Grazer, Brian
Summary: "From Academy Award-nominated producer Brian Grazer and acclaimed business journalist Charles Fishman comes a brilliantly entertaining peek into the weekly "curiosity conversations" that have inspired Grazer to create some of America's favorite and iconic movies and television shows--from 24 to A Beautiful Mind. For decades, film and TV producer Brian Grazer has scheduled a weekly "curiosity...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 153.8 GRABrogaard, Berit
Summary: "The Superhuman Mind takes us inside the lives and brains of geniuses, savants, virtuosos, and a wide variety of ordinary people who have acquired truly extraordinary talents, one way or another. Delving into the neurological underpinnings of these abilities, the authors even reveal how we can acquire some of them ourselves--from perfect pitch and lightning fast math skills to supercharged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Street Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 BRODillon, Michael
Summary: "Now available for the first time--more than 50 years after it was written--is the memoir of Michael Dillon/Lobzang Jivaka (1915-62), the British doctor and Buddhist monastic novice chiefly known to scholars of sex, gender, and sexuality for his pioneering transition from female to male between 1939 and 1949, and for his groundbreaking 1946 book Self : A Study in Ethics and Endocrinology. Here...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fordham University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DILLON, MICHAEL DILFriedman, Rachel
Summary: Rachel Friedman was a serious violist as a kid. She quit music in college but never stopped fantasizing about what her life might be like if she had never put down her bow. Years later, a freelance writer in New York, she again finds herself struggling with her fantasy of an artist's life versus its much more complicated reality. In search of answers, she decides to track down her childhood...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.24 FRIStutz, Phil
Summary: Presents a new outlook on therapy that utilizes a new set of "tools" that allow patients to use their problems as levers to access the power of the unconscious, allowing for personal growth much faster than traditional therapy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau Trade Paperbacks 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 STUHavrilesky, Heather
Summary: "By the author of the popular advice column Ask Polly, featured weekly on New York Magazine's The Cut, this is a collection of brand new, impassioned, and inspiring letters,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070 HAVRinaldi, Karen
Summary: "Discover how the freedom of sucking at something can help you build resilience, embrace imperfection, and find joy in the pursuit rather than the goal. What if the secret to resilience and joy is the one thing we've been taught to avoid? When was the last time you tried something new? Something that won't make you more productive, make you more money, or check anything off your to-do list?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 RINCameron, Julia.
Summary: Presents a twelve-week program intended to increase creativity by capturing the creative energy of the universe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: J.P. Tarcher/Putnam 2002
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Summary: "Have you ever been walking home from work and unexpectedly took a different path just to learn more about your neighborhood? Or have you been on a vacation and walked around a new city just to take it all in? Then chances are, you're a flaneur and you didn't even know it! Originally used to describe well-to-do French men who would stroll city streets in the nineteenth century, flaneur has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2019
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Summary: "A young woman follows winter across five continents on a physical and spiritual journey that tests her body and soul, in this transformative memoir, full of heart and courage, that speaks to the adventurousness in all of us. Steph Jagger had always been a force of nature. Dissatisfied with the passive, limited roles she saw for women growing up, she emulated the men in her life--chasing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JAGGER, STEPH JAGLonghurst, Erin Niimi
Summary: "With the longest healthy life spans in the world, Japanese people understand the art of living well. This beautiful book distills traditional Japanese philosophies intrinsic to wellbeing, providing easy-to-follow exercises to inspire those who want to live a happier, more balanced life. With sections on kokoro (heart and mind) and karada (body), plus a guide on how to form and nurture good...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 LONBroadbent, Lucy
Summary: Dive into the empowering world of Ted Lasso's Rebecca. Fans of the show fell in love with the iconic female boss who showcased the power of female friendship and success in a male-dominated world. Now this entertaining and inspirational guide explores the tools every woman needs to excel in her career and life, just like Rebecca. With advice from psychologists and female business leaders,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Uncommon Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 BROKagan, Marilyn.
Contents: Face your fear and doubt : dial down denial -- Defuse your weapons of mass projection -- Quit making excuses : reduce rationalization -- Use your head and your heart : inhibit intellectualization -- Laugh a little; cry a little : get a handle on humor -- Hand-me-down anger : diminish displacement -- Listen to the whole story : suspend sublimation -- Stomach your angst now : put off...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 KAGEhrenreich, Barbara
Summary: In middle age, Ehrenreich came across the journal she had kept during her tumultuous adolescence. She set out to reconstruct that quest, which had taken her to the study of science and through a cataclysmic series of mystical experiences. A staunch atheist and rationalist, she is profoundly shaken by the implications of her life-long search.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve, Hachette Book Group 2014
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 EHRENREICH, BARBARA EHRBergman, S. Bear
Summary: "S. Bear Bergman's illustrated guide to practical advice for the modern age, filtered through a queer lens. As an author, educator, and public speaker, S. Bear Bergman has documented his experience as, among other things, a trans parent, with wit and aplomb. He also writes the advice column "Asking Bear," in which he answers crucial questions about how best to make our collective way through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 646.7 BERRubin, Gretchen
Summary: The author recounts a year she spent focusing on being happy by using common wisdom, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture on how to be happier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 158 RUBPantzar, Katja
Summary: "A practical guided tour of the simple and nature-inspired ways that Finns stay happy and healthy--including the powerful concept of sisu, or everyday courage"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2018
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Summary: "The only definitive book authored by Wim Hof on his powerful method for realizing our physical and spiritual potential"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2020
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Summary: A "Huffington Post" columnist and women's leadership expert outlines practical skills that women can use to implement positive change, covering such topics as self-esteem and how to overcome sabotaging gender rules of conduct.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 MOHDean, Janice
Summary: After losing her beloved in-laws in the spring of 2020, Janice faced a storm of grief and confusion. And once she learned that thousands of Covid-infected patients were deliberately sent to nursing homes, she took on the man she believed was responsible: Governor Andrew Cuomo. What at first seemed like a futile fight ended with Cuomo's historic resignation. But it caused Janice to wonder: What...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DEAN, JANICE DEASummary: This new approach to working with children and young people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) fosters the characteristics that will be most useful to them in society and in life in general. Children with ASD often have difficulties with communication, emotional regulation, anxiety, executive functioning, and building relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley 2011
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 HOWChenoweth, Kristin
Summary: "From television actress, Broadway star, and New York Times bestselling author Kristin Chenoweth comes I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts, an inspiring high-design, colorful book featuring philosophical-ish musings on connection, creativity, loss, love, faith, and closure. Just like Kristin's grandmother inspired her to trust her heart and develop her own belief system, you'll be inspired...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Celebrate 2022