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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
The death of a child is that unimaginable loss no parent ever expects to face. In Beyond Tears, nine mothers share their individual stories of how to survive in the darkest hour. They candidly share with other bereaved parents what to expect in the first year and long beyond.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Economists have long based their forecasts on financial aggregates such as price-earnings ratios, asset prices, and exchange rate fluctuations, and used them to produce statistically informed speculations about the future--with limited success. Robert Shiller employs such aggregates in his own forecasts, but has famously complemented them with observations about the influence of mass psychology on certain events. This approach has come to be known...
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
How much do we know about why we buy? What truly influences our decisions in today's message-cluttered world? An eye-grabbing advertisement, a catchy slogan, an infectious jingle? Or do our buying decisions take place below the surface, so deep within our subconscious minds that we're barely aware of them? Marketing guru Lindstrom presents the startling findings from his three-year, seven-million-dollar neuromarketing study, a cutting-edge experiment...
50) The warmth of the heart prevents your body from rusting: a French recipe for a long life, well-lived
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2013, 2012
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Having and taking care of a pet is a special part of life. Pets often bring us joy when we're happy and comfort when we're sad. Unfortunately, no matter how well we take care of our pets, like all living things, they'll eventually die. The death of a pet hurts, but it's something all pet owners experience. This book offers gentle explanations of tough concepts such as euthanasia and cremation to help a child understand a pet's passing. It also discusses...
Author
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
By weaving together her personal story with philosophy, science, art, and literature, the author provides an exploration into aspects of menopause that have rarely been written about, including the changing gender landscape that reduced levels of hormones brings, the actualities of transforming desires, and the realities of prejudice against older women.
Author
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
"The soul in grief reaches out, questioning and in pain. In these short, lyrical reflections, Nessa Rapoport accompanies the reader into the very heart of loss." "Who among us has not suffered the loss of a grandparent, a friend, someone we love? Other losses - of a parent, a child, our youth, a part of ourselves to cancer - are all possible and imaginable; some are inevitable. Always, we hope for a companion to say what we cannot, whether in rage...
59) Heart to heart, hand in paw: how one woman finds faith and hope through the healing love of animals
Author
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Luanne and her husband share a dream of living a simple life in the beautiful Vermont countryside. They stumble through building their own log home, gathering sap to make real maple syrup, and filling their little farm with animals. But these middle-aged homesteaders soon discover that their piece of paradise isnt without challenges.
Author
Publisher
HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A groundbreaking approach to succeeding in business and life, using the science of resourcefulness.
We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time, and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles, and teams; and additional resources for our professional and personal goals. It turns out we're wrong. Using captivating stories to illustrate research in psychology and management, Rice University professor Scott Sonenshein...
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