Kegan, Robert.
Summary: "In Immunity to Change, authors Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey show how our individual beliefs - along with the collective mindsets in our organizations - combine to create a natural but powerful immunity to change. By revealing how this mechanism holds us back, Kegan and Lahey give us the keys to unlock our potential and finally move forward. And by pinpointing and uprooting our own immunities to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 KEGCase, Jean
Summary: Identifies the five principles that people who have made breakthrough changes in the world have followed, including making a "big bet," taking bold risks, learning from failure, reaching beyond their comfort zone, and letting urgency conquer fear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 CASVivat, Booki
Summary: "Aspiring artist Kacie spends most of her time on Mercer Street with her best friend Nisha, but one day Nisha and her family are gone, and Kacie struggles to understand the changes happening to her street and neighborhood, and what they mean for her life."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 VIVBottier, Isabelle
Summary: While struggling to cope with major changes in her life, fourteen-year-old Cassandra decides to help others by using her ability to see what animals are thinking, beginning with finding a lost cat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BOTMann, Dionna L.
Summary: Bre has always planned the gymnastics club routine she and Isabel perform together for Family Night, so initially she is resentful when Coach Chrissy adds Yadana to their group and Isabel favors Yadana's idea to use music from her home country, India, but as Bre listens to the music, something changes. Includes glossary and directions for making a gymnastics ribbon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MANStutz, 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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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 STUHeaton, Patricia
Summary: "Patricia Heaton knows what it's like to stage a second act and navigate pivotal transitions in life. When Heaton's children left the nest, she found herself in a new and unfamiliar stage of life, compelling her to evaluate which direction to take next. She discovered she had the time to pursue passions that were previously placed on hold, both personally and professionally. She made her move...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon &Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.244 HEACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self-help HeatonBethke, Jefferson
Summary: "In a society where hustle is the expectation, busyness is the norm and information is king, we have forgotten the fundamentals that make us human, anchor our lives, and provide meaning."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson Publishing, Inc. 2019
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Summary: "When a botched bank robbery leaves Billy T. Pickle in need of hostages, he winds up with more than he bargained for: a girl named Phoenix, who's filled with teen angst, and Kate, who's filled with wisdom that only comes with age. As they make their way across the country, Billy finds he needs these women more than he could have ever known"--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Canoes Press 2007
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Guttenberg, Fred
Summary: "This is a story of being called out of your happy, peaceful life to an extraordinary one. It is about heeding the call to be a helper and taking on the challenge of a lifetime. Fred Guttenberg is one such helper who comes from a family that finds ways, large and small, to change the world for the better. Fred was a successful businessman for whom family was a priority--as father, husband, son,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GUTTENBERG, FRED GUTLamm, Brad.
Summary: A powerful, ground-breaking book that shows you, in concrete steps, how to stop a loved one from engaging in self destructive behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.85 LAMRamalingam, Ben
Summary: "With over two decades' experience both observing and interpreting how people channel disaster into opportunity in the most extreme circumstances and environments on Earth, Ben Ramalingam has a unique vantage point from which to identify the key principles that can enable anyone to use stress as an opportunity for change. In Upshift, Ramalingam distils this expertise into an insightful,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 RAMMartin, Steve J.
Summary: Drawing from extensive research in the new science of persuasion, Steve Martin, Noah Goldstein and Robert Cialdini, prove that small changes can make a big difference.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 658.4 MARBrooks, Arthur C.
Summary: "Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey combine their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle to show readers how to improve their lives right now, instead of waiting for the outside world to change. They offer a research-based work plan that shows the reader how to manage their emotions so they no longer control their outlook and behavior; turn life's inevitable difficulties and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 BROMcKean, Heather
Summary: What if you had the power to change ANYTHING in your life? Finances, Health, Happiness, even your DNA. Mind Change will help give you the tools to tap into the tremendous potential of the Mind/Body connection. In a world full of "life hacks," you can finally learn how to "hack" into the biochemistry of your brain. The information within this book has helped countless people transform their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mind Change LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.24 MCKRasmussen, Christina
Summary: Presents a guide for dealing with grief and loss, detailing five steps of healing that can lead to a lifestyle alignment with personal values and new possibilities for a re-engaged life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 RASWestheimer, Ruth K. (Ruth Karola)
Summary: "America's best-loved therapist, Dr. Ruth, is known for her wise counsel on all matters of the heart. Here she shares private stories from her past and her present, and her insights into living life to the fullest, at any age"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: 921 WESTHEIMER, RUTH WESAtwood, Meredith
Summary: "Exhausted and overworked lawyer, triathlete, wife, and mom Meredith Atwood decided one morning that she'd had it. She didn't take her kids to school. She didn't go to work. She didn't go to the gym. When she pulled herself out of bed hours later than she should have, she found a note from her husband next to two empty bottles of wine and a stack of unpaid bills: You need to get your sh*t...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 ATWBayer, Mike
Summary: "One Decision is a shift in thinking and a powerful blueprint that will catapult you into action, helping you turn obstacles into opportunities, struggles into successes and create a new outlook to improve your outcomes while living out the days ahead"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.8 BAYFogg, B. J.
Summary: "The world's leading expert on habit formation shows how you can have a happier, healthier life: by starting small. Myth: Change is hard. Reality: Change can be easy if you know the simple steps of Behavior Design. Myth: It's all about willpower. Reality: Willpower is fickle and finite, and exactly the wrong way to create habits. Myth: You have to make a plan and stick to it. Reality: You...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 FOGLoder, Vanessa
Summary: "A rallying cry for women to reclaim our feminine, intuitive soul power-and unshackle ourselves to pursue a life of fulfillment and meaning"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.3 LODPatchett, Ann
Summary: An inspirational primer based on the author's 2006 commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College discusses how to manage life's crossroads, recounts times of struggle from her own life, and celebrates the benefits of not knowing what is to come.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2008
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Summary: "Sometimes your foundation crumbles. Sometimes you realize there wasn't a foundation to begin with. Maybe your relationship ended in a breakup or divorce, or you lost your job, or a loved one died. Whatever crisis showed up to screw with you, it brought everything else crashing down, and suddenly life became confusing, disorienting, out of control. A total shit show. You. Need. Help. Therein...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 STAStulberg, Brad
Summary: Brad Stulberg presents a new model that describes change as an ongoing cycle of order, disorder, and reorder--yes, we return to stability, but that stability is somewhere new. Drawing on modern science, ancient wisdom, and daily practice, Stulberg offers concrete principles for developing a mindset called rugged flexibility, along with habits and practices to implement it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023