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Happiness: A Philosopher's Guide
Frederic Lenoir · Melville House
Format: Hardcover
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A huge bestseller in Europe, Frederic Lenoir's Happiness is an exciting journey that examines how history's greatest philosophers and religious figures have answered life's most fundamental question: What is happiness and how do I achieve it? From the ancient Greeks on--from... |
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Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
Adam Alter · Penguin Press
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover
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"One of the most mesmerizing and important books I've read in quite some time. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are controlling our lives and offers the tools we need to rescue our businesses, our families, and our sanity." - Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling... |
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This Close to Happy: A Reckoning with Depression
Daphne Merkin · Farrar
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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A New York Times Book Review Favorite Read of 2016"Despair is always described as dull," writes Daphne Merkin, "when the truth is that despairhas a light all its own, a lunar glow, the color of mottledsilver." This Close to Happy -- Merkin's rare, vividly personalaccount... |
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Guidebooks to Sin: The Blue Books of Storyville, New Orleans
Pamela D Arceneaux · The Historic New Orleans Collection,U.S.
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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Between 1897 and 1917, a legal red-light district thrived at the edge of the French Quarter, helping establish the notorious reputation that adheres to New Orleans today. Though many scholars have written about Storyville, no thorough contemporary study of the blue books directories of the neighborhood's... |
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Stand Tall Little Girl: Facing Up To Anorexia
Hope Virgo · Trigger Press
Pages: 145
Format: Paperback
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'Whilst your anorexia seems like your best friend, she knows everything about you and is always there, she is also your worst enemy and not someone you want to know.' - Hope VirgoWe follow Hope's devastating struggle with anorexia. For four years, she managed to keep it hidden,... |
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A.D.H.D. Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic
Alan Schwarz · Scribner
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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The groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - and how its unchecked growth over half a century has made ADHD one of the most controversial conditions in medicine, with serious effects on children, adults, and society.More... |
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Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
Marie Kondo · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up has revolutionized homes - and lives - across the world. Now, Kondo presents an illustrated guide to her acclaimed KonMari Method, with step-by-step folding illustrations for everything from shirts to socks,... |
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JFK and the Masculine Mystique: Sex and Power on the New Frontier
Steven Watts · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 432
Format: Print book
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From very early on in his career, John F. Kennedy's allure was more akin to a movie star than a presidential candidate. Why were Americans so attracted to Kennedy in the late 1950s and early 1960s -- his glamorous image, good looks, cool style, tough-minded rhetoric, and sex appeal?... |
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Tuesday's Promise: One Veteran, One Dog, and Their Bold Quest to Change Lives
Luis Carlos Montalvan · Hachette Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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Following the success of his New York Times bestseller, Until Tuesday, Iraq War veteran Luis Carlos Montalván takes to the road with his beloved Golden Retriever service dog, Tuesday, advocating for America's wounded warriors and for each other. Luis's first book sparked a national... |
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Gratitude
Oliver Sacks · Alfred A. Knopf ; Toronto
Pages: 45
Format: Print book
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A deeply moving testimony and celebration of how to embrace life.In January 2015, Oliver Sacks was diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer, and he shared this news in a New York Times essay that inspired readers all over the world: "I cannot pretend I am without fear. But my predominant... |
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The Deepest Human Life: An Introduction to Philosophy for Everyone
Scott Samuelson · University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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Sometimes it seems like you need a PhD just to open a book of philosophy. We leave philosophical matters to the philosophers in the same way that we leave science to scientists. Scott Samuelson thinks this is tragic, for our lives as well as for philosophy. In The Deepest Human Life he takes... |
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