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2) The good egg
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"Meet the good egg. Hes a verrrrrry good egg indeed. But trying to be so good is hard when everyone else is plain ol rotten. As the other eggs in the dozen behave badly, the good egg starts to crack from all the pressure of feeling like he has to be perfect. So, he decides enough is enough! Its time for him to make a change"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xii, 288 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
Offers guidance on the art of living drawn from the stories of extraordinary people whose work inspires wonder and insight into life, finding common ground between a wide variety of thinkers on how to be present in the world.
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Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"Consciente de la importancia que tiene el bienestar en las personas en un mundo marcado por el estrés y la violencia, el doctor César Lozano acude a la Ciencia de la felicidad, a las lecciones de vida orientadas a valorar la amistad, el amor y la convivencia, y a las investigaciones científicas más recientes sobre el bienestar y la salud, para entregarnos un libro divertido y muy útil con los mejores tips para vivir en armonía, combatir el...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
126 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Discusses the many ways children can make a positive change in the world, including planting more trees to reduce global warming, protecting endangered animals and their habitats, fighting food waste, and standing up to bullies.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr. 49 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Nanny McPhee appears at the farmhouse door of a busy young mother Isabel Green, she discovers that Mrs. Green's children are in an all-out household war with their two spoiled city cousins. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and an elephant that turns up in the oddest places, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to show the children five valuable lessons, the most important of which...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 346 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"In The Second Mountain, David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to...
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Publisher
Zondervan Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxvii, 207 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Our culture is adrift in division and distrust, and we need everyday heroes more than ever. Drawing from his own remarkable journey, Steve Pemberton shares stories of the ordinary people who quietly change lives and bring change to their communities. Compelling and insightful, this book will inspire you and renew your hope for the future"--
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
[viii, 303] pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"We spend a shocking 43 percent of our day doing things without thinking about them. That means that almost half of our actions aren?t conscious choices but the result of our non-conscious mind nudging our body to act along learned behaviors. How we respond to the people around us; the way we conduct ourselves in a meeting; what we buy; when and how we exercise, eat, and drink?a truly remarkable number of things we do every day, regardless of their...
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Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of the novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With the decline in their status, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards.
15) Be kind
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind, and how each act, big or small, can make a difference or at least help a friend.
Author
Series
Dolores series volume 6
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Dolores has agreed to stop "borrowing" things from her older sister Faye's dresser, but then she discovers a special Valentine's Day necklace there.
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Publisher
Asymmetrical Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
216 pages ; 21 cm
Description
What if everything you ever wanted isn't what you actually want? Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want. Until he didn't anymore. Blindsided by the loss of his mother and his marriage in the same month, Millburn started questioning every aspect of the life he had built for himself. Then, he accidentally discovered a lifestyle known as minimalism and everything started...
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Pema Chödrön is one of today's leading meditation teachers. With more than one million books sold to date, she draws sold-out crowds across the U.S. and Canada. On Unconditional Confidence she offers two accessible sessions to help anyone find courage in times of challenge and change. Featuring a three-step method for learning to work with uncertainty and fear and an exclusive interview, this liberating program offers practical tools and teachings...
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Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xi, 260 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
More than 120 years after Oscar Wilde submitted The Picture of Dorian Gray for publication in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine, the uncensored version of his novel appears here for the first time in a paperback edition. This volume restores all of the material removed by the novel’s first editor. Upon receipt of the typescript, Wilde’s editor panicked at what he saw. Contained within its pages was material he feared readers would find “offensive”—especially...
20) Why not me?
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Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
ix, 228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Kaling shares her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life, whether it's falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in lonely places, attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behavior modification whatsoever, or most important, believing that you have a place in Hollywood when you're constantly reminded that no one looks like you. In "How to Look Spectacular: A Starlet's Confessions,"...
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