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The Naughty Nineties: The Triumph of the American Libido

David Friend · Twelve
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover

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Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done

Josh Davis · HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

Feeling overwhelmed with work and life demands? Rushing, multitasking, or relying on fancy devices and apps won't help. The answer is to create the conditions for two awesome hours of peak productivity per day.Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, Josh Davis, director of research at the NeuroLeadership...
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Life's Last Gift: Giving and Receiving Peace When a Loved One Is Dying

Charles A Garfield · Central Recovery Press
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

After four decades of training volunteers to sit at the bedsides of the dying, psychologist and Shanti founder Charles Garfield has created an essential guide for friends and families who want to offer comfort and ease their loved ones' final days.Life's Last Gift is an indispensible...
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The Endless Practice: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be

Mark Nepo · Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

As a poet, philosopher, and cancer survivor, Mark Nepo has been breaking a path of spiritual inquiry for more than thirty years. In his new book, the 1 New York Times bestselling author explores how the soul works in the world. Called one of the finest spiritual guides of our time, this...
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Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir

Elizabeth Nunez · Akashic Books
Format: Print book

One of Oprah.com's "Memoirs Too Powerful to Put Down""Nunez ponders the cultural, racial, familial, social, and personal experiences that led to what she ultimately understands was a deeply loving union between her parents. A beautifully written exploration of the complexities...
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Sex After . . .: Women Share How Intimacy Changes as Life Changes

Iris Krasnow · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 352
Format: Book

The bestselling author of The Secret Lives of Wives offers a refreshingly straightforward guide to enjoying a long, satisfying sex life. Women of the baby boomer generation know and trust Iris Krasnow as a writer who speaks candidly to the issues that concern them most. In the months following...
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Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death

Henry Fersko-Weiss · Conari Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Caring for the Dying describes a whole new way to approach death and dying. It explores how the dying and their families can bring deep meaning and great comfort to the care given at the end of a life. Created by Henry Fersko-Weiss, the end-of-life doula model is adapted from the work of birth...
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The Happiest Mommy You Know: Why Putting Your Kids First Is the LAST Thing You Should Do

Genevieve Shaw Brown · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

ABC News reporter (and mom to three) Genevieve Shaw Brown reveals the deceptively simple golden rule for maternal happiness and how today's busy moms can live better, healthier lives.ABC News reporter Genevieve Shaw Brown was hell-bent on raising her kids to like vegetables and eat more...
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Over the Hill and Gaining Speed: Reflections in Retirement

Kay G. Rock · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback

Fasten your seatbelts, we're going for a ride! Readers of all ages will relate to these observations of the journey of life with all its bumps, turns, and exhilaration. "Over the Hill and Gaining Speed" is a collection of non-fiction essays that explore, examine and observe...
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Bipolar, Not So Much: Understanding Your Mood Swings and Depression

Chris Aiken · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Approaching depression as a complex disorder with many different facets rather than all-or-nothing.Depression confuses the mind, strips away hope, and causes people to blame themselves for an illness they never asked for. This book presents a revolutionary new understanding of the concept...
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Humble & Kind

Tim McGraw · Hachette Books
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

What if practical inspiration could be as simple as an eye-opening, heartfelt song? From Grammy-winning star performer, husband, and father, Tim McGraw, comes a beautiful keepsake book, inspired by his uplifting hit, "Humble and Kind."HUMBLE AND KIND is the keepsake hardcover...
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GuRu

RuPaul · Dey Street Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

A timeless collection of philosophies from renaissance performer and the world's most famous shape-shifter RuPaul, whose sage outlook has created an unprecedented career for more than thirty-five years. GuRu is packed with more than 80 beautiful photographs that illustrate the concept...
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Ditch the Pitch: The Art of Improvised Persuasion

Steve Yastrow · SelectBooks, Inc.,
Pages: 162
Format: Print book

In today's world, customers don't want to hear sales pitches, but so many salespeople still rely on them. In his breakthrough handbook, Ditch the Pitch, Steve Yastrow, founder of a successful business strategy consulting firm, asks us to throw out everything we've been taught...
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