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Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory: What's Normal, What's Not, and What to Do About It

ANDREW E BUDSON · Oxford University Press
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover

As you age, you may find yourself worrying about your memory. Where did I put those car keys? What time was my appointment? What was her name again? With more than 41 million Americans over the age of 65 in the United States, the question becomes how much (or, perhaps, what type) of memory...
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Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

Dave Barry · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author of Dave Barry Turns 40 now shows how to age gracefully, taking cues from his beloved and highly intelligent dog, Lucy.

Faced with the obstacles and challenges of life after middle age, Dave Barry turns to his best dog,...
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Lived Through This: Listening to the Stories of Sexual Violence Survivors

Anne K Ream · Beacon Press,
Pages: 202
Format: Print book

In these pages you'll meet a community of rape and sexual violence survivors who have been shaped, but refuse to be defined, by their histories of violence. They are brave, and they are outspoken - but, mostly, they are hopeful. From its insistently resolute opening essay to its final,...
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Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World

MITCH PRINSTEIN · Viking
Pages: 273
Format: Hardcover

A leading psychologist examines how our popularity affects our success, our relationships, and our happiness - and why we don't always want to be the most popular

No matter how old you are, there's a good chance that the word "popular" immediately transports you back to your...
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15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy

Luminita D Saviuc · Perigee Books, 2016.
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Based on a phenomenally popular blog post, a simple and counterintuitive approach to finding true joy

When PurposeFairy.com founder Luminita Saviuc posted a list of things to let go in order to be happy, she had no idea that it would go viral, shared more than 1.2 million times...
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The Bikini Body 28-Day Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Guide: 200 Recipes and Weekly Menus to Kick Start Your Journey

Unknown. · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 393
Format: Print book

Kayla Itsines Bikini Body Guide 28-minute workouts are energetic, high-intensity, plyometric training sessions that help women achieve healthy, strong bodies. Itsines' Sweat with Kayla app is the best selling fitness app in the world for a reason.

The Bikini Body...

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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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Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting

Anna Quindlen · Random House
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

A bighearted book of wisdom, wit, and insight, celebrating the love and joy of being a grandmother, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and #1 New York Times bestselling author

It's a little challenging to suss out why exactly it can be so magical. . . . All I know...
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Overcoming postpartum depression and anxiety

Linda Sebastian · Addicus Books
Format: Print book

"Every year nearly 400,000 women--approximately 15 percent of all new mothers--face postpartum disorders. Postpartum depression is the most common complication of pregnancy, yet few understand it or are prepared to deal with it. This book examines the symptoms, causes, and treatment...
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You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After a Breakup, Divorce, or Death

Louise L. Hay · Hay House
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

In You Can Heal Your Heart, self-help luminary Louise Hay and renowned grief and loss expert David Kessler, the protégé of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, have come together to start a conversation on healing grief. This remarkable book discusses the emotions that occur when a relationship leaves...
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Business Secrets from the Bible: Spiritual Success Strategies for Financial Abundance

Rabbi Daniel Lapin · Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Find success in finance, friendships, , and spirituality with the advice of a well-known expert It's safe to say that nearly everyone is seeking a happier, more successful life. So then why do so few attain it? Business Secrets from the Bible proposes a new way to view and approach...
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10 Keys to Happier Living

Vanessa King · Headline
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

'Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions' The Dalai Lama, patron of Action for Happiness. Vanessa King, positive psychology expert for Action for Happiness has created 10 key evidence-based actions that have been shown to increase happiness and wellbeing...

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The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the "Love Lab" About What Women Really Want

John Mordechai Gottman · Rodale
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

A great "philosopher" once said, "Trying to understand women is like trying to smell the color 9."But the fact is, men can understand women to their great benefit. All they need is the right teacher. And arguably there is no better teacher than John Gottman, PhD, a world-renowned...
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The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations

OPRAH WINFREY · Flatiron Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Oprah Winfrey says Super Soul Sunday is the television show she was born to do. "I see it as an offering," she explains. "If you want to be more fully present and live your life with a wide-open heart, this is the place to come to."

Now, for the first...

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Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs

Pearl Cleage · Pocket Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage is a bestselling author with an Oprah Book Club pick and multiple awards to her credit, but there was a time when such stellar success seemed like a dream. In this revelatory and deeply personal work,...
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