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Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939
Volker Ullrich · Alfred A. Knopf Pages: 1008 Format: Print book
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A landmark biography that gives us an unprecedented understanding of the man who has become the personification of evil. Volker Ullrich draws on previously unseen papers and recent scholarly research to shed new light on the man behind the public persona: from Hitler's childhood and his failures... |
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The Art of Risk: The New Science of Courage, Caution, and Chance
Kayt Sukel · National Geographic Pages: 288 Format: Print book
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Are risk-takers born or made? Why are some more willing to go out on a limb (so to speak) than others? How do we weigh the value of opportunities large or small that may have the potential to change the course of our lives? These are just a few of the questions that author Kayt Sukel... |
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Resilient Grieving: How to Live with Loss That Changes Everything
Lucy Hone · The Experiment Pages: 256 Format: Paperback
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The death of someone we hold dear may be inevitable; being paralyzed by our grief is not. A growing body of research has revealed our capacity for resilient grieving, our innate ability to respond to traumatic loss by finding ways to grow - by becoming more engaged with our lives, and discovering... |
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The Consciousness Instinct: Unraveling the Mystery of How the Brain Makes the Mind
Michael S Gazzaniga · Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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"The father of cognitive neuroscience" illuminates the past, present, and future of the mind-brain problemHow do neurons turn into minds? How does physical "stuff" -- atoms, molecules, chemicals, and cells -- create the vivid and various worlds inside our heads? The problem... |
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Philology: The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities
James Turner · Princeton University Press Format: Hardcover
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Many today do not recognize the word, but "philology" was for centuries nearly synonymous with humanistic intellectual life, encompassing not only the study of Greek and Roman literature and the Bible but also all other studies of language and literature, as well as religion,... |
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The Miracle Mindset: Show Up. Step Up. You Are Stronger Than You Think.
J J Virgin · North Star Way Pages: 256 Format: Print book
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Celebrity health expert and four-time New York Times bestselling author, JJ Virgin reveals how one life-altering event taught her to tap into an indomitable mindset, trust her instincts, and defy the odds, ultimately saving her son's life ... and her own. She'll share the lessons she learned... |
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Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions
Sharon Begley · Simon & Schuster Pages: 296 Format: Print book
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The first book to examine the science behind both mild and extreme compulsive behavior - using fascinating case studies to understand its deeper meaning and reveal the truth about human compulsion.Whether shopping with military precision or hanging the tea towels just so, compulsion is something... |
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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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The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophy
Anthony Gottlieb · Liveright Publishing Corp Pages: 384 Format: Print book
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The author of the classic The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought from Descartes to Rousseau. "Never has the story been told so well," said the New York Review of Books of Anthony Gottlieb's The Dream of Reason, an "endlessly entertaining and frequently... |
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What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know
Rachel Dempsey · NYU Press Format: Hardcover
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An essential resource for any working woman, What Works for Women at Work is a comprehensive and insightful guide for mastering office politics as a woman. Authored by Joan C. Williams, one of the nation’s most-cited experts on women and work, and her daughter, writer Rachel... |
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How We Are: Book One of the How to Live Trilogy
Vincent Deary · Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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How We Are is the first part of the monumental How to Live trilogy, a profound and ambitious series that gets to the heart of what it means to be human: how we are, how we break, and how we mend.In How We Are, Vincent Deary explores the power of habit and the difficulty of change. As he shows... |
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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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