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The Quotable Jung

Judith Rachel Harris - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

C. G. Jung 1875-1961 was a preeminent thinker of the modern era. In seeking to establish an interdisciplinary science of analytical psychology, he studied psychiatry, religion, mysticism, literature, physics, biology, education, and criminology. He introduced the concepts of extraversion...
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Susannah Cahalan - Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback

An award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller - and inspiration for the major motion picture starring Chloe Grace Moretz - that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one womans struggle to recapture her identity.When twenty-four-year-old...
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Sarnath: A Critical History of the Place Where Buddhism Began

Asher, Frederick M. - GETTY PUBN

The first analytical history of Sarnath, the place where the Buddha preached his first sermon and established the Buddhist monastic order. Sarnath has long been regarded as the place where the Buddha preached his first sermon and established the Buddhist monastic order. Excavations at Sarnath...
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Burden: A Preacher, a Klansman, and a True Story of Redemption in the Modern South

Courtney Hargrave - Convergent Books
Format: Hardcover

THE TRUE EVENTS THAT INSPIRED THE UPCOMING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Forest Whitaker, Garrett Hedlund, and Usher, and produced by Robbie Brenner (Dallas Buyers Club) A harrowing true story of the modern Ku Klux Klan and an act of grace that shook a community in the Deep South.In...
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Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College

Jesse Wegman - All Points Books
Format: Hardcover

A radical spirit of change has overtaken American politics, making once-unthinkable reforms -- like abolishing the Electoral College -- seem possible.Two of the last five elections were won by candidates who lost the popular vote, calling the integrity of the entire electoral system into...
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A Louisiana Soldier: Willis A. Fontenot: 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, WWII

Dianne Dempsey-Legnon - Lulu Publishing Services
Format: Paperback

Willis Fontenot grew up fishing the bayou waters, hunting for game, and racing bareback on horses with little knowledge of the world beyond Belaire Cove, Louisiana. But as the Allied powers sought to invade Europe in 1943, duty uprooted Willis, thrust him into one of the most difficult...
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Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate

Justin Lee - Jericho Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback


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The Age of Revolutions: And the Generations Who Made It

Nathan Perl-Rosenthal - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

A panoramic new history of the revolutionary decades between 1760 and 1825, from North America and Europe to Haiti and Spanish America, showing how progress and reaction went hand in hand. The revolutions that raged across Europe and the Americas over seven decades, from 1760 to 1825, created...
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A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of The Most Magical Place on Earth

Kevin Kern - Disney Editions
Format: Hardcover

resort, through vibrant voices and rare Disney theme park concept art, photographs, and ephemera. Walt Disney's vision for the "Florida Project" begins with Disneyland and the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. After an imaginative and expansive design, a unique land acquisition...
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Meghan: A Hollywood Princess

World Trade Press. - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From Andrew Morton, the New York Times bestselling author of Diana: Her True Story, comes a revealing, juicy, and inspiring biography of Meghan Markle, the American actress who won Prince Harry's heart.
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