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I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
David Shields · Knopf Format: Hardcover
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"An impassioned, funny, probing, fiercely inconclusive, nearly-to-the-death debate, about life and art-cocktails included. Caleb Powell always wanted to become an artist, but he overcommitted to life (he's a stay-at-home dad to three young girls) . David Shields always wanted... |
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Untitled on Becoming a Grandmother
Lesley Stahl · Blue Rider Press Pages: 256 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 s most vivid and transformative experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or researching... |
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Capture: A Theory of the Mind
David A. M.D. Kessler · Harper Wave Pages: 432 Format: Print book
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Why do we think, feel, and act in ways we wished we did not? For decades, New York Times bestselling author Dr. David A Kessler has studied this question with regard to tobacco, food, and drugs. Over the course of these investigations, he identified one underlying mechanism common to a broad... |
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WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere
Gillian/ Nadel Jennifer Anderson · Atria Books Pages: 360 Format: Hardcover
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Actress Gillian Anderson and journalist Jennifer Nadel, friends for more than a decade, have created the road map they wish they'd had for how to live a meaningful life.WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere is an uplifting, inspirational, and intensely practical manual for change, providing... |
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You Are Not Special: ... And Other Encouragements
David McCullough Jr. · Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Pages: 316 Format: Print book
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David mccullough, Jr.'s now iconic high school commencement address was a tonic for children, parents, and educators alike. With wit and a perspective earned from raising four children and teaching high school students for nearly thirty years, McCullough expands on his speech, shares... |
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A Mind of Your Own: What Women Can Do About Depression That Big Pharma Can't
Kelly M D Brogan · Harper Wave Pages: 337 Format: Print book
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Named one of the top health and wellness books for 2016 by MindBodyGreenDepression is not a disease. It is a symptom.Recent years have seen a shocking increase in antidepressant use the world over, with 1 in 4 women starting their day with medication. These drugs have steadily become the panacea... |
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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
Paul Tough · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 231 Format: Paperback
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"Drop the flashcards - grit, character, and curiosity matter even more than cognitive skills. A persuasive wake-up call." - People Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes... |
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Ordinarily Well: The Case for Antidepressants
Peter D Kramer · Farrar Pages: 310 Format: Print book
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Do antidepressants work, or are they glorified dummy pills? How can we tell? In "Ordinarily Well, " the celebrated psychiatrist and author Peter D. Kramer examines the growing controversy about the popular medications. A practicing doctor who trained as a psychotherapist and worked... |
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Does Santa Exist?: A Philosophical Investigation
Eric Kaplan · Dutton Pages: 275 Format: Hardcover
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A humorous philosophical investigation into the existence of Santa - from a co-executive producer of The Big Bang TheoryMetaphysics isn't ordinarily much of a laughing matter. But in the hands of acclaimed comedy writer and scholar Eric Kaplan, a search for the truth about old St. Nick... |
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But maybe we're wrong : thinking about the present as if it were the past.
Charles Klosterman · Blue Rider Press Pages: 272 Format: Print book
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"But What If We re Wrong? " visualizes the contemporary world as it will appear to those who'll perceive it as the distant past. Chuck Klosterman asks questions that are profound in their simplicity: How certain are we about our understanding of gravity? How certain are we about... |
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Tribe On Homecoming and Belonging.
Junger Sebastian · Twelve Pages: 168 Format: Print book
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We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin... |
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Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
Marie Kondo · Ten Speed Press Pages: 256 Format: Print book
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Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up has revolutionized homes - and lives - across the world. Now, Kondo presents an illustrated guide to her acclaimed KonMari Method, with step-by-step folding illustrations for everything from shirts to socks,... |
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