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On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense
David Brooks · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Take a look at Americans in their natural habitat: men shopping for barbecue grills, doing that special walk men do when in the presence of hardware; super-efficient football mums who chair school auctions, organise the PTAs, and weigh less than their kids; and suburban chain restaurants,... |
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Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
Daniel Goleman · HarperCollins Canada
Pages: 311
Format: Hardcover
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In Focus, Psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman, author of the #1 international bestseller Emotional Intelligence, offers a groundbreaking look at today's scarcest resource and the secret to high performance and fulfillment: attention.Combining cutting-edge research with practical... |
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Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight
M.E. Thomas · Crown; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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As ME Thomas says of her fellow sociopaths we are your neighbors co-workers and quite possibly the people closest to you lovers family friends Our risk-seeking behavior and general fearlessness are thrilling our glibness and charm alluring Our often quick wit and outside-the-box thinking... |
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Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Whole Hearts. Tough Conversations.
BREN BROWN · Random House
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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In her #1 New York Times bestsellers, Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she's showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step... |
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Tribe On Homecoming and Belonging.
Junger Sebastian · Twelve
Pages: 168
Format: Print book
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We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin... |
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The Power of Names: Uncovering the Mystery of What We Are Called
Mavis Himes · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 277
Format: Print book
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Our proper name is as much a part of us as our own skin. It travels with us like a passport, testifying to our unique presence on this earth. The articulation of our name rolls off our tongue with ease and familiarity, yet we rarely turn and examine the part our name plays in what makes... |
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The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 592
Format: Paperback
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The book that changed the consciousness of a country -- and the world. Landmark, groundbreaking, classic -- these adjectives barely describe the earthshaking and long-lasting effects of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. This is the book that defined "the problem that has no name,"... |
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He's Not Lazy: Empowering Your Son to Believe In Himself
Adam Price · Sterling
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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"Clinical psychologist Price offers one of the most significant books of the year in this new look at an old problem - the underperforming teenage boy ... Price's book brings an important voice to a much needed conversation." - Library Journal (Starred review) On the surface,... |
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School Success for Kids with Autism
Christine Barthold Ph.D. · Prufrock Press
Format: Print book
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With the increasing numbers of children diagnosed with autism each year, parents need the valuable information provided in School Success for Kids With Autism to help ensure their children receive the educational programming they need and deserve. By outlining the best practices found in today's... |
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