Status Anxiety
Status Anxiety

Author: Alain De Botton

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2008-12-10

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0307491331

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“There's no writer alive like de Botton” (Chicago Tribune), and now this internationally heralded author turns his attention to the insatiable human quest for status—a quest that has less to do with material comfort than love. Anyone who’s ever lost sleep over an unreturned phone call or the neighbor’s Lexus had better read Alain de Botton’s irresistibly clear-headed new book, immediately. For in its pages, a master explicator of our civilization and its discontents explores the notion that our pursuit of status is actually a pursuit of love, ranging through Western history and thought from St. Augustine to Andrew Carnegie and Machiavelli to Anthony Robbins. Whether it’s assessing the class-consciousness of Christianity or the convulsions of consumer capitalism, dueling or home-furnishing, Status Anxiety is infallibly entertaining. And when it examines the virtues of informed misanthropy, art appreciation, or walking a lobster on a leash, it is not only wise but helpful.

WHY DOES BEING DIFFERENT MEAN BEING SPECIAL?
WHY DOES BEING DIFFERENT MEAN BEING SPECIAL?

Author: L.G RAMIREZ

Publisher: Wicklow

Published: 2020-09-20

Total Pages: 17

ISBN-13: 1649950470

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A fantastic story of the Alien family in their life at school. The story, illustrated with wonderful little Aliens, shows us how those who are different are rejected, and how to handle it. Meet Diego, Jorge and the strangest teachers in the universe. All different, all unique.

On Being Different
On Being Different

Author: Merle Miller

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-09-25

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1101603569

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The groundbreaking work on being homosexual in America—available again only from Penguin Classics and with a new foreword by Dan Savage Originally published in 1971, Merle Miller’s On Being Different is a pioneering and thought-provoking book about being homosexual in the United States. Just two years after the Stonewall riots, Miller wrote a poignant essay for the New York Times Magazine entitled “What It Means To Be a Homosexual” in response to a homophobic article published in Harper’s Magazine. Described as “the most widely read and discussed essay of the decade,” it carried the seed that would blossom into On Being Different—one of the earliest memoirs to affirm the importance of coming out. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Pablo Pineda - Being different is a value
Pablo Pineda - Being different is a value

Author: Albert Bosch

Publisher: Cuento de Luz

Published: 2017-02-20

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 8416733244

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Pablo Pineda is the first European with Down Syndrome to obtain a university degree. A teacher, a writer, and an actor, he radiates charisma and the will to learn. This is his endearing story, which reminds us that the only disability is not understanding that all of us have different abilities. Guided Reading Level: P, Lexile Level: 950L

It's Okay to Be Different
It's Okay to Be Different

Author: Todd Parr

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2008-11-16

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 031604590X

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It's okay to need some help. It's okay to be a different color. It's okay to talk about your feelings. It's okay to make a wish... It's Okay to Be Different cleverly delivers the important messages of acceptance, understanding, and confidence in an accessible, child-friendly format featuring Todd Parr's trademark bold, bright colors and silly scenes. Targeted to young children first beginning to read, this book will inspire kids to celebrate their individuality through acceptance of others and self-confidence. Along with the four other bestselling Todd Parr picture books debuting in paperback this season, It's Okay to be Different is designed to encourage early literacy, enhance emotional development, celebrate multiculturalism, and promote character growth.

Being Different : An Different Challenge To Western Universalism
Being Different : An Different Challenge To Western Universalism

Author: Rajiv Malhotra

Publisher: Harpercollins

Published: 2013-05-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789351160502

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'Rajiv Malhotra's insistence on preserving difference with mutual respect - not with mere "tolerance" - is even more pertinent today because the notion of a single universalism is being propounded. There can be no single universalism, even if it assimilates or, in the author's words, "digests", elements from other civilizations' - Kapila Vatsyayan In Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism, thinker and philosopher Rajiv Malhotra addresses the challenge of a direct and honest engagement on differences, by reversing the gaze, repositioning India from being the observed to the observer and looking at the West from the dharmic point of view. In doing so, he challenges many hitherto unexamined beliefs that both sides hold about themselves and each other. He highlights that while unique historical revelations are the basis for Western religions, dharma emphasizes self-realization in the body here and now. He also points out the integral unity that underpins dharma's metaphysics and contrasts this with Western thought and history as a synthetic unity. Erudite and engaging, Being Different critiques fashionable reductive translations and analyses the West's anxiety over difference and fixation for order which contrast the creative role of chaos in dharma. It concludes with a rebuttal of Western claims of universalism, while recommending a multi-civilizational worldview.

Being Different Is Fun
Being Different Is Fun

Author: Celia Kibler

Publisher:

Published: 2020-07-11

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781735214511

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There are so many people that we meet that come from all walks of life.We are all part of the human race and we are all in this life together.Humans come in a variety of shapes, sizes, personalities and interests.Humans live all over the earth and in your neighborhood too.This book is all about celebrating our differences, while realizing we are so much the same.We laugh, we cry, we have fun, we get mad, we get excited and we love? a lot!Enjoy this book with your child, as discuss how much fun it is to meet new people and make new friends.

Being Different Rocks
Being Different Rocks

Author: Dawn McCarty

Publisher: Mascot Books

Published: 2018-07-03

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9781684012541

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"Being Different Rocks! is a true story about Mickie-D a German Shepherd Dog that was born different. Mickie-D shares his journey to his furever home, learning about dog rescue, having adventures and that being different rocks." -- Amazon.com.

You Are Special
You Are Special

Author: Max Lucado

Publisher: Candle Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781859855454

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In this heart-warming tale, Eli helps Punchinello understand how he is - no matter what other Wemmicks may think. Children will learn a vital lesson - regardless of how the world sees them, God loves each of them just as they are.

Unique Starts with YOU!
Unique Starts with YOU!

Author: Jennifer Campbell

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-18

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 9780578557410

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Are you a resident from the town of SameVille, where everyone looks and acts alike? If you said no, then this book is for you! We are all stars, with unique and different qualities that make us stand out with confidence. Who wants to be the same as everyone else? That is boring! In this book, you will find confident, unique individuals who love life. No one is left out; cleft palate, albino, diabetic, crutches, blind, freckled, glasses, braces, brown, blue, green eyes, different skin color, hair/no hair, anxious, are just a few of the kids illustrated. This inclusive picture book shows the journey of a group of children who confidently show their differences and visually explain why it is OK to be different. Not only are there over 70 different kids portrayed in the story, but this book allows the reader and child to become part of the story by including a drawing or picture of themselves in the book and describe what makes them unique! Why you should read this book with your child(ren)? This book is an opportunity to talk to the child(ren) about being different and seeing other children who are different. Children who read this book will build self-worth and confidence. The result is a child who wants to make an impact in shaping a wonderfully unique world filled with kind people. The author's own experiences inspired this book. Jennifer Campbell was inspired to write this book based on what she dealt with when she was younger. She was bullied from fifth to ninth grade for not being like other kids. But why is that a bad thing? Shouldn't we want to be different? Different is good, and Jennifer wanted to showcase why in her new children's book. Get the book that shows the power of love, kindness and being yourself!