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1-2-3 magic [videorecording (DVD)] : managing difficult behavior in children 2-12 / by Phelan, Thomas W.,1943-; Phelan, Thomas W.; ParentMagic Inc.;
Straight thinking -- Controlling obnoxious behavior -- Real world applications ; frequently asked questions -- Testing and manipulation -- Counting in action -- Conclusion.Presented by Thomas W. Phelan.Thomas W. Phelan tells parents how to get children to stop doing such things as throwing tantrums, pouting, and fighting, and to start doing things such as eating meals, cleaning rooms, and going to bed.E.DVD.
Subjects: Child psychology.; Child rearing.; Discipline of children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2004., ParentMagic,
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Let me tell you what I mean / by Didion, Joan,author.; Didion, Joan.Essays.Selections.; Als, Hilton,writer of foreword.;
"From the universally acclaimed, best-selling author of the National Book Award-winning The Year of Magical Thinking: ten pieces never before collected that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer. Here are six pieces written in 1968 from the "Points West" Saturday Evening Post column Joan Didion shared from 1964 to 1969 with her husband, John Gregory Dunne about: American newspapers; a session with Gamblers Anonymous; a visit to San Simeon; being rejected by Stanford; dropping in on Nancy Reagan, wife of the then-governor of California, while a TV crew filmed her at home; and an evening at the annual reunion of WWII veterans from the 101st Airborne Association at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas. Here too is a 1976 piece from the New York Times magazine on "Why I Write"; a piece about short stories from New West in 1978; and from The New Yorker, a piece on Hemingway from 1998, and on Martha Stewart from 2000. Each one is classic Didion: incisive, bemused, and stunningly prescient"--
Subjects: Essays.;
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Plain Kate / by Bow, Erin.;
Plain Kate's odd appearance and expertise as a woodcarver cause some to think her a witch, but friendship with a talking cat and, later, with humans help her to survive and even thrive in a world of magic, charms, and fear.LSCTD Canadian Children's Literature Award
Subjects: Orphans; Wood-carvers; Superstition; Deals; Magic; Cats; Human-animal relationships;
© [2012], c2010., Scholastic,
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Heidi Heckelbeck and the big mix-up / by Coven, Wanda.; Burris, Priscilla.;
An embarrassing rumor about Lucy spreads at school and she thinks Bruce is behind it so Heidi gets involved and uses some magic to bring the trio of friends back together.Ages 5-9.LSC
Subjects: Heckelbeck, Heidi (Fictitious character); Witches; Magic; Friendship; Rumor; Schools;
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America, the farewell tour / by Hedges, Chris,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the footsteps of his bestselling Empire of Illusion, America: The Farewell Tour is a provocative examination of a nation in crisis. In it, Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges argues that unemployment, deindustrialization, and a bitter hopelessness have allowed an array of pathologies to rise. The opioid crisis, the retreat into gambling to cope with economic distress, the pornification of culture, the rise of magical thinking, the celebration of sadism, hate, and plagues of suicides are the physical manifestations of a society that is being ravaged by corporate pillage and a failed democracy. As our society unravels, we also face global upheaval caused by catastrophic climate change. All these ills presage a frightening reconfiguration of the nation and the planet. Donald Trump rode this disenchantment to power. In America: The Farewell Tour, Hedges argues that neither political party, now captured by corporate power, addresses the systemic problem. Until our corporate coup d'état is reversed, these diseases will grow and ravage the country. A poignant cry reported from communities across North America, Chris Hedges seeks to jolt us out of our complacency while there is still time."--
Subjects: Corporate power; Political culture; Social values;
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Barbie. [videorecording] / by Bargiel, Nina,screenwriter.; Cooper, Nesta,voice actor.; Dobson, Michael,voice actor.; Helten, Conrad,film director.; Kneubuhl, Rebecca,screenwriter.; Lindbeck, Erica,voice actor.; Norton, Zeke,film director.; Skelly, Jennifer,screenwriter.; Vincent, Sam,1971-voice actor.; Mattel Creations,publisher.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Erica Lindbeck, Nesta Cooper, Michael Dobson, Sam Vincent.When Barbie is magically pulled into her favorite video game, she must rely on her amazing gaming skills and out-of-the-box thinking to save her team and beat the game.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Children's films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Barbie (Fictitious character); Video games;
For private home use only.
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1-2-3 magic teen : communicate, connect, and guide your teen to adulthood / by Phelan, Thomas W.,1943-; Phelan, Thomas W.,1943-Surviving your adolescents.;
Introduction: meet the snub -- Straight thinking -- Appreciating adolescence -- What's normal? -- Risky business -- Diagnosing your own reactions -- Your new job description -- Don't take it personally -- Making sense of the snub -- "Don't take it personally" in action -- Manage and let go -- Six kids : intervention examples -- Establish house rules -- Managing the big four risks -- Your teens have their mbas! -- Possible intervention roles -- Stay in touch -- What not to do : the four cardinal sins -- What to do -- Take care of yourself -- The midlife parent -- How to take care of yourself -- Relax and enjoy the movie -- Boomerang kids -- The future -- Appendix -- Further reading -- Bibliography -- Index.LSC
Subjects: Parent and teenager.; Discipline of children.; Parenting.;
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Sanctuary of the shadow / by Ascher, Aurora,author.;
"Harrow was born during a war between two of the five capricious Elemental Queens. It's a war of fury and attrition, and exacted its price in blood. In one grim night, almost all of the water Elementals--the Seers--were killed. All but Harrow. Years later, she's taken refuge in anonymity, hidden within an unusual circus run by a centuries-old Enchanter. No one can know who she really is or about the magic she wields. Now the circus has acquired a new 'attraction.' A creature dark as night, with wings, and inky black eyes that dance with fire. An elemental with no recollection of who he is. Some think he's a monster. Others think he's a myth come to life. But Harrow's magic knows he's something else ... if she can unlock his memory"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Circus; Four elements (Philosophy); Imaginary wars and battles; Kings and rulers; Magic; Man-woman relationships; Prophecies; Secrecy; Women prophets;
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Touchstone / by Rawn, Melanie.;
Cayden Silversun is part Elven, part Fae, part human Wizard--and all rebel. His aristocratic mother would have him follow his father to the Royal Court, to make a high society living off the scraps of kings. But Cade lives and breathes for the theater, and he's good--very, very good. He's a tregetour -- a Wizard who is both playwright and magic-wielder. It is Cade's power that creates the magic, but a tregetour is useless without a glisker -- an Elf who can spin the magic out onto the stage, to enchant the audience. And Cade's new glisker, Mikea, is something special, too. They intend to enter the highest reaches of society and power, but not the way Cade's mother thinks they should. They'll be the greatest players of all time, or die trying.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Elves; Wizards; Friendship; Theatrical companies; Magic; Charms;
© 2013., Tor,
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Doom : the politics of catastrophe / by Ferguson, Niall,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Setting the great crisis of 2020 in broad historical perspective, Niall Ferguson challenges the conventional wisdom that our failure to cope better with disaster was solely a crisis of political leadership, as opposed to a more profound systemic problem. Disasters are by their very nature hard to predict. Pandemics, like earthquakes, wildfires, financial crises and wars, are not normally distributed; there is no cycle of history to help us anticipate the next catastrophe. But when disaster strikes, we ought to be better prepared than the Romans were when Vesuvius erupted, or medieval Italians when the Black Death struck. We have science on our side, after all. Yet the responses of a number of developed countries, including the United States, to a new pathogen from China were badly bungled. Why? The facile answer is to blame poor leadership. While populist leaders have certainly performed poorly in the face of the pandemic, more profound problems have been exposed by COVID-19. Only when we understand the central challenge posed by disaster in history can we see that this was also a failure of an administrative state and economic elites that had grown myopic over much longer than just a few years. Why were so many Cassandras for so long ignored? Why did only some countries learn the right lessons from SARS and MERS? Why do appeals to "the science" often turn out to be magical thinking? Drawing from multiple disciplines, including history, economics, public health, and network science, Doom is a global postmortem for a plague year. In books going back nearly twenty years, including Colossus, The Great Degeneration, and The Square and the Tower, Niall Ferguson has studied the pathologies that afflict modern America, from imperial hubris to bureaucratic sclerosis and online schism. Doom is the lesson of history that this country--indeed the West as a whole--urgently needs to learn--if we want to avoid the doom of irreversible decline"--
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 (Disease); Epidemics; Political leadership.;
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