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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Frans de Waal · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 320
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From world-renowned biologist and primatologist Frans de Waal, a groundbreaking work on animal intelligence destined to become a classic.What separates your mind from an animal's? Maybe you think it's your ability to design tools, your sense of self, or your grasp of past and future -- all traits... |
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Becoming Grandma
Lesley Stahl · Penguin Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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From one of the country's most recognizable journalists: How becoming a grandmother transforms a woman's life. After four decades as a reporter, Lesley Stahl says the most vivid and transforming experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or any other... |
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Changing Normal: How I Helped My Husband Beat Cancer
Marilu Henner · Gallery Books, 2016.
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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The New York Times bestselling author and beloved actor from the sitcom Taxi, Marilu Henner delivers an intimate account of how she and her husband stood together and triumphed.After they'd been dating only a short while, and as they were falling madly in love, Marilu Henner and Michael... |
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Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream
Scotty Mccreery · Zondervan
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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It was just a simple singing competition that would be fun to audition for. Who knew what kind of doors it might open for a sixteen-year-old from Garner, North Carolina. Go Big or Go Home is the story of a kid with country songs in his soul. The special thing with Scotty McCreery, however,... |
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Gratitude
Oliver Sacks · Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 45
Format: Print book |
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"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved. I have been given much and I have given something in return. Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure."... |
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Lab Girl
Hope Jahren · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 304
Format: Print book |
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An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime friendship; and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see the natural world Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in which she's studied trees, flowers,... |
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The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss
Anderson Cooper · Harper
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover |
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#1 New York Times BestsellerA touching and intimate correspondence between Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, offering timeless wisdom and a revealing glimpse into their livesThough Anderson Cooper has always considered himself close to his mother, his intensely busy career... |
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli · Riverhead Books, 2016.
Pages: 96
Format: Print book |
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Everything you need to know about the beauty of modern physics in less than 100 pages.In seven brief lessons, Italian theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli guides readers with admirable clarity through the most transformative physics breakthroughs of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.... |
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The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington · Harmony
Pages: 400
Format: Print book |
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We are in the midst of a sleep deprivation crisis, writes Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor in chief of The Huffington Post. And this has profound consequences - on our health, our job performance, our relationships and our happiness. What is needed, she boldly asserts, is nothing... |
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Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trends
Martin Lindstrom · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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Martin Lindstrom, a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, harnesses the power of "small data" in his quest to discover the next big thingHired by the world's leading brands to find out what makes their customers tick, Martin Lindstrom spends 300 nights a year in strangers' homes, carefully... |
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Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg · Random House
Pages: 400
Format: Print book |
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From the author of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon The Power of Habit comes a fascinating new book that explores the science of productivity, and why, in today's world, managing how you think - rather than what you think - can transform your life. A young woman drops out of a PhD program... |
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The Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman · Penguin Books, 2016.
Pages: 352
Format: Print book |
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Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains are packed... |
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Old Age: A Beginner's Guide
Michael E Kinsley · Tim Duggan Books, 2016.
Pages: 160
Format: Print book |
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Vanity Fair columnist Michael Kinsley escorts his fellow Boomers through the door marked "Exit."The largest age cohort in history - the notorious baby boomers - is approaching the end and starting to plan their final moves in the game of life. Now they are asking: What was that... |
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I Said Yes: My Story of Heartbreak, Redemption, and True Love
Emily Maynard · Thomas Nelson, 2016.
Pages: 240
Format: Print book |
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When her high-profile search for romance led Emily Maynard to dead end after dead end, real love finally found her. Millions know Emily Maynard Johnson from her unprecedented double appearances on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Millions also know that neither of the relationships from... |
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