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We Survived the End of the World: Lessons from Native America on Apocalypse and Hope
Steven Charleston - Broadleaf Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the moment European settlers reached these shores, the American apocalypse began. But Native Americans did not vanish. Apocalypse did not fully destroy them, and it doesn't have to destroy us. Pandemics and war, social turmoil and corrupt governments, natural disasters and environmental... |
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The Narcissist in You and Everyone Else: Recognizing the 27 Types of Narcissism
STERLIN L MOSLEY - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Helps readers to identify how narcissism shows up in their own lives and when everyday narcissism becomes destructive.The Narcissist in You and Everyone Elseintroduces readers to the notion of narcissism as a spectrum-based model of increasing loss of empathy (due to a variety of factors... |
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The Violet Hour: Great Writers at the End
Katie Roiphe - The Dial Press, 2016.
Format: Print book
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From one of our most perceptive and provocative voices comes a deeply researched account of the last days of Susan Sontag, Sigmund Freud, John Updike, Dylan Thomas, and Maurice Sendak - an arresting and wholly original meditation on mortality. In The Violet Hour, Katie Roiphe takes... |
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The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius
Gail Saltz - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between the potential for great talent and conditions commonly thought to be "disabilities," revealing how the source of our struggles can be the origin of our greatest strengths. In The Power of Different, psychiatrist... |
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Lies that Kill: A Citizen's Guide to Disinformation
Elaine Kamarck - Brookings Institution Press
Format: Hardcover
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"Everyone, whether they work in the public sector or are private citizens, will find this book invaluable." - BOOKLIST , Starred ReviewDisinformation made possible by rapid advances in cheap, digital technology, and promoted by organized networks, thrives in the toxic political... |
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The Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us Today
Bryan Doerries - Knopf Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
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This is the personal and deeply passionate story of a life devoted to reclaiming the timeless power of an ancient artistic tradition to comfort the afflicted. For years, theater director Bryan Doerries has led an innovative public health project that produces ancient tragedies for current... |
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