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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
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Can't Hurt Me

By David Goggins ,

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Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life
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Self-Reg

By Stuart Shanker ,

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Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible
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Find Your Red Thread

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The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Program to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence, and Happiness
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The Chimp Paradox

By Steve Peters ,

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Social Skills for Kids: From Making Friends and Problem-Solving to Self-Control and Communication
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Social Skills for Kids

By Keri K. Powers ,

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White Bears and Other Unwanted Thoughts: Suppression, Obsession, and the Psychology of Mental Control
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White Bears and Other Unwanted Thoughts

By Daniel M. Wegner ,

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Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self
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Governing the Soul

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Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
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Life Skills for Puppies: Laying the Foundation for a Loving, Lasting Relationship
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Life Skills for Puppies

By Helen Zulch , Daniel S. Mills , Peter Baumber (photographer)

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kids are worth it! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline
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kids are worth it! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline

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Asceticism of the Mind: Forms of Attention and Self-Transformation in Late Antique Monasticism
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Asceticism of the Mind

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