Bolen, Jean Shinoda
Summary: In Jean Shinoda Bolen's best-selling, game-changing Goddesses in Everywoman, myths came to life in a whole new way that resonated with our own lives. Even fictional character Bridget Jones was reading that book. Now comes Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman, a groundbreaking new book that explores the archetype of the activist. Indomitable means untamed, unsubdued. It is the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Conari Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 BOLLeaf, Caroline
Summary: Our thought lives have incredible power over our mental, emotional, and even physical well-being. In fact, our thoughts can either limit us to what we believe we can do or release us to experience abilities well beyond our expectations. When we choose a mindset that extends our abilities rather than placing limits on ourselves, we will experience greater intellectual satisfaction, emotional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BakerBooks, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 LEAMarcus, Erica B.
Summary: "Using mindfulness techniques, this book teaches readers how to intentionally take charge of their technology use"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 153.7 MARAnderson, Susan
Summary: "Through therapists and word-of-mouth, thousands have discovered this formerly out-of-print classic. This is because abandonment - stemming from divorce, breakups, death, or the loss of friendship, health, a job, or a dream - is a challenge faced in every life. No other workbook so directly and practically addresses this issue. Readers learn to face five stages - shattering, withdrawal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155 ANDEdmondson, Amy C.
Summary: "Award-winning Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson has influenced legion MBA grads as well as Big Think authors from Brené Brown to Adam Grant with her pioneering work on psychological safety. Now, Amy is bringing her work to the wider world, upending our entire cultural notion of failure with this guide to the science of failing well, which actualizes the potential of psychological...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2023
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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 KEGHubbard, Ben
Summary: "Nerves. Stress. Life spiraling out of control. Things that cause anxiety are all around. That's completely normal! The good news is that we can all learn how to deal with those feelings in a healthier, more effective way. Find out what you can do to cope with any problem that comes at you"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.9 HUBHubbard, Ben
Summary: "Stress is everywhere. There's no way to escape it, but there are ways to deal with it. Take a deep breath. Control your schedule. Get rid of distractions. Replace tension and anxiety with relaxation and coping mechanisms that really work"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.9 HUBGlassman, Lenka
Summary: "Middle schoolers learn how to identify, manage, and self regulate their emotions and moods"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2022
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Summary: A former CEO and best-selling author provides a proven system for people looking to take their personal goals off the backburner and create and execute a plan to achieve their personal, intellectual, business, relationship or financial dreams. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 HYASafina, Carl
Summary: Follows a pack of wolves at Yellowstone National Park and domestic dogs including the author's own pets, and describes their capacity for perception, thought, and emotion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.56 SAFLanger, Ellen J.
Summary: When it comes to our health, too many of us think that a medical diagnosis describes a static or worsening condition. We then live our lives as though our ailments can only change in one direction: for the worse. Langer has spent years testing the limiting effects of our negative assumptions as well as the healing power of being mindful-- present in the moment and not distracted by memories or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2023
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Summary: "Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call 'parenting' is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and the multibillion dollar industry surrounding it have transformed child care into obsessive, controlling, and goal-oriented labor intended to create a particular kind of child and thereby a particular kind of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155 GOPHills, Rachel
Summary: "Fifty years after the sexual revolution, we are told that we live in a time of unprecedented sexual freedom. But beneath the veneer of glossy hedonism, millennial journalist Rachel Hills argues that we are in the grip of a new brand of sexual control. Cosmopolitan meets Foucault in this full-scale investigation of the role that sex plays in today's culture. Coming of age in the early 2000s,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 HillsLockington, Mariama
Summary: While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LOCEpstein, Ronald
Summary: "The first book for the general public about mindfulness and medical practice, a groundbreaking, intimate exploration of how doctors think and what matters most--safe, effective, patient-centered, compassionate care--from the foremost expert in the field,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610 EPSCohen, Gene D.
Summary: Discusses the findings of current research which demonstate that experience and reduced effects of emotion can result in the older brain being more creative and more efficient in certain intellectual tasks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.6713 COHHertenstein, Matthew J.
Summary: "What does a yearbook photo have to do with future marital success? Can the CEO's appearance tell you anything about a company's quarterly earnings? In The Tell, psychologist Matthew Hertenstein reveals that our intuition is surprisingly good at using small clues to make big predictions, and shows how we can make better decisions by homing in on the right details. Drawing on rigorous research...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.6 HERKyi, Tanya Lloyd
Summary: "Double Take is a fact-packed look at how science is tackling stereotypes. In the intermediate grades, students are likely to encounter and recognize all kinds of stereotypes. Our brains constantly use categories to sort and label the things (and people) around us -- both with good results and frightening ones. This book explores how we all use stereotypes and how science can help us to build...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 303.3 KYIStreep, Peg.
Summary: "In Mastering the Art of Quitting the authors show us how to let go when we need to and how to start over. A guide to increasing our emotional and mental flexibility, assessing our goals, and knowing when to hang in or bail out, it tackles our tendenciesto overanalyze, ruminate, and put a positive spin on situations we actually need to avoid. In a culture which perceives quitting as a last...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 STRFitzgerald, Michael
Contents: Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) -- Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) -- Herman Melville (1819-91) -- Lewis Carroll (1832-98) -- William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) -- Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) -- George Orwell (1903-50) -- Bruce Chatwin (1940-89) -- Spinoza (1632-77) -- Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) -- Simone Weil (1909-43) -- A.J. Ayer (1910-89) -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) -- Ludwig van...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8588 FITGoff, Bob
Summary: Through his pithy and inspiring storytelling that has endeared him to millions, New York Times bestselling author Bob Goff reassures readers that they can harness today's distractions, follow Jesus' example, and find focus, purpose, and joy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 GOFBrewer, Judson
Summary: "A program proven to heal our relationship with food and our bodies from New York Times bestselling author of Unwinding Anxiety. Anyone who struggles with overeating knows what it's like to feel out of control-and to feel the guilt attached to it. While ordinary anxiety feels like something that happens to us, the siren song of food cravings feels like something we should be able to control....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014