treats people well and provides them with the opportunities they need to succeed.
When asked what birthday cake they would like, children usually want their favourite character from television, books, cartoons or comics. This volume interprets over 20 top children's characters in cake form, so that even those who do not usually make their own, may be tempted to have a go. Designs for Thomas the Tank Engine, Postman Pat and Spot the Dog are available.
Before the FrostThis is a terrifying thriller, written by Henning Mankell, a Swedish mystery writer. The book is the first featuring Linda Wallander, his main character's daughter, as a police officer, and I hope he plans on writing more.
Added by: ninasimeo | Karma: 4370.39 | Fiction literature | 16 April 2010
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Winesburg,OhioRegarded as one of the finest American novels of the 20th century, this remarkable collection of short stories delivers a series of artful and poignant character sketches through the narrative voice of George Willard, the town reporter of Winesburg, Ohio. While each character finds definition through their role in the community, we witness the individual struggles each faces trying to reconcile their secret life within. Although the stories sometimes seem unrelated there is a unifying theme; the profound lesson that unhappy folks are often trapped by themselves
