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Language
English
Description
Drawing upon examples from the world of business, sports, culture, cutting-edge psychology and an array of unforgettable characters around the world, the author of The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers looks at the complex and surprising ways in which the weak can defeat the strong, how the small can match up against the giant, and how our goals (often culturally determined) can make a huge difference in our ultimate sense of success.
Author
Series
Hunger Games trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Description
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"How we handle life's challenges--from medical crises to broken hearts to career failures--defines us as we face the road ahead. Each of us knows the absolute joy that a new relationship, or the birth of a child, or fulfilling your heart's desire can bring. But it's the life events that aren't so euphoric that test how we weather those storms. Jane Seymour learned from her mother that, when your life is tough, the road becomes easier when you help...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
An inspirational fable by the author of the best-selling The Energy Bus follows the story of a short-statured football rookie whose constant struggles for acceptance are eased by his coach's introduction of nine life-changing lessons on how to develop mental strength and personal excellence.
6) Footloose
Language
English
Description
City-boy Ren McCormick finds he has been moved into an uptight Midwestern town where the local officials have banned dancing and rock 'n roll music. Ren revolts with his best friend Willard and the minister's daughter. A timeless struggle between innocent teenage pleasures and adults needs for rigid morality.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Sick of striving? Giving up on grit? Had enough of hustle culture? Daunted by the 10,000-hour rule? Relax: As the French know, it's the best way to be better at everything. In the realm of love, what could be less seductive than someone who's trying to seduce you? Seduction is the art of succeeding without trying, and that's a lesson the French have mastered. We can see it in their laissez-faire parenting, chic style, haute cuisine, and enviable...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
New edition.
Language
English
Description
Starting from the idea that eighty percent of life's happiness and fulfillment comes from twenty percent of our time and effort, the author offers advice for focusing on the personally productive twenty percent, while whittling down the rest--Publishers description.
10) The shift
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In one twelve-hour hospital shift in the ER a veteran male nurse, struggling with the haunting guilt of his brother's drowning, is forced to train a new nurse. The two are at odds throughout the story, because, while they both struggle with the spiritual turmoil of right and wrong, they both come to very different philosophies. One plays life-saving nurse. The other plays God and allows patients to die or even helps them to die.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Join Bear and his best friend Bird, as they embark on their next exciting adventure. Bear, with the help of Bird, has decided he wants to learn how to ride a bike. But Bear usually walks everywhere, so he needs to learn how to persevere when trying something new, even if he doesn't get it right the first time"--
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