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The Trolley Problem, or Would You Throw the Fat Guy Off the Bridge?: A Philosophical Conundrum

Thomas Cathcart · Workman Publishing Company; First Edition edition

A trolley is careering out of control. Up ahead are five workers; on a spur to the right stands a lone individual. You, a bystander, happen to be standing next to a switch that could divert the trolley, which would save the five, but sacrifice the one—do you pull it? Or say you’re...
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College Stress Solutions: Stress Management Techniques to *Beat Anxiety *Make the Grade *Enjoy the Full College Experience

Kelci Lynn Lucier · Adams Media Corporation
Pages: 239
Format: Paperback

The tools you need to overcome everyday stress!Between trying to make the grade and finding a job in a market that continues to stagnate, there's more pressure than ever before to succeed. But the stress that comes from this pressure can also keep you from achieving your goals. College...
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The Roman Search for Wisdom

Michael K Kellogg · Prometheus Books, 2014.
Pages: 364
Format: Print book

The Roman "philosophy of life" as mirrored in the literature of ten outstanding representative authorsThough Rome conquered much of the world and established an empire that lasted more than a millennium, its citizens sometimes expressed a sense of inferiority to the intellectual...
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Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World

Rosalind Wiseman · Harmony
Format: Hardcover

Books for a Better Life Award WinnerHere is a landmark book that reveals the way boys think and that shows parents, educators and coaches how to reach out and help boys overcome their most common yet difficult challenges -- by the bestselling author who changed our conception of adolescent...
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Risk/Reward: Why Intelligent Leaps and Daring Choices Are the Best Career Moves You Can Make

Anne Kreamer · Random House
Format: Hardcover

A persuasive and eye-opening look at the importance of embracing risk in our working lives - and how to use it to achieve lifelong career success Some of us relish the chance to fly without a net, others . . . not so much. But no matter how adventurous we might be in our personal lives,...
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Homeschool Psych 2nd Edition: Preparing Christian Homeschool Students for Psych 101

Timothy S. Rice · Rocking R Ventures

HomeschoolPsych 2nd Edition: Preparing Christian Homeschool Students for Psych 101 and the accompanying Student Workbook are all a busy homeschooling mom (or dad) need. Prepare student to recognize the worldview assumption underlying modern Psychology’s theories and schools-of-thought...
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The Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, the Model, and the Murder that Shook the Nation

Harold Schechter · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

2015 Edgar Award Nominee Beekman Place, once one of the most exclusive addresses in Manhattan, had a curious way of making it into the tabloids in the 1930s: "SKYSCRAPER SLAYER," "BEAUTY SLAIN IN BATHTUB" read the headlines. On Easter Sunday in 1937, the discovery of a grisly...
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Tell Me a Story: Sharing Stories to Enrich Your Child's World

Elaine Reese · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Family storytelling offers many of the same advantages as book reading - and some new ones - for childrens language and emotional development, coping skills, and sense of belonging. Tell Me a Story Sharing Stories to Enrich Your Childs World shows parents how telling and sharing stories...
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Sex, Drugs 'n Facebook . . .: A Parent's Toolkit for Promoting Healthy Internet Use

Megan Moreno · Hunter House; 1 edition

Forget sex, drugs, and rock & roll — today's parents and teachers have to deal with cyberbullying, sexting, internet addiction, and exposure to inappropriate online content. Fortunately, expert researcher Dr. Megan Moreno has written this book as a guide to help you teach your...
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