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Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysomething Hasn't Grown Up...and What to Do About It

Mark McConville Ph.D. · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From an expert in adolescent psychology comes a groundbreaking, timely, and necessary guide for parents of the 2.2 million young adults in America who are struggling to find their way in the world.

In Dr. Mark McConville's decades of experience as a family clinical psychologist,...
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The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It

John Tierney · Penguin Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"The most important book at the borderland of psychology and politics that I have ever read." - Martin E. P. Seligman, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at that University of Pennsylvania and author of Learned Optimism

Why are we devastated by a word of criticism...
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Unqualified

ANNA FARIS · Dutton
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Anna Faris has advice for you. And it's great advice, because she's been through it all, and she wants to tell you what she's learned.

After surviving an awkward childhood (when she bribed the fastest boy in the third grade with ice cream) , navigating dating and marriage in Hollywood,...
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The Ecstasy of Surrender: 12 Surprising Ways Letting Go Can Empower Your Life

Judith Orloff · Random House Inc
Pages: 401
Format: Print book

Are you longing for your life to be easier and more fun? Would you like to stop pushing, micromanaging, and forcing things so you can relax? What if you could enjoy what you have instead of always lusting for "more"? What if you could live in "the zone," propelled by powerful...
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Loss, Survive, Thrive: Bereaved Parents Share Their Stories of Healing and Hope

Meryl Hershey Beck · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 350
Format: Hardcover

No one is prepared for the loss of a child. No one. It feels completely unnatural for children to predecease their parents. Although it is not widely known, each year there are over 135,000 under 40-year-old deaths in the U.S. alone. And, according to one study, 19% of parents outlive their...
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$9 Therapy Book

Reid, Megan · WILLIAM MORROW

A tongue-in-cheek collection of the tips, tricks, and recipes that will fix your life without busting your budget.$9 Therapy Book proves that it's possible to take self-care seriously without taking yourself too seriously. Self-professed lifestyle gurus Nick Greene and Megan Reid know...
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The Longevity Paradox: How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age

Dr. Steven R Gundry M.D. · Harper Wave
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Plant Paradox comes a groundbreaking plan for living a long, healthy, happy life.

From the moment we are born, our cells begin to age. But aging does not have to mean decline. World-renowned surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry has been...

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The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the "Love Lab" About What Women Really Want

John Mordechai Gottman · Rodale
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

A great "philosopher" once said, "Trying to understand women is like trying to smell the color 9."But the fact is, men can understand women to their great benefit. All they need is the right teacher. And arguably there is no better teacher than John Gottman, PhD, a world-renowned...
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Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space

Cristen Conger · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A funny, fact-driven, and illustrated field guide to how to live a feminist life in today's world, from the hosts of the hit Unladylike podcast.

Get ready to get unladylike with this field guide to the what's, why's, and how's of intersectional feminism and practical hell-raising....
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The Naughty Nineties: The Triumph of the American Libido

David Friend · Twelve
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover

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Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome

Ty Tashiro · William Morrow
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

In the vein of Quiet and The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth comes this illuminating look at what it means to be awkward - and how the same traits that make us socially anxious and cause embarrassing faux pas also provide the seeds for extraordinary success.

As humans, we all need...

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The Lazy Girl's Guide to Life: 100 Ways to Hack Your Look, Love, and Work By Doing

Jennifer Byrne · Adams Media
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover

This collection of humorous life hacks features 100 easy, low-commitment solutions to the everyday problems of the twenty-something woman.Do you have a lot to do but can't seem to bring yourself to do it? The Lazy Girl's Guide to Life can teach you how to get things done with as little...
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The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully

Frank Ostaseski · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most in life.Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot...
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The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It

W Chris Winter · New American Library
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

With cutting-edge sleep science and time-tested techniques, The Sleep Solution will help anyone achieve healthy sleep and eliminate pills, pain, and fatigue.

If you want to fix your sleep problems, Internet tips and tricks aren't going to do it for you. You need to really...
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