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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A holistic look at the underlying emotional, physical, and spiritual causes of anger cites the shortcomings of traditional anger-management techniques while explaining how to shift one's perspective to maintain a state of calm.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When nurse Sophie Lee, who has spent 10 years in prison for a crime she did not commit, is exonerated and released, she retreats to her attorney's home to avoid the media frenzy that surrounds her and must learn how to make her way back into the world and adjust to her freedom.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Tracing the lives of six people who have experienced profoundly disruptive events, journalist Mike Mariani explores the nuances and largely uncharted territory of what happens after one's existence is severed into a before and after.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dr. Phil McGraw helps you confront what he believes are the seven most common critical days that you or a loved one are likely to face: the day you are shattered by death, divorce, or losing something of great value; the day you realize you have lived your life as a sellout and that every choice you have made was dictated by other people's expectations, not your own goals and desires; the day that the pressures of balancing your responsibilities and...
Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
In Good-bye, Bumps! , Saje Dyer , daughter of best-selling author Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, tells a remarkable story from her childhood in which she was able to overcome a physical condition in a very unique way. In the telling of her story she teaches children the important lesson that when something is bothering them, they can change their attitude toward it and not allow it to have power over them. This story will help kids understand that some things...
13) Sundance
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"When Harry Longbaugh, better known as the Sundance Kid, is released from prison in 1913, he is determined to find his wife, following her to New York City, where he confronts a changed world and enemies, old and new"--
14) The widow waltz
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Left penniless and shattered by devastating secrets revealed in the aftermath of her seemingly successful lawyer husband's sudden death, Georgia rallies herself to pursue a new relationship and support her two daughters.
15) Save me a seat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Juan is an autistic boy about to start school, and the thought is giving him the jitters; he copes by concentrating on routine things and clapping, but he is worried about being laughed at in school--but his teacher has come up with a series of math games and made Juan the judge, to help him cope with his anxiety about the new situation.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
It's a big leap for twelve-year-old Evie when she moves from Dublin to New York, but it was her mother's final wish that she live with her veterinarian uncle there. Overwhelmed by the city at first, Evie soon discovers a new world and a new self as a weekend assistant at the veterinary clinic. --Publisher
Author
Language
English
Description
Veronique Vincent graces the covers of magazines and walks the runways of haute couture shows across the globe, yet she prefers spending time at home or with her boyfriend. An explosion at Zaventem Airport in Brussels changes her life forever: Veronique finds herself hospitalized and alone after the blast kills both of the people she loved most. Severely injured, she plunges into seclusion and struggles to discover what truly matters in life. When...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The Today show co-anchor shares the inspirational stories of six individuals who persevered and thrived in the face of devastating life challenges, from a woman who became a health advocate after losing 340 pounds to a civilian hero who saved a burn victim on September 11 only to discover that two family members died in the tragedy.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Dan Riley is a major in the British Army. After a six month tour of duty in Afghanistan, he is coming home to the wife and young daughters he adores. The outside world sees those reunions as a taste of heaven after months of hell. But are they? Can a man trained to fight adjust again to family and domestic life? And how will the family cope, if he can't? How much, indeed, can Alexa, Dan's wife, sacrifice her own needs and fulfilment to serve his commitment...
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