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Stone Barrington novels volume 36
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New York City cop-turned-Manhattan law firm rainmaker Stone Barrington confronts a particularly challenging adversary whose nefarious schemes test the limits of Barrington's skills.
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This collection contains all 6 Bad Behavior stories (4 novels, 1 novella, and 1 short story)It's "hell no" at first sight for newly partnered detectives Andreas Ruffner and Darren Corliss. Darren is too chipper, Andreas is too gruff, and that whole "IA wants me to prove you're a dirty cop" thing really doesn't get them off on the right foot.It doesn't matter if they like each other. They're partners and that's final. Though Andreas is easy on the...
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The Good Behavior Skills songs give children simple ways to replace misbehavior with acceptable behavior that is appropriate for their age and ability. The concepts of: complaining, throwing tantrums, teasing, tattling, being rude, lying, cheating, fighting, being bossy, bullying, and others will be explored. Fun, sing-along songs will encourage children to act in positive ways to help them create happier and more fulfilling relationships with family...
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The Good Behavior Builders songs deal with all of the behavioral issues that cause conflict between parents, their children, and others. The songs speak directly to children about familiar behavioral experiences they actually encounter in their everyday lives. Little ones will learn concepts such as: being selfish, being careless, being lazy, breaking promises, disobeying parents, interrupting and whining, and other negative behaviors. Learning that...
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Never one to shy away from provocation, Hans Eysenck is often regarded as an iconoclast in the field of psychotherapy. In 1952, he penned a very controversial paper in which he famously argued that psychoanalytic psychotherapy had not been shown to be more effective in facilitating recovery from "neurotic disorder than no treatment at all." He faced further ire from psychoanalysts when he introduced behavior therapy at the Royal Psychomedical Association...
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Unlovabulls volume 2
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"This time around, they'll both have to take risks to make it work. Don't miss this fun and flirty second-chance contemporary romance. Hayes Walker is screwed. His body is giving out, his family is bleeding him dry, and he never prepared for life after football. When the Dallas Bulldogs offer him a coaching position instead of a returning roster spot, only two things keep him going: staying fit in case another football team picks him up, and spending...
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"Meredith Parker has made the journey to Bolton, her twins' college, dozens of times. This weekend, though, is different. Dawn and Cody are about to graduate and move away to separate corners of the country. Meredith is proud of her kids, and she's proud of herself for helping them get this far. She just never expected the tidal wave of emotions sweeping over her - or the tangled family dynamics complicating everything. Meredith doesn't miss her cheating...
10) Flight Behavior
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Set in the present day in the rural community of Feathertown, Tennessee, Flight Behavior tells the story of Dellarobia Turnbow, a petite, razor-sharp 29-year-old who nurtured worldly ambitions before becoming pregnant and marrying at seventeen. Now, after more than a decade of tending to small children on a failing farm, oppressed by poverty, isolation and her husband's antagonistic family, she has mitigated her boredom by surrendering to an obsessive
...11) Willful Behavior
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In this novel in the New York Times–bestselling series, an Italian police detective delves into two deaths and a dark era of history.
When Commissario Guido Brunetti first meets her, Claudia Leonardo is merely one of his wife's students. Intelligent and serious, she asks for his help in obtaining a pardon for a crime once committed by her now-dead grandfather. Brunetti thinks little of it-until Claudia is found dead.
Unable to find any living...
12) Cat Behavior
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Why does a cat meow? Why does it purr? Emergent readers learn about cat actions and habits with this easy and playful read.
13) Good Behavior
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Dortmunder novels volume 6
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Dortmunder agrees to do a dangerous favor for a gang of nuns It was supposed to be a simple caviar heist. Dortmunder is almost in the building when the alarm sounds, forcing him up the fire escape and onto the roof. He leaps onto the next building, smashing his ankle and landing in the den of the worst kind of creature he can imagine: nuns. Although decades removed from his Catholic orphanage, Dortmunder still trembles before the sisters' habits....
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Social influence has been defined as the ability to change individual behavior (intentionally or unintentionally). This behavioral change can be the result of how individuals perceive their relationship with other individuals, groups and key influencers. As with all forms of persuasion, including traditional advertising, marketing, and political campaigning, individual behavior has always been influenced. Unfortunately, the growing weaponization of...
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The 20th anniversary edition of the definitive classic on defeating obsessive-compulsive behavior, with all-new material from the author.
An estimated 5 million Americans suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and live diminished lives in which they are compelled to obsess about something or to repeat a similar task over and over. Traditionally, OCD has been treated with Prozac or similar drugs. The problem with medication, aside from its...
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A Deeper Truth explains why 9 out of 10 new products fail, the neuroscience behind human choice, and how disruptive successes leverage the fundamental nature of human decision-making.
Backed by research across a dozen disciplines, A Deeper Truth explains how genetics and neurology impact perception, behavior, and choice. It also succeeds in providing a comprehensive explanation for disruption even in the arenas where Clayton Christensen himself acknowledges...
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With high profile instances of bullying both in the school hallways, in the schoolyard, and over the Internet, the dangerous consequences and toxic effects of antisocial behavior among teens has become an urgent social issue. This must-have resource explains the many different forms that such behavior can take, its root causes, and its dangerous and potentially deadly consequences. Most importantly, readers learn the ways in which antisocial behavior...
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Fossils allow us to picture the forms of life that inhabited the earth eons ago. But we long to know more: how did these animals actually behave? We are fascinated by the daily lives of our fellow creatures-how they reproduce and raise their young, how they hunt their prey or elude their predators, and more. What would it be like to see prehistoric animals as they lived and breathed?
From dinosaurs fighting to their deaths to elephant-sized burrowing...
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In the labyrinthine landscape of the digital age, where algorithms whisper suggestions, and choices are made at the speed of a click, emerges a groundbreaking exploration- "Consumer Behavior in the Digital Age: The Surprising Truth." This magnum opus, meticulously crafted, peels back the layers of the digital tapestry to reveal the astonishing intricacies of how individuals make decisions in the interconnected web of the online world. Prepare to embark...
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