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Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide: A Memoir
Darryl Mcdaniels · Amistad
Pages: 304
Format: Print book |
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In this surprising and moving memoir, the legendary rap star and cofounder of Run D.M.C. keeps it a hundred percent, speaking out about his battle with depression and overcoming suicidal thoughts - one of the most devastating yet little known health issues plaguing the black community today.As... |
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Civil Wars: A History in Ideas
David Armitage · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 368
Format: Print book |
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A highly original history, tracing the least understood and most intractable form of organized human aggression from Ancient Rome through the centuries to the present day. We think we know civil war when we see it. Yet ideas of what it is, and what it isn't, have a long and contested history,... |
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Love: A Very Short Introduction
Ronald de Sousa · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book |
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Explores the philosophical notion of love, and argues that love is more complex than conventional thought would have us believe. |
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Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939
Volker Ullrich · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 1008
Format: Print book |
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A landmark biography that gives us an unprecedented understanding of the man who has become the personification of evil. Volker Ullrich draws on previously unseen papers and recent scholarly research to shed new light on the man behind the public persona: from Hitler's childhood and his failures... |
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What a Girl Needs From Her Mom
Cheri Fuller · Bethany House Publishers
Format: Kindle Edition |
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Mystified by the situations girls face today?There's a good reason, Mom. Our girls are growing up in a completely different world than we did. But whether your daughter is very young or a teenager, you can equip yourself with the wisdom and practical help she needs for the pressures and decisions... |
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What Have We Done: The Moral Injury of Our Longest Wars
David Wood · Little
Pages: 304
Format: Print book |
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From Pulitzer Prize-ÂÂwinning journalist David Wood, a battlefield view of moral injury, the signature wound of America's 21st century wars. Most Americans are now familiar with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its prevalence among troops. In this groundbreaking new book,... |
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The Confidence Myth: Why Women Undervalue Their Skills, and How to Get Over It
Helene Lerner · Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Kindle Edition |
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but that they misunderstand what confidence really is. True confidence isn't fearlessness; it's having the courage to jump in even when your knees are shaking. Any woman who waits until she feels 100 percent confident before offering a big idea or asking for a raise or promotion will never... |
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River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope
Naomi Judd · Center St
Pages: 320
Format: Print book |
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Bestselling author and Grammy-winning musical superstar Naomi Judd shares her devastating personal story with depression to spread awareness and encourage others with the disease. The world knows Naomi Judd as one of the most successful and best-loved country music stars ever. What the world... |
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Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal
Eugene Soltes · PublicAffairs
Pages: 464
Format: Print book |
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Rarely does a week go by without a well-known executive being indicted for engaging in a white-collar crime. Perplexed as to what drives successful, wealthy people to risk it all, Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes took a remarkable journey deep into the minds of these white-collar... |
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The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing
Damion Searls · Crown Publishing
Pages: 416
Format: Print book |
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The captivating untold story of Hermann Rorschach and his famous inkblot test, which has shaped our view of human personality and become a fixture in popular culture In 1917, working alone in a remote Swiss asylum, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach devised an experiment to probe the human... |
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A World without Why
Raymond Geuss · Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Wishful thinking is a deeply ingrained human trait that has had a long-term distorting effect on ethical thinking. Many influential ethical views depend on the optimistic assumption that, despite appearances to the contrary, the human and natural world in which we live could, eventually,... |
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The Mindful Caregiver: Finding Ease in the Caregiving Journey
Nancy L. Kriseman · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 230 |
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Caregiving can be enormously challenging, terrifically rewarding, and potentially draining. Caregivers often wonder how they will navigate the tumultuous waters of caregiving and not lose themselves completely. The Mindful Caregiver highlights two major approaches to help transform the journey:... |
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I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
David Shields · Knopf
Format: Hardcover |
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"An impassioned, funny, probing, fiercely inconclusive, nearly-to-the-death debate, about life and art-cocktails included. Caleb Powell always wanted to become an artist, but he overcommitted to life (he's a stay-at-home dad to three young girls) . David Shields always wanted... |
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