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The Choice: Embrace the Possible

Edith Eger - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award and 2018 Christopher Award "Edith's strength and courage are remarkable ... her life and work are an incredible example of forgiveness, resilience, and generosity." - Sheryl SandbergIt's 1944 and sixteen-year-old ballerina and gymnast...
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The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World

Trevor J Cox - W. W. Norton & Company, 2014.
Format: Print book

"A lucid and passionate case for a more mindful way of listening. . . . Anyone who has ever clapped, hollered or yodeled at an echo will delight in [Cox's] zestful curiosity." -- New York Times Trevor Cox is on a hunt for the sonic wonders of the world. A renowned expert who engineers...
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Grin and Bear It: How to Be Happy No Matter What Reality Throws Your Way

Jenni Pulos - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Jenni Pulos, from Bravo's Flipping Out and Interior Therapy, pens a charming memoir-advice book on how to survive (and thrive) in any situationJenni Pulos has specialized in a lifetime of disappointments. She's been publicly humiliated, dumped by her spouse on national television,...
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Welcome to the Grief Club: Because You Don't Have to Go Through It Alone

Janine Kwoh - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to the Grief Club - a place where one human who experienced a terrible loss, Janine Kwoh, is at the door to welcome other humans who are grieving. It is not an instruction manual, or a step-by-step playbook, or a memoir. It is, rather, a fresh, empathetic approach to all of the surprising,...
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How to Act Like a Grown-Up

Mark DuPre - Broadstreet Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Filled with a mountain of practical advice, enjoy this timeless collection of grown-up perspectives that many never get to hear on their way to twenty-one. With humor and occasional bite, How to Act Like a Grown-Up is an indispensable guide for moving into adulthood. Mark addresses thirty...
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Your Mind Is What Your Brain Does for a Living: Learn How to Make It Work for You

Steven Jay Fogel - Greenleaf Book Group
Format: Paperback

How Can You Use Your Mind to Transform Your Brain to Make Yourself Happier? Your default programming--the automatic choices all of us make in life without even noticing--can sabotage you, but you can learn to interrupt your self-defeating behavior and make better choices. Steven J. Fogel...
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The Longevity Plan: Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China

John D Day M.D. - Harper Paperbacks
Format: Hardcover

From a renowned Johns Hopkins- and Stanford-educated cardiologist at Intermountain Medical Center - a hospital system that President Obama has praised as an "island of excellence" - comes the story of his time living in Longevity Village in China, and the seven lessons he learned...
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Everybody Fights: So Why Not Get Better at It?

Kim Holderness - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

My wife drives me crazy sometimes. My husband should already know what I need. Is our marriage in trouble if we fight all the time? Is it possible to learn how to fight? For the last several years, Penn and Kim Holderness have done the hard maintenance and the research. With the help of their...
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Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It

Ethan Kross
Format: Hardcover

Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you're likely to get written off as eccentric. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head. When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our inner critic instead. When we're facing a tough...
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Secrets of an Organized Mom: From the Overflowing Closets to the Chaotic Play Areas: A Room-by-Room Guide to Decluttering and Streamlining Your Home for a Happier Family

Barbara Reich - Atria Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Mom’s Choice Awards Gold Award RecipientProfessional organizer Barbara Reich offers a life-changing program—focused on decluttering and streamlining your home—that helps families live simpler, less chaotic lives: “Everyone should Barbarafy,” raves The New York...
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