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1) "Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" and other conversations about race
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"The classic, bestselling book on the psychology of racism-now fully revised and updated Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling...
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"Humorous and wise . . . Lowndes helps readers focus on what's important and gives them a good chuckle along the way." --Publishers Weekly. Making friends can be intimidating for anyone, especially if you are naturally shy. This can be an obstacle not only in social interactions but in romantic and work relationships as well. Now there is hope from communications expert Leil Lowndes's How to Be a People Magnet. The bestselling author of How to Make...
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Poseidon's children volume 1
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English
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One hundred and fifty years from now, Africa has become the world's dominant technological and economic power. Crime, war, disease and poverty have been eliminated. The Moon and Mars are settled, and colonies stretch all the way out to the edge of the solar system. And Ocular, the largest scientific instrument in history, is about to make an epochal discovery... Geoffrey Akinya wants only one thing: to be left in peace, so that he can continue his...
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"He says that's his best offer. Is it? She says she agrees. Does she? The interview went great -- or did it? He said he'd never do it again. But he did. Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to 'speed-read' people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll...
5) Mister Yes
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Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Mr. Yes could do a lot of different, funny things but he'd never learned how to say numbers Even though it made him unhappy, he would reluctantly agree to do things because he would say yes even though he really wanted to say numbers One day, the unexpected happened and Mr. Yes found a powerful, new voice. So what about you? Have you ever smiled and said yes when what you really wanted to say was no? This is a fun story for readers of all ages about...
6) The bear
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Bellevue Literary Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last two left. But when the girl suddenly finds herself alone in an unknown...
7) Okja
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Criterion collection volume 1133
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The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
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Korean
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Mija is a South Korean girl growing up on an Edenic mountainside with her grandfather and best friend: Okja, a giant, empathetic "super pig" created as part of a secret GMO experiment. When Okja is abruptly torn away from her, Mija embarks on a perilous rescue mission that places her at the center of a sinister corporate conspiracy. While Bong's trademark virtuosic set-pieces dazzle, Okja's beating heart is the connection between a girl and her super...
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