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Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"What you believe can make it so. A journey through the cutting-edge science of how our mindset shapes every facet of our lives, revealing how your brain holds the keys to unlocking a better you"--
Did you know that people who believe stress is beneficial come measurable more creative when placed under strain? That associating aging with wisdom can add seven-plus years to your life? Such is the power of the expectation effect: what we think will...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Life often looks so very different than we hoped or expected. Some events may simply catch us off guard for a moment, but others shatter us completely. We feel disappointed and disillusioned, and we quietly start to wonder about the reality of God's goodness. Lysa TerKeurst understands this deeply. But she's also discovered that our disappointments can be the divine appointments our souls need to radically encounter God. Lysa invites us into her own...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"New York Times bestselling author and host of the Joel Osteen Radio on SiriusXM wants you to know that now is the time to get your hopes up and start expecting that better is on the way. Whether you're climbing toward the next level, stretching for an out-of-reach goal, or doing your utmost to overcome a challenge, it's time to step into a better life filled with more. When your patience strains to meet your expectations, you have to remember that...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, athletes, students, and business people--both seasoned and new--that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called "grit." Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, MacArthur "genius" Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly...
Author
Publisher
Darryle Pollack
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
What happens when life takes a direction you don't expect? In this hybrid of self help and memoir, Darryle Pollack answers that question with humor, heart and hope. Her story will inspire and help others to find purpose and power in their own broken pieces; and proves that what breaks can bring the breakthrough. This is everything a satisfying memoir should be. It tells a very personal but universal story. The experiences are shared with honesty and...
Author
Publisher
Multnomah Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Two Christian teenage writers challenge their peers to create a brighter future, combating the idea of adolescence as a vacation from responsibility and providing humorous personal anecdotes, practical examples, and stories of real-life "rebelutionaries"in action.
Author
Publisher
Origen/Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
La vida a menudo se presenta muy diferente a lo que hab?amos esperado o so?ado. Algunos acontecimientos nos toman con la guardia baja por solo un momento, pero otros nos sacuden por completo. Nos sentimos desilusionadas o decepcionadas y, en silencio, comenzamos a preguntarnos acerca de la veracidad de la bondad de Dios. Lysa TerKeurst lo sabe. Pero tambi?n descubri? que nuestras desilusiones pueden ser instancias divinas que nuestra alma necesita...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
An unlikely friendship between Syrian American boxer Khadija and Syrian refugee Leene reveals the pressures and expectations of the perfect Syrian daughter and the repercussions of the Syrian Revolution both at home and abroad.
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