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American wit and humor Assertiveness (Psychology) Conduct of life Humor Minority youth United States Conduct of life Racism United States Self-actualization (Psychology) Self-actualization (Psychology) Humor Success Success in adolescence Teenage girls United States Conduct of lifeRosenthal, Amy Krouse
Summary: "In the ten years since her beloved, groundbreaking Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal has been quietly at work on this modest but mighty magnum opus, creating a spectacular literary experience that is unprecedented, unforgettable, and explosively human. Amy Krouse Rosenthal has cultivated a distinct blend of nonlinear memoir, observational...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2016
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 PERHiaasen, Carl
Summary: Hiaasen presents "The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear," telling graduates (or new job-holders, or brides-and-grooms, or newly-released ex-convicts) the truth: you need to disregard the lame platitudes, keep disillusionment at bay, and assume that bad things will happen in life. Yes, life is a shit storm. No, you're not all doomed. And you might even survive with a sense of humor intact.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 HIAJacobs, A. J.
Summary: A book of essays on all of A.J.'s hilarious adventures as a human guinea pig, including "My Outsourced Life" and "The Truth About Nakedness."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 JACHarts, Minda
Summary: "A guide for girls of color looking to find their voice and claim space as they prepare for high school, college, and their careers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 2022