conduct of life

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conduct of life

Plutocrats

the rise of the new global super-rich and the fall of everyone else
2012
Discusses the growing gap between rich and poor in the world, and the great power held by the super wealthy that may lead to social upheavals similar to those that followed the Gilded Age.

Soul searching

a girl's guide to finding herself
2012
Offers young women advice on how to be true to themselves and provides information on feng shui, aromatherapy, yoga, meditation, dream analysis, journaling, and other related topics.

The secrets of college success

2010
Provides over six hundred tips and tricks for succeeding in college, with advice on grades, midterms, talking with professors, and other topics.

What teachers make

in praise of the greatest job in the world
2012
Makes an impassioned defense of teaching and explains how dedicated teachers are and why they should be given better salaries.

Player piano

1999
Describes a future America in which computers solve all your problems, machines give you everything you need, and you are taken care of from cradle to grave by an industrial society.

The sea is so wide and my boat is so small

charting a course for the next generation
2008
The author issues a challenge to America's leaders, teachers, parents, grandparents, and the faith community to help break down the barriers of poverty, illiteracy, and violence and provide a better future for children.

Think

straight talk for women to stay smart in a dumbed down world
2011
Lisa Bloom, an American lawyer, journalist, and legal analyst for television, offers advice and guidance for women, discussing aspects of education and culture, and providing tips to reclaim the female brain with a reading list and suggestions for women to become more involved in local, national, and global causes.

Classy

be a lady not a tramp
2010
The author, a fashion industry journalist, offers advice to young women on how to be classy, discussing clothing choices, accepting invitations, giving parties, travel, making friends, looking for love, facing temptation, and learning.

97 things to do before you finish high school

2007
Lists ninety-seven things for teens to do or learn before leaving high school, looking beyond school and homework to such adventures as taking a road trip, and includes tips on friendship, dating, and independence.

The 6 most important decisions you'll ever make

a guide for teens
2006
Describes six important decisions teenagers will face and offers advice on the choices that should be made, discussing school, friends, parents, dating and sex, addictions, and self-worth.

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