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1) The giver
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
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Language
English
Description
"In the tradition of The Girl on the Train, The Silent Wife, and Gone Girl comes an enthralling psychological thriller that spins one woman's seemingly good fortune, and another woman's mysterious fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception. Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life. The request seems odd, even intrusive--and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating. EMMA...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. A woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring for her infant niece; on-line posts chronicle a cancer diagnosis; a couple in the park with their small child encounter a stranger with horrific consequences; a toxic relationship reaches a terrifying resolution…"--publisher's website.
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English
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"The best news on the planet is that your mother doesn't have to change in order for you to be happy. In fact, author Karen C.L. Anderson takes it a step further to say, your difficult narcissistic mother doesn't have to change in order for you to be free, peaceful, content, and joyful."--Amazon.com.
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Language
English
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Description
"In this fully expanded and updated third edition of the bestselling classic, you learn why verbal abuse is more widespread than ever, and how you can deal with it. You'll get more of the answers you need to recognize abuse when it happens, respond to abusers safely and appropriately, and most important, lead a happier, healthier life. In two all-new chapters, Evans reveals the Outside Stresses driving the rise in verbal abuse - and shows you how...
6) Enders
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
"With the Prime Destinations body bank destroyed, Callie no longer has to rent herself out to creepy Enders. But Enders can still get inside her mind and make her do things she doesn't want to do. Like hurt someone she loves"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Six hundred years into the future, humans are bred by cloning, and "mother" and "father" are forbidden words. Originally published in 1932, Huxley's terrifying vision of a controlled and emotionless future "Utopian" society is truly startling in its prediction of modern scientific and cultural phenomena, including test-tube babies and rampant drug abuse.
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English
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"Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. It outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. Some laws teach the need for prudence, the virtue of stealth, and many demand the total absence of mercy, but like it or not, all have applications...
9) Emotional blackmail: when the people in your life use fear, obligation, and guilt to manipulate you
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c1997
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 252 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
10) The power
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
The Power, dubbed the sequel to The Secret, is the highly anticipated follow-up revealing everything Rhonda Byrne has learned and attracted to herself since the release of The Secret in 2006. She shows how perfect health, incredible relationships, a career you love, a life filled with happiness, and the money you need to be, do, and have everything you want comes from one positive source of power.
Author
Publisher
AMACOM American Management Association
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xii, 306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
What do a person's knowledge, expressiveness, history, character, and attraction have in common? Each is a key to either personal or organizational power, and together they open the complex combination lock on the door of true leadership and irresistible influence. The Elements of Power combines the latest research on the nature of power all over the world with a handy self-assessment and invaluable insight into: how power works in organizations;...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 238 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A psychologist describes the five different types of difficult mothers, including angry, controlling, narcissistic, envious and emotionally neglectful and explains how adults can still suffer from these negative relationships and how they can overcome the challenges of their complex feelings.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oceano
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
627 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
Español
Description
"Robert Green details the laws of power in the rawest sense, synthesizing the thoughts of Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz and other great theorists and strategists. This is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control."--Amazon.com.
19) The power
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 MP3-CD (6 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this inquisitive voyage of self-discovery, Rhonda Byrne reveals that people have the ability to dramatically improve their lives. From better health to a successful, fulfilling career, listeners will discover how to completely overhaul their lives and finally start living the way they have always wanted.
Author
Publisher
Editorial Sirio
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
356 pages ; 23 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Tu marido se ha pasado de la raya coqueteando en una cena, cuando hablas con él te aconseja ser menos insegura y controladora... Tras una larga discusión, te acabas disculpando. Tu madre menosprecia la ropa que usas, tu trabajo y tu novio, en vez de reaccionar, te preguntas si tendrá razón. Abre los ojos, El efecto luz de gas, es una forma de maltrato sutil y perverso que se ejerce de forma continua, mediante un acoso constante que busca desgastar...
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