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21) I am a tornado
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow in this quirky and sweet picture book about compassion and navigating negative emotions. Tornado is on a rampage. It tosses cars and knocks over barns. Tornado is also angry, only it doesn’t know that or want to admit it. Then Tornado picks up Cow. Oh, no! Cow would like to be put down. Fortunately, Cow is a good listener. And sometimes Tornado...
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When we're dealing with difficult people, our creativity, productivity, and engagement suffer. Conflict and stress compromise our ability to think clearly and make sound decisions. We get caught up in our heads, lie awake at night worrying, withdraw from work, or react in ways we later regret-rolling our eyes in a meeting, snapping at colleagues, or staying silent when we should speak up. Our negative relationships are contagious, infecting our teams...
Author
Publisher
Almuzara
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Much has been said about Parental Alienation and, fortunately, there are more and more studies and books that deal with the subject in a rigorous way. Understanding how it originates, how it works and the effects it produces in order to know how to detect and diagnose it in time is essential. But, once we have done this, what to do? How to treat, talk, live, take a visit or communicate by phone with a child who we know is being manipulated by the...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"If You're in My Office, It's Already Too Late. James Sexton knows this. After dealing with more than a thousand clients whose marriages have dissolved over everything from an ill-advised threesome with the nanny to the uneven division of carpool duties, he also knows all of the what-not-to-dos for couples who want to build--and consistently work to preserve--a lasting, fulfilling relationship. Described by former clients as a "courtroom gunslinger"...
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"En Resolving Conflict, los lectores principiantes aprender̀n sobre todas las formas en que pueden resolver y manejar conflictos en su vida diaria. Las fotos vibrantes a todo color y el texto cuidadosamente nivelado atraen a los lectores j̤venes a medida que descubren c̤mo pueden construir personajes resolviendo conflictos."-- provided by publisher.
"In Resolving Conflict, beginning readers will learn about all the ways they can resolve and handle...
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Urano
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Todos llevamos dentro la capacidad de disfrutar de una vida gratificante, significativa y emocionante. Todos tenemos el poder de vencer la adversidad y alcanzar la felicidad, la armonía, la salud y la prosperidad, si invertimos el tiempo y el esfuerzo necesarios y estamos dispuestos a persistir a pesar de los contratiempos. Este es el mensaje de Dale Carnegie, precursor de lo que hoy conocemos como coaching y uno de los grandes nombres del crecimiento...
Author
Publisher
Career Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Who hasn't had to deal with a jerk at work? Whether it's a toxic team member who loves nothing better than to suck the life and excitement out of her colleagues or a bad boss who causes his employees to constantly dream of telling him to "Take this job and shove it!" or the difficult co-worker who isn't happy unless the office is filled with mayhem and drama, we've all had to deal with people on the job we would rather not. Based on proven approaches...
Author
Publisher
Holt Paperbacks, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
With two decades on the front lines of divorce Sexton has seen what makes formerly happy couples fall out of love and "lose the plot" of the story they were writing together. Now he reveals all of the "what-not-to-dos" for couples who want to build--and consistently work to preserve--a lasting, loving relationship. Sexton tells the unvarnished truth about love and marriage, diving straight into the most common issues that often arise from simple communication...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For anyone pulling their hair out over an irritating colleague who's not technically breaking any rules, a hilarious guide to getting difficult people off your back from NYU psychology professor Tessa West. Ever watched a coworker charm the pants off management while showing a competitive, Machiavellian side to the lower ranks? The Kiss-Up/Kick-Down coworker doesn't hesitate to throw peers under the bus, but their boss is oblivious to their bad behavior....
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The hosts of the top-rated Pantsuit Politics podcast offer an invitation and insights into building connection and community despite our differences, finding shared values and ways to constructively engage in creating a better world together"--
Author
Series
Daisy Dreamer volume 4
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this fourth adventure, Daisy and Posey help a pretty pixie named Twee get to the bottom of a not-so-pretty problem"--
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A guide for parents whose adult children have cut off contact that reveals the hidden logic of estrangement, explores its cultural causes, and offers practical advice for parents trying to reestablish contact with their adult children"--
Author
Publisher
High Conflict Institute, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In this tenth anniversary edition of Don't Alienate the Kids! attorney, mediator, and therapist Bill Eddy shows readers how to protect children from the harm of alienation and high-conflict divorce, boosting their resilience by teaching them to think flexibly, manage their emotions, and moderate their behaviors. We all know breakups can get ugly. But sometimes they can get downright vicious, with badmouthing, brainwashing, and allegations of alienation,...
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