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Tech Generation: Raising Balanced Kids in a Hyper-Connected World
MIKE BROOKS · Oxford University Press
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
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Parents often worry about raising kids in a tech-saturated world - the threats of cyberbullying, video game violence, pornography, and sexting may seem inescapable. And while these dangers exist, there is a much more common and subtle way that technology can cause harm: by eroding our attention... |
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Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic
Matthew Stewart · W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Longlisted for the National Book Award. Where did the ideas come from that became the cornerstone of American democracy? Not only the erudite Thomas Jefferson, the wily and elusive Ben Franklin, and the underappreciated Thomas Paine, but also Ethan Allen, the hero of the Green Mountain... |
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Backlash: What Happens When We Talk Honestly about Racism in America
GEORGE YANCY · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover
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When George Yancy penned a New York Times op-ed entitled "Dear White America" asking white Americans to confront the ways that they benefit from racism, he knew his article would be controversial. But he was unprepared for the flood of vitriol in response. The resulting blowback... |
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Strong As a Mother: How to Stay Healthy, Happy, and
Kate Rope · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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Expert, practical advice for complete mental and physical maternal healthKate Rope's Strong as a Mother is a practical and compassionate guide to preparing for a smooth start to motherhood. Everyone knows the secret to having "the Happiest Baby on the Block." This is your guide... |
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The Origin of Others
TONI MORRISON · Harvard University Press
Pages: 136
Format: Hardcover
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America's foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for belonging. What is race and why does it matter? What motivates the human tendency to construct... |
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The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness
Jill Filipovic · Nation Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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What do women want? It's a time-old question, but if you head out into America and talk to women one-on-one, as Jill Filipovic has done, you discover that what they want is happiness. Despite what recent books, articles, or tv shows would have you believe, real women are less concerned... |
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No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America
Ron Powers · Hachette Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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New York Times-bestselling author Ron Powers offers a searching, richly researched narrative of the social history of mental illness in America paired with the deeply personal story of his two sons' battles with schizophrenia. From the centuries of torture of "lunatiks" at Bedlam... |
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How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
Kevin Ashton · Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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As a technology pioneer at MIT and as the leader of three successful start-ups, Kevin Ashton experienced firsthand the all-consuming challenge of creating something new. Now, in a tour-de-force narrative twenty years in the making, Ashton leads us on a journey through humanity's greatest... |
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Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School Activities to Boost Development
ANNE H ZACHRY · American Academy of Pediatrics
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
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You don't need to buy high-tech digital devices, apps, or expensive toys to boost your toddler's brain development! Research shows that the best way for toddlers to learn is through daily, active play- and Retro Toddler includes more than 100 fun, age-appropriate, "old-school"... |
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Owning Bipolar: How Patients and Families Can Take Control of Bipolar Disorder
MICHAEL G PIPICH · Citadel Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Knowledge is power, and grasping the basics of bipolar disorder can give you the power you need to detect it, accept it, and own the responsibility for treatment and lifelong disease management. With its three-phase approach, Owning Bipolar can help you and your loved ones become experts... |
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The Emotional Life of the Toddler
Alicia F Lieberman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
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Now updated with new material throughout, Alicia F. Lieberman's The Emotional Life of the Toddler is the seminal, detailed look into the varied and intense emotional life of children aged one to three. Hailed as "groundbreaking" by The Boston Globe after its initial publication,... |
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