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Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink

Katrina Alcorn · Seal Press
Format: Book

Winner of a Foreword IndieFab Book of the Year AwardKatrina Alcorn was a 37-year-old mother with a happy marriage and a thriving career when one day, on the way to Target to buy diapers, she had a breakdown. Her carefully built career shuddered to a halt, and her journey through depression,...
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Jennifer, Gwyneth & Me: The Pursuit of Happiness, One Celebrity at a Time

Rachel Bertsche · Ballantine Books
Format: Paperback

For fans of The Happiness Project and The Year of Living Biblically comes a pointed look at our fascination with celebrities, as one woman strives to remake herself in the image of her favorite stars.   What woman hasn’t seen pictures of Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, or Beyoncé...
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Twilight of American Sanity: A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump

Allen M D Frances · William Morrow
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A landmark book, from "one of the world's most prominent psychiatrists" (The Atlantic, June 2017) : Eminent psychiatrist Allen Frances analyzes the national psyche, viewing the rise of Donald J. Trump as darkly symptomatic of a deeper societal distress. Equally challenging and profound,...
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Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope, and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Ones

Hill Harper · Gotham
Format: Hardcover

A compelling, important addition to Hill Harper's bestselling series, inspired by the numerous young inmates who write to him seeking guidance After the publication of the bestselling Letters to a Young Brother, accomplished actor and speaker Hill Harper began to receive an increasing...
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Juice: Recipes for Juicing, Cleansing, and Living Well

Carly de Castro · Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

A lushly illustrated and accessible guide to juicing and juice cleansing, featuring 75 recipes for making organic juices, milks, and other concoctions at home to provide the vital nutrients a healthy body needs to function at an optimal level.Once considered a fringe practice of raw-food...
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El lado fácil de la gente dificil

Cesar Lozano · Aguilar
Format: Kindle Edition

¿Has sido violento con un conocido o algún familiar por defender tu punto de vista?¿Conoces a alguien que se comporta prepotente con sus compañeros de trabajo, sin detenerse en sus groserías?¿Eres de las personas que insultan, hacen comentarios hirientes y, además, alardean de su mala...
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The Family Cooks: 100+ Recipes to Get Your Family Craving Food That's Simple, Tasty, and Incredibly Good for You

Laurie David · Rodale Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

For families, eating right has become a monumental challenge. Cultural messages convince us that we no longer have time to cook, and food marketers spend billions persuading us that packaged, processed food is convenient, satisfying . . . and the key to happiness. Half of all our meals...
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Being of Power: The 9 Practices to Ignite an Empowered Life

Baron Baptiste · Hay House
Format: Hardcover

     We live in a world where we’re all about updating. We update our computers, phones, cars, careers—even our partners. Now it’s time to update your personal philosophy and view. In essence, it’s time to update you.     Being...
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Marijuana Nation: One Man's Chronicle of America Getting High: From Vietnam to Legalization

Roger A Roffman · Pegasus Books, 2014.
Pages: 345
Format: Print book

As public attitudes about pot undergo rapid change, Roger Roffman's portrait of marijuana in America rises above punditry and rhetoric Roger Roffman first discovered marijuana while serving as a US Army officer in Vietnam. From these seemingly innocuous beginnings, Roffman has been...
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8 Keys to End Bullying: Strategies for Parents & Schools

Signe Whitson · W W Norton
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback

Tackling an all-too-prevalent problem among kids with 8 smart, practical strategies. Groundbreaking books have peered into the psychology of bullying and the cultural climate that -- seemingly now more than ever -- gives rise to such cruelty and aggression. But few have been able to synthesize...
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The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion

Meghan Daum · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2015 PEN Center USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction"Daum is her generation's Joan Didion." --NylonNearly fifteen years after her debut collection, My Misspent Youth, captured the ambitions and anxieties of a generation, Meghan Daum returns to the personal...
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Grain of Truth: The Real Case For and Against Wheat and Gluten

Stephen Yafa · Avery
Format: Hardcover

A Pollan-esque look at the truth about wheat: meal or menace? No topic in nutrition is more controversial than wheat. While mega-sellers like Grain Brain and Wheat Belly suggest that wheat may be the new asbestos, Stephen Yafa finds that it has been wrongly demonized. His revealing book...
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Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World

MITCH PRINSTEIN · Viking
Pages: 273
Format: Hardcover

A leading psychologist examines how our popularity affects our success, our relationships, and our happiness - and why we don't always want to be the most popularNo matter how old you are, there's a good chance that the word "popular" immediately transports you back to your teenage...
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Modern Dating: A Field Guide

Chiara Atik · Harlequin
Format: Print book

From the creators of the popular online dating site howaboutwe.com comes the definitive guide for navigating the modern dating world. The single woman is having a moment. In the worlds of work, personal finances, and education, women are more successful than ever before. When it comes to dating,...
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Addict in the House: A No-Nonsense Family Guide Through Addiction and Recovery

Robin Barnett EdD LCSW · New Harbinger Publications
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Everyone suffers when there's an addict in the family. Written by an expert in alcohol and drug addiction and recovery, this no-nonsense guide will help you understand the causes of addiction, end enabling behaviors, support your loved one's recovery, and learn how to cope with...
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