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Piero Ferrucci warns against the dangers of "global cooling." As the pace of living grows faster and the impact of new technologies more insistent, communications become hurried and impersonal. The drive for profit overrides the heart. Warmth and genuine presence fade. The Power of Kindness is a stirring examination of a simple but profound concept. Piero Ferrucci, one of the world's most respected transpersonal psychologists, explores the many...
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As a parent you strive to model kindness, compassion, and patience when interacting with your children. But no parent is perfect, and in difficult or stressful moments, you may react to your kids in ways that don't exactly fit your ideal model of parenting -- for example, yelling. You aren't alone. Parental reactions are often deeply ingrained, and you likely learned them from your parents. So how can you break this cycle and be the kind of parent...
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It all started in Sausalito, California, in 1982, when Anne Herbert scrawled "practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty" on a place mat in a restaurant. From there it spread to bumper stickers, quietly at first, but with the powerful momentum of something important calling us to lives of caring and compassion. The bestselling book, Random Acts of Kindness, which includes touching stories, quotations, and thoughtful suggestions,
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Mason novels volume 2
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Lucille Howard is getting on in years, but she stays busy. Thanks to the inspiration of her dearly departed friend Arthur Truluv, she has begun to teach baking classes, sharing the secrets to her delicious buttercream yellow cake, the perfect pinwheel cookies, and other sweet essentials. Her classes have become so popular that she's hired Iris, a new resident of Mason, Missouri, as an assistant. Iris doesn't know how to bake but she needs to keep...
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"Shahroo Izadi has a revolutionary message: treating yourself kindly is the only way to make changes that last. Self-compassion and self-understanding are the keys to transforming your life. Combining her own therapeutic style, personal experiences, and techniques learned from working in the field of substance abuse, she shares simple steps that strengthen your willpower like a muscle, allowing you to sustain your motivation and make lasting change...
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You want to show more kindness and generosity, but sometimes you're just tired, stretched, and frustrated. Besides, would small actions make that big a difference? Feldhahn says Yes! She shows you how kindness can change any relationship, make your life easier and better, and transform our culture. With self-assessments, day-to-day tips, a 30-day challenge, and specific kindness ideas, this book can make your toughest relationships better and your...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 volume (pages not numbered) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
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English
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Jarvis offers a moving tale of friendship, kindness, and acceptance, softly touching on the subjects of illness or hardship in a way that young children can understand. Everyone likes David, the boy with flowers in his hair. He's sweet and gentle, just like his colorful petals. David and his best friend have a great time together, finding the good puddles, making up songs, and running away from the bees. But one day David comes to school wearing a...
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Elsewhere Editions
Pub. Date
2017.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
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English
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"Introduces a colorful cast of characters whose fates are connected in different ways, exploring the importance of kindness and the dangers of greed"--Provided by publisher.
16) A new day
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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[2021]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"After Sunday quits being a day of the week, the other days of the week try out all sorts of candidates, until an act of kindness reminds them all that a little appreciation can go a long way"--
17) Give
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm.
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English
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"Pay It Forward. Random Acts of Kindness. The Golden Rule. Choose Kind. As parents, teachers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, we hope to teach children compassion, kindness, and selflessness. With a gentle, poignant text by Jen Arena, and colorful, detailed illustrations by Rahele Jomepour Bell, this unforgettable story shows the power of simple acts of kindness and the potential to change other people's days for the better" --
18) Shiloh season
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Shiloh quartet volume 2
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English
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When mean and angry Judd, who has never known kindness, takes to drinking and mistreats his dogs, Marty discovers how deep a hurt can go and how long it takes to heal
19) When we are kind
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English
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"This beautiful picture book looks at how the simple act of being kind, to others and oneself, affects all aspects of a child's life"--
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
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xxvii, 308 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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As our culture grows ever more abrasive and divided, we all want our kids to be kind. But that is not the same as knowing what to do when you catch your son being unkind. A world-renowned developmental psychologist, Dr. Thomas Lickona has led the character education movement in schools for forty years. Now he shares with parents the vital tools they need to bring peace and foster cooperation at home. Kindness doesn't stand on its own. It needs a supporting...
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