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The Lindbergh Nanny

Mariah Fredericks
Format: Large Print


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Suggestible You: The Curious Science of Your Brain's Ability to Deceive, Transform, and Heal

Erik Vance - National Geographic Soc
Format: Print book

This riveting narrative explores the world of placebos, hypnosis, false memories, and neurology to reveal the groundbreaking science of our suggestible minds. Could the secrets to personal health lie within our own brains? Journalist Erik Vance explores the surprising ways our expectations...
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Better Boys, Better Men: The New Masculinity That Creates Greater Courage and Emotional Resiliency

Andrew Reiner - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

A thought-provoking and much-needed look at how modern masculinity is harming and holding back men -- and all of society -- and what we can do to promote a new masculinity that allows men of all ages to thrive. In Better Boys, Better Men, cultural critic and New York Times contributor Andrew...
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Everything Is Fine: A Memoir

Vince Granata
Format: Hardcover

Vince Granata remembers standing in front of his suburban home in Connecticut the day his mother and father returned from the hospital with his three new siblings in tow. He had just finished scrawling their names in orange chalk on the driveway: Christopher, Timothy, and Elizabeth. Twenty-three...
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Big Ideas: The Little Book of Shakespeare

DK. - DK
Format: Paperback

This compact, portable volume brings the plays and poems of William Shakespeare to life with full-color photography, images, timelines, and quotes--the ultimate guide to understanding Shakespeare on the go.Take the Bard to the beach! This compact guide brings Shakespeare's plays and poems...
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Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America

Mark Follman - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

"An urgent read that illuminates real possibility for change." - John Carreyrou,New York Timesbestselling author ofBad BloodFor the first time, a story of specialized teams of forensic psychologists, FBI agents, and other experts who are successfully stopping mass shootings - a hopeful,...
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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal

Jen Waite - Plume
Format: Hardcover

**An International Bestseller**"Like Big Little Lies, A Beautiful Terrible Thing is a startling reminder that fairy tales aren't real. A master class in suspenseful storytelling, Jen Waite recounts the lies, betrayals, and infidelity she endured with unrestrained...
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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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Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

Ken Mogi - The Experiment
Format: Hardcover

Introducing IKIGAI: find your passions and live with joyIkigai is a Japanese phenomenon commonly understood as "your reason to get up in the morning." Ikigai can be small moments: the morning air, a cup of coffee, a compliment. It can also be deep convictions: a fulfilling job,...
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First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country

Thomas E. Ricks - Harper
Format: Hardcover

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics - and how that influence would shape their ideals...
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