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Self-reliance : the original 1841 essay

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882, author.

Publication Date

2021

Format:

Books

Call Number

814.3 EME

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:722103

Self-Reliance : and other essays [hoopla audiobook]

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, author.

Publication Date

2017

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Sound recordings

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Call Number

IM5A0N A

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SD_ILS:735364

How to survive : self-reliance in extreme circumstances

Hudson, John (Survival instructor), author.

Publication Date

2020

Format:

Books

Call Number

613.69 HUD

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SD_ILS:607296

The 5 foundations of successful teens : how to ignite your underperforming teen's self-reliance and academic success

Luciano, Mark J. (Mark Joseph), author.

Publication Date

2018

Format:

Books

Call Number

649.125 LUC

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SD_ILS:485460

The vanishing American adult : our coming-of-age crisis--and how to rebuild a culture of self-reliance

Sasse, Benjamin E.

Publication Date

2017

Format:

Books

Call Number

305.240973 SAS

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SD_ILS:424105

The self-sufficiency specialist : the essential guide to designing and planning for off-grid self-reliance

Bridgewater, Alan.

Publication Date

2007

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Books

Call Number

640 BRI

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SD_ILS:167240

Starbuck Valley winter

Haig-Brown, Roderick L., 1908-1976.

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SD_ILS:19935

My side of the mountain

George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012.

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SD_ILS:28521

People pleaser : breaking free from the burden of imaginary expectations

Vuolo, Jinger, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

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Call Number

248.8 VUO

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SD_ILS:790923

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99% perspiration : a new working history of the American way of life

Chandler, Adam, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

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Call Number

650.10973 CHA

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SD_ILS:796315

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Disability politics & theory

Withers, A. J., 1979- author.

Publication Date

2024

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362.40971 WIT 2024

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SD_ILS:714489

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Wild wisdom : primal skills to survive in nature

Dust, Donny, author.

Publication Date

2024

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613.69 DUS

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