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How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7

Joanna Faber · Scribner
Pages: 409
Format: Print book

A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed "The Parenting Bible."For over thirty-five...
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Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life

Cindy Williams · Taylor Trade Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Cindy Williams, half of the comedic duo of Laverne & Shirley, has had a wild and lively career in show business. This book is an engaging and heartfelt journey from Williams's blue collar roots to unexpected stardom - from being pranked by Jim Morrison while waiting tables at Whisky...
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Unconditional Love: A Guide to Navigating the Joys and Challenges of Being a Grandparent Today

Jane Isay · Harper
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A beautiful meditation on the joys of being a grandparent and a practical guide to help you and your adult children make the most of your relationship with a grandchild.For many grandparents, a grandchild offers a second chance to become the parent they didn't have the time or the energy...
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A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life

Brian Grazer · Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times bestselling author and Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer has written a brilliantly entertaining and eye-opening exploration of curiosity and the life-changing effects it can have on every person's life.From Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer, New York Times...
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The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win

JOCKO WILLINK · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The importance of balance as a leader by the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Extreme Ownership.Every leader must be ready and willing to take charge, to make hard, crucial calls for the good of the team and the mission. Something much more difficult to understand is that, in order...
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An Atlas of Natural Beauty: Botanical Ingredients for Retaining and Enhancing Beauty

Victoire de Taillac · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The perfect gift book from Paris's iconic apothecary L'Officine Universelle Buly captures the elegance and sophistication of the Parisian beauty standard in a beautifully illustrated and detailed guide - with easy-to-follow recipes - to retaining and enhancing natural beauty."Nothing...
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40 Days of Dating: An Experiment

Jessica Walsh · Harry N. Abrams
Format: Print book

When New Yorkbased graphic designers and long-time friends Timothy Goodman and Jessica Walsh found themselves single at the same time, they decided to try an experiment. The old adage says that it takes 40 days to change a habit—could the same be said for love? So they agreed to date...
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Seeing Home: The Ed Lucas Story: A Blind Broadcaster's Story of Overcoming Life's Greatest Obstacles

Christopher Lucas · Gallery/Jeter Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Soon to be a major motion picture, Seeing Home: The Ed Lucas Story is the incredible true tale of a beloved Emmy-winning blind broadcaster who refused to let his disability prevent him from overcoming many challenging obstacles and achieving his dreams.In 1951, when he was only twelve years...
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There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love

Emily Mcdowell · HarperOne
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover

The creator of the viral hit "Empathy Cards" teams up with a compassion expert to produce a visually stunning and groundbreaking illustrated guide to help you increase your emotional intelligence and learn how to offer comfort and support when someone you know is in pain.When...
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Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor: A Master Class on Mentoring, Motivating, and Making It Work!

Tim Gunn · Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

A timeless book of lessons on mentorship, teaching, and learning from New York Times bestselling author Tim Gunn, host of the Emmy Award-nominated Project Runway and the reality show Under the Gunn.Tim Gunn, America's favorite reality TV cohost, is known for his kind but firm approach...
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WHOLE: How I Learned to Fill the Fragments of My Life with Forgiveness, Hope, Strength, and Creativity

Melissa Moore · Rodale
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

When Melissa Moore was 13 years old, her father said to her, "I know how to kill someone and get away with it." At the time she chalked it up to his love of detective novels, but it didn't change the fact that her father had always been someone who made her anxious. Two years...
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Way More than Luck: Commencement Speeches on Living with Bravery, Empathy, and Other Existential Skills

Unnamed: Various Authors · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

The commencement speech is the most popular public address of our time, shared every spring and remembered for years. Here, in an anthology of some of the finest of the genre, brilliant creative minds in every sector offer their wisdom: David Foster Wallace on living a compassionate life,...
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I Suck at Relationships So You Don't Have To: 10 Rules for Not Screwing Up Your Happily Ever After

Bethenny Frankel · Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

Bethenny Frankel, four-time New York Times bestselling author, self-made businesswoman, and media maven, offers her hard-won guidance on dating and relationships in the tradition of her breakout book, A Place of Yes.Bethenny is good at many things - being an entrepreneur, mom, and TV star...
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How to Be a Person in the World: Ask Polly's Guide Through the Paradoxes of Modern Life

Heather Havrilesky · Doubleday
Pages: 258
Format: Print book

A collection of original, impassioned, and inspiring letters by the author of the popular advice column Ask PollyShould you quit your day job to follow your dreams? How do you rein in an overbearing mother? Will you ever stop dating wishy-washy, noncommittal guys? Should you put off having...
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Pretty Sick: The Beauty Guide for Women with Cancer

CAITLIN M KIERNAN · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

A veteran beauty industry insider presents the ultimate resource to looking your best during and after cancer treatment
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