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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
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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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Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion, and Pride
David DeSteno · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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A pioneering psychologist reveals how three emotions can provide the surest, quickest route to success in any realm. A string of bestsellers have alerted us to the importance of grit - an ability to persevere and control one's impulses that is so closely associated with greatness.... |
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The Silver Lining: A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer
Hollye Jacobs · Atria Books
Format: Kindle Edition
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Library Journal? 12/01/2013
Palliative care nurse and social worker Jacobs often related bad news to patients and their families, but the shock of her own breast cancer diagnosis was still difficult to assimilate. In this offshoot of a blog she wrote with her husband, her path from lump... |
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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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Snap Strategies for Couples: 40 Fast Fixes for Everyday Relationship Pitfalls
Lana Staheli · Seal Press
Format: Kindle Edition
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Snap Strategies for Couples: 40 Fast Fixes for Everyday Relationship Pitfalls is full of quick solutions to every relationship's most common problems. Dr. Lana Staheli and Dr. Pepper Schwartz offer 40 practical, immediate fixes (or "snaps") that partners can use to end the fighting,... |
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Henry David Thoreau: A Life
Laura Dassow Walls · University Of Chicago Press
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover
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"Walden. Yesterday I came here to live." That entry from the journal of Henry David Thoreau, and the intellectual journey it began, would by themselves be enough to place Thoreau in the American pantheon. His attempt to "live deliberately" in a small woods at the edge... |
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Who Are You, Really?: The Surprising Puzzle of Personality
Brian Little · Simon & Schuster/ TED
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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This fun, smart read for anyone eager to better understand (and improve) themselves argues that personality is driven not by nature nor nurture - but instead by the projects we pursue, which ultimately shape the people we become.Traditionally, scientists have emphasized what they call... |
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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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100 Questions & Answers About Schizophrenia: Painful Minds: Third Edition
Lynn E DeLisi · Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2016.
Pages: 160
Format: Print book
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When you or a loved one has been diagnosed as one of the millions of American living with Schizophrenia, you may be left with a number of questions. What is Schizophrenia? What are the current medications for it, and what are their side effects? Can it be passed down to children? 100 Questions... |
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Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder
Sangeeta Bharadwaj Badal · Gallup Press
Format: Hardcover
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Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder delves into the psychology of the entrepreneur. Gallup research shows that decisions and actions, influenced by the personality of the entrepreneur, affect the survival and growth of the venture.Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder is about understanding what... |
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