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Learn Better: Mastering the Skills for Success in Life, Business, and School, or, How to Become an Expert in Just About Anything

Ulrich Boser · Rodale Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

For centuries, experts have argued that learning was about memorizing information: You're supposed to study facts, dates, and details, burn them into your memory, and then apply that knowledge at opportune times. But this approach to learning isn't nearly enough for the world that we live...
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Thrive in Retirement: Simple Secrets for Being Happy for the Rest of Your Life

Eric Thurman · WaterBrook
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Discover the three secrets to happiness--and much more--in the later years of life.Never before in human history have so many people lived for decades beyond their working years. 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day, and their average life expectancy is another 20 years--and many will live...
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Girl Up: Kick Ass, Claim Your Woman Card, and Crush Everyday Sexism

LAURA BATES · Touchstone
Pages: 310
Format: Paperback

Already an international bestseller, this empowering survival guide provides no-nonsense advice on sex, social media, mental health, and sexism that young women face in their everyday life - from one of the emerging leaders in the feminist movement.They told you that you need to be thin...
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The Psychobiotic Revolution: Mood, Food, and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection

SCOTT C ANDERSON · National Geographic
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Written by the leading researchers in the field, this information-rich guide to improving your mood explains how gut health drives psychological well-being, and how depression and anxiety can be relieved by adjusting your intestinal bacteria. This groundbreaking book explains the revolutionary...
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Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath's Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power

CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP · Hay House, Inc.
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover

Highly sensitive people - or empaths - see life through the eyes of compassion and caring. They were born that way. As a result, they carry a tremendous amount of inner light. But they're also the favored prey of "vampires" who feed off empaths' energy and disrupt their...
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Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples: Third Edition

Harville Hendrix Ph.D. · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

New York Times bestseller with over 4 million copies sold, now fully revised with new insights and lasting wisdom for couples"This soulful and practical handbook helped us build a foundational template for our marriage." -- Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Alanis Morissette...
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Sleepyhead: The Neuroscience of a Good Night's Rest

HENRY NICHOLLS · Basic Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A narcoleptic's tireless journey through the neuroscience of disordered sleepWhether it's a bout of bad jet lag or a stress-induced all-nighter, we've all suffered from nights that left us feeling less than well-rested. But for some people, getting a bad night's sleep isn't just an inconvenience:...
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The Power of Yes: positive and practical advice to help you live life to the full

ABBIE HEADON · Ilex Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Embrace and explore the full power of yes and all the amazing things it can do for you."Yes" has magic within it. So often we are afraid of failure, of disappointment, of being vulnerable, that we settle for "no". We expect the worst and lose sight of incredible opportunities...
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How Not to Kill Yourself: A Survival Guide for Imaginative Pessimists

Set Sytes · Microcosm Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

A highly imaginative and relatable guide for anyone who needs the reassurance that suicide is NEVER worth it.Are you inclined to escape the crumminess of everyday life into fantasy worlds? Are you smart and imaginative in a way that isn't really suited to your surroundings? Are you definitely...
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Reimagining Death: Stories and Practical Wisdom for Home Funerals and Green Burials

Lucinda Herring · North Atlantic Books
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

For all those seeking to reclaim their innate and legal right to care for their own dead, create home funeral vigils, and choose greener after-death care options that are less toxic and more sustainable for the earthMore natural after-death care options are transforming the paradigm of the existing...
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Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Healing the Impact of Loss

Claire Bidwell Smith · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking book exploring the little-known yet critical connections between anxiety and grief, with practical strategies for healing, following the renowned Kübler-Ross stages modelAnxiety disorders are on the rise; many people are looking for resources to help them cope with anxiety,...
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Life After Darkness: My Journey to Happiness

MICHELLE KNIGHT · Weinstein Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From an unruly childhood to a torturous eleven years of captivity, Michelle Knight's story of resilience and hope in Finding Me captivated readers. Now, in Life After Darkness, she tells the story of how she emerged into a new world and wrestled with her past in order to claim the life...
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This Close to Happy: A Reckoning with Depression

Daphne Merkin · Farrar
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A New York Times Book Review Favorite Read of 2016"Despair is always described as dull," writes Daphne Merkin, "when the truth is that despairhas a light all its own, a lunar glow, the color of mottledsilver." This Close to Happy -- Merkin's rare, vividly personalaccount...
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