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Shift: Managing Your Emotions - So They Don't Manage You.
by Ethan Kross
Presents a research-backed approach to understanding emotions as valuable information rather than simple“good” or“bad” feelings, debunking myths about avoidance and mindfulness, and offering practical strategies—drawn from personal stories and scientific insights—to help readers manage emotions for improved decision-making, resilience, and health.
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Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose
by Martha Nibley Beck
A guide to overcoming anxiety by tapping into creativity, blending neuroscience and sociology to explain how engaging the brain's creative systems can break the anxiety cycle and lead to peace, improved problem-solving and deeper connections with others. Illustrations.
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Talk: The New Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves
by Alison Wood Brooks
Examines the psychology of conversation, revealing how small improvements in communication?—?through topic management, question-asking, humor, and kindness?—?can significantly enhance both personal and professional relationships, offering strategies based on new research to foster better understanding, creativity, and connection in various types of interactions, including face-to-face, digital and social media.
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What If You Are the Answer?: And 26 Other Questions That Just Might Change Your Life
by Rachel Hollis
Shares transformative questions that have guided the author's journey of healing and growth, encouraging readers to confront fears, reassess circumstances, and take responsibility for their own development through her signature humor and vulnerability, ultimately aiming to inspire self-discovery and resilience in the face of life's challenges.
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The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust
by Francis S. Collins
As the COVID-19 pandemic revealed, we have become not just a hyper-partisan society but also a deeply cynical one, distrustful of traditional sources of knowledge and wisdom. Skepticism about vaccines led to the needless deaths of at least 230,000 Americans. “Do your own research” is now a rallying cry in many online rabbit holes. Yet experts can make mistakes, and institutions can lose their moral compass. So how can we navigate through all this?
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Reading Arendt in the Waiting Room: A Philosophy Primer for an Anxious Age
by Jonathan Foiles
A psychotherapist explores how philosophy can address contemporary anxieties, examining how thinkers like Søren Kierkegaard and Hannah Arendt can provide insights into feelings of helplessness, climate change, and societal challenges, offering hope and strategies for navigating our communal unease in modern life.
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Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life
by Agnes Callard
Callard draws our attention to Socrates' startling discovery that we don't know how to ask ourselves the most important questions-about how we should live, and how we might change. Before a person even has a chance to reflect, their bodily desires or the forces of social conformity have already answered on their behalf. To ask the most important questions, we need help. Callard argues that the true ambition of the famous "Socratic method" is to reveal what one human being can be to another. You can use another person in many ways-for survival, for pleasure, for comfort-but you are engaging them to the fullest when you call on them to help answer your questions and challenge your answers. Callard shows that Socrates' method allows us to make progress in thinking about how to manage romantic love, how to confront one's own death, and how to approach politics. In the process, she gives us nothing less than a new ethics to live by.
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Aflame: Learning from Silence
by Pico Iyer
From the best-selling author of The Art of Stillness comes an exploration of the abiding clarity and calm to be found in quiet retreat.
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Ordinary Mysticism: Your Life As Sacred Ground
by Mirabai Starr
Welcome to the temple of your regular life. So begins beloved spiritual guide Mirabai Starr's stunning exploration of finding the extraordinary in the everyday. In Ordinary Mysticism, she helps readers discover their own inner mystic and let go of the limiting belief that spiritual life exists only in traditional places of worship. Mysticism, she explains, is a direct experience of the sacred--no church or clergy required. Our everyday life can be an encounter with the sacred if we pay attention.
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Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything
by Julia Baird
Grace is both mysterious and hard to define. It can be found when we create ways to find meaning and dignity in connection with each other, building on our shared humanity, being kinder, bigger, better with each other. If, in its crudest interpretation,karma is getting what you deserve, then grace is the opposite: forgiving the unforgivable, favouring the undeserving, loving the unlovable. But we live in an era when grace is an increasingly rare currency. The silos in which we consume information dot the media landscape like skyscrapers, and our growing distrust of the media, politicians and public figures has choked our ability to cut each other slack, to allow each other to stumble, to forgive one another. So what does grace look like in our world, and how do we recognise it, nurture it in ourselves and express it, even in the darkest of times? From award-winning journalist Julia Baird, author of the acclaimed national bestseller Phosphorescence, comes Bright Shining, a luminously beautiful, deeply insightful and most timely exploration of grace.
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Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World
by Dorian Lynskey
This darkly humorous cultural history explores the evolution of apocalyptic thought, examining how literature and film reflect societal anxieties, science and politics, tracing the secularization of doomsday predictions from the 19th century to today's climate crisis and technological fears. Illustrations.
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The Food and Feasts of the Apostle Paul: Inside the Early Church--with Menus and Recipes
by Douglas E. Neel
The New Testament is filled with stories of the Apostle Paul and the many feasts he attended-from extravagant wedding banquets to simple meals. This book takes the reader inside the food culture of the first century, not only exploring its significance but also offering recipes for the reader to recreate their own tastes of these historic feasts.
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The Islamic Moses: How the Prophet Inspired Jews and Muslims to Flourish Together and Change the World
by Mustafa Akyol
A theological and historical exploration of the connection between Islam and Judaism through the single most-mentioned character in the Quran: Moses. There is one human mentioned in the Quran more than any other: Moses. Why is it that the Jewish prophet dominates the Islamic scripture? Because he is the role model for Muhammad, Islam's own prophet. Because Islam, just like Christianity, is deeply intertwined with Judaism -- although surprisingly little attention has been given to this fascinating connection between the two religions. Author and journalist Mustafa Akyol takes readers on a theological and historical walk through that much-neglected side of the Abrahamic triangle: the Judeo-Islamic tradition. Using Moses' presence in the Quran as a jumping-off point, Akyol explores the first historical encounter between Muslims and Jews, the creative symbiosis and mutual enrichment that occurred between the two belief systems in medieval times, and the modern emergence, development, and perception of the two religions. At a time of bitter conflict in the Middle East, The Islamic Moses dives into the older, deeper, and often unexpectedly brighter story of Jews and Muslims. Readers of any background will be surprised by the common historical and theologicalground that exists between the two religions, and will come away with a better understanding of both.
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Taste of Home Comfort Food Classics.
by Taste of Home
If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that comfort food is where the heart is! Now from the comfort-food authorities at Taste of Home comes Comfort Food Classics, the ultimate roundup of go-to dishes for bringing joy and lifting spirits. Serve the stick-to-your-ribs greats that families clamor for from potpies, mashed potatoes and hot wing dip to chicken soup, cinnamon rolls, mac 'n' cheese, and so much more. This is our readers' best-loved, most sought-after comfort classics, collected into one handy volume! You can even count your way down to the ultimate comfort as you page through our magnificent Top 25 Comfort Foods of all time!
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Simply Jamie: Fast & Simple Food
by Jamie Oliver
A collection of approachable and inventive recipes organized into five chapters, including Midweek Meals and Delicious Desserts, designed to inspire joyful cooking for any occasion, with a focus on quick dishes and efficient use of leftovers to enhance mealtime simplicity throughout the week.
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Matchmaker Matchmaker: Find Me a Love That Lasts
by Aleeza Ben Shalom
In her paradigm-shifting book, Aleeza Ben Shalom, dating coach and Netflix star, will guide readers through her highly original perspective on dating, revealing the surprising ways in which a person’s dating habits directly influence their chances of finding lasting love.
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How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty
by Bonny Reichert
A journalist embarks on a journey to reconnect with her culinary heritage, tracing her roots through food and family, while confronting her father's Holocaust survival by using cuisine as both a means of healing and a link to her past.
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You Lied to Me About God: A Memoir
by Jamie Marich
A trauma-informed therapist's personal account of religious abuse, intergenerational healing, and recovering spirituality.
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Hope: The Autobiography
by Francis
Pope Francis originally intended this book to appear only after his death, but the needs of our times and the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope have moved him to make this legacy available now. Illustrations.
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Source Code: My Beginnings
by Bill Gates
The software giant explores his personal journey, recounting his early influences, friendships, family and first steps in computing that paved the way for his revolutionary career and later philanthropic focus, offering an intimate look at the experiences that shaped him.
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From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy
by Tamara Lanier
A woman's quest to trace her lineage leads to the discovery of a daguerreotype of her enslaved ancestor, igniting a decade-long legal battle against Harvard over the rightful ownership of historical artifacts and stories tied to America's painful past. Illustrations.
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Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth): A Memoir
by Markus Zusak
Documents the adoption of three unruly rescue dogs that transform the Zusak family's life, revealing the chaos, love, and unexpected lessons while exploring the deeper connections between humans and animals.
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Food for Thought: Essays & Ruminations
by Alton Brown
A collection of personal essays blends humorous and insightful anecdotes from the renowned culinary figure's diverse career, sharing behind-the-scenes stories, reflections on food culture and memorable experiences from his work on television and in the kitchen. Illustrations.
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The Harder I Fight, the More I Love You: A Memoir
by Neko Case
Chronicles the Grammy-nominated artist's evolution from an isolated, poverty-stricken childhood in rural Washington to a revered international figure, emphasizing themes of loneliness, nature, camaraderie, and the transformative impact of music and art on personal identity amidst obstacles.
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In Gad We Trust: A Tell-some
by Josh Gad
This comedic and heartfelt essay collection from the star of Book of Mormon covers topics such as his parents' divorce, struggles with self-image, career breakthrough and fatherhood, featuring never-before-seen photos and witty anecdotes from the entertainment world. Illustrations.
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Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman
by Brooke Shields
The former child star reflects on aging with confidence and empowerment, challenging societal stereotypes about women growing older, while sharing personal experiences and insights to encourage women to reclaim their power and redefine the narrative around aging. 350,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Fearless and Free: A Memoir
by Josephine Baker
This memoir chronicles the life of Josephine Baker, the groundbreaking dancer, singer, spy, and Civil Rights activist, from her rise to fame in 1920s Paris to her daring role in World War II and her activism during the U.S. Civil Rights movement.
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Memorial Days
by Geraldine Brooks
Having no time to grieve when her husband suddenly died, the author after three years flew to a remote Australian island and stayed in a shack on a pristine coast, going days without seeing another person, and pondered the ways cultures grieve and what rituals might help her rebuild her life.
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Shattered: A Memoir
by Hanif Kureishi
A writer recounts his yearlong recovery in Rome following a fall that left him unable to walk, dictating reflections on his medical journey, parenthood, immigration, and writing, ultimately transforming his pain into a narrative that celebrates resilience, gratitude, and love amidst adversity.
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The Inherited Mind: A Story of Family, Hope, and the Genetics of Mental Illness
by James Longman
Explores the intersection of mental health, genetics and environment as the author reflects on his father's suicide and his own experiences with depression, consulting experts and others with similar familial backgrounds to understand inherited mental health challenges and empower personal resilience through self-awareness and scientific insight.
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Dirtbag Queen: A Memoir of My Mother
by Andy Corren
This humorous and heartfelt family portrait explores the life of a wildly unconventional mother, her eccentric children and their chaotic bonds, blending love and forgiveness in a celebration of the imperfect yet unbreakable ties that connect them.
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I will Scream to the World
by Jaha Dukureh
A young Gambian woman's journey from surviving female genital mutilation and forced marriage to becoming a global activist and fighting to eradicate these practices worldwide, all while pursuing political leadership and advocating for human rights.
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The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
by Shari Franke
Exposes the hidden abuse the author endured from her mother, Ruby Franke, behind the scenes of the popular 8 Passengers YouTube channel, detailing Ruby's strict control, influence from relationship coach Jodi Hildebrandt, and Shari's path to healing after her mother's 2023 arrest for child abuse.
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The Survivor: How I Made It Through Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter
by Josef Lewkowicz
Tells the remarkable story of Josef Lewkowicz, who endured six concentration camps during the Holocaust and later became a determined Nazi hunter, capturing notorious SS officer Amon Goeth, while offering readers a poignant narrative of survival, justice, and the resilience of the human spirit amidst the darkest moments of history.
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Networking All-in-One
by Doug Lowe
This eighth edition contains every bit of information that is necessary to set up a network and keep it functioning.
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YouTube Channels
by Rob Ciampa
Offers advice for creating great content for a YouTube channel, building an audience, and interacting with viewers, covering such topics as setting up a channel, putting together a video studio, editing video, reaching target audience, building a profitable business, and handling copyright issues.
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Calling In: How to Start Making Change With Those You'd Rather Cancel
by Loretta J. Ross
This powerful memoir-manifesto from a Black feminist activist explores how“calling in” instead of“calling out” can transform conversations, hold people accountable with compassion and foster real change by prioritizing shared values over punitive responses.
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Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes
by Sunita Sah
This comprehensive exploration of defiance examines the pressures that silence us and offers research-based strategies to resist compliance, featuring real-world examples and practical tools to empower individuals to speak up and act in alignment with their values.
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Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass
by Sarah Jones
A powerful blend of narrative and reporting reveals America's systemic racial and income inequality, spotlighting essential workers and vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and argues for a future where no one is deemed disposable amid persistent social injustices.
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I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free
by Lee Hawkins
This memoir examines a Black family's pursuit of the American Dream, exploring generational trauma from slavery and systemic racism, revealing how racial violence shaped their lives, and uncovering the emotional toll and resilience passed down through generations.
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Unassimilable: An Asian Diasporic Manifesto for the Twenty-first Century
by Bianca Mabute-Louie
A scholar and activist provides a socio-political critique of Asian Americans who resist assimilation, exploring the cultural and political dynamics within their communities from the nineteenth century to today, while advocating for a new understanding of identity that embraces collective care, anti-imperialism, and cross-racial solidarity.
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Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
by Imani Perry
A National Book Award winner examines the connection of the color blue to Black history, weaving together themes of hope, melancholy and personal experience to examine race in ways that transcend politics and ideology. Illustrations.
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Health and Safety: A Breakdown
by Emily Witt
The acclaimed author of Future Sex presents a memoir of her life in New York City's dance music underground while maintaining a daytime career as a journalist chronicling the upheaval of politics in the Trump era.
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Waiting for Robots: The Hired Hands of Automation
by Antonio A. Casilli
Artificial Intelligence fuels both panic and enthusiasm. Technologists are inclined to give their creations leeway, pretend they're animated beings, and consider them efficient. Users complain when these technologies don't obey; we worry about their influence on our choices and our livelihoods; and we yearn for their convenience. We see ourselves reflected in them, and we treat them as something entirely new. However unwillingly, when we overestimate the performance of these tools, we fail to recognize how our fellow humans contribute to their efficiency. In this bracing and powerful book, sociologist and award-winning author Antonio Casilli uses up-to-the-minute research to show how AI continues to exploit human labor, including yours.
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Real Estate Investing
by Eric Tyson
This no-nonsense guide teaches you how to enhance your income by buying investment properties, and includes help with building a plan for raising capital; finding properties with promise; and becoming a successful property manager.
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The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story
by Pagan Kennedy
An investigation of the overlooked contributions of Martha“Marty” Goddard, who pioneered the rape kit and advocated for the rights of sexual assault survivors in the 1970s, while also confronting the troubling history of forensics in America and reflecting on her personal experiences with injustice.
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Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling
by Jason De Leâon
An internationally recognized anthropologist, who embedded himself within a group of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico over the course of seven years, presents this first-ever, character-driven look at human smuggling that revolves around the life and death of one coyote who falls in love and tries to leave smuggling behind.
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The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne
by Kate Winkler Dawson
Revisits the mysterious 1832 death of Sarah Maria Cornell, intertwining historical investigation with modern forensic techniques to uncover the truth behind her demise and the trial of Reverend Ephraim Avery, while reflecting on the impact of women who challenged societal norms in their pursuit of justice.
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Starfinder: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Exploring the Night Sky
by Carole Stott
Planisphere and Starfinder is your personal guide to exploring the night sky. It takes the mystery out of astronomy and introduces basic stargazing techniques, helping you to find and recognize objects easily. Starting close to home in the Solar System,it shows you how to observe the Moon, planets, comets, and asteroids, as well as how to make the most of events like eclipses and meteor showers. Then, you'll head for the stars with a guide to the constellations.
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The Trouble with Ancient DNA: Telling Stories of the Past with Genomic Science
by Anna Kèallâen
In recent years, new discoveries yielded through analysis of ancient DNA have made headlines around the world. Can and should we take these stories at face value? In this thought-provoking book, archaeologist Anna Kèallâen provides a concise and accessible guide to the promises and perils of telling stories about the past using genomic science. Acknowledging the power of ancient DNA to rewrite ideas about who we are and where we came from, Kèallâen offers a variety of cautionary examples to demonstrate why such narratives should be received, understood, and crafted with greater accuracy as well as sensitivity. Probing the gaps between the hype and the science, The Trouble with Ancient DNA is required reading for anyone interested in the fascinating findings of paleogenomics.
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Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause
by Naomi Watts
The actress known for 21 Grams and Mulholland Drive blends personal stories with expert advice to demystify menopause, offering women a candid, supportive guide to managing symptoms, tackling aging and embracing this transformative phase of life with confidence.
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Creature Needs: Writers Respond to the Science of Animal Conservation
by Christopher Kondrich
Creature Needs is a polyvocal call to arms about animal extinction and habitat loss that harnesses the power of literature and scientific research to spur action and change. A collection of new literary works by prominent writers paired with excerpts from recent scientific articles that inspired and informed them, this innovative anthology engages the collaborative spirit and energy that is necessary to address the impact of humans on all other creatures on our planet.
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99% Perspiration: A New Working History of the American Way of Life
by Adam Chandler
An engaging exploration of the myth of American self-reliance, examining how the obsession with hard work and individual success distorts reality, deepens inequality and overlooks the importance of community, historical privilege and systemic factors in shaping achievement.
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Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King
by Preston Lauterbach
This exploration of the Black musicians who shaped Elvis Presley's music focuses on four overlooked artists while examining their influence, legacies and the systemic injustices that kept them in poverty as others profited from their work. 20,000 first printing.
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Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything; Essays on the Future That Never Was
by Colette Shade
A nostalgic yet critical exploration of the early 2000s, reflecting on its pop culture and socio-political landscape through artifacts like flip phones and early internet phenomena, revealing how this era shaped contemporary issues while examining the mixed legacy of a decade marked by both optimism and disillusionment.
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