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"Lieutenant Dev Singh dutifully spends his days recording the memories of people who, struck with incurable depression, will soon have their minds erased in order to be more productive members of society. After all, the Bureau knows what's best for you. At night though, hidden in the dark, Dev remembers and writes in his secret journal the special moments shared with him - the small laugh of a toddler, the stillness of a late afternoon. The first...
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The author shows how the insights and exercises of Zen offer relief for those suffering from depression. This groundbreaking guide shows how to cope and heal, and even how to see the experience as an opportunity for spiritual growth and learning. Readers are lead step-by-step through a recovery process that uses walking meditation and other meditative ways of enhancing awareness, koans, and other Zen teachings.
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Witty typewriter Olivetti and twelve-year-old introvert Ernest embark on a mission to find Ernest's missing mother that takes them across San Francisco.
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Mack and Jodie have no idea how much their lives are going to change when they decide to give up farming. Mack is hospitalized with depression, Jodie finds herself tempted by the affections of another man, and their teenage children begin looking for answers outside the family-Kenzie turns to fundamentalist Christianity, and Taylor starts cavorting with Goths. Told in the unforgettable voices of each family member, this powerful story of family life...
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"Jake volunteers at a nursing home because he likes helping people. He likes skating and singing, playing Bingo and Name That Tune, and reading mysteries and comics aloud to his teachers. He also likes avoiding people his own age . . . and the cruelty of mirrors . . . and food. Jake has read about kids like him in books--the weird one, the outsider--and would do anything not to be that kid, including shrink himself down to nothing. But the less he...
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"Dubbed a voice of her generation, poet and writer Morgan Parker has spent much of her adulthood in therapy, trying to square the resonance of her writing with the alienation she feels in nearly every aspect of life, from her lifelong singleness to her battle with depression. She traces this loneliness to an inability to feel truly safe with others and a historic hyper-awareness stemming from the effects of slavery. In this collection of sharp, reflective...
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Imaginemos, por un momento, vivir día tras día con una nube gris siguiéndote a todas partes, coloreando cada experiencia, cada momento de alegría, con un tinte de melancolía. Esta es la realidad de aquellos que conviven con la distimia. A menudo, quienes la padecen llegan a creer que este velo gris es una extensión intrínseca de su ser, un rasgo inamovible de su identidad. "Así soy yo", se dicen, aceptando una vida vista a través de un cristal...
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"Written by a leading expert in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this workbook offers powerful, evidence-based skills to improve your mental health, so you can get back to living your life! Have you been struggling with sadness, worry, stress, or even insomnia? You certainly aren’t alone. As our world becomes an increasingly uncertain place, many people are discovering that they need help managing depression, anxiety, and other mental health...
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"There is the before and the after. Withering in the maternal prison of her apartment, a new mother finds herself spiraling into a state of complete disaffection. As a translator, she is usually happy to spend her days as the invisible interpreter. But now home alone with her newborn, she is ill at ease with this state of perpetual giving, carrying, feeding. The instinct to keep her baby safe conflicts with the intrusive thoughts of causing the baby...
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This is the story of two very different young men, from two very different worlds. Tyson is from the rough streets of Trentan, a crime-ridden, drug-infested, inner-city neighbourhood. Joey is from the affluent northern suburbs, a community of privilege and opportunity. The worlds of these two young men collide through a chance encounter, and as a result, they begin to question their life situations – which are at critical points. This connection...
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Si crees que sólo tu voz es RELEVANTE cuando hablas en público, te equivocas. Es obvio que sí es un elemento ESENCIAL en el discurso, pero también es sólo parte de un CONJUNTO que incluye otros elementos como las expresiones faciales y corporales al hablar en público. Y es que, mientras hablas, tu cuerpo TRANSMITE señales no verbales que son FÁCILMENTE percibidas por el público. Por eso debemos ASEGURARNOS siempre de que estas señales sean...
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You only need one reason!! Stop going down the dark path, and stop letting negative thoughts detour you from being in a happier place. We all have challenges to face and overcome, and sometimes experience a great deal of discouragement. These tides can feel heavy, but you have the power to overcome and reach your highest goals. Let this book be a tool of encouragement, to continue to push forward. This blessing is for those looking for reasons...
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If you think that only your voice is RELEVANT when speaking in public, you are wrong. Obviously, it is an ESSENTIAL element, but it is only part of a SET that includes other items, such as facial and body expressions in oratory. While you speak, your body TRANSMITS non-verbal signals that are EASILY noticed by the audience. This is why we must send POSITIVE signs. In the corporate environment, BODY EXPRESSION in presentations is an essential ASPECT...
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Greetings Reader,
My first love has always been Story. The first story I ever loved was Peter Pan. I dreamt of Neverland and having great adventures with Tinkerbell and Peter. The first book I ever loved was "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." I discovered Harry Potter in the third grade after my best friend told me about this awesome story about a wizard who didn't know he was a wizard but goes to a wizarding school....
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Si quieres APRENDER a CONQUISTAR y llevarte a la cama a cualquier mujer, estás en el lugar adecuado. Te voy a dar 7 EJERCICIOS MENTALES extremadamente EFECTIVOS para llevarte a CUALQUIER mujer a la cama. Así que quédate conmigo hasta el final de este EBOOK y te garantizo que tu ÉXITO con ellas aumentará, ¡y MUCHO! ¡Feliz lectura!
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Why is it so IMPORTANT to identify your PURPOSE in life? Well, having a LIFE purpose, -- among other things -- promotes in us a feeling of BELONGING. You know that's where you're supposed to BE and you know that you're doing something that makes SENSE with what you think and who you are. In the pages of this small book you will learn 5 SIMPLE steps that will help you DISCOVER what the PURPOSE of your life in this world really is.
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