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The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope

José Andrés - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

A captivating collection of stories and recipes from renowned chefs, local cooks, and celebrity friends of José Andrés's beloved nonprofit World Central Kitchen (WCK) , which feeds communities impacted by natural disasters and humanitarian crises; with a foreword from Stephen Colbert.....
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Make Better Pictures: Truth, Opinions, and Practical Advice

HENRY HORENSTEIN - Little Brown and Company
Format: Paperback

Henry Horenstein may be the world's bestselling photography teacher, with more than 700, 000 copies of his photography manuals sold. Now, in this easily digestible book of wisdom, he distills a career's worth of instruction into one hundred memorable pieces of advice. Photography has never...
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On Freedom

Timothy Snyder - Crown
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant exploration of freedom - what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival - by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny. Timothy Snyder has been called "the leading interpreter of our dark...
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The Developing Mind, Third Edition: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are

Daniel J. Siegel MD - The Guilford Press; Third edition
Format: Third Edition

Daniel J. Siegel synthesizes cutting-edge research from multiple disciplines, revealing the ways in which neural processes are fundamentally shaped by interpersonal relationships throughout life. And even when early experiences are not optimal, building deeper connections to other people...
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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

John Koenig - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in their own story, each living a life as vivid and complex as your own? That feeling has a name: "sonder." Or maybe you've watched a thunderstorm roll...
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JFK and the Masculine Mystique: Sex and Power on the New Frontier

Steven Watts - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

From very early on in his career, John F. Kennedys allure was more akin to a movie star than a presidential candidate. Why were Americans so attracted to Kennedy in the late 1950s and early 1960s -- his glamorous image, good looks, cool style, tough-minded rhetoric, and sex appeal? As Steve...
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Gender Mosaic: Beyond the Myth of the Male and Female Brain

Daphna Joel - Little, Brown Spark
Format: Hardcover

With profound implications for our most foundational assumptions about gender, Gender Mosaic explains why there is no such thing as a male or female brain.For generations, we've been taught that women and men differ in profound and important ways. Women are more sensitive and emotional,...
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Helping the Good Do Better: How a White Hat Lobbyist Advocates for Social Change

Thomas Sheridan - Twelve
Format: Hardcover

How to effect positive social change by the top progressive white hat lobbyist in Washington.HELPING THE GOOD DO BETTER pulls back the curtain on the corridors of power in Washington to reveal how social change really happens. This book offers lessons from the trenches on how some of this...
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On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety

ANDREA PETERSEN - Crown
Format: Hardcover

A celebrated science and health reporter offers a wry, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety. A racing heart. Difficulty breathing. Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been...
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Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma

Elizabeth A. Stanley PhD - Avery
Format: Hardcover

A pioneering researcher gives us a new understanding of stress and trauma, as well as the tools to heal and thriveStress is our internal response to an experience that our brain perceives as threatening or challenging. Trauma is our response to an experience in which we feel powerless or lacking...
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