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Hot and Unbothered: How to Think About, Talk About, and Have the Sex You Really Want

Yana Tallon-Hicks - Harper Wave
Format: Paperback

An acclaimed sex therapist's practical, playful, and inclusive guide that teaches you how to discover your deepest sexual desires, communicate your wants and needs, define your boundaries, and have the sex you want.While popular culture is saturated with sex, the gap between informed...
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Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions

BATJA MESQUITA - ‎W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A pioneer of cultural psychology argues that emotions are not innate, but made as we live our lives together."How are you feeling today?" We may think of emotions as universal responses, felt inside, but in Between Us, acclaimed psychologist Batja Mesquita asks us to reconsider...
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The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours

Chantel Spring Prat - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

From University of Washington professor Chantel Prat comes The Neuroscience of You, a rollicking adventure into the human brain that reveals the surprising truth about neuroscience, shifting our focus from what's average to an understanding of how every brain is different, exactly why our quirks...
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Putin's Trolls: On the Frontlines of Russia's Information War Against the World

Jessikka Aro - Ig Publishing
Format: Kindle Edition

"Timely exposé of Russia's vast disinformation campaign from a Finnish journalist persecuted for her persistent reporting of its brazen abuses...a damning portrait of Putin and his autocratic, manipulative regime." - Kirkus"Jessikka Aro has written a frightening and fascinating...
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The Truth About Lying: Teaching Honesty to Children at Every Age and Stage

Victoria Talwar - APA LifeTools
Format: Paperback

All children lie. But when your child lies to you, it can feel like a personal betrayal. Backed by years of psychological research, this common-sense, practical guide reveals which parenting strategies promote truthfulness in children - and which ones don't. Lying is a healthy and inevitable...
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What Makes You Stronger: How to Thrive in the Face of Change and Uncertainty Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Louise L Hayes - New Harbinger Publications
Format: Paperback

Discover the skills you need to face change and uncertainty with confidence - and grow even stronger!Change can happen so slowly that you might not even notice it. And sometimes, it can happen in an instant, causing your world to come crashing down. For many of us, change is scary, and as a result,...
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Scattered to Focused: Smart Strategies to Improve Your Child's Executive Functioning Skills

Zac Grisham - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback

Set your child up for success with simple strategies to develop executive function in kids 4 to 12 Parenting a child who struggles with executive function -- the skills that help us stay focused, manage our emotions, and plan ahead -- can be a challenge, whether or not they have an official...
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Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery

Don Richard Riso - Mariner Books
Format: Paperback

An expanded edition of Don Riso's revoluntionary interpretation of the Enneagram - the ancient psychological system used to understand the human personality.This expanded edition of Don Riso's classic for the first time uncovers the Core Dynamics, or Levels of Development, within...
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Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child's Potential, Fulfilling Society's Promise

Dana Suskind - ‎Dutton
Format: Hardcover

***INSTANT New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller***World-class pediatric surgeon, social scientist, and best-selling author of Thirty Million Words Dr. Dana Suskind returns with a revelatory new look at the neuroscience of early childhood development - and how it can guide...
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Bitch: On the Female of the Species

LUCY COOKE - ‎Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

A fierce, funny, and revolutionary look at the queens of the animal kingdom  Studying zoology made Lucy Cooke feel like a sad freak. Not because she loved spiders or would root around in animal feces: all her friends shared the same curious kinks. The problem was her sex....
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