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Touba and the Meaning of Night Touba and the Meaning of Night Shahrnush Parsipur From a distinctly Iranian perspective, *Touba and the Meaning of Night* reveals ongoing tension between rationalism and mysticism, tradition and modernity, male and female, East and West. Speaking in… OL12590463W
Green Light Green Light Lloyd C. Douglas *** Those who have read the book have much to say about this (and other) quality workings of Lloyd Douglas, so please be sure to check out ''community reviews'' at: https://www.goodreads.com/book/s… OL12590W
Shame and Grace Shame and Grace Lewis B. Smedes I am looking for this book ? OL16022W
Chanda's secrets Chanda's secrets Allan Stratton A girl's struggle amid the African AIDS pandemic, Chanda, is an astonishingly perceptive girl living in the small city of Bonang, a fictional city in Southern Africa. When her youngest sister dies, t… OL16069578W
Moral origins Moral origins Christopher Boehm From the age of Darwin to the present day, biologists have been grappling with the origins of our moral sense. Why, if the human instinct to survive and reproduce is "selfish," do people engage in se… OL16342986W
The Psychology of Shame The Psychology of Shame Gershen Kaufman In this classic volume, Kaufman synthesizes object relations theory, interpersonal theory, and, in particular, Silvan Tompkins's affect theory, to provide a powerful and multidimensional view of sham… OL16980917W
Me emociono Me emociono Isabelle Chauvet 1 volume (unpaged) : 16 cm OL17861442W
Home Song Home Song LaVyrle Spencer REVIEWS: ** (goodreads) The author of Family Blessings offers a powerful new novel about a family whose future is imperiled by the past. Tom Gardner, devoted husband, father, and high school princip… OL1860261W
The velvet rage The velvet rage Alan Downs The most important issue in a gay man’s life is not “coming out,” but coming to terms with the invalidating past. Despite the progress made in recent years, many gay men still wonder, “Are we better … OL1901732W
It wasn't your fault It wasn't your fault Beverly Engel "Shame is one of the most destructive of human emotions. If you suffered childhood physical or sexual abuse, you may experience such intense feelings of shame that it almost seems to define you as a … OL20011391W
Beyond bullying Beyond bullying Jonathan Fast The first book to integrate shame research into a single overarching theory. Why are some kids magnets for bullying? Why do gay teens commit suicide four times as frequently as "straight" teens? Why … OL20020267W
Shameful behaviors Shameful behaviors Tim Delaney Presents a unique look at American culture based on the premise that not only is there a rising culture of shamelessness in the United States, there is also a corresponding rise in formal and informa… OL20918641W
Sacrifice Sacrifice Karin Alvtegen Monika is driven to succeed as a doctor - but cannot allow herself any personal happiness. Maj-Britt is desperate to be left alone - but why does she shun society? A tragic accident brings these two … OL20983247W
The Shame Machine The Shame Machine Cathy O'Neil An examination of the way (predominantly American) society uses shame, and an exploration of the ways shame could be put to better use. OL25291993W
Life, above all Life, above all Allan Stratton Set in a fictional country in Sub-Saharan Africa, this is a story about living with the truth of AIDS, and a teenage girl fighting to rescue the people she loves. OL28603037W
Coming out of shame Coming out of shame Gershen Kaufman Most gay men and lesbians grow up learning that to be gay is to be sick, to be unnatural, to be a sinner. By adolescence, such negative attitudes have produced and reinforced a single, powerful emoti… OL2918336W
Dynamics of power Dynamics of power Gershen Kaufman Would you mind please to make this book available ? OL2918338W
Shame Shame Gershen Kaufman Would you mind please to make this book available ? OL2918340W
Tired of trying to measure up Tired of trying to measure up Jeffrey VanVonderen "Written to point the way to freedom for Christians who live under an unwritten religious code of expectations and rules that drain them of spiritual strength"--Provided by publisher. OL3529293W
Shame and pride Shame and pride Donald L. Nathanson Would you mind please to make this book available ? OL4104782W
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