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The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion

by Meghan Daum

Published: 2014-11-18

Hardcover: 256 pages

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"Daum is her generation's Joan Didion." --NylonNearly fifteen years after her debut collection, My Misspent Youth, captured the ambitions and anxieties of a generation, Meghan Daum returns to the personal essay with The Unspeakable, a masterful collection of ten new works. Her old encounte...

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How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in Mindfulness

by Jan Chozen Bays

Published: 2011-07-12

Paperback: 224 pages

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A growing body of research is showing that mindfulness can reduce stress, improve physical health, and improve one’s overall quality of life. Jan Chozen Bays, MD—physician and Zen teacher—has developed a series of simple practices to help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our ordinary, daily...

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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

by Bryan Stevenson

Published: 2014-10-21

Hardcover: 352 pages

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our timeSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND ...

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Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning

by Rebekah Lyons

Published: 2013-04-01

Hardcover: 224 pages

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Women today are fading. In a female culture built on Photoshopped perfection and Pinterest fantasies, we’ve lost the ability to dream our own big dreams. So busy trying to do it all and have it all, we’ve missed the life we were really designed for. And we are paying the price. The ris...

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The Book of Strange New Things: A Novel

by Michel Faber

Published: 2014-10-28

Hardcover: 512 pages

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A monumental, genre-defying novel that David Mitchell calls "Michel Faber’s second masterpiece," The Book of Strange New Things is a masterwork from a writer in full command of his many talents. It begins with Peter, a devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, o...

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The Pretend Wife

by Bridget Asher

Published: 2009-06-09

Hardcover: 288 pages

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What would life be like with the one who got away? From the author of My Husband’s Sweethearts—hailed as “a laugh-and-cry novel”* that’s “whip-smart, tender…an undiluted joy to read”**—comes this bighearted, funny, fiercely perceptive tale about a happily married woman an...

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Pegasus: A Novel

by Danielle Steel

Published: 2014-10-28

Hardcover: 352 pages

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn a rich historical novel of family and World War II, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel unfurls a powerful saga that spans generations and continents. This is a story of courage, friendship, and fate as two families face the challenges of war . ....

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Y : The Descent of Men

by Steve Jones

Published: 2003-05-15

Hardcover: 272 pages

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In his highly entertaining and enlightening book, the acclaimed geneticist and author Steve Jones offers a landmark exploration of maleness. With effervescent wit, Jones argues that men, biologically speaking, are the true second sex. Here he lays out the cases for and against masculinity -- exploring...

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Evan Blessed (Constable Evans Mystery)

by Rhys Bowen

Published: 2006-07-05

Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages

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Constable Evan Evans scours a Welsh mountainside to find a missing woman—and then copes with the subsequent disappearance of his beloved Bronwen—in the newest novel in this “most enjoyable” series (Dorothy Cannell)… Mt. Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa to the locals, is crawling with tourist...

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The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive

by Brian Christian

Published: 2012-03-06

Paperback: 320 pages

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Each year, the AI community convenes to administer the famous (and famously controversial) Turing test, pitting sophisticated software programs against humans to determine if a computer can “think.” The machine that most often fools the judges wins the Most Human Computer Award. But th...