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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
The Pioneers
This endearing 19th-century family saga follows the lives, loves and losses of one pioneering family and two escaped convicts as they open up the land in Victoria, Australia. This classic Australian story, which won the Hodder & Stoughton All Empire Literature Prize for Australasia, commands a place in the canon of Australian literature and offers a fascinating record and reflection of early Au…
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- 9789810848804
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- 272 pages : illus. ; 19,5 cm.
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- 823.2 PRI p
L'art de la Simplicite: How to Live More With Less
If simplicity is an art, then Dominique Loreau is a master. Having lived in Japan for many years and inspired by oriental philosophy, Dominique Loreau discovered the beauty of a life well lived through the art of simplicity. Her lifestyle rests on the principle of 'less is more', and imbues all areas of existence, from the material to the spiritual. She captured her philosophy in the ground-…
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- 9781409163862
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- 246 pages ; 18 cm.
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- 646.7 LOR l
The Railway Children
When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, where Mother writes books to make ends meet. However, they soon come to love the railway that runs near their cottage, and they make a habit of waving to the Old Gentleman wh…
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- 9781853261077
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- 204 pages.: illus.; 19,5 cm.
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- 823.8 NES r
The Teen Girl's Survival Guide: Ten Tips for Making Friends, Avoiding Drama, …
As a teen girl, you are likely feeling pressure and stress from every direction. Having good, healthy relationships with friends you can count on makes all the difference. In this guide, psychologist and teen expert Lucie Hemmen offers ten tips to guide you toward creating and maintaining the social life you want. Even better, the real experts that make this guide special are older teen girls w…
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- 9781626253063
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- 187 pages ; 20 cm.
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- 305.2352 HEM t
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