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Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage
Molly Wizenberg · Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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In this funny, frank, tender memoir and New York Times bestseller, the author of A Homemade Life and the blog Orangette recounts how opening a restaurant sparked the first crisis of her young marriage. When Molly Wizenberg married Brandon Pettit, he was a trained composer with a handful... |
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
Caitlin Doughty · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 254
Format: Hardcover
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A young mortician goes behind the scenes, unafraid of the gruesome (and fascinating) details of her curious profession.Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty -- a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre -- took a job at a crematory,... |
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Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age
Jo Ann Jenkins · Public Affairs
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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"At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself." - Maya AngelouWe've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines - "50 is the new 30!" or "60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP and author of Disrupt... |
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Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs
Pearl Cleage · Pocket Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage is a bestselling author with an Oprah Book Club pick and multiple awards to her credit, but there was a time when such stellar success seemed like a dream. In this revelatory and deeply personal work,... |
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The Real Simple Guide to Real Life: Adulthood made easy.
Editors of Real Simple Magazine · Oxmoor House
Format: Print book
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REAL SIMPLE, the #1 women's lifestyle magazine, shares the secrets to mastering "life 101"--from home to work to relationships--in this must-have, illustrated handbook to help young adults navigate their busy, new lives. Right after graduation, the questions start piling up. And they... |
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You're the Only One I Can Tell: Inside the Language of Women's Friendships
DEBORAH TANNEN · Ballantine Books
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover
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This warm, wise exploration of female friendship from the #1 bestselling author of You Just Don't Understand will help women lean into these powerful relationships.A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK Best friend, old friend, good friend, bff, college roommate, neighbor, workplace confidante:... |
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When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want
Mike Lewis · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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An inspirational book that lays out the "Jump Curve" -- four steps to wholeheartedly pursuing the career of your dreams -- through experiences from a variety of people who have jumped and never looked backWhen Mike Lewis was twenty-four and working in a prestigious corporate job,... |
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Please Be with Me: A Song for My Father, Duane Allman
Galadrielle Allman · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 370
Format: Bargain - Hardcover
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A deeply personal, revealing, and lyrical portrait of Duane Allman, founder of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, written by his daughter Galadrielle Allman went to her first concert as an infant in diapers, held in her teenage mother's arms. Playing was her father - Duane Allman,... |
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The Book of Wanderings: A Mother-Daughter Pilgrimage
Kimberly Meyer · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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To a mother and daughter on an illuminating pilgrimage, this is what the desert said: Carry only what you need. Burn what can't be saved. Leave the remnants as an offering. When Kimberly Meyer gave birth to her first daughter, Ellie, during her senior year of college, the bohemian life... |
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The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success
Megan McArdle · Viking; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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For readers of Drive, Outliers, and Daring Greatly, a counterintuitive, paradigm-shifting new take on what makes people and companies succeedMost new products fail. So do most small businesses. And most of us, if we are honest, have experienced a major setback in our personal or professional... |
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The Death Class: A True Story About Life
Erika Hayasaki · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 263
Format: Hardcover
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Why does a college course on death have a three-year waiting list? When nurse Norma Bowe decided to teach a course on death at a college in New Jersey, she never expected it to be popular. But year after year students crowd into her classroom, and the reason is clear: Norma's "death... |
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Uncommon Marriage: Learning about Lasting Love and Overcoming Life's Obstacles Together
Tony Dungy · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.,
Pages: 234
Format: Print book
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What does it take to build a marriage that will last? Tony and Lauren Dungy have together known the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. They fell in love, built a family, and made sports history when Tony became the first African American head coach to win the Super Bowl. Yet they've... |
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The Work: My Search for a Life That Matters
Wes Moore · Random House Inc
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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The acclaimed author of The Other Wes Moore continues his inspirational quest for a meaningful life and shares the powerful lessons - about self-discovery, service, and risk-taking - that led him to a new definition of success for our times. The Work is the story of how one young man traced... |
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The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
Chris Guillebeau · Harmony Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A remarkable book that will both guide and inspire, The Happiness of Pursuit reveals how anyone can bring meaning into their life by undertaking a quest. When he set out to visit all of the planet's countries by age thirty-five, compulsive goal seeker Chris Guillebeau never imagined... |
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