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Slow Clothing: Finding meaning in what we wear

Jane Milburn · Textile Beat
Pages: 189
Format: Paperback

Slow Clothing presents a compelling case for why we need to change the way we dress,­ to live lightly on Earth through the everyday practice of how we wear and care for our clothes.In an era dominated by passive consumption of cheap and synthetic fashion, Jane Milburn arrived at the Slow...
 
 
Late-Life Love: A Memoir

SUSAN GUBAR · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"Tender, unsparing, poignant. . . . [A] love story that braids together intimate self-revelation with a rich meditation on the literature of aging." -- Stephen GreenblattOn Susan Gubar's seventieth birthday, she receives a beautiful ring from her husband, a gift that startles...
 
 
Bad Advice: How to Survive and Thrive in an Age of Bullshit

Venus Nicolino · HarperOne
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Heads up; You're about to get a shitload of #GoodAdvice.For anyone fed up with the shrink-wrapped bullshit that passes for self-help these days, Bad Advice offers a fiercely smart wake-up call from relationship expert and larger-than-life TV personality Dr. V. Tackle some of self-help's...
 
 
Hope and Other Superpowers: A Life-Affirming, Love-Defending, Butt-Kicking, World-Saving Manifesto

John Pavlovitz · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Overwhelmed by the news cycle and the state of affairs in our world? Pastor, blogger, and powerful voice in the Resistance, John Pavlovitz has the answer: this rousing and inspirational guide, drawing from lessons of our favorite superheroes, for how we can band together, live more heroically...
 
 
A Call for Revolution: A Vision for the Future

DALAI LAMA · William Morrow
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A RALLYING CRY FOR THE WHOLE WORLD, BY ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED LEADERS OF OUR TROUBLED TIMES. This eloquent, impassioned manifesto is possibly the most important message The Dalai Lama can give us about the future of our world. It's his rallying cry, full of solutions for our chaotic,...
 
 
I Think, Therefore I Draw: Understanding Philosophy Through Cartoons

Thomas Cathcart · Penguin Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious new exploration of philosophy through cartoons from the duo who brought you the New York Times bestselling Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar...Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klien have been thinking deep thoughts and writing jokes for decades, and now they are here to help us understand...
 
 
The New Mind Readers: What Neuroimaging Can and Cannot Reveal about Our Thoughts

Russell A. Poldrack · Princeton University Press
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

A revealing insider's account of the power -- and limitations -- of functional MRIThe ability to read minds has long been a fascination of science fiction, but revolutionary new brain-imaging methods are bringing it closer to scientific reality. The New Mind Readers provides a compelling...
 
 
The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book: Reading Clues at the Crime Scene, Crime Lab and in Court

Patricia L Barnes-Svarney · Visible Ink Press
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

Covering the fundamentals, science, history, and analysis of clues, The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book: Reading Clues at the Crime Scene, Crime Lab and in Court provides detailed information on crime scene investigations, techniques, laboratory finding, the latest research, and controversies....
 
 
The Laws of Human Nature

Robert Greene · Viking
Pages: 624
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around youRobert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power,...
 
 
Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment

Todd Rose · HarperOne
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

For generations, we've been stuck with a cookie-cutter mold for success that requires us to be the same as everyone else, only better. This "standard formula" works for some people but leaves most of us feeling disengaged and frustrated. As much as we might dislike the standard...