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Worry: controlling it and using it wisely
Par Edward Hallowell. 1997
Dr. Hallowell, an expert on attention deficit disorder, turns to a study on worry, in both its destructive and productive…
forms. Hallowell analyzes the uses and benefits of worry and discusses when to seek help if someone worries too much. Offers recommendations on how to maintain a healthy balanceThe only math book you'll ever need: Practical, Step-by-step Solutions To Everyday Math Problems
Par Stanley Kogelman. 1994
A practical guide for "adults who want to deal effectively with the math in their lives." Explains mathematics for financial…
planning and income tax purposes, making consumer decisions, household budgeting, home projects, cooking, recreation, and moreAcademic duty
Par Donald Kennedy. 1997
Examines a range of challenges facing the modern university in the United States. Addresses such issues as teaching versus research,…
waning budgets, ethical concerns, and cultural conflicts. Calls for a renewed commitment to academic responsibility within the campus communityLudwig van Beethoven, composer
Par Dynise Balcavage. 1996
The life and times of composer Ludwig Van Beethoven, born in 1770. He began losing his hearing as a young…
adult but was able to communicate and to pursue his musical career by using an ear trumpet and various devices. By the age of forty-eight he was totally deaf, but he continued working despite this challenge and several debilitating bouts of illness. For grades 6-9 and older readersI love Gootie: my grandmother's story
Par Max Apple. 1998
A grandson's recollections of his grandmother, who grew up in a Lithuanian village and preferred Yiddish to English. Gootie is…
the wife of Rocky, Apple's grandfather portrayed in Roommates (DB 41562, BR 09790)The disheveled dictionary: a curious caper through our sumptuous lexicon
Par Karen Gordon. 1997
Always wear clean underwear!: And other ways parents say "I love you"
Par Marc Gellman. 1997
Interprets the hidden meanings behind thirty-two things parents tell their children to do--over and over again. For example, cleaning your…
plate means being grateful for what you have, and keeping your shoes off the couch is a way to show respect to your parents. For grades 3-6Sigmund Freud: explorer of the unconscious
Par Margaret Muckenhoupt. 1997
A biography of Sigmund Freud, the creator of psychoanalysis, with details of his controversial theories about the human mind. Includes…
some criticism of his ideas, especially about women. Describes his work in the context of his time. For senior high and older readersThe scared child: helping kids overcome traumatic events
Par Barbara Brooks. 1996
Describes types of trauma--injury, illness, physical or sexual abuse, parental divorce, and the death of a friend or relative, as…
well as natural disasters and "trauma by proxy." Assesses the likely effects on children. Explains how to recognize symptoms, debrief the child, and help in the processes of coping and recoveryGirl talk: staying strong, feeling good, sticking together
Par Judith Harlan. 1997
Lost in the system
Par Charlotte Lopez. 1996
Lopez, who became Miss Teen USA in 1992, tells of spending her entire childhood in foster care after being taken…
as a toddler from a mother she describes as mentally unbalanced. Although her sister is adopted by their foster parents, Lopez is seventeen before she is adopted by another couple. Some strong languageFinding our way: the teen girls' survival guide
Par Allison Abner. 1995
Advice for teenaged girls on such issues as learning to like and care for their changing bodies, being sexually responsible,…
and coping with and enjoying family members and friends. For junior and senior high readersMusic, the brain, and ecstasy: how music captures our imagination
Par Robert Jourdain. 1997
Using science, psychology, and philosophy, the author explains the evolution of sound in humans and the meaning of music. Uses…
historical anecdotes and different examples of common musical themes to explain the way music gives pleasureLate-talking children
Par Thomas Sowell. 1997
The author, an economist and columnist, discusses the response he received to his article about his son's lateness in learning…
to talk. He describes other traits shared by many such children, who often go on to become intelligent and successful adults, even in cases of early misdiagnosisThe lunch-box chronicles: notes from the parenting underground
Par Marion Winik. 1998
Two years after her husband's death from AIDS, writer and public radio commentator Winik tells of raising their two small…
sons on her own and discusses humorously her inability to be the perfect momCollege planning for dummies
Par Pat Ordovensky. 1997
A guide to preparing for college. Topics include finding the right institution, visiting the campus, being interviewed for admission, paying…
tuition and other costs, and ten common mistakes in planning for higher education. Chapters stand alone or can be read in sequence. For junior and senior high and older readersBuilding basic skills in writing: bk. 2 (Building basic skills)
Par Inc Books. 1981
Second of a two-book program designed to enable the reader to master the basics of writing well. This segment includes…
units on parts of speech, grammar and usage, and punctuation and spelling. Provides a pretest and posttest for self-assessment, as well as exercises with every lessonBuilding basic skills in mathematics (Building basic skills)
Par Inc Books. 1981
A worktext in basic mathematics to help adult learners master computation skills involving whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. Provides…
a pretest, individual lessons, and skills tests, followed by a posttestMusic was not enough
Par Bob Wilber. 1987
Bob Wilber writes of his up-and-down career as a jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and arranger. Although he achieved fame early as…
a bandleader and student of Sidney Bechet in the 1940s, he spent many years in obscurity. Wilber's reminiscence about his life with the greats of jazz from Dixieland to swing covers nearly forty yearsSun & Spoon
Par Kevin Henkes. 1997
After the death of his beloved grandmother, ten-year-old Spoon pockets Gram's special deck of solitaire cards as a keepsake. When…
his grandfather becomes nostalgic and searches for the missing cards, Spoon returns the deck in exchange for another memento with a very special meaning. For grades 4-7