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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this unflinching, deeply personal book that expands on her instantly viral Paris Review essay, "What Do We Do With the Art of Monstrous Men?" Claire Dederer asks: Can we love the work of Hemingway, Polanski, Naipaul, Miles Davis, or Picasso? Should we love it? Does genius deserve special dispensation? Is male monstrosity the same as female monstrosity? Does art have a mandate to depict the darker elements of the psyche? And what happens if the...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Based on the long-running SLATE advice column, a collection of the most eye-opening, illuminating, and provocative installments during Daniel M. Lavery's tenure as the titular Prudence"--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Alex Toussaint is known for his grueling workouts where he promises "to kick your ass" - yet thousands keep coming back for more. Why? Because he might be the most motivational teacher out there right now. His mantra is "Feel good, Look Good, Do Better." He expects more from you, and from himself. Yet so much of what he talks about is NOT about the bike. Alex's enthusiasm for life is infectious -"You woke up today!" "Breathe in confidence, exhale...
5) En la cumbre de la felicidad: un camino para vivir con serenidad y reconectar con tu propósito vital
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
"There are times in life when we just want to give up. We feel drained, unsatisfied with our reality, discouraged by our surroundings. We start a tempest in a teapot. We can’t seem to find a solution for our distress, even though it is right in front of us. Ferran Cases, author of The Brain of Happy People, has written an inspiring, simple, exquisite fable that gives you the clues to understanding what is happening to you, so you may live in peace,...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
The iconic performing artist provides spiritual tools and advice for self-empowerment and fulfillment while examining the role of her enduring Buddhist faith in helping her overcome poverty, loss, and other personal and professional obstacles.
Author
Publisher
Apollo Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In richly engaging, evidence-based text, a Harvard-educated professor and researcher-and the leading expert on single life-addresses misconceptions about single life head on, spotlighting, celebrating and supporting those who plan to stay single and sharing research, case studies, anecdotes and more to help family members and friends understand.
Author
Publisher
Simon Element
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Simon Element hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Based on the business world’s most-used organizational tool, this essential guide for aligning life with your personal, professional, cultural and spiritual dreams features three phases to help you identify your core values and align every are of your life with them so you can feel fulfilled every day.
Author
Publisher
Wonderwell in partnership with Mattamayura Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Tantric philosopher and Oxford scholar Christopher Wallis calls out the seemingly helpful spiritual teachings dominating our current culture and demonstrates how these near truths stand in the way of a more radically free and meaningful life -- and ultimately, a deeper spiritual awakening"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1998. The Soviet Union is dissolved, the Cold War is over, and Bunny Glenn is a lonely American teenager in Azerbaijan with her Foreign Service family. Through Bunny’s bemused eyes, we watch global interests flock to her temporary backyard for Caspian oil and pipeline access, hearing rumbles of the expansion of the American security state and the buildup to the War on Terror. We follow Bunny from adolescence to middle age—from Baku...
Author
Publisher
Seal Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Mothers aren't supposed to be angry. Still, Minna Dubin was an angry mom: exhausted by hard, thankless full-time parenting work and feeling her career slip away from her, she would find herself screaming at her child or exploding in anger at her husband. Despite the pressure she felt to suffer in silence, Minna chose to talk publicly about her experiences, kicking off an international conversation about a rage that, it turns out, nearly every mother...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First US Edition.
Language
English
Description
"Join Maisy and her pals as they explore everyday acts of kindness--from sharing toys to making cards or gifts, nurturing animals to caring for the environment, looking out for one another to taking care of themselves!" -- Dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
"On his 68th birthday, Kevin Kelly began to write down for his young adult children some things he had learned about life that he wished he had known earlier. To his surprise, Kelly had more to say than he thought, and kept adding to the advice over the years, compiling a life's wisdom into these pages. Kelly's timeless advice covers an astonishing range, from right living to setting ambitious goals, optimizing generosity, and cultivating compassion....
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A veteran Washington journalist recounts his long friendship with Charlie White, the centenarian next door who, sharing his good and meaningful life, mastered survival strategies that reflect thousands of years of human wisdom as his sense of adventure guided him through a century of upheaval.
15) Mother may i?
Publisher
Dark Sky Films
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Emmett wants to sell his recently deceased mother's house, but lingering memories of childhood abuse soon emerge when he and his fiancée Anya stay the night. Anya convinces him to take mushrooms to get him to let go. But something strange happens while they're tripping: she starts behaving like his mother. The next morning, he wakes up sober, but she still won't drop the act. Anya loves playing games, is this her taking it too far? Or did his mother's...
16) Free period
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Forced to join the school's Community Action Club, troublemaking best friends Helen and Gracie take over the club's campaign for maxi pads in bathrooms and soon find themselves closer to change and deeper in trouble than ever before, forcing them to make a difficult decision"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Ediciones Jaguar
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Pequeño Panda está cansado de hacer cosas aburridas todo el rato. Panda siempre prefiere hacer cosas más divertidas y aventureras. Los adultos son muy aburridos y nunca corren aventuras. Pero no siempre se puede estar haciendo cosas arriesgadas y originales. A veces hay que detenerse y hacer lo que toca hacer... ¿Aprenderá Pequeño Panda a disfrutar de las pequeñas cosas?"--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Big Nate volume 4
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
"Nate no soporta que la escuela Jefferson SIEMPRE les gane.Ya está bien de ser un cero izquierda, ¡hay que ser héroes! La primera nieveticiónescolar está a punto de empezar...¿Conseguirán construir la mejor escultura de nieve para devolver la grandeza a su escuela?"--
20) You rule!
Author
Publisher
Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A book about measuring the immeasurables in life!"--
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