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| pushing perfect: Pushing Perfect Michelle Falkoff, 2016-12-29 Kara Winters is always striving for perfection. But when her anxiety takes over, the price of perfection spirals out of control... |
| pushing perfect: Pushing Perfect Michelle Falkoff, 2016-10-25 A girl’s quest for perfection results in dangerous consequences in this smart, suspenseful YA novel by the author of Playlist for the Dead. Fans of We Were Liars and The Secret History will devour this layered, ensemble-cast novel in which “twists and turns abound” (SLJ). How far would you go to be perfect? Kara has the perfect life. At least, that’s what she wants everyone to believe. The truth is, she works hard to maintain that illusion. But when a moment of doubt leads Kara to do something risky—and illegal—someone sees. Before she knows it, she’s drawn into an unlikely group of classmates, all bound together by secrets of their own. Secrets that are being used against them. Soon Kara is forced to confront how far she’s willing to go to be perfect—and if that’s something she really wants to be. “Reminiscent of the novels of Joan Lowery Nixon and Lois Duncan, this mystery set in a modern-day well-to-do suburb in California will keep readers turning the pages.” —School Library Journal “Full of well-developed, diverse supporting characters. For teens who enjoy mysteries in the form of timely, realistic fiction.” —Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) “Readers will be kept guessing.” —Kirkus Reviews |
| pushing perfect: You Asked for Perfect Laura Silverman, 2019-03-05 Wise‚ romantic‚ and painfully relatable.—Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda From acclaimed author Laura Silverman comes a timely novel about a bisexual teen's struggle when academic success and romantic happiness pull him in opposite directions, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Tamara Ireland Stone. Ariel Stone has spent his life cultivating the perfect college résumé: first chair violinist, dedicated volunteer, active synagogue congregant, and expected valedictorian. He barely has time to think about a social life, let alone a relationship...until a failed calculus quiz puts his future on the line, forcing Ariel to enlist his classmate, Amir, as a tutor. As the two spend more time together, Ariel discovers he may not like calculus, but he does like Amir. When he's with Amir, the crushing academic pressure fades away on, and a fuller and brighter world comes into focus. But college deadlines are still looming. And adding a new relationship to his long list of commitments may just push Ariel past his limit. In a time where academic pressure on stressed teens couldn't be higher, You Asked for Perfect is a story full of empathy, honesty and heart for anyone who has ever questioned the price of perfection. The perfect present for readers who want: Books featuring anxiety for teens Queer romance Gay young adult fiction Jewish representation Praise for You Asked for Perfect: An ALA Rainbow List Pick 2019 Books All Georgians Should Read List 2020 Georgia Author of the Year Awards Nominee Chicago Public Library's Best Fiction for Older Readers List Who can resist a heartfelt romance?—Booklist Silverman's novel hit me straight in the heart... It was powerful enough to make me want to be a better—yet still imperfect—person.—Bill Konigsberg, author of The Music of What Happens A coming-of-age novel that will charm readers with its relatable and diverse characters, quirky storyline, and interweaving of faith, queerness, and the everyday lives of seniors navigating the pressures of college applications, grades, and relationships. Heartwarming and engaging.—Kirkus |
| pushing perfect: Push Girl Chelsie Hill, Jessica Love, 2014-06-03 An inspiring, real, and fresh novel about how life can change in an instant co-authored by Hill, one of the stars of Sundance Channel's unscripted series Push Girls, based on her own life. |
| pushing perfect: Pushing the Limits Katie McGarry, 2013-04-30 Rendered a subject of gossip after a traumatic night that left her with terrible scars on her arms, Echo is dumped by her boyfriend and bonds with bad-boy Noah, whose tough attitude hides an understanding nature and difficult secrets. |
| pushing perfect: Pushing Ice Alastair Reynolds, 2020-04-21 Pushing Ice is the brilliant tale of extraordinary aliens, glittering technologies, and sweeping space opera from award-winning science fiction author Alastair Reynolds. 2057. Humanity has raised exploiting the solar system to an art form. Bella Lind and the crew of her nuclear-powered ship, the Rockhopper, push ice. They mine comets. And they're good at it. The Rockhopper is nearing the end of its current mission cycle, and everyone is desperate for some much-needed R & R, when startling news arrives from Saturn: Janus, one of Saturn's ice moons, has inexplicably left its natural orbit and is now heading out of the solar system at high speed. As layers of camouflage fall away, it becomes clear that Janus was never a moon in the first place. It's some kind of machine -- and it is now headed toward a fuzzily glimpsed artifact 260 light-years away. The Rockhopper is the only ship anywhere near Janus, and Bella Lind is ordered to shadow it for the few vital days before it falls forever out of reach. In accepting this mission, she sets her ship and her crew on a collision course with destiny -- for Janus has more surprises in store, and not all of them are welcome. |
| pushing perfect: Push Sapphire, 2021-06-22 A new 25th anniversary edition of the instant classic that inspired the major motion picture and Sundance Film Festival winner Precious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, whose power and ferocity influenced a generation of writers. Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible to the father who rapes her and the mother who batters her and to the authorities who dismiss her as just one more of Harlem's casualties. But when Precious, pregnant with a second child by her father, meets a determined and radical teacher, we follow her on a journey of education and enlightenment as she learns not only how to write about her life, but how to make it truly her own for the first time. |
| pushing perfect: Don’t Push the Button! Bill Cotter, 2013-11 There's only one rule in Larry's book: don't push the button. (Seriously, don't even think about it!) Even if it does look kind of nice, you must never push the button. Who knows what would happen? Okay, quick. No one is looking... push the button. Uh, oh. |
| pushing perfect: Perfect Peace Daniel Black, 2010-03-16 As seen on TikTok, Daniel Black’s Perfect Peace is the heartbreaking portrait of a large, rural southern family’s attempt to grapple with their mother’s desperate decision to make her newborn son into the daughter she will never have—“a complex, imaginative story of one unforgettable black family in mid-twentieth century Arkansas” (Atlanta Magazine). When the seventh child of the Peace family, named Perfect, turns eight, her mother Emma Jean tells her bewildered daughter, “You was born a boy. I made you a girl. But that ain’t what you was supposed to be. So, from now on, you gon’ be a boy. It’ll be a little strange at first, but you’ll get used to it, and this’ll be over after while.” From this point forward, Perfect’s life becomes a bizarre kaleidoscope of events—while the rest of his family is forced to question everything they thought they knew about gender, sexuality, unconditional love, and fulfillment. “A morality tale of the consequences of letting our selfish needs trap the ones we love into roles they weren’t born to play. The characters here are as flawed, their sins numerous, as any living human being held under the lens, but the author brings a compassion and understanding to their plights.”—Mat Johnson, award-winning author of Invisible Things “Part cautionary tale, part folk tale, part fable, Daniel Black’s Perfect Peace is a complete triumph...In Emma Jean Peace, Dr. Black has created a character as complex, equivocal and unforgettable as Scarlett O'Hara.”—Larry Duplechan, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of Got ’Til It’s Gone |
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| pushing perfect: Playlist for the Dead Michelle Falkoff, 2015-01-27 “A page-turner that combines genuine intrigue with heartbreak and desire.” —Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s Part mystery, part love story, and part coming-of-age tale in the vein of Thirteen Reasons Why, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and The Spectacular Now, Michelle Falkoff’s debut is an honest and gut-wrenching novel about loss, rage, what if feels like to outgrow a friendship that’s always defined you—and the struggle to redefine yourself. There was a party. There was a fight. The next morning, Sam’s best friend, Hayden, was dead. And all he left Sam was a playlist of songs and a suicide note: For Sam—listen and you’ll understand. To figure out what happened, Sam has to rely on the playlist and his own memory. But the more he listens, the more he realizes that his memory isn’t as reliable as he thought. And it might only be by taking out his earbuds and opening his eyes to the people around him that he’ll finally be able to piece together his best friend’s story. And maybe have a chance to change his own. “An absorbing and sensitive read.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “Falkoff lightens the substantial topics of grief, bullying, and suicide with Sam’s engaging investigation.” —ALA Booklist “Realistic and well-written. The strong characters, dialogue and the use of the playlist to structure the book make this a good pick for struggling readers.” —School Library Journal “Falkoff treats a difficult topic with delicacy and care.” —Publishers Weekly “Truly powerful moments.” —Kirkus Reviews |
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| pushing perfect: PUSH Chalene Johnson, 2011-12-20 A fitness guru offers a 30-day program for losing weight and cleaning up one's act, in a book that includes complete workouts, good advice and 30 recipes. |
| pushing perfect: Pushing Pause Celeste O. Norfleet, 2007-10-01 Fifteen-year-old Kenisha Lewis has it all: good friends who also live to dance, a hot boyfriend headed for the NBA, loving parents and a bling-filled home in the burbs. But all that changes when her dad drops a bomb: he wants a divorce—and his pregnant girlfriend is moving in. Suddenly, Kenisha and her mom are squeezed into her grandmother's small house in the city, and Kenisha's sharing a bedroom with a cousin she barely knows. Could she hate her life any more? Yeah. Because her boyfriend dumps her, her friends are acting weird and her mother is getting more and more depressed. Time for Kenisha to push the pause button on her life and take a long, deep breath—. |
| pushing perfect: Keep on Pushing Devon Harris, 2010-05-03 In Keep On Pushing: Hot lessons from Cool Runnings, Devon Harris brings together all the life lessons he has learned from his high school days growing up in a violent ghetto in Kignston, Jamaica to the Prestige of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ,to an officer in the Jamaica Defence Force and a member of the famed Jamaica bobsled team whose exploits were depicted in the Disney blockbuster Cool Runnings. At the heart of Keep On Pushing are the lessons he has learned of the power of persistence over all sorts of obstacles in order to live one's best life. His goal is that the message of the book will speak to how everyone can keep on pushing and working for their dreams every day of their professional as well as personal lives. |
| pushing perfect: The Passionate Pilgrim Samuel Merwin, 1919 A newspaper reporter's encounter with corrupt business and politics. Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation |
| pushing perfect: Pushing Up Daisies Rosemary Harris, 2008-02-05 In the estimable tradition of Susan Wittig Albert comes this sizzling botanical mystery debut from a scent-sational new talent. |
| pushing perfect: The Musician and the Murderer Richard Yaxley, 2012-07-22 Micky Chambers lives in Hobart, Tasmania, with his parents, brother Cam and beloved sister Millie. Life is slow and predictable until a terrible accident occurs, leaving an impact on Micky which is profound and far-reaching. Micky seeks reconciliation within the community of his football club and through the twin agencies of mateship and love, however it is the dilemma that swells within him that will eventually determine his fate. As he seeks to understand how is it that men can be both gentle and brutal, both musician and murderer, Micky fails to see what he himself has become and how close he is to initiating a second needless, destructive tragedy. |
| pushing perfect: Thinking and Acting Like a Solution-Focused School Counselor Richard D. Parsons, 2009-07-06 This should be a required text for a school counseling degree.--Jill R. Boyd, Counselor and Olweus Bullying Prevention TrainerJohn Bullen Middle School, Kenosha, WI The author knows solution-focused counseling inside and out. He describes in excellent detail how to use this technique with multiple problems and multiple ages. The examples are spot on.--Cynthia Knowles, Prevention SpecialistLivonia Central School District, NY Learn how to emphasize students′ strengths to help them resolve problems! This book helps new and experienced school counselors engage with students using a solution-focused approach that stresses cooperation and highlights positive attributes to facilitate goal achievement. Thinking and Acting Like a Solution-Focused School Counselor provides the background and expertise needed to establish collaborative student relationships, identify student skills and abilities, and reframe problems into attainable goals. Emphasizing practice and feedback, the author includes actual session transcripts to help new and less-experienced counselors apply concepts directly to their own practice. Benefits of this book include: A reflective, meaning-making model as a basis for effective school counseling An introduction to the fundamental principles of solution-focused counseling Clinical illustrations of solution identification and implementation strategies In-depth case studies and guided practice exercises Like the companion books on behavioral, cognitive, and eclectic school counseling, this concise guide offers the knowledge and skills necessary to help troubled students in need of encouragement and hope. |
| pushing perfect: The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics Richard M. Gale, 2008-04-15 The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics is a definitive introduction to the core areas of metaphysics. It brings together sixteen internationally respected philosophers that demonstrate how metaphysics is done as they examine topics including causation, temporality, ontology, personal identity, idealism, and realism. |
| pushing perfect: Take Her Down Lauren Emily Whalen, 2022-03-15 In this queer YA retelling of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, stakes at Augustus Magnet School are cutthroat, scheming is creative, and loyalty is ever-changing. Overnight, Bronwyn St. James goes from junior class queen to daughter of an imprisoned felon, and she lands in the care of her aunt and younger cousin Cass, a competitive cheerleader who Bronwyn barely knows. Life gets worse when her ex-best friend, the always-cool Jude Cuthbert, ostracizes Bronwyn from the queer social elite for dating a boy, Porter Kendrick. Bronwyn and Jude are both running for student body president, and that means war. But after Bronwyn, Porter, and Cass share a video of Jude in a compromising position, Jude suddenly goes missing. No one has seen her for weeks and it might be all Bronwyn’s fault. Will Jude ever be found? Or will Bronwyn finally have to reckon with what she’s won—and what she’s lost? Content Advisory: Depictions of sexual assault. |
| pushing perfect: Rigor in Your School Ronald Williamson, Barbara R. Blackburn, 2013-10-23 First published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
| pushing perfect: The Academic's Handbook, Fourth Edition Lori A. Flores, Jocelyn H. Olcott, 2020-09-21 In recent years, the academy has undergone significant changes: a more competitive and volatile job market has led to widespread precarity, teaching and service loads have become more burdensome, and higher education is becoming increasingly corporatized. In this revised and expanded edition of The Academic's Handbook, more than fifty contributors from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds offer practical advice for academics at every career stage, whether they are first entering the job market or negotiating the post-tenure challenges of leadership and administrative roles. Contributors affirm what is exciting and fulfilling about academic work while advising readers about how to set and protect boundaries around their energy and labor. In addition, the contributors tackle topics such as debates regarding technology, social media, and free speech on campus; publishing and grant writing; attending to the many kinds of diversity among students, staff, and faculty; and how to balance work and personal responsibilities. A passionate and compassionate volume, The Academic's Handbook is an essential guide to navigating life in the academy. Contributors. Luis Alvarez, Steven Alvarez, Eladio Bobadilla, Genevieve Carpio, Marcia Chatelain, Ernesto Chávez, Miroslava Chávez-García, Nathan D. B. Connolly, Jeremy V. Cruz, Cathy N. Davidson, Sarah Deutsch, Brenda Elsey, Sylvanna M. Falcón, Michelle Falkoff, Kelly Fayard, Matthew W. Finkin, Lori A. Flores, Kathryn J. Fox, Frederico Freitas, Neil Garg, Nanibaa’ A. Garrison, Joy Gaston Gayles, Tiffany Jasmin González, Cynthia R. Greenlee, Romeo Guzmán, Lauren Hall-Lew, David Hansen, Heidi Harley, Laura M. Harrison, Sonia Hernández, Sharon P. Holland, Elizabeth Q. Hutchison, Deborah Jakubs, Bridget Turner Kelly, Karen Kelsky, Stephen Kuusisto, Magdalena Maczynska, Sheila McManus, Cary Nelson, Jocelyn H. Olcott, Rosanna Olsen, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Charles Piot, Bryan Pitts, Sarah Portnoy, Laura Portwood-Stacer, Yuridia Ramirez, Meghan K. Roberts, John Elder Robison, David Schultz, Lynn Stephen, James E. Sutton, Antar A. Tichavakunda, Keri Watson, Ken Wissoker, Karin Wulf |
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| pushing perfect: Pushing Up Daisies M. C. Beaton, 2016-09-20 New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin—now the star of a hit show on Acorn TV and public television—is back on the case and poking around where she doesn't belong. Agatha Raisin, private detective, resident in the Cotswold village of Carsely, should have been a contented and happy woman... But in M.C. Beaton's Pushing Up Daisies, things are about to get a little less cozy. Lord Bellington, a wealthy land developer, wants to turn the community garden into a housing estate. And when Agatha and her friend Sir Charles Fraith attempt to convince Lord Bellington to abandon his plans, he scoffs, “Do you think I give a damn about what a lot of pesky villagers want?” So it’s no surprise that some in the town are feeling celebratory when Agatha finds his obituary in the newspaper two weeks later. The villagers are relieved to learn that Bellington’s son and heir, Damian, has no interest in continuing his father’s development plans. Except the death was apparently murder, and the police see Damian as suspect number one--though Agatha finds plenty of others when he hires her to find the real killer. The good news is that a handsome retired detective named Gerald has recently moved to town. Too bad he was seen kissing another newcomer... Soon, another murder further entangles Gerald and Agatha in a growing web of intrigue as they work with her team of detectives work to uncover the killer’s identity. |
| pushing perfect: Papers, Reports, and Discussions National Association of Corporation Schools (U.S.). Convention, 1917 |
| pushing perfect: Bodyweight Gains Ava Thompson, AI, 2025-03-14 Bodyweight Gains provides a comprehensive guide to building strength and achieving peak fitness using only your body. It emphasizes the effectiveness of bodyweight training, revealing how to build muscle and increase endurance without gym equipment. The book highlights key concepts such as progressive overload and exercise variation, crucial for adapting training to individual fitness levels and goals. Proper form is also stressed to maximize results and minimize injury risk. The book progresses from foundational principles to specific exercises, categorized by muscle group and difficulty. It offers structured workout routines designed for various fitness goals, from building strength to improving athletic performance. Drawing upon exercise science, biomechanical analysis, and insights from experienced coaches, the book empowers readers to take control of their fitness journey through adaptable, progressive training and injury prevention. The book distinguishes itself by offering a comprehensive and adaptable system for bodyweight training. It moves beyond simple exercise lists to provide a structured and progressive approach that empowers readers to take control of their fitness journey. |
| pushing perfect: PONS Das große Buch der Verben Englisch , 2018-10-08 Alle Formen und alle Zeiten – zum schnellen Nachschlagen Die 555 wichtigsten englischen Verben, alphabetisch sortiert. Alle Verbgruppen berücksichtigt: unregelmäßige und regelmäßige Verben, Modalverben, reflexive Verben … Jedes Verb komplett konjugiert: mit allen Formen und in allen Zeiten. Übersetzung aller Verben ins Deutsche. |
| pushing perfect: Pushing Cool Keith Wailoo, 2021-11-02 Spanning a century, Pushing Cool reveals how the twin deceptions of health and Black affinity for menthol were crafted—and how the industry’s disturbingly powerful narrative has endured to this day. Police put Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold for selling cigarettes on a New York City street corner. George Floyd was killed by police outside a store in Minneapolis known as “the best place to buy menthols.” Black smokers overwhelmingly prefer menthol brands such as Kool, Salem, and Newport. All of this is no coincidence. The disproportionate Black deaths and cries of “I can’t breathe” that ring out in our era—because of police violence, COVID-19, or menthol smoking—are intimately connected to a post-1960s history of race and exploitation. In Pushing Cool, Keith Wailoo tells the intricate and poignant story of menthol cigarettes for the first time. He pulls back the curtain to reveal the hidden persuaders who shaped menthol buying habits and racial markets across America: the world of tobacco marketers, consultants, psychologists, and social scientists, as well as Black lawmakers and civic groups including the NAACP. Today most Black smokers buy menthols, and calls to prohibit their circulation hinge on a history of the industry’s targeted racial marketing. In 2009, when Congress banned flavored cigarettes as criminal enticements to encourage youth smoking, menthol cigarettes were also slated to be banned. Through a detailed study of internal tobacco industry documents, Wailoo exposes why they weren’t and how they remain so popular with Black smokers. |
| pushing perfect: A March to Madness John Feinstein, 2014-05-27 It's the book in which America's favorite sportswriter returns to the arena of his most successful bestseller, A Season on the Brink. It's the book that takes us inside the intensely competitive Atlantic Coast Conference & paints a portrait of how college baskettball is coached & played at the highest level. It's the book that takes us onto the courts, into the locker rooms, & inside the high-pressure world of the talented coaches who have helped make the ACC's nine colleges - Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Maryland, Wake Forest, & Florida State - world-renowned for their championship basketball teams. The author's afterword to this edition will recap the ACC's current season & preview the 1998-99 rivalries. |
| pushing perfect: All Your Perfects Colleen Hoover, 2018-07-17 INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends with Us—whose writing is “emotionally wrenching and utterly original” (Sara Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series)—delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it. Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair. All Your Perfects is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people? |
| pushing perfect: Paul Samuelson on the History of Economic Analysis Steven G. Medema, Anthony M. C. Waterman, 2014-11-17 As one of the most famous economists of the twentieth century, Paul Anthony Samuelson revolutionized many branches of economic theory. As a diligent student of his predecessors, he reconstructed their economic analyses in the mathematical idiom he pioneered. Out of Samuelson's more than eighty articles, essays, and memoirs, the editors of this collection have selected seventeen. Twelve are mathematical reconstructions of some of the most famous work in the history of economic thought - work by David Hume, François Quesnay, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and others. One is a methodological essay defending the Whig history that he was sometimes accused of promulgating; two deal with the achievements of Joseph Schumpeter and Denis Robertson; and two review theoretical developments of his own time: Keynesian economics and monopolistic competition. The collection provides readers with a sense of the depth and breadth of Samuelson's contributions to the study of the history of economics. |
| pushing perfect: Pushing 30 Whitney Gaskell, 2003 A fresh new voice for fans of Helen Fielding and Jennifer Weiner delivers a charming story about true love, best friends, and finding happiness where one least expects it. |
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| pushing perfect: A Perfect Mistake Melanie Conklin, 2024 Max wishes he could go back in time to before he was diagnosed with ADHD, before he grew to be the tallest kid in his class, and before he and his best friends went into the woods in the middle of the night. Max doesn't remember what happened after he left his friends Will and Joey and the older kids who took them there. He's not sure if he wants to remember. Knowing isn't going to make Joey talk to him again, or bring Will out of his coma. |
| pushing perfect: A More Perfect Union Adam Russell Taylor, 2021-09-14 America is at a pivotal crossroads. The soul of our nation is at stake and in peril. A new public narrative is needed to unite Americans around common values and to counter the increasing discord and acrimony in our politics and culture. The process of healing and creating a more perfect union in our nation must start now. The moral vision of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Beloved Community, which animated and galvanized the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, provides a hopeful way forward. In A More Perfect Union, Adam Russell Taylor, president of Sojourners, reimagines a contemporary version of the Beloved Community that will inspire and unite Americans across generations, geographic and class divides, racial and gender differences, faith traditions, and ideological leanings. In the Beloved Community, neither privilege nor punishment is tied to race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or economic status, and everyone is able to realize their full potential and thrive. Building the Beloved Community requires living out a series of commitments, such as true equality, radical welcome, transformational interdependence, E Pluribus Unum (out of many, one), environmental stewardship, nonviolence, and economic equity. By building the Beloved Community we unify the country around a shared moral vision that transcends ideology and partisanship, tapping into our most sacred civic and religious values, enabling our nation to live up to its best ideals and realize a more perfect union. |
| pushing perfect: Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal Challenges Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, 2012-10-09 CHALLENGES. Failing a class, getting dumped and figuring out where you fit in, are all difficult high school challenges. Finding the answer is not always easy. And let's face it, your parents may give you advice, but rarely do they really know where you’re coming from. So, if you’re looking for the real deal on issues like anorexia, dating, or helping a friend in trouble, you've come to the right place. So What's the Deal? The good news about tackling challenges is that you end up stronger and smarter once you reach the other side. These stories are from teenagers just like you who have gone through many of the same problems and survived. Whether it’s standing up to the mean girl in the cafeteria or staying true to yourself under peer pressure, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal Challenges tells you the absolute truth about what it means to be a teen. |
| pushing perfect: Over-Sexed and Under-Loved Douglas H. Ruben, 2000-03-14 Easy-to-apply steps convert sex addicts into sex lovers in days, not months. |
| pushing perfect: Kiwimade Narrative Sermons Myk Habets, 2015-01-29 This collection of over forty narrative sermons illustrate the science and art of taking a text of Scripture, almost any text, and crafting it into a narrative that effectively and affectively communicates the content of Holy Scripture in ways that impact the congregation. Spanning the canon of Holy Scripture the present volume represents a snapshot of current preaching by Baptist women and men from Aotearoa New Zealand in an attempt to teach by illustration what narrative sermons may look like, and to model the potential they have to communicate God's Word written. Originally preached to a diverse range of congregations, each sermon has been re-written for publication and illustrates biblical fidelity, imaginative creativity, and contextual sensitivity. Kiwimade Narrative Sermons is a key resource text for classes on homiletics, a refresher course for seasoned ministers of the Word, and a devotional aid in its own right. |
| pushing perfect: Paleo Workouts For Dummies Kellyann Petrucci, Patrick Flynn, 2013-11-18 Paleo workouts that are heavy on results—and low on equipment investment Paleo Workouts For Dummies offers a program of back-to-the-Stone-Age exercises with specially designed workouts that burn fat, fight disease, and increase energy. The paleo workouts found in this step-by-step guide, promote sound activities with a strong emphasis on practicing and mastering fundamental/primitive human movements such as squats, hinges, pushes/pulls, sprints, crawls, and more. Paleo Workouts For Dummies caters to the anti-gym crowd who want a convenient program that can be used anywhere, anytime. In addition, vital details on healthy Paleolithic foods that maximize energy levels for the intense workout routines are covered. Companion workout videos can be accessed, for free, at Dummies.com The video content aids you in mastering paleo moves and techniques covered in the book Offers a complete cardiovascular and strength workout By focusing on the primal movements that humans evolved to perform, Paleo Workouts For Dummies is for anyone following a paleo diet routine as well as those curious about how to maximize their paleo workouts. |
PUSHING Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PUSHING is marked by ambition, energy, enterprise, and initiative.
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Define pushing. pushing synonyms, pushing pronunciation, pushing translation, English dictionary definition of pushing. adj. 1. Energetic; enterprising. 2. Aggressive; forward; presuming. …
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Synonyms for PUSHING: ambitious, aspiring, driving, hard-driving, hustling, energetic, eager, motivated; Antonyms of PUSHING: indifferent, uninterested, disinterested, unambitious, …
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Pushing refers to the action or process of applying force to an object or person in order to move them away from oneself or from the source of the force, usually in a forward or outward direction.
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What does the adjective pushing mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective pushing. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How …
PUSHING Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PUSHING is marked by ambition, energy, enterprise, and initiative.
PUSHING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
be on the way to something idiom going on intent more more or less idiom much strike sub that was close! idiom to the brink of something to/for all intents and purposes idiom up to (doing) …
PUSHING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
3 meanings: 1. enterprising, resourceful, or aggressively ambitious 2. impertinently self-assertive 3. almost or nearly (a.... Click for more definitions.
Pushing - definition of pushing by The Free Dictionary
Define pushing. pushing synonyms, pushing pronunciation, pushing translation, English dictionary definition of pushing. adj. 1. Energetic; enterprising. 2. Aggressive; forward; presuming. …
PUSHING Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for PUSHING: ambitious, aspiring, driving, hard-driving, hustling, energetic, eager, motivated; Antonyms of PUSHING: indifferent, uninterested, disinterested, unambitious, …
PUSHING - Definition & Translations | Collins English Dictionary
Discover everything about the word "PUSHING" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide.
315 Synonyms & Antonyms for PUSHING | Thesaurus.com
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What does Pushing mean? - Definitions.net
Pushing refers to the action or process of applying force to an object or person in order to move them away from oneself or from the source of the force, usually in a forward or outward direction.
pushing - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jan 2, 2025 · pushing (comparative more pushing, superlative most pushing) That pushes forward; pressing, driving. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, …
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What does the adjective pushing mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective pushing. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How …
