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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 40
Language
English
Description
Drawing upon experiences from his own prison days, the author recounts in feverish tones the story of Raskolnikov, an impoverished student tormented by his own nihilism, and the struggle between good and evil. Believing that he is above the law, and convinced that humanitarian ends justify vile means, he brutally murders an old woman -- a pawnbroker whom he regards as "stupid, ailing, greedy... good for nothing." Overwhelmed afterwards by feelings...
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Most of us look at our days in the wrong way: We exaggerate yesterday. We overestimate tomorrow. We underestimate today. The truth is that the most important day you will ever experience is today. Today is the key to your success. Maxwell offers 12 decisions and disciplines - he calls it his daily dozen - that can be learned and mastered by any person to achieve success.
Author
Language
English
Description
Do you feel that your family is not what it used to be, or what it has the potential to be? Do you worry that the parenting decisions you're making today may be scarring your child for life? Do you sometimes feel you are in a tug of war with the world over who will shape your child's values and beliefs? Dr. Phil has been working with families for over 25 years to help them repair the fissures that have fractured their home lives. In Family First,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"When young, pretty Catherine Bailey meets Lee Brightman, she can't believe her luck. Gorgeous, charismatic, and a bit mysterious, Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. But what begins as flattering attention and spontaneous, passionate sex transforms into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon discovers that Lee's dazzling blue eyes and blond good looks hide a dark, violent nature. ... Increasingly isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically, Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling to show how people respond to incentives.
17) I wasn't ready to say goodbye: surviving, coping, and healing after the sudden death of a loved one
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Now there is a hand to hold... Each year about eight million Americans suffer the death of someone close to them. Now for those who face the challenges of sudden death, there is a hand to hold, written by two women who have experienced sudden loss. This updated edition of the best-selling bereavement classic will touch, comfort, uplift and console. Authors Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D. explore sudden death and offers a comforting hand to hold...
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In every culture, in every age, there is a turning point in human life. At this threshold, when you see fewer days ahead than have already passed, you begin the greatest adventure: the second half of your life. On The Second Half of Life, anthropologist and author Angeles Arrien retrieves the world's vital wisdom-teachings that have opened people at midlife to the deeper mysteries of who we really are and why we are truly here.
Resurrect the Dream...
19) Mulberry Park
Author
Series
Mulberry Park novels volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Claire Harper goes to Mulberry Park each day to find a respite from sadness. One day she finds a letter to God written by Analisa, a 7-year-old girl who has lost her parents. Claire writes back to Analisa to preserve Analisa's innocence. Before finding Analisa's letter, Claire's life had fallen apart after the death of her young son. By helping Analisa and other persons coming to the park, Claire finds a meaning to her life.
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