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Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A Stanford psychologist offers a bold new understanding of empathy, and shows how we can expand our circle of care, even in these divisive times Empathy is in short supply. Isolation and tribalism are rampant. We struggle to understand people who aren't just like us, but find it easy to hate them. Studies show that we are less caring than we were even thirty years ago. In 2006, Barack Obama said that the United States is suffering from an "empathy...
Author
Language
English
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2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 4 & 5
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
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"In a crowded Chicago airport, an incident at TSA impacts twelve young Asian Americans, all strangers to one another before this day. As events cause their journeys to intertwine, they discover the challenges of friendship, the perils of younger siblings, the power or words, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar. Twelve virtuoso authors draw from their own experiences to explore themes of identity and belonging in...
26) Steppenwolf
Author
Series
Rinehart editions volume 122
Language
English
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Description
In postwar Germany, a fifty-year-old man Harry Haller is a sad and lonely figure, a reclusive intellectual for whom life holds no joy. He struggles to reconcile the wild primeval wolf and the rational man within himself without surrendering to the bourgeois values he despises. His life changes dramatically when he meets a woman who is his opposite, the carefree and elusive Hermine. The tale of the Steppenwolf culminates in the surreal Magic Theater--For...
Author
Publisher
Productivity Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Gil Crosby has accomplished what most of us in the world of applied behavioral science, in general, and OD and T-Group training, in particular, have not--making the theoretical father of our work accessible. Thus, this book is a gift and with it we can understand more deeply and teach others more accurately what Lewin actually stated and meant. Moreover, the book is reader-friendly, visually appealing, and humorous rather than academically boring....
Author
Publisher
Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
"Two prominent social psychologists, specializing in the study of human behavior, provide insight into why we trust the people we do and how to use that knowledge in understanding and influencing people in our own lives,"--NoveList.
31) Heartsong
Author
Series
Green Creek volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"All Robbie Fontaine ever wanted was a place to belong. After the death of his mother, he bounces around from pack to pack, forming temporary bonds to keep from turning feral. It's enough - until he receives a summons from the wolf stronghold in Caswell, Maine. Life as the trusted second to Michelle Hughes - the Alpha of all - and the cherished friend of a gentle old witch teaches Robbie what it means to be pack, to have a home. But when a mission...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Double Take is a fact-packed look at how science is tackling stereotypes. In the intermediate grades, students are likely to encounter and recognize all kinds of stereotypes. Our brains constantly use categories to sort and label the things (and people) around us -- both with good results and frightening ones. This book explores how we all use stereotypes and how science can help us to build more equal societies, where fewer stereotypes exist and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Experiments have shown that our brains categorize people by race in less than one-tenth of a second, about 50 milliseconds before determining sex. This means that we are labelling people by race and associating certain characteristics to them without even hearing them speak or getting to know them. This subtle cognitive process starts in the amygdala, the area of the brain associated with strong emotions. Does this mean that unconscious biases are...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Yale professor Marissa King shows how anyone can build more meaningful and productive relationships based on insights from neuroscience, psychology, and network analytics. Conventional wisdom says it's the size of your network that matters, but social science research has proven there is more to it. King explains that the quality and structure of our relationships has the greatest impact on our personal and professional lives. As she shows, there...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care about others? Since Darwin, scientists have tried to answer this question using evolutionary theory. In The Kindness of Strangers, psychologist Michael E. McCullough shows why they have failed and offers a new explanation instead. From the moment nomadic humans first settled down until the aftermath of the Second World War, our species has confronted repeated crises that we could only survive...
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"The first book to tell the natural history of political orientations. Our Political Nature is the first book to reveal the hidden roots of our most deeply held moral values. It shows how political orientations across space and time arise from three clusters of measurable personality traits. These clusters entail opposing attitudes toward tribalism, inequality, and differing perceptions of human nature. Together, these traits are by far the most powerful...
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"So much of our world today is crying out for welcome, refuge, and belonging. Homes with Heart is both inspiration and guide for people to create home in the world: first, through their own living spaces; second, within families of choice; and third, through supportive communities. While author Ruth Frost includes elements of home design, she also delves deeply into making home in the world through the power of love in community and offers practical...
Author
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Research shows that people cannot reach their full potential unless they are in healthy connection with others. Dr. Amy Banks teaches us how to rewire our brains for healthier relationships and happier, more fulfilling lives"--Amazon.com.
40) Un-American
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Series
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Poetry that investigates definitions of belonging in relation to migration, religion, language, and loss, tracing a family history between Nigeria and the United States"--
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