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Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life is a Wall Street Journal number one best-seller that isn't afraid to tell you it's time to change. From motivational speaker Larry Winget, also known as The Pitbull of Personal Development and The World's Only Irrigational Speaker, comes a not-so-typical self-help book. Winget's hilarious and in-your-face observations about the sometimes ugly truth of life will make you kick yourself in the butt and encourage...
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How can you have a rich and fulfilling life? The choices you make, not your income or financial assets, are the most powerful determining factor for your quality of life. Women have never had so many options. Yet we often experience a kind of paralysis, an unconscious willingness to follow societal dictates rather than become the CEOs of our own lives. When we mindlessly follow the dots, we smother our innate gifts and miss opportunities to fulfill...
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2014.
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Ever wondered what to do in polite society if you find an insect in your food? Or how a gentleman should ask a lady to dance? And what on earth is the etiquette for smoking cigars? First published in 1860, this classic guide to gentlemanly behavior is a veritable mine of information and indispensable advice for aspiring gentlemen. No matter if a man finds himself at home, in the street, or in a place of amusement, he has but to leaf through this book...
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Today's students are hammered with high expectations for their academic studies. Basic life skills are mostly not taught in classrooms, so graduates are on their own to figure out how to live successfully in the everyday world. Without any guidance, where do you start? Adulting 101 is a clever, compelling, and relevant manual that will show you how to: Choose your boss, get a job (or at least not lose one) and deal with co-workers; buy insurance and...
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Wear Sunscreen, now a hit video on YouTube.com, has been seen by millions of viewers. It all began with a column titled "Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young," written by Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune on June 1, 1997. Posted on the Web, Schmich's column quickly became an international sensation. Friends e-mailed it to friends, the media picked up on it, and a star was born. There was only one problem: Everyone...
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As an author, educator, and public speaker, S. Bear Bergman has documented his experience as, among other things, a trans parent, with wit and aplomb. He also writes the advice column "Ask Bear," in which he answers crucial questions about how best to make our collective way through the world.
Featuring disarming illustrations by Saul Freedman-Lawson, Special Topics in Being a Human elaborates on "Ask Bear"'s premise: a gentle, witty, and...
Featuring disarming illustrations by Saul Freedman-Lawson, Special Topics in Being a Human elaborates on "Ask Bear"'s premise: a gentle, witty, and...
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"The first practical guide of its kind that helps students transition smoothly from high school to college. The transition from high school--and home--to college can be stressful. Students and parents often arrive on campus unprepared for what college is really like. Academic standards and expectations are different from high school; families aren't present to serve as 'scaffolding' for students; and first-years have to do what they call 'adulting.'...
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Department of State publication volume 10303
Department of State publication volume 9820
Department of State publication volume 10215
Department of State publication volume 9820
Department of State publication volume 10215
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Teaches teenagers how to approach their adolescent years with optimism and understanding, giving them the skills they need to develop long-term well-being.
Morgan teaches teens how to approach their adolescent years with optimism and understanding. She provides advice on how to flourish both physically and mentally, giving them the skills they need to develop long-term well-being. She emphasizes the importance of doing things you enjoy, and understanding...
13) Do your laundry or you'll die alone: Advice your mom would give if she thought you were listening
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When Becky Blades sent her Firstborn daughter off to Harvard, she knew the top-rated college would not be covering the most important material: How to be kind, happy, and approprate in public...how to protect oneself from sock monsters, boring conversations, and scary dates...why to keep the clothes clean. So the day before classes started, Becky Blades e-mailed a good-bye letter with motherly advice she had kept to herself for a year. Her daughter...
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"Starting middle school can be scary. But knowing what to expect will make you feel more confident. Packed with tips and fun quizzes, here's the inside scoop on topics like classes, lockers, homework, and getting involved in after-school activities. Get help deciding the best way to introduce yourself to those new classmates. Plus, you'll read letters from other girls who were just as worried about starting middle school, and advice from girls who...
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[2008]
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"Whether it's their first year or fourth, college students (who think they already know everything) can always use powerful and proven tips on how to make the most of their experience. In 1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know, Harry H. Harrison Jr.'s latest dose of trademark wit and wisdom provides practical advice ranging from class enrollment, living on campus, study habits and more, that every student-and parent-will benefit from...like...
20) Living with the end in mind: a checklist for living life to the fullest by embracing your mortality
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1998.
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