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Mental: Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind
JAIME LOWE · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A riveting memoir and a fascinating investigation of the history, uses, and controversies behind lithium, an essential medication for millions of people struggling with bipolar disorder. It began in Los Angeles in 1993, when Jaime Lowe was just sixteen. She stopped sleeping and eating,... |
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Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli In His World
ERICA BENNER · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic, myth-shattering story of how Machiavelli, the most misunderstood thinker of all time, fought to change his corrupt world.Since the publication of The Prince five centuries ago, Machiavelli has been associated with political amorality. But that characterization is unfair. In Be Like... |
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Respecting Animals: A Balanced Approach to Our Relationship with Pets, Food, and Wildlife
DAVID S FAVRE · Prometheus Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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A legal scholar and animal-rights expert argues for a practical approach to using animals respectfully. In this fresh approach to the animal rights debate, a legal scholar and expert on the humane treatment of animals argues for a middle ground between the extreme positions that often receive... |
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They'll Never Be the Same: A Parent's Guide to PTSD in Youth
Michael S Scheeringa · Central Recovery Press
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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A compassionate and accessible guide for parents whose children have experienced traumatic or life-threatening events written by one of the foremost authorities on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents. Dr. Scheeringa understands the desperation many parents... |
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The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
NADINE BURKE HARRIS · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A pioneering physician reveals how childhood stress leads to lifelong health problems and what we can do to break the cycle. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris was already known as a crusading physician delivering targeted care to vulnerable children. But it was Diego - a boy who had stopped growing... |
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You Had Better Make Some Noise: Words to Change the World
PHAIDON EDITORS. · Phaidon Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
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A timeless collection of quotations by visionaries who have been catalysts for change - through the ages and across the globeYou Had Better Make Some Noise brings together the words of social activists, revolutionaries, artists, writers, musicians, philosophers, politicians, and more - individuals... |
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Change the Story of Your Health: Using Shamanic and Jungian Techniques for Healing
Carl Greer · Findhorn Press
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback
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Do you want to improve your health? Manage a chronic condition or figure out how to cope with a sudden health issue, like an accident or illness? In his book Change the Story of Your Health: Using Shamanic and Jungian Techniques for Healing, Carl Greer, PhD, PsyD -- an award-winning author,... |
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Shame Nation: The Global Epidemic of Online Hate
Sue Scheff · Sourcebooks
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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"Engaging, sharp, and important -- Shame Nation will inspire you to open your eyes and be better." -- Theresa Payton, CEO of Fortalice Solutions and Deputy Director of Intelligence on CBS' HuntedIn today's digitally driven world, disaster is only a click away. A rogue tweet... |
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The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone
Steven Sloman · Riverhead Books
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
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"The Knowledge Illusion is filled with insights on how we should deal with our individual ignorance and collective wisdom." - Steven PinkerWe all think we know more than we actually do. Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don't even know... |
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Our Minds, Our Selves: A Brief History of Psychology
Keith Oatley · Princeton University Press
Pages: 376
Format: Hardcover
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An original history of psychology told through the stories of its most important breakthroughs and the people who made themAdvances in psychology have revolutionized our understanding of the human mind. Imaging technology allows researchers to monitor brain activity, letting us see what... |
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Off the Charts: The Hidden Lives and Lessons of American Child Prodigies
Ann Hulbert · Knopf
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the widely praised Raising America--a compelling exploration of child genius told through the gripping stories of fifteen exceptionally gifted boys and girls, from a math wonder a century ago to young jazz and classical piano virtuosos today. A thought-provoking book... |
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Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy
Noam Chomsky · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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Global Discontents is a compelling set of interviews with Noam Chomsky, who identifies the "dry kindling" of discontent around the world that could soon catch fire.In wide-ranging interviews with David Barsamian, his longtime interlocutor, Noam Chomsky asks us to consider "the... |
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Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism
NAOKI HIGASHIDA · Random House
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the bestselling The Reason I Jump, an extraordinary self-portrait of life as a young adult with autism Naoki Higashida was only thirteen when he wrote The Reason I Jump, a revelatory account of autism from the inside by a nonverbal Japanese child, which became an international... |
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