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Author
Publisher
New Harvest
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
x, 223 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bob Knight argues that the greatest leaders anticipate and prepare for a negative scenario. They succeed by expecting things to go wrong at any moment, and by building a realistic strategy that takes all potential obstacles into account. Knight uses fascinating behind-the-scenes examples from his long career to convey the power of negative thinking in sports, business, and life.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Description
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon; the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him 'the bitter neighbour from hell'. But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Our brain's negativity bias makes evolutionary sense because it kept our ancestors alert to fatal dangers, but it distorts our perspective in today's media environment. The steady barrage of bad news and crisismongering makes us feel helpless and leaves us needlessly fearful and angry. We ignore our many blessings, preferring to heed--and vote for--the voices telling us the world is going to hell. But once we recognize our negativity bias, the rational...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xvii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From the duo behind the bestselling book No Hard Feelings and the wildly popular LizandMollie Instagram, an insightful and approachable illustrated guide to handling our most difficult emotions. We all experience unwieldy feelings. But between our emotion-phobic society and the debilitating uncertainty of modern times, we usually don't know how to talk about what we're going through, much less handle it. Over the past year, Liz Fosslien and Mollie...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
vi, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In these increasingly difficult times, it's easy to get stuck in a cycle of negativity, cynicism, and unhappiness. Based on author Scott Glassman's A Happier You® wellness program, The Up Side teaches readers seven core positivity skills to rapidly short-circuit chronic rumination and pessimistic thinking. By reducing the frequency and intensity of negative thoughts about themselves, the world, and their future, readers will learn to break free...
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Swedish
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Description
Ove, a grumpy, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, decides to give up on life until an unlikely friendship develops with a boisterous young family that moves in next door.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Are there areas in your life that you just cant seem to get traction, get over, get happy, or get unstuck? That no amount of therapy, positive thinking, bodywork, books, or pharmaceutical "cures" can fix? Erase Self-Doubt Now! teaches you how to access the real cause of your struggles-the negative messages imprinted on the subconscious since childhood-and heal the wounded parts of you that are holding onto the pain, misunderstandings, and gut-wrenching...
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