Thine Own Self investigates Stein's account of human individuality and her mature philosophical positions on being and essence. Sarah Borden Sharkey shows how Stein's account of individual form adapts and updates the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition in order to account for evolution and more contemporary insights in personality and individual distinctiveness.

Carefree and self assured Carolyn loves her life. Her uncle runs the day-to-day details of her company leaving her free to settle in her marriage entering its third year, to travel and to study. But all that will change once Mrs. W, CEO of Carolyn's company, drafts her to help the company with their latest clients. Carolyn is thrust into a world where she is soon the object of scorn and ridicule after initially being warmly welcomed. Problems abound as Carolyn deals with a contrarian boss, a gossipy co-worker, put upon neighbors, and a traveling overworked husband. All this plus the day-to-day problems in teaching a third grade class. Connie Rice, soon to be Connie Rice Jackson, a vibrant woman, who knows how to bring the simple joy of laughter to a situation, teaches kindergarten. Sharon Treed, quiet and soft-spoken, is starting to feel 'used' by the system she works in, teaches second grade. These are the two women who befriend Carolyn Morgan Prescott as she enters her own teaching career. Blithe and self-assured until unseen complications arise; yet Carolyn Morgan Prescott keeps her own secret from them.It is the reason she started teaching, and the same reason she will leave teaching after her first year. To Thine Own Self is a coming of age story where Carolyn Morgan Prescott discovers the value of her relationships, the value of her own work ethic as well the value of her personal and professional integrity, no longer awed or afraid of them as she juggles the many hats she wears. The story traces Carolyn Morgan Prescott's travails in accepting her roles in her company and in her family as she deals with problems of gathering honest data for her company's next decision as she grapples with the tribulations of her workplace. She finds new friends in new places to help her as those problems quickly change from professional to personal. The author - MARY KARPIN - taught for thirty years in the New York Department of Education, dealing the special need population, specifically the deaf and the language impaired. She also taught in the New York City Catholic School System at St. Vincent Ferrer High School as a science teacher. During her thirty-year tenure she served as Turn Key Trainer for Key Concepts for the Department of Education. She was added to the WHO'S WHO of AMERICA'S TEACHERS in 2005 and was also invited to participate in the PEOPLE TO PEOPLE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM to China. CNN interviewed her regarding teaching in the New York City Department of Education in 2009.

1656, Cromwell’s England. Two puritan girls in a remote Rutland village form a friendship destined to end in tragedy.

Stella Crown rarely takes a break from managing her Pennsylvania dairy farm unless it’s to take a spin on her Harley, but in the midst of the Christmas season she treats herself to a new tattoo. Halfway through the sitting at Wolf Ink, her tattoo artist and his wife, Mandy, disappear into the back room and Stella dozes off. When she awakes, annoyed to realize they’ve not come back, she drives home. Before long the police arrive to inform her that Mandy has been discovered dead—knocked out and left to freeze behind the tattoo parlor. And Wolf is nowhere to be found. Angry and guilt-stricken that she hasn’t protected her friends, Stella—something of a suspect herself—sets out to assist the cops and rescue the missing Wolf. With the help of another tattoo artist and an old flame who’s arrived at the farm, Stella dives into the world of tattooing, where she finds not only a close-knit and knowledgeable community, but also its underworld of back alley hacks, stolen designs, and violent patrons, plus some looming and controversial state legislation. Stella, stymied by more suspects than answers, is dragged yet again into a realm full of greed and danger when all she wants is to be left alone to run her farm and figure out the rest of her life. Wiser now, she also knows that to be true to herself, she must first do everything in her power to get Wolf back where he belongs.

Richo has chosen twenty-three components of humanness, each a topic of a chapter. He begins each chapter with a short section about the topic as it is described in psychology or spirituality. Then he presents quotations from Shakespeare on that theme. Every passage walks us into who we are and can be, both psychologically and spiritually. The quotations are wonderfully imaginative kick-offs into it. After each Shakespeare quotation is a short re-phrase in modern English. After each set of quotations, he presents a paragraph or two, based on the points made in them, meant to show how they can be springboards into becoming more sensitive to the topic. The book is divided into three parts. In Part One, the author explores who we are. In Part Two, he looks at what happens to us during a lifetime. In Part Three, he presents specific suggestions found in Shakespeare about how to put these themes into practice.

A seminal work on ethical therapy and the vital connection between responsibility, personal values, and peace of mind. “To Thine Own Self Be True is one of the most valuable, enlightening books I have read.”—Hugh Prather, author of Notes to Myself For some, conventional psychotherapy just isn’t enough. In To Thine Own Self Be True, Dr. Lewis M. Andrews debunks the cultural stigma that says being religious is antithetical to being logical or scientific, and explains how incorporating spirituality and traditional ethical values into therapy can lead to a deeper understanding of your true self. “[To Thine Own Self Be True] cannot help but affect the reader profoundly, both personally and professionally.”—Pennsylvania Psychologist

What does it mean to be yourself at work? As a leader, how do you strike the right balance between vulnerability and authority? This book explains the role of authenticity in emotionally intelligent leadership. You'll learn how to discover your authentic self, when emotional responses are appropriate, how conforming to specific standards can hurt you, and when you need to feel like a fake. This volume includes the work of: Bill George Herminia Ibarra Rob Goffee Gareth Jones This collection of articles includes: "Discovering Your Authentic Leadership" by Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. McLean, and Diana Mayer; "The Authenticity Paradox" by Herminia Ibarra; "What Bosses Gain by Being Vulnerable" by Emma Seppala; "Practice Tough Empathy" by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones; "Cracking the Code That Stalls People of Color" by Sylvia Ann Hewitt; "For a Corporate Apology to Work, the CEO Should Look Sad" by Sarah Green Carmichael; and "Are Leaders Getting Too Emotional?" an interview with Gautam Mukunda and Gianpiero Petriglieri by Adi Ignatius and Sarah Green Carmichael. How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.