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  • Truthtelling

    Stories, Fables, Glimpses

    by Lynne Sharon Schwartz ...
    "A grab bag of realist and experimental stories, each one a treasure . . . Wise, wry, and witty—theses stories in all their stylistic variations are perfect." — Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewA man generously lends his car to his ex-wife, and is bewildered when she not only neglects to return it but makes increasingly implausible excuses for her actions. A neat and orderly clothing store owner is ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rough Strife

    A Novel

    by Lynne Sharon Schwartz ...
    The arithmetic of marriage is never easy to understand—as time passes, the variables constantly changeCaroline is set adrift in 1950s Rome when she meets Ivan. Though things start slowly, Ivan wins her over after a strong pursuit, and the two marry, agreeing never to inflict any "irreparable wounds." But though Ivan proves to be a fine father, he is a distant husband, and Caroline finds herself ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Face to Face

    A Reader in the World

    by Lynne Sharon Schwartz ...
    With a reader's perspective and a master writer's skill, critically acclaimed novelist Lynne Sharon Schwartz takes on the world at largeCommunication, while essential, is almost impossible to maintain perfectly—a truism Lynne Sharon Schwartz demonstrates in this stunning essay collection. In one section, she discovers that one typo could completely derail a project while translating an Italian ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Balancing Acts

    A Novel

    by Lynne Sharon Schwartz ...
    Retirement doesn't spell the end after all, in this rousing journey through loss and rebirthMax has lived a long and fulfilling life. He and his wife were star trapeze artists and acrobats in the Brandon Brothers circus. But with her passing, he's left alone in New York, and suffers a heart attack after a terrifying mugging. Without family to fall back on, Max is forced to leave his beloved ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Mind & The Brain

    Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force

    by Sharon Begley, Jeffrey M. Schwartz ...
    A "fascinating" and groundbreaking work of science that demonstrates the possibilities for human control over the workings of the brain ( Cleveland Plain Dealer).Conventional science has long held that "the mind" is an illusion, a mere side effect of electrochemical activity in the physical brain. The Mind & The Brain argues exactly the opposite: that the mind has a life of its own. Dr. Schwartz, ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Disturbances in the Field

    A Novel

    by Lynne Sharon Schwartz ...
    "A more-than-welcome return to a classic idea of the novel . . . A wonder to read" ( Los Angeles Times Book Review).The field is all around us. It's our needs and our wants. This is what George tells Lydia. A disturbance, however, is something that keeps us from grasping and attaining the things we need. Usually, we can adapt to these disturbances and move forward. But, what happens if a ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Run for Your Life

    by Silvana Gandolfi, Lynne Sharon Schwartz ...
    From one of Italy’s favorite authors of young adult literature comes a gripping, true-to-life thriller of a Sicilian boy’s fight to survive after his family is torn apart by the Mafia.A talented young runner, Santino lives in Palermo, Sicily—a beautiful region of Italy that’s dominated by the Mafia. With Santino’s first communion approaching, his father and grandfather carry out a theft to pay for ... Read more

    $14.50 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Writing on the Wall

    A Novel

    by Lynne Sharon Schwartz ...
    The emotionally realistic and elegant portrait of mourning in the days and months following 9/11As Renata, a linguist for the New York City Public Library, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge on her way to work one morning, she looks up to see a flash of orange and blue. Two planes have hit the World Trade Center, and with that, her world changes entirely.Renata's connection to the tragedy grows deeper as ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Causal Inference and the People's Health

    by Sharon Schwartz, Seth J. Prins ...
    Series series Small Books Big Ideas in Population Health
    An essential introduction to concepts of causation and causal inference that explores how our definitions of causes in epidemiology influence how we go about finding them and estimating their effects. A key goal of epidemiologic research is to uncover the causes of diseases and other health-related outcomes. But exactly what we mean by a "cause" and what types of phenomena qualify as causes, ... Read more

    $32.39 CAD

  • A New Creation

    Healing Poetry Steps to Him

    by Sharon Schwartz ...
    This book is a group of poems I have compiled on my journey of healing God has brought to my life. When I asked God to forgive me for the life I had lived and to come into my life He did. However, just because I had invited Him into my life and given my heart to Him didn’t mean my life was perfect. I had so much emotional baggage from the way I had chosen to deal with life. God made us to have ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • Ruined By Reading

    A Life in Books

    by Lynne Sharon Schwartz ...
    A Los Angeles Times Book Review Best Book of 1996'Without books how could I have become myself?' In this wonderfully written meditation, Lynne Sharon Schwartz offers deeply felt insight into why we read and how what we read shapes our lives. An enchanting celebration of the printed word. ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Psychiatric Epidemiology

    Searching for the Causes of Mental Disorders

    by Sharon Schwartz, Ezra Susser, M.D., Alfredo Morabia, M.D., Evelyn J. Bromet ...
    Series series Oxford Psychiatry Series
    Searching for the causes of mental disorders is as exciting as it it complex. The relationship between pathophysiology and its overt manifestations is exceedingly intricate, and often the causes of a disorder are elusive at best. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone trying to track these causes, whether they be clinical researchers, public health practitioners, or psychiatric ... Read more

    $114.39 CAD