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Searching for Health: The Smart Way to Find Information and Put It to Use

Anna Dirksen - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardcover

We've all been there. Late at night, staring into the glow of a phone trying to make sense of some health-related issue that we know nothing about. In Searching for Health, Dr. Kapil Parakh, with Anna Dirksen, brings to life knowledge he gained from working at Google and practicing...
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So Sorry for Your Loss: How I Learned to Live with Grief, and Other Grave Concerns

Dina Gachman - Union Square & Co.
Format: Paperback

A searching, heartfelt exploration about what it means to process grief, by a bestselling author and journalist whose experience with two devastating losses inspired her to bring comfort and understanding to others.. Since losing her mother to cancer in 2018 and her sister to alcoholism...
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Social Justice Parenting: How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in an Unjust World

Traci Baxley - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover

An empowering, timely guide to raising anti-racist, compassionate, and socially conscious children, from a diversity and inclusion educator with more than thirty years of experience.As a global pandemic shuttered schools across the country in 2020, parents found themselves thrust into the role...
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Arrival Stories: Women Share Their Experiences of Becoming Mothers

Amy Schumer
Format: Hardcover

A wide range of women - actors, athletes, academics, CEOs, writers, small-business owners, birth workers, physicians, and activists - share their experiences of becoming mothers in this multifaceted, moving, and revealing collection. Two pink lines on a pregnancy test. The primal scream...
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Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World

Richard Culatta - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover

When it comes to raising children in a digital world, every parent feels underprepared and overwhelmed. We worry that our children will become addicted to online games, be victims of cyberbullying, or get lost down the rabbit hole of social media. We tell them time and again what not to do and list...
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The Beginner's Guide to Being a Trans Ally

Christy Whittlesey
Format: Paperback

What does cisgender mean? What are people saying when they refer to assigned gender? Why is it not OK to say 'preferred pronouns'? What is cis privilege? If you're curious about the answers to these questions and want to learn more, this book is for you. This easy-to-read guide...
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The Birth Partner's Quick Reference Guide and Planner: Essential Labor and Childbirth Information for Partners and Helpers

Penny Simkin - Harvard Common Press
Format: Paperback

Generations of spouses and partners, as well as doulas, nurses, midwives, and other professionals, have relied on in caring for the new mother, from the the period. Her book The Birth Partner is the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth, and The Birth Partner's...
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Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care

Anne Basting - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

A MacArthur Genius Grant recipient pioneers a radical change in how we interact with older loved ones, especially those experiencing dementia, as she introduces a proven, drug-free method that uses the creative arts to bring light and joy to the lives of elders. Caregivers for older adults...
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Beyond the Pill: A 30-Day Program to Balance Your Hormones, Reclaim Your Body, and Reverse the Dangerous Side Effects of the Birth Control Pill

Jolene Brighten - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

Out of the 100 million women - almost 11 million in the United States alone - who are on the pill, roughly 60 percent take it for non-contraceptive reasons like painful periods, endometriosis, PCOS, and acne. While the birth control pill is widely prescribed as a quick-fix solution to a variety...
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Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy: The New Science for a Safe Birth and a Healthy Baby

Susan J. Fisher Ph.D - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Paperback

Why the first eight weeks are the most important and how to optimize themWhich prenatal genetic tests are riskfree and which are a waste of moneyWhy miscarriages are common and the preventive steps future moms can takeWhen to be concerned about nauseaWhat pregnant women can learn from their...
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