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Bringing up baby: three steps to making good decisions in your child's first years
By Claire Lerner. 2005
Professionals in childhood development offer a three-step program to help stressed parents develop self-awareness, tune into the child's needs, and…
make responsive and sound decisions. They advise parents to analyze themselves, to realize that each youngster is unique, and to expect no "cookie-cutter" solutions. 2005A sense of the mysterious: science and the human spirit
By Alan P Lightman. 2005
Essays exploring the emotional life of science by physicist and author of The Diagnosis (BR 13414) and Reunion (BR 15284).…
Reflects on his own scientific journey and his struggles to reconcile the working universe with humanity and truth. Incorporates portraits of influential figures including Albert Einstein and Vera Rubin. 2005Our endangered values: America's moral crisis
By Jimmy Carter. 2005
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter shares his views on terrorism, religious and political fundamentalism, the death penalty, abortion, women, and…
the environment. Criticizes the partisan divisions within the country and calls for a return to traditional American values. Bestseller. 2005How full is your bucket?: positive strategies for work and life
By Tom Rath. 2004
Grandson-grandfather coauthors present a life guide based on positive psychology and the simple metaphor of a bucket and a dipper,…
which can be used either positively or negatively to influence others. Offers five strategies for increasing good emotions including praising others appropriately, giving unexpectedly, and reversing the Golden Rule. 2004Winning every time: how to use the skills of a lawyer in the trials of your life
By Lis W Wiehl. 2004
Trial attorney and legal commentator explains ways to prevail in confrontations by incorporating courtroom strategies into daily life. Lists eight…
steps to effectively present a case--including knowing the opposition, gathering evidence, and composing a closing argument--and offers techniques for implementing them in personal and business situations. 2004Being perfect
By Anna Quindlen. 2005
Brief essay in which Quindlen advises individuals to give up seeking perfection and work on realizing their uniqueness. Recommends that…
one look inside, see one's true self, and listen to the small voice that says it is never too late to pursue fulfillment. 2005Coach: lessons on the game of life
By Michael Lewis. 2005
Author reminisces about his irascible, often terrifying high school baseball coach, a former minor league catcher. Lewis relives his pitching…
career at a New Orleans private school and his experiences with the man who taught him not only about winning but also about self-respect, sacrifice, courage, and endurance. Bestseller. 2005Happiness: the science behind your smile
By Daniel Nettle. 2005
British psychologist explores the science of hedonics--the study of pleasure. Reviews past research, addresses the basics of human nature, the…
brain, and emotions, and discusses the concept, levels, and attainment of happiness. 2005The power of a positive teen (Power of a positive series)
By Karol Ladd, Grace Ladd, Joy Ladd. 2005
A Christian mother and her two daughters turn to the Scriptures for guidance on growing up. Focusing on principles of…
confidence, responsibility, relationships, faith, attitude, courage, and integrity they demonstrate ways teens can make positive choices in their lives. Includes Bible passages. For senior high and older readers. 2005Compendium of cons throughout history. Describes charlatans such as Nostradamus, misrepresentations perpetrated by the media, wartime ruses, state-sponsored deceptions, scientific…
and literary frauds, lies that have had catastrophic consequences, royal impersonators, and great escapes. 2005Man with farm seeks woman with tractor: the best and worst personal ads of all time
By Laura Schaefer. 2005
Writer for an online matchmaking web site presents personal advertisements spanning three centuries by men and women seeking romantic connections.…
Some postings from U.S. and U.K. publications and the Internet are included "for their humor, their uniqueness, or their poignancy" while others, she admits, "are just plain strange." 2005On bullshit
By Harry G Frankfurt. 2005
In a short essay, a Princeton philosophy professor proposes to "begin the development of a theoretical understanding of bullshit." Analyzes…
the common cultural phenomenon. States that while he considers bullshitting different from lying he nevertheless believes a practitioner loses the capacity to tell the truth. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2005Sur le chagrin et le deuil: trouver un sens à sa peine à travers les cinq étapes du deuil
By Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. 2009
" Il n'y a pas de moment ni de façon idéale de vivre son chagrin. Ce livre vous permettra seulement…
de vous familiariser avec les différents aspects du deuil ; il ne vise en aucun cas à se substituer à l'aide d'un professionnel, parfois nécessaire. Nous espérons qu'il deviendra pour vous un phare, qu'il vous apportera lumière, espoir et réconfort dans cette épreuve la plus difficile de la vie, que nous rencontrerons tous." Elisabeth Kübler-Ross et David Kessler, août 2004I know why the caged bird sings: How We Can Help Our Teenagers Grow Up Before They Grow Old
By Maya Angelou, Joseph Allen, Claudia Worrell Allen. 1969
Memoir by well-known African American poet and college professor Maya Angelou. She describes her childhood and adolescent years in rural…
Arkansas, in St. Louis, and in San Francisco, and the racial and gender hardships she endured. 1969Self-working mental magic: 67 foolproof mind-reading tricks (Dover Magic Bks.)
By Karl Fulves. 1979
Magic writer presents seemingly impossible but easy-to-perform mental feats that require little practice or supernormal dexterity. Includes instant ESP, mind…
reading with cards, mind-over-matter tricks, psychic secrets, book tests, and the use of confederates. 1979The future of ice: a journey into cold
By Gretel Ehrlich. 2004
Veteran nature writer chronicles living and traveling for six months in cold regions and speculates on climate change and its…
psychological and environmental impacts. Traveling in Tierra del Fuego, Greenland, and Wyoming, Ehrlich mingles personal and philosophical musings with dire predictions of the catastrophic consequences of global warming. 2004Listening to fear: helping kids cope, from nightmares to the nightly news
By Steven Marans. 2005
Yale professor of psychiatry offers advice to parents on addressing their children's developmental and traumatic fears at different age levels,…
from infancy and toddlerhood through adolescence. Encourages open communication between parent and child for full comprehension of the problem and follow-through with supportive coping skills. 2005The art of happiness at work
By Bstan-ʾdzin-rgya-mtsho. 2003
In this sequel to The Art of Happiness (BR 13301), a psychiatrist questions the Dalai Lama about applying Buddhist principles…
in the workplace. The Tibetan spiritual leader advises that career satisfaction is related to staying motivated, having a realistic "sense of self," and maintaining "basic human values" such as kindness and compassion. 2003Ces gens qui font du chantage affectif
By Susan Forward. 2010
« Si tu m'aimais vraiment. » « Après tout ce que j'ai fait pour toi. » Ces phrases sont des…
exemples de chantage émotionnel, une forme puissante de manipulation selon Susan Forward. Les maîtres chanteurs émotionnels menacent de vous punir et de faire ce qu'ils veulent de vous. Ils connaissent bien vos faiblesses et vos secrets les plus profonds. Ils peuvent être vos patrons, collègues, mères, pères, conjoints, et ils utilisent ces connaissances intimes à leur avantage et à leur propre satisfaction. A l'exemple de John Gray qui décrit le fossé entre les hommes et les femmes, Susan Forward décortique la relation brisée par la manipulation. Ce faisant, elle nous donne des outils concrets pour nous en sortir. » -- 4e de couv« Pourquoi les hommes sont-ils plus attirés par les femmes ayant de grands sourcils? Pourquoi sommes-nous plus séduisants certains jours?…
Sommes-nous attirés par les personnes qui nous ressemblent? Est-ce que les bons danseurs sont aussi de bons amants? Pourquoi les hommes aux yeux bleus sont plus attirés par les femmes aux yeux clairs? Pourquoi les cheveux longs sont-ils plus sexy? Et au fait, pourquoi les hommes préfèrent (souvent) les blondes? Autant de questions, parmi bien d'autres, auxquelles ce livre répond avec sérieux et humour. A partir des découvertes scientifiques les plus récentes en matière de psychologie, de biologie, de neurosciences, l'auteur explique les lois subtiles de l'attraction qui régissent l'amour, le sexe et les relations entre les hommes et les femmes! Quand la science dévoile les dessous du sexe, de l'amour et de la séduction. » -- 4e de couv