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Things aren’t looking good for 14-year-old Mehrigul. She yearns to be in school, but she’s needed on the family farm. The longer she’s out of school, the more likely it is that she’ll be sent off to a Chinese factory...perhaps never to return. Her only hope is an American woman who buys one of her decorative vine baskets for a staggering sum and says she will return in three weeks for more. Mehrigul must brave terrible storms, torn-up hands from working the fields, and her father’s scorn to get the baskets done. The stakes are high, and time is passing. A powerful intergenerational story of a strong, creative young artist in a cruelly oppressive society.

Weeping Under This Same Moon is based on a true story of two teenage girls from different cultures, whose paths intertwine, dramatically altering the course of their lives. In this testament to the power of love and the spirit of volunteerism, Mei and Hannah come together in celebration of culture and language, food and friendship, and the ultimate rescue of both young women from their own despair.

Are you wondering how you can cut through the noise and make your unique self-known? Raise Your Voice offers essential advice on how to boost your confidence and put your best self forward. Led by BBC Radio 1Xtra host Nadia Nadia Jae, hear personal stories and advice from prominent figures in sport, broadcasting, and entertainment and discover how you too can speak up and stand out.

Success and happiness are not exclusive in terms of concrete goods, even though many view happiness on this basis only. Success and happiness are feelings of contentment, knowing that you have what you want out of life. Therefore, success and happiness can be defined in terms of both the intangible and the tangible. There are many happy people who are unknown, but they are accomplishing things. Some garbage collectors are happy; some millionaires are not. Success and happiness are not necessarily defined in terms of fame and money.

Are you wondering about what you can do to help your child become successful someday? Does each night feel like a wrestling match between you and your child over homework? Be more strategic in dealing with your children so that they can learn to push themselves to success. Parenting need not be a chore or a race. It is all about supporting and loving your children in pursuing their own successes. Let this book help you in raising a self-driven and successful child.

The Enneagram is an ancient tool for analyzing the peculiarities of human thought and behavior patterns. It has stood the test of time because of its uncanny ability to resonate with people all over the world - even people who have struggled to accurately classify themselves previously. This audiobook breaks down the wisdom of the Enneagram so that anyone can easily understand it and apply it to their own journey toward self-discovery and improvement.

Will Self is one of the most important British novelists of his generation, and he is as acclaimed in the UK for his outstanding, daring journalism as he is for his fiction. Now finally available in America, Junk Mail is an original selection of pieces from Self's nonfiction and journalism that will introduce American listeners to Self as a literary journalist par excellence.

Zulaikha hopes. She hopes for peace, now that the Taliban have been driven from Afghanistan; a good relationship with her hard stepmother; and one day even to go to school, or to have her cleft palate fixed. Zulaikha knows all will be provided for her "Inshallah," God willing. Then she meets Meena, who offers to teach her the Afghan poetry she taught her late mother. And the Americans come to her village, promising not just new opportunities and dangers, but surgery to fix her face. These changes could mean a whole new life for Zulaikhabut can she dare to hope they'll come true?

Our energy is constantly being drained. Did you know that there are energy magnifiers available to you in every moment of every day? If you knew how to connect with as much energy as you wanted, what would you do with it? This self-discovery handbook is designed to support you in learning about the entire universe - that is, you - so that you can live more fully, with more satisfaction, and bounce back from any of life's challenges.

Originally published in 1994, When the World Was Steady is award-winning author Claire Messud's first novel.

Social Media Anxieties for Teenagers is your no-nonsense, compassionate guide to navigating the online world without losing yourself. Whether you're overwhelmed by likes, stressed by silence, stuck in comparison mode, or just want a healthier relationship with your phone, this book shows you how to scroll smarter, post with purpose, and build real confidence.

In his essay titled "Self-Reliance", Emerson claims that society has an adverse effect on a person’s growth. He contends that self-sufficiency provides one with the freedom to attain true independence and to discover one’s true self. First published in his 1841 collection Essays: First Series, "Self-Reliance" remains one of Emerson's most famous works.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American philosopher, lecturer, essayist, and poet, who is best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was a a champion of individualism and wrote dozens of essays. Most criics consider "Self-Reliance" his best. It has the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's repeating themes, the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency.

Struggling to Keep Up in a Digital World? Here’s How to Take Control.Does it feel like you're constantly being pulled in every direction? Do endless distractions keep you from focusing on what truly matters? Is maintaining balance in an always-on world feeling impossible? If you’re nodding along, this book is for you! 7 Life Habits for Thriving in a Digital Age will show you how to take back control, find clarity, and build resilience in today’s hyper-connected world.

When Maya’s class is asked to draw something inspired by nature, she gets right to work. There’s nothing Maya loves to do more than draw! So she spends all evening drawing, painting, and gluing. She even wakes up early the next day to add the finishing touches. In class, the students take turns presenting their artwork. Tatiana shares her drawing of a puddle, Pedro shows his picture of a butterfly, and Ravi proudly displays his sketch of rocks. Excited to share her rainbow, Maya opens her drawing with a big “Ta-da!” But her classmates are confused.

Significados, Diez Razones para Renovar tu Vida es una conversación de inspiración para llenar de vida tu vida. Este libro nace en la revista Paréntesis, a través de la columna Clásicos Gerenciales del periódico el Carabobeño. Significados, comienza hablando del tiempo, de la importancia de vivir a la plenitud, de evitar dar emociones negativas al pasado.

This audio supports women in building health and well-being, while emphasizing healing from reproductive cancers and heart disease. The audio includes guided meditiatons and activities for absorbing and implementing the information it presents.

This audiobook is read by the authors, Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar Lewis For most of us, uncertainty is paralyzing, and the underlying cause of much of our anxiety about both our personal lives and the wider world. But even a cursory look at the news cycle shows that uncertainty isn’t...

From a talented emerging writer comes a brave, honest, unforgettable memoir about mental illness, which breaks the silence and shatters the taboos to give hope to all those struggling to find their way through. One day Sophie Hardcastle realised the joy she’d always known had disappeared. She was constantly tired, with no energy, no motivation and no sense of enjoyment for surfing, friends, conversations, movies, parties, family - for anything. Her hours became empty.

Radical Self-Tenderness introduces listeners to a scrupulously honest, sometimes raw, and sometimes tender writer willing to share the stories of her life and what those experiences taught her about self-tenderness.