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Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters

Brian Klaas - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

In the perspective-altering tradition of Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point and Nassim Nicholas Taleb's The Black Swan comes a provocative challenge to how we think our world works - and why small, chance events can divert our lives and change everything, by social scientist and Atlantic...
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The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health

Ellen J. Langer - ‎Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

Learn how adjusting your thoughts can change your health - from the "mother of mindfulness" and first female tenured professor of psychology at Harvard."What matters more: mind or body? Filled with original research and thought-provoking insights, The Mindful Body shows that...
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The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You

Dr. Michael Gervais - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover

Renowned high-performance psychologist Michael Gervais - Seattle Seahawks, Red Bull Stratos, Team USA - presents a guide for overcoming what may be the single greatest constrictor of human potential: our fear of people's opinions (FOPO) .With the proliferation of social media, the intense...
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Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer (Best New True Crime Nonfiction Books)

Jillian Lauren - Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback

"Sam Little is the monster in this story and Jillian Lauren is the slayer. She is the one who stuck her nose into it, saw something was not right, was dreadfully wrong, in fact, and did something about it." -- Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling authorHe was sitting...
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The Lost Art of Silence: Reconnecting to the Power and Beauty of Quiet

Sarah Anderson - Shambhala
Format: Paperback

A unique celebration of silence - in art, literature, nature, and spirituality - and an exploration of its ability to bring inner peace, widen our perspectives, and inspire the human spirit in spite of the noise of contemporary life.. Silence is habitually overlooked - after all, throughout...
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How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)

Jessica McCabe - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this honest, friendly, and shame-free guide, the creator of the award-winning YouTube channel How to ADHD shares the hard-won insights and practical strategies that have helped her survive, even thrive, in a world not built for her brain.. "The world...
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Love Every Day: 365 Relational Self-Awareness Practices to Help Your Relationship Heal, Grow, and Thrive

Alexandra Solomon - PESI Publishing, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

"Alexandra Solomon's work is mandatory for anyone who desires a road map to improve their relationships (especially with the person in the mirror) . Her thoughtful teachings make it easy to view the world with sincere humility, resulting in more confidence and peace within."...
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How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

Seneca - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

How ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others -- and ourselves -- more fairly and mercifully . There are times when we've all felt that we haven't been treated as we deserve -- that we've been misjudged, shortchanged, or given a raw deal. And, at one time or another,...
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