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Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond his wildest dreams rich. The former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman - a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels. Finally, Danny has it all: a beautiful house, a child he adores, a woman he might even fall in love with. Life is good. But then Danny...
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Hachette Go
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"If you are feeling dissatisfied, bored, miserable, or just unenthusiastic about your work, it is not all your fault. But, as workplace happiness expert Stella Grizont asserts, it is your responsibility to do something about it. "The Work Happiness Method" teaches the eight essential skills-including Resilience, Clarity, Purpose, and Boundaries-necessary to feel happier and more fulfilled no matter where you are or who you're working with. Guiding...
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The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Daniel Susskind traces the rich, surprisingly brief history of economic growth and responds to its ills. We cannot focus only on growth's upsides, but nor is degrowth a viable policy: the benefits of prosperity are too great to discard. Instead we must face hard tradeoffs, demoting growth from our top priority and reckoning with its moral challenges"--
4) Tummy time
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Flowerpot Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Tummy time is an important part of your little one's experience. Enjoy all the adorable tummy activities of learning ,cuddling and play.
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Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Blending cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling, The Breakthrough Years offers readers a paradigm-shifting comprehensive understanding of adolescence. Almost every adolescent has said to parents, "You JUST don't understand." In The Breakthrough Years, child development expert Ellen Galinsky explains why that is so often true. Galinsky's seven-year inquiry into the adolescent brain and behavior, including conducting original studies-uniquely...
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Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"A fresh look at the world's water crises, and the existing and emerging solutions that can be used to solve them It is not your imagination: water crises are more frequent. Our twentieth-century systems for providing the water that grows food, sustains cities, and supports healthy ecosystems are failing to meet the demands of growing population and the challenges brought on by climate change. But the grim news reports--of empty reservoirs, withering...
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Tyndale Refresh
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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A #1 New York Times bestselling author and neuropsychiatrist and a child psychologist team up in this groundbreaking book that gives parents practical tools to help them raise mentally healthy kids who are equipped to thrive.
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Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Sweeping, scrubbing, dusting, and picking up are perfect hands-on activities for teaching toddlers to care for their environment, while also fostering independence and developing strong motor skills. Inspired by the Montessori curriculum, this colorful guide specially created for 2- to 5-year-olds, teaches practical life skills with step-by-step photos"--
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"An Inspiring Look at the Clean Energy Revolution Combining the instincts of a journalist and the insight of the leader of a national business organization at the forefront of climate policy, Bob Keefe provides the first in-depth look at how the most important climate action in history is reshaping our economy, the way we live, and the future of our planet"--
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Worthy/Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Donna Freitas wants to believe. Raised Catholic, she sang songs about Jesus as a child and lived in a house where nuns and priests were regular guests, yet she found herself questioning the faith of her family, examining the reasons none of it added up, and distancing herself from the God of Christianity. Despite her questions -- or perhaps because of them -- she made a career out of trying to understand God, pursuing a Ph.D. in religion and writing...
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Planeta
Pub. Date
2023.
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Español
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"Vivimos tiempos en los que hay mucha información accesible sobre crianza y en los que cada vez existen más métodos educativos. Sin embargo, ¿cuántos están centran en los menores? ¿Cuántos se ponen a su altura, miran a los principales protagonistas y dan respuesta a lo que han observado? Muchas veces olvidamos lo esencial: las infancias necesitan ser escuchadas y disponer de su propio espacio para crecer y desarrollar sus habilidades individuales....
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Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"At a time when many long-held workplace structures and beliefs are changing, Career Forward is a beacon for women aspiring to achieve success and satisfaction in rewarding careers. Drawing on decades of experience reaching the top of Fortune 500 companies, Grace Puma and Christiana Smith Shi show women how to maximize their career journeys, get paid what they're worth, navigate the shifts that occur in any company, build a leadership identity, and...
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem."--Amazon....
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Herder
Pub. Date
2023.
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Español
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"Estamos viviendo tiempos realmente inquietantes caracterizados por una profunda confusión y desorientación. Y el uso de las pantallas en niños y adolescentes no hace sino agravar el problema. En este libro, Francisco Villar reflexiona sobre el impacto negativo de la digitalización no solo en el neurodesarrollo de nuestros niños y adolescentes, sino también en su desarrollo social, afectivo y relacional. El uso de las pantallas afecta directamente...
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