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Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating

Moira Weigel · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Does anyone date anymore? Today, the authorities tell us that courtship is in crisis. But when Moira Weigel dives into the history of sex and romance in modern America, she discovers that authorities have always said this. Ever since young men and women started to go out together, older...
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Mourning and Dancing: A Memoir of Grief and Recovery

Sally Downham Miller · Health Communications
Pages: 215
Format: Paperback

Robert Downham died on Wednesday, August 23, 1967 of Reticulum Cell Sarcoma. Three weeks before he died, he did not know he was sick. Nine days after diagnosis, he was dead. This is his story, and the story of Sally, his young wife and mother of his two young children, and all the others...
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The Eldest Daughter Effect: How Firstborn Women--like Oprah Winfrey, Sheryl Sandberg, JK Rowling and Beyoncé--Harness their Strengths

Lisette Shuitemaker · Findhorn Pr
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

"What do Angela Merkel, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christine Lagarde, Oprah Winfrey, Sheryl Sandberg, JK Rowling and Beyoncé have in common?" was the headline in the English newspaper The Observer in 2014. "Other than riding high in Forbes list of the world's most powerful...
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52 Ways to Live the Course in Miracles: Cultivate a Simpler, Slower, More Love-Filled Life

Karen Casey · Conari Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

The impact A Course In Miracles (ACIM) has had on Karen Casey's life is immeasurable. First introduced to ACIM during the early stages of sobriety when she hung on to Alcoholics Anonymous like her life depended on it (and, of course, it did) , she yearned for something that could quiet...
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Adult Stuff: Things You Need to Know to Win at Real Life

Robert Boesel · Sourcebooks, 2016.
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Your future is...limited! Wait, we mean...limiting... No, hold on...limitless.Sometimes your first steps into the "real world" send you falling flat on your face. It's natural to be optimistic about new experiences, but most of us set ourselves up only to be let down every...
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The Age Fix: Insider Tips, Tricks, and Secrets to Look and Feel Younger Without Surgery

Anthony Youn · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The incredibly effective, anti-aging bible from world-renowned plastic surgeon Anthony Youn, MD.You don't have to spend a lot of money or undergo painful or risky procedures to turn back the clock and fight aging. This is good news for readers who want to look younger and enjoy firmer,...
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Women with Controlling Partners: Taking Back Your Life from a Manipulative or Abusive Partner

Carol A Lambert · New Harbinger Pub
Pages: 216
Format: Print book

A controlling or abusive partner can break even the strongest person - unless you know what to look for. Written by an expert in intimate partner abuse and based on her highly successful recovery program for women with controlling partners, this book will give you the strength, courage,...
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1-2-3 Magic Teen: Communicate, Connect, and Guide Your Teen to Adulthood

Thomas Phelan · Sourcebooks Inc
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Help your teens grow into the very best versions of themselves!From rule-breaking and risk-taking to defensive communication and disrespect, parenting a teenager can feel like modern warfare--but it doesn't have to be that way. In 1-2-3 Magic Teen, internationally renowned parenting expert...
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The Optimist's Guide to Divorce: How to Get Through Your Breakup and Create a New Life You Love

Suzanne Riss · Workman
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

For the more than one million women who get divorced each year, welcome to your support group. Wise, comforting, and uplifting, The Optimist's Guide to Divorce captures the experience of sisterhood through the voices of its authors and their community of women in the Maplewood Divorce...
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