Sean Patrick Hopkins
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A vital and triumphant story of perseverance and recovery by one of Canada's foremost advocates for mental health
When Mark Henick was a teenager in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, he was overwhelmed by depression and anxiety that led to a series of increasingly dangerous suicide attempts. One night, he climbed onto a bridge over an overpass and stood in the wind, clinging to a girder. Someone shouted, "Jump, you coward!" Another man, a stranger in a brown...
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A pitch-perfect holiday rom com about two oil-and-water reality-star country singers who must fake a relationship in order to win the opportunity of a lifetime, perfect for fans of Sally Thorne's The Hating Game and Christina Lauren's In a Holidaze.
Will they hit the right notes this holiday season?
When Sadie and Max are selected as contestants on the famed reality singing show Starmaker, each thinks they’ve...
Will they hit the right notes this holiday season?
When Sadie and Max are selected as contestants on the famed reality singing show Starmaker, each thinks they’ve...
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"In The Founding Fortunes, historian Tom Shachtman offers an in-depth look at a time when money became as vital as guns in securing victory on the Revolutionary War's battlefields, and how some of America's wealthiest men risked their fortunes to aid the new country even as they reaped benefits from its independence. While history teaches that successful revolutions depend on participation by the common man, the establishment of a stable and independent...
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From the author of Against Empathy comes a different kind of happiness book, one that shows us how suffering is an essential source of both pleasure and meaning in our lives
Why do we so often seek out physical pain and emotional turmoil? We go to movies that make us cry, or scream, or gag. We poke at sores, eat spicy foods, immerse ourselves in hot baths, run marathons. Some of us even seek out pain and humiliation in sexual role-play. Where do these...
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Winner of the Bruss Real Estate Book Award
His assignment was to write about a real-estate frenzy lighting up the Redneck Riviera. So Ryan Dezember settled in and bought a home nearby himself. Then the market crashed, and he became one of the millions of Americans who suddenly owed more on their homes than they were worth. A flood of foreclosures made it impossible to sell. It didn't help that his quaint neighborhood fell into disrepair and drug-induced...
8) Powerhouse
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The bestselling author of The Ripple Effect shows you easy ways to boost your energy, fight inflammation and optimize your health—cell by cell
Your body is constantly rebuilding, depending on what you do, eat and even think. Every six months, over 98% of the cells in your body are new, it's like getting a new brain and body twice a year! At the core of every cell are mitochondria, the “energy factories” that power the cells. In his new book,...
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A breakout training and fitness book by Hollywood trainer and former Navy SEAL, Duffy Gaver, featuring the tried and true workouts used by movie stars like Chris Pratt and Brad Pitt.
Former Marine sniper and ex-navy Seal, Duffy Gaver is the unsung hero of Hollywood. As a master trainer to the stars, he has transformed the bodies of actors such as Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Scarlett Johanson, Brad Pitt and many others. He is a Hero-Maker. He...
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A practicing psychologist-one of the top popularizers of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)-offers a fresh, welcome approach for treating mental health issues that speaks to our times, blending mindfulness and spirituality with CBT to effectively overcome negative thinking, achieve deep healing, and truly attain lasting peace.
Mental health professionals have many science-based techniques for alleviating symptoms like anxiety and depression. However,...
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A twisty thriller from the beloved author of The Familiar Dark, in which a woman returns to the town where her sister was murdered and finds a presumed copycat on the loose
It’s been fourteen years since Greer Dunning’s older sister, Eliza, was murdered, and Greer’s family has never been the same. And now there’s been a similar killing in Greer’s small Kansas hometown. A copycat, according to the authorities,...
It’s been fourteen years since Greer Dunning’s older sister, Eliza, was murdered, and Greer’s family has never been the same. And now there’s been a similar killing in Greer’s small Kansas hometown. A copycat, according to the authorities,...
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A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires
As an undergraduate studying philosophy at Stanford, Peter Thiel met French polymath René Girard and was introduced to his theory of “mimetic desire” - the idea that most human wanting comes from imitating what other people desire, rather than from an innate sense of need. Inducted into the Académie Française as...
13) We're Pregnant!
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Being a great first-time dad doesn't mean being perfect. It means having the tools you need to be a supportive partner during and after pregnancy - which is exactly what We're Pregnant! The First-Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook is all about.
From heartburn and headaches to birth and breastfeeding, We're Pregnant! features practical, action-oriented pregnancy advice from the author of the Dad or Alive blog, Adrian Kulp, a (once clueless) dad who's been...
14) Ryker's Raiders
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From REMINGTON KANE - The author of The TAKEN! Series
YOUNG GUNS 4 - Ryker's Raiders - A TANNER Series - Book 4
The boys help Spenser go after three targets at the same time, then find themselves being hunted by a group of mercenaries working for Vince Ryker. Tanner discovers Tang's connection with Dalton Geary.
YOUNG GUNS - Legends aren't born, they're made.
15) Young Guns
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From REMINGTON KANE, the author of The TAKEN! Series
YOUNG GUNS - A TANNER Series - Book 1
As Tanner rips apart a drug gang in Arizona, he thinks back on an episode from his past.
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From REMINGTON KANE, the author of The TAKEN! Series
YOUNG GUNS 6: CONTRACT TO KILL - A Tanner Series - Book 6
Young assassins Cody and Romeo seek to kill the leader of a cult who has taken refuge inside the impregnable fortress known as the Citadel.
Tanner and Sara help a friend after he and his mother become targets of a street gang.
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A leading business journalist takes us inside a business revolution: the upstart brands taking on the empires that long dominated the trillion-dollar consumer economy.
Dollar Shave Club and its hilarious marketing. Casper mattresses popping out of a box. Third Love's lingerie designed specifically for each woman's body. Warby Parker mailing you five pairs of glasses to choose from. You've seen their ads. You (or someone you know) use their products....
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In order to move toward a more egalitarian society, the American education system must be reformed to account for genetic differences between individual academic abilities.
All groups, all races, and all genders are created equal. Not all individuals are.
The Seed and the Soil is a provocative and groundbreaking discussion of human potential, a topic which, in recent times, has been corrupted by the pernicious and cynical pseudoscience of "race...
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With a foreword read by the author. Worldwide, depression will be the single biggest cause of disability in the next twenty years. But treatment for it has not changed much in the last three decades. In the world of psychiatry, time has apparently stood still...until now with Edward Bullmore's The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression. In this game-changing audiobook, University of Cambridge professor of psychiatry Edward Bullmore reveals...
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This book is for you if you ever...
Wanted to change a law.
Thought a law was unfair or unjust.
Felt confused by bureaucracy.
Thibault provides a better understanding of policy change and political persuasion (also known as lobbying). Once you understand the power of lobbying, you will be able to improve your community, influence leaders, and impact the world.
How To Change A Law offers insight, actionable tools, and strategies that will lead you...