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Author
Publisher
Stanford Briefs, an imprint of Stanford University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather than improving life, multitasking, "user-friendly" technology, and the culture of convenience are producing disorders that range from depression to attention deficit disorder to borderline personality disorder. Byung-Chul Han interprets the spreading malaise as an inability to manage negative experiences in an age characterized by excessive positivity...
Author
Publisher
Matt Holt Books, an imprint of BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Offering both descriptive and prescriptive advice and anecdotes, The Score That Matters will help you discover and master the process that unlocks true fulfillment and happiness: discover your purpose, identify your values, create your critical behaviors and support these, and live them faithfully every day in all aspects of your life"--
Author
Publisher
Idyll Arbor
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
All of us suffer personal crisis. It may be a death, divorce, job loss or other financial crisis, a broken love relationship, or an illness--any painful experience that forces us to re-examine and change our lives so that our grief can be overcome and new happiness be found.
Author
Series
Tu rostro manana volume 1
Publisher
Debolsillo
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
First part of a trilogy. Jaime Deza is in London, leaving his wife in Madrid. Sir Peter Wheeler, an old friend, and a retired Oxford don, introduces him to the head of a secret government bureau. The bureau tries to find people with the ability to see past other people's facades and predict their future behaviour. It seems that Deza has this handy facility -- however, as he begins to exercise it, he has some ethical concerns.
Author
Series
Tu rostro manana volume 3
Publisher
Debolsillo, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Tras su larga noche con Tupra, en la que este lo obliga a ver cual es el violento -estilo del mundo- en una sobrecogedora sesion de videos, Jacobo Deza se encuentra en una encrucijada que la provoca el deseo de abandonar su colaboracion con el servicio secreto britanico. Las de Deza son unas cortas vacaciones en Madrid, donde visitara a sus hijos y a Luisa, que vive su vida ya al margen de el, por caminos de los ques Deza no tiene conocimiento cabal,...
Author
Publisher
Tie-Dye Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Child Suicide: A Mother's Worst Nightmare. However, you can experience peace, joy, and happiness again Just ask Peggy Green ... Peggy has survived losing not just one child, but two, including her son by suicide. She knew she must use every tool possible to survive this tragedy. Starting with acceptance - a challenging but necessary first step - she courageously walked her grief journey. Introducing: Three Phases to Move through Grief to Healing....
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, a young boy named Archie learns about community, genuine connection, and how not to lose hope"--
Archie's life--and the whole world--is turned upside down by Covid-19. Suddenly there are no more Friday night dinners out, no more going to school, no more hanging out with friends . . . no leaving the house at all. Even though he's inside with his family all day every day, Archie can't help but feel more alone...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In Never Enough, reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and psychologists, she offers a humane view of the crisis plaguing today's teens and a practical framework for how to help"--
10) Huda F cares?
Author
Publisher
Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This summer's exercise in Fahmy family sisterly bonding involves a trip to Disney World--which seems like it is headed for disaster when Huda gets into a fight with a boy making fun of her hijab.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Middle schooler Yuna, born in America to Korean parents, struggles with feeling too Korean to fit in with her American peers at school. Frustrated with her fractured life and desperate to fit in, Yuna makes a wish on paper stars to return to Korea so she might feel normal somewhere. When the unexpected death of her halmoni (grandmother) makes Yuna's wish come true, Yuna is wracked with guilt and feels more fragile than ever as she realizes she also...
12) Just try it!
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Phil tries to introduce his daughter Lil to all different kinds of cuisine at the food truck festival, but Lil is hesitant to try anything new until he reminds her to keep herself open to new possibilities.
Author
Series
City of dragons volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Grace and her friends are still recovering from the evil attacks plotted by ancient warlord Daijiang when Nate suddenly reappears and whisks Grace away to the Dragon King's lair. There, she learns that Daijiang is searching for a powerful dragon stone that will help him take over the world--and that he has enlisted a terrifyingly fierce beast called Shadowfire to capture Grace. Pursued by the Shadowfire, Grace and her friends must get to Paris and...