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English
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Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and number-one best-selling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, David and Goliath, and What the Dog Saw, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers - and why they often go wrong. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach...
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Series
Language
English
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Tiny Beautiful Things collects the best of Dear Sugar in one volume, bringing her wisdom to many more readers. This tenth-anniversary edition features six new columns and a new preface by Strayed. Rich with humor, insight, compassion-and absolute honesty-this book is a balm for everything life throws our way.
For more than a decade, thousands of people have sought advice from Dear Sugarthe pseudonym of bestselling author Cheryl Strayedfirst through...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 610L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Defining such important concepts as "fair" and "unfair," along with the true meaning of "cooperation," this clever guide reveals that all of life's important lessons can be taught from just one bite of a cookie.
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Series
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Tina Truly answers letters from other children regarding topics on caring such as how to cope when parents get divorced, whether or not someone loves you if they yell at you, and how to talk to a friend who has just lost a loved one.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
1080L
Physical Desc
282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction guide to growing up rooted in radical self-love and body empowerment that answers real questions from kids about health, sex, gender, race, justice, and more"--
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
New edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 202 pages ; 15 cm
Language
English
Description
Poses challenging, provocative, and entertaining questions for young minds on a breadth of topics, ranging from fantasy to philosophy, designed to help children cope with human relationships and life.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Presents a quiz that helps readers learn the characteristics of a good friend and encourages them to be an even better one. Includes additional sources of information.
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Series
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
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Thirteen-year-old Frank B. Wize answers eleven letters from children about honesty. Includes situations in which children lied about such things as breaking dishes, cheating on a test, or exaggerating a story. Also examines what to do in situations when telling the truth was hurtful.
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Español
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"En Los Cuatro Acuerdos, don Miguel Ruiz revela la fuente de todas las creencias que nos ponen l̕mites y nos privan de aleg̕ra, creando sufrimiento i{250}ntil. Basados en la antigua sabidu̕ra tolteca, Los Cuatro Acuerdos nos ofrecen un poderoso c̤digo de conducta que puede transformar inmediatamente nuestra vida en una nueva experiencia de libertad, dicha absoluta, y amor" --
In The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of all the...
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Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
12 books (xi, 353 pages ; 21 cm.), in a cloth bag ; 38 x 46 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Life can be hard: your lover cheats on you; you lose a family member; you can't pay the bills. And it can be great: you've had the hottest sex of your life; you get that plum job; you muster the courage to write your novel. Sugar--the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild--is the person thousands turn to for advice. [This book] brings the best of Dear Sugar together in...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Lifelong
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 236 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Get answers to your most common questions about mental health and mental illness--including anxiety, depression, bipolar and eating disorders, and more. [This book] walks readers through the most common questions about mental health and the process of getting help--from finding the best therapist to navigating harmful and toxic relationships and everything in between. In the same down-to-earth, friendly tone that makes her videos so popular, licensed...
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Publisher
Atria Books, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 253 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
For fans of TLC's "Long Island Medium" and anyone interested in the big questions of life, death, and finding out what's important in between, "New York Times" bestselling author and medium Theresa Caputo shares the insights and lessons she's learned through her exceptional gift of communicating with the dead. Theresa imparts the life-changing wisdom she's received from Spirit and client readings. Each chapter incorporates a powerful lesson that...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
250 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Dutch people are some of the happiest in the world. Their secret? They are masters of niksen, or the art of doing nothing"--
Niksen is not a form of meditation, or is it a state of laziness or boredom. To niks is to make a conscious choice to sit back, let go, and do nothing at all. Mecking shows readers how to take a break from all the busyness-- with heartfelt permission to do nothing. -- adapted from back cover