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Series: Yes to Life In Spite of Everything Hardcover Viktor E. Frankl 9780807005552 $25.95 PSYCHOLOGY Mar 23, 2020

Find hope even in these dark times with this rediscovered masterpiece, a companion to his international bestseller Man’s Search for Meaning.Eleven months after he was liberated from the Nazi concentration camps, Viktor E. Frankl held a series of public lectures in Vienna. The psychiatrist, who would soon become world famous, explained his central thoughts on meaning, resilience, and the importance of embracing life even in the face of great adversity.Published here for the very first time in English, Frankl’s words resonate as strongly today—as... + Read More
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Series: Trauma and the 12 Steps, Revised and Expanded An Inclusive Guide to Enhancing Recovery Paperback Jamie Marich 9781623174682 $23.95 PSYCHOLOGY Jul 07, 2020

An inclusive, research-based guide to working the 12 steps: a trauma-informed approach for clinicians, sponsors, and those in recovery.Step 1: You admit that you’re powerless over your addiction. Now what?12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) have helped countless people on the path to recovery. But many still feel that 12-step programs aren’t for them: that the spiritual emphasis is too narrow, the modality too old-school, the setting too triggering, or the space too exclusive. Some struggle with an addic... + Read More
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Series: Gender and Our Brains How New Neuroscience Explodes the Myths of the Male and Female Minds Paperback Gina Rippon 9780525435372 $23.00 PSYCHOLOGY Jul 07, 2020

A breakthrough work in neuroscience and an incisive corrective to a long history of damaging pseudoscience, finally debunking the myth that there is a biological distinction between male and female brains.We live in a gendered world, where we are ceaselessly bombarded by messages about sex and gender. On a daily basis, we face deeply ingrained beliefs that sex determines our skills and preferences, from toys and colors to career choice and salaries. But what does this constant gendering mean for our thoughts, decisions and behavior? And what do... + Read More
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Series: The Arsonist A Mind on Fire Paperback Chloe Hooper 9781644210000 $24.95 TRUE CRIME Sep 29, 2020

The true story of one of the most devastating wildfires in Australian history and the search for the man who started it.On the scorching February day in 2009, a man lit two fires in the Australian state of Victoria, then sat on the roof of his house to watch the inferno. What came to be known as the Black Saturday bushfires killed 173 people and injured hundreds more, making them among the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in Australian history. As communities reeling from unspeakable loss demanded answers, detectives scrambled to piece ... + Read More
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Series: Livewired The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain Hardcover David Eagleman 9780385677301 $34.95 SCIENCE Aug 25, 2020

From the bestselling author of Incognito and Sum, comes a revelatory portrait of the human brain based on the most recent scientific discoveries about how it unceasingly adapts, recreates and formulates new ways of understanding the world we live in.The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it’s made of, but in the way those parts re-weave themselves in an electric, living fabric. And there is no more accomplished and accessible guide than renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman to help us understand the nature and changing texture of tha... + Read More
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Series: Stephen Hawking A Memoir of Friendship and Physics Hardcover Leonard Mlodinow 9781524748685 $34.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 08, 2020

This “vivid and compelling account” (The Wall Street Journal) opens not only the inner workings of one of physics’ greatest minds, but also a view into an extraordinary friendship and the human capacity to overcome insurmountable challenges.A BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF 2020 (The Telegraph, The Guardian) A BEST BOOK OF 2020 (New Statesmen) One of the most influential physicists of our time, Stephen Hawking touched the lives of millions. Recalling his nearly two decades as Hawking’s collaborator and friends, Leonard Mlodinow brings this complex man int... + Read More
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Series: Tech Stress How Technology is Hijacking Our Lives, Strategies for Coping, and Pragmatic Ergonomics Paperback Erik Peper Ph.D. 9781583947685 $23.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Aug 25, 2020

Re-envisioning your relationship with technology to reclaim health, happiness, and sanity in a plugged-in worldEvolution shapes behavior—and as a species, we’ve evolved to be drawn to the instant gratification, constant connectivity, and the shiny lights, beeps, and chimes of our ever-present devices. In earlier eras, these hardwired evolutionary patterns may have set us up for success, but today they confuse our instincts, leaving us vulnerable and stressed out from fractured attention, missed sleep, skipped meals, aches, pains, and exhaustion... + Read More
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Series: Rebooting AI Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust Paperback Gary Marcus 9780525566045 $22.95 COMPUTERS Aug 25, 2020

Two leaders in the field offer a compelling analysis of the current state of the art and reveal the steps we must take to achieve a truly robust AI.Despite the hype surrounding AI, Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis, who have spent their careers at the forefront of research, argue that the path we are on will never lead to the breakthroughs we’ve been promised. The current state of the art relies on data collection and statistical analysis, but these methods only prove useful in closed systems with fixed rules. The real world, in contrast, is wildly ... + Read More
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Series: The Erratics Hardcover Vicki Laveau-Harvie 9780385695268 $29.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 25, 2020

In this award-winning memoir, two sisters reckon with the convalescence and death of their outlandishly tyrannical mother and the care of their psychologically terrorized father, all relayed with dark humour and brutal honesty.When Vicki and her sister learn their mother has been hospitalized for a broken hip, they return to their parents’ home in Alberta to put things back in order. Though their parents disowned them years before, the sisters now reassert themselves in the dysfunctional household: their father, undernourished and suffering fro... + Read More
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Series: Little Victories: Autism Through a Father's Eyes Paperback Yvon Roy 9781787732308 $25.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS May 25, 2021

THE AWARD WINNING GRAPHIC NOVEL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FATHER, AND THE CHALLENGES HE FACES RAISING HIS AUTISTIC SON.A beautiful visual exploration of the highs and lows experienced by a parent learning how to adapt to his son’s autism. Faced with a challenging road ahead, the author uses creative flair and ingenuity in order to connect with his son, enabling him to reach his fullest potential and prepare him for the transition into adulthood.This stunning insight into the nature of autism and the daily struggles of a parent uses humor and compassio... + Read More
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Series: Growing Sustainable Together Practical Resources for Raising Kind, Engaged, Resilient Children Paperback Shannon Brescher Shea 9781623174712 $22.95 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Jun 16, 2020

Tips, tools, advice, and activities for raising eco-friendly kids while nurturing compassion, resilience, and community engagement.Drawing from cutting-edge social-science research, parent interviews, and experiential wisdom, science writer and parenting blogger Shannon Brescher Shea shows how green living and great parenting go hand in hand to teach kids kindness, compassion, resilience, and grit—all while giving them the lifelong tools they need to be successful, engaged, and independent.Growing Sustainable Together is packed with easy tips, ... + Read More
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Series: Say Goodbye to Plastic A Survival Guide for Plastic-Free Living Hardcover Sandra Ann Harris 9781578268603 $20.00 HOUSE & HOME Oct 13, 2020

A simple and powerful book educating people about the epidemic of plastic use and solutions for a plastic-free future.If you’ve heard of the plastic-free lifestyle, but think you don’t have time for it in your busy life, prepare to be delightfully wrong. Say Goodbye to Plastic shows you how, whether you’re seeking to knock plastic out of your life or just try out a few novel eco-hacks in your kitchen, bathroom, office or dining room. Plastic pollution activist and entrepreneur Sandra Ann Harris invites us to say goodbye to plastic, room by room... + Read More
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Series: Walking with Glenn Berkenkamp 35 Wellness Walks to Expand Awareness, Increase Vitality, and Reduce Stress Paperback Glenn Berkenkamp 9781623174736 $24.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Aug 18, 2020

Discover the joys of mindful walking to find balance, build awareness, and engage body and mindGlenn Berkenkamp invites us to discover how we sense, move, think, and feel in our bodies. By reframing the joys and opportunities presented to us by the act of walking, he shows us how to become reflective and inwardly directed, even as we take in the world around us. With 35 different walks and the help of a “Which Walks to Do When” user guide, Glenn gives us options for every occasion and emotion. Feeling off-center? Try a centering walk. Feeling d... + Read More
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Series: The Remote Facilitator's Pocket Guide Paperback Jay-Allen Morris 9781523089109 $35.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jun 30, 2020

This approach to remote facilitation makes virtual meetings powerful means of collaboration using proven techniques to accommodate a diversity of cultures, locations, and personalities.Many people struggle with remote meetings: a cocktail of factors, such as technical barriers and invisible group norms, increase the uncertainty and risk of the already vulnerable task of collaborating and sharing ideas. When remote meetings go badly, they go really badly. Few things feel as lonely and intimidating as speaking to a screen with unreadable faces st... + Read More
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Series: Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces How to Unleash Everyone’s Talent and Performance Paperback Jennifer B. Kahnweiler PhD 9781523086511 $25.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jun 16, 2020

“This important book offers organizations the keys to introvert inclusion.”—Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet InfluenceThe first guide to creating a welcoming culture that maximizes the powerful contributions introverts bring to the workplace. As the diversity, equity, and inclusion wave widens and deepens its reach, introversion is becoming a natural part of that movement. After all, about half the population identify as introverts, but many organizations are stuck in traditional extrovert-centric workplace cultures that r... + Read More
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Series: Inclusive Conversations Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging across Differences Paperback Mary-Frances Winters 9781523088805 $25.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jul 28, 2020

“What is impressive is not only how Winters builds a case for the urgency and need for bold, inclusive conversations but that she also gives specific strategies and competencies to turn her theory into practice.”—Dr. Sheila Robinson, publisher and CEO, Diversity Woman MediaEffective dialogue across different dimensions of diversity, such as race, gender, age, religion, or sexual orientation, fosters a sense of belonging and inclusion, which in turn leads to greater productivity, performance, and innovation. Whether in the workplace, faith commu... + Read More
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Series: Saving Face How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust Paperback Maya Hu-Chan 9781523088607 $23.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jun 09, 2020

“Maya Hu-Chan shares a blueprint for becoming a more empathetic, self-aware, and inclusive leader. Saving Face guides us to consider different perspectives, to think first and speak last, and to respect others above all else.”—Frances Hesselbein, former CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipientOrganizations now need to attract, retain, and motivate teams and employees across distance, time zones, and cultural differences. Building authentic and lasting human relations may be the most important calling for leaders ... + Read More
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Series: Humility Is the New Smart Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age Paperback Edward D. Hess 9781523089291 $25.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jun 16, 2020

Humility Is the New Smart Your job is at risk—if not now, then soon. We are on the leading edge of a Smart Machine Age led by artificial intelligence that will be as transformative for us as the Industrial Revolution was for our ancestors. Smart machines will take over millions of jobs in manufacturing, office work, the service sector, the professions, you name it. Not only can they know more data and analyze it faster than any mere human, say Edward Hess and Katherine Ludwig, but smart machines are free of the emotional, psychological, and cu... + Read More
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Series: Burnout to Breakthrough Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge, and Reclaim What Matters Paperback Eileen McDargh 9781523089468 $23.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Aug 04, 2020

“Eileen delivers a new perspective on the burnout crisis with humor, good sense, and unique ideas on how to manage our brains. I owe my daily well-being to her. Keep this book at your side to help you glide through your workday.”—Marcia Reynolds, PsyD, author of The Discomfort ZoneIt’s official. For the first time, the World Health Organization has classified burnout as a health problem. Renowned motivational speaker Eileen McDargh proposes that to tackle it, we must learn to break out of energy-draining thoughts and behaviors.Resilience, she a... + Read More
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Series: Seeing People Through Unleash Your Leadership Potential with the Process Communication Model® Paperback Nate Regier Ph.D. 9781523086566 $43.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Aug 04, 2020

NASA, Pixar, and BMW all use the Process Communication Model as a way of training leaders to connect effortlessly with anyone. This book simplifies the complex model to make it easy for anyone to use.Assessments like MBTI, DiSC, and StrengthsFinder are popular tools for understanding personality. Unfortunately, the results often isolate people in neat boxes rather than build bridges across their differences. In contrast, the Process Communication Model (PCM) helps you find the shared ground between you and the people you speak with. According t... + Read More
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Series: Dangerous Love Transforming Fear and Conflict at Home, at Work, and in the World Paperback Chad Ford 9781523089772 $24.95 SELF-HELP Jun 23, 2020

“Chad Ford reminds us that humanity lies within all of us, and although conflict is everywhere in today’s world, we have the tools we need to overcome obstacles and to thrive. This is a fantastic, timely book that I highly recommend.”—Steve Kerr, Head Coach, Golden State WarriorsKnowing how to transform conflict is critical in both our personal and professional lives. Yet, by and large, we are terrible at it. The reason, says longtime mediator Chad Ford, is fear. When conflict comes, our instincts are to run or fight. To transform conflict, For... + Read More
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Series: Resilience How We Find New Strength At Times of Stress Paperback Frederic Flach 9781578268627 $23.95 SELF-HELP Aug 25, 2020

Make stress your ally in the pursuit of happiness and personal fulfillment.There’s no escaping stress. It appears on our doorstep uninvited in the shattering forms of death, divorce, or job loss. Stress even comes in the pleasant experiences of promotion, marriage, or a long-held wish fulfilled. So why do some people come out of a crisis feeling better than ever, and others never seem to bounce back? You will discover: • How to develop the 14 traits that will make you more resilient • Why “falling apart” is often the smartest step to take ... + Read More
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Series: Love and Rage The Path of Liberation through Anger Paperback Lama Rod Owens 9781623174095 $23.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jun 16, 2020

A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER In the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger into a force for liberation?White supremacy in the United States has long necessitated that Black rage be suppressed, repressed, or denied, often as a means of survival, a literal matter of life and death. In Love and Rage, Lama Rod Owens, coauthor of Radical Dharma, shows how this unmetabolized anger—and the grief, hurt, and transhistorical trauma beneath it—needs to be explored, respected, and fully embodied to heal fro... + Read More
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Series: Moving from the Inside Out 7 Principles for Ease and Mastery in Movement--A Feldenkrais Approach Paperback Lesley McLennan 9781623175085 $28.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Jul 28, 2020

Seven powerful principles for better, more easeful movement—a Feldenkrais approach.More often than not, we move through life focused on results or where we’re going, rarely paying attention to how we move until we experience pain or need to learn a new skill or perform at an elite level. But movement isn’t just about getting things done or getting from here to there: at its essence, it’s an integration of thinking, sensing, and feeling with action such that to change one part changes the whole.This book is written for those times when we don’t ... + Read More
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Series: The Lights of Prague Paperback Nicole Jarvis 9781789093940 $21.95 FICTION May 25, 2021

For readers of VE Schwab and The Witcher, science and magic clash in atmospheric gaslight-era Prague.In the quiet streets of Prague all manner of mysterious creatures lurk in the shadows. Unbeknownst to its citizens, their only hope against the tide of predators are the dauntless lamplighters – secret elite of monster hunters whose light staves off the darkness each night. Domek Myska leads a life teeming with fraught encounters with the worst kind of evil: pijavice, bloodthirsty and soulless vampiric creatures. Despite this, Domek finds solace... + Read More
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Series: White City Trilogy The Silence of the White City Paperback Eva Garcia Sáenz 9781984898593 $22.95 FICTION Jul 28, 2020

Already a major bestseller in Spain and Latin America, the first installment of the sensational White City Trilogy introduces Inspector Unai López de Ayala and follows his hunt for a terrifying serial killer.Young Inspector Unai López de Ayala, known as “Kraken,” is charged with investigating a series of ritualistic murders. The murders are eerily similar to ones that rattled the citizens of Vitoria twenty years earlier. But back then, police were sure they had discovered the killer, a prestigious archaeologist who is currently in jail. Now Kra... + Read More
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Series: Black Sun A Novel Paperback Owen Matthews 9780525436119 $23.00 FICTION Jun 23, 2020

A thrilling debut set at the height—and in the heart—of Soviet power, with intricately plotted machinations, secrets and surveillance, corrupt politicos and puppet masters in the Politburo, and one devastating weapon.It is the dawn of the 1960s. In order to investigate the gruesome death of a brilliant young physicist, KGB officer Major Alexander Vasin must leave Moscow for Arzamas-16, a top secret research city that does not appear on any map.There he comes up against the brightest, most cutthroat brain trust in Russia who, on the orders of Ni... + Read More
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Series: Love Paperback Roddy Doyle 9780735279889 $24.95 FICTION Jun 23, 2020

Two old friends reconnect in Dublin for a dramatic, revealing evening of confidences—some planned, some spontaneous—in this captivating new book from the author of the Booker Prize-winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.Old friends meet up on a summer’s evening at a Dublin restaurant. Both are now married with grown-up children, and their lives have taken seemingly similar paths. But Joe has a secret he has to tell Davy, and Davy, a grief he wants to keep from Joe. Both are not the men they used to be.Neither Davy nor Joe know what the night has in stor... + Read More