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Publisher
Familius LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
159 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
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Over 90 percent of new mothers have scary, intrusive thoughts about their baby and themselves. What if I drop him? What if I snap and hurt my baby? Mothering is so hard - I don't know if I really want to do this anymore. Gosh, I'm so terrible for thinking that! Yet for too many mothers, those thoughts remain secret, hidden away in shame that make you feel even worse. But here's the good news: you CAN fee better! Author Karen Kleiman - coauthor of...
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Publisher
Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
p2008
Physical Desc
6 CDs (7.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on a scientific study of the kinds of stimuli that arouse certain centers in our brain, Buyology reveals which kinds of marketing, advertising, branding, and packaging strategies work.
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Appears on list
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia, a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age. Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise people they have always wanted to be. In Women Rowing North, Pipher offers a timely...
Publisher
Warner
Pub. Date
2015
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U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield. However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.
"A shrewd and very...
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Publisher
Trafalgar Square Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
172 pages
Description
"Coach Daniel Stewart has made a name for himself over the past 25 years, enthusiastically training riders of all levels throughout the world, as well as coaching top athletes on several US Equestrian Teams at World Championships, World Equestrian Games, and the Olympics. He?s widely considered one of the world?s leading experts on equestrian sport psychology, athletics, and performance, providing tips and quips at hundreds of clinics a year, in his...
Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
218 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
"Explains how to create a one-of-a-kind decorating style that combines heirlooms, flea market finds, refurbished antiques, and other enchanting pieces that seamlessly integrate into today's de?cor."--From publisher description.
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Pub. Date
2020.
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"Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable. One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of England's finest novelists. Now it's home to a few distant relatives and their diminishing estate. With the last bit of Austen's legacy threatened, a group of disparate individuals come together to preserve...
8) The secret
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YOU HOLD IN YOUR HANDS A GREAT SECRET. It has been passed down through the ages, highly coveted, hidden, lost, stolen, and bought for vast sums of money. Fragments of this Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. It has been understood by some of the most prominent people in history: Plato, Galileo, Beethoven, Edison, Carnegie, and Einstein, along with other renowned...
Publisher
PBS distribution
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This two part special details the impact of the arts on the human brain across a person's lifetime and explores its role in early human development. Stories are shared showing how the arts can improve children's school performance and reveals cutting edge science that explains the powerful, positive impact of the arts on the human brain.
10) The lost soul
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""Once upon a time there was a man who worked very hard and very quickly, and who had left his soul far behind him long ago. In fact his life was all right without his soul--he slept, ate, worked, drove a car and even played tennis. But sometimes he felt as if the world around him were flat, as if he were moving across a smooth page in a math book that was covered in evenly spaced squares... " --from The Lost Soul The Lost Soul is a deeply moving...
12) Survival lessons
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One of America's most beloved writers shares her suggestions for finding beauty in the world even during the toughest times.
13) Miracle in the mundane: poems, prompts, and inspiration to unlock your creativity and unfiltered joy
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Publisher
TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
"The national bestselling author of Chasers of the Light pulls back the curtain on his creative process to share how to unlock creativity and lead a more mindful and compassionate life Every day, Tyler Knott Gregson posts romantic and striking poems on Instagram, enchanting his many fans with his authentic and deeply personal voice. He has a remarkable ability to see the beauty within the seemingly mundane moments of our lives, and above all else...
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Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 25 cm
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"A brilliant, funny, generation-defining memoir about the double bind of crafting perfect adversity narratives for highly selective institutions, while fumbling through the far murkier reality of actual life in foster care and inpatient mental health treatment. As a child, Emi Nietfeld was caught between a hoarder mother who got her put on antipsychotic medication, but was also the only person to believe she was exceptional, and a state system exemplified...
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Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Drawing upon examples from the world of business, sports, culture, cutting-edge psychology and an array of unforgettable characters around the world, the author of The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers looks at the complex and surprising ways in which the weak can defeat the strong, how the small can match up against the giant, and how our goals (often culturally determined) can make a huge difference in our ultimate sense of success.
16) Life class
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Series
Life class novels (Pat Barker) volume 1
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A novel capturing the devastation and psychological trauma of the Great War on every level of British society focuses on a group of young art students, including Paul Tarrant, a Red Cross volunteer, who discovers that life, love, and art will never be the same.
17) Wired for love: a neuroscientist's journey through romance, loss, and essence of human connection
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
212 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
From the world's foremost neuroscientist of romantic love comes a personal story of connection and heartbreak that brings new understanding to an old truth: better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. At thirty-seven, Dr. Stephanie Cacioppo was content to be single. She was fulfilled by her work on the neuroscience of romantic love-how finding and growing with a partner literally reshapes our brains. That was, until she met the...
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"Author and resilience/well-being expert Lucy Hone, a pioneer in fusing positive psychology and bereavement research, was faced with her own inescapable sorrow when, in 2014, her 12-year-old daughter was killed in a car accident. By following the strategies of resilient grieving, she found a proactive way to move through her grief, and, over time, embrace life again. Resilient Grieving offers an empowering alternative to the five-stage Kübler-Ross...
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"A brilliant and brave investigation by Michael Pollan, author of five New York Times best sellers, into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions...
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