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Four Things Women Want from a Man
A R Bernard · Howard Books Pages: 208 Format: Print book
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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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Odd Girl Out: My Extraordinary Autistic Life
Laura James · Seal Press Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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A sensory portrait of an autistic mind From childhood, Laura James knew she was different. She struggled to cope in a world that often made no sense to her, as though her brain had its own operating system. It wasn't until she reached her forties that she found out why: Suddenly and surprisingly,... |
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Jump-Starting Boys: Help Your Reluctant Learner Find Success in School and Life
Pam Withers · Viva Editions Format: Paperback
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Everyone knows that boys are falling behind in education Largely left out of the discussion are parents of boys who are most aware that their bright eager sons hit an invisible wall somewhere near fourth grade after which they become disengaged discouraged and disaffected There are dozens... |
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But maybe we're wrong : thinking about the present as if it were the past.
Charles Klosterman · Blue Rider Press Pages: 272 Format: Print book
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"But What If We re Wrong? " visualizes the contemporary world as it will appear to those who'll perceive it as the distant past. Chuck Klosterman asks questions that are profound in their simplicity: How certain are we about our understanding of gravity? How certain are we about... |
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Mayhem: A Memoir
Sigrid Rausing · Knopf Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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A searingly powerful memoir about the impact of addiction on a family. In the summer of 2012 a woman named Eva was found dead in the London townhouse she shared with her husband, Hans K. Rausing. The couple had struggled with drug addiction for years, often under the glare of tabloid headlines.... |
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I Feel You: The Surprising Power of Extreme Empathy
CRIS BEAM · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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A cogent, gorgeous examination of empathy, illuminating the myths, the science, and the power behind this transformative emotion Empathy has become a gaping fault line in American culture. Pioneering programs aim to infuse our legal and educational systems with more empathic thinking,... |
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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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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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The Addiction Solution: Treating Our Dependence on Opioids and Other Drugs
LLOYD SEDERER · Scribner Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking examination of addiction from the Chief Medical Officer for the New York State Office of Mental Health and the Medical Editor for Mental Health at the Huffington Post, offering practical, proven solutions for individuals, families, and communities dealing with substance... |
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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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Vengeance in Reverse: The Tangled Loops of Violence, Myth, and Madness
Mark Rogin Anspach · Michigan State University Press Pages: 121 Format: Paperback
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How do humans stop fighting? Where do the gods of myth come from? What does it mean to go mad? Mark R. Anspach tackles these and other conundrums as he draws on ethnography, literature, psychotherapy, and the theory of René Girard to explore some of the fundamental mechanisms of human... |
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Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
Andrew Solomon · Scribner; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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From the National Book Award-winning author of the "brave ... deeply humane ... open-minded, critically informed, and poetic" (The New York Times) The Noonday Demon, comes a book about the consequences of extreme personal and cultural differences between parents and children.From... |
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