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21) The anxious generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
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"From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health -- and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social...
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Hachette Go
Pub. Date
[2024]
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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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Tim Duggan Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"A provocative critique of the pieties and fallacies of our obsession with economic growth We live in a society in which a priesthood of economists, wielding impenetrable mathematical formulas, set the framework for public debate. Ultimately, it is the perceived health of the economy which determines how much we can spend on our schools, highways, and defense; economists decide how much unemployment is acceptable and whether it is right to print money...
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Clovercroft Publishing
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[2013]
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English
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"Nicknamed "the female Jerry Maguire" by CNN, Molly Fletcher spent nearly two decades recruiting the top athletes, coaches and media personalities in the game. Fletcher's success as a female in an industry where there are more agents than athletes to represent is unprecedented. Though the odds were stacked against her, Fletcher uncovered the steps necessary to landing her dream career. In The 5 Best Tools to Find Your Dream Career, Fletcher offers...
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DK
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2012
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English
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Provides easy-to-follow steps to encourage baby's progression from newborn to toddler. Includes overviews of key milestones, from the first smile and learning to roll to first steps and words. Filled with games and activities to encourage development in five key areas: socialization, body movement, hand control, communication skills, and cognitive ability.
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John Wiley & Sons
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English
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"Lucky you! You are the proud new owner of an Android tablet! Part computer, part smartphone, and all amazing, this remarkably portable gizmo lets you surf the web, handle email, take photos, listen to music, video chat, play games, share documents-- the list goes on and on. That's a lot of tings t do, and you want to know how to do them right away without any confusion or frustration. From unpacking your tablet and chargin the battery to creating...
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Simon Element
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Raising antiracist children is a noble goal for any parent, caregiver, or educator, but it can be hard to know where to start. Let Britt Hawthorne a nationally recognized teacher and advocate be your guide. Raising Antiracist Children acts as an interactive guide for strategically incorporating the tools of inclusivity into everyday life and parenting.
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Polity Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Capitalism is broken. The relentless pursuit of more has delivered climate catastrophe, social inequality and financial instability -- and left us ill-prepared for life in a global pandemic. Tim Jackson's passionate and provocative book dares us to imagine a world beyond capitalism -- a place where relationship and meaning take precedence over profits and power.
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"In How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World, Neil Irwin, senior economic correspondent at the New York Times, delivers the essential guide to being successful in today's economy when the very notion of the "job" is shifting and the corporate landscape has become dominated by global firms. He shows that the route to success lies in cultivating the ability to bring multiple specialties together--to become a "glue person" who can ensure people with radically...
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Dutton
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"World-class pediatric surgeon, social scientist, and best-selling author of Thirty Million Words Dr. Dana Suskind returns with a revelatory new look at the neuroscience of early childhood development-and how it can guide us toward a future in which every child has the opportunity to fulfill their potential"--
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Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"10 tools for developing talents in multiple areas, from academics to arts to athletics, in all kids. Many believe that talent is inherent-a person either has it or doesn't. But research shows that a student's environment is a critical determinant for developing talents. In Talent Zones, Dr. Lee Hancock redefines talent so that parents, teachers, and coaches of kids can create environments rich in opportunities for all kids to boost their confidence...
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