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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2018
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| Why you might like it: Featuring illuminating research in neuroscience, Changeable offers a "useful paradigm" (Library Journal).
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Your Score: An Insider's Secrets to Understanding, Controlling, and Protecting Your Credit Score by Anthony Davenport with Matthew RudyWhat it is: a straightforward, nuts-and-bolts guide to understanding the mystifying world of consumer credit and your credit score, including what to do in the case of fraud and identity theft and how to navigate divorce, financing a new home, or handling school loans.
Why you might like it: Though author Anthony Davenport is an industry insider, he writes in an accessible style -- “readers will feel like Davenport is sitting right next to them” (Booklist).
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| Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and... by Alison GreenThis title is also available as an eBook!
What it is: a straightforward advice book collecting 50 difficult workplace situations and explaining how best to navigate them.
Topics include: how to address racist and sexist comments, coworkers taking credit for your ideas, and communicating decisions that you don't agree with.
Who it's for: new hires, new managers, and anyone looking to improve their workplace environment. |
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Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World
by Deborah Reber
What it is: an optimistic guide for parents facing the "lonely and difficult" challenges of raising neurodiverse children in a world not always ready to accept them, written by a bestselling author and mother of a neurodiverse child.
What's inside: 18 "tilts" (paradigm shifts) that encourage families to change their actions and behaviors to improve relationships and embrace the strengths of differently wired family members.
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| Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (And How To Teach It To Everyone) by Elizabeth GreenWhat it is: a survey of education trends and instructional methods -- from Teach For America to the Japanese practice of jugyokenkyu ("lesson study") -- that examines what makes an effective teacher.
What sets it apart: Author Elizabeth Green includes perspectives from economists, psychologists, and entrepreneurs. |
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| Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You're Not) by Beth KoblinerWhat it is: a thorough and practical guide for parents to help their children develop financial literacy skills, empowering kids and parents alike to make informed decisions on everything from incentivizing chores to paying for college.
Did you know? Research shows that money habits are formed by the age of seven. |
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| The Parent Backpack for Kindergarten through Grade 5 by ML NicholsWhat it is: an approachable and insightful how-to for parents navigating early childhood education, packed with advice to support academic success.
Topics include: communicating with teachers; recognizing developmental milestones and different learning styles.
Don't miss: sample scripts for interacting with teachers; the "Top Ten Takeaways" that conclude every chapter. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Carrollton Public Library 1700 Keller Springs Road, Carrollton Texas 75006 4220 North Josey Lane, Carrollton Texas 75010 |
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