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Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter
SCOTT ADAMS · Portfolio
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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From the creator of Dilbert, an unflinching look at the strategies Donald Trump used to persuade voters to elect the most unconventional candidate in the history of the presidency, and how anyone can learn his methods for succeeding against long odds. Scott Adams - a trained hypnotist... |
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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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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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Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do
John A Bargh · Touchstone
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Dr. John Bargh, the world's leading expert on the unconscious mind, presents a groundbreaking book, twenty years in the making, which gives us an entirely new understanding of the hidden mental processes that secretly govern every aspect of our behavior.For more than three decades, Dr. John... |
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The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time
Brooke Gladstone · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
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Reality. It used to seem so simple - reality just was, like the weather. Why question it, let alone disagree about it? And then came the assault, an unending stream of "fake news," "alternative facts," and lies disguised as truths that is overwhelming our notions of reality.... |
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The Education of Will: A Mutual Memoir of a Woman and Her Dog
Patricia B McConnell · Atria Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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In this powerful, soul-searching memoir, beautifully written in the vein of A Pack of Two and Wild, animal behaviorist Dr. Patricia McConnell recounts for the first time the compelling story of her dark past, memories of which are triggered by a troubled dog named Will.World-renowned as a source... |
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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
JORDAN PETERSON · Random House Canada
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.Humorous, surprising and informative,... |
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth · Scribner
Pages: 333
Format: Print book
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In this instant New York Times bestseller, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed - be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people - that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence... |
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Abandon Me
Melissa Febos · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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In her critically acclaimed memoir, Whip Smart, Melissa Febos laid bare the intimate world of the professional dominatrix, turning an honest examination of her life into a lyrical study of power, desire, and fulfillment. In her dazzling Abandon Me, Febos captures the intense bonds of love... |
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The New Old Me: My Late-Life Reinvention
Meredith Maran · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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For readers of Anne Lamott, Abigail Thomas, and Ayelet Waldman, a "lusty, kickass*" post-divorce memoir, one woman's story of starting over at 60 - in youth-obsessed, beauty-obsessed Hollywood.After the death of her best friend, the loss of her life's savings, and the collapse... |
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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal
Jen Waite · Plume
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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What do you do when you discover that the person you've built your life around never existed? When "it could never happen to me" does happen to you? These are the questions facing Jen Waite when she begins to realize that her loving husband - the father of her infant daughter,... |
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The Family Gene: A Mission to Turn My Deadly Inheritance Into a Hopeful Future
Joselin Linder · Ecco
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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A riveting medical mystery about a young woman's quest to uncover the truth about her likely fatal genetic disorder that opens a window onto the exploding field of genomic medicineWhen Joselin Linder was in her twenties her legs suddenly started to swell. After years of misdiagnoses, doctors... |
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