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41) Necessary ill
Author
Publisher
Aqueduct Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
347 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Jin is a designer and spreader of plagues intended to keep the human population in balance with the dwindling resources at hand. Jin is also a neuter, one of a clandestine group of naturally genderless humans. When a young woman named Sandy is thrust violently into the world of the neuters, the worlds of genders and neuters begin to clash. From the limestone caverns deep beneath the New Mexico desert to the streets of Albuquerque, Amarillo, and St....
Author
Series
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Language
English
Formats
Description
Synthesizing management legend Peter Drucker's simple yet profound core teachings into a guide to personal and professional transformation, this work shows readers how to apply Drucker's recommendations to lead more fulfilling and meaningful lives.
43) Talking straight
Author
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
[1988]
Physical Desc
xii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
45) Slowing down to the speed of life: how to create a more peaceful, simpler life from the inside out
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Revised and updated.
Physical Desc
220 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
viii, 231 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Old age is not what it used to be. For the first time, most people in the United States are living into their eighties. The first guide of its kind changes the understanding of old age with an upbeat and emotionally savvy view of the uncharted territory of the last stage of life. With insight and humor, Dr. Katharine Esty describes the series of dramatic and difficult transitions that eightysomethings usually experience and how, despite their losses,...
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
©2007
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (x, 296 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Provocative, challenging, at times poetic, and often deeply moving, Finding Our Way touches on all the topics Wheatley has addressed throughout her illustrious career, showing how she has applied the ideas in her books in many different situations.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale Refresh
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xiv, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Do you sometimes feel as though your body is a problem to solve? Discover how to make it part of the solution instead. It's now known that the emotional and relational pain we've lived through has a profound negative physical effect on our bodies. Alisa Keeton, popular fitness professional, proposes that the reverse is also true: What we do with our bodies can have a dramatic positive effect on our emotions, relationships, and our connection with...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An inspirational memoir about how Jennifer Pastiloff's years of waitressing taught her to seek out unexpected beauty, how deafness taught her to listen fiercely, how being vulnerable allowed her to find love, and how imperfections can lead to a life full of wild happiness. Centered around the touchstone stories Jen tells in her popular workshops, On Being Human is the story of how a starved person grew into the exuberant woman she was meant to be...
Author
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Fifth edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this fifth revised and expanded edition, Brackey moves beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's, offering practical advice, and focusing on creating moments of joy--while the patient may forget what was said or done, their feelings will linger on. Beginning with the first section--defining moments--she discusses signs, early stages, and understanding the person. She also switches places and makes the patient the teacher. She aims to also create moments...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Combine the best parts of your personal and professional life to live the life you really want Balance is B.S. is an unflinching and honest look at the challenges today's working woman faces in balancing her professional and personal lives. In the United States, women comprise over 40% of household income. Increased gender diversity in the modern business landscape continues to have a positive impact on bottom lines and revenue reports across the...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
What's wrong with me? I feel so stuck. Is this all there is? Satya Doyle Byock hears these refrains regularly in her psychotherapy practice, Quarterlife Counseling, where she works exclusively with individuals between the ages of eighteen to thirty-five. She understands their frustration. Some clients have seemingly done everything "right": earn a degree, get a job, meet a partner, settle down. Yet, even after checking these boxes, they are left unfulfilled...
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 281 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"For many of us, our possessions and the lifestyle that goes along with them are causing more stress than happiness--otherwise known as 'keeping up with the Joneses' or what Alain de Botton calls 'status anxiety.' But James Wallman argues that we are approaching a tipping point with regard to materialism. People are turning away from the endless drive to consume in favor of a simpler, more streamlined way of living ... He interviews anthropologists...
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