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  Parenting the Strong-Willed...

  Deborah J. Jones, Nicholas Long,...

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  In 1996, Parenting the Strong-Willed Child established itself as a seminal guide for parents who want to manage challenging behavior with parenting techniques grounded in positive reinforcement, without yelling or harming a child's self-esteem. Packed with brand-new content, this fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to integrate state-of-the-field scientific and clinical advances, providing a timely and thorough response to the current issues facing parents of young children. It addresses important new topics, including: 
   
   
   
  ● Understanding parenting and child behavior in context, including effects of the global pandemic, racial disparities, financial strain, and other parenting challenges 
   
   
   
  ● Greater opportunities for parents to learn proven parenting skills for challenging child behaviors such as noncompliance, whining, and tantrums 
   
   
   
  ● Strategies for linking the five-week program skills to common parenting challenges, including screen time 
   
   
   
  ● Understanding how the proven five-week program can help parents of children with ADHD 
   
   
   
  Improve the life of your child—and yourself—with valuable lessons and science-backed advice that has helped a generation of parents raise happy, healthy children.

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  8 Signs You're Dating a...

  John Harpoon

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  Understanding sociopathy in relationships is essential for recognizing and protecting yourself from emotional and psychological harm. Sociopaths, also known as individuals with Antisocial Personality Disorder, often exhibit a pattern of manipulation, deceit, and a lack of empathy. They can be charming, persuasive, and seemingly perfect at first, making it difficult to identify their true nature until significant damage has been done. Dating a sociopath can leave a person feeling confused, drained, and emotionally broken. The signs are often subtle at the beginning but become increasingly apparent as the relationship progresses.  
    
  Sociopaths thrive on control, often using charm to gain trust before revealing their darker tendencies. Their relationships are not based on genuine love or connection but rather on dominance and personal gain. They have an uncanny ability to read people, identifying vulnerabilities and using them to manipulate emotions. What may start as an exciting and passionate romance can quickly turn into a toxic and draining experience. The cycle of idealization, devaluation, and eventual discard leaves their partners questioning their own reality.  
    
  Recognizing the signs of sociopathy early in a relationship can help prevent long-term emotional trauma. Sociopaths lack the ability to form real emotional bonds, making their relationships superficial and self-serving. Their actions are often calculated, and their words are designed to elicit specific reactions. They may lie compulsively, gaslight their partners into doubting their own perceptions, and shift blame to avoid accountability. Over time, their behavior escalates, leaving their victims feeling trapped and emotionally depleted. 

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  Finding Joy on Death Row -...

  Dewey Williams, Rev. Dr. Braxton...

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  Based on the sermon series that garnered top honors from Yale Divinity School, Finding Joy on Death Row is the powerful story of a broken preacher's transformative experience learning about joy from Death Row prisoners, combined with dramatic responses from more than twenty men currently sentenced to die. 
   
   
   
  In Finding Joy on Death Row: Unexpected Lessons from Lives We Discarded, Williams journeys into the hearts and minds of those sentenced to death, illuminating for listeners the ways in which the human spirit can suffer—and soar. Finding Joy on Death Row includes dozens of statements from those facing capital punishment. The testimonies and contemplations of those sentenced to die offer listeners a unique opportunity to hear from individuals whose lives are marked by their looming execution. And yet these prisoners have—in the midst of grim circumstances—managed to find joy. 
   
   
   
  As Williams serves and shepherds these prisoners, their own stories are unveiled. Williams's account of ministering within North Carolina's prison system and the handwritten statements are punctuated by glimpses into the author's own broken past. This important work will show listeners the power of joy to reach us all, the free and imprisoned alike.

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  Narcissism For Dummies

  PhD Laura L. Smith

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  Narcissism For Dummies pulls back the curtain on a growing and misunderstood personality. This book digs into dimensions of narcissism, grandiosity, malignancy, and vulnerability, giving you the knowledge and perspective you need to identify narcissists in your life and set limits on unacceptable behavior. It also takes a look at how society plays a part in fostering narcissism, for example through social media. You'll walk away from Narcissism For Dummies with a clearer sense of the personality trait, as well as necessary coping mechanisms and tools to deal with the narcissists in your life. 
   
   
   
  ● Deal with narcissistic parents, bosses, coworkers, relatives, romantic partners, and beyond 
   
   
   
  ● Discover tactics and exercises for identifying, disarming, and protecting yourself from narcissists 
   
   
   
  ● Set limits, establish healthy boundaries, and rebuild your self-confidence 
   
   
   
  ● Understand narcissistic personality in all its manifestations 
   
   
   
  Anyone whose life has been touched by narcissism will find this book helpful, whether you're coming to terms with a loved one's diagnosis, dealing with a narcissist in the workplace, or working to move forward after leaving a narcissistic relationship.

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  Cam's Chance

  Lisa Oliver

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  Arrowtown Book 5 
  Can be listened to as a standalone 
  Camden "Cam" Stone had a long past and a hard life. For the past ten years he'd kept up the façade of a businessman, running the only bar in Arrowtown. The hours were long, but the people were friendly and if he didn't share much about himself, no one seemed to care. But all that changed when a new baker came to town - a baker with a flippant personality and skills the whole town were soon talking about. Nobody could be that perfect, could they? 
  "Fabulous" Fergus Ferdinand was a bull shifter, and yes, his momma did have a sense of humor, once. Having been away from his fold for years, he'd come to the shifter town, in the hopes of building a business that would be good enough to convince his momma to come and live with him. From the moment he opened his bakery doors, people flocked to buy from him, eager for the new sweet sensations his business offered. So, it was understandable, when the gruff bar owner seemed immune to his sweet things and his sunny personality, that Fergus was a bit surprised.  
  Unfortunately, Cam's suspicious nature, and his subsequent investigation into Fergus creates a whole stack of problems for the unlikely pair. Throw in a pair of pink unicorn pants, a momma in desperate need of saving, and a wolf with an éclair addiction and the couple are kept busy twenty-four seven. Just when they get to the point where the two men can take a breath, Fergus gets sick... and a whole stack of new challenges crop up.  
  This is an MM Mpreg Fated Mates story. Although, it can be read as a standalone, reading the previous books will give you more understanding of the secondary characters. There is snarky humor, some violence, and a lot of sweet treats. As this book is intended for adults only, please store your entertainment responsibly. 

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  The Great Retreat - How...

  Didi Kuo

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  Once a centralizing force of the democratic process, political parties have eroded over the past fifty years. Parties now rank among the most unpopular institutions in society—less trusted than business, the police, and the media. Identification with parties has plummeted, and even those who are loyal to a party report feeling that parties care more about special interests than about regular citizens. What does a "good" political party look like? Why do we urgently need them? And how do we get them? 
   
   
   
  The Great Retreat explores the development of political parties as democracy expanded across the West in the nineteenth century. It focuses in particular on mass parties, and the ways they served as intermediaries that fostered ties between citizens and governments. 
   
   
   
  For democracy to adapt to a new era of global capitalism, Kuo makes the case that we need strong intermediaries like mass parties—socially embedded institutions with deep connections to communities and citizens. Parties are essential to long-term democratic stability and economic growth, while the breakdown of party systems, on the other hand, has historically led to democratic collapse. As trust in political parties has plummeted, The Great Retreat provides a powerful defense of political parties—for without parties, democratic representation is impossible.

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