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Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life

Brigid Schulte - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Overwhelmed, a deeply reported exploration of why American work isn't working and how our lives can be made more meaningful. Following Overwhelmed, Brigid Schulte's groundbreaking examination of time management and stress, the prizewinning...
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Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It

Richard V. Reeves - Brookings Institution Press
Format: Hardcover

The book that Sparked a National Conversation Boys and men are struggling. Profound economic and social changes of recent decades have many losing ground in the classroom, the workplace, and in the family. While the lives of women have changed, the lives of many men have remained the same...
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One Day I'll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman: A Mother's Story

Abi Maxwell - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

A fiery, heartbreaking, riveting memoir that follows one New Hampshire family over the course of three years, unspooling a story of gender identity, class, trans youth, and a child caught in the riptide of America's culture wars. Abi Maxwell grew up in rural New Hampshire, one of eight...
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The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health Is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier

Kasley Killam - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy that introduces the need for social health - the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected - to truly flourish.Exercise. Eat a balanced diet. Go to therapy. Most wellness advice is focused on achieving and maintaining...
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Raising Capable Kids

Deborah Winking - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Paperback

Many children are labelled 'different' - by doctors, psychologists, educators, or even peers- and as parents, this label can limit our hopes and expectations for them. Although the challenges that come with these labels are very real, and can be daunting, all of our children can be raised...
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The Progressive Parent: Harnessing the Power of Science and Social Justice to Raise Awesome Kids

Kavin Senapathy - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover

An evidence-based, social justice-minded exploration of modern parenting, from an award-winning science journalist and cofounder of SciMoms. How can we raise happy, well-adjusted kids today amid so much injustice and uncertainty? This is the question at the heart of the progressive parent's...
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