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"Inspired by the Ubuntu philosophy "I am who I am because we are who we are" and explained through stories from her own life and those of her mentors and inspirations, Dr. Lewis details the nine daily practices necessary for transforming ourselves, our communities, and our world at large. From learning to put down our emotional baggage to speaking truth to power to fueling our activism with joy, Dr. Lewis gives readers a renewed sense of the power...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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Presents a series of situations in which taking chances and trying new things can lead to good results, even if there were mistakes along the way.
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English
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Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, create the things. Let others tussle it out. Before he inspired the world with Hamilton and was catapulted to international fame, Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspiring his Twitter followers with words of encouragement at the beginning and end of each day. He wrote these original sayings, aphorisms, and poetry for himself as much as for others. But as Miranda's audience grew,...
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English
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"Rachel Hollis has seen it too often: women not living into their full potential. They feel a tugging on their hearts for something more, but they're afraid of embarrassment, of falling short of perfection, of not being enough. In [this book], bestselling author and founder of a multimillion-dollar media company Rachel Hollis sounds a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people -- whether...
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Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Using extensive research, interviews and her own experiences, the author, who has struggled with low self-esteem her entire life, explores how a lack of faith in ourselves can turn us into our own worst enemies and what can be done to stop this secret epidemic. --Publisher's description.
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Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Fourth edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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A program for challenging the "inner critic" begins with the premise that destructive interior messages played over and over can hold a person back and offers practical advice on how to stop this negative behavior--
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English
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Ed Kennedy is a nineteen-year-old cab driver who doesn't think much of his life. He inadvertently helps stop a bank robbery, and that is when his life starts to change. He begins to receive mysterious messages that instruct him to go to addresses where people need help. Ed becomes the messenger, but who is behind the messages? Meet Ed Kennedy - underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted...
10) Excellent women
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English
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A subtle comedy about life and its complications chronicles the experiences of spinster Mildred Lathbury, who tends to become involved in other people's affairs, set in England during the 1950's.
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
Description
Illustrations and brief text describe all kinds of differences that are "okay, " such as "It's Okay to be a different color, " "It's Okay to need some help, " "It's Okay to be adopted, " and "It's Okay to have a Different nose."
12) Proud
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Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2013]
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Level M"--P. [4] of cover.
13) Dumplin'
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Series
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English
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Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed "Dumplin'" by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked until Will takes a job at Harpy's, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn't surprised to find herself...
14) I am enough
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English
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In this illustrated poem, girls of every hue and stripe are celebrated just for being themselves. Girls sing and play and stand on their heads. They grow tall and strong like trees and mountains; they climb ladders and fall down and get up. They support one another and laugh and cry. But perhaps most important, this book insists girls are different from one another in many ways, and that in their difference, rather than in conformity, lies their strength...
18) Brave
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English
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Every kid faces unique challenges, fears and pressures. Every kid can be brave. This book encourages kids to be brave in all the ways they can: trying new things, speaking their mind, confronting bullies, and more.
19) The confident child: raising children to believe in themselves : a compassionate, practical guide
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Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
Bantam trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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