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"Kezia Cooper Hobson, recently widowed, arrives in New York from San Francisco. Determined to make a fresh start, she has just completed the sale of her Pacific Heights home, not to mention her husband's venture capital firm, and in doing so, is also freed from her responsibility as a board member of the company. Bringing with her only a few personal treasures, she is excited to move into the blank slate of a beautiful midtown penthouse, in the city...
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Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Most people want something in their life to change, whether it's their job, their personal relationships, or their ability to live authentically. And sometimes, unwanted change comes all too swiftly. In The Only Constant, celebrated poet and educator Najwa Zebian guides her reader through the changes we must make (or those we need to endure) on the journey to our most authentic lives. She quiets the noise, teaches us to accept ourselves as we are...
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New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Diversity and anti-racism work is too often reduced to training, therapy, education, and policy, or what the author calls "Feel-Good" approaches that focus on emotions and morality and prevent us from taking collective action for racial justice, decolonization, and equity in our organizations and communities"--
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Every organization is plagued by destructive friction-the forces that make it harder, more complicated, or downright impossible to get anything done. Yet some forms of friction are incredibly useful, and leaders who attempt to improve workplace efficiency often make things even worse. Drawing from seven years of hands-on research, The Friction Project by bestselling authors Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao teaches readers how to become "friction fixers,"...
6) Just try it!
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Phil tries to introduce his daughter Lil to all different kinds of cuisine at the food truck festival, but Lil is hesitant to try anything new until he reminds her to keep herself open to new possibilities and to try things at least once.
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English
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"A program proven to heal our relationship with food and our bodies from New York Times bestselling author of Unwinding Anxiety. Anyone who struggles with overeating knows what it's like to feel out of control-and to feel the guilt attached to it. While ordinary anxiety feels like something that happens to us, the siren song of food cravings feels like something we should be able to control. The result is a toxic cocktail of shame and self-loathing...
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Series
Meet me on Mercer Street volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Aspiring artist Kacie spends most of her time on Mercer Street with her best friend Nisha, but one day Nisha and her family are gone, and Kacie struggles to understand the changes happening to her street and neighborhood, and what they mean for her life."--
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Taking us on an intriguing journey through heartbreak and healing, this strong debut from Heather Kaufman leads readers directly to the joy of the empty tomb."--Connilyn Cossette, Christy Award winner and ECPA bestselling author No stranger to adversity, Martha of Bethany is a woman of dust, undone and unseen in her hurt and loss. After her mother's untimely death, the responsibility for raising her siblings--Lazarus and Mary--lies heavily on her...
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HarperOne
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"With [this book], ... Oluo aims to show how people across America are working to create real positive change in our structures. Looking at many of our most powerful systems--like education, media, labor, health, housing, policing, and more--she highlights what people are doing to create change for intersectional racial equity. She also illustrates various ways in which the reader can find entryways into change in these same areas, or can bring some...
12) The gulf
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Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Ever since Oli found a pamphlet for a remote island commune as a kid, it's all she can think about. Now that she's nearing the end of high school, feeling frustrated with the mounting pressure to choose a career and follow a path she has no interest in, the desire to escape it all has been steadily increasing. Everything comes to a head when Oli's relationship with her best friend goes south and she claps back at a school bully with more than just...
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One Signal Publishers, Atria
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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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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Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building power in an era of destabilization and catastrophe. Longtime organizers and movement educators Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes examine some of the political lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the convergence of mass protest and mass formations of mutual...
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Tyndale Momentum, a Tyndale nonfiction imprint
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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So much of our belief can be formulaic. We often think that if we do A, B, and C, then God will do X, Y, and Z. But when our experiences inevitably deviate from that belief, our trust in God often crumbles. After a series of life-altering trials -- including a devastating diagnosis -- Kristen LaValley knows what it's like to uncover faith inthe cracks of pain. In Even if he doesn't, Kristen unpacks the nuances of suffering and faith, holding space...
17) MAKE YOUR MARK, MAKE A DIFFERENCE: A KID'S GUIDE TO STANDING UP FOR PEOPLE, ANIMALS, AND THE PLANET
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Publisher
Beyond Words
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Kids today are more aware than ever of the issues that impact people, animals, and the planet, but getting involved can be an overwhelming prospect. Make Your Mark, Make a Difference: A Kid's Guide to Standing Up for People, Animals, and the Planet provides middle grade readers with tools to help them become informed and effective activists with an approach that offers hope and perspective. From Black Lives Matter to climate change, the book leads...
19) Daughter
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A woman long caught in her father's web strives to make a life -- and art -- of her own"--
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