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  • Is There No Place on Earth for Me

    by Susan Sheehan ...
    **PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The renowned journalist's classic investigation of schizophrenia that follows a flamboyant and fiercely intelligent young woman as she struggles in the throes of mental illness.“The classic case study of schizophrenia that set the stage for reform. . . . Its insight, compassion, and humanity have much to teach us." —Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Life for Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair

    One Family's Passage Through the Child Welfare System

    by Susan Sheehan ...
    From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Is There No Place on Earth for Me? comes a poignant account exposing the harsh realities of the foster care system."No reader with a conscience, no reader with a heart, will come away from this complicated, infuriating and unforgettable book untouched or unmotivated to instill long-overdue change."--Michael Dorris, author of The Broken ChordOn October 7, ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Our Washington, DC: America's Hometown in Transition

    by Susan Sheehan ...
    Featuring stories by: Amy Argetsinger, Leon Dash, Eddie Dean, David Finkel, Marc Fisher, Linda Greenhouse, Walt Harrington, Wil Haygood, Philip Kennicott, Howard Means, Luke Mullins, Maureen Orth, John Pekkanen, David Remnick, James "Scotty" Barrett Reston, Roxanne Roberts, and Josh Swiller.Like many residents of our nation's capital, Susan Sheehan is an accidental Washingtonian.Born in Vienna, ... Read more

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    Our Boston

    Writers Celebrate the City They Love

    Unabridged

    10 hours 57 min

    What defines Boston? Its history? Its landmarks? Its sports teams and shrines?Perhaps the question should be, who defines Boston? From Henry David Thoreau to Dennis Lehane, Boston has been beloved by many of America's greatest writers, and there is no better group of men and women to capture the heart and soul of the Hub. In Our Boston, editor Andrew Blauner has collected both original and ... Read more

    $32.15 CAD

  • Do Less Be More

    Ban Busy and Make Space for What Matters

    Your greatest potential is unleashed when you slow down. Do Less. Be More reveals the science that explains why doing less is a bonafide strategy for achieving what you really want. Learn how to ban busy and focus on what really matters with 21 practical ways to say no and embrace silence, space and solitude.While cramming in one more task may feel useful, productive, or even satisfying, it’s not ... Read more

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  • One Moment Please

    It's Time to Pay Attention

    Attention is a most precious gift. It brings meaning, connection and happiness to our lives. Studies suggest attention spans are declining, distraction is growing, and we’re more concerned than ever about losing the ability to perform the simple but crucial act of paying attention. It’s one of the greatest concerns for current and future generations. When you harness the power of attention, life ... Read more

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  • 'Crossover' Children in the Youth Justice and Child Protection Systems

    Series series Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
    "Crossover" Children in the Youth Justice and Child Protection Systems explores the outcomes faced by the group of children who experience involvement with both child protection and youth justice systems across several countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.Situated against a backdrop of international evidence and grounded in a two-year study ... Read more

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  • Wired for Life

    Retrain Your Brain and Thrive

    A book which explains the latest research into how the brain works, providing practical tips for training your brain to promote success in all areas of your life. ... Read more

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    Now & Then

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    Unabridged

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    Living a dog's life...now and then.Anna O'Shea has failed at marriage, shed her job at a law firm, and she's trying to re-create herself when she and her recalcitrant nephew are summoned to the past in a manner that nearly destroys them. Her twenty-first-century skills pale as she struggles to find her nephew in nineteenth-century Ireland. For one of them, the past is brutally difficult, filled ... Read more

    $20.60 CAD

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    **PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • In this wondrously unusual memoir, a woman retreats into her shell in the aftermath of her divorce, and must choose between the pleasures and the perils of a closed-up life—a transformation fable from an acclaimed 5 Under 35 National Book Foundation honoree.“A marvel and a delight . . . This is a book that will stay with me forever.”—Leslie Jamison, author of Splinters* ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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    A Man of His Own

    Unabridged

    9 hours 54 min

    Rick Stanton was a promising professional baseball player with dreams of playing in the major leagues and starting a family with his young wife, Francesca, when World War II changed everything. Rick returns from the war with his body broken and his dreams shattered. But it was not just body and spirit he sacrificed for the war. He and Francesca volunteered their beloved dog, Pax, for the Army's K ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

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    Garden of Happy Endings, The

    A Novel

    Narrated by Tanya Eby ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 20 min

    In Barbara O’Neal’s novel of hope and renewal, two very different sisters discover that life is like a garden: Tend to it daily, nourish it with patience and optimism, and then watch the beauty unfold.After tragedy shatters her small community in Seattle, the Reverend Elsa Montgomery has a crisis of faith. Returning to her hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, she seeks work in a local soup kitchen. ... Read more

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