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Us : getting past you & me to build a more loving relationship / by Real, Terrence,author.; Springsteen, Bruce,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."You've probably heard some variation of the idea that before you can love someone else, you first have to learn to love yourself. Renowned family therapist and marriage counselor and bestselling author Terrence Real says that we've got it all wrong. In fact, the way to save your relationship is not by working on yourself, but instead by working together. Continuing to focus on yourself will just feed the problem, which is that most of us developed a set of techniques to survive our families that no longer serve us as adults. You can learn to tap into your wiser, more collaborative self. In this groundbreaking book, Real offers a new set of science-backed relational skills that have saved real marriages on the brink. Using psychology, history, and stories of actual couples who have entered his office, Real helps readers move beyond their traumas and stressors and shift from thinking in terms of me and you to a different consciousness. The consciousness of us. The Hail Mary family therapist for couples on the verge of divorce, Real teaches us how to speak up for ourselves with love and build solid, loving relationships that are authentic and interdependent"--
Subjects: Couples; Interpersonal conflict.; Interpersonal relations.; Man-woman relationships.; Married people;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Harbor lights : stories / by Burke, James Lee,1936-author.; container of (work):Burke, James Lee,1936-Harbor lights (Compilation);
"A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from "America's best novelist" (Denver Post), the New York Times-bestselling James Lee Burke. Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival, and revenge. A boy and his father watch a German submarine sink an oil tanker as evil forces in the disguise of federal agents try to ruin their family. A girl is beaten up outside a bar as her university-professor father navigates new love and threats from a group of neo-Nazis. A pair of undercover union organizers are hired to break colts for a Hollywood actor, whose "Western hero" facade hides darkness. An oil rig worker witnesses a horrific attack on a local village while on a job in South America and seeks justice through one final act of bravery. With his nuanced characters, lyrical prose, and ability to write shocking violence in the most evocative settings, James Lee Burke's singular skills are on display in this superb anthology. Harbor Lights unfolds in stories that crackle and reverberate as unexpected heroes emerge"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Short stories.; Heroes; Interpersonal conflict; Violence;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Rules of estrangement : why adult children cut ties and how to heal the conflict / by Coleman, Joshua,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."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"--
Subjects: Alienation (Social psychology); Parent and adult child.; Parents; Adult children; Interpersonal conflict.; Conflict management.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The examiner / by Hallett, Janice,author.;
"Told in emails, text messages, and essays, this innovative page-turner follows a group of students in an art master's program that goes dangerously awry, from the internationally bestselling author Janice Hallett"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Graduate students; Interpersonal conflict; Missing persons; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Positive discipline for teenagers : empowering your teens and yourself through kind and firm parenting / by Nelson, Jane.; Lott, Lynn.;
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Subjects: Parent and teenager.; Adolescent psychology.; Interpersonal conflict.; Discipline of children.;
© c2012., Three Rivers Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The wedding party / by Kelly, Cathy,author.;
The story follows the four Robicheaux sisters as they return home for their parents' wedding, at the beautiful Hotel Sorrento where they all grew up as children. For the first time in 15 years, the sisters are back together - and it doesn't take long for long-buried secrets to surface.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Homecoming; Interpersonal conflict; Sisters; Weddings;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Yours, mine, ours / by Moriarty, Sinéad,author.;
Things are finally looking up for Anna. Seventeen miserable years of marriage to man-child Connor have left her drained and ready for a new start. So when they separate, she couldn't be more thrilled to move in with James, a handsome lecturer who is everything her ex-husband is not: kind, thoughtful, and above all, reliable. But Anna and James's kids hate living with the loved-up couple and the new set-up. Their teenage daughters--one a studious high achiever and the other a cool rich girl unbothered by grades or exams--have nothing in common. And Anna's wild football-mad nine-year-old son declares war on bookish James. Nobody said step-parenting was easy; Anna and James are about to find out exactly how complicated it can be. With exes, new partners-of-exes and money all in the mix, home life is fast becoming a minefield and their new-found happiness hangs in the balance. Do they have what it takes to make their blended family work?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Divorced people; Interpersonal conflict; Man-woman relationships; Stepfamilies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fight right : how successful couples turn conflict into connection / by Gottman, Julie Schwartz,author.; Gottman, John Mordechai,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Conflict is the top reason couples seek help-but it's also an opportunity for greater intimacy, deeper connection, and lasting love according to this essential guide from the world's leading relationship scientists and bestselling authors of The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work"--
Subjects: Conflict management.; Couples therapy.; Couples; Interpersonal communication.; Interpersonal relations.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The asshole survival guide : how to deal with people who treat you like dirt / by Sutton, Robert I.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Organizational behavior.; Interpersonal conflict.; Bullying in the workplace.; Psychological abuse.; Interpersonal relations.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The new age / by D'Lacey, Chris.;
The coming of the dragons has upset the balance on Erth, and now other creatures, the wild Gibbus, and the Wyvern, are being drawn into the conflict between dragons and humans; while the dragons Gabrial and Grendel guard the young dragonets in their care, and the human boy, Ren, struggles to control his new powers, the world seems to be coming apart around them--and the firebirds are manipulating the threads of destiny.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Dragons; Magic; Human-animal relationships; Interpersonal conflict;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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