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Iris Grace: How Thula the Cat Saved a Little Girl and Her Family

Arabella Carter-Johnson · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Iris Grace is a beautiful little girl who, from a very young age, barely communicated, avoided social interaction with other people, and rarely smiled. From both before her diagnosis of autism and after, she seemed trapped in her own world, unable to connect with those around her.One day,...
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Does Santa Exist?: A Philosophical Investigation

Eric Kaplan · Dutton
Pages: 275
Format: Hardcover

A humorous philosophical investigation into the existence of Santa - from a co-executive producer of The Big Bang TheoryMetaphysics isn't ordinarily much of a laughing matter. But in the hands of acclaimed comedy writer and scholar Eric Kaplan, a search for the truth about old St. Nick...
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A.D.H.D. Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic

Alan Schwarz · Scribner
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

The groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - and how its unchecked growth over half a century has made ADHD one of the most controversial conditions in medicine, with serious effects on children, adults, and society.More...
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Mistakes Were Made

Carol Tavris · Mariner Books
Pages: 378
Format: Print book

"Entertaining, illuminating and - when you recognize yourself in the stories it tells - mortifying." - Wall Street Journal "Every page sparkles with sharp insight and keen observation. Mistakes were made - but not in this book!" - Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling...
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Coping with Anxiety: Ten Simple Ways to Relieve Anxiety, Fear, and Worry

Edmund Bourne · New Harbinger Pub, 2016.
Pages: 184
Format: Print book

Relieve anxiety, fear, and worry for good! Fully revised and based in the latest research, this second edition of Coping with Anxiety includes the latest DSM updates and provides immediate, user-friendly, and effective strategies to stop anxiety at its source.If you suffer from anxiety,...
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Speeches that Defined the World

Alan J Whiticker · New Holland Publishers (UK)
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Speeches that Defined the World is a collection of the most potent and memorable speeches throughout history. These speeches highlight recurring themes such as politics and power, war and peace, civil rights and human rights. What they all have in common is the power to inspire - emotionally,...
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Free your child from overeating : a handbook for helping kids and teens : 53 mind-body strategies for lifelong health

Michelle Maidenberg · The Experiment
Pages: 261
Format: Print book

Is your child or teen overeating or overweight? Are you unsure how to help? You re not alone. If your ten- to eighteen-year-old is struggling with overeating, you know how hard that can be for your child and for you. Unhealthy eating habits put kids and teens well-being and self-confidence...
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The Hormone Myth: How Junk Science, Gender Politics, and Lies about PMS Keep Women Down

Robyn Stein DeLuca PhD · New Harbinger Publications
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

It's time for women to reject the "hormone myth" and own their emotions in a healthy and realistic way. This provocative book exposes pervasive myths about women's hormones and shows how flawed, obsolete research and sexism have combined to keep women "in their place."...
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The Future Tense of Joy: A Memoir

Jessica Teich · Seal
Pages: 296
Format: Print book

"'No one was less likely to take her own life.' That's what her Oxford thesis advisor wrote. From the moment I stumbled across the obituary, late at night when I couldn't sleep, I was captivated, and it wasn't the terrible details of her death: That she leapt from...
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The Art of Misdiagnosis: Surviving My Mother's Suicide

GAYLE BRANDEIS · Beacon Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning novelist and poet Gayle Brandeis's wrenching memoir of her complicated family history and her mother's suicideGayle Brandeis's mother disappeared just after Gayle gave birth to her youngest child. Several days later, her body was found: she had hanged herself in the utility...
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No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame

Janet Lansbury · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Janet Lansbury is unique among parenting experts. As a RIE teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, her advice is not based solely on formal studies and the research of others, but also on her twenty years of hands-on experience guiding hundreds of parents and their...
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The Happy Traveler: Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vacations

Jaime L Kurtz · Oxford University Press
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Travel is one of the most sought-after experiences in life. It has the singular ability to capture our imaginations, serving as a canvas onto which we project our deepest desires and needs: escape, relaxation, transcendence, interpersonal connection, cultural education, and more. Few things...
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Poetry Therapy: Theory and Practice

Nicholas Mazza · Routledge
Pages: 286
Format: Hardcover

For decades, poetry therapy has been formally recognized as a valuable form of treatment, and it has been proven effective worldwide with a diverse group of clients. The second edition of Poetry Therapy, written by a pioneer and leader in the field, updates the only integrated poetry therapy...
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Finding True Happiness: Satisfying Our Restless Hearts

Fr. Robert J. Spitzer · Ignatius Press
Format: Print book

One of the hottest topics in contemporary culture is happiness. The explanation for this current fixation seems to lie in the contrary phenomenon unhappiness. Despite the fact that we have tremendous access to every imaginable form of entertainment, we experience a pervading sense of insecurity,...
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