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Fat Talk

Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture

by Virginia Sole-Smith ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Book Riot best book of 2023A Science Friday best book of 2023An Audible best well-being audiobook of 2023By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids believe that “fat” is bad. By middle school, more than a quarter of them have gone on a diet. What are parents supposed to do?Kids learn, as we’ve all learned, that thinness is a surv... ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Book Riot best book of 2023A Science Friday best book of 2023An Audible best well-being audiobook of 2023By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids believe that “fat” is bad. By middle school, more than a quarter of them have gone on a diet. What are parents supposed to do?Kids learn, as we’ve all learned, that thinness is a surv...
... Read more

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The Eating Instinct

Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America

by Virginia Sole-Smith ...

An exploration, both personal and deeply reported, of how we learn to eat in today’s toxic food culture.Food is supposed to sustain and nourish us. Eating well, any doctor will tell you, is the best way to take care of yourself. Feeding well, any human will tell you, is the most important job a mother has. But for too many of us, food now feels dangerous. We parse every bite we eat as good or bad, ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

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An exploration, both personal and deeply reported, of how we learn to eat in today’s toxic food culture.Food is supposed to sustain and nourish us. Eating well, any doctor will tell you, is the best way to take care of yourself. Feeding well, any human will tell you, is the most important job a mother has. But for too many of us, food now feels dangerous. We parse every bite we eat as good or bad,
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Fat Talk

Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture

by Virginia Sole-Smith ...

Narrated by Virginia Sole-Smith ...

Unabridged

11 hours 17 min

**This program is read by the author.In this illuminating narrative on the daily onslaught of body shame that kids face from peers, school, diet culture, and parents themselves, journalist Virginia Sole-Smith offers a compelling, reported look at how families can change the conversation around weight, health, and self-worth.**By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids have learned that “fat” ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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**This program is read by the author.In this illuminating narrative on the daily onslaught of body shame that kids face from peers, school, diet culture, and parents themselves, journalist Virginia Sole-Smith offers a compelling, reported look at how families can change the conversation around weight, health, and self-worth.**By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids have learned that “fat”
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The Eating Instinct

Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America

by Virginia Sole-Smith ...

Narrated by Julie McKay ...

Unabridged

8 hours 45 min

An exploration, both personal and deeply reported, of how we learn to eat in today's toxic food culture.Food is supposed to sustain and nourish us. Eating well, any doctor will tell you, is the best way to take care of yourself. Feeding well, any human will tell you, is the most important job a mother has. But for too many of us, food now feels dangerous. We parse every bite we eat as good or bad, ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

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An exploration, both personal and deeply reported, of how we learn to eat in today's toxic food culture.Food is supposed to sustain and nourish us. Eating well, any doctor will tell you, is the best way to take care of yourself. Feeding well, any human will tell you, is the most important job a mother has. But for too many of us, food now feels dangerous. We parse every bite we eat as good or bad,
... Read more

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Fed Up

How to Dismantle Diet Culture, Stop Fearing Fat, and Love Your Body

by Virginia Sole-Smith ...

A new book for young adult readers, adapted from Virginia Sole-Smith's New York Times Bestseller FAT TALK, about the pervasive harms of diet culture and anti-fat bias and how readers can protect and care for themselves.By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids have learned that “fat” is bad. As we get older, we learn to pursue thinness in order to survive in a world that ties our body size to ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

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A new book for young adult readers, adapted from Virginia Sole-Smith's New York Times Bestseller FAT TALK, about the pervasive harms of diet culture and anti-fat bias and how readers can protect and care for themselves.By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids have learned that “fat” is bad. As we get older, we learn to pursue thinness in order to survive in a world that ties our body size to
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Civil War by Other Means

America's Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy

by Jeremi Suri ...

Narrated by Adam Barr ...

Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

In 1865, the Confederacy was comprehensively defeated, its economy shattered, its leaders in exile or in jail. Yet in the years that followed, Lincoln's vision of a genuinely united country never took root. Apart from a few brief months, when the presence of the Union army in the South proved liberating for newly freed Black Americans, the military victory was squandered. Old white supremacist ... Read more

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In 1865, the Confederacy was comprehensively defeated, its economy shattered, its leaders in exile or in jail. Yet in the years that followed, Lincoln's vision of a genuinely united country never took root. Apart from a few brief months, when the presence of the Union army in the South proved liberating for newly freed Black Americans, the military victory was squandered. Old white supremacist
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You Don't Understand Me

Finding Yourself, Facing Your Problems and Figuring Out Life (When Nobody Gets It)

by Tara Porter ...

Narrated by Stephanie Racine ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

Being a young woman today is harder than ever before, but Tara Porter’s empathetic, highly expert approach will guide teenagers, young women and their parents through these difficult yearsFemale adolescence is an ever-shifting, notoriously tricky time of life. And never before have young women had so much freedom and choice. But never before have they had so many demands placed upon them—by ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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Being a young woman today is harder than ever before, but Tara Porter’s empathetic, highly expert approach will guide teenagers, young women and their parents through these difficult yearsFemale adolescence is an ever-shifting, notoriously tricky time of life. And never before have young women had so much freedom and choice. But never before have they had so many demands placed upon them—by
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When the World Feels Like a Scary Place

Essential Conversations for Anxious Parents and Worried Kids

by Abigail Gewirtz, PhD ...

Narrated by Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

11 hours 32 min

**"A terrific book for parents who want to know how to talk about difficult, emotional issues with children."––Nancy Eisenberg, Regents' Professor of Psychology, Arizona State UniversityIncludes how to talk to your kids about COVID-19.**In a lifesaving guide for parents, Dr. Abigail Gewirtz shows how to use the most basic tool at your disposal––conversation––to give children real help in dealing ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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**"A terrific book for parents who want to know how to talk about difficult, emotional issues with children."––Nancy Eisenberg, Regents' Professor of Psychology, Arizona State UniversityIncludes how to talk to your kids about COVID-19.**In a lifesaving guide for parents, Dr. Abigail Gewirtz shows how to use the most basic tool at your disposal––conversation––to give children real help in dealing
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Bring Your Whole Self to Work

How Vulnerability Unlocks Creativity, Connection, and Performance

by Mike Robbins ...

Narrated by Mike Robbins ...

Unabridged

5 hours 34 min

In today's work environment, the lines between our professional and personal lives are blurred more than ever before. Whatever is happening to us outside of our workplace-whether stressful, painful, or joyful-follows us into work as well. We may think we have to keep these realities under wraps and act as if we "have it all together." But as Mike Robbins explains, we can work better, lead better, ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

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In today's work environment, the lines between our professional and personal lives are blurred more than ever before. Whatever is happening to us outside of our workplace-whether stressful, painful, or joyful-follows us into work as well. We may think we have to keep these realities under wraps and act as if we "have it all together." But as Mike Robbins explains, we can work better, lead better,
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Money and Love

An Intelligent Roadmap for Life’s Biggest Decisions

by Myra Strober, Abby Davisson ...

Narrated by Megan Tusing ...

Unabridged

8 hours 45 min

MONEY & LOVE: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life’s Biggest Decisions is a guide for navigating life’s most consequential and daunting decisions using research-based insights road-tested in a popular Stanford University course.Should I move in with this person? Should I quit my job? When is the “right time” to have another child? All these life-altering questions at the juncture of money and love can ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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MONEY & LOVE: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life’s Biggest Decisions is a guide for navigating life’s most consequential and daunting decisions using research-based insights road-tested in a popular Stanford University course.Should I move in with this person? Should I quit my job? When is the “right time” to have another child? All these life-altering questions at the juncture of money and love can
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The Emotional Brain

Lost and Found in the Science of Emotion

by Dean Burnett ...

Narrated by Matt Addis ...

Unabridged

14 hours 2 min

Happy, sad, angry, glad—why do we cry when we’re ecstatic or mad? A fascinating look at the science of emotionEmotions can be a pain. After his father died of Covid, Dean Burnett found himself wondering what it would be like to live without emotion. And so, he decided to put his feelings under the microscope—for science.With his trademark humour, Burnett takes us on an incredible journey of ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

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Happy, sad, angry, glad—why do we cry when we’re ecstatic or mad? A fascinating look at the science of emotionEmotions can be a pain. After his father died of Covid, Dean Burnett found himself wondering what it would be like to live without emotion. And so, he decided to put his feelings under the microscope—for science.With his trademark humour, Burnett takes us on an incredible journey of
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The Comfort Zone

Create a Life You Really Love with Less Stress and More Flow

by Kristen Butler ...

Narrated by Kristen Butler ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

Get ready to forget everything you've ever been told about the "comfort zone." It's not a place where you sit complacently because you can't be bothered to take action. It's not a barrier blocking you from the life of your dreams. Instead, it's the truest source of growth, possibility, and joy-and it's within your reach with help from an expert guide. As the founder and CEO of The Power of ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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Get ready to forget everything you've ever been told about the "comfort zone." It's not a place where you sit complacently because you can't be bothered to take action. It's not a barrier blocking you from the life of your dreams. Instead, it's the truest source of growth, possibility, and joy-and it's within your reach with help from an expert guide. As the founder and CEO of The Power of
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