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Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are

Carlin Flora · Doubleday; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Discover the unexpected ways friends influence our personalities, choices, emotions, and even physical health in this fun and compelling examination of friendship, based on the latest scientific research and ever-relatable anecdotes.Why is dinner with friends often more laughter filled...
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My Foreign Cities: A Memoir

Elizabeth Scarboro · Liveright; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A fresh, beautiful story of young love and its greatest challenge. When she was just seventeen, independent and ambitious Elizabeth Scarboro fell in love with irreverent and irresistible Stephen. She knew he had cystic fibrosis, that he was expected to live only until the age of thirty...
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Ending the Parent-Teen Control Battle: Resolve the Power Struggle and Build Trust, Responsibility, and Respect

Neil D Brown · New Harbinger Publications
Pages: 180
Format: Print book

"Full of practical expectations ... Warmly ­recommended." - Library Journal starred review Power struggles between parents and teens are nothing new, but chronic control battles are destructive to teen development as well as the entire family. According to psychotherapist...
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Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion

David Zweig · Portfolio Penguin
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring look at the hidden stars in every field who perform essential work without recognition In a culture where so many strive for praise and glory, what kind of person finds the greatest reward in anonymous work? Expanding from his acclaimed Atlantic article, "What Do Fact-Checkers...
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Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match

Amy Webb · Dutton
Format: Hardcover

A lively, thought-provoking memoir about how one woman gamed online dating sites like JDate, OKCupid and eHarmony and met her eventual husband.After yet another online dating disaster, Amy Webb was about to cancel her JDate membership when an epiphany struck It wasnt that her standards...
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The Good Story: Exchanges on Truth, Fiction and Psychotherapy

J. M. Coetzee · Viking
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

J.M. Coetzee: What relationship do I have with my life history? Am I its conscious author, or should I think of myself as simply a voice uttering with as little interference as possible a stream of words welling up from my interior?Arabella Kurtz: One way of thinking about psychoanalysis...
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30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage

Karl Pillemer Ph.D. · Hudson Street Press; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the beloved 30 Lessons for LivingKarl Pillemer's 30 Lessons for Living first became a hit and then became a classic. Readers loved the sage advice and great stories from extraordinary older Americans who shared what they wish they had known when they were starting...
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300 Sandwiches: A Multilayered Love Story . . . with Recipes

Stephanie Smith · Zinc Ink
Format: Hardcover

"Honey, you are 300 sandwiches away from an engagement ring." When New York Post writer Stephanie Smith made a turkey and Swiss on white bread for her boyfriend, Eric (aka E) , he took one bite and uttered those now-famous words. While her beau's declaration initially seemed...
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The Metabolism Plan: Discover the Foods and Exercises that Work for Your Body to Reduce Inflammation and Drop Pounds Fast

Lyn-Genet Recitas · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Plan is back to help readers customize their diet and exercise less to lose more weight!
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Life after the Diagnosis: Expert Advice on Living Well with Serious Illness for Patients and Caregivers

Steven Pantilat · Da Capo
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

How to think and talk about serious illness, presented by a medical expert in the most caring, sensitive, and nonthreatening way.
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If I Can't Have You: Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children

Gregg Olsen · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 324
Format: Print book

In If I Can't Have You, bestselling author Gregg Olsen and co-author Rebecca Morris investigate one of the 21st Century's most puzzling disappearances and how it resulted in the murder of two children by their father.Every once in a great while a genuine murder mystery unfolds before the eyes...
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A Survival Guide for Life: How to Achieve Your Goals, Thrive in Adversity, and Grow in Character

Bear Grylls · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

From the world-famous survival expert,learn how to make everyday an unforgettable adventure Life in the outdoors teaches us invaluable lessons. Encountering the wild forces us to plan and execute goals, face danger, push our "limits," and sharpen our instincts. But our most important...
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White Hot Truth: Clarity for Keeping It Real on Your Spiritual Path from One Seeker to Another

Danielle LaPorte · Virtuonica
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover

Has your self-help become self-criticism? A wise and often hilarious exploration of the conflicts between spiritual aspiration and the compulsion to improve, from Oprah Super Soul 100 member, Danielle LaPorte.Like a wise girlfriend you can totally relate to, Danielle cheerleads you to own your...
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Marry Smart: Advice for Finding THE ONE

Susan Patton · Gallery Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

You’re single and you know what you want in your life. And if your dreams include getting married and having children, this fresh new approach to finding the right one at the right time shows the way to make those dreams a reality. A graduate of one of the first classes of women...
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