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Author
Series
Publisher
Voracious, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
No is an acceptable answer, and it's time to start using it. Whether you're a People-Pleaser, Overachiever, Pushover, or have serious FOMO, bestselling "anti-guru" Sarah Knight helps you say what you really mean without being really mean--or burning out for fear of missing out.Life is so much better when you say no with confidence--and without guilt, fear, or regret. F*ck No! delivers practical strategies that give you the power to decline, and concrete...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"How games are being harnessed as instruments of exploitation—and what we can do about it Warehouse workers pack boxes while a virtual dragon races across their screen. If they beat their colleagues, they get an award. If not, they can be fired. Uber presents exhausted drivers with challenges to keep them driving. China scores its citizens so they behave well, and games with in-app purchases use achievements to empty your wallet. Points, badges,...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A searing, poignantly rendered collection of stories chronicling the lives of ordinary people battling the forces of love and loss. In eleven beautifully wrought stories--ranging from occupied Czechoslovakia to California's Central Valley to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest--Mark Slouka explores moments in life when our backs are to the wall. Whether battling the end of desire, the fact of injustice, or death itself, the men and women in...
5) Pure
Author
Series
Pure trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
cc2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
In a post-apocalyptic world, Pressia, a sixteen-year-old survivor with a doll's head fused onto her left hand meets Partridge, a "Pure" dome-dweller who is searching for his mother, sure that she has survived the cataclysm.
Author
Publisher
FaithWords
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Some people live in a constant state of worry, upset, and negativity because they let everything in. They listen to the news all day, go to lunch with judgmental people, or get cut off in traffic, leaving the rest of their day pretty sour. They're not ruling their day. No one can keep all bad things from happening, but you can stop them from getting down in your spirit. The less time you spend in bad situations or with small-minded people, the better...
Author
Publisher
Page Two Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Holding space is the practice of compassionately witnessing, accepting, and supporting someone without judgement, while retaining your boundaries and sense of self. The ability to “hold space” for yourself and for others has never been more urgent. Faced with global issues of climate change, political unrest, violence, and economic crises, more citizens of the world are experiencing disconnection, grief, and a deep sense of loneliness than at...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An examination of the nature of power argues that empathy and giving are the ultimate sources of lasting power, discussing how people often misunderstand how they achieved power and end up losing it, and how power can be a demonstrably good thing.
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Finnish-born author Emilia Elisabet Lahti presents the first comprehensive book on sisu as a universal quality and outlines a path to putting its principles into action harmoniously"--
"A manual for the evolution of everyday leadership based on the Finnish science of sisu―from a leading researcher and teacher on the topic. Power is fundamental in our lives―we express it in every conversation, relationship, and choice we make. All too often,...
Author
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"When a man showers all of his attention on a woman, it can feel incredibly romantic, and can blind her to hints of problems ahead. But what happens when that attentiveness becomes domination? For certain people, the desire to control leads to jealousy, threats, micromanaging--even physical violence. Lisa Aronson Fontes draws on both professional expertise and personal experience to provide practical guidance and support for readers who find themselves...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Maggie sees injustice and danger everywhere, and she does not like it one bit, so she devises intricate ways of controlling her own world, and a larger, more dangerous plan for protecting everyone else"--
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A psychologist describes the five different types of difficult mothers, including angry, controlling, narcissistic, envious and emotionally neglectful and explains how adults can still suffer from these negative relationships and how they can overcome the challenges of their complex feelings.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Arthur C. Clarke winner Adrian Tchaikovsky's triumphant return to fantasy with a darkly inventive portrait of a city under occupation and on the verge of revolution. There has always been a darkness to Ilmar, but never more so than now. The city chafes under the heavy hand of the Palleseen occupation, the choke-hold of its criminal underworld, the boot of its factory owners, the weight of its wretched poor and the burden of its ancient curse. What...
14) 5-minute self-discipline exercises: stay motivated, cultivate good habits, and achieve your goals
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
It's easy to get distracted by day-to-day life. Especially when the tasks feel endless and your motivation is nowhere to be seen. With 5-Minute Self Discipline Exercises, you can get back on track by gaining the tools you need to reconnect with your energy, overcome your resistance, and achieve your goals sans procrastination. Use the bite-sized 5-minute, daily exercises to establish strong self-discipline and develop productive habits. Apply practices...
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Using simple words and real-life examples, this book shows kids how to be assertive with other kids--and with adults. Kids will learn to feel better about themselves, stronger and more secure inside, and more in charge of their lives. They'll read about effective ways to deal with intense feelings and to build self-esteem and self-confidence. In addition, they'll learn strategies for building inner security to cope with powerlessness and uncertainty...
16) El dador
Author
Series
Publisher
Editorial Everest, S.A
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
Español
Description
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A deeply researched account from an award-winning journalist that uncovers the ways in which abusers exert control in the darkest-and most intimate-ways imaginable We fear dark alleys when in truth, home is the most dangerous place for a woman. Of the 87,000 women killed globally in 2017, more than a third (30,000) were killed by an intimate partner, and another 20,000 were killed by a family member. In the US, that rate is 2.5 women killed by their...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In Groupthink, his final book, the late, eminent journalist and bestselling author Christopher Booker seeks to identify the hidden key to understanding much that is disturbing about the world today. With reference to the ideas of a Yale professor who first identified the theory, and to the writings of George Orwell from whose 'newspeak' the word was adapted, Booker sheds new light on the remarkable -- and worrying -- effects of 'groupthink', and its...
19) The gaslight effect: how to spot and survive the hidden manipulation others use to control your life
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Are You Being Gaslighted? Check for these telltale signs: You constantly second-guess yourself. You wonder, "Am I being too sensitive?" a dozen times a day. You wonder frequently if you are a "good enough" girlfriend/wife/employee/friend/daughter. You have trouble making simple decisions. You think twice before bringing up innocent topics of conversation. You frequently make excuses for your partner's behavior to friends and family. Before...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Written by a dream team of mental health experts and grounded in the most effective evidence-based therapies, The Anger Toolkit offers powerful tools for managing anger in the moment, when readers need it most. With this quick-relief guide, readers willfind fast-acting tips, tricks, and skills to cool their temper, find calm in triggering situations, and stop letting anger run their lives"--
"A quick-relief guide for calming anger in the moment-just...
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