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Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"From the award-winning journalist and author, a lyrical, raw, and humane investigation of dementia that explores both the journey of the person who lives with the condition and that of their loved ones. Diagnosed with dementia, Nicci Gerrard's father, John, continued to live life on his own terms, alongside the disease. But when an isolating hospital stay precipitated a dramatic turn for the worse, Gerrard, an award-winning journalist and author,...
1342) Red
Author
Language
English
Description
Country superstar Taylor Swift transcends genres with her fourth album. It features the hit singles We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together; 22; and I Knew You Were Trouble.
Author
Publisher
David R. Godine, Publisher
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
At the school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno of Citium the teachers believed that virtue, the highest good, is based on knowledge and reason, and encouraged indifference to the vicissitudes of fortune and to pleasure and pain. Farnsworth integrates his own observations with scores of quotations to provide perspective of the various Stoic philosophers. His organization and commentary makes the meaning and relevance of this ancient philosophy...
Author
Publisher
Ixia Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Loss, pain, and suffering are an inevitable part of the human experience. However, these circumstances can offer people opportunities for growth. Just as some flowers only bloom in the dark, so, too, some people require the darkness to bloom and become their best selves. Michelle Pearce, PhD, offers twelve practical tools for transforming loss and pain into positive growth and hope. In each chapter, she explains one of twelve empirically based principles...
Author
Publisher
Amara/Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Six years ago, when Camden Daniels came back from war without his younger brother, no one in the small town of Alba, Colorado, would forgive him--especially his father. He left, swearing never to return. But a desperate message from his father brings it all back. The betrayal. The pain. And the need to go home again. But home is where the one person he still loves is waiting. Willow. The one woman he can never have. Because there are secrets buried...
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Series
Harlequin special edition volume 3044
Publisher
Harlequin Special Edition
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Fate ended their romance the first time around. Has the time come to make amends? Tragedy--and an abusive, manipulative mother--destroyed Alice Whitlock's high school romance with Finn Huxley. Reuniting with the handsome contractor years later to restore and sell her late mother's home resurrects their strong bond. But when Finn discovers he has a young daughter from a previous marriage who is now orphaned without him, Alice is forced to relive...
1347) Laurel everywhere
Author
Publisher
Ooligan Press, Portland State University
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After the death of her mother and siblings, fifteen-year-old Laurel Summers' father struggles with grief and depression, leaving her it to her friends to help her cope with her pain and loss.
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Put some spring in your step-simple stretches to soothe your soreness. Movement is life-and stretching is an easy way for you to increase your flexibility, ease aches, and generally improve your quality of life. This easy-to-follow guide shows you how stretching long and slow can help you find fast pain relief and enhance your range of motion. Take a deep dive into how muscles work and the health benefits of stretching, including plenty of how-tos...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The acclaimed author of The Unquiet Mind considers the age-old quest for relief from psychic pain and the role of the gifted healer in the journey back to health. "To treat, even to cure, is not always to heal." In this expansive cultural history of the treatment and healing of suffering, Kay Jamison writes about what makes an effective healer, and the role of imagination and memory in the regeneration of the mind. From the trauma of the bloodiest...
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"What is the difference between having empathy and being an empath? "Having empathy means our heart goes out to another person in joy or pain, " says Dr. Judith Orloff. "But for empaths it goes much further. We actually feel others' emotions, energy, and physical symptoms in our own bodies, without the usual defenses that most people have." The Empath's Survival Guide is an invaluable resource for empaths and anyone who wants to nurture their empathy...
Author
Publisher
FB Publishing
Pub. Date
©2015
Language
English
Description
"Many of us live our lives entrapped by the same repeated patterns of heartbreak and disappointment. Often, we have no idea why this happens. Reclaim Your Heart is about freeing the heart from this slavery. It is about the journey in and out of life's most deceptive traps. This book was written to awaken the heart and provide a new perspective on life, loss, happiness, and pain. A manual of sorts, Reclaim Your Heart will teach readers how to live...
1352) Life events
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"[This] novel follows Evelyn, who, at thirty-seven, is on the verge of divorce and anxiously dreading the death of everyone she loves. She combats her existential crisis by avoiding her husband and aimlessly driving along the freeways of California looking for an escape - one that eventually comes when she discovers a collective of "exit guides." Evelyn enrolls in their training course, where she learns to provide companionship and a final exit for...
1353) The turmeric cookbook: discover the health benefits and uses of turmeric, with 50 delicious recipes
Author
Publisher
Aster
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Ancient healer, modern medicine...Turmeric has been harvested for over 5,000 years in its native Indonesia and is a key ingredient in many dishes and medicinal remedies throughout the region. It is now rising quickly in popularity everywhere in the world as wellness seekers of all ages discover the health properties of this incredible food. Considered to be one of nature's most powerful anti-inflammatory ingredients, turmeric is a powerful medicine...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"ABOUT THIS BOOK... Could you use a good laugh? This book will show you how to bring laughter into your life at any time of day--no special equipment needed, no new wardrobe, no expensive classes, not even a sense of humor! Laughter yoga is all about voluntary laughter--how you can learn to laugh even in the absence of humorous stimuli, and reap the extraordinary, scientifically proven benefits, which include stress reduction, pain relief, weight...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In this course, Shauna Shapiro and 10 of her colleagues will take you on a guided tour of the many ways mindfulness can help you reduce stress and pain, improve your health, increase your happiness, and find meaning in your life. You'll explore both the modern science and the ancient wisdom behind mindfulness, and you'll learn practical techniques to integrate this powerful tool for positive change into your daily routine.
1356) A cabinet of philosophical curiosities: a collection of puzzles, oddities, riddles and dilemmas
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A Cabinet of Philosophical Curiosities is a colorful collection of puzzles and paradoxes, both historical and contemporary, by philosopher Roy Sorensen. Taking inspiration from Ian Stewart's Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities, which assembled interesting "maths" from outside the classroom into a miscellany of marvels, these puzzles are ready to be enjoyed independently but gain mutual support when read in clusters. The volume...
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