Greg Grandin

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Washington

Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of New Imperialism

“Grandin has always been a brilliant historian; now he uses his detective skills in a book that is absolutely crucial to understanding our present.” —Naomi Klein, author of No Logo The British and Roman empires are often invoked as precedents to the Bush administration’s aggressive foreign policy. But America’s imperial identity was actually shaped much closer to home. In a brilliant excavation of long-obscured history, Empire’s Workshop shows how Latin America has functioned as a proving ground for American strategies and tactics overseas. Historian Greg Grandin follows the United States’ imperial operations from Jefferson’s aspirations for an “empire of liberty” in Cuba and Spanish Florida to Reagan’s support for brutally oppressive but U.S.-friendly regimes in Central America. He traces the origins of Bush’s current policies back to Latin America, where many of the administration’s leading lights first embraced the deployment of military power to advance free market economics and enlisted the evangelical movement in support of their ventures. With much of Latin America now in open rebellion against U.S. domination, Grandin asks: If Washington failed to bring prosperity and democracy to Latin America—its own backyard “workshop”—what are the chances it will do so for the world?

Empire's Workshop

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Gavin De Becker

Listed as “good” due to being an older book (1997) but is in great condition (as shown in pics above). Some parts are more noticeably dated, but overall, the read can be helpful in validating self or others who have been impacted by dv, coercive/manipulative situations, and help reinforce the power of intuition.

And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

Explains how to use the power of intuition to identify and avoid danger, and shares advice on restraining orders and self-defense tactics

The Gift of Fear

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Thich Nhat Hanh

Lovely little book with daily reflections. 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Daily Inspiration

This beautifully designed gift book contains many of the best-loved inspirational quotations and passages from Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Basic meditation instructions and messages of peace, love, insight, understanding, and compassion accompany two-color illustrations throughout, with blank pages for personal reflections and inspiration. Moments of Mindfulness is a perfect journal for spiritual exploration. Moments of Mindfulness is intended to be used as a personal notebook or to simply read for everyday inspiration, and to help bring mindful practices and reflection to daily life. With beautiful details and design it makes a wonderful gift. Illustrations by Jenifer Kent.

Moments of Mindfulness

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Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo

In excellent condition. Lovely book to have or gift to someone who enjoys raw poetry / jhene aiko. Lovely set of poems taken from actual journals of jhene aiko’s from as young as 12 years old.

(a Poetry Book)

Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo has developed and refined a method of emoting through writing. 2Fish is a collection of intimate poems (and a few short stories) written by Chilombo from adolescence to adulthood, in no particular order. The book details Chilombo's thoughts in their most raw and honest form taken directly from a collection of notebooks she has kept since age 12.

2Fish

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Jhumpa Lahiri

Listed as good due to noticeable weathering of pages as pictured above. Readability not impacted. I see the auto rating is 3 stars but I absolutely loved this book. I definitely think it’s worth a read if you’re wanting a good story

An incisive portrait of the immigrant experience follows the Ganguli family from their traditional life in India through their arrival in Massachusetts in the late 1960s and their difficult melding into an American way of life, in a debut novel that spans three decades, two continents, and two generations. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies. Reprint.

The Namesake

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Ken Matejka

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

How to Win - and Keep - Employee Commitment

Why This Horse Won't Drink

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Marcus Buckingham

Ashley Goodall

Book is in excellent condition! Would be like new, but some light weathering of pages 

A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World

How do you get to what's real? Your organization's culture is the key to its success. Strategic planning is essential. People's competencies should be measured and their weaknesses shored up. People crave feedback. These may sound like basic truths of our work lives today. But actually, they're lies. As strengths guru and bestselling author Marcus Buckingham and Cisco Leadership and Team Intelligence head Ashley Goodall show in this provocative, inspiring book, there are some big lies--distortions, faulty assumptions, wrong thinking--running through our organizational lives. Nine lies, to be exact. They cause dysfunction and frustration and ultimately result in a strange feeling of unreality that pervades our workplaces. But there are those who can get past the lies and discover what's real. These are freethinking leaders who recognize the power and beauty of our individual uniqueness, who know that emergent patterns are more valuable than received wisdom, and that evidence is more powerful than dogma. With engaging stories and incisive analysis, the authors reveal the essential truths that such freethinking leaders will recognize immediately: that it is the strength and cohesiveness of your team, not your company's culture, that matters most; that we need less focus on top-down planning and more on giving our people reliable, real-time intelligence; that rather than trying to align people's goals we should strive to align people's sense of purpose and meaning; that people don't want constant feedback, they want helpful attention. This is the real world of work. If you embrace each person's uniqueness and see this as key for all healthy organizations; if you reject dogma and engage with the real world; if you seek out emergent patterns and put your faith in evidence, not philosophy; if you thrill to the power of teams--if you do all of these, then you are a freethinking leader, and this book is for you.

Nine Lies about Work

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See separate listings on my page if wanting to purchase separately. The supreme gift is in like new condition, while aleph is in good condition due to some weathering of pages.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Aleph & The Supreme Gift

Paulo Coelho Bundle (2)

Paulo Coelho

See bundle listing for Paulo Coelho books on my page to purchase this book with Aleph

The Supreme Gift

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Margaret Jull Costa

Only wear from book is from age of book showing on edges of pages. No damage to pages. One of my favorite reads from the author after the alchemist.

Transform your life. Rewrite your destiny. In his most personal novel to date, internationally bestselling author Paulo Coelho returns with a remarkable journey of self-discovery. Like the main character in his much-beloved The Alchemist, Paulo is facing a grave crisis of faith. As he seeks a path of spiritual renewal and growth, his only real option is to begin again—to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the landscapes around him. Setting off to Africa, and then to Europe and Asia via the Trans-Siberian railroad, he initiates a journey to revitalize his energy and passion. Even so, he never expects to meet Hilal. A gifted young violinist, she is the woman Paulo loved five hundred years before—and the woman he betrayed in an act of cowardice so far-reaching that it prevents him from finding real happiness in this life. Together they will initiate a mystical voyage through time and space, traveling a path that teaches love, forgiveness, and the courage to overcome life’s inevitable challenges. Beautiful and inspiring, Aleph invites us to consider the meaning of our own personal journeys.

Aleph

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Hermann Hesse

Only wear on the book is from age! Otherwise is in great condition!

A Novel

Blends elements of psychoanalysis and Asian religions to probe an Indian aristocrat's efforts to renounce sensual and material pleasures and discover ultimate spiritual truths

Siddhartha

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Himilce Novas

Lan Cao

Rosemary Silva

Presents an overview of history, traditions, myths, and contributions of Asian Americans and examines the impact they have made on life in the United States.

Everything You Need to Know about Asian American History

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Tracy Kidder

Some waving and discoloring of initial pages due to time, readability not impacted. A book assigned in studying public health

The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

A portrait of infectious disease expert Dr. Paul Farmer follows the efforts of this unconventional Harvard genius to understand the world's great health, economic, and social problems and to bring healing to humankind.

Mountains Beyond Mountains

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Michael Thompson

Freeing Our Kids from Performance Overdrive and Helping Them Find Success in School and Life

The push for students to excel at school and get into the best colleges has never been more intense. In this invaluable new book, the bestselling co-author of Raising Cain addresses America's performance-driven obsession with the accomplishments of its kids-and provides a deeply humane response.
"How was school?" These three words contain a world of desire on the part of parents to know what their children are learning and experiencing in school each day. Children may not divulge much, but psychologist Michael Thompson suggests that the answers are there if we know how to read the clues and-equally important-if we remember our own school days.
School, Thompson reminds us, occupies more waking hours than kids spend at home; and school is full not just of studies but of human emotion-excitement, fear, envy, love, anger, sexuality, boredom, competitiveness. Through richly detailed interviews, case histories, and student e-mail journals, including those of his own children, Thompson illuminates the deeper psychological journey that school demands, a journey that all children must take in order to grow and develop, whether they are academic aces or borderline dropouts. Most of us remember this journey, if we are honest with ourselves, but our children must experience it in their own way, for better or worse.

In stories that are by turns poignant, shocking, uplifting, and inspiring, we see students grapple with the textured reality of their lives, devising their own unique strategies to survive and thrive in school. For parents, this book reveals the hidden emotional landscape of the school day and points toward the answers we both desire and dread as we seek to help our children find success in school and beyond.
Bridging the worlds of the growing and the grown-up, and told in Thompson's compassionate voice as both psychologist and father, The Pressured Child shows us how to listen for the truth of our children's experience-and how to trust, love, and ultimately let go of a child. It is a crucial book for our stressful age-and an ideal resource for families struggling to survive it.

The Pressured Child

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Fires in the Bathroom is hardcover and You’ve Got it all Wrong is paperback. Purchase here at a discount or separately through their individual listings on my page

Fires in the Bathroom & You’ve Got it all Wrong

High School Teacher Bundle (2)

Kathleen Cushman

Lisa Delpit

Great gift for self and others working with high school aged students. Teachers, coaches, and mentors alike can benefit from the material

Advice for Teachers from High School Students

High school students share their views on what teachers can do to motivate students to learn.

Fires in the Bathroom

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Ingrid Ricks

Great read for any teacher wanting to expand their outlook on high school student lives

By Students from Scriber Lake High School

From the publishers of We Are Absolutely Not Okay Druggie. Loser. Boozer. Dropout. Runaway. Delinquent. Slut. Labels can hurt and destroy-as the teen authors of this powerful true story collection know all too well. But are they true? Would you still think the same if you knew the challenges and circumstances these "labeled" teens have faced? In You've Got It All Wrong, twenty-one teenagers take readers into their lives as they struggle with homelessness, abandonment, death, addiction, abuse, and peer pressure. Through their narratives, they share the circumstances they faced and the decisions they made during their darkest hours. By revisiting their past and sharing their stories, these high school students are taking charge of their futures in a positive, powerful way. They are also reaching out to other teens to remind them that they aren't alone and that labels do not define who they are.

You've Got It All Wrong

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Mark Alan Stewart

Cynthia C. Muchnick

Has previous owners name written small inside front page, other than that has no markings and is in excellent condition

Successful Application Essays from Studente at America’s Top Colleges and Universities 

The Best College Admission Essays

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Jacqueline Chen

Heartwarming Comics from Chibird

Loading Penguin Hugs combines adorable illustrations with wholesome messages to cheer you on. Expressions like "You are not a failure. You are still growing!" provide encouragement and promote healthy mindsets. Chen's chubby penguins, hedgehogs, Chibirds, and friends of all shapes put a smile on anyone's face, and they've already made millions smile on Instagram, Tumblr, and GIPHY.



Loading Penguin Hugs is full of brand-new Chibird comics alongside popular favorites. The book comes with two bonus pages of cute exclusive stickers, and the cover features a special silver foil detail!



This inspiring book is perfect for new and old Chibird fans. Chen and her animal friends are ready to brighten anyone's day, one comic at a time.   

Loading Penguin Hugs

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Demi Lovato

365 Days a Year

The singer and actress presents a 365-day collection of hopeful insights and affirmations that offer comfort, inspiration, and daily goals to foster strength and self-acceptance.

Staying Strong

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Iyanla Vanzant

Finding Yourself and the Love You Want

Inspirational advice for those yearning for deeper love explains how to reach new levels of happiness, spirituality, and awareness in one's personal relationships, as well as how to break free of fantasies and avoid repeating past mistakes. 100,000 first printing. Tour. BAKER & TAYLOR

In the Meantime

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Philipp Keel

Purchased used, some waving of pages but no damage to print or functionality of pages

For the Two of You: Guided Journal

Filled with provocative questions about relationships and partners, this lighthearted tool for deepening romantic bonds offers readers daily meditations on love and romance.

All about Us

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Robert J. Petro

Theresa A. Finch

The Way to Wealth and Success

"Drawing upon his own rough beginnings, Petro has crafted a colorful, fascinating tale set in Mexico that reveals fifty secrets of success in attaining true wealth. From finding opportunity everywhere to becoming your own boss to understanding that money is only one aspect of true wealth, these illuminating lessons instruct and inspire each of us to succeed by maintaining our principles and character even while seizing opportunities, taking risks, focusing on goals, planning ahead, and sharing our success."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Book of Secrets

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Fiona Watt

Purchased used, in great condition, has some penciled in drawings from initial owner. Can be erased. Cute book to use with kids.

By following the very simple step-by-steps in this fun drawing book you can draw dolphins diving in the sea, knights guarding a castle, monster faces, buzzing bees, and lots, lots more.

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Greg Grandin

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Jhumpa Lahiri

The Namesake

Ken Matejka

Why This Horse Won't Drink

Marcus Buckingham; Ashley Goodall

Nine Lies about Work

Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Bundle (2)

Paulo Coelho

The Supreme Gift

Paulo Coelho; Margaret Jull Costa

Aleph

Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha

Himilce Novas; Lan Cao; Rosemary Silva

Everything You Need to Know about Asian American History

Tracy Kidder

Mountains Beyond Mountains

Michael Thompson

The Pressured Child

Kathleen Cushman/students of What Kids Can Do & Students from Scriber Lake High School

High School Teacher Bundle (2)

Kathleen Cushman; Lisa Delpit

Fires in the Bathroom

Ingrid Ricks

You've Got It All Wrong

Mark Alan Stewart; Cynthia C. Muchnick

The Best College Admission Essays

Jacqueline Chen

Loading Penguin Hugs

Demi Lovato

Staying Strong

Iyanla Vanzant

In the Meantime

Philipp Keel

All about Us

Robert J. Petro; Theresa A. Finch

The Book of Secrets

Fiona Watt

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