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Napoleon Hill's keys to positive thinking: 10 steps to health, wealth, and success
Par Napoleon Hill. 1998
Mending the torn fabric: for those who grieve and those who want to help them
Par Sarah Brabant. 1996
Describes the process of healing the pain associated with the death of a loved one. Presents guidelines to build self-resourcefulness,…
inner strength, and an emotional cure. Provides a bibliography, resources for those grieving, suggested readings and videos, and a plan for volunteers who want to help the bereavedRomantic breakup: it's not the end of the world
Par Jennifer Roy. 2000
Discusses the social and psychological aspects of dating and breaking up, as well as the elements of a healthy romantic…
relationship. Offers advice on surviving emotionally and obtaining help from others. For junior and senior high readers. 2000Sweet bird of youth
Par Tennessee Williams. 1959
Risking
Par David Viscott. 1977
A psychiatrist underscores the need to take risks in order to grow and change in all areas of life. He…
demonstrates why people should make choices and decisions based on their own goals rather than the desires of othersMoonlight
Par Harold Pinter. 1993
Psychological drama about a dysfunctional family. A father, Andy, is on his deathbed, trying to justify his past as his…
wife, Bel, looks after him. Of his three offspring only the youngest, daughter Bridget, is in attendance, while sons Fred and Jake seem to prefer their estrangement. Strong language. 1993The ride down Mt. Morgan
Par Arthur Miller. 1992
A two-act play wherein a middle-aged man confronts the decisions he has made and their effect on others. Hospitalized after…
a car accident, Lyman Felt admits being a bigamist and realizes the hurt and humiliation he has caused both of the women and his children. Some strong languageCollection of twenty-two pieces on clinical depression. Some of the authors describe the devastating psychological pain that makes daily tasks…
seem insurmountable, and others address the heartbreak of living with a sufferer of this illness. Writers include Russell Banks, Lauren Slater, Larry McMurtry, William Styron, and Ann Beattie. Some strong language. 2001Pourquoi l'amour ne suffit pas: aider l'enfant à se construire
Par Claude Halmos. 2006
[...] Claude Halmos, à la lumière de son expérience de psychanalyste, démontre que la vision d'un amour parental réduit aux…
sentiments a des conséquences graves pour les enfants, pour leurs parents, mais aussi pour toute la société. Elle pose, dans le langage clair qu'on lui connaît, les bases d'une véritable réflexion sur l'amour parental. Et donne ainsi à tous les parents les moyens de comprendre ce qu'aimer un enfant veut dire. -- 4e de couvThe art of happiness: a handbook for living
Par Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho. 1998
Following conversations with the Dalai Lama, psychiatrist Cutler presents the Buddhist leader's methods for maintaining happiness. The Dalai Lama's basic…
belief is hope and connectedness. He offers genuine and lasting inner peace through trust in the fundamental gentleness and goodness of all human beings, compassion, and a policy of kindness. BestsellerHeroin
Par Geraldine Woods. 1994
Discusses the history and usage of the powerful narcotic drug derived from opium poppies. Explains various aspects of addiction and…
describes treatments used to kick the habit. For junior and senior high readersBlues legacies and Black feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
Par Angela Davis. 1998
A feminist interpretation of the lives and lyrics of three African American blues musicians of the 1930s. Also includes the…
complete lyrics of some of Ma Rainey's and Bessie Smith's songsLiving a life that matters: resolving the conflict between conscience and success
Par Harold Kushner. 2001
Author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People (BR 5310) recommends that people stop judging success by fame, power,…
and wealth, but measure their achievement by the positive difference they make in the world. Advises finding a meaningful life through family, friendship, and acts of generosity. Bestseller. 2001The miracle worker: a play for television
Par William Gibson. 1957
Depicts the beginning of the lifelong relationship between deaf and blind Helen Keller and her tutor, Annie Sullivan. When Annie…
arrives at the Keller household, she finds a spoiled, fractious child who cannot communicate. Annie teaches Helen to finger spell and searches for a way to show her what different words mean. 1956Pourquoi moi?: réponses possibles à des questions impossibles (Parcours)
Par Robin Norwood. 1994
Une psychothérapeute propose des réflexions pratiques pour la guérison des problèmes intérieurs. Elle évoque des cas rencontrés, pour illustrer sa…
méthode. Celle-ci est basée sur le développement personnel, sur le changement des attitudes, sur l'évolution de la conscience. De plus, les principes de base de sa thérapie se fondent sur une "vision ésotérique de l'existence humaine"; il y est aussi question de "perspectives planétaires", de réincarnation, de karma, d'expériences paranormales. [SDMThe tragedy of Richard III
Par William Shakespeare. 1996
New edition of this historical drama first published in 1594. Richard, duke of Gloucester, is a deceitful, deformed villain who…
treacherously plots to gain the throne. Includes explanatory notes and an interpretive essayHoly hunger: a memoir of desire
Par Margaret Bullitt-Jonas. 1999
An Episcopal priest describes her addiction to food and her struggle to overcome it. Growing up with an alcoholic father…
and an emotionally reclusive mother, Bullitt-Jonas became a compulsive overeater. She eventually recovered with the help of Overeaters AnonymousBetrayal
Par Harold Pinter. 1978
Play centered around an adulterous affair between Robert and his best friend Jerry's wife, Emma. Two years after they stopped…
seeing each other, the former lovers meet at a pub and reminisce. Some strong language. 1978"Si votre chien ne comprend pas tout ce que vous lui dites, c'est parce que vous ne communiquez pas vraiment…
avec lui. Or, sans une communication adéquate, il est impossible de dresser et d'entraîner un chien et encore moins d'avoir avec lui une relation agréable et harmonieuse. Les idées originales et les conseils de ce livre vous procureront le savoir-faire indispensable pour déchiffrer le langage corporel et vocal de votre chien. À l'aide de cette communication nouvelle, vous établirez un lien plus profond avec lui et obtiendrez de meilleurs résultats à l'entraînement". -- 4e de couvSigmund 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 readers