Psychology

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“Kissinger’s first book on family, mental illness, and recovery catapults her into the pantheon of modern, nonfiction writers who dare to feel, think, and unabashedly portray the agony of m

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“Making changes in the individualistic, hypercompetitive society is indeed a major enterprise.

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That Carriere manages to exceed those expectations and write with such clarity about the darkness that consumed much of her young adulthood is a gift . . .”

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“Glass writes a simple, honest, straightforward engrossing history of the epic scale of post-traumatic stress disorder during the First World War as studied in Craiglockhart Hospital near E

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Oh, for the days when the title “Working Girl” referred to the feel-good movie with Melanie Griffith.

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What is clear from Weil’s book is that history is not just a result of impersonal forces acting upon human decisions.

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“Through her own compelling personal story, Patrick's book will certainly illuminate an aspect of depression that is still little known and understood.”

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“Antrim’s memoir is indeed sad but also moving, insightful, and ultimately, for the writing of it, which is proof of survival, hopeful.”

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Dina Nayeri’s book centers on the immigration process for potential asylum seekers to the United States and to the UK.

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“Brightly written and well-researched, this book will appeal immensely to true-crime fans.”

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“madness can be both a teacher and a scourge, can be transformative, can place us in the company of visionaries like William Blake as well as the residents of Bedlam.”

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“The author’s goal is . . . to produce deep-seated, culture-wide transformation so that the judicial and community response is to the actual, not presumed, needs of survivors.”

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“insightful and inspiring and will remind you why relationships matter so much in our lives.”

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“a user friendly, practical guide that explains how to attain and maintain resilience by developing a learnable set of life skills that, with practice, become part of who we are and help us

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The author grew up in France near Lyon, the gastronomic capital of the world. Her parents were so focused on food and each other that she—an only child—felt like an outsider.

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“The Self-Talk Workout: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Dissolve Self-Criticism and Transform the Voice in Your Head by Dr.

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In her trenchant and brilliantly written collection of essays in The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century Amia Srinivasan examines the positions taken by of different strands

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Do you have a friend who without symptom or diagnosis is worried about their health?

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Like a lot of ambitious, young, and talented women, Jessica Grose was worried when she became pregnant with her first child.

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“food for thought as to how much things have changed, and how much they have stayed the same, or in some cases appear to be returning.”

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“This is a book whose purpose is to provoke curiosity and enlighten.”

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Temple Grandin doesn’t write captivating prose. A reader who needs to be entertained may miss out on what Grandin has to offer.

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“Part memoir, part cultural critique, part manifesto, Hysterical is a tour de force, a powerful response and critique of the subjugation of girls and women across all aspects of ou

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Writing a book on neuroscience that is decipherable by the average reader is no easy task.

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