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"For too long, women have been told to confine themselves -- physically, socially, and emotionally. Eliza VanCort says now is the time for women to stand tall, raise their voices, and claim their space. Women fight the pressure to make themselves small in private, professional, and public spaces. Eliza VanCort, a teacher, consultant, and speaker, provides the necessary tools for women to rewrite the rules and create the stories of their choosing safely...
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Everyone has times in their lives when the results of their behavior don't seem to be meeting their needs. These shortfalls may result in depression, anger, frustration, and relationship struggles, among a host of possible symptoms. It often seems difficult to see a clear path out of the problems. Even when we try to change our behavior, it doesn't stick-before we know it we're right back where we started. In this new book, Hyrum Smith does two things...
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Dial Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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"The monumental bestseller Quiet has been recast in a new edition that empowers introverted kids and teens Susan Cain sparked a worldwide conversation when she published Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. With her inspiring book, she permanently changed the way we see introverts and the way introverts see themselves. The original book focused on the workplace, and Susan realized that a version for and about kids...
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Trism Books
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[2018]
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English
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The Young Bucks, Matt and Nick were inseparable. They went to school together, shared the same room, and even finished each other's sentences. The Young Bucks thought they could take on anything, inside the wrestling ring and out, with their Elite Team friends by their sides. But when Matt and Nick are singled out, who will have the courage to stand up and speak out?
86) The list
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Every year at Mount Washington High School somebody posts a list of the prettiest and ugliest girls from each grade--this is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, and how they are affected by the list.
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Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"The irrepressible authors of I'd Trade My Husband for a Housekeeper are back to dish about the trials -- and triumphs -- of midlife. Delivered in the voice of a close friend, this clever and insightful guide from Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile takes women through the new and sometimes challenging phase of middle age. Whether married, single, widowed, divorced, with children or without, at some point women inevitably ask the question, "What's next?"...
88) One Fat Summer
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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For Bobby Marks, summer does not equal fun. While most people are happy to take off their heavy jackets and long pants, Bobby can't even button his jeans or reach over his belly to touch his toes. Spending the summer at Rumson Lake is sheer torture. This particular summer promises to be worse than usual. His parents can't stop fighting. His best friend, Joanie, goes home to New York City and won't tell him why. Dr. Kahn, a rich, stingy estate owner...
89) The Power of Yet
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Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"An inspiring young picture book about overcoming challenges and frustrations with the Power of Yet "I can't do it!""Can't do it yet."This charming picture book tells the story of one small piglet who uses the Power of Yet to conquer frustration. While it may not be possible to perfectly flip pancakes or play the violin yet, with practice and patience and courage and grit, anything is possible!"--
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Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Paralyzed by anxiety, fear, and uncertainty? In this 40-day interactive journey, discover a step-by-step process that can break that cycle. Offering an action plan and journaling space for turning your thoughts into real change, learn to take back your life. Every person has a mission and a God-given potential to impact the world, whether they recognize it or not. But life presents challenges and traps us in a helpless, hopeless loop of anxiety and...
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Small Talk Is the Single Most Important Communication Skill You Can Develop Carol Fleming wants to show you that small talk is not as "small" as you might think. It's the foundation of every relationship, professional and personal. It is the sound of people reaching out to each other, searching for similarities, shared interests, goodwill, connections, and friendship. And it's something we all do every day with people we know. It's just the one little...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell You is renowned author Joyce Carol Oates's newest novel for teens. Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Wintergirls and Speak, said that "the painful honesty of this book will crack open your heart." Senior year, their last year together, Merissa and Nadia need their best friend Tink more than they ever did before. They have secrets they can share with no one but her, toxic secrets that threaten to unravel...
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Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders."
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English
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Get the Summary of Steven Bartlett's Happy Sexy Millionaire in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: As an 18-year-old, black, broke, lonely, insecure, university drop-out, from a bankrupt family, I wrote in my diary that I wanted to be a 'Happy Sexy Millionaire' by the age of 25. By 25 I was a multi-millionaire having created a business worth over $300m dollars. Ironically, in achieving everything...
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Atlantic Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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We've all heard the cliché: before you can love someone else, you have to love yourself. But what does that actually mean? What does it mean to truly love yourself? Why must you love yourself before you can experience a meaningful relationship? How can you recognize authentic love? Clinical Psychologist, Sepideh Irvani, Psy.D., answers these questions and more in Authentic Self-Love: A Path to Healing the Self and Relationships. Interdisciplinary...
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IRB
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The path to healing is a long one, and it involves the emotional discovery of your childhood history. If you choose instead to content yourself with intellectual wisdom, you will remain in the sphere of illusion and self-deception. #2 The repression of childhood pain influences not only the life of an individual but also the society's taboos. The typical run of biographies...
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Carina Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Losing fifty pounds is an incredible achievement. But for Melissa Atherton, progress doesn't come with praise -- a scathing comment from an evil cousin at a bridal shower threatens to crush her new self-esteem. Who will she bring to the upcoming wedding? Showing up without a date would be humiliating. It just isn't an option. Personal trainer Jake Sawyer was attracted to Melissa before she lost weight, but her progress has him floored. When she admits...
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Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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We can't stop the aging process, but with the help of How Not to Become a Little Old Lady, we can at least not act older than our age. Author Mary McHugh offers up more than 100 pointers of things not to do to stave off little old ladyhood. Illustrated with the humorous line art of Adrienne Hartman, this little book reminds us not to boil our vegetables until they are gray, tell boring stories with no point to them, carry a tissue up our sleeve, or...
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