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FEATURED TITLE OF THE MONTH

 

Breaking Murphy's Law: How Optimists Get What They Want From Life––and Pessimists Can Too.
by Suzanne C. Segerstrom.

"Breaking Murphy's Law shows you simple ways to develop the skills that natural-born optimists use to get what they want from life." –from the back cover

Recommended by Joan O'Rourke.

Call No.
BF
698.35
.O57
S445
2006

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