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I want more of everything
Par Eda LeShan. 1994
Sequel to It's Better to Be over the Hill Than under It (BR 08610). This collection of seventy-seven essays, drawn…
for the most part from LeShan's weekly column in Newsday, continues her thoughts on growing old. She writes about needing afternoon naps, taking risks, creating a family, feeling passion, rewriting the address book, letting go of the past, making brave decisions, and retiringMath, a four letter work!: The math anxiety handbook
Par Angela Sembera. 1990
A guide for students, teachers, and parents who hate or fear math. The authors draw on their teaching experience for…
this discussion of feelings about math anxiety, the relationship between math and other aspects of everyday life, math's role in teaching one how to think, the myth that math is impossible, and what math success can do for self-esteemEarthly measures: poems
Par Edward Hirsch. 1994
Poems that relate to the natural face of the earth in places as far apart as factory towns in Ohio…
("In the Midwest") and sacred monuments in Italy ("Roman Fall"). Hirsch also muses on ancient Greek gods in a contemporary setting ("Orpheus: The Descent") and a single female tourist adjusting to the strangeness of a tropical island ("Traveler")The simple truth: poems
Par Philip Levine. 1994
In the title poem Levine suggests "some things you know all your life." But little is "simple" in this collection…
of poetry about the past. These mainly narrative poems mix real-life images like "small red potatoes ... boiled ... in their jackets" with life as lived inside the mind, as in "I remember the room ... how close the moon, how utterly silent the piano."This anthology presents African American poets whose works are "ethnically unidentifiable" as well as those whose poems are "identifiably black."…
A profile introduces each poet. Some poets are represented by a single poem, others by a generous sampling. All the poets were born between between 1913 and 1962, and all have published at least one bookRegard d'Annie Dillard (Contre jour)
Par Thomas Mainguy, Guillaume Asselin, Jean-François Bourgeault, Gabrielle Chevarier, Sara Danièle Bélanger Michaud. 2023
Dans Une enfance américaine, Annie Dillard se remémore sa jeunesse et discerne les étapes de construction de sa vie intérieure.…
Elle raconte avoir dessiné à répétition, durant un été, son gant de baseball. Cet exercice rappelle l'une des forces de son imaginaire, à savoir l'action du regard. Dessiner un objet, c'est se conduire à l'oubli de soi. Le présent ouvrage tente ainsi de cerner les vertiges que l'écrivaine explore depuis les années 1970Your own worst enemy: understanding the paradox of self-defeating behavior
Par Steven Berglas. 1993
Two psychologists examine the behaviors of those who seem to inflict pain, suffering, and hardships on themselves for no apparent…
reason. Rather than offer a blueprint for self-help, the authors seek to help people recognize (and understand the consequences of) well-intentioned, self-serving, or deliberately malicious self-defeating behaviorWhen I say no, I feel guilty: how to cope--using the skills of systematic assertive therapy
Par Manuel Smith. 1975
Opposed to manipulating others by interfering with their decision-making process, therapist Smith describes how to be assertive without taking away…
the dignity and self-respect of others. Included are a "bill of assertive rights," descriptions of seven systematic assertive skills, and numerous dialogs illustrating how to use these techniques and encourage them in othersAlways a reckoning, and other poems
Par Jimmy Carter. 1995
Poems about people, places, politics, and private lives by the thirty-ninth president of the United States. In "Rachel," Carter reflects…
on his tender feelings toward a neighbor when he was a child. In "My First Try for Votes," a constituent humbles and amuses the candidate in one bold stroke. And in the title poem, an autobiographical narrative, he speaks of learning the need in "all things ... to balance out."Freud
Par Anthony Storr. 1989
A psychotherapist presents an overview of Freud's psychoanalytic theory. Storr sketches historical background, including biographical information about Freud, basic to…
understanding the theory. He also surveys the main features of psychoanalysis and evaluates Freudian ideas from the perspective of contemporary researchThe celestine prophecy: an experiential guide
Par James Redfield. 1995
Designed as a self-study guide to the nine spiritual insights discussed in The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure (FD/RC 38075, BR…
9732). Explores gaining a fuller understanding of life experiences by following hunches, taking advantage of coincidental opportunities, and sensing an active higher spiritual presence in one's life. BestsellerThe October palace: poems
Par Jane Hirshfield. 1994
This collection reveals the poet's commitment to Buddhist meditation and her serious reflection on nature. Often the two are joined,…
as in "Perceptability Is a Kind of Attentiveness," in which Hirshfield likens the inner being to an apple tree in which "we can see with our own, the black roots twisting down from the heart."A 2nd helping of chicken soup for the soul: 101 more stories to open the heart and rekindle the spirit
Par Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen. 1995
The authors provide a second group of anecdotes to "warm your heart, soothe your soul, and buoy your emotions." Covers…
topics such as parenting, personal attitude, dreams, love, death, teaching, and overcoming obstacles. Companion to Chicken Soup for the Soul (RC 39870, BR 10088). BestsellerAnd the green grass grew all around: folk poetry from everyone
Par Alvin Schwartz. 1992
A delightful collection of nearly three hundred folk poems--poetry that is usually unwritten and is made up by ordinary people…
to meet everyday needs. Included are street rhymes, nursery rhymes, parodies, autograph rhymes, nonsense verse, and riddles arranged under fifteen topics, such as "Food," "Teases and Taunts," "Fun and Games," and "Animals and Insects." All agesThe author defines a disability and discusses vocabulary that is important to people with disabilities. While he is primarily interested…
in helping people looking for work, he is also eager to educate employers. He prepares both sides for the interviewing process, offering hope and practical suggestionsWho shrank my grandmother's house?: poems of discovery
Par Barbara Esbensen. 1992
More than twenty poems about the everyday discoveries of childhood. There are discoveries about the ordinary--"There is a long story…
living in the shortest pencil"--and about the unusual--sand dollars from which one can break "five white doves ready to fly to your hand. Sea change!" For grades 3-6 and older readersThe singing green: new and selected poems for all seasons
Par Eve Merriam. 1992
Barbara Frietchie
Par John Whittier. 1992
On September 10, 1862, the troops of the Confederate States of America marched through Maryland, a border state with citizens…
loyal to both the Union and the Confederacy. John Greenleaf Whittier wrote about an act of heroism in which ninety-five-year-old Barbara Frietchie waved the Union flag in General "Stonewall" Jackson's face. Includes background information and commentary. For grades 3-6 and older readersAre you the one for me?: Knowing who's right & avoiding who's wrong
Par Barbara Angelis. 1992
Author of bestselling Secrets about Men Every Woman Should Know (RC 31291) questions our understanding of relationships. De Angelis identifies…
ten types of relationships that won't work, and six qualities to look for in a mate. Includes self-evaluation exercises based on the author's theories about sexual attraction, compatibility, and commitment levels. BestsellerOn the pulse of morning
Par Maya Angelou. 1993
The inaugural poem created and read by noted African-American poet Maya Angelou for President William Jefferson Clinton on January 20,…
1993. She speaks of a rock, a river, and a tree as symbols of a land once inhabited by now-extinct species. The messages that these symbols deliver through the ages is that each dawn brings new hope, especially the morning whose pulse can be felt on "this fine day." Bestseller