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CEO of everything : flying solo and soaring / by Vaz-Oxlade, Gail E.,1959-author.; Ryce, Victoria,author.;
We live in a world of growing singleness. While lots of attention is being paid to senior singles, less has been given to younger women and men who find themselves suddenly single - through separation or divorce or through the death of a partner - or to those who come to the realization that perhaps partnership isn't in the cards and they need to start planning for themselves. Single women make up more than half the population of Canadian women. And they're facing financial and life challenges for which they're unprepared. CEO of Everything maps out the territory that singles find themselves in and guides readers through topics that form the new land of singleness. Jobs once shared by two now fall on the shoulders of one. And as if life isn't busy enough, the state of singleness means you get to do it all, all day and every day. This book will help readers decide what's urgent, what's important and what they can afford to just let go unattended.
Subjects: Finance, Personal.; Single people; Single people;
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The sweet spot : the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning / by Bloom, Paul,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From the author of Against Empathy comes a different kind of happiness book, one that shows us how suffering is an essential source of both pleasure and meaning in our lives. Why do we so often seek out physical pain and emotional turmoil? We go to movies that make us cry, or scream, or gag. We poke at sores, eat spicy foods, immerse ourselves in hot baths, run marathons. Some of us even seek out pain and humiliation in sexual role-play. Where do these seemingly perverse appetites come from? Drawing on groundbreaking findings from psychology and brain science,The Sweet Spotshows how the right kind of suffering sets the stage for enhanced pleasure. Pain can distract us from our anxieties and help us transcend the self. Choosing to suffer can serve social goals; it can display how tough we are or, conversely, can function as a cry for help. Feelings of fear and sadness are part of the pleasure of immersing ourselves in play and fantasy and can provide certain moral satisfactions. And effort, struggle, and difficulty can, in the right contexts, lead to the joys of mastery and flow. But suffering plays a deeper role as well. We are not natural hedonists-a good life involves more than pleasure. People seek lives of meaning and significance; we aspire to rich relationships and satisfying pursuits, and this requires some amount of struggle, anxiety, and loss. Brilliantly argued, witty, and humane, Paul Bloom shows how a life without chosen suffering would be empty--and, worse than that, boring.
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Conduct of life.; Happiness.; Pain; Pleasure.; Suffering;
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The Bruce swap / by Higgins, Ryan T.;
Bruce the bear's family wishes he were less grumpy, but when his cousin Kevin arrives for a visit, he brings more fun than they ever wanted.LSC
Subjects: Bears; Geese; Mice; Conduct of life;
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Little dinos don't hit / by Dahl, Michael.; Record, Adam.;
Little Dino learns to use his strong hands and arms for helping instead of hitting.LSC
Subjects: Dinosaurs; Conduct of life; Helping behavior; Behavior;
© c2013., Picture Window Books,
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The empty stocking / by Curtis, Richard,1956-; Cobb, Rebecca.;
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Subjects: Christmas stories.; Twin sisters; Children; Generosity;
© 2012., Penguin Group,
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Five little monkeys 5-minute stories / by Christelow, Eileen.;
There's plenty of monkey business in this collection of eight funny stories about the five little monkeys by best-selling author-illustrator Eileen Christelow. Come along with the lovable monkeys on their mischievous adventures as they do everything from jump on the bed to bake a cake to tease a hungry crocodile--and much more.
Subjects: Picture books.; Children's stories, American.; Monkeys; Conduct of life;
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The prophet of Yonwood / by DuPrau, Jeanne.;
While visiting the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina, eleven-year-old Nickie makes some decisions about how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions to the apocalyptic visions of one of their neighbors."RL: 5.6 ; 9-12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Prophecies; Conduct of life; Fantasy.;
© [2007], c2006., Yearling,
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The mule [videorecording] / by Cooper, Bradley,actor.; Eastwood, Alison,1972-actor.; Eastwood, Clint,1930-actor,film director,film producer.; Farmiga, Taissa,1994-actor.; Fishburne, Laurence,III,1961-actor.; Flint, Jill,actor.; Garcia, Andy,actor.; Montana, Manny,actor.; Peña, Michael,1976-actor.; Wiest, Dianne,actor.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Michael Pena, Taissa Farmiga, Jill Flint, Andy Garcia, Alison Eastwood, Laurence Fishburne, Dianne Wiest, Manny Montana.Earl Stone is a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. Even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel's enforcers, catch up to him.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Crime films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Drug couriers; Drug traffic; Older men;
For private home use only.
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The mule [videorecording] / by Cooper, Bradley,actor.; Eastwood, Alison,1972-actor.; Eastwood, Clint,1930-actor,film director,film producer.; Farmiga, Taissa,1994-actor.; Fishburne, Laurence,III,1961-actor.; Flint, Jill,actor.; Garcia, Andy,actor.; Montana, Manny,actor.; Peña, Michael,1976-actor.; Wiest, Dianne,actor.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Michael Pena, Taissa Farmiga, Jill Flint, Andy Garcia, Alison Eastwood, Laurence Fishburne, Dianne Wiest, Manny Montana.Earl Stone is a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. Even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel's enforcers, catch up to him.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Crime films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Drug couriers; Drug traffic; Older men;
For private home use only.
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La mala semilla / by John, Jory.; Oswald, Pete.; Rincón Fernández, Rocío.;
The bad seed changes his mind about being bad and decides that he wants to be happy.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Picture books.; Seeds; Conduct of life; Spanish language materials.;
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