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Johnson, Steven

Summary: "The hardest choices are also the most consequential. So why do we know so little about how to get them right? Big, life-altering decisions matter so much more than the decisions we make every day, and they're also the most difficult: where to live, whom to marry, what to believe, whether to start a company, how to end a war. There's no one-size-fits-all approach for addressing these kinds of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.8 JOH

Sciutto, Jim

Summary: "From praising dictators to alienating allies, Trump has made chaos his calling card. Has his strategy caused more problems than it solved?"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 SCI

Yager, Jan

Summary: This practical book will help you understand why you might not be finishing a task or project, and what to do about it. But it also goes beyond a "do this, not that" approach to help you develop a deeper insight into what you should be committing to in the first place!--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hannacroix Creek Books 2019

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Parrish, Shane

Summary: "Few things will change your trajectory in life or business as much as learning to make effective decisions. Yet few of us recognize opportunities to decide in the first place. The moments that matter do not always announce themselves. No one pulls you aside and says, slow down and think, you are about to do something stupid. And yet the decisions we make in these moments move us closer or...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2023

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Summary: "With Achieve Your Potential, you'll have the opportunity to sit at the table with a group of resilient and inspirational individuals who, through perseverance, have uncovered the secrets to becoming their best selves. Now you, too, can gain from their wisdom as they share everything they know about inventing and reinventing one's dream life. Perhaps the biggest realization is that achieving...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 ACH

Sull, Donald N. (Donald Norman)

Summary: Outlines an approach to high-performance problem solving and decision making that draws on insights from survival guides, pop culture, and other sources.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 SUL

Mlodinow, Leonard

Summary: "From the best-selling author of Subliminal and The Drunkard's Walk, a groundbreaking new look at the neuroscience of change--and how elastic thinking can help us thrive in a world changing faster than ever before. With rapid technological innovation leading the charge, today's world is transforming itself at an extraordinary and unprecedented pace. As jobs become more multifaceted, as...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612 MLO

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Mind Mlodinow

Cashore, Kristin

Summary: "Recently orphaned Jane accepts an unexpected invitation from an old acquaintance to an island mansion where she will face five choices that could ultimately determine the course of her newly untethered life"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kathy Dawson Books/Penguin Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2017

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC CAS

Elliott, Rebecca

Summary: Eva is excited because her parents have agreed to let her get a new pet, but she is not sure what kind of pet to get--or how Baxter, her bat, will react to a new member of the family.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2021

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ELL

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Series Owl Elliott

Copies Available at Woodmere

3 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ELL

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ELL

Rosenzweig, Philip M.

Summary: "A renowned business expert examines decision-making in critical, big-time situations where the outcome shapes the destiny of companies, countries, sports teams, political campaigns, or the military Left Brain, Right Stuff is the book about decision making that takes off where others-Thinking, Fast and Slow, Predictably Irrational, and Decisive-leave off. It captures the essence of real-world...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.403 ROS

Testa, Maggie

Summary: Daniel Tiger visits a pumpkin patch and must decide which pumpkin is perfect for him and his family.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2021

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2 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE TES

Maddox, Jake

Summary: Samira has never been the best gymnast on her team, but she has always worked hard and loved what she was doing; but when a torn rotator cuff sidelines her and six months later her shoulder just does not seem to feel right--she discovers snowboarding, a whole new world of speed and excitement opens up before her, and Samira has to decide which sport to commit to.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MAD

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Summary: "The goal of the Dynamic Thinking Module is to teach kids about making choices and evaluating the benefits and consequences of their actions on an individual and global basis. Topics in this module include problem-solving, logic and reasoning, decision-making, and critical thinking. Life Skills Academy is designed to help kids gain the knowledge and mindset to promote both personal and academic...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023

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Kay, J. A. (John Anderson)

Summary: In a changing world, forecasts and numbers usually represent bogus quantification. Kay and King tell us how to think smarter. Radical uncertainty changes the way we should think about decision-making. For over half a century economics has assumed that people behave rationally by optimizing among well-defined choices. Behavioral economics questioned how far people are rational, pointing to the...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Audiobook Display, Call number: CD 658.1 KAY

Panton, Gary

Summary: "Would you rather be able to fly or be able to turn invisible? Eat rotten eggs or drink expired milk? Have hands for feet or have feet for hands? Containing hundreds of devious dilemmas and curious questions on all things silly, smelly, and more, this is a game book like no other. Grab your friends and family and start playing!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.01 PAN

Simeone, Adrianne

Summary: An introduction to body safety designed to empower and educate the youngest of readers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Mama Bear Effect, Inc. 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD SIM

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Board Books, Call number: BRD

Lee, Lyla

Summary: "Determined to go to an elite art camp, young Korean American girl Gigi Shin starts a tutoring club with her friends to make money, but when the first few sessions are chaotic, she wonders if she'll end up sacrificing more than she bargained for to achieve her dreams"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEE

Perlmutter, Saul

Summary: A Nobel prize-winning physicist, a social psychologist and a philosopher on how science can help us navigate information overload, thrive amidst uncertainty and heal our fractured society.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2024

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Raz, Amir

Summary: "Suggestions can make cheap wine taste like Château Margaux, warp our perception of time, and alter our memories--and in an age where disinformation has impacted our personal lives and our politics, the power of suggestion is worth even more attention. In The Suggestible Brain, world-renowned expert on the science of suggestion Amir Raz, PhD, brings together cognitive aspects of psychology,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go

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Terese, Ali

Summary: "Forced to join the school's Community Action Club, troublemaking best friends Helen and Gracie take over the club's campaign for maxi pads in bathrooms and soon find themselves closer to change and deeper in trouble than ever before, forcing them to make a difficult decision"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TER

Ellis, Deborah

Summary: "In this powerful collection of short stories, children around the world turn eleven and take a step into their futures. Each one is changed in ways both big and small. Annoyed at having to walk his sister's dog on his birthday, Connor heads into an undeveloped subdivision, where he comes across chilling evidence of a stranger's unhappiness. A girl sneaks away from her class camping trip to a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ELL

Bennett, Michael

Summary: Presents advice for teenagers for dealing with people and circumstances that are beyond their control and for depending on facts, personal experience, and self-acceptance to make good choices and build self-confidence.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 158 BEN

Beschloss, Michael R.

Summary: Documents crucial historical moments in each of the first forty presidencies during which the future of the United States has been dramatically affected by a bold executive decision, and offers insight into the factors that influenced the choices made by each president.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.099 BES

Beschloss, Michael R.

Summary: Presidential historian Beschloss has brought us a saga about crucial times in America's history when a courageous president dramatically changed the future of the United States. Beschloss brings to life these flawed, complex men--and their wives, families, friends and foes, in an intimate, behind-the-scenes view of presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives. As he shows, none of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.099 BES

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