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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As the obituary writer in a spectacularly beautiful but often dangerous spit of land in Alaska, Heather Lende knows something about last words and lives well lived. Now she’s distilled what she’s learned about how to live a more exhilarating and meaningful life into three words: find the good. It’s that simple--and that hard. --Amazon.com
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the first medical director and attending psychiatrist at the World Trade Center Mental Health Program, Dr. Sue Varma worked directly with civilian and first-responder survivors in the aftermath of 9/11. There, she met people at every point of the stress and trauma continuum. She saw devastation and stagnancy as much as she saw amazing resilience and growth. She asked herself: how do some people survive, even thrive, despite profound challenges?...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Speaker and Bible teacher Jennie Allen hears all the time from women who feel stuck in patterns of frustration and defeat. In her search for a solution, she's learned that the greatest spiritual battle of our generation is taking place between our ears. How we think shapes how we live. So it's crucial that we learn how to stop our spinning thoughts and refuse to be victims of toxic thinking patterns like victimhood, anxiety, and distraction. In this...
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Series
Publisher
Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Having an Attitude of Gratitude can change your life! In this collection of 101 true, inspiring stories, people just like you share how they turned their lives around by seeing the silver linings, counting their blessings and changing their perspectives. In fact, scientific research has proven that being thankful improves your health, your cognitive function and your relationships. You can learn to be a thankful person by adopting an attitude of...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In today’s world you need more than just an occasional burst of creativity. You need a consistent attitude, a proven strategy, and a tactical plan for execution. That’s where Terri Sjodin’s Scrappy can help you, by explaining and demonstrating the unique elements behind any successful scrappy effort.
Author
Publisher
Regenery Gateway
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Anthony Esolen, issues a powerful defense of the virtues of masculine strength. From the thankless brute force that erected buildings, paved roads, and cleared ground, to the boundless energy of youth that compelled centuries of global exploration, to the father's embodied authority as protector, director, and exemplar of law and justice, Esolen shows how civilization has rested upon the strength of men.
Author
Series
Beatrice Zinker volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Beatrice is afraid she is losing her best friend so she uses her topsy-turvy way of thinking to get things looking up.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Mr. Happy moves next door to Miss Grimm and begins planting gardens and making friendly gestures, Miss Grimm is not pleased but soon, she feels something strange taking over her bleak little house.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A book about feeling tiny in a big world. Some things around us are small. And some are large. Would your perspective of the world change if you were an elephant? What if you were an itty-bitty flea? I bet it feels a lot smaller than you and me! Normal-sized objects to us must look like giant ones to tiny creatures like ants and ladybugs. What's small to us can be large to another. Can You See Me? is a fascinating and joyful look at perspective,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Think Better, Live Better offers a simple yet life-changing strategy for erasing the thoughts that keep you down and reprogramming your mind with positive thinking to reach a new level of victory. When you train yourself to tune out the negativity and tune into your calling, you'll begin to live the wonderful plans God has made for you.
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Pout-Pout Fish believes he only knows how to frown, even though many of his friends suggest ways to change his expression, until one day a fish comes along that shows him otherwise.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grumpy Gus is one pirate that complains about everything, even about seeking treasure, an attitude that annoys his fellow pirates--so the Pirate Queen gives Gus an equally grumpy parrot in hopes that it will teach Gus a lesson and make him change his grumpy ways.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Martha Andersson has had it with the prisonlike atmosphere at Diamond House Retirement Home. Bad food, limited coffee, and no exercise spell trouble for this spry old woman. With the help of a generous supply of cloudberry liqueur, she recruits her friends into forming The League of Pensioners, bent on committing a crime worthy of incarceration. Perhaps most helpful for Martha's purposes: nurse Barbara, the ambitious manager of Diamond House. Barbara...
20) Abuelita and me
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this poignant, empowering picture book debut, a girl and her beloved abuelita lean on each other as they contend with racism while running errands in the city. Spending time at home with Abuelita means pancakes, puddle-jumping, and nail-painting. But venturing out into the city is not always as fun. On the bus and at the grocery store, people are impatient and suspicious--sometimes they even yell. Sad, angry, and scared, the story's young narrator...
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