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"Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how...
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The former speaker of the House reveals how "Big Government" socialism is crippling America--and offers strategies and insights for everyday citizens to overcome its influence.
Socialists have taken over the modern Democratic Party, big business, news media, entertainment, and academia. This "Big Government Socialism" is crippling America, and we have serious decisions to make about the future of our nation. Gingrich describes the polling that shows...
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"I believe we can change the world. But first, we've got to stop living in fear of being judged for who we are." Rachel Hollis has seen it too often: women not living into their full potential. They feel a tugging on their hearts for something more, but they're afraid of embarrassment, of falling short of perfection, of not being enough. Rachel Hollis sounds a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of...
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1. What Are Emotions For? -- 2. Anatomy of an Emotional Hijacking -- 3. When Smart Is Dumb -- 4. Know Thyself -- 5. Passion's Slaves -- 6. The Master Aptitude -- 7. The Roots of Empathy -- 8. The Social Arts -- 9. Intimate Enemies -- 10. Managing with Heart -- 11. Mind and Medicine -- 12. The Family Crucible -- 13. Trauma and Emotional Relearning -- 14. Temperament Is Not Destiny -- 15. The Cost of Emotional Illiteracy -- 16. Schooling the Emotions...
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[2021]
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A civics lesson, a work of cultural reclamation, and a beautiful and brilliant meditation on the persistence of the past. Discover poet, educator, and co-host of Pod Save the People Clint Smith's bold first-person retelling of Black American history.
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"The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark...
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"In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, athletes, students, and business people--both seasoned and new--that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called "grit." Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, MacArthur "genius" Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly...
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In "Dreams of El Dorado," H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West. He takes us from John Jacob Astor's fur trading outpost in Oregon to the Texas Revolution, from the California gold rush to the Oklahoma land rush. He shows how the migrants' dreams drove them to feats of courage and perseverance that put their stay-at-home cousins to shame-and how those same dreams also drove them to outrageous acts of...
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Stone Barrington novels volume 42
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As an eligible bachelor, man-about-town, and mover in the highest social echelons, Stone Barrington has always been the subject of interest and gossip. But when he's unwittingly thrust into the limelight, he finds himself scrambling to take cover. Before too long, Stone's fending off pesky nuisances left and right, and making personal arrangements so surreptitiously it would take a covert operative to unearth them. Unfortunately, Stone soon discovers...
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"As the upheaval of 2020 has made clear, America has utterly failed to atone for its original sin of racism. As America turns blacker and browner, the combination of fearful whites, angry and newly empowered blacks, and an inexcusable absence of leadership from Washington has created ideal conditions for conflict. There is a way out of our burning race crisis -- but in order to prepare for the future, we first need to learn the lessons of the new...
11) The sixth man
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Edgar Roy--an alleged serial killer held in a secure, fortress-like Federal Supermax facility-is awaiting trial. He faces almost certain conviction. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called in by Roy's attorney, Sean's old friend and mentor Ted Bergin, to help work the case. But their investigation is derailed before it begins--en route to their first meeting with Bergin, Sean and Michelle find him murdered. It is now up to them to ask the questions...
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