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Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Drawing on lessons from his remarkable life, former child soldier turned activist, author, entrepreneur, and international recording artist Emmanuel Jal provides his eleven pillars for overcoming adversity and living a life of purpose. "Who owns your mind?" Beginning with this provocative question, Emmanuel Jal invites readers to claim ownership over the narratives that define their lives in order to become a force for good in the world. As a child...
Author
Publisher
[Pkcs Media, Inc.]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Overcome negative thought patterns, reduce stress, and live a worry-free life. Overthinking is the biggest cause of unhappiness. Don't get stuck in a never-ending thought loop. Stay present and keep your mind off things that don't matter, and never will. Break free of your self-imposed mental prison. Stop Overthinking is a book that understands where you've been through, the exhausting situation you've put yourself into, and how you lose your mind...
Author
Publisher
North-South
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A young girl is thrilled to spend the day with her big sister, but things don't go as planned. It's so hot outside--legs-stick-to-the-seat hot--that her ice cream melts and then it rains. Their plans must change, and then change again as the library closes just before they arrive. But big sister knows just what to do next--even if it's nothing besides splashing in puddles and looking at the stars. The day isn't anything like little sister expected...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When her daughter Eden came home from the hospital, Lucy was profoundly relieved. Eden had survived a drowning incident and had no apparent brain damage, no serious injuries, not even a scratch on her. Lucy fervently welcomed having a second chance at being the good mother she should have been before her teenager's accident. Until Eden tells her that Eden isn't her name. Until she starts calling herself Eli. The name Lucy had reserved for Eden's...
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Introducing toddlers to one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, the dragon, this exciting board book celebration of Lunar New Year shows all the wonderful ways they interact with the world around them and all the amazing attributes they have.
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A boldly drawn, unforgettable memoir about trauma and the barriers to gender affirming health care. In the winter of 2004, a shy woman named Emma sits in Toby's office. She wants to share this wonderful new book she's reading, but Toby, her therapist, is concerned with other things. Emma is transgender, and has sought out Toby for approval for hormone replacement therapy. Emma has shown up at the therapy sessions as an outgoing, confident young woman...
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Hay personas que, por alguna razón, lo pierden todo. Rodrigo fue una de ellas. Pero hubo una cosa que no perdió, y fue la esperanza.Rodrigo pierde su casa familiar debido a un devastador tornado que lo ha destrozado todo. Sin hogar y rodeado de escombros, siente un vacío gigante en el corazón y casi se da por vencido. Pero entonces se acuerda de las palabras que su padre repetía en tiempos de crisis: Hay que seguir adelante, no queda otra. Y...
Author
Publisher
Legacy Lit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What if your parents turn you into a human lab rat when you're a child? Will that change the story of your life? Will that change who you are? When Susannah Breslin is a toddler, her parents enroll her in an exclusive laboratory preschool at the University of California, Berkeley, where she becomes one of over a hundred children who are research subjects in an unprecedented 30-year study of personality development that predicts who she and her cohort...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"A través de la conversación entre Oprah Winfrey y el Dr. Perry, en este libro descubrirás cómo lo que nos sucede en la primera infancia tiene una gran influencia sobre la persona adulta en que nos convertimos. También comprenderás que las adversidades que experimentamos impactan en nuestra salud física y emocional y qué dice la ciencia sobre los patrones de comportamiento que nos cuesta tanto entender. Este libro te ofrece una nueva perspectiva...
Author
Publisher
Lioncrest Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"The stories and lessons in this raw, revealing, unflinching memoir offer the reader a blueprint they can use to climb from the bottom of the barrel into a whole new stratosphere that once seemed unattainable. Whether you feel off-course in life, are looking to maximize your potential or drain your soul to break through your so-called glass ceiling, this is the only book you will ever need."--
Author
Publisher
Urano
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Si vives situaciones que te desbordan emocional y sensorialmente, te saturas en los ambientes ruidosos, tienes tendencia a complacer a los demás ignorando tus propias necesidades o sientes que no te puedes expresar con claridad en los momentos en que te sientes observada... es posible que formes parte del 15 por ciento de la población altamente sensible--Contraportada.
14) Seeds of change
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text illustrates how small acts become powerful seeds that improves oneself and the community.
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