Friedman, 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 FRIWong, Ali
Summary: "In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so strongly with viewers that she became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, working women, and why you never see new-mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads. Wong's sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WONG, ALI WONPhilpott, Mary Laura
Summary: "A poignant and powerful new memoir-in-essays that tackles the big questions of life, death, and existential fear with humor and hope"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PHILPOTT, MARY LAURA PHIWard, Jesmyn
Summary: "For Tulane University's 2018 commencement, Jesmyn Ward delivered a stirring speech about the value of hard work and the importance of respect for oneself and others. Speaking about the challenges she and her family overcame, Ward inspired everyone in the audience with her meditation on tenacity in the face of hardship. Ward's moving words will inspire listeners as they prepare for the next...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WARD, JESMYN WARAlexander, Rilla
Summary: "How far can you go? How much do you know? How kind are you? These are just a few of the impossible but inevitable questions every child has asked and every parent has had to ponder. In a journey filled with wit and imagination, You Rule! maps and measures those immeasurables, offering readers a rich palette of words to describe and explore ideas and feelings."--Front cover flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALEKishimi, Ichirō
Summary: "The Courage to Be Disliked, already an enormous bestseller in Asia with more than 3.5 million copies sold, demonstrates how to unlock the power within yourself to be the person you truly want to be. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of twentieth century psychology, The Courage to Be Disliked follows an illuminating conversation between a philosopher and a young man....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2018
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Summary: "America's top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing. Your boxes of photos, family's china, and even the kids' height charts aren't just stuff; they're attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff helps...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 648.8 PAXOrji, Yvonne
Summary: "In Bamboozled by Jesus, a frank and fresh advice book, Orji takes readers on a journey through twenty-five life lessons, gleaned from her own experiences and her favorite source of inspiration: the Bible. But this ain't your mama's Bible study. Yvonne infuses wit and heart in sharing pointers like why the way up is sometimes down, and how fear is synonymous to food poisoning. Her joyful,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Worthy Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 ORJMarino, Lauren
Summary: "A spirited homage to Dolly Parton that captures the unique humor, no-nonsense wisdom, flash, and sass of one of America's most iconic stars.One of twelve children raised in a shack in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Dolly Parton grew to become an international superstar famous for classic songs such as "Jolene," "9 to 5," "The Coat of Many Colors," and "I Will Always Love You." She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PARTON, DOLLY MARKlaas, Brian P. (Brian Paul)
Summary: A social scientist dispels people's tidy versions of reality and delves deeply into the theories of random chance and chaos to demonstrate that the world really works through random events that can alter the trajectory of our lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024
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Summary: "The Danes taught us how to embrace coziness and contentment. Now, the Swedes show us how to pause and savor the moment, to njuta, a philosophy closely tied to Swedish life and culture. Deeply ingrained in the Swedish psyche, njuta is about simplicity and intent in every aspect of life, from daily routines and leisure to family and food and everything in between. The Swedish delight in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow 2023
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Summary: A neuroscience professor and a Harvard law professor team up in this groundbreaking work, based on decades of research in the psychological and biological sciences, that shows how disrupting our routines can lead to seeing, feeling and noticing again--and embracing much-needed change to live happier, more fulfilling lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers, Atria 2024
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Summary: "Our lives are filled with repetitive tasks meant to boost productivity—what we come to know as habits. Over time, these habits (for example, brushing your teeth or putting on your right sock first) are done on autopilot. But when a layer of mindfulness accompanies a habit—when we focus on the precise way an act is performed—a ritual has been created. Now, an everyday act goes from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024
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Summary: "When I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks, from SNL's longest-serving actor, Kenan Thompson"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 THOBethke, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 BETHart, Joe
Summary: "Take command of your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and future with this groundbreaking book by Joe Hart (CEO) and Michael Crom (Board Member) of Dale Carnegie & Associates-the game-changing self-development organization founded by the author of the timeless bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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Summary: "From the eponymous subject of the beloved classic Tuesdays with Morrie comes an insightful, poignant masterpiece on staying vibrant and connected for life. Who am I really? What have I done? What is important and meaningful to me? What difference does it make that I have lived? What does it mean to be truly human, and where am I on that scale? Morrie Schwartz, the beloved subject of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 SCHSummary: Documentary-style film about manifesting and using the Law of Attraction to create whatever you want in your life. Helps you understand how important it is to consciously choose the thoughts you hold each day and to keep your thoughts and actions focused on what you really want to attract into your life
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Publisher / Publication Date: TS Production, LLC 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SECParrish, Shane
Summary: "Few things will change your trajectory in life or business as much as learning to make effective decisions. Yet few of us recognize opportunities to decide in the first place. The moments that matter do not always announce themselves. No one pulls you aside and says, slow down and think, you are about to do something stupid. And yet the decisions we make in these moments move us closer or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2023
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Summary: The UCLA Bruins coach pays tribute to the individuals who helped foster the values that shaped his career and shares interviews with people he mentored throughout the years, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WOODEN, JOHN WOOFox, Vivica A.
Summary: The popular actress offers inspirational life lessons urging businesswomen to take charge of their own luck, sharing stories from her early family life and career, including behind-the-scenes anecdotes from her film work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FOX, VIVICA A FOXKaling, Mindy.
Summary: Kaling shares her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life, whether it's falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in lonely places, attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behavior modification whatsoever, or most important, believing that you have a place in Hollywood when you're constantly reminded that no one looks like you.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 818.602 KALMcConaughey, Matthew
Summary: "I've been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five." McConaughey sat down with those diaries. He found lessons he learned and forgot, poems, prayers, prescriptions, beliefs about what matters, some great photographs, and a whole bunch of bumper stickers. This book is an album, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCCSmith, Katy Simpson
Summary: "Spanning two thousand years, The Everlasting follows four characters whose struggles resonate across the centuries: an early Christian child martyr; a medieval monk on crypt duty in a church; a Medici princess of Moorish descent; and a contemporary field biologist conducting an illicit affair. Outsiders to a city layered and dense with history, this quartet separated by time grapple with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2020