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First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama

Joshua C Kendall - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Print book

Every president has had some experience as a parent. Of the 43 men who have served in the nation's highest office, 38 have fathered biological children and the other five adopted children. Each president's parenting style reveals much about his beliefs as well as his psychological make-up....
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I Hate You--Dont Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality

Jerold J. Kreisman - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback

A revised and updated edition of the bestselling guide to understanding borderline personality disorder. . After more than two decades as the essential guide to Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) , this new edition now reflects the most up- to-date research that has opened doors to the neurobiological,...
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What Science Tells Us about Autism Spectrum Disorder: Making the Right Choices for Your Child

Raphael A. Bernier PhD - The Guilford Press
Format: Paperback

What have scientists learned about the causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ? Can parents do anything to prevent it? Why do different kids have such different symptoms, and what are the best ways to deal with them? Will there ever be a cure? From leading autism researchers Raphael...
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The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time

ALLEN GANNETT - Currency
Format: Hardcover

Big data entrepreneur Allen Gannett overturns the mythology around creative genius, and reveals the science and secrets behind achieving breakout commercial success in any field. We have been spoon-fed the notion that creativity is the province of genius -- of those favored, brilliant...
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Resilience: Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness

Jessie Close - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

At a young age, Jessie Close struggled with symptoms that would transform into severe bipolar disorder in her early twenties, but she was not properly diagnosed until the age of fifty. Jessie and her three siblings, including actress Glenn Close, spent many years in the Moral Re-Armament...
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition

American Psychological Association. - American Psychological Association
Format: Paperback

The "Publication Manual" is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators. Although it is specifically designed to help writers in the behavioral sciences and social sciences, anyone who writes non-fiction prose can benefit from its guidance. The newly-revised...
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The Common Good

Robert B Reich - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling author of Saving Capitalism and The Work of Nations, a passionate, clear-eyed manifesto on why we must restore the idea of the common good to the center of our economics and politics.With the warmth and lucidity that have made him one of our most important...
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The Monster Inside of Me: Life with Borderline Personality Disorder

Brooke Price - Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

Join author Brooke Price as she explains what it is like to have BPD. Listen as she tells other BPD sufferers stories. Learn as she teaches you about Borderline Personality Disorder. Brooke tells you the good and the bad of this almost invisible disorder. If your life is touched by BPD in any way you must...
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The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis--and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance

Ben Sasse - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn an era of safe spaces, trigger warnings, and an unprecedented election, the country's youth are in crisis. Senator Ben Sasse warns the nation about the existential threat to America's future.Raised by well-meaning but overprotective parents...
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American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus

Lisa Wade - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A revelatory account of the new culture of sex that has come to dominate the American college experience.The hookup is now part of college life. Yet the drunken encounter we always hear about tells only a fraction of the story. Rising above misinformation and moralizing, Lisa Wade offers...
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