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Ordinarily Well: The Case for Antidepressants
Peter D Kramer · Farrar Pages: 310 Format: Print book
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Do antidepressants work, or are they glorified dummy pills? How can we tell? In "Ordinarily Well, " the celebrated psychiatrist and author Peter D. Kramer examines the growing controversy about the popular medications. A practicing doctor who trained as a psychotherapist and worked... |
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Is It All in Your Head?: True Stories of Imaginary Illness
Suzanne O'Sullivan · Other Press Pages: 352 Format: Print book
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A neurologist's insightful and compassionate look into the misunderstood world of psychosomatic disorders, told through individual case histories It's happened to all of us: our cheeks flush red when we say the wrong thing, or our hearts skip a beat when a certain someone walks by. But few of us realize... |
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The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny
Peter McGraw · Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition Format: Paperback
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Part road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist “shed fascinating light on what makes us laugh and why” (New York Post).Two guys. Nineteen experiments. Five continents. 91,000 miles. The Humor Code follows the madcap adventures and oddball... |
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A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives
Thupten Jinpa · Hudson Street Press; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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The Buddhist practice of mindfulness caught on in the west when we began to understand the everyday, personal benefits it brought us. Now, in this extraordinary book, the highly acclaimed thought leader and longtime English translator of His Holiness the Dalai Lama shows us that compassion... |
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The Same but Different: How Twins Can Live, Love, and Learn to Be Individuals
Joan A. Friedman · Rocky Pines Press Pages: 179 Format: Paperback
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The Same but Different offers insights on and solutions to the challenges that arise when young adult twins are expected to be independent, self-assured "singletons" after having been raised as twins.Written for twins, their families, and significant others, this book- Instructs... |
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Why the Romantics Matter
Peter Gay · Yale University Press Format: Hardcover
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With his usual wit and élan, esteemed historian Peter Gay enters the contentious, long-standing debates over the romantic period. Here, in this concise and inviting volume, he reformulates the definition of romanticism and provides a fresh account of the immense achievements of romantic... |
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The Hormone Myth: How Junk Science, Gender Politics, and Lies about PMS Keep Women Down
Robyn Stein DeLuca PhD · New Harbinger Publications Pages: 200 Format: Paperback
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It's time for women to reject the "hormone myth" and own their emotions in a healthy and realistic way. This provocative book exposes pervasive myths about women's hormones and shows how flawed, obsolete research and sexism have combined to keep women "in their place."... |
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The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World
Michael Ignatieff · Harvard University Press Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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What moral values do human beings hold in common? As globalization draws us together economically, are our values converging or diverging? In particular, are human rights becoming a global ethic? These were the questions that led Michael Ignatieff to embark on a three-year, eight-nation... |
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Reboot Your Brain: A Natural Approach to Fight Memory Loss, Dementia,
Gary Null · Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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As of 2013, there are 93 million people over the age of forty-seven living in America. They make up the largest group of aging people in our country’s history. Many of those individuals are overweight or obese, eat a poor diet, and experience a high-stress lifestyle, leading to a range... |
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The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius
Gail Saltz · Flatiron Books Pages: 247 Format: Hardcover
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A powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between the potential for great talent and conditions commonly thought to be "disabilities," revealing how the source of our struggles can be the origin of our greatest strengths. In The Power of Different, psychiatrist and bestselling... |
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Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness
George Saunders · Random House Inc Pages: 64 Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThree months after George Saunders gave a graduation address at Syracuse University, a transcript of that speech was posted on the website of The New York Times, where its simple, uplifting message struck a deep chord. Within days, it had been shared more than one million... |
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Logic: A Complete Introduction
Siu-Fan Lee · Teach Yourself Pages: 373 Format: Paperback
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Understand Logic is a comprehensive introduction to this fascinating though sometimes challenging subject. As well as looking at logic in theoretical terms the book considers its everyday uses and demonstrates how it has genuine practical applications. It will take you step by step through... |
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