Ambition monster - a memoir

New Biographies - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
Ambition monster - a memoir

"A deeply personal memoir about workaholism, the addictive nature of ambition, and the humbling process of picking yourself up when the world lets you down-an anti-girlboss tale for our times"--

Ambition monster - a reckoning by Romolini, Jennifer, author.

New Adult Nonfiction Books - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
Ambition monster - a reckoning

"A deeply personal memoir about workaholism, the addictive nature of ambition, and the humbling process of picking yourself up when the world lets you down-an anti-girlboss tale for our times"--

The anger myth - understanding and overcoming the mental habits that steal your joy by Roberts, Trish Ahjel, author.

New Adult Nonfiction Books - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
The anger myth - understanding and overcoming the mental habits that steal your joy

"The Anger Myth is a step-by-step guide to help readers permanently get rid of anger in all its forms for a happier, healthier, wealthier, and more productive life. It introduces readers to Anger's 7 Cranky Cousins and the 5-Step Tame and Reframe method to transform anger quickly to either peacefulness or constructive action"--

The missing peace - rewire your brain, reduce anxiety, and recreate your life by Rhodes-Levin, Laura, 1967- author.

New Adult Nonfiction Books - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
The missing peace - rewire your brain, reduce anxiety, and recreate your life

"The Missing Peace equips readers with a new and relatable lens to seeing anxiety for what it is: a liar that predicts doom. They will learn how to re-train themselves from years of personal and inherited anxiety. What once seemed overwhelming and unsurpassable is within reach"--

Shadow men - the tangled story of murder, media, and privilege that scandalized jazz age America by Polchin, James, author.

New Adult Nonfiction Books - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
Shadow men - the tangled story of murder, media, and privilege that scandalized jazz age America

"On the morning of May 16, 1922, a young man's body was found on a desolate road in Westchester County. The victim was penniless ex-sailor Clarence Peters. Walter Ward, the handsome scion of the family that owned the largest chain of bread factories in the country, confessed to the crime as an act of self-defense against a violent gang of "shadow men," blackmailers who extorted their victims' moral weaknesses. From the start, one question defined the investigation: What scandalous secret could l

Thom Gunn - a cool queer life

New Adult Poetry - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
Thom Gunn - a cool queer life

"The first biography of Thom Gunn, a poet who could "give the dead a voice, make them sing" (Hilton Als, The New Yorker )"--

Starting & building a nonprofit - a practical guide by Pakroo, Peri, author.

New Adult Nonfiction Books - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
Starting & building a nonprofit - a practical guide

"This essential guide to starting and running a nonprofit organization includes practical advice, legal information, tips, and step-by-step instructions. It explains how to develop a strategic plan and budget; recruit and manage board members, volunteers,and staff; market an organization to a target audience; raise money-including traditional methods and crowdfunding; build a website and use social media strategically; and adopt policies that are legally sound. Includes helpful checklists and a

Thom Gunn - a cool queer life by Nott, Michael, author.

New Adult Nonfiction Books - Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
Thom Gunn - a cool queer life

"The first biography of Thom Gunn, a poet who could "give the dead a voice, make them sing" (Hilton Als, The New Yorker )"--

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