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  ANGER MANAGEMENT FOR KIDS 5-8 -...

  Rachel Jones

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  Every child should be able to manage their anger. Uncontrolled anger can destroy relationships and even stunt growth. You have to be deliberate when teaching your children about emotions and anger management. We have compiled beginner-friendly guides and tips in this book to assist parents in explaining emotions to their young children. The earlier children learn about their emotions, the better equipped they will be later in life. 
  Are you a guardian or parent who is unsure how to explain feelings and emotions to your children? Do you have trouble understanding and labeling your emotions? Do your children always throw tantrums? Is your child feeling left out because of a lack of emotional intelligence? Perhaps they are unaware of what triggers them or how to avoid a meltdown. This book has been written to answer all of your questions. 
  You will learn about emotions and the most basic ways to explain them to children aged 5-8. Children who struggle with their emotions, especially anger, benefit greatly from learning self- control. We have outlined simple methods for teaching children about self-control and the dangers of losing control during an angry outburst.  

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  How to Do the Right Thing - An...

  Seneca, Robert A. Kaster

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  How ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others—and ourselves—more fairly and mercifully 
   
   
   
  There are times when we've all felt that we haven't been treated as we deserve—that we've been misjudged, shortchanged, or given a raw deal. And, at one time or another, other people have probably felt that we've treated them just as unfairly. How to Do the Right Thing draws on the principles of ancient Stoicism as articulated by the Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca to help listeners better navigate one of the most important practical questions of daily life—how to do right by others. 
   
   
   
  Starting from the virtue of magnanimity—the opposite of small-mindedness—How to Do the Right Thing draws together lessons from Seneca's writings that stress the importance of calm and clear thinking, of judging oneself fairly before judging others, and of cutting people slack, with a bias toward mercy—all delivered in crisp and lively new translations.

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  The Matryoshka Memoirs - A Story...

  Sasha Colby

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  “[Colby] breathes new life into well-trodden WWII tropes, building a vivid, novelistic narrative focused on memory and family.” — Publishers Weekly
  		 
  “The writing is vivid and lyrical, the narratives are arresting, and the women are unforgettable.” — Craig Howes, Director, Center for Biographical Research, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
  		 
  A remarkable story of strength and resilience in the crucible of Nazi Germany
  		 
  Irina Nikifortchuk was 19 years old and a Ukrainian schoolteacher when she was abducted to be a forced laborer in the Leica camera factory in Nazi Germany. Eventually pulled from the camp hospital to work as a domestic in the Leica owners’ household, Irina survived the war and eventually found her way to Canada.
  		 
  Decades later Sasha Colby, Irina’s granddaughter, seeks out her grandmother’s story over a series of summer visits and gradually begins to interweave the as-told-to story with historical research. As she delves deeper into the history of the Leica factory and World War II forced labor, she discovers the parallel story of Elsie Kühn-Leitz, Irina’s rescuer and the factory heiress, later imprisoned and interrogated by the Gestapo on charges of “excessive humanity.”
  		 
  This is creative nonfiction at its best as the mystery of Irina’s life unspools skillfully and arrestingly. Despite the horrors that the story must tell, it is full of life, humor, food, and the joy of ordinary safety in Canada. The Matryoshka Memoirs takes us into a forgotten corner of history, weaving a rich and satisfying tapestry of survival and family ties and asking what we owe those who aid us.

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  Book summary & analysis of The...

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of The Sirens’ Call, by Chris Hayes. It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Chris Hayes. Ideal for those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
  A sharp, wide‑angle exploration of how the "attention age" has transformed our minds, our politics, and our society. It argues that attention today is no longer a personal capacity but a commodified resource, relentlessly harvested by tech platforms and media empires. Drawing on history, psychology, and political theory, the book offers both diagnosis and hope—laying out how we can reclaim focus in a world engineered to fracture it.

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  The Carousel of Indignation and...

  Arist von Schlippe

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  Conflicts have accompanied mankind since time immemorial, and for almost as long people have been trying to limit and deal with them – whether as those affected by them or as professionals with more or less success. For once a system of conflict has developed, once negative expectation structures and with them negative self-evident truths and inherent laws have developed, it becomes increasingly difficult for those involved to escape them: The complexity of our social world, in which it is not easy for communication to find its way, remains unseen. A violated sense of justice, misunderstandings and unfortunate attempts to correct them alternate. One begins to attribute the causes of the conflict to the "person" ("It's you! It's your fault!") and to attribute negative motives to the conflict partner ("You're only doing this because ...!"), who in turn does the same – just like a carousel that slowly gets going. A number of well-studied but little-known psychological processes occur within us when we are in conflict. Outrage at the other person grows, usually unfortunately on both sides. Slowly, the "carousel of outrage and indignation" begins to spin - faster and faster, until...
  The book places the various psychological mechanisms in the context of a systemic understanding of conflict and explains ways to slow down the carousel.

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  Girls on Film - Lessons From a...

  Alicia Malone

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  With humor and honesty, Girls on Film looks at the good, the bad, and the unfairly written women in film. A celebration of the power of cinema and the hidden messages within media and culture, this collection of personal essays explores the women who inspired and confused a young film enthusiast. 
   
   
   
  A movie freak with a feminist message. In the tradition of feminist authors, film reporter Alicia Malone brings a collection of personal essays looking at the representation and impact of women on film. In addition to personal anecdotes and analysis, Girls on Film weaves in interviews from a diverse group of well-known women working in cinema today. 
   
   
   
  For fans of Trick Mirror and film books. A blend of women's history books and film reviews, each chapter of Girls on Film looks at a female character representative of a stereotype or trope. As she explores hidden histories, Alicia connects these tropes to her very own journey in film. 
   
   
   
  In this authentic approach to film theory, you'll find essays on: the dumb blonde; the Cinderella transformation; and the femme fatale. 
   
   
   
  A follow-up to Backwards and in Heels and The Female Gaze, Girls on Film is the final book in Alicia's women in cinema trilogy.

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