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22) The hunger games
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she's pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire lives. She must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival...
23) Ménage: a novel
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Heather and Mack McKay seem to have it all, yet their life and marriage has lost its savor, to solve this Mack invites exiled writer Zoltan Barbu to live with the family to provide both him and his wife with intellectual and cultural stimulus, but a love triangle soon complicates matters.
25) Rumor has it
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Language
English
Description
When Sarah returns home for a wedding with her fiancé, she stumbles upon a well-kept family secret: that her family was actually the inspiration for the book and film 'The Graduate.' Thinking she might be the offspring of the real fling made fictionally famous, Sarah sets off to find the man who just might have the answers she's been looking for.
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Lisa Oz explores the three most important relationships a person can have--with themselves, with others, and with God--and discusses how those relationships influence the quality and health of a person's emotional and spiritual life.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Friendship is one of the most important, yet most underrated necessities of life. A sense of connection and belonging is a key part of being human, and there are boundless benefits from having close friends who know everything about you, can help you out in a pinch, can be there with you through all the joys and hardships of life, and for whom you can be such a friend in turn. But making and keeping friends becomes increasingly difficult when we become...
28) Every day
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Every morning A wakes in a different person's body, in a different person's life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon.
Author
Publisher
Puddledancer Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In this English translation of the French bestseller, readers will learn simple, practical skills to step outside of their emotional masks to live a genuine, authentic life. Teaching everyday communication skills to respectfully express true feelings and the power of requesting wants without demands or force, readers learn how to tackle life's difficult situations and conversations with ease and even excitement. Topics include ideas and advice on...
31) The guardian
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four years after losing her husband, twenty-nine-year-old Julie Barenson considers falling in love again and wonders if she should choose sophisticated Richard, who treats her like a queen, or down-to-earth Mike. But when she eventually picks one man, the other man's jealousy turns into a deadly obsession.
34) Who loves me?
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At bedtime, a cat in the window reassures a little girl that family members, friends, her dog, and even her brother love her.
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
At the age of forty, Billy Baker discovers that he's lost something crucial along the way: his friends. Other priorities always seemed to come first, until all his close friendships had lapsed into distant memories. When he takes an assignment to write an article about the modern loneliness epidemic, he realizes just how common it is to be a middle-aged loner: almost fifty million Americans over the age of forty-five, especially men, suffer from chronic...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
One of the most famous self-help books of all time, How to Win Friends and Influence People remains an enduring classic. Essentially a series of tips about how to get along with other people, it contains advice related to being an effective part of the workplace. In this book, Carnegie presents his philosophy of human interaction and how to make the most of workplace relationships. Filled with quirky insights on human behaviour, the book provides...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Hardcover
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"From the internationally bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most overlooked forces. For the past three years, Jon Ronson has been immersing himself in the world of modern-day public shaming-meeting famous shamees, shamers, and bystanders who have been impacted. This is the perfect time for a modern-day Scarlet Letter-a radically empathetic book about public shaming, and about shaming...
Author
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Connections in life are necessary to proceed with gaining what you want in life and achieving the best for yourself. Avoiding loneliness and being part of life is the way to stay alive: to maintain conversation and get news from around the world. Negotiation is the only way to achieve what you want in life.
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Leaders can achieve better working relationships, higher loyalty, and higher revenues simply by changing their listening strategy. Organizations are caught up in the Great Resignation because team members have not felt heard for a long time. Even with renewed focus on human resources and DEI initiatives, we aren't hearing each other. Heather Younger says what we need is a new change model for organizational listening. She illustrates five steps in...
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