Our behaviors, emotions, spirituality, aptitudes, internal chemistry and much more, began as far back as when the first man walked the earth. Biblically speaking, was that Adam and Eve? Or one of the other humans as stated in the Bible in Genesis? Yes, in the time of Genesis, there were other people on Earth and not just Adam and Eve. We will examine some of the aspects regarding growth and development, our personality formation, our inborn Temperament, our behaviors, emotions, fears, learning abilities, and how we are affected by our environments and how we affect our environments. We begin learning from our environment before our birth and before our parents, too. We are going to begin our journey at the time of conception, or just a little before, and follow some of the many paths that directly affect who we become! This journey will also point out how to change negative paths into positive goals, and how to learn self-control to help become more successful.

Our behaviors, emotions, spirituality, aptitudes, internal chemistry and much more, began as far back as when the first man walked the earth. Biblically speaking, was that Adam and Eve? Or one of the other humans as stated in the Bible in Genesis? Yes, in the time of Genesis, there were other people on Earth and not just Adam and Eve. We will examine some of the aspects regarding growth and development, our personality formation, our inborn Temperament, our behaviors, emotions, fears, learning abilities, and how we are affected by our environments and how we affect our environments. We begin learning from our environment before our birth and before our parents, too. We are going to begin our journey at the time of conception, or just a little before, and follow some of the many paths that directly affect who we become! This journey will also point out how to change negative paths into positive goals, and how to learn self-control to help become more successful.

Edward Linenthal has written several books concerning the way Americans remember the past.

World War II as seen through the eyes of a little girl living in North London.

Yogi steals a pie which turns out to be a bomb.

The family firm of J K Farnell & Co Ltd occupies a position of unparalleled importance in British soft toy history, firstly because it was the very first British toy company to manufacture teddy bears, and also because it created the actual bear that inspired A A Milne to write the Winnie the Pooh stories. Yet impressive as those facts undoubtedly are, they comprise just a small fraction of the fascinating Farnell story. Founded in the Nineteenth century, for decades J.K. Farnell & Co Ltd was the most respected and influential soft toy manufacturer in Britain. Thanks to the superior quality of its products, the company experienced enormous commercial success at national and international level - even in Germany, home to its biggest rival, there was great demand for Farnell products. Surviving economic depression, devastating fire, the ravages of World War II and other traumatic events, the company kept going until fundamental changes in the British toy market forced its closure in 1970. Since then, the Farnell name has been forgotten by all but a dedicated band of teddy bear enthusiasts and the true story of this pioneering British firm has fallen into obscurity. Now, thanks to Kathy Martin's intensive research, the facts about J K Farnell & Co Ltd and its fabulous teddy bears are revealed in this informative and entertaining book.

David will never forget the day he met Theoas much as he might want to. On a mission to right a wrong done to his sister as a child, David walks into LAO Schulz, a famous toy Mecca in the heart of New York City. What he sees that day in the stuffed-animal aisle challenges everything he understands about reality. As David turns the corner, he hears the sound of slapping. He investigates and sees a rather large stuffed bear viciously smacking a toddler around. As quickly as it starts, the attack ends. The bear regards David with cold, plastic eyes, climbs up on its shelf, and quickly settles into the lifeless pose one would expect from stuffed bears. Not only is this stuffed bear alive, David realizes, hes evil. David decides he must own this bear, and with that, their bizarre relationship begins. His name is Theo, and hes got a whopper of a story to further challenge Davids belief system. Cruelly put to death as a real bear cub, Theo is given a second chance at lifeas a stuffed animal. Theo is forced to become a killer as a rising star among the ranks of a secret brotherhood of gangster teddy bears. Betrayed, Theo is left to rot in the slammer. Theo and his friends conspire to escape. With the loyal Houdini by his side, the gang breathes free air again, but karma, as they say, is no friend to an ex-con.

Teddy Bears come in all shapes and sizes. Almost every boy and girl have at least one. Most grown-ups even have a special Teddy Bear that they have kept since childhood. Ever wonder why? Why is one of the first gifts that you ever receive as a baby a Teddy Bear? Why are Teddy Bears so special? The reason has long been lost to us, until now! The lost legend of the Teddy Bears has finally been Found!