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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Staff Pick One-third of the world's population are introverts, and we are quietly going to take over the world while you extroverts are busy yapping it up and not paying attention. Don't say you haven't been warned.... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander M.D. Publisher Comments A SCIENTIST'S CASE FOR THE AFTERLIFE Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach Publisher Comments "America’s funniest science writer" (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal that Gulp explores is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions inspired by our insides are as taboo, in their way, as the... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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The Permaculture Book of Ferment and Human Nutrition by Bill Mollison Staff Pick During the many years it was out of print, The Permaculture Book of Ferment and Human Nutrition garnered something of a cult following, while high demand and limited availability drove its price into the hundreds. Thanks to the good folks at Tagari... (read more) Your price: $59.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman Publisher Comments Self-help books don't seem to work. Few of the many advantages of modern life seem capable of lifting our collective mood. Wealth — even if you can get it — doesn't necessarily lead to happiness. Romance, family life, and work often bring as... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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This Is How: Surviving What You Think You Can't by Augusten Burroughs Publisher Comments From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes a groundbreaking book by Augusten Burroughs that explores how to survive what you think you can't. If you're fat and fail every diet, if you're thin but can't get... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss Publisher Comments From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright Publisher Comments A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the The Looming Tower, the now-classic study of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attack. Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $23.00 Used - Hardcover
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown Publisher Comments Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a liberating study on the importance of our imperfections—both to our relationships and to our own sense of self The quest for perfection is exhausting and unrelenting. There is a... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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The Fastdiet: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting by Michael Mosley Publisher Comments The official US edition of the international bestseller—containing US measurements and a month's worth of meals in color. Is it possible to eat normally, five days a week, and become slimmer and healthier as a result? Simple answer: yes. You... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Vintage) by Jonathan Haidt Publisher Comments Why can’t our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why do people so readily assume the worst about the motives of their fellow citizens? In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick by Letty Cottin Pogrebin Publisher Comments Everyone knows someone who's sick or suffering. Yet when a friend or relative is under duress many of us feel uncertain about how to cope. Throughout her recent bout with breast cancer, Letty Cottin Pogrebin became fascinated by her friends and family's... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Hardcover
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Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott Publisher Comments New York Times-bestselling author Anne Lamott writes about the three simple prayers essential to coming through tough times, difficult days and the hardships of daily life. Readers of all ages have followed and cherished Anne Lamott’s funny and... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy by David Sheff Publisher Comments Addiction is a preventable, treatable disease. As with other illnesses, the approaches most likely to work are based on science — not on faith, tradition, contrition, or wishful thinking. Those facts are the foundation of Clean, a new paradigm for... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal by Melanie Warner Publisher Comments In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore’s Dilemma a fascinating and cutting-edge look at the scary truth about what really goes into our food. If a piece of individually wrapped cheese retains its shape, color, and texture for years... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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How to Be Interesting: (In 10 Simple Steps) by Jessica Hagy Publisher Comments You want to leave a mark, not a blemish. Be a hero, not a spectator. You want to be interesting. (Who doesn't?) But sometimes it takes a nudge, a wake-up call, an intervention! — and a little help. This is where Jessica Hagy comes in. A writer and... (read more) Your price: $10.95 New - Trade Paper
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Farmacology: What Innovative Family Farming Can Teach Us about Health and Healing by Daphne Miller Publisher Comments What can good farming teach us about nurturing ourselves? Family physician Daphne Miller long suspected that farming and medicine were intimately linked. Increasingly disillusioned by mainstream medicine's mechanistic approach to healing and... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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What Makes Love Last?: How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal by John M Gottman Publisher Comments IN THIS WISE, ACCESSIBLE, AND LONG-AWAITED BOOK, celebrated research psychologist and couples counselor John Gottman plumbs the mysteries of love: Where does it come from? Why does some love last, and why does some fade? Gottman has spent decades... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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What We Talk About When We Talk About God by Rob Bell Publisher Comments New York Times bestselling author Rob Bell, whom the the New Yorker describes as “one of the most influential Christian leaders in the county,” does for the concept of God what he did for heaven and hell in his book Love Wins: He shows how... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Hardcover
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The God Problem: How A Godless Cosmos Creates by Howard Bloom Review "Truly awesome....Bursting with insights and ideas, delivered with delightful verve and zest....A tantalizing, fresh new view of the cosmos for humankind." Dudley Herschbach, Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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