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Glad to the brink of fear : a portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Marcus, James, 1959- author.

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2024

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928.13 EME

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SD_ILS:711946

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On the edge : the art of risking everything

Silver, Nate, 1978- author.

Publication Date

2024

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153.7 SIL

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SD_ILS:715781

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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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SD_ILS:715825

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Transland : consent, kink & pleasure

Sly, Mx., author.

Publication Date

2023

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306.775 SLY

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SD_ILS:706096

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Traveling light : releasing the burdens you were never intended to bear

Lucado, Max, author.

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2023

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242 LUC

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SD_ILS:706097

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Quitting : a life strategy : the myth of perseverance--and how the new science of giving up can set you free

Keller, Julia, author.

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2023

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650.14 KEL

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SD_ILS:670333

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Bootstrapped : liberating ourselves from the American Dream

Quart, Alissa, author.

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2023

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305.5 QUA

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SD_ILS:656297

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Lessons from an American stoic : how Emerson can change your life

Matousek, Mark, author.

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2023

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158.1 MAT

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SD_ILS:686770

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Overcome : stories of women who grew up in the child welfare system

Mahon, Anne, 1965- author.

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2022

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362.7 MAH

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SD_ILS:678422

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The women of Chateau Lafayette

Dray, Stephanie, author.

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2022

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DRA

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The net beneath us

Dunbar, Carol, 1970- author.

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2022

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Purple crayons : the art of drawing a life

Ellenhorn, Ross D., author.

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2022

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Eathorne, Alison Malone, author.

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Forbes, Peter, 1961-

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Gilbert, Melissa, 1964- on-screen participant.

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

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Jackson, Joshua, 1978-

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Johnston, Sharon, 1943- author.

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Joseph, Robert P. C., 1963- author.

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Kaag, John J., 1979- author.

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

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Mahon, Anne, 1965- author.

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Malone, Hilary, author.

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Mansharamani, Vikram, author.

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Marchese, Joy, author.

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Marcus, James, 1959- author.

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Matousek, Mark, author.

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McDougall, Len, author, photographer.

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Meyer, Joyce, 1943- author.

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Moyles, Trina, author.

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Mulfinger, Dale, 1943- author.

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O'Malley, Julia, 1978- author.

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Rawal, Paresh, 1950- actor.

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Smith, Lisa, 1959- author.

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Van der Beek, James, 1977-

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Weber, Bruce, 1953- author.

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Whybrow, Helen.

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