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"How often do you tell yourself to just "let it go" when you want to do anything but? Do you say "it's fine" when, really, it's not at all fine? When people do things that hurt you, do you speak up--or do you worry that saying anything will just make everyone uncomfortable? Do you feel resentful, depleted, or overwhelmed? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to establish some boundaries. Melissa Urban knows firsthand that boundaries-a...
2) Badass habits: cultivate the awareness, boundaries, and daily upgrades you need to make them stick
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English
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New York Times bestselling author Jen Sincero gets to the core of transformation: habits—breaking, making, understanding, and sticking with them like you've never stuck before.
Badass Habits is a eureka-sparking, easy-to-digest look at how our habits make us who we are, from the measly moments that happen in private to the resolutions we loudly broadcast (and, erm, often don't keep) on social media. Habit busting and building...
Badass Habits is a eureka-sparking, easy-to-digest look at how our habits make us who we are, from the measly moments that happen in private to the resolutions we loudly broadcast (and, erm, often don't keep) on social media. Habit busting and building...
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Publisher
Nolo
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Shows homeowners how to deal with neighbor disputes while explaining whose side the law is on. The 7th edition contains new sample letters for engaging with a neighbor over a dispute, plus new material on how to build community and prevent disputes"--Provided by publisher.
5) Devil's day
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English
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Every autumn, John Pentecost returns to the farm where he grew up, to help gather the sheep down from the moors for the winter. Very little changes in the Endlands, but this year, his grandfather|the Gaffer|has died and John's new wife, Katherine, is accompanying him for the first time. Each year, the Gaffer would redraw the boundary lines of the village, with pen and paper but also through the remembrance of tales and timeless communal rituals, which...
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Publisher
Smithsonian Books/Collins
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. But every edge of the familiar wooden jigsaw pieces of our childhood represents a revealing moment of history and of, well, humans drawing lines in the sand. This is the first book to tackle why our state lines are where they are.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This is a guide to consent and bodily autonomy, packed with bright and energetic illustrations. Readers will learn about boundaries and how to set them; ways to respect themselves and others; what to do if someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe; and much more. Along the way, they'll be encouraged to reflect on (and improve!) their own behavior and to practice consent in their daily lives. Whether you're looking for a consent primer to share...
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Publisher
Harper Horizon
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Are you still playing a role you learned in childhood to please others, such as the Good Girl/Boy, the Overachiever, or the Helper? Though these kinds of roles may have gained us attention and affection, they prohibited us from becoming our true selves. People-pleasing--putting others ahead of ourselves to avoid something negative or to get something we want or need--runs rampant in our society. Saying yes when we should say no leaves us stuck in...
11) The immortalists
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English
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It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children--four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness--sneak out to hear their fortunes. Their prophecies inform their next five decades. Golden-boy Simon escapes to the West Coast, searching for love in '80s San Francisco; dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas...
13) American betiya
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
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English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Rani, a budding photographer, grapples with first love, family boundaries, and the complications of a cross-cultural relationship.
15) Fox Creek
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Series
Cork O'Connor mysteries volume 19
Cork O'Connor Mystery volume 19
Thorndike Press large print thriller
Cork O'Connor Mystery volume 19
Thorndike Press large print thriller
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English
Description
"The latest in the New York Times bestselling Cork O'Connor Mystery Series follows Cork in a race against time to save his wife, a mysterious stranger, and an Ojibwe healer from bloodthirsty mercenaries. The ancient Ojibwe healer Henry Meloux has had a vision of his death. As he walks the Northwoods in solitude, he tries to prepare himself peacefully for the end of his long life. But peace is destined to elude him as hunters fill the woods seeking...
16) Last words
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Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
An autobiography that the late comedian nearly completed before he died chronicles his storied career, during which he pushed the boundaries of comedy and language and influenced several generations of performers.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
The award-winning master biographer chronicles the meteoric rise and enduring influence of the greatest female pop icon of the modern era who has never stopped experimenting, pushing boundaries that changed culture globally, and fiercely defending a person's right to love whomever-and be whoever -they wanted.
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, renowned historian Margaret MacMillan's best-selling Paris 1919 is the story of six remarkable months that changed the world. At the close of WWI, between January and July of 1919, delegates from around the world converged on Paris under the auspices of peace. New countries were created, old empires were dissolved, and for six months, Paris was the center of the world. Bringing to vivid life the individuals who...
Author
Series
Mischief Bay volume 2
Language
English
Description
While Gabby Schaefer reels in the face of crushing news that has thwarted her plans to return to work, Hayley Batchelor pursues high-risk fertility treatments and Nicole Lord fears falling in love after emerging from a divorce from a man who barely touched her heart.
20) True sisters
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
1856. Mormon converts Nannie, Louisa, Jessie, and Anne, all from the British Isles, travel in the Martin Handcart Company, making the 1,300-mile journey on foot from Iowa City to Salt Lake City, while enduring unimaginable hardships. Each woman will test the boundaries of her faith and learn the true meaning of survival and friendship along the way.
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