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One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life
One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life

Mitch Horowitz · Crown Publishers
Pages: 338
Format: Hardcover

From the millions-strong audiences of Oprah and The Secret to the mass-media ministries of evangelical figures like Joel Osteen and T. D. Jakes, to the motivational bestsellers and New Age seminars to the twelve-step programs and support groups of the recovery movement and to the rise of positive...
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Making Make-Believe Real: Politics as Theater in Shakespeare's Time
Making Make-Believe Real: Politics as Theater in Shakespeare's Time

Garry Wills · Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

Shakespeare’s plays abound with kings and leaders who crave a public stage and seize every opportunity to make their lives a performance: Antony, Cleopatra, Richard III, Othello, and many others. Such self-dramatizing characters appear in the work of other playwrights of the era as well,...
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The Voyeur's Motel
The Voyeur's Motel

Gay Talese · Grove Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

On January 7, 1980, in the run-up to the publication of his landmark bestseller Thy Neighbor's Wife, Gay Talese received an anonymous letter from a man in Colorado. "Since learning of your long awaited study of coast-to-coast sex in America," the letter began, "I feel I have...
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The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving
The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving

Lisa J Miller · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BestsellerUSA TODAY BestsellerPublishers Weekly BestsellerIn The Spiritual Child, psychologist Lisa Miller presents the next big idea in psychology: the science and the power of spirituality. She explains the clear, scientific link between spirituality and health and shows...
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Seeing What Others Don't: The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights
Seeing What Others Don't: The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights

Gary Klein · PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

Insights—like Darwin’s understanding of the way evolution actually works, and Watson and Crick’s breakthrough discoveries about the structure of DNA—can change the world. We also need insights into the everyday things that frustrate and confuse us so that we can more...
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Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much
Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much

Sendhil Mullainathan · Times Books
Format: Hardcover

A surprising and intriguing examination of how scarcity--and our flawed responses to it--shapes our lives, our society, and our cultureWhy do successful people get things done at the last minute? Why does poverty persist? Why do organizations get stuck firefighting? Why do the lonely find...
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Four Things Women Want from a Man
Four Things Women Want from a Man

A R Bernard · Howard Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

After decades of preaching, teaching, and counseling, influential Christian leader A.R. Bernard reveals the four qualities women want in a man - qualities that make for a satisfying and happy relationship.As a longtime pastor of a big-city church, A.R. Bernard has witnessed couples in every...
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Back to normal : why ordinary childhood behavior Is mistaken for ADHD, bipolar disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Back to normal : why ordinary childhood behavior Is mistaken for ADHD, bipolar disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Enrico Gnaulati · Beacon Press
Pages: 239
Format: eBook

Why are doctors, teachers, and parents incorrectly diagnosing healthy American children with serious psychiatric conditions? Gnaulati examines the factors that have led to our current crisis, provides parents with information about symptoms that to a casual or untrained eye can mimic a psychiatric...
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How to Be an Artist Without Losing Your Mind, Your Shirt, Or Your Creative Compass: A Practical Guide
How to Be an Artist Without Losing Your Mind, Your Shirt, Or Your Creative Compass: A Practical Guide

JoAnneh Nagler · The Countryman Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Be true to your artistic self -- but don't quit your day job.Whether you're a new graduate, considering a job change, or a creative type who isn't finding time to pursue your passions, don't fall for this line: "Do what you love and the money will follow." The world...
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For Goodness Sex: Changing the Way We Talk to Teens About Sexuality, Values, and Health
For Goodness Sex: Changing the Way We Talk to Teens About Sexuality, Values, and Health

Al Vernacchio · HarperWave
Format: Hardcover

A progressive, effective, and responsible approach to sex education for parents and teens that challenges traditional teaching models and instead embraces 21st century realities by promoting healthy sexuality, values, and body image in young people.Sex education today generally falls into...
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You Are Not Special: ... And Other Encouragements
You Are Not Special: ... And Other Encouragements

David McCullough Jr. · Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 316
Format: Print book

David mccullough, Jr.'s now iconic high school commencement address was a tonic for children, parents, and educators alike. With wit and a perspective earned from raising four children and teaching high school students for nearly thirty years, McCullough expands on his speech, shares...
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Whose mind is it anyway? : get out of your head and into your life
Whose mind is it anyway? : get out of your head and into your life

Lisa Esile · Perigee
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Most of us spend our lives trailing after our minds, allowing our brains to take us in directions that are safe and secure, controlled and conformed. Your mind doesn't want you to take that new job, sign up for that pottery class, or ask someone out. It wants you to stay unemployed,...
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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

Paul Tough · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 231
Format: Paperback

"Drop the flashcards - grit, character, and curiosity matter even more than cognitive skills. A persuasive wake-up call." - People Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes...
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Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within
Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within

Chade-Meng Tan · HarperOne
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

A long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Search Inside Yourself shows us how to cultivate joy within the context of our fast-paced lives and explains why it is critical to creativity, innovation, confidence, and ultimately success in every arena.In Joy on Demand, Chade-Meng...
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