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You Can Be Right

Dana Adam Shapiro · Scribner; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Fast approaching the age when bachelors go from seeming curious to seeming weird, Oscar-nominated documentarian Dana Adam Shapiro set out across the country with a tape recorder in search of modern answers to an age-old question: Why does love die—and what can we do to prevent it from...
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The Relationship Cure: A Five-Step Guide for Building Better Connections with Family, Friends, and Lovers

John Mordechai Gottman · Crown
Pages: 319
Format: Hardcover

Leading relationship expert and bestselling author Dr. John Gottman, who has won numerous awards for his groundbreaking research, presents a revolutionary five-step program for repairing troubled relationships - with spouses and lovers, children and other family members, friends, and even...
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The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle

Joanne Huist Smith · Harmony
Format: Hardcover

For readers of Richard Paul Evans and Greg Kincaid comes The 13th Gift, a heartwarming Christmas story about how a random act of kindness transformed one of the bleakest moments in a family's history into a time of strength and love.After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne...
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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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Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents

Jane Isay · Flying Dolphin Press; 1St Edition edition
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

On giving advice:They Don’t Want It.They Don’t Hear It.They Resent It.Don’t Give It.We raise our children to be independent and lead fulfilling lives, but when they finally do, staying close becomes more complicated than ever. And for every bewildered mother who wonders...
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The Rape Recovery Handbook: Step-by-Step Help for Survivors of Sexual Assault

Aphrodite Matsakis PhD · New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

A woman is raped in this country every two minutes; this guide provides an effective framework for victims to heal from the experience.If you are a survivor of sexual assault, you may be suffering from symptoms of depression, substance abuse, an eating disorder, panic and anxiety, or posttraumatic...
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13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do: Raising Self-Assured Children and Training Their Brains for a Life of Happiness, Meaning, and Success

Amy Morin · William Morrow
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do turns her focus to parents, teaching them how to raise mentally strong and resilient children.Do today's children lack the flexibility and mental strength they need to cope with life's challenges in an increasingly...
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Mindwise: Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want

Nicholas Epley · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 242
Format: Paperback

You are a mind reader, born with an extraordinary ability to understand what others think, feel, believe, want, and know. It's a sixth sense you use every day, in every personal and professional relationship you have. At its best, this ability allows you to achieve the most important...
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All the Wrong Places: A Life Lost and Found

Philip Connors · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The prize-winning author of Fire Season returns with the heartrending story of his troubled years before finding solace in the wilderness.In his debut Fire Season, Philip Connors recounted with lyricism, wisdom, and grace his decade as a fire lookout high above remote New Mexico. Now he tells...
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