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Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
“In clear and accessible language, Elaine Fox shows how psychological science can help you to be agile in meeting challenges and to be flexible when things change. Drawing on personal experience and years of applying her research in coaching elite performance, she shows how adopting a few key skills can transform your life in profound ways. A book full of important insights.” (Mark Williams, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology University...
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On the island of Habit lives a very big creature who does the exact same things in the exact same order every day, but when a small creature comes along who wants to do something different every day, the creature of habit must learn to adapt.
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Language
English
Description
This book outlines a counterintuitive approach to changing the world by assessing its failures, drawing on myriad disciplines to argue that complex challenges must be met through adaptive trial-and-error practices that do not depend on expert opinions or ready-made solutions. The author shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most pressing problems in our lives. When faced with complex situations, we have all become accustomed to looking...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"A roadmap for high achievers to harness restlessness, roadblocks, and distractions into a productive drive towards personal and professional fulfillment. Many people reach success by deliberately being their own worst critic and obsessively double-checking their work; or by pushing their feelings aside. This strategy is seductive because it does work, at least up to a certain point. The problems arise once you advance beyond school and early career...
7) Saturday
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
""A powerful book about how we can raise girls to become bold, ambitious women." --Adam Grant A former White House strategist and fighter jet pilot now at the helm of one of the premier schools for girls in the country illuminates the ways parents and educators can support audacity and ambition in girls everywhere What do girls really need to succeed? As a student at the all-girls Baldwin School outside of Philadelphia, Marisa Porges was raised in...
10) The gift of adversity: the unexpected benefits of life's difficulties, setbacks, and imperfections
Author
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A noted research psychiatrist uses stories from his own life and career to explore how adversity can provide opportunities for growth and to demonstrate how to engage with personal failures to pursue an authentic and meaningful life.
11) Marty McGuire
Author
Series
Marty McGuire books volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When tomboy Marty is cast as the princess in the third-grade play, she learns about improvisation, which helps her become more adaptable.
14) A thousand no's
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Explore
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little girl with a great idea is, at first, disheartened to hear "NO!", but with perseverance, collaboration, and imagination she finds a way to build something even greater.
Author
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Bear Grylls draws on his survival experience to share a range of tips that he has used to overcome his fears, achieve superhuman feats and break through the boundaries that limit success in everyday life. In this refreshing and authentic new book, Bear Grylls, along with the expertise of Will Van der Hart, helps readers combat stress, choose new habits, live courageously and overcome limiting beliefs"--
"The world's most recognized adventurer Bear...
16) Real life
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
In Real Life: Preparing for the 7 Worst Days of Your Life, bestselling author and talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw suggests how to confront what he believes are the seven most common critical days that you or a loved one are likely to face: the day that you or someone you love has their heart shattered by death, divorce, or losing something of great value; the day that you realize you have lived your life as a sellout and that every choice you have...
17) Rock and Vole
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A perfectionist vole gets frustrated when a large boulder impedes her planned adventure"--
Author
Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
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Description
"There are moments in life when we find ourselves in extreme situations, when relief and clarity seem so very far away. Along with numerous reflections promoting empathy and understanding, these are useful tips to learn how to listen to other people, as well as some clear explanations on what smiling depression is and how to avoid it. When 'hanging in there' is not enough suggests the best advice for those moments of crisis and helps us avert those...
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