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You Are Not Special: ... And Other Encouragements
David McCullough Jr. · Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 316
Format: Print book
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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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The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It
Warren Farrell · BenBella Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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What is the boy crisis? It's a crisis of education. For the first time in American history, our sons will have less education than their dads. It's a crisis of mental health. As boys become young men, their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that of young women. It's a crisis... |
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The Voices Within: The History and Science of How We Talk to Ourselves
Charles Fernyhough · Basic Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A luminous exploration of the nature of thoughts, from daydreams to the voices in our headsAt the moment you caught sight of this book, what were you thinking? Was your thought a stream of sensations? Or was it a voice in your head? Did you ask yourself, "I wonder what that's about?"... |
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Crash course in dealing with difficult library customers
Shelley Mosley; Dennis C Tucker; Sandra Van Winkle · Libraries Unlimited
Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Every library experiences difficult patrons. Thorough preparation is the best defense: it's always much better to be proactive than reactive. The authors of Crash Course in Dealing with Difficult Library Customers realized that these kinds of situations are more universal than unique,... |
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The Deepest Human Life: An Introduction to Philosophy for Everyone
Scott Samuelson · University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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Sometimes it seems like you need a PhD just to open a book of philosophy. We leave philosophical matters to the philosophers in the same way that we leave science to scientists. Scott Samuelson thinks this is tragic, for our lives as well as for philosophy. In The Deepest Human Life he takes... |
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Happier?: The History of a Cultural Movement That Aspired to Transform America
Daniel Horowitz · Oxford University Press
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
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When a cultural movement that began to take shape in the mid-twentieth century erupted into mainstream American culture in the late 1990s, it brought to the fore the idea that it is as important to improve one's own sense of pleasure as it is to manage depression and anxiety. Cultural... |
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How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds
Alan Jacobs · Convergent Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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How to Think is a contrarian treatise on why we're not as good at thinking as we assume - but how recovering this lost art can rescue our inner lives from the chaos of modern life. As a celebrated cultural critic and a writer for national publications like The Atlantic and Harper's, Alan... |
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The Price of Silence: A Mom's Perspective on Mental Illness
Liza Long · Hudson Street Press
Format: Hardcover
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Liza Long is the mother of a child who has bipolar disorder When she heard about the Newtown shooting her first thought was What if my son does that someday She wrote an emotional response to the tragedy which the Boise State University online journal published as I Am Adam Lanzas Mother... |
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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal
Jen Waite · Plume
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover
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**An International Bestseller**"Like Big Little Lies, A Beautiful Terrible Thing is a startling reminder that fairy tales aren't real. A master class in suspenseful storytelling, Jen Waite recounts the lies, betrayals, and infidelity she endured with unrestrained honesty and deft candor.... |
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Stress: The Psychology of Managing Pressure
DK. · DK
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
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Covering sources of stress in every area of life: work, exams, relationships, social pressure, money, and more, this practical guide combines infographics and self-analysis questionnaires to make information easy to access and apply.This dynamic infographic program, founded on cutting-edge... |
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Awaken: The Awakening of the Human Spirit on a Healing Journey
Susan M Omilian · Butterfly Bliss Productions LLC
Pages: 248
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This compelling story, based on true events, is written from the victim's point of view and depicts how manipulation, intimidation, and cruelty of violence against women can be devastating and lasting. 19-year-old Lacey Lockwood, a beautiful, smart college student, is murdered by her possessive,... |
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Depression in Later Life: An Essential Guide
Deborah Serani · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 200
Format: Print book
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The geriatric population, defined as men and women 65 years and older, is the fastest growing population in the world. While gerontology, the study of the aging process in human beings, has brought insights about the physical, emotional, and social needs of this population, little attention... |
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The God Argument: The Case against Religion and for Humanism
A.C. Grayling · Bloomsbury USA; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover
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What are the arguments for and against religion and religious belief--all of them--right across the range of reasons and motives that people have for being religious, and do they stand up to scrutiny? Can there be a clear, full statement of these arguments that once and for all will show... |
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