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Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012-03-16
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 0547996152
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn these twelve modern myths and tales for the young and the young at heart, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice grown tough in Wonderland, a dear—but dead—mother’s homecoming, a bridge that longs for a goat-eating troll, and a mutiny among Peter Pan’s troops.
Author: Lewis Carroll
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Published: 1875
Total Pages: 250
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lewis Wolpert
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780393064490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA unique, scientific look into why we are all believers.
Author: Rebecca Front
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2018-06-07
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 0297870254
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Hilarious' The Times 'I was completely captivated' David Sedaris People are odd. Even the most predictable of us sometimes defy expectations. Add to that the tricks that life plays on us and the world suddenly seems full of impossible things. As an award-winning actor and writer, Rebecca Front has always been fascinated by life's little quirks. Impossible Things Before Breakfast is a collection of true stories about surprising turns of events, bizarre misunderstandings and improbable life lessons. We learn, among other things, how gazing at the stars can help you communicate with teenagers, how a mushroom can undermine an ancient ritual, and why everyone should wear a cape. Combining elegant writing, wry humour and genuine insight, this brilliant collection prises open the lid on ordinary life and feasts on the impossible.
Author: Jonarno Lawson
Publisher: Candlewick
Published: 2021-01-05
Total Pages: 49
ISBN-13: 1536201472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a beautifully detailed wordless picture book, a tumbledown building becomes home sweet home for a found family. A lonely little girl and her grandparent need to fill the run-down apartment in their building. But taking over the quarters above their store will mean major renovations for the new occupants, and none of the potential renters can envision the possibilities of the space—until one special couple shows up. With their ingenuity, the little girl’s big heart, and heaps of hard work, the desperate fixer-upper begins to change in lovely and surprising ways. In this bustling wordless picture book, JonArno Lawson’s touching story and Qin Leng’s gentle illustrations capture all angles of the building’s transformation, as well as the evolving perspectives of the girl and her grandparent. A warm and subtly nuanced tale, Over the Shop throws open the doors to what it means to accept people for who they are and to fill your home with love and joy.
Author: Lewis Wolpert
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2008-07-17
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 0393292681
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Marvelously funny and provocative."—Publishers Weekly Why do 70 percent of Americans believe in angels, while others are convinced that they were abducted by aliens? What makes people believe in improbable things when all the evidence points to the contrary? And don't almost all of us, at some time or another, engage in magical thinking?In Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, evolutionary biologist Lewis Wolpert delves into the important and timely debate over the nature of belief, looking at its psychological foundations to discover just what evolutionary purpose it could serve. Wolpert takes us through all that science can tell us about the beliefs we feel are instinctive. He deftly explores different types of belief—those of children, of the religious, and of those suffering from psychiatric disorders—and he asks whether it is possible to live without belief, or whether it is a necessary component of a functioning society.
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2001-03-01
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9780152164447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollects twelve mythical short stories involving a tough Alice in Wonderland, muntineers from Peter Pan's troop, and a bridge that wants a troll to live beneath it.
Author: Robert Quine
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2010-11-14
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781440506260
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlice laughed. 'One can't believe impossible things.' 'I dare say you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen... 'Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.' ~Lewis Carroll, Alice Through the Looking-Glass Could there be a knife that never dulls? A gun with no moving parts? A broken clock that tells time? Here, Dr. Michael Laufer and John Nolan reply, "Of course!" Through these conundrums, they show how to unleash the creative energies of the brain to solve even the knottiest enigmas. For instance, one could: Reinterpret the problem. Change the rules. Change the solution. Whether it's showering without water, driving a car without an engine, or using a computer without electricity, these are high-level challenges for breakout thinking. With this book, you'll stretch your minds and be primed to solve the next "impossible" problem before lunchtime.
Author: Cyril Twyford
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Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rebecca Front
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 2018-06-07
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0297870254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeople are odd. Even the most predictable of us sometimes defy expectations. Add to that the tricks that life plays on us and the world suddenly seems full of impossible things. As an award-winning actor and writer, Rebecca Front has always been fascinated by life's little quirks. Impossible Things Before Breakfast is a collection of true stories about surprising turns of events, bizarre misunderstandings and improbable life lessons. We learn, among other things, how gazing at the stars can help you communicate with teenagers, how a mushroom can undermine an ancient ritual, and why everyone should wear a cape. Combining elegant writing, wry humour and genuine insight, this brilliant collection prises open the lid on ordinary life and feasts on the impossible.
