What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite
Written by David Disalvo
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $11.99
Why do we routinely choose options that don’t meet our short-term needs and undermine our long-term goals? Why do we willingly expose ourselves to temptations that undercut our hard-fought progress to overcome addictions? Why are we prone to assigning meaning to statistically common coincidences? Why do we insist we’re right even...
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On Grief and Dying
Understanding the Soul's Journey
Written by Diane Stein
Format: eBook, 116 pages
On Sale: November 2, 2011
Price: $9.99
Drawing from the wisdom of various sourcesthe contemporary Goddess movement, powerful psychic techniques, and the ancient traditions of Buddhism and Greek mythologyhealer and writer Diane Stein leads the reader on a remarkable journey toward loving acceptance, affirmation, and hope. ON GRIEF AND DYING offers a healing perspective and important insights on...
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Ophelia's Mom
Loving and Letting Go of Your Adolescent Daughter
Written by Nina Shandler
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: November 2, 2011
Price: $9.99
MOTHERS TALK BACK!
In 1999
Ophelia Speaks, Sara Shandler’s collection of writings by and about adolescent girls, became a bestseller. Two years later, Nina Shandler, Ed.D., psychologist by profession and Sara’s mother, invited mothers of adolescent girls from all over the country to talk back, giving them the chance, perhaps for the...
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See Me Naked
Stories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity
Written by Amy Frykholm
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $24.95
“A fascinating, troubling, and finally heartening book that subtly shows ways that Christians might reconcile their bodies with their devotion to God. Highly recommended for individual Christians but also for pastors and church groups.”—Library Journal, starred review
Stories of sexual scandals in churches throughout the nation have been downright routine in recent...
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See Me Naked
Stories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity
Written by Amy Frykholm
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $24.95
“A fascinating, troubling, and finally heartening book that subtly shows ways that Christians might reconcile their bodies with their devotion to God. Highly recommended for individual Christians but also for pastors and church groups.”—Library Journal, starred review
Stories of sexual scandals in churches throughout the nation have been downright routine in recent...
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The Seasons of a Woman's Life
Written by Daniel J. Levinson
Format: eBook, 456 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2011
Price: $11.99
Firmly grounded in scientific research, this book reveals that women follow a predictable developmental course through adulthood. Work and marriage relationships, personal crisis, emotional states, and behavior can all be related to this grand pattern. But in the case of women, the situation is made far more complicated by gender biases.
From...
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The Mind's Eye
Written by Oliver Sacks
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $15.00
With compassion and insight, Dr. Oliver Sacks again illuminates the mysteries of the brain by introducing us to some remarkable characters, including Pat, who remains a vivacious communicator despite the stroke that deprives her of speech, and Howard, a novelist who loses the ability to read. Sacks investigates those who can...
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New Passages
Written by Gail Sheehy
Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2011
Price: $11.99
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Millions of readers literally defined their lives through Gail Sheehy's landmark bestseller Passages. Seven years ago she set out to write a sequel, but instead she discovered a historic revolution in the adult life cycle. . .
People are taking longer to grow up and...
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Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So
A Memoir
Written by Mark Vonnegut, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 27, 2011
Price: $15.00
More than thirty years after the publication of his acclaimed memoir The Eden Express, Mark Vonnegut continues his story in this searingly funny, iconoclastic account of coping with mental illness, finding his calling, and learning that willpower isn’t nearly enough.
Here is Mark’s life childhood as the son of a struggling...
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The Confidence Gap
A Guide to Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt
Written by Russ Harris
Foreword by Steven Hayes, PhD
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2011
Price: $15.95
Too many of us miss out on opportunities in life because we lack self-confidence. Whether it's public speaking, taking on a leadership role, or asking someone for a date, there are situations in which we just don't feel equipped to handle the challenges we face.
Russ Harris offers a surprising solution...
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The Moral Intelligence of Children
How To Raise A Moral Child
Written by Robert Coles
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: September 7, 2011
Price: $11.99
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the bestselling The Spiritual Life of Children now explores how to develop character in children, from infancy through the teenage years. During three stages in the "moral archaeology of childhood, " Coles shows how to spot moral crossroads, and what to do about them.
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On Second Thought
Outsmarting Your Mind's Hard-Wired Habits
Written by Wray Herbert
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2011
Price: $15.00
Our lives are composed of millions of choices, ranging from trivial to life-changing and momentous. Luckily, our brains have evolved a number of mental shortcuts, biases, and tricks that allow us to quickly negotiate this endless array of decisions. We don’t
want to rationally deliberate every choice we make, and thanks...
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