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Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief

David Kessler · Scribner
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler - an expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving - journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning.In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler Ross first identified the stages of dying...
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The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness

Susannah Cahalan · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

For centuries, doctors have struggled to define mental illness--how do you diagnose it, how do you treat it, how do you even know what it is? In search of an answer, in the 1970s a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan and seven other people--sane, normal, well-adjusted members of society--went...
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The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animalsand Other Forgotten Skills

Tristan Gooley · Experiment
Pages: 402
Format: Print book

Gooley's more than two decades of pioneering outdoor experience include research among the Dayak people of Borneo and the Tuareg of the Sahara. With his first book, The Natural Navigator, he started a renaissance in the rare art of reading nature's clues.

Now, in The Lost...
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A Short Philosophy of Birds

Philippe J Dubois · Dey Street Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

A French ornithologist and philosopher teach us to pause, look to the sky, and reconnect with the natural world, in twenty-two short lessons inspired by the secret lives of birds.

There is a lot we can learn from birds if we pay attention. This elegant volume invites us to take...

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The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Puppy: How to Train and Care for Your New Dog

Victoria Stilwell · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

The star of Animal Planet's It's Me or the Dog reveals everything you need to raise the perfect pet - and get off on the right "paw" with your new best friend!

"By far, one of the best resources for new and future puppy parents." - Marc Abraham, award-winning...
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