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A Day No Pigs Would Die
Robert Newton Peck's novel of a Vermont farm boyhood has become a celebrated classic, captivating readers year after year with its quiet humor and poignant drama. It is the timeless story of one Shaker boy, his beloved pet pig, and the joys and hardships that mark his passage into manhood. A Day No Pigs Would Die is told in a unique and compelling voice, one with all the unadorned power of a Sh…
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- 9780679853060
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- 150p; bw; pbk
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- 823 PEC d
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reachin…
Wisdom to Create a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Peace This inspiring tale provides a step-by-step approach to living with greater courage, balance, abundance, and joy. A wonderfully crafted fable, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari tells the extraordinary story of Julian Mantle, a lawyer forced to confront the spiritual crisis of his out-of-balance life. On a life-changing odyssey to an ancient …
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- 9780061125898
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- 196p; bw; pbk
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- 823 SHA m
The Archer
In The Archer we meet Tetsuya, a man once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow but who has since retired from public life, and the boy who comes searching for him. The boy has many questions, and in answering them Tetsuya illustrates the way of the bow and the tenets of a meaningful life. Paulo Coelho's story suggests that living without a connection between action and soul canno…
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- 9781524711870
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- 130 p.: illus.; 19,5 cm
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- 869.342 COE a
How To Win Friends & Influence People
The most famous confidence-boosting book ever published; with sales of over 16 million copies worldwide Millions of people around the world have improved their lives based on the teachings of Dale Carnegie. In How to Win Friends and Influence People, he offers practical advice and techniques, in his exuberant and conversational style, for how to get out of a mental rut and make life more rew…
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- 9781439199190
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- xxv+276p; bw; pbk
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- 158.1 CAR h
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to be Calm in Busy World
The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to. In this timely guide to mindfulness, Haemin Sunim, a Buddhist monk born in Korea and educated in the United States, offers advice on everything from handling setbacks to dealing with rest and relationships, in a beautiful book combining his teachings with calming full-colour illustrations. Haemin Sunim's simple messages - which he first wr…
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- 9780241340660
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- 265 pages : illus. ; 18 cm.
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- 294.3 SUN t
Heidi
When a five year old girl Heidi brought to her grandfather by her Aunt Dete, the people in the village were sure the grumpy old man will turn them down. But Heidi's peculiar personality soften her grandfather's heart, and for a while Heidi lived happily on the mountain, befriended Peter the goatherd and his grandmother. Unfortunately, Aunt Dete returned and took Heidi to Frankfurt to became a c…
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- 9786024812195
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- 13 x 19,5; Hc; Fcol; 71p
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- Heidi #1
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- 823.92 REG h
The Rest of us Just Live Here
A new YA novel from novelist Patrick Ness, author of the Carnegie Medal- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning A Monster Calls and the critically acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy, The Rest of Us Just Live Here is a bold and irreverent novel that powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable. What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, o…
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- 9780062403179
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- 317 pages.; 19 cm
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- 813.6 NES r
Botchan
Written in 1904 by Soseki Natsume, the foremost novelist of the Meiji period, Botchan is the story of a simple, honest, and direct young man from Tokyo who teaches high school in the provinces.
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- 9780804837033
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- 188p; bw; pbk
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- 895.6342 NAT b
Letters from a Stoic
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. "No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom." Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman philosophers. Instrumental in guiding the Roman Empire under emperor Nero, Seneca influenced him from a young age with his Stoic principles. Late…
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- 9780008425050
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- ix, 270 p.; 18 cm
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- 188 SEN l
Just As You Are: A Teen's Guide to Self-Acceptance & Lasting Self-Esteem
If you’re like many teens, you probably feel pressured to live up to the impossible standards set by our culture, the media, and even by your peers. After all, everyone wants perfect hair, a perfect body, cool friends, and good grades. But while it’s okay to strive to be your best, it’s also easy to get caught up in a never-ending comparison game that can feed your inner critic and rob yo…
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- 9781626255906
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- 200 pages.; 21 cm
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- 155 SKE j
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