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The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War

Yochi Dreazen · Crown
Format: Hardcover

The unforgettable story of a military family that lost two sons - one to suicide and one in combat - and channeled their grief into fighting the armed forces' suicide epidemic.Major General Mark Graham was a decorated two-star officer whose integrity and patriotism inspired his sons,...
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The Athena Doctrine: How Women

John Gerzema · Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller How feminine values can solve our toughest problems and build a more prosperous future Among 64,000 people surveyed in thirteen nations, two thirds feel the world would be a better place if men thought more like women. This marks a global trend away from the winner-takes-all,...
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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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Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire: A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character

Kay Redfield Jamison · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 544
Format: Print book

The best-selling author of An Unquiet Mind now gives us a groundbreaking life of one of the major American poets of the twentieth century that is at the same time a fascinating study of the relationship between manic-depressive (bipolar) illness, creative genius, and character. In his Pulitzer...
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The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum

Temple Grandin · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. And our thinking about it has undergone...
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Live Your Best Life: A Treasury of Wisdom, Wit, Advice, Interviews, and Inspiration from O, The Oprah Magazine

The Oprah Magazine Editors of O · Oxmoor House; 1ST edition
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Presents excerpts from articles published in O, the Oprah magazine, with advice on beauty and health, spirituality, family and love relationships, and actions that can be taken to improve the quality of life for others.
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Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way

Dan Buettner · National Geographic; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

What makes us happy? It's not wealth, youth, beauty, or intelligence, says Dan Buettner. In fact, most of us have the keys within our grasp. Circling the globe to study the world's happiest populations, Buettner has spotted several common principles that can unlock the doors to true...
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