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Ben Dibbuk has a good job, an accomplished wife, a bright college-age daughter, and a patient young mistress. Even as he goes through the motions of everyday life, however, inside he feels nothing. The explanation for this emotional void lies in the years he spent as a blacked-out drunk before pulling his life together--years in which he knows he committed acts he doesn't remember. Then a woman from his past turns up at a gala for his wife's new gig...
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"I am beautiful. I am kind. I am loved. In this uplifting picture book, young readers will discover how they can use daily affirmations to remind them of who they are and what makes them special. Join TikTok sensation Scarlett Gray and Tiania Haneline as they repeat exuberant affirmations that empower Scarlett throughout the day and inspire those around her to create their own uplifting self-talk. Every morning as her mom brushes her hair, Scarlett...
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Brilliantly exploring today's cutting-edge brain research, mind wide open is an unprecedented journey into the essence of human personality, allowing readers to understand themselves and the people in their lives as never before. Using a mix of experiential reportage, personal storytelling, and fresh scientific discovery, Steven Johnson describes how the brain works - its chemicals, structures, and subroutines - and how these systems connect to the...
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Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.
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x, 207 pages ; 22 cm
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"An inspiring study in inner self care, told through 14 personal stories from award-winning actress Tina Lifford"--
Lifford learned the hard way how to navigate the hurt, drama, and fear that come with living. Now she provides a blend of personal anecdotes and practical, actionable advice in the life skills class you need to nurture the inner you and move beyond the past. By changing your self-perception -- seeing yourself in the best possible light...
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Liz and Sarabeth were childhood neighbors in the suburbs of northern California, brought as close as sisters by the suicide of Sarabeth's mother when the girls were just sixteen. In the decades that followed their relationship remained a source of continuity and strength. But when Liz's adolescent daughter enters dangerous waters that threaten to engulf the family, the fault lines in the women's friendship are revealed, and both Liz and Sarabeth are...
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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Ben tells of his struggles learning that one of the greatest discoveries anyone can make in life is that he or she is an author, not only of words, but also of reality. He tells students they can mold and affect their own lives as surely as they can create with words on a blank white page.
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"Changez is living an immigrant's dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by the elite valuation firm of Underwood Samson. He thrives on the energy of New York, and his budding romance with elegant, beautiful Erica promises entry into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore. But in the wake of September 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned...
15) Beauty
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279 pages ; 21 cm
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"When a mysterious portrait artist named Dharma offers to sketch Molly's picture at the town fair, Molly wakes up to find that her zits and frizzy hair have vanished. She's drastically different. She's mesmerizing. She's an overnight celebrity, and life's never been better. Best of all, Hudson -- the guy she's had a crush on for what feels like forever -- finally falls for her. But Molly soon discovers that perfect beauty comes with a price. Can she...
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We all tell stories about who we are, where we come from, and where we are going. These personal myths in turn shape who we become and what we believe--as individuals, families and nations. This book offers readers the tools to detect the storly line in their own lives and to write and tell it to others, opening up a hidden world of self-discovery and meaning. The numerous accessible exercises are followed by examples of personal stories and inspiring...
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"Shahroo Izadi has a revolutionary message: treating yourself kindly is the only way to make changes that last. Self-compassion and self-understanding are the keys to transforming your life. Combining her own therapeutic style, personal experiences, and techniques learned from working in the field of substance abuse, she shares simple steps that strengthen your willpower like a muscle, allowing you to sustain your motivation and make lasting change...
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This richly diverse exploration of female artists and self-portraits is a brilliant and poignant demonstration of originality in works of haunting variety. The two earliest self-portraits come from 12th-century illuminated manuscripts in which nuns gaze at us across eight centuries. In 16th-century Italy, Sofonisba Anguissola paints one of the longest series of self-portraits, spanning adolescence to old age. In 17th-century Holland, Judith Leyster...
20) Emma's new look
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Emma looks just like her father but wishes she did not, so each year she tries a new look, until one day she realizes that looking like her father is not necessarily a bad thing.
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