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How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
JASON STANLEY · Random House
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Nations don't have to be fascist to suffer from fascist politics.
A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history in the United States and around the world, to conclude that fascism is alive in America today.
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The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters
Emily Esfahani Smith · Crown
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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In a culture obsessed with happiness, this wise, stirring book points the way toward a richer, more satisfying life.
Too many of us believe that the search for meaning is an esoteric pursuit - that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to discover... |
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First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Memoir About Anxiety
SARAH WILSON · Dey Street Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of I Quit Sugar transforms cultural perceptions of the mental health issue of our age - anxiety - viewing this widespread condition not as a burdensome affliction but as a powerful spiritual teacher that can deepen our lives. While reading... |
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Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp
JOHN MEDINA · Pear Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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How come I can never find my keys? Why don?t I sleep as well as I used to? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Scientists know. Brain Rules for Aging Well, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts?and... |
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Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped
Russell Brand · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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Russell Brand explores the idea of mentoring and shares what he's learned from the guidance of his own helpers, heroes and mentors. Could happiness lie in helping others and being open to accepting help yourself? Mentors - the follow up to the New York Times bestseller... |
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Beyond Schizophrenia: Living and Working with a Serious Mental Illness
Marjorie L. Baldwin · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The experience of living and working with schizophrenia is often fraught with challenges and setbacks. This book is a comprehensive attempt to explain why, in spite of near-miraculous advances in medication and treatment, persons with mental illness fare worse than almost any other disadvantaged... |
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Unmasking Narcissism: A Guide to Understanding the Narcissist in Your Life
Mark Ettensohn PsyD · Althea Press
Pages: 186
Format: Print book
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Whether the narcissist in your life is a boss, coworker, relative, or romantic partner, the exercises and advice in Unmasking Narcissism will help you set healthy boundaries and make sense of this complex and often painful issue. In this groundbreaking guide from clinical psychologist... |
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Left Brain, Right Stuff: How Leaders Make Winning Decisions
Phil Rosenzweig · PublicAffairs
Pages: 315
Format: Hardcover
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Left Brain, Right Stuff takes up where other books about decision making leave off. For many routine choices, from shopping to investing, we can make good decisions simply by avoiding common errors, such as searching only for confirming information or avoiding the hindsight bias. But as Phil... |
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Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism: Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict
John Burt · Belknap Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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In 1858, challenger Abraham Lincoln debated incumbent Stephen Douglas seven times in the race for a U.S. Senate seat from Illinois. More was at stake than slavery in those debates. In Lincoln’s Tragic Pragmatism, John Burt contends that the very legitimacy of democratic governance... |
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A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women
Siri Hustvedt · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 576
Format: Print book
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A compelling and radical collection of essays on art, feminism, neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy from prize-winning novelist Siri Hustvedt, the acclaimed author of The Blazing World and What I Loved.
Siri Husvedt has always been fascinated by biology and how human... |
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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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Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom
Ariel Burger · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted protégé and friend of one of the world's great thinkers takes us into the sacred space of the classroom, showing Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel not only as an extraordinary human being, but as a master... |
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