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The Long Hello: Memory, My Mother, and Me

Cathie Borrie · Arcade Publishing
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

A powerful, ground-shifting account of caring for a parent with Alzheimer's about which Maya Angelou exclaimed, "Joy!"Since Cathie Borrie delivered her keynote performance at the World Alzheimer's Day event sponsored by the Community and Access Programs of the Museum of Modern...
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When Someone You Know Has Depression: Words to Say and Things to Do

Susan J Noonan · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder can be devastating to the person who has the disorder and to his or her family. Depression and bipolar disorder affect every aspect of how a person functions, including their thoughts, feelings, actions, and relationships with other...
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Mind over Money: The Psychology of Money and How to Use It

Claudia Hammond · Harperperennial
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

The acclaimed author of Time Warped tackles the very latest research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and biology to provide a fresh, fascinating, and thought-provoking look at our relationship with money - perfect for fans of Dan Ariely and Freakonomics.We know we need money...
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Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II

Vicki Croke · Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKThe remarkable story of James Howard Billy Williams, whose uncanny rapport with the worlds largest land animals transformed him from a carefree young man into the charismatic war hero known as Elephant Bill   Billy Williams came to colonial...
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The Biggest Loser Bootcamp: The 8-Week Get-Real, Get-Results Weight Loss Program

The Biggest Loser · Oxmoor House
Pages: 327
Format: Print book

Every week, millions of viewers tune in to NBC's hit show The Biggest Loser to watch as contestants lose weight, build confidence and change their lives. Now that same comprehensive training and advice can be yours at home! Developed by the trainers and experts from the show, and based...
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The Many Faces of Christ: The Thousand-Year Story of the Survival and Influence of the Lost Gospels

Philip Jenkins · Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pages: 326
Format: Print book

The standard account of early Christianity tells us that the first centuries after Jesus' death witnessed an efflorescence of Christian sects, each with its own gospel. We are taught that these alternative scriptures, which represented intoxicating, daring, and often bizarre ideas,...
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Something Beautiful Happened: A Story of Survival and Courage in the Face of Evil

YVETTE MANESSIS CORPORON · Howard Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Seventy years after her grandmother helped hide a Jewish family on a Greek island during World War II, a woman sets out to track down their descendants - and discovers a new way to understand tragedy, forgiveness, and the power of kindness.Yvette Manessis Corporon grew up listening to her grandmother's...
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Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story

David Maraniss · Simon & Schuster, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 441
Format: Print book

"Elegiac and richly detailed...[Maraniss] succeeds with authoritative, adrenaline-laced flair...evocative." - Michiko Kakutani for The New York Times As David Maraniss captures it with power and affection, Detroit summed up America's path to music and prosperity that was already...
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Lanterne Rouge: The Last Man in the Tour de France

Max Leonard · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

If you complete a bike race of over 3,000 miles in last place, overcoming mountain ranges and merciless weather, all while enduring physical and psychological agony, should you be branded the loser? What if your loss helped a teammate win? What if others lacked the determination to finish?...
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Prevention The Ultimate Guide to Breast Cancer: Your Essential Resource from Diagnosis to Treatment and Beyond

Mary L Gemignani · Rodale Press, Incorporated
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback

We've all heard the statistic: 1 in 8 women will get a breast cancer diagnosis at some point in her lifetime. But there's another just-as-relevant number that isn't as widely broadcast: 76 percent of those women will be alive 10 years later. This guide from America's most...
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Atomic Adventures: Secret Islands, Forgotten N-Rays, and Isotopic Murder: A Journey into the Wild World of Nuclear Science

James A Mahaffey · Pegasus Books
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

The latest investigation from acclaimed nuclear engineer and author James Mahaffey unearths forgotten nuclear endeavors throughout history that were sometimes hair-brained, often risky, and always fascinating. Whether you are a scientist or a poet, pro-nuclear energy or staunch opponent,...
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The Hello Girls: America's First Women Soldiers

Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman · Harvard University Press
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

This is the story of how America's first women soldiers helped win World War I, earned the vote, and fought the U.S. Army. In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France. They were masters of the latest technology: the telephone switchboard. General John Pershing, commander...
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Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II

Richard Reeves · Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
Pages: 342
Format: Print book

A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE * Bestselling author Richard Reeves provides an authoritative account of the internment of more than 120,000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese aliens during World War IILess than three months after Japan bombed...
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The Last Volcano: A Man, a Romance, and the Quest to Understand Nature's Most Magnificent Fury

John Dvorak · Pegasus Books
Pages: 309
Format: Print book

Ranging from Yellowstone in Wyoming to Mount Pelee in the Caribbean, from Bogoslof and Pavlov in Alaska, to Sakurajima in Japan, and, finally, to the massive volcanoes of Kilauea and Mauna Loa in Hawaii -- The Last Volcano reveals the incredible journey of a man on a mission to understand...
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The Reason for My Hope: Salvation

Billy Graham · W Group
Pages: 207
Format: Hardcover

Back cover: What is the most hopeful word in History?For Billy Graham, that word is SALVATION.Salvation from what?From our selfish and self-destructive selves.From the messes we get ourselves into.From the sin that has haunted humanity from the beginning of time and the evil that pulls...
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