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How to Suffer … In 10 Easy Steps: Discover, Embrace and Own the Mechanics of Misery

William Arntz · Watkins Publishing
Pages: 209
Format: Paperback

Almost every self-help book seems to be about how to be happy but what about recognizing and accepting that we suffer? In this, the ultimate guide on how to suffer, you will discover how to go from suffering in silence to suffering in style, showing you how to walk the peaceful pathway...
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The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us

Bruce Feiler · Penguin Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Walking the Bible and Abraham comes a revelatory journey across four continents and 4,000 years exploring how Adam and Eve introduced the idea of love into the world, and how they continue to shape our deepest feelings about...
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Father Therapy: How to Heal Your Father Issues So You Can Enjoy Your Life

Doreen Virtue · Hay House, Inc.
Pages: 169
Format: Paperback

Wounds from primal relationships, such as those with mothers and fathers, run very deep. If your childhood involved an absent, addicted, or abusive father, you may have these "emotional ghosts":Low self-esteemPeople-pleasing, approval-seeking, neediness, and codependencyWishing...
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I've Been Thinking . . .: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life

MARIA SHRIVER · Pamela Dorman Books
Pages: 224

A book of reflections for those seeking wisdom, guidance, encouragement, and inspiration on the road to a meaningful life As a prominent woman juggling many roles, Maria Shriver knows just how surprising, unpredictable, and stressful everyday life can be. In this moving and powerful book,...
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Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts

Harriet Goldhor Lerner · Touchstone
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

"If you want to know why Harriet Lerner is one of my great heroes, Why Won't You Apologize? is the answer. This book is a game changer." - Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Rising Strong

"Harriet Lerner is one hell...
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Surviving Mass Victim Attacks: What to Do When the Unthinkable Happens

Gary M. Jackson · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

We have all witnessed media reports of the aftermath of mass victim attacks. We see the carnage, and we know that attackers do not show mercy. Victims were innocent and were targeted simply for being a part of a small or large group of people. Whether a bomb, semi-automatic weapon, knife,...
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AARP Meditations for Caregivers: Practical, Emotional, and Spiritual Support for You and Your Family

Barry J Jacobs · Da Capo
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Family caregiving has its challenges: emotional overload, time constraints, anxiety, burnout, missed work, adult sibling conflicts, and marital issues. But caregivers also grow personally and spiritually by ensuring the well-being of a loved one. In AARP Meditations for Caregivers, clinical...
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How to Get Into a Military Service Academy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Qualified, Nominated, and Appointed

Michael Singer Dobson · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover

From applications to congressional nominations, from athletics to medical qualifications, the process is unlike any other for getting into college. This book leads students and their families through the process step by step, offering the tools needed for the very best chance at success.
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Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher

Drew Smith · Family Tree Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Get Your Research in Order! Stop struggling to manage all your genealogy facts, files, and data--make a plan of attack to maximize your progress. Organize Your Genealogy will show you how to use tried-and-true methods and the latest tech tools and genealogy software to organize your research...
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Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic

Lisa Congdon · Chronicle Books
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback

An artist's unique voice is their calling card. It's what makes each of their works vital and particular. But developing such singular artistry requires effort and persistence. Bestselling author, artist, and illustrator Lisa Congdon brings her expertise to this guide to the process of artistic...
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Anxiety-Free Kids: An Interactive Guide for Parents and Children

Bonnie Zucker · Prufrock Pr
Pages: 300
Format: Print book

Anxiety-Free Kids (2nd ed.) offers parents strategies that help children become happy and worry free, methods that relieve a child's excessive anxieties and phobias, and tools for fostering interaction and family-oriented solutions. Using a unique companion approach that offers two books...
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The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know

Yngvild Olsen · Oxford University Press
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback

The opioid epidemic is responsible for longest sustained decline in U.S. life expectancy since the time of World War I and the Great Influenza. In 2017, nearly 50,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose - with an estimated 2 million more living with opioid addiction every day.

The...
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The Harvard Medical School Guide to Yoga: 8 Weeks to Strength, Awareness, and Flexibility

James E Groves · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

While 36.7 million Americans practice yoga, there are still plenty who don't yet: in fact, half of all Americans profess interest in this ancient tradition and more studies show the benefits of yoga for stress reduction, physical fitness, and chronic conditions each year. The Harvard...
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Quichotte: A Novel

Salman Rushdie · Random House
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

A dazzling Don Quixote for the modern age - an epic tour de force that is as much an homage to an immortal work of literature as it is to the quest for love and family, by Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE

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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

David Goggins · Lioncrest Publishing
Pages: 364
Format: Paperback

For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare -- poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed...
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