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Author
Language
English
Description
Jonathan Abernathy is a self-proclaimed loser. . . he's behind on his debts, has no prospects, no friends, and no ambitions. But when a government loan forgiveness program offers him a literal dream job, he thinks he's found his big break. If he can appear to be competent at his new job, entering the minds of middle class workers while they sleep and removing the unsavory detritus of their waking lives from their unconscious, he might have a chance...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
10th anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
xxvi, 244 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In his work as a palliative care physician, Byock has witnessed the incredible power of four simple sentences: "Please forgive me," "I forgive you," "Thank you," and "I love you." He introduces and draws conclusions from his patients' stories. In doing so, Byock also demonstrates how readers can use the four sentences to help fill their "instinctive impulse to give and receive love" and heal rifts.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"A gentle and lyrical picture book that celebrates the importance and impact of good deeds, all by showcasing the magic of nature, kindness, and nurturing community."--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xxx, 240 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
This book is a call to action for those seeking to live extraordinary lives and bring about transformational change. When National Geographic Chairman Jean Case set out to investigate the core qualities of great change makers, past and present, from inventors to revolutionaries, she found five surprising traits all had in common. They weren't wealth, privilege, or even genius. It was that all of these exceptional men and women chose to make a "big...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For over fifty years, Judy Blume's classic has connected with readers through its relatable story, achingly funny details, and candid exploration of life's biggest questions. In Lionsgate's big-screen adaptation, eleven-year-old Margaret is uprooted from her life in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, Barbara, who is also struggling...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Reprinted with minor revisions
Physical Desc
253 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Selected from the Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, Seneca's Letters from a Stoic are a set of 'essays in disguise' from one of the most insightful philosophers of the Silver Age of Roman literature.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Get ready for a wild ride with Bunny and Clyde! These by-the-rules buddies, a rabbit and a chipmunk, are sick and tired of being good. For once, they want to know what it's like to be baddies--rotten to the core! They want thrills and excitement! But to get really good at being bad, they're going to need some experience . What if the dastardly duo started returning library books late on purpose? Or borrowing markers without asking? Everyone knows...
10) Your pal Fred
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
255 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Accidentally activated in a future world where only the savage survive, a life-size toy named Fred is programmed to be a friend and spread kindness and good will wherever he goes, but in this world that is going to be difficult--so Fred decides that his first task is to get Lord Bonkers and Papa Mayhem, two warlords, to make peace and become friends.
Author
Publisher
Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rumi's family has moved to a new town and he is feeling lonely and left out at school because one of the other kids, Asher, is a bully--until Sebastian joins him, drawing in the dirt under the old willow tree.
12) Two Sherpas
Author
Publisher
Charco Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"An Englishman has fallen from a ridge in Nepal. His guides kneel at the edge, exchanging the odd word, waiting for him to move. They must make a decision to descend. In those minutes, Two Sherpas expands dizzyingly to encompass Mount Everest's place in the imagination of imperialists, Nazis and others; ambition, exploration and exploitation; a mysterious encounter in a beach resort in a distant land; a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar,...
13) Adulting made easy: things someone should have told you about getting your grown-up act together
Author
Publisher
Get Creative 6
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the age of COVID and chaos, social media and sky-high rents, adulting can be hard. But it doesn't have to be! This book answers questions young adults sometimes don't even know to ask. Chapters are ordered in a way that puts at the forefront what young people are thinking about now, with a new generation going into adulthood more likely to be living with family; politically and civically engaged; and using social media as a communication tool...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 157 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
In his 37 years in the military, McRaven saw both the best and worst of humanity and shares stories of the real, everyday heroes who have inspired him.
Growing up in Texas, McRaven dreamed of being a superhero and saving the earth from destruction. As he grew older he found real heroes everywhere he went-- and none of them had superpowers, none wore capes or cowls. But they all possessed qualities that gave them the power to help others, to make...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
This exuberant celebration of kindness follows Maisy and her friends as they spread joy around them by sharing toys, making cards and gifts, nurturing animals, caring for the environment and looking out for one another.
Author
Series
Every day volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
198 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Every morning A wakes in a different person's body, in a different person's life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
180 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?"--Provided from Amazon.com.
Publisher
crunchyroll
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School, a facility dedicated to fostering the best and brightest for the future of Japan. Here, students are given nearly complete freedom, but at a cost. To survive, they've got to get the grades, stay out of trouble, and be the very best, lest they be left with nothing.
19) The vulnerables
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
242 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez's ninth novel. The Vulnerables offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past. Humor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others,...
20) Pretty ugly
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"In this hilarious illustrated fable, Anna Van Ogre loses her lovely monstrous looks and is turned into a sickeningly adorable, rosy-cheeked little girl. It starts her on a journey to learn an unforgettable lesson about true beauty"--
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