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Decoding Your Cat: The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Cat Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones

American College of Veterinary Behaviorists - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

The cutting-edge, scientifically accurate, definitive book on the most popular behavioral issues that cats face In the United States, one of the predominant reasons that owners abandon or give up their pets (often leading to euthanasia) is because of unwanted behaviors. Many have tried...
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Causation in Science

Yemima Ben-Menahem - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

This book explores the role of causal constraints in science, shifting our attention from causal relations between individual events--the focus of most philosophical treatments of causation -- to a broad family of concepts and principles generating constraints on possible change. Yemima...
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Rise of the Girl: Seven Empowering Conversations To Have With Your Daughter

Jo Wimble-Groves - DK
Format: Hardcover

Does your beautiful, talented daughterIs she when she comes home from school? Would she rather stay alone in her room than join a family day out?These are all signs that your daughter is struggling to cope with the demands of modern life. By following the advice in this book, you can help...
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The Selfishness of Others: An Essay on the Fear of Narcissism

Kristin Dombek - FSG Originals
Format: Print book

They're among us, but they are not like us. They manipulate, lie, cheat, and steal. They are irresistibly charming and accomplished, appearing to live in a radiance beyond what we are capable of. But narcissists are empty. No one knows exactly what everyone else is full of--some kind...
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Raising Good Humans Every Day: 50 Simple Ways to Press Pause, Stay Present, and Connect with Your Kids

Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE - New Harbinger Publications
Format: Paperback

Little ways to stay mindful, be present, and raise good humans - every day! As a parent, it's the little things you do each and every day that can help your kids grow up to be kind, confident, and conscientious human beings. But if you're like many parents, you're probably feeling...
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Yawn: Adventures in Boredom

Mary Mann - FSG Originals
Format: Paperback

The incisive and often hilarious story of one of our most interesting cultural phenomena: boredomIt's the feeling your grandma told you was only experienced by boring people. Some people say they're dying of it; others claim to have killed because of it. It's a key component...
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The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups

DANIEL COYLE - Bantam
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Talent Code comes a book that unlocks the secrets of highly successful groups and provides tomorrow's leaders with the tools to build a cohesive, motivated culture. Where does great culture come from? How do you build and sustain it in your...
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Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst: Practical Compassion in Parenting

Kim John Payne - Shambhala
Format: Hardcover

A practical, meditative approach that can be used in the moment to help you stay calm and balanced when your child's behavior is pushing you to your limit--by the popular author of Simplicity Parenting.When children are at their most difficult and challenging situations arise, how can we react...
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Why We Work

Barry Schwartz - Simon & Schuster/ Ted
Format: Hardcover

An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But Professor Barry Schwartz proves that the answer is surprising,...
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Anything But My Phone, Mom!: Raising Emotionally Resilient Daughters in the Digital Age

Roni Cohen-Sandler - Penguin Life
Format: Paperback


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