Brain on fire: my month of madness
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A newly discovered autoimmune disease helped one 24-year-old girl understand her mental illness that was once thought to b a "demonic possession" through history.
Transforming negative self-talk: practical, effective exercises
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A wonderful self help book in changing negative thoughts into positive thinking and behavior.
Heaven is for real: a little boy's astounding story of his trip to heaven and back
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If you wonder about the unexplained and extraordinary existence of a God, then you'll enjoy reading about one child's heavenly experience.
Lullaby
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Great for mothers and breastfeeding mothers. Enjoy listening to Jewel's soft, soothing melodies while cuddling with your baby as they fall asleep.
The Light Between Oceans
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Tom Sherbourne, a World War I veteran and his wife live on an isolated island. Tom is the lighthouse keeper. After four years of marriage and living an isolated life, the couple is still childless. When a boat with a dead man and a young baby washes ashore, Isabel convinces Tom to let her keep the baby as their own. Against his better judgment, he agrees. But, the consequences of their actions may be devastating to all concerned. This is a story about choices and having to live with the consequences of those choices.
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
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Do you love your daughter but don't know how to express it? This book is the key. A must-read.
On the Beach
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If you are a fan of dystopian fiction, look no further than this 1950s-era novel. World War III has devastated the entire world, nuclear fallout is killing all human and animal life – the few individuals left in Australia are left with nothing to do but wait out the inevitable. One of the starkest depictions of apocalypse I’ve ever encountered.
A Book Of Sleep
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This book contains wonderfully rich, textured illustrations of a starry night and the animals who inhabit it. Join the wide-awake owl on his moonlit journey as he watches all the other animals settle in for the night and discovers the different ways they sleep – until owl can finally get some rest of his own.
I Want My Hat Back
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Bear has lost his hat. He is looking all over the forest to find it. But wait! What if he has missed it somewhere? Join him as he asks all his friends and neighbors if they might have seen his hat. Hilarious, deadpan illustrations make this book one not to be missed.
Running The Books
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Avi Steinberg never meant to become a librarian. Unsure what to do after graduating Harvard, floundering as he wrote freelance obituaries, he applied to a job as a librarian in a Boston prison on a whim. Steinberg encounters a wide array of colorful characters and situations – involving both inmates and prison staff – as he learns to negotiate the boundaries of this unusual setting.
Supermarket
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16-year old Pella Suzuki’s world is turned upside-down when she discovers her parents dead in their high-rise apartment. Black-market economies rule the City, overseen by factions of the Yakuza and Swede crime families. Now on her own, Pella finds herself in the middle of their fight, heir to an empire she couldn’t possibly inherit -- but hitmen on either side aren’t about to leave that to chance.
The Visual Miscellaneum
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McCandless, the man behind Informationisbeautiful.net, released several of his beautiful charts, graphs, and other data visualizations in this colorful and fascinating print volume.

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