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IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published as a serial in Lippencott’s Monthly Magazine, and the publishers thought it would so offend readers that they removed nearly 500 words without Wilde’s approval. Wilde soon expanded it and republished it as a novel, including a short preface justifying his art. Even though his contemporaries considered it so offensive that
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*Coming Soon the Continuation of David Ponder's Story in The Traveler's Summit* What makes the difference between failure and success?A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestseller, The Traveler's Gift offered a modern-day parable of one man's choices.Only a few months ago, David Ponder was a successful executive. Now he's a desperate man. In times of great uncertainty, we need divine wisdom. Many of the greatest...
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Richard Carlson's bestselling Don't Sweat series has shown countless families, lovers, and workers how not to sweat the small stuff. Now, in his soothing and wise trademark tone, Carlson takes a different approach and discusses life's bigger issues, including dealing with the death of a loved one; how divorce affects your family and friends; confronting illness, whether in yourself or others; and managing difficult financial situations. In chapters...
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Prakash Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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An invaluable collection of wisdom penned by the ancient philosopher Seneca. This compendium of insightful correspondence offers a road map to a more fulfilled existence, inviting readers to adopt the stoic mindset and attain greater resilience, wisdom, and serenity. Seneca' s words resonate across centuries, guiding modern minds to live purposefully and confront the complexities of existence with grace and wisdom. Explore the teachings of ancient...
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Everyone has a hard time saying no, but doing so can vastly improve our lives and relationships. Enter the art of empowered refusal: the skill of strategically saying no from a place of personal power that gives voice to your principles, values, and priorities while protecting your relationships and reputations. In Power of Saying No, Professor and researcher Vanessa Patrick explains that empowered refusal is a much-needed framework that can be mastered...
12) Dry
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive.
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Despite what Jordan Peterson says, there are more than twelve rules for life . . a lot more. Thankfully, you now have this witty guide to remedy every annoying little thing society throws at you. 488 Rules for Life is not a self-help book, because it's not you who needs help -- it's other people. Whether they're walking and texting, asphyxiating you on public transport with their noxious perfume cloud, or leaving one useless square of toilet paper...
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Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Have you ever wondered about how best to live your life? Religions claim to have answers, but they are couched in faith and constrained by rituals that make each religion different from the next. The inevitable result has been conflict and war. Enlightened Living is neither religious nor spiritual, offering instead a rational and practical path that is available to everyone. Enlightenment isn't found by austerity or following rituals but by the sustained...
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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The Courage Way Leading and Living with Integrity Leadership can be exhausting, lonely, frustrating, disappointing, and downright discouraging. You have to make good decisions while balancing inevitable tensions and knowing when to take risks. You need to keep your values in sight regardless of the pressures around you and stay calm in the storms that arise. At its core, leadership is a daily, ongoing practice, a journey toward becoming your best...
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Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Even after her death, Erma Bombeck remains one of America's best-loved writers of all time. Eat Less Cottage and More Ice Cream is based on one of her most requested columns. In 1979, someone asked humorist Erma Bombeck, "If you had your life to live over, would you change anything?" Her immediate answer was no, but once she thought about it, she changed her mind. The result was a classic column full of Bombeck's signature wit and warmth. Now the...
17) Big red lollipop
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Having to take her younger sister along the first time she is invited to a birthday party spoils Rubina's fun, and later when that sister is asked to a party and baby sister wants to come, Rubina must decide whether to help.
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The Collective Book Studio
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Colorful and easy to implement, this book will be a resource for parents and guardians looking to try behavior contracting in their homes." --Library Journal When a child is struggling with a behavior challenge or wants to learn a new skill, a contract can be a surprisingly effective solution that leads to more peaceful family dynamics. To help families create contracts as a collaborative process, Let's Make a Contract offers an innovative combination...
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Wiley
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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A professor of psychiatry and human behavior offers up a positive, humorous marriage guide for husbands that plays to their strengths. Dr. Scott Haltzman, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University, has devised a proven method for improving relationships, based on a man’s special and unique skills, strengths, powers--as a responsible and motivated worker, manager, leader, problem-solver, partner, husband, and...
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