May 2021 list by Donalee Jacobs
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Anxiety at Work
by Adrian Robert Gostick
The bestselling authors of All In and The Carrot Principle presents an eight-step guide for both managers and employees to reduce work anxiety, including dealing with overload, beating perfectionism and strengthening social bonds.
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Boundary Boss
by Terri Cole
Learn how to assert and maintain healthy boundaries with the guidance of a renowned relationship expert.
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A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
by Andrew H. Knoll
An acclaimed Harvard geologist presents a narrative chronicle of the Earth’s 4.6-billion-year evolution that places the environmental crises of today’s world in a context that explains the planet’s fragile capacity to support life.
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The Changing World Order
by Ray Dalio
The founder of Bridgewater Associates and best-selling author of Principles draws on the examples of history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to outline practical recommendations for smart business practices in a radically different near future.
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Facing the Mountain
by Daniel James Brown
Based on extensive interviews with the families of the protagonists as well as deep archival research, the New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat chronicles the special Japanese-American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe.
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Freedom
by Sebastian Junger
Intricately crafted and thought-provoking, the author, ruminating on the concept of freedom, shares his journey walking the railroad lines of the east coast with three friends as an experiment in personal autonomy, but also in interdependence.
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How Stella Learned to Talk
by Christina Hunger
An incredible, revolutionary true story and surprisingly simple guide to teaching your dog to talk from a speech-language pathologist who has taught her dog to communicate using simple paw-sized buttons associated with different words.
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Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
by Bill O'Reilly
The authors, in this tenth book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, take on the Mob, tracing the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in the U.S., turning the most legendary criminal and their true-life escapades into a riveting crime novel.
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Metabolical
by Robert H. Lustig
The New York Times bestselling author of Fat Chance and pediatric neuroendocrinologist explains the eight pathologies that underlie all chronic disease, proposing an urgent manifesto and strategy to cure both us and the planet.
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The Montessori Baby
by Simone Davies
The best-selling author of The Montessori Toddler and an expert in infant education present a guide to raising a baby from birth to age one while using Montessori principles to foster a calm, development-facilitating first year.
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The Nine
by Gwen Strauss
Presents the previously untold World War II story of nine female resistance fighters who banded together to survive the camps and ultimately escaped from a final death march across war-torn Germany.
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The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life
by David Coggins
The perfect fly fishing book for today’s novice, enthusiastic amateur, as well as the devoted angler is part narration of the author’s own angling obsessions and adventures, part practical how-to and part meditation on a connection to the natural world.
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Persist
by Elizabeth Warren
A former presidential candidate, in this deeply personal book and a powerful call to action, writes about six perspectives that have influenced her life and advocacy, inspiring us to believe that if we’re willing to fight for it, profound change is within our reach.
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Take More Vacations: How to Search Better, Book Cheaper, and Travel the World
by Scott Keyes
The founder of Scott's Cheap Flights explains why we're searching for airfare all wrong, shares the strategies that have saved his two million newsletter subscribers a collective $500 million on airfare, and presents a bold new approach for how to see the world while never overpaying for flights again.
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What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
by Bruce Duncan Perry & Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey, sharing stories from her own past, and a renowned brain development and trauma expert discuss the impact of trauma and adversity and how healing must begin with a shift to asking, “what happened to you?,” rather than “what’s wrong with you?”
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You Will Get Through This Night
by Daniel Howell
Presenting an entertaining and personal way from the perspective of someone who has been through it all, this no-nonsense book gives you the tools to understand your mind so you can be in control and really live.
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