Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
2001, c2000
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
In a practical guide to overcoming a debilitating personal history, the author uses his own powerful story to explain how people can move beyond personal suffering and painful memories to regain control of their lives.
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
viii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"With eye-opening science and fascinating real-world examples, neuroscientist Matt Johnson and marketer Prince Ghuman reveal what companies don't: how brands hack your psychology to drive your behavior. Their goal: to close the knowledge gap between consumer and brand, to let you consume on your own terms. Inside, discover: Why watch ads always show the time 10:10 How a simple equation (pleasure - pain = purchase) explains our buying behavior How...
Author
Publisher
Distributed to the book trade by St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
xix, 299 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains how to cope with difficult relatives--from critical in-laws to troublemaking siblings --providing advice on how to counter the toxic influence of such individuals and transform family gatherings.
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
This vital memoir will change how we look at the opioid crisis and how the media talks about it. A deeply moving and emotional read, STRUNG OUT challenges our preconceived ideas of what addiction looks like.' Stephanie Land, New York Times bestselling author of MaidIn this deeply personal and illuminating memoir about her fifteen-year struggle with heroin, Khar sheds profound light on the opioid crisis and gives a voice to the over two million people...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A quarter of a century after her first book, Thinking in Pictures, forever changed how the world understood autism, Temple Grandin--the "anthropologist from Mars," as Oliver Sacks dubbed her--transforms our understanding of the different ways our brains are wired. Visual thinkers constitute a far greater proportion of the population than previously understood, she reveals, and a more varied one, from the purest "object visualizers" like Grandin herself,...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 235 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An accessible guide to understand what trauma is, how PTSD is diagnosed, being aware that it can have a late onset, what can happen if it goes untreated--and how social media can be triggering our trauma"--
12) The sober lush: a hedonist's guide to living a decadent, adventurous, soulful life--alcohol free
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
333 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A sober hedonist's guide to living a decadent, wild, and soulful life--alcohol-free. In a culture where sipping "ros�e all day" is seen as the epitome of relaxation, "grabbing a drink" the only way to network; and meeting at a bar the quintessential "first date," many of us are left wondering if drinking alcohol really is the only way to cultivate joy and connection in life. Jardine Libaire and Amanda Eyre Ward wanted to live spontaneous and luxurious...
13) Outrage machine: how tech is amplifying discontent, disrupts democracy, and what we can do about it
Author
Publisher
Legacy Lit
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xxi, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Over the last two decades, there has been an inescapable rise of anger and aggression across our planet. Hate speech has become increasingly prevalent online, Western governments are turning towards authoritarianism and populism, and extremist groups are rising across both the left and the right ends of the political spectrum. Every day, it seems, we're hearing more angry voices and fearful opinions, we're seeing more threats and frightening news,...
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
263 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A gourmand's guide to the slim life shares the principles of French gastronomy, the art of enjoying all edibles in proportion, arguing that the secret of being thin and happy lies in the ability to appreciate and balance pleasures.
17) Discovering the inner mother: a guide to healing the mother wound and claiming your personal power
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 284 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the personal, cultural, and global implications of intergenerational trauma created by patriarchy explains how it is passed down from mothers to daughters and how to break this destructive cycle.
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 309 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this landmark book, a former prosecutor, legal expert, and leading authority on sexual violence examines why we are primed to disbelieve allegations of sexual abuse, and how we can transform a culture and a legal system structured to dismiss accusers"--
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"A fresh, fierce, and timely meditation on data, pain, time, and the limited capacity of literature to comprehend life and death in a sensate and vulnerable body." --