Too Perfect

Author: Allan Mallinger
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307798623
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
For many of us, perfectionism can bring life's most desired rewards. But when the obsessive need for perfection and control gets in the way of our professional and emotional lives, the cost becomes too high. Although many of us appear cool and confident on the outside, inside we are in emotional turmoil, trying to satisfy everyone, attempting to direct the future, and feeling that we are failing. In TOO PERFECT, Dr. Allan Mallinger draws on twenty years of research and observations from his private practice to show how perfectionism can sap energy, complicate even the simplest decisions, and take the enjoyment out of life. For workaholics or neat freaks, for anyone who fears change or making mistakes, needs rigid rules, is excessively frugal or obstinate, TOO PERFECT offers revealing self-tests, fascinating case histories, and practical strategies to help us overcome obsessiveness and reclaim our right to happiness.

Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay

Author: Mira Kirshenbaum
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101128364
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
There are many books that promise to help you fix a bad relationship. This groundbreaking bestseller is the first one to help you choose whether you should even try—or if you need to go. Psychotherapist Mira Kirshenbaum draws on years of research and her work with real-life couples to help you make the right decision. She shows you how to diagnose your unique situation with self-analysis and questions like these, which get to the very heart of your problems: • What sins are forgivable and which ones are unpardonable? • Is your partner questioning your opinions to the point where you doubt yourself? • What is your sex life really like, and how important is it? • Is there real love left between you, and how does it stack up against all that you find unlovable? Mira Kirshenbaum provides expert guidelines that are the key to making all your choices, concrete steps that you can implement right now, and the ultimate way to determine your personal bottom line—what you need to be happy. This remarkably insightful and probing guide offers advice that lets you see the truth about your relationship—and with wisdom and compassion, it helps you act with the confidence of knowing that whether you decide to go or stay, you are doing the very best thing.

Too Perfect

Author: Trudy Ludwig
Publisher: Tricycle Press
ISBN: 1582462585
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Maisie thinks Kayla is perfect. She’s pretty and thin, has cool clothes, gets good grades, and she’s a star on the soccer field. But is Kayla happy? The more Maisie gets to know Kayla, the more she begins to question whether being perfect is really so wonderful. In Too Perfect, acclaimed speaker and child advocate Trudy Ludwig explores the relentless and destructive drive for perfection, and the freedom that comes from accepting one’s self.

Too Perfect

Author: Lilian Francis
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326130293
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301

Book Description
Miriam French wanted to be a writer. Felix Brears wanted to remain a student forever and after Cambridge, went to Harvard to continue his studies, and indulge his passion for ice hockey. The unlikely combination of literature and ice hockey brings these two together. Never imagining they could find someone to share their passions, Miriam and Felix seize the chance to set out together on a life-changing journey. Leaving behind the dull greyness of England, they start a new life in Vermont. Life seems to be perfect, but Miriam wonders just how long such perfection can last. When cracks start to appear, Miriam knows that an avalanche soon follows and survival becomes a matter of luck. Will Miriam and Felix be lucky enough to weather the storm together, or will she be left alone again? ""Too Perfect"" is the second novel by author Lilian Francis.

Too Perfect

Author: JANICE GRAMLICH
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491765437
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
Dr. Emily Morris now faces the difficulty of combining her love of horses, her full time career as a large animal veterinarian and a new baby! The Equine Therapy Program she started is in full action with the wounded veterans program added three times a week. Their home is under completion and she will soon have to make the separation from her best friend Dr. Raven Montgomery and live in her new home. She has been recognized by the California Highway Patrol as the doctor to call when an accident occurs involving large animals where she has to make the terrible decision of euthanizing or saving the animals she so dearly loves. Raven, now the mother of three children is faced with a difficult decision for her beautiful horse Tina who speaks to her heart when she discovers she is pregnant again! The journey with Emily and Raven is one of dedication, love and heartbreak.

Too Far from Perfect

Author: Tai Notar Pascal
Publisher: Tai Notar Pascal and Charles E. Pascal
ISBN: 9780991972708
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 102

Book Description
"While this is a personal journal of just two people, it feels familiar. We see ourselves as students recalling those teachers that have faded from memory-for some, good riddance, for others, the memory of a teacher who may have turned your life around is indelible. While these personal connections stoke memories, the reader gradually gets introduced into bigger policy matters. Enjoy it. Learn from it. Act on it." - Michael Fullan, OC. Professor Emeritus, OISE, University of Toronto Too Far from Perfect is based on the reflections of a Toronto high school student about her learning journey from pre-school to grade 12. Through a dialogue with her father, educator Charles Pascal, Tai Notar describes the lessons learned about what has made the big difference to her learning and the educational aspirations of her peers. While Tai's focus in on catching teachers and others doing things right, her narrative also calls attention to things that need to change. In this regard, Tai provides some provocative ideas about how public education can move closer to perfect. This father-daughter conversation is a must read for teachers and parents who believe that we need to listen more carefully to the authentic stories of our children and students.

A Crime Too Perfect

Author: Edward Michel-Bird
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412050413
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 235

Book Description
Inspector Clive Channing, a young forensic crime investigator, becomes obsessed with the brutal murder of Loretta Taylor, a famous actress... A case that had gone cold for ten years, and described in the Press as the perfect crime- an assessment that Clive Channing totally rejects. His liaison with attractive Jenny Beauchemin and Aunt Maggie opens doors... He studies the case file every night before bedtime (as a private personal project) searching for the needle in the haystack that might reopen the case. His first great challenge is to break the murderer's alibi: "I've never set foot in that house or in her bedroom!" "We shall see," Clive whispers to himself.

Two Cowboys Too Perfect: Pretend Marriage Western Historical Romance

Author: Lacey Davis
Publisher: Virtual Bookseller, LLC
ISBN: 1950858472
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
Enjoy this steamy Western historical romance from author Lacey Davis Can Beauty Tame The Wild Beast? Ella Dillard is the perfect unwed schoolteacher in the small town of Blessing, Texas, but she longs for a family of her own. Then she's made an offer she can't refuse if she wants to save her brother from jail—to temporarily marry two Texas Rangers who can help him. Warren Alley and Clinton Flowers have one year to claim a wife and birth a child or lose the land Warren’s grandfather left to him. No heir, no land. Ella is perfect for them, but she doesn’t know they exist until her brother commits a crime. Warren and Clinton make an arrangement to help her brother correct his errant ways, if she will marry them for one year. Only Ella soon discovers she doesn’t want just one year. She wants a lifetime. These two cowboys are too perfect to let go.

Nobody's Perfect

Author: Ellen Flanagan Burns
Publisher: American Psychological Association
ISBN: 1433835347
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
Jill walked over and stood next to Sally. She played right before Sally in the recital. "I liked your pieces," Jill said. Sally said, "But I messed up on the second one. It sounded really bad." "Oh, I didn't notice," Jill said. She shrugged, "I made a couple of mistakes too. It's no big deal" Sally thought Jill was just trying to be nice. She couldn't remember Jill every making a mistake when she played. In fact, she made it look so easy all the time. After another sip of punch and a chocolate chip cookie, Sally was ready to leave. She wasn't in a very good mood and most of all she didn't want to face Mrs. Pratt. Sally felt like she had let her down. Sally Sanders is a perfectionist—if can’t she be the best, she feels like a failure. Sally procrastinates, shies away from new things, and constantly compares herself to others, convinced she’s not good enough. With the help of her teachers and mother, Sally learns how to relax and try new things without worrying so much about being the best. She can just be herself, and that is all she needs.

Ex-Heroes

Author: Peter Clines
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473583381
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
Book One in the EX Series The Mighty Dragon. Stealth. Gorgon. Regenerator. Cerberus. Zzzap. They were superheroes fighting to make Los Angeles a better place. Then the plague of living death spread. Billions died, civilization fell, and the City of Angels was left a desolate zombie wasteland. But the ex-humans aren’t the only threats the heroes face. Another group is amassing power . . . led by an enemy with the most terrifying ability of all.