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The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children

Alison Gopnik · Farrar
Pages: 302
Format: Print book

One of the world's leading child psychologists shatters the myth of "good parenting"Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call "parenting" is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting...
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The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life

Sheldon Solomon · Random House
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A transformative, fascinating theory - based on robust and groundbreaking experimental research - reveals how our unconscious fear of death powers almost everything we do, shining a light on the hidden motives that drive human behavior More than one hundred years ago, the American philosopher...
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Help Your Baby to Sleep

DK · DK
Format: Hardcover

A practical, informative and invaluable parenting resource for the early years, Help Your Baby to Sleep equips parents with the tools to instill good sleep habits early on, helping to align the whole familys sleep and enhance family well-being.,
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Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime

Val McDermid · Grove Press
Format: Hardcover

Val McDermid is one of the finest crime writers we have, whose novels have captivated millions of readers worldwide with their riveting narratives of characters who solve complex crimes and confront unimaginable evil. In the course of researching her bestselling novels McDermid has become...
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American Psychosis: How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System

E. Fuller Torrey · Oxford University Press, USA
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy delivered an historic speech on mental illness and retardation. He described sweeping new programs to replace "the shabby treatment of the many millions of the mentally disabled in custodial institutions" with treatment in community mental health...
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On Immunity: An Inoculation

Eula Biss · Graywolf Press
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Best SellerA National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistA New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book of the YearA Facebook Year of Books SelectionOne of the Best Books of the Year National Book Critics Circle Award finalist The New York Times Book Review Top 10 Entertainment...
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meQuilibrium: 14 Days to Cooler, Calmer, and Happier

Jan Bruce , · Harmony
Format: Hardcover

STRESS ISN'T THE PROBLEM. YOUR RESPONSE TO IT IS. You can't annihilate stress. But you can learn to manage it peacefully - and you don't need to radically change your life to do so. The powerful author team who crafted this book has the research to prove it - with more than...
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Diabetes and Heart Healthy Cookbook

· American Diabetes Association; Second Edition edition
Format: Book

Diabetes puts people at a very high risk of having a heart attack or stroke. To address this problem, the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association created a heart-healthy cookbook for people with diabetes. Now, its back in an all-new and expanded edition, including...
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I Know You Like to Smoke, But You Can Quit - Now: Stop Smoking in 30 Days

Andreas Jopp · The Experiment

You Really Can Quit –Now.  Book, Interactive Online Program and App. Of course you like smoking—otherwise, it wouldn’t be so hard to quit. Only when you truly understand why you smoke is it possible to stop smoking without feeling like you’re giving up something.“Every...
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The Smart Guide to Starting Your Own Business

Barry Thomsen · Smart Guide Publications, Inc.; Second edition edition
Format: Print book

Smart Guide for Business Start-Ups trumps all. How to turn your ideas, passion and entrepreneurship into big dollars. Everything you need to jumpstart your business and make money for years to come. You’ll discover the best legal structure plus innovative and often overlooked ways...
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