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This book shows how self-improvement culture became so toxic-and why we need both a new concept of the self and a mission of social change in order to escape it. Mark Coeckelbergh delves into the history of the ideas that shaped this culture, critically analyzes the role of technology, and explores surprising paths out of the self-improvement trap.

This book aims at providing a deep insight into the energy usage in the energy intensive metal industry and the methodology for efficiency assessment. Various methodologies for energy audit are described along with concept level analysis for minimum energy design. Concepts are backed by global and Indian case studies.

This fourth edition of Putting Psychology in its Place builds on the previous three in introducing the history of Psychology and placing the discipline within its historical and social contexts.

The Freelance Educator is the definitive resource for K-12 teachers who are ready to utilize their skills outside of the classroom and embark on a fast-paced, highly rewarding entrepreneurial journey.

An unforgettable debut novel from an award-winning writer: a lively, daring ghost story about a dead teen girl who falls in love with a female writer who has no idea she exists.In 1473, fourteen-year-old Blanca dies in childbirth in a hilltop monastery in Mallorca. Nearly four hundred years later, when George Sand, her two children, and her lover Frederic Chopin arrive in the village, Blanca is still there: a spirited, funny, righteous ghost, ...

An IndieBound BestsellerFalling in love just got sweeter in this charming, romantic YA graphic novel from WEBTOON, the #1 digital comic platform. Ray, a young seer struggling with her powers, discovers first love and friendship in her town's magic bakery.In a very special town, there's an even more unusual bakery with a selection of baked treats hand-crafted to help your dreams come true. For Ray, a quiet young woman with special powers of her...

A comprehensive calendar of the readings for the Episcopal Revised Common Lectionary Year A, daily eucharistic readings, and readings for the Daily Office Year One, including sanctoral observances. Hymn suggestions drawn from 'Liturgical Music for the Revised Common Lectionary' are also included.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico.ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022-She ReadsCarlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a ...

How do the worlds that state administrators manage become the feelings publics embody? In Administering Affect, Daniel White addresses this question by documenting the rise of a new national figure he calls "Pop-Culture Japan." Emerging in the wake of Japan's dramatic economic decline in the early 1990s, Pop-Culture Japan reflected the hopes of Japanese state bureaucrats and political elites seeking to recover their country's standing on the g...

A 2023 National Science Teachers Association Best STEM BookSuspend your disbelief with Science Comics: Bridges, a new volume of First Second's STEM graphic novel series!Follow Bea, Archie, Trudy, and Spencer (otherwise known as the BATS!) as they crisscross the globe using every type of bridge: beam, arch, truss, and suspension. From ancient low-slung rope bridges to modern hi-tech towers of steel, they'll traverse 'em all. Their journey will ...

Der große Abschluss der atmosphärischen und packenden Brauhaus-Familiensaga um München, die Brauereikunst und das Oktoberfest: die letzten Kriegsmonate und Wiederaufbau.Die achtzehnjährige Lotte, deren Eltern vor den Nationalsozialisten fliehen mussten, arbeitet Ende 1944 für eine Schweizer Hilfsorganisation. Nach einem Flugzeugabsturz im Grenzgebiet zu Deutschland schlägt sie sich bis München durch. Dort halten ihre Großeltern allen Wirren zu...

The first-ever Marvel event series receives the extra-sized treatment it deserves! When the Grandmaster plays a game of cosmic chess against Death herself, Earth's super heroes become the pawns! If the Grandmaster wins, his brother the Collector will be restored to life. But if he loses, Death will claim a bitter price! Each side selects twelve champions from across Earth to do battle for the fragments of the golden globe of life. But this cla...

A lost gem of twentieth-century literature, Josephine Johnson's 1934 Pulitzer Prize-winning "exquisite…heartbreakingly real" (The New York Times Book Review) novel follows a year in the life of a family struggling to survive the Dust Bowl.Published when Josephine Johnson was only twenty-four years old, Now in November made Johnson the youngest ever winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1935. It is a beautifully told account of one farming family's c...

Spinning out from the upcoming WB animated feature, Super Pets: The Great Mxy-Up continues the adventures of characters fans will meet in the film!There is nothing the Super Pets love more than spending time with their heroes, but they are finding it difficult to be taken seriously as members of the team when their humans just don't understand them…When Mr. Mxyzptlk, a magical imp from the fifth dimension, arrives in Metropolis with a plan to ...

Discover how the children of prominent families pursue their own path while contributing to their family's legacy In The Quest for Legitimacy: How Children of Prominent Families Discover Their Unique Place in the World, accomplished family and private wealth consultant Dr. James Weiner delivers a unique and eye-opening discussion of the Rising Generation's quest for self-determination in the shadow of a larger-than-life family. The author rel...

This 64-page dinosaur coloring and activity book brings lots of extra play value! It includes 4 plastic mini dinosaurs, a cardstock pull-out spread to color and create a background for a dinosaur play scene, and 1 sheet of stickers.Kids who like dinosaurs will get hours of playtime from this 64-page coloring and activity book filled with prehistoric beasts. Blistered to the front are 4 mini dinosaur toys to spark imaginative play and stories. ...

Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and a great gift for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about Magic 8 Ball. "Outlook good" that you'll have a super ADJECTIVE time playing Magic 8 Ball Mad Libs! With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about everyone's favorite truth-telling toy, will you have a fun time reading these Mad Libs? Signs point to yes! Play alone,...

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A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2021LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTIONONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE 2021 READSAN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF 2021 FROM Washington Post, Vogue, Time, Oprah Daily, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlantic, Kirkus and Entertainment Weekly"Intimacies is a haunting, precise, and morally astute novel that reads like a psychological thriller…. Katie Kitamu...

Takeda und ein beinahe vergessener MädchenmordInspektor Takeda, mittlerweile fast in Deutschland heimisch geworden, und Claudia Harms vor ihrem heiklesten Fall. Ein stadtbekannter Rechtsanwalt hat seine Familie und sich getötet. Schnell möchte man im Präsidium alles zu den Akten legen. Takeda aber versucht die Motive zu verstehen, die hinter diesem Familiendrama stecken. Er findet die Verbindung zu einem ungeklärten Mädchenmord, der fast vierz...