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What Love Is: And What It Could Be
Carrie Jenkins - Basic Books
Format: Print book
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What is love? Aside from being the title of many a popular love song, this is one of life's perennial questions. In What Love Is, philosopher Carrie Jenkins offers a bold new theory on the nature of romantic love that reconciles its humanistic and scientific components. Love can be a social... |
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The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease
Marc Lewis PhD - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the "disease model" of addiction is wrong and illuminates the path to recovery.The psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have... |
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The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters
Emily Esfahani Smith - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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In a culture obsessed with happiness, this wise, stirring book points the way toward a richer, more satisfying life.Too many of us believe that the search for meaning is an esoteric pursuit - that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to discover life's... |
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Compassion and Self Hate: An Alternative to Despair
Theodore Isaac Rubin - Touchstone
Format: Paperback
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Free yourself from destructive behavior and learn how to break your patterns of self-hate and achieve personal fulfillment with this sympathetic and practical guide from the author of The Angry Book.Many of us know that self-destructive patterns are rooted in self-dislike, but few of us understand... |
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Junk: Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff
Alison Stewart - Chicago Review
Format: Print book
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Junk has become ubiquitous in America today. Who doesn't have a basement, attic, closet, or storage unit filled with stuff too good to throw away Or, more accurately, stuff you think is too good to throw away. When journalist and author Alison Stewart was confronted with emptying... |
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Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
Paul Bloom - Ecco
Format: Print book
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A controversial call to arms, Against Empathy argues that the natural impulse to share the feelings of others can lead to immoral choices in both public policy and in our intimate relationships with friends and familyMost people, including many policy makers, activists, scientists, and philosophers,... |
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What Language Do I Dream In?: A Memoir
Elena Lappin - Counterpoint LLC
Format: Print book
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Taking its title from a question often asked of polyglots, What Language Do I Dream In is Elena Lappin's stunning memoir about how language runs throughout memory and family history to form identity. Lappin's life could be described as "five languages in search of an author",... |
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Come and Take It: The Gun Printer's Guide to Thinking Free
Cody Wilson - Gallery Books
Format: Print book
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Cody Wilson, a self-described crypto-anarchist and rogue thinker, combines the controversial yet thrilling story of the production of the first ever 3D printable gun with a startling philosophical manifesto that gets to the heart of the twenty-first century debate over the freedom of information... |
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Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell - Little, Brown and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much... |
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Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire: A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character
Kay Redfield Jamison - Alfred A Knopf
Format: Print book
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The best-selling author of An Unquiet Mind now gives us a groundbreaking life of one of the major American poets of the twentieth century that is at the same time a fascinating study of the relationship between manic-depressive (bipolar) illness, creative genius, and character.... |
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The Sensational Past: How the Enlightenment Changed the Way We Use Our Senses
Carolyn Purnell - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch -- as they were celebrated during the Enlightenment and as they are perceived today.Blindfolding children from birth? Playing a piano made of live cats? Using tobacco to cure drowning? Wearing "flea"-colored clothes? These actions may seem... |
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Light Come Shining: The Transformations of Bob Dylan
Andrew McCarron - Oxford University Press
Format: Print book
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Bob Dylan is the prince of self-reinvention and deflection. Whether it's the folkies of Greenwich Village, the student movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Born Again Christians, the Chabad Lubavitch community, or English Department postmodernists, specific intellectual and sociopolitical... |
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Solitude: In Pursuit of a Singular Life in a Crowded World
MICHAEL HARRIS - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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With a foreword from Nicholas Carr, author of the Pulitzer Prize-finalist The Shallows.Today, society embraces sharing like never before. Fueled by our dependence on mobile devices and social media, we have created an ecosystem of obsessive connection. Many of us now lead lives of strangely... |
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Thin from Within: The Powerful Self-Coaching Program for Permanent Weight Loss
Joseph J. Luciani - AMACOM
Format: Print book
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Tired of your weight swinging up and down? Do you find it difficult to stick to a diet? Youre not alone. Every day, millions of people battle temptation as they try to drop unwanted pounds. For those who succeed, a whopping 80 percent quickly pack the weight back on. Thin from Within delves... |
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The Happy Traveler: Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vacations
Jaime L Kurtz - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
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Travel is one of the most sought-after experiences in life. It has the singular ability to capture our imaginations, serving as a canvas onto which we project our deepest desires and needs: escape, relaxation, transcendence, interpersonal connection, cultural education, and more. Few things... |
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Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less -and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
Scott Sonenshein - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking approach to succeeding in business and life, using the science of resourcefulness.We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time, and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles, and teams; and additional resources for our professional and personal... |
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Freud: In His Time and Ours
Elisabeth Roudinesco - Harvard University Press
Format: Print book
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lisabeth Roudinesco offers a bold and modern reinterpretation of the iconic founder of psychoanalysis. Based on new archival sources, this is Freud's biography for the twenty-first century -- a critical appraisal, at once sympathetic and impartial, of a genius greatly admired and yet greatly... |
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Fear and Trembling
Søren Kierkegaard - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
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The infamous and controversial work that made a lasting impression on both modern Protestant theology and existentialist philosophers such as Sartre and CamusWriting under the pseudonym of "Johannes de silentio," Kierkegaard expounds his personal view of religion through a discussion... |
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The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time
Maria Konnikova - Viking
Format: Print book
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"It's a startling and disconcerting read that should make you think twice every time a friend of a friend offers you the opportunity of a lifetime." - Erik Larson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake and bestselling author of Devil in the White... |
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A Psychiatrist's Guide to Successful Retirement and Aging: Coping with Change
H Michael Zal - Lexington Books
Format: Print book
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As the baby boomer generation becomes senior citizens and starts to flood into the last stage of life, a new definition and new expectations of retirement and aging are evolving. This is not your father's way of being an older adult. People today tend not to retire in a traditional... |
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Format: Paperback
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Major depressive disorder is a common medical condition that can be disabling and can persist for months, even years. Many people experience depression symptoms that resist treatment. Although they try various combinations of medications, psychotherapy, or electroconvulsive therapy, their... |
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Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas
Steven Poole - Scribner
Format: Print book
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A brilliant and groundbreaking argument that innovation and progress are often achieved by revisiting and retooling ideas from the past rather than starting from scratch - from The Guardian columnist and contributor to The Atlantic.Innovation is not always as innovative as it may seem.... |
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Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions
Sharon Begley - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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The first book to examine the science behind both mild and extreme compulsive behavior - using fascinating case studies to understand its deeper meaning and reveal the truth about human compulsion.Whether shopping with military precision or hanging the tea towels just so, compulsion is something... |
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When Someone You Know Has Depression: Words to Say and Things to Do
Susan J Noonan - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Print book
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Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder can be devastating to the person who has the disorder and to his or her family. Depression and bipolar disorder affect every aspect of how a person functions, including their thoughts, feelings, actions, and relationships with other... |
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The Voices Within: The History and Science of How We Talk to Ourselves
Charles Fernyhough - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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A luminous exploration of the nature of thoughts, from daydreams to the voices in our headsAt the moment you caught sight of this book, what were you thinking? Was your thought a stream of sensations? Or was it a voice in your head? Did you ask yourself, "I wonder what that's about?"... |
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A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women
Siri Hustvedt - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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A compelling and radical collection of essays on art, feminism, neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy from prize-winning novelist Siri Hustvedt, the acclaimed author of The Blazing World and What I Loved.Siri Husvedt has always been fascinated by biology and how human perception... |
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What Have We Done: The Moral Injury of Our Longest Wars
David Wood - Little, Brown Spark
Format: Hardcover
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From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Wood, a battlefield view of moral injury, the signature wound of Americas 21st century wars.Most Americans are now familiar with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its prevalence among troops. In this groundbreaking new book, David Wood... |
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The Mistress of Paris: The 19th-Century Courtesan Who Built an Empire on a Secret
Catherine Hewitt - St. Martins Press
Format: Hardcover
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Catherine Hewitts The Mistress of Paris is a fantastically readable biography of a nineteenth-century Parisian courtesan who harbored an incredible secret."A gorgeous, smart, ambitious, hard-working, steely autodidact and businesswoman whose product was herself, Valtesse would be totally... |
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Becoming who I am : young men on being gay
Ritch C Savin-Williams - Harvard University Press
Format: Print book
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Proud, happy, grateful gay youth describe their lives in terms that would have seemed surprising only a generation ago. Yet many adults, including parents, seem skeptical about this sea change in perceptions and attitudes. Even in an age of growing tolerance, coming out as gay is supposed... |
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Men: Notes from an Ongoing Investigation
Laura Kipnis - Metropolitan Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the notoriously contrarian author of Against Love, a witty and probing examination of why badly behaved men have been her lifelong fascination, on and off the page
Its no secret that men often behave in intemperate ways, but in recent years weve witnessed so many spectacular public... |
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The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die
Keith Payne - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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A timely examination by a leading scientist of the physical, psychological, and moral effects of inequality. Todays inequality is on a scale that none of us has seen in our lifetimes, yet this disparity between rich and poor has ramifications that extend far beyond mere financial means.... |
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Is It All in Your Head?: True Stories of Imaginary Illness
Suzanne O'Sullivan - Other Press
Format: Print book
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A neurologist's insightful and compassionate look into the misunderstood world of psychosomatic disorders, told through individual case histories It's happened to all of us: our cheeks flush red when we say the wrong thing, or our hearts skip a beat when a certain someone walks by. But few of us realize... |
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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Minimize Stress in a Competitive World
Richard Carlson - Hyperion; Prepack edition
Format: Hardcover
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Over the past five years, Richard Carlson has shown countless families, lovers, and workers how to live in a more calm and productive manner. Now he turns his attention to men, with numerous simple strategies and life lessons that blend humor, warmth, and uncommon wisdom. Carlson invites... |
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Tuesday's Promise: One Veteran, One Dog, and Their Bold Quest to Change Lives
Luis Carlos Montalvan - Hachette Books
Format: Print book
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Following the success of his New York Times bestseller, Until Tuesday, Iraq War veteran Luis Carlos Montalvn takes to the road with his beloved Golden Retriever service dog, Tuesday, advocating for America's wounded warriors and for each other. Luis's first book sparked... |
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Maimonides: Life and Thought
Moshe Halbertal - Princeton Univ Pr
Format: Hardcover
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Maimonides was the greatest Jewish philosopher and legal scholar of the medieval period, a towering figure who has had a profound and lasting influence on Jewish law, philosophy, and religious consciousness. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to his life and work,... |
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Labyrinths: Emma Jung, Her Marriage to Carl, and the Early Years of Psychoanalysis
Catrine Clay - Harper
Format: Print book
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A sensational, eye-opening account of Emma Jung's complex marriage to Carl Gustav Jung and the hitherto unknown role she played in the early years of the psychoanalytic movement.Clever and ambitious, Emma Jung yearned to study the natural sciences at the University of Zurich. But the strict... |
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Behaving Badly: The New Morality in Politics, Sex, and Business
Eden Collinsworth - Random House Audio
Format: Hardcover
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What is the relevance of morality today? Eden Collinsworth enlists the famous, the infamous, and the heretofore unheard of to unravel how we make moral choices in an increasingly complex - and ethically flexible - age.To call these unsettling times is an understatement: our political leaders... |
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Why Torture Doesn't Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation
Shane O'Mara - Harvard University Press, 2015.
Format: Print book
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Torture is banned because it is cruel and inhumane. But as Shane O'Mara writes in this account of the human brain under stress, another reason torture should never be condoned is because it does not work the way torturers assume it does.In countless films and TV shows such as Homeland... |
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Machiavelli: A Portrait
Christopher Celenza - Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Machiavellianused to describe the ruthless cunning of the power-obsessed and the pitilessis never meant as a compliment. But the man whose name became shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more engaging and nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher S. Celenzas Machiavelli... |
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Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity
Dr. Ronald Epstein M.D. - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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The first book for the general public about mindfulness and medical practice, a groundbreaking, intimate exploration of how doctors think and what matters most - safe, effective, patient-centered, compassionate care - from the foremost expert in the field.. As a third-year Harvard Medical... |
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Alien Landscapes?: Interpreting Disordered Minds
Prof. Jonathan Glover - Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover
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We have made huge progress in understanding the biology of mental illnesses, but comparatively little in interpreting them at the psychological level. The eminent philosopher Jonathan Glover believes that there is real hope of progress in the human interpretation of disordered minds. The challenge... |
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Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human
Daniel J Siegel - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller. A scientist's exploration into the mysteries of the human mind. What is the mind? What is the experience of the self truly made of? How does the mind differ from the brain? Though the mind's contents -- its emotions, thoughts, and memories -- are often described,... |
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Soul Machine: The Invention of the Modern Mind
George Makari - W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Format: Print book
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A brilliant and comprehensive history of the creation of the modern Western mind.Soul Machine takes us back to the origins of modernity, a time when a crisis in religious authority and the scientific revolution led to searching questions about the nature of human inner life. This is the story... |
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Navigating Life with Epilepsy
David C Spencer - Oxford University Press
Format: Print book
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Navigating Life with Epilepsy aims to provide clear and reliable information about epilepsy, including "what" (definition) , "how" (pathophysiology) , "who" (epidemiology) , and "why" (etiology) . The volume guides the reader through current... |
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The Power of Off: The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World
Nancy Colier - Sounds True
Format: Paperback
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Effective mindfulness practices for transforming your relationship with technology and reconnecting with your real life Our reliance on technology is rapidly changing how each of us experiences life. We're facing new issues and difficulties, we're encountering new emotional triggers,... |
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Henry David Thoreau: A Life
Laura Dassow Walls - University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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"Walden. Yesterday I came here to live." That entry from the journal of Henry David Thoreau, and the intellectual journey it began, would by themselves be enough to place Thoreau in the American pantheon. His attempt to "live deliberately" in a small woods at the edge... |
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The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing
Damion Searls - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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The captivating, untold story of Hermann Rorschach and his famous inkblot test In 1917, working alone in a remote Swiss asylum, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach devised an experiment to probe the human mind: a set of ten carefully designed inkblots. For years he had grappled with the theories... |
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Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal
Eugene Soltes - PublicAffairs
Format: Print book
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Rarely does a week go by without a well-known executive being indicted for engaging in a white-collar crime. Perplexed as to what drives successful, wealthy people to risk it all, Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes took a remarkable journey deep into the minds of these white-collar... |
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The Education of Will: A Mutual Memoir of a Woman and Her Dog
Patricia B McConnell - Atria Books
Format: Print book
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In this powerful, soul-searching memoir, beautifully written in the vein of A Pack of Two and Wild, animal behaviorist Dr. Patricia McConnell recounts for the first time the compelling story of her dark past, memories of which are triggered by a troubled dog named Will.World-renowned... |
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Civil Wars: A History in Ideas
David Armitage - Alfred A Knopf
Format: Print book
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A highly original history, tracing the least understood and most intractable form of organized human aggression from Ancient Rome through the centuries to the present day. We think we know civil war when we see it. Yet ideas of what it is, and what it isn't, have a long and contested history,... |
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Cravings: How I Conquered Food
Judy Collins - Nan A. Talese
Format: Print book
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A no-holds-barred account of folk legend Judy Collins's harrowing struggle with compulsive overeating and of the journey that led her to a solution. Since childhood Judy Collins has had a tumultuous, fraught relationship with food. Her issues with overeating nearly claimed her career and her life.... |
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Ordinary Jews: Choice and Survival during the Holocaust
Evgeny Finkel - Princeton University Press
Format: Print book
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Focusing on the choices and actions of Jews during the Holocaust, Ordinary Jews examines the different patterns of behavior of civilians targeted by mass violence. Relying on rich archival material and hundreds of survivors' testimonies, Evgeny Finkel presents a new framework for understanding... |
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On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety
ANDREA PETERSEN - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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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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