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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
From average to awesome From average to awesome Smith , Jim, Jr. 260 p. ; 23 cm OL13694712W
The Power of Pull The Power of Pull John Seely Brown,John Hagel,John Hagel III,III, John Hagel,Lang Davison,John Hagel III The world has changed profoundly, and the old tools that led to success in the world of Push won’t work anymore. Pull helps us understand the shift we’re experiencing and provides us with a new under… OL15171295W
Discardia Discardia Dinah Sanders With its three key principles and numerous practical tips, Discardia—a new holiday—helps you carve away the nonsense of physical objects, habits, or emotional baggage, and uncover what brings you joy. OL16103128W
David and Goliath David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell We all know that underdogs can win -- that's what the David versus Goliath legend tells us, and we've seen it with our own eyes. Or have we? In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell, with his unparalle… OL16809805W
Causal learning Causal learning Douglas L. Medin,Keith James Holyoak,David R. Shanks Deals with the research and discussion on associative versus cognitive accounts of learning. This book covers various aspects of causal learning in an open forum in which different approaches are bro… OL16977244W
Behavioural conflict Behavioural conflict Andrew Mackay It will be people's behavior, and the West's ability to understand, interpret and influence that behavior which will become the defining characteristic of resolving future armed disputes. The authors… OL18651033W
The Gritterman The Gritterman Orlando Weeks As the rest of the world sleeps, the Gritterman goes out to work. Through the wind and the snow. Through the blue-black hours when time slips away, he grits the paths and the pavements and the roads.… OL19345577W
Wake up happy Wake up happy Michael Strahan Michael Strahan distills the wisdom he's gleaned from his childhood years in Europe where, he grew up as the youngest child in a tight-knit community on a military base, his time with the NFL where h… OL20008571W
Pussy Pussy Regena Thomashauer "Regena Thomashauer, creatrix of Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts, has spent 20 years helping women unlearn the lessons our culture teaches--that a "successful" life means achieving, accomplishing,… OL20040046W
Gei tai du jia fen = Gei tai du jia fen = (mei) Ge, lun (Gienn, Sam) Ben shu jie shao le ru he yong you ji ji tai du he ti sheng ren sheng gao du de fang fa. OL20325117W
Home in harmony Home in harmony Christa O'Leary "We all deserve a calm, well-ordered, pleasingly designed refuge where we can relax and enjoy our families. Having had four children in a little more than five years while running a thriving design b… OL20900530W
People-pleasing pastors People-pleasing pastors Charles Stone Pastors and church leaders often fall into the trap of people-pleasing. Charles Stone's research on thousands of pastors and ministry leaders demonstrates the dangers of approval-motivated leadership… OL20956857W
Live your playlist Live your playlist Andrea Vecchio Framed in the form of a playlist, with a song that correlates to each chapter, this self-motivating book uses popular music themes and examples from the author's life to motivate the reader to become… OL24282955W
Li zhi pian Li zhi pian Ya'nan Wang A collection of 35 essays and anecdotes to illustrate aspiration for Chinese students whose English proficiency is of high school level and above. OL24848565W
1-tŭng ŭi sŭpkwan 1-tŭng ŭi sŭpkwan Charles Duhigg A group of data scientists at Google embark on a four-year study of how the best teams function, and find that how a group interacts is much more important than who is in the group. A Marine Corps ge… OL29318603W
The talent code The talent code Daniel Coyle What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? In this groundbreaking work, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle provides parents, teachers, coaches, businesspeople--and … OL3914525W
The think big manifesto The think big manifesto Michael Port Think Bigger. About Who You Are. And What You Offer the World. Stand for something before someone stands on you. Revolt against the play-it-safe, don't disturb the peace, cynical and silenced societ… OL5841269W
"I can't" said the ant "I can't" said the ant Polly Cameron This ant... Just can't. And so he shant. The end. OL6819662W
The Daily Book of Positive Quotations The Daily Book of Positive Quotations Linda Picone The latest in the Positive Quotation series...365 life-affirming quotes to guide you through the year. Each maxim is followed by a few paragraphs that explain the quote's meaning, and that give pract… OL9442774W