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Midlife Manifesto: A Woman's Guide to Thriving after Forty
Jane Mathews · Skyhorse Publishing Pages: 304 Format: Print book |
Conquer midlife crisis with this action plan and become the magnificent midlife woman you are!"It is never, ever, too late to change the course of your life... The world has underestimated what we midlife women are capable of."Have you ever looked at your life and wondered "is... |
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Tribe On Homecoming and Belonging.
Junger Sebastian · Twelve Pages: 168 Format: Print book |
We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin... |
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Junk: Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff
Alison Stewart · Chicago Review Pages: 304 Format: Print book |
Junk has become ubiquitous in America today. Who doesn't have a basement, attic, closet, or storage unit filled with stuff too good to throw away? Or, more accurately, stuff you think is too good to throw away. When journalist and author Alison Stewart was confronted with emptying her late... |
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No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame
Janet Lansbury · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition Format: Print book |
Janet Lansbury is unique among parenting experts. As a RIE teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, her advice is not based solely on formal studies and the research of others, but also on her twenty years of hands-on experience guiding hundreds of parents and their... |
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Battle of Wills: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and the Last Year of the Civil War
David Alan Johnson · Prometheus Books Pages: 360 Format: Print book |
Historians have long analyzed the battles and the military strategies that brought the American Civil War to an end. Going beyond tactics and troop maneuvers, this book concentrates on the characters of the two opposing generals--Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant--showing how their different... |
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Depression in Later Life: An Essential Guide
Deborah Serani · Rowman & Littlefield Pages: 200 Format: Print book |
The geriatric population, defined as men and women 65 years and older, is the fastest growing population in the world. While gerontology, the study of the aging process in human beings, has brought insights about the physical, emotional, and social needs of this population, little attention... |
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Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
Paul Bloom · Ecco Pages: 304 Format: Print book |
A controversial call to arms, Against Empathy argues that the natural impulse to share the feelings of others can lead to immoral choices in both public policy and in our intimate relationships with friends and familyMost people, including many policy makers, activists, scientists, and philosophers,... |
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Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice
Martha Craven Nussbaum · Oxford University Press Pages: 336 Format: Print book |
Anger is not just ubiquitous, it is also popular. Many people think it is impossible to care sufficiently for justice without anger at injustice. Many believe that it is impossible for individuals to vindicate their own self-respect or to move beyond an injury without anger. To not feel... |
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