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L IBRARY OF C ONGRESS C ATALOGING-IN- P UBLICATION D ATA

Brown, Brené.

Rising Strong / Brené Brown.

Pages cm

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-8129-8580-1 (paperback)—ISBN 978-0-8129-9583-1 (ebook)

Self-actualization (Psychology) 2. Courage. I. Title.

BF637.S4B8118 2015

158—dc23 2014010832

Ebook ISBN 9780812995831

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Book design by Liz Cosgrove, adapted for ebook

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