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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2018

Bob Sehlinger - Unofficial Guides
Format: Paperback

Compiled and written by a team of experienced researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World digs deeper and offers more than any other guide. The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World...
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Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section

Rachel Somerstein - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

An incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in America - the cesarean section - and an exposé on the disturbing state of maternal medical careWhen Rachel Somerstein had an unplanned C-section with her first child, the experience was anything...
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The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up: Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder in the Adolescent and Young Adult Years

Carol Kranowitz - Tarcherperigee
Format: Print book

The long-awaited follow-up to the million-copy bestseller The Out-of-Sync Child, presenting information and advice for tweens, teens, and young adults living with Sensory Processing Disorder, and their parents. The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up will be the new bible for the vast audience...
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The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center

Rhaina Cohen - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

"Rhaina Cohen's moving, intimate portraits of people in unusually devoted friendships upend our cultural narratives about which relationships matter . . . an arresting work of compassion and insight." -- Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should...
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How to Say Goodbye

Wendy MacNaughton - ?Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardcover

"A poem to mortality and the beauty of how we can cope with it."-Atul Gawande, author of Being MortalNew York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton shares wisdom from hospice caregivers: how to be, when to help, what to say-with full-color drawings throughout.As artist-in-residence...
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Potty Training in 3 Days: The Step-by-Step Plan for a Clean Break from Dirty Diapers

Brandi Brucks - Althea Press
Format: Print book

Potty training can be crappy -- but it doesn't have to be. You CAN potty train your child, and you can teach them the basics in just 3 days. So take a deep breath, keep your chin up, and put your game face on. You are the parent. You can do this. Potty training is not easy. You might...
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Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable

Zain E. Asher - Amistad
Format: Hardcover

In this spellbinding memoir, popular CNN anchor Zain E. Asher pays tribute to her mother's strength and determination to raise four successful children in the shadow of tragedy.Awaiting the return of her husband and young son from a road trip, Obiajulu Ejiofor receivesshattering news....
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Colleges Worth Your Money: A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You

Andrew Belasco
Format: 2nd Edition

Colleges Worth Your Money: A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You is an invaluable guide for students making the crucial decision of where to attend college when our thinking about higher education is radically changing. At a time when costs are soaring and competition...
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The Way You Make Me Feel: Love in Black and Brown

Nina Sharma - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

"Nina Sharma's thoughtful debut is equal parts memoir, criticism, and long-ranging conversation with a new friend. A love story for the ruminative reader that is generous with both scrutiny and romance." - Melissa Febos, author of Girlhood, winner of the National Book Critics...
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Raising the Bottom: Making Mindful Choices in a Drinking Culture

Lisa Boucher - She Writes Press
Format: Paperback

Have you ever wondered if social drinking has unintended consequences to your health, family, relationships, or your profession? Have you ever thought that losing control of your drinking couldn't happen to you or someone you love? All the women you know are too smart. Too rich. Too kind....
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