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Surviving Mass Victim Attacks: What to Do When the Unthinkable Happens

Gary M. Jackson · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

We have all witnessed media reports of the aftermath of mass victim attacks. We see the carnage, and we know that attackers do not show mercy. Victims were innocent and were targeted simply for being a part of a small or large group of people. Whether a bomb, semi-automatic weapon, knife,...
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I Feel You: The Surprising Power of Extreme Empathy

CRIS BEAM · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

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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Assess, Rebuild, Connect: Creating a New Life Beyond Addiction

Adams Recovery Center · Kicam Projects
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Assess, Rebuild, Connect is the comprehensive resource that guides individuals and their loved ones through the three phases of addiction recovery and into a life of sustained sobriety. Featuring reflection questions and room for written responses, plus real-life success stories to inspire...
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What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood

Alexandra Sacks · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

Your guide to the emotions of pregnancy and early motherhood, from two of America's top reproductive psychiatrists.When you are pregnant, you get plenty of advice about your growing body and developing baby. Yet so much about motherhood happens in your head. What every pregnant woman...
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The Five Gifts: Discovering Hope, Healing and Strength When Disaster Strikes

Laurie Nadel · HCI
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback

"Once a seasoned journalist but now a distinguished scholar and practicing psychotherapist, Dr. Laurie has immersed herself in the academic study of suffering, in addition to the depth her own life story provides . . . . When it comes to teaching how to get up after being knocked down,...
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The Dolphin's Dance: Discover your true self through a powerful 5 step journey into conscious awareness

Micheline Nader · BalboaPress
Format: Print book

Micheline's beautiful book provides easy-to-follow instructions on how to operate your reset button so that you can tap into divine consciousness and manifest all of your potential - David Mager; Managing Member - Deepak Chopra Dream Weaver LLC Do you ever feel as if you're searching...
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Queer Eye: Love Yourself. Love Your Life.

Tan France Jonathan Van Ness Bobby Berk Antoni Porowski · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From the Fab Five--the beloved hosts of Netflix's viral hit Queer Eye--comes a book that is at once a behind-the-scenes exclusive, a practical guide to living and celebrating your best life, and a symbol of hope. Feeling your best is about far more than deciding what color to paint...
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Creative Quest

QUESTLOVE. · Ecco
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove - inspirations, stories, and lessons on how to live your best creative lifeQuestlove - musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and all-around cultural omnivore - shares his wisdom on the topics of inspiration...
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The Gut Balance Revolution: Boost Your Metabolism, Restore Your Inner Ecology, and Lose the Weight for Good!

Gerard E. Mullin · Rodale Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Losing weight for good is truly possible! Recent cutting-edge research shows that human intestinal microbiota influences metabolism, appetite, energy, hormones, inflammation, and insulin resistance. Because gut microflora plays a central role in weight management, losing weight is much...
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Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That?: Encouragement for Women Involved with Angry and Controlling Men

Lundy Bancroft · Berkley
Format: Book

Each new day.One new meditation.One new step forward.Even if you've read Why Does He Do That?, it may be hard to see the truth of what is happening to you. You may feel overwhelmed by confusion, loss, and fear, and find yourself looking away from the truth and falling back into traumatic...
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Best Self: Be You, Only Better

Mike Bayer · Dey Street Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

ASK YOURSELF ... ARE YOU TRULY WHO YOU WANT TO BE? IS THIS THE LIFE YOU REALLY WANT? ARE YOU LIVING EACH DAY AS YOUR BEST SELF? WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE, TODAY?How would you answer those questions? Think about your daily life. Are you thriving, or going through the motions? Are your days full...
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Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife

Barbara Bradley Hagerty · Riverhead Books
Pages: 451
Format: Paperback

"Barbara Bradley Hagerty is a wise and engaging guide through the possibilities ... of middle age." - Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and DriveA dynamic and inspiring exploration of the new science that is redrawing the future for people in their forties, fifties,...
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The Caregiver's Companion: Caring for Your Loved One Medically, Financially and Emotionally While Caring for Yourself

Carolyn A. Brent MBA · Harlequin
Format: Print book

Everything you need to know to ensure that your elderly loved one is being properly cared for. People today are not only living longer, they are also living sicker - making aging and caring for elderly loved ones more complicated than ever before. In this extensive guide, caregiver advocate...
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Someday Is Not a Day in the Week: 10 Hacks to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life

Sam Horn · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Full of inspirational insights and advice, lifehacks, and real-world examples, Someday is Not a Day in the Week is CEO Sam Horn's motivational guide to help readers get what they want in life today rather than "someday."Are you:* Working, working, working?* Busy taking care...
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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. Through...
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