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"Habits are the invisible architecture of our lives. Rubin provides an analytical and scientific framework from which to understand these habits--as well as change them for good. Infused with her compelling voice and funny stories, she illustrates the core principles of habit formation with dozens of strategies that she uses herself and tests out on others. Rubin provides tools to help readers better understand themselves, and presents a clear, practical...
2) Saturday
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2023 Monarch Award Nominees
Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together.
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Who moved my cheese? volume 1
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Dr. Spencer Johnson realizes the need for finding the language and tools to deal with change -- an issue that makes all of us nervous and uncomfortable. Most people are fearful of change because they don't believe they have any control over how or when it happens to them. Since change happens either to the individual or by the individual, Johnson shows us that what matters most is the attitude we have about change. When the Y2K panic gripped the corporate...
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"A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed. Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new product called Febreze, on track to be one of the biggest...
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AAPI Heritage Month 2023
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
OBD Short Story Collections - ADULT
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Stories of your life and others delivers dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar, often presenting characters who must confront sudden change -- the inevitable rise of automations or the appearance of aliens -- while striving to maintain some sense of normalcy.
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"Many people reach success by deliberately being their own worst critic and obsessively double-checking their work; or by pushing their feelings aside. This strategy is seductive because it does work, at least up to a certain point. The problems arise once you advance beyond school and early career stages. The higher you climb, the more complex projects and issues in your life become. Meanwhile, you may have become so good at putting your emotions...
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"Surprise: Embrace the Unpredictable and Engineer the Unexpected is a fascinating look at how we can handle and harness surprise in our work, relationships, and everyday lives. Pop Quiz! Do you prefer when: A) Things go according to plan? B) When the unexpected happens? Most of us pick control and predictability. Yet research reveals a counterintuitive truth: surprise is the key that unlocks growth, innovation, and connection. It is also the secret...
9) The gift of adversity: the unexpected benefits of life's difficulties, setbacks, and imperfections
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Running counter to society's current prevailing message that things should always run smoothly--or, at least, appear to--and that failure or mistakes of any sort are to be avoided at all costs, The Gift of Adversity shows that such setbacks are inevitable. Indeed, engaging with our own failures and defeats is one of the only ways we are able to live authentic and meaningful lives. The book illuminates how each different type of setback carries its...
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In HOW COME THAT IDIOT’S RICH AND I’M NOT? bestselling author Robert Shemin reveals for the first time the inner-circle secrets of the mega-wealthy. Have you ever wondered why some people attract wealth while others stay financially trapped and in debt? The key is wealth-friendly, upside-down thinking. Stick with all the old moneymaking rules and stay broke. Break them and get rich. This is the audiobook that shows you how.
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14) Rock and Vole
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"A perfectionist vole gets frustrated when a large boulder impedes her planned adventure"--
15) A thousand no's
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A little girl with a great idea is, at first, disheartened to hear "NO!", but with perseverance, collaboration, and imagination she finds a way to build something even greater.
19) Saturday
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In this tender story translated into Spanish, a mother and daughter embark on a journey that reminds them of what is best about Saturdays: precious time together.
20) Biosphere
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"Billy and Ray are lifelong best friends, brothers from another mother -- and the last two men on Earth. Their survival is largely due to Ray, a brilliant scientist who designed a domed structure with all the systems necessary to sustain life on a planet that could no longer support it. A hydroponic garden provides fresh vegetables and a carefully managed fishpond supplies essential protein. Recently, however, fish have begun dying at an alarming...