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Series: The Merry Widow Murders Paperback Melodie Campbell 9781770866928 $24.95 FICTION May 13, 2023

It’s the latter half of the Roaring Twenties and Lady Lucy Revelstoke, the unconventional widow of a young British lord, is once more crossing the Atlantic on a state-of-the-art ocean liner. Rubbing elbows with the era’s elite, Lucy has come a long way from her roots as the daughter of a Canadian mobster. But when a dead man turns up in her stateroom on the first night of the voyage, Lucy wonders if her past has come back to haunt her. Who is this dead man? Is someone from her past trying to send her a message? Lucy doesn’t wait to find out. Wi... + Read More
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Series: A Mist of Memories Paperback Kate Blair 9781770866966 $16.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (US) from 9 - 12 May 27, 2023

Charlotte and her family have always been the only inhabitants on Levay Island, a popular tourist spot. But the island has been closed to the public since Charlotte’s freak accident on the cliffs. Her recovery isn’t going well – she hardly has any memories from before the accident, keeps losing hours of time, and is seeing a ghostly woman from the dark myths of her fog-bound island. She doesn’t think she can trust her own mind any more. On the mainland, Ajay is desperately searching for his friend and crush, Oleander, who disappeared from their... + Read More
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Series: Up for Grabs Paperback Michelle Mulder 9781770866942 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 4 - 7 May 06, 2023

Frida and her brother, Zac, have lived in seven countries in ten years. In fact, they’ve been travelling for so long that Frida has never considered herself from anywhere — until they inherit their grandmother’s house in Victoria, British Columbia. Zac, always looking for money-making opportunities to fund their travels, is determined to sell everything in the house and expects Frida to help. Now they’re up to their ears in family heirlooms, paintings of dead relatives, vintage paperclips, and ceramic animals. As Frida explores the neighbourho... + Read More
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Series: Lump Paperback Nathan Whitlock 9781459751286 $24.99 FICTION Jul 18, 2023

A dark, satiric novel about a woman whose attempt to escape crises in her health and marriage ends up causing more chaos.Cat's career has stalled, her marriage has gone flat, and being a stay-at-home mom for two young kids has become a grind. When she finds out, all within a few days, that she is pregnant, that a lump in her breast is the worst thing it could be, and that her husband has done something unforgivably repulsive, she responds by running away from her marriage and her life — a life that, on the outside, looks like middle-class succe... + Read More
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Series: And the Walls Came Down Paperback Denise Da Costa 9781459750364 $24.99 FICTION Jun 06, 2023

Back in the low-income neighbourhood where she was raised, a young woman rediscovers the importance of community, home, and finding one’s voice.Just before the demolition of her childhood home in east Toronto, Delia Ellis returns to retrieve her beloved diary. Using it as a compass, she rediscovers life as a precocious teen growing up in the nineties.Delia’s writings reveal her anxieties following a move to Don Mount Court, a Toronto government housing complex, where she struggles to navigate life with an overprotective Jamaican mother and her ... + Read More
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Series: Wine Witch on Fire Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much Paperback Natalie MacLean 9781459751194 $24.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 09, 2023

A powerful memoir about how one woman resurrects her life and career in the glamorous but sexist wine industry.Natalie MacLean, a bestselling wine writer, is shocked when her husband of twenty years, a high-powered CEO, demands a divorce. Then an online mob of rivals comes for her career.Wavering between despair and determination, she must fight for her son, rebuild her career, and salvage her self-worth using her superpowers: heart, humour, and an uncanny ability to pair wine and food.Natalie questions her insider role in the slick marketing t... + Read More
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Series: My Name Is Not Harry A Memoir Paperback Haroon Siddiqui 9781459748903 $28.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 26, 2023

Veteran Toronto Star editor Haroon Siddiqui, brown and Muslim, has spent a life on the media front lines, covering conflicts both global and local.Siddiqui’s journey took him from a divided India to a welcoming Canada — until the cataclysm of 9/11 hardened attitudes to Muslims around the world. His personal story weaves through growing Islamophobia in both India and North America. Siddiqui's experiences in the corridors of power in newsrooms and warzones are threaded with insights about historic changes in the last seventy years in India and Ca... + Read More
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Series: This Other Eden Paperback Paul Harding 9781773103129 $25.00 FICTION Mar 07, 2023

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tinkers, a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated communities. In 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife, Patience, discovered an island where they could make a life together. More than a century later, the Honeys’ descendants remain on Apple Island, with an eccentric, diverse band of neighbours: a pair of sisters raising three Penobscot orphans; Theophilus and Candace Lark and thei... + Read More
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Series: Tom Thomson North Star Hardcover Sarah Milroy 9781773103204 $60.00 ART Jun 20, 2023

Tom Thomson is the undisputed master of the oil sketch. A towering figure in the history of Canadian art after just five years of professional practise, he stunned audiences with his fresh and avant-garde experimentation, evoking his experience of the Ontario landscape in dozens of dazzling miniature masterworks. Thomson’s death in 1917 triggered the formation of the Group of Seven and the ascendancy of landscape painting as a national preoccupation. Tom Thomson: North Star is the first book to focus on Thomson’s small-scale sketche... + Read More
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Series: Jewish Life in Canada William Kurelek Hardcover Sarah Milroy 9781773103198 $45.00 ART May 09, 2023

William Kurelek (1927–1977) is a beloved figure in Canadian art, a revered Ukrainian-Canadian painter whose works express his deeply felt immigrant experience and his compassionate vision of humanity. In 1975, he created a suite of 16 jewel-toned paintings titled Jewish Life in Canada in homage to his Jewish art dealer and friend Avrom Isaacs and as a gesture across the cultural divide. Relying on archival documents and photographs from communities across the country, Kurelek foregrounded the role of tradition, community, and family at the core... + Read More
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Series: The Deepest Map The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World's Oceans Paperback Laura Trethewey 9781773102795 $24.95 NATURE Jul 11, 2023

Five oceans cover approximately seventy percent of the earth, yet we know little of what lies beneath them. Now, the race is on to completely map the oceans’ floor. Scientists, investors, militaries, and private explorers are competing in this epic venture to obtain an accurate reading of this vast terrain and understand its contours and environment. In The Deepest Map, Laura Trethewey chronicles this race to the bottom. Following global efforts around the world, she documents Inuit-led crowdsourced mapping in the Arctic as climate change alter... + Read More
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Series: David Suzuki Institute The Power of Trees How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them Hardcover Peter Wohlleben 9781771647748 $34.95 NATURE May 02, 2023

From the international bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them. In his beloved book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben revealed astonishing discoveries about the social networks of trees and how they communicate. Now, in The Power of Trees, he turns to their future, with a searing critique of forestry management, tree planting, and the exploitation of old growth ... + Read More
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Series: Unbroken My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls Hardcover Angela Sterritt 9781771648165 $34.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE May 30, 2023

"A remarkable life story. . . Angela Sterritt is a formidable storyteller and a passionate advocate."—Cherie Dimaline, author of The Marrow Thieves "Sterritt's story is living proof of how courageous Indigenous women are."—Tanya Talaga, author of Seven Fallen Feathers and All Our Relations Unbroken is an extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, written by an award-winning Gitxsan journalist who survived life on the streets against all odds. As a Gitxsan teenager ... + Read More
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Series: Aldana Libros The Stars Hardcover Jacques Goldstyn 9781771649193 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 May 16, 2023

A dazzling story about love—for the stars, and for one another—between two young people, set in the multicultural city of Montréal. Every day, Yakov takes his sisters to the park. He's supposed to look after them, but their games are boring, so he reads about space and dreams of becoming an astronaut instead. His father, though, has other plans: he wants Yakov to take over his grocery store when he grows up. Yakov's world changes when at the park one day, he comes across a girl also reading a book about space. Aïcha has moved into the house ri... + Read More
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Series: Trailblazing Canadians Series Kimiko Murakami A Japanese-Canadian Pioneer Hardcover Haley Healey 9781772034318 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 May 09, 2023

The inspiring and true life story of Kimiko Murakami, a Japanese-Canadian pioneer and internment camp survivor, beautifully illustrated for a young audience. Ganbaru is a Japanese word that means to keep going during hard times and never give up. This picture book introduces young readers to Kimiko Murakami (1904–1997), a brave and determined woman whose life embodied the ganbaru spirit. Born in the village of Steveston, BC, and raised on Salt Spring Island, Kimiko was part of a long tradition of Japanese-Canadian families who made their living... + Read More
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Series: Trailblazing Canadians Series Lilian Bland An Amazing Aviatrix Hardcover Haley Healey 9781772034332 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 May 09, 2023

The amazing life story of Lilian Bland, the first woman ever to design, build, and fly her own airplane, beautifully illustrated to inspire young readers. Ever since she was a little girl, Lilian Bland (1878–1971) wanted to fly. She loved to watch black gulls soaring through the sky near her England home, and she was fascinated by the mechanics of flight. However, airplanes were still very new when she was growing up, and those who did fly were usually men. Lilian would not give up. When she could not find anyone to teach her to fly, she took m... + Read More
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Series: A Ribbon of Highway A Photographic Exploration of Canadian Identity Hardcover Taylor Roades 9781771605793 $40.00 TRAVEL Apr 11, 2023

An adventurous and thoughtful photographic exploration of Canada and Canadian identity.This collection of images, taken over a decade and in every corner of the country, explores and questions what being a Canadian means. The photographs depict Taylor’s poignantly observed, first-person experience, visiting both recognizable and remote places that vary drastically in geography, history, socio-economic status, and overarching lifestyle.Roades intrigues the viewer with images of the cultural threads that hold Canada together, and effortlessly wea... + Read More
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Series: Mr. Mindbomb Eco-hero and Greenpeace Co-founder Bob Hunter — A Life in Stories 1st edition Paperback Bobbi Hunter 9781771606240 $30.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 18, 2023

A collection of personal essays detailing the life and achievements of a renowned environmental hero and activist.Mr. Mindbomb is a chronology of the significant events of Bob Hunter’s life, written chapter by chapter by those who knew him. Where one contributor leaves off, the next picks up, moving the reader through another moment in time, sharing some new insight. This is the real life and legacy of Bob Hunter: Canadian eco-hero, author of 14 books, winner of a Governor General’s Award, popular journalist, and recipient of a magical salute o... + Read More
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Series: Crip Up the Kitchen Tools, Tips and Recipes for the Disabled Cook Paperback Jules Sherred 9781771513968 $35.00 COOKING May 09, 2023

A comprehensive guide and recipe collection that brings the economy and satisfaction of home cooking to disabled and neurodivergent cooks.Crip Up: A term used by disabled disability rights advocates and academia to signal taking back power, to lessen stigma, and to disrupt ableism as to ensure disabled voices are included in all aspects of life.When Jules Sherred discovered the Instant Pot multicooker, he was thrilled. And incensed. How had no one told him what a gamechanger this could be, for any home cook but in particular for those with disa... + Read More
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Series: A Lane Winslow Mystery To Track a Traitor A Lane Winslow Mystery Paperback Iona Whishaw 9781771513876 $18.95 FICTION Apr 25, 2023

“Highly entertaining . . . Winslow’s fans and newcomers alike will find lots to love.” —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewWith events spanning both world wars, the tenth installment in the Lane Winslow mystery series—which first began with the bestselling adventure A Killer in King's Cove—is a transatlantic tale of sibling rivalry, infidelity, and espionage.It’s an early morning in May when Lane is pulled from a deep sleep by a concerning phone call from Scotland—her grandfather has had a heart attack. Lane hastily makes plans to fly overseas, a... + Read More
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Series: Some There are Fearless Paperback Becca Babcock 9781774711545 $23.95 FICTION Apr 11, 2023

A compelling contemporary novel set in Canada and Ukraine that follows a nuclear engineer obsessed with preventing disaster, from the author of One Who Has Been Here Before. Jessica Manchaky's life has been shaped by the threat of nuclear disaster. She's a child when she hears news of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, and the disappearance of Ukrainian relatives, growing up on a northern Alberta military base during the Cold War. From that moment on, all she wants is to keep danger at bay. But living in a household with a domineering and volatile... + Read More
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Series: What Comes Echoing Back Paperback Leo McKay Jr. 9781774711668 $23.95 FICTION Jun 06, 2023

A poignant novel imbued with music from the Giller Prize — shortlisted author of Like This and Twenty-Six that follows two social outcasts as they navigate through their traumatic pasts. The worst moment of Sam's life was captured on video and shared across the Internet for all to gawk at. This is something she has in common with Robot, who just wants to move past the mistakes he's made, if only his small town will let him. When the two meet in a high school music class, they start to find their way to each other. Music might offer a way not o... + Read More
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Series: Oak Island Odyssey A Masonic Quest Paperback Scott Clarke 9781774711569 $24.95 HISTORY Apr 18, 2023

A compelling case for the connection between Freemasonry and the notorious Oak Island treasure, written by a historian and Curse of Oak Island guest expert. If you think you know everything about the secrets of Oak Island, think again. Oak Island: A Masonic Quest makes the strongest and most compelling case ever for the truth behind the treasure at Nova Scotia's Oak Island. It also connects two of the world's most baffling mysteries: the secrets of the arcane and cryptic Freemasons, and the equally enigmatic Oak Island treasure. Through years o... + Read More
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Series: Black Girl, Black Girl Hardcover Angela Bowden 9781774711415 $24.95 JUVENILE FICTION Reading age from 04 - 09 Jan 31, 2023

A vibrantly illustrated picture book celebrating of Black girl power from celebrated spoken-word poet Angela Bowden and rising-star artist Letitia Fraser. Girly or braided with cowrie shells Cornrows of history her magic tells Of dreadlocks Bantu knots and stunning afros Bonnets and wraps with a beautiful bow Black Girl, Black Girll A powerful message of self-love for melanated girls of all shades, hair textures, sizes, expressions, ages, and passions, this musical work of spoken-word poetry explores all the lives a Black girl can dream of – fr... + Read More
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Series: Little Explorers Series Garden Wonders A Guidebook for Little Green Thumbs Hardcover Sarah Grindler 9781774711439 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 04 - 08 Mar 28, 2023

The newest book in the Little Explorers series shows young readers how to garden everything from flowers to veggies — and offers tips and tricks for keeping it all in bloom. Let's get our hands dirty! Whether you have a big backyard or pots on a balcony, you can grow just about anything if you have healthy soil, plenty of water, and bright sunlight. The newest book in the Little Explorers series takes young readers through every step to creating their own garden: from collecting nutrient-rich soil and choosing the right time of day to water you... + Read More
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Series: Mad World The Politics of Mental Health Paperback Micha Frazer-Carroll 9780745348490 $19.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Jun 20, 2023

It's time to reclaim our mental health!Mental health affects us all, and yet it remains elusive as a concept.Does getting a diagnosis help or hinder it? How is mental well-being, which is often incredibly personal, driven by widespread societal suffering? Can it be a social construct and real at the same time?These are some of the big questions Micha Frazer-Carroll asks as she reveals mental health to be a political issue that needs deeper understanding beyond today’s 'awareness raising' campaigns.Exploring the history of asylums and psychiatry... + Read More
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Series: The Allergy-Friendly Cookbook Simple Recipes for the Whole Family Hardcover Elizabeth Pecoraro 9781684352081 $39.95 COOKING Aug 01, 2023

No one should feel left out when it comes to healthy eating, regardless of food allergies. In The Allergy-Friendly Cookbook, registered dietitian Elizabeth Pecoraro teaches families with allergies to cook simple, healthy, delicious meals that are completely free of the top nine allergens: peanuts, tree nuts, egg, milk, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, and sesame. Pecoraro, whose own children live with food allergies, offers 60 allergy-friendly recipes that won't take you hours to prepare and that your whole family will enjoy. With each recipe, she ... + Read More
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Series: Skilletheads A Guide to Collecting and Restoring Cast-Iron Cookware Hardcover Ashley L. Jones 9781684352029 $31.95 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES May 02, 2023

Part science and part personal preference, collecting and restoring cast-iron cookware is a complex art. For instance, what makes each company's cast iron unique? Do chemicals used during restoration leach into food? When it comes to surface finish, is textured or smooth better?In Skilletheads, the highly anticipated follow-up to Modern Cast Iron, Ashley L. Jones dives deeper than ever into the world of cast iron. In these pages, which feature over 100 full-color photos, you'll find expert advice on purchasing cast iron from some of the most ac... + Read More
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Series: Flip Flop Flapjack Wildhorse Jack and the First Stampede Breakfast Paperback Brenda Joyce Leahy 9781989915110 $17.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 May 15, 2023

The true story behind the 100-year-old tradition of the Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast — as told by the granddaughter of the legendary founder Wildhorse Jack. Yahoo! When Frankie’s dad loses every race at the Calgary Stampede, she’s sad and frustrated. But when he celebrates by hosting a huge pancake breakfast the next morning, she’s downright confused! From "Wildhorse Jack" Morton’s own granddaughter comes the true story of a Canadian legend and how he started the first Stampede Breakfast back in 1923. Ideal for ages 3-7, this charming tal... + Read More
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Series: Stillwater Paperback Darcie Friesen Hossack 9781990160202 $22.95 FICTION Reading age from 18 - 99 May 04, 2023

When Lizzy is forced to move to the Adventist commune of Stillwater, she is sure the end times have begun. She’s not wrong. Sixteen-year-old Lizzy is trapped, caught between her passion for science and the teachings of her Seventh-day Adventist father and Mennonite mother. But she isn’t the only one with problems: her mother, Marie, is increasingly reliant on prescription medication to recover from a car accident that might – or might not – have been deliberately caused by her husband, Daniel. In a bid to regain his social standing and self-est... + Read More
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Series: Face to Face: Portraits of Artists by Tacita Dean, Brigitte Lacombe, and Catherine Opie Paperback Helen Molesworth 9781913620905 $60.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Jan 28, 2023

Face to Face presents a selection of portraits of artists by three of the most prominent portrait artists of our time. Bringing together the diverse and distinctive work of Tacita Dean, Brigitte Lacombe, and Catherine Opie, this book forms an investigation into the charged genre of portraiture and its various approaches, navigating tensions between intimacy and publicity. While the three artists collected here share a wide set of historical touchstones, each deploys the camera differently: Dean exploits cinema?s capacity for duration; Lacombe t... + Read More
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Series: Paris Secret Gardens, Hidden Places, and Stories of the City of Light Hardcover Mary McAuliffe 9781538173336 $34.95 HISTORY May 15, 2023

Follow in the footsteps of history to discover the hidden places, extraordinary people, and captivating stories of Paris. Paris: Secret Gardens, Hidden Places, and Stories of the City of Light, Mary McAuliffe’s multilayered exploration of Paris, weaves a narrative that takes the reader into secret and hidden places, even in the midst of the most well-known Paris destinations. McAuliffe’s hidden places can be small but are always revealing, whether a bas-relief on an ignored corner of Notre-Dame or an overlooked courtyard inside an ancient and ... + Read More
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Series: Lies about Black People How to Combat Racist Stereotypes and Why It Matters Hardcover Omekongo Dibinga PhD 9781633888784 $34.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jul 15, 2023

From the Black Lives Matter movement to the health and economic disparities exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have been forced to reckon with our country’s fraught history – and present – of racial bias and inequality. Now that we have scratched the surface on courageous conversations about race, many are wondering: what is the next step towards healing and justice? Lies About Black People: How to Combat Racist Stereotypes and Why it Matters is designed for anyone who wants to examine their own biases and behaviors with a deep... + Read More
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Series: Seeing through the Smoke A Cannabis Specialist Untangles the Truth about Marijuana Hardcover Peter Grinspoon M.D. 9781633888463 $38.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Apr 20, 2023

Seeing Through the Smoke is an unflinching examination at the grossly misunderstood drug that uses data-driven medical science and a critical historical perspective to reveal the truth behind cannabis. In this balanced and measured investigation, Cannabis specialist and Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School Dr. Peter Grinspoon untangles the reality behind cannabis, revealing how we ended up with radically divergent understandings of the drug and pointing a way toward a middle ground that we can all share.
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Series: Am I Lying to Myself? How To Overcome Denial and See the Truth Hardcover Jane Greer PhD 9781538164235 $31.95 SELF-HELP Mar 04, 2023

Denial helps us manage difficult information rather than face the truth—about ourselves, our loved ones, and the world around us. But it can also stymie progress and upend our ability to take action in our lives. Here, Dr. Jane Greer shows us how to recognize, battle, and ultimately conquer denial in our lives, so we may face the truth and move forward.