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The Giver

by Lois Lowry, Maria Luisa Balseiro

Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.

My Sister's Keeper

A Novel

by Jodi Picoult

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her... (more)

Little Women

or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women is one of the best loved books of all time. Lovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be... (more)

Heidi

or, Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning

by Johanna Spyri

This story has become a classic and describes the life of a five-year-old girl brought up in the Alps by her old grandfather.

King of the Wind

The Story of the Godolphin Arabian

by Marguerite Henry

He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden-red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone stables. Upon his heel was a small white spot, the symbol of speed. But on his chest was the symbol of misfortune. Although he was swift as the desert winds, Sham's pedigree would be scorned all his life by cruel masters and owners. This is the classic story of Sham and his friend, the stable boy Agba. their adventures... (more)

The Power of Empathy : A Practical Guide to Creating Intimacy, Self-Understanding and Lasting Love

The Power of Empathy : A Practical Guide to Creating Intimacy, Self-Understanding and Lasting Love

by Katherine Ketcham, Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, Ed.D., Ph.D.

Empathy, an innate human capacity that gives us the ability to understand the unique experiences of another person, is the most overlooked component of relationships. By allowing us to connect with one another on a meaningful and fulfilling level, it "can help and heal us all. This excellent book shows you how" (Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Connect). Using a practical and inspiring plan for making empathy a... (more)

The Man Who Listens to Horses

by Monty Roberts, Lawrence Scanlan

"It all dates from those summers alone in the high desert, me lying on my belly and watching wild horses with my binoculars for hours at a time. Straining to see in the moonlight, striving to fathom mustang ways, I knew instinctively I had chanced upon something important but could not know that it would shape my life. In 1948 I was a boy of thirteen learning the language of horses. . . ."

The Birthday Room

by Kevin Henkes

"Two of the things Benjamin Hunter received for his twelfth birthday took him completely by surprise: A room and a letter. The room was from his parents. The letter was from his uncle." Ben was just two years old when he and his uncle, Ian, were last together, so Ben didn't remember him. And no one in Ben's family ever talked about the man. Thenthe letter arrived, changing Ben's life, and changing his family in... (more)

The Family Nobody Wanted

by Helen Grigsby Doss, Helen Doss

Doss's charming, touching, and at times hilarious chronicle tells how each of the children, representing white, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Mexican, and Native American backgrounds, came to her and husband Carl, a Methodist minister. She writes of the way the "unwanted" feeling was erased with devoted love and understanding and how the children united into one happy family. Her account reads like a novel,... (more)

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheeps?Philip K. DICK

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheeps?

by Philip K. DICK

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

In his debut novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini accomplishes what very few contemporary novelists are able to do. He manages to provide an educational and eye-opening account of a country's political turmoil--in this case, Afghanistan--while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with readers long after the last page has been turned over. And he does this on... (more)

Rediscovering Empathy: Agency, Folk Psychology, and the Human Sciences (Bradford Books)

Rediscovering Empathy: Agency, Folk Psychology, and the Human Sciences (Bradford Books)

by Karsten R. Stueber

In this timely and wide-ranging study, Karsten Stueber argues that empathy is epistemically central for our folk-psychological understanding of other agents—that it is something we cannot do without in order to gain understanding of other minds. Setting his argument in the context of contemporary philosophy of mind and the interdisciplinary debate about the nature of our mindreading abilities, Stueber counters... (more)

Empathy and the Practice of Medicine: Beyond Pills and the Scalpel

Empathy and the Practice of Medicine: Beyond Pills and the Scalpel

Seeking to restore empathy to medical practice, this book aims to demonstrate how important it is for doctors to listen to their patients, to experience and to understand what their patients are feeling. The book is a collection of essays by physicians, philosophers and a nurse.

Improvising Real Life: Personal Story in Playback Theatre

Improvising Real Life: Personal Story in Playback Theatre

by Jo Salas

Improvising Real Life: Personal Story in Playback Theatre, written by one of its creators, describes the origins, practice and philosophy of Playback Theatre. Improvising Real Life is illustrated with dozens of real-life stories told in performances and workshops. Includes 15 photos and a glossary of playback terms.

Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night

Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night

by James Patterson

Be prepared to be thrilled as you've never been before Featuring North America's foremost thriller authors, Thriller is the first collection of pure thriller stories ever published. Offering up heart-pumping tales of suspense in all its guises are thirty-two of the most critically acclaimed and award-winning names in the business. From the signature characters that made such authors as David Morrell and... (more)

Empathy (Rogers Therapeutic Conditions Evolution Theory & Practice)

Empathy (Rogers Therapeutic Conditions Evolution Theory & Practice)

Series traces the evolution and application of Carl Rogers' Necessary and Sufficient Therapeutic Conditions from 1957 to the start of the new millennium. Each volume explores its theme from the origins in Rogers' writings to contemporary theoretical interpretations and practical applications.

The Heart of Being Helpful: Empathy And the Creation of a Healing Presence

The Heart of Being Helpful: Empathy And the Creation of a Healing Presence

by Peter R. Breggin MD

Based on more than 30 years of clinical experience as a psychiatrist and a therapist, Dr. Breggin illustrates the importance of developing a therapeutic bond-or healing presence-between helping professionals and their clients. The author provides useful vignettes, case studies, and personal insights to help both beginning and experienced therapists develop more empathy in therapeutic relationships. He asserts that... (more)

And They Call It Help: The Psychiatric Policing of America's ChildrenLouise Armstrong

And They Call It Help: The Psychiatric Policing of America's Children

by Louise Armstrong

An expose+a7 of the multibillion-dollar industry that imprisons America's children for profit describes what goes on at the psychiatric hospitals, treatment centers, and schools of the emotionally disturbed.

The Queen's Bastard

by C. E. Murphy

“Wow. C. E. Murphy is good. Court intrigue in an alternate Elizabethan-era fantasy world: realpolitik with the sex included.” –Kate Elliott, author of Crown of Stars In a world where religion has ripped apart the old order, Belinda Primrose is the queen’s secret weapon. The unacknowledged daughter of Lorraine, the first queen to sit on the Aulunian throne, Belinda has been trained as a spy since the age of twelve... (more)

NOBODY EVER DIED OF OLD AGE:IN PRAISE OF OLD PEOPLE, IN OUTRAGE AT THEIR LONELINESS

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