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"In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through 85 of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and lays out an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances - a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that...
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2017
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307 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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"While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable positive moments are dominated by four elements: elevation, insight, pride, and connection. If we embrace these elements, we can conjure more moments that matter. What if a teacher could design a lesson that he knew his students would remember twenty years later? What if a manager knew how to create an experience that would delight customers? What if you had a better sense of how to create...
4) Shy Willow
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"Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It's much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a young boy drops a letter in Willow's mailbox: it's a note to the moon asking for a special favor. Willow knows that if she doesn't brave the world outside, the letter will never be delivered, and...
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Louisa May Alcott created a story that impresses through its simplicity and is able to help teenagers regain their trust and self-confidence even today. Exploring themes that revolve around family issues, being disregarded and rejected by friends, and the struggles of a young girl in the big city, An Old-Fashioned Girl is a tale that girls and women are able to closely identify with, many having been able to find solace in Alcott's fascinating and...
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[2001], c1988
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2 DVDs (ca. 6 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe. Starting with various topics Campbell shows both how man creates his universe and is controlled by the myth he has created.
10) Henry at home
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"Liza is Henry's big sister, and Henry is Liza's little brother. As long as there has been a Henry and Liza, they have always done everything together. Haircuts, birthday parties, tree climbing, even flu shots. Liza and Henry. Henry and Liza. But that all changes when Liza starts school for the first time, heading off to kindergarten and leaving her little brother behind. Henry is incredulous. How can Liza do this to him?"--
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2009
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262 p. ; 24 cm.
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Part family memoir, part Studs Terkel, How To Live considers some unusual sources--deathbed confessions, late-in-life journals--as well as offering a rich compilation of interviews with the over-70 set to deliver a highly optimistic look at our dying days.
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The idea of this book is that language is too interesting to be, enjoyed exclusively by linguists.
This is undoubtedly unfair to linguists-not people who speak several languages but academic linguists (for whom linguistics is the scientific study of language). Though this book is, informed by linguistics, it is not a linguistics book, rather a language-not-linguistics book. It is a book about topics involving language that interest me and that I...
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Learning Spanish has never been easier with this innovative method of role-playing. Plays and scripts are not simply for Broadway but can be performed in the comfort of your own home, community center, or school.
The Witch's Daughter is the first book in the Enchantment collection that allows the reader to interact with family and friends while being a part of the cast, by choosing a character of your choice and acting out the part.
You may wish...
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¿Qué implica estudiar un texto? ¿Cómo se encara esta actividad compleja que requiere prácticas y disposiciones específicas?
El Manual para estudiar textos académicos. Prácticas, conceptos y métodos en los procesos de lectura y escritura presenta un conjunto articulado de nociones, pautas y ejercicios orientados justamente a responder estos interrogantes, por lo que constituye un material de trabajo no solo para aquellas disciplinas que abordan...
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MOHAMED TAHIR TALIB had his early education in Singapore and thence to The English College, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Trained as an English and History teacher in the Regional Teachers Training Centre, he has taught in schools in Johor. He retired as an Assistant Headmaster. NORZIMAH ISMAIL had her early education at the Sultan Ibrahim Girls School, Johor Bahru and thence her secondary education at the Convent of The Holy Infant Jesus, Johor Bahru. Trained...
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Comunicar y construir conocimiento a nivel superior y de posgrado, requiere de competencias y estrategias de lectura y escritura para adaptarse al lenguaje especializado de diferentes disciplinas académicas. Este libro presenta experiencias concretas de aprendizaje de producción textual para el progreso de la literacidad académica, expone estudios contemporáneos y diversas modalidades de acompañamiento de desarrollo de competencias de lectura...
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The teaching of English as a second language has been a multi-million dollar business for over 40 years. Companies, as well as individuals, both students and working stiffs, have spent small fortunes struggling with the language to better their prospects, both professionally as well as socially. Isn't it about time we found an economical way to cut out the hard labor and concentrate on the essentials? The truth is that English grammar is probably...
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