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A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse

VICTORIA SHEPHERD - Oneworld Publications
Format: Hardcover

The extraordinary ways the brain can misfire'Fascinating and compassionate' Horatio Clare The King of France - thinking he was made of glass - was terrified he might shatter ... and he wasn't alone.After the Emperor met his end at Waterloo, an epidemic of Napoleons piled into...
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How Do We Know Ourselves?: Curiosities and Marvels of the Human Mind

David G Myers - ?Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A delightful tour of the wonders of our humanity from David G. Myers, the award-winning professor and author of psychology's bestselling textbook.Over the past three decades, millions of students have learned about psychology from textbooks by David G. Myers. To create these books and to satisfy...
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How We Grow Through What We Go Through: Self-Compassion Practices for Post-Traumatic Growth

Christopher Willard PsyD - Sounds True
Format: Paperback

Turn your everyday experiences into a source of strength with the easy-to-learn practices in this uplifting guide to post-traumatic growth.Trauma pervades every aspect of our lives, particularly in recent years between climate change, social justice issues, the coronavirus pandemic, and more....
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Overcoming Stress-Induced Brain Fog: 10 Simple Ways to Find Focus, Improve Memory, and Feel Grounded

Jill Weber PhD - New Harbinger Publications
Format: Paperback

Brain fog is real - and it can cloud your thinking, sap your creativity and motivation, and take the joy right out of life. This book offers quick, proven-effective solutions to help you cut through the haze and think clearly.Do you ever feel spaced out or stuck in a rut, like you just...
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The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power

Katherine Morgan Schafler - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

From psychotherapist Katherine Morgan Schafler, an invitation to every "recovering perfectionist" to challenge the way they look at perfectionism, and the way they look at themselves.We've been looking at perfectionism all wrong. As psychotherapist and former on-site therapist...
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Philosophy For Dummies

Tom Morris - For Dummies; 2nd edition
Format: Paperback

You think, therefore you are. Get a straightforward rundown on philosophy from the ancient world to today If you've ever pondered your existence over your morning coffee or considered the nature of crime and punishment, you're an amateur philosopher. From everyday questions about...
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Question Everything: A Stone Reader

Peter Catapano - Liveright
Format: Book

An essential addition to the Stone Reader series, Question Everything is a groundbreaking collection of philosophical essays from some of our foremost thinkers and storytellers.When The Stone Reader -- a landmark collection of 133 essays from the New York Times' award-winning philosophy...

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Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

ANNIE DUKE - Penguin
Format: Paperback

From the best-selling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting to achieve greater success.Business leaders, with millions of dollars down the drain, struggle to abandon a new app or product that just isn't working. Governments, caught in a hopeless...
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The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us

Adam Kirsch - Columbia Global Reports
Format: Paperback

Should we welcome the end of humanity? In this blistering book about the history of an idea, one of our leading critics draws on his dazzling range and calls our attention to a seemingly inconceivable topic that is being seriously discussed: that the end of humanity's reign on earth...
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Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

Gabor Maté MD - Avery
Format: Paperback

From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based - and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.. In this breakthrough guide to understanding,...
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