The Stepfamily Handbook:: From Dating, to Getting Serious, to forming a "Blended Family"
By: Karen Bonnell
4.30
Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
By: John M. Gottman , Nan Silver
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage by using rigorous scientific procedures to ob… read more
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2. Forward: A Memoir
By: Karen Abbott , Abby Wambach
3.24
Format: 0 pages, ebook
Forwardis the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in … read more
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3. Stepcoupling: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today's Blended Family
By: Susan Wisdom , Jennifer Green
4.31
Format: None pages, Paperback
Love may be sweeter the second time around, but once the bliss of a newfound relationship wears off… read more
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- relationships
- parenting
4. Young Jane Young
By: Gabrielle Zevin
4.47
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Young Jane Young's heroine is Aviva Grossman, an ambitious Congressional intern in Florida who make… read more
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5. Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
By: Emily Nagoski
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
An essential exploration of why and how women’s sexuality works—based on groundbreaking research an… read more
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"What turns us on (or off) is learned from culture, in much the same way children learn vocabulary and accents from culture."-Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
"You can't make someone be patient any more than you can make someone have an orgasm. You create a great context, and then allow it to happen."-Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
"Please tell everyone you know: If you have responsive desire, you are already normal. No one needs to 'crave' sex out of the blue to be a fully healthy person."-Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
"One more thing about women's external genitals. The name for the whole package of female genitalia is "vulva." "Vagina" refers to the internal reproductive canal that leads up to the uterus. People o…"-Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
6. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find -- and Keep -- Love
By: Amir Levine , None
3.76
Format: 234 pages, Hardcover
Is there a science to love? In this groundbreaking book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levi… read more
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7. Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
By: Sue Johnson
4.50
Format: 158 pages, Hardcover
Heralded by the New York Timesand Timeas the couples therapy with the highest rate of success, Emot… read more
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8. Leap Year
By: Helen Russell
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE YEAR OF LIVING DANISHLY - How to make big decisions, be more res… read more
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9. What Kind of Woman: Poems
By: Kate Baer
4.07
Format: 94 pages, Paperback
A stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships in being a mother, a w… read more
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- parenting
"Unclasp the thought of leaving, tie it to the door."-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems
"When someone asks for the secret to a happy marriage, remember you don't know. This is not a happy ending. This is not a fairy tale. This is the beginning of a life you haven't met."-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems
"What time will you be home? What time do you think you may be home? What time should we wait for you outside on the lawn while the pasta boils over and the baby cries because he misses you? Oh, befor…"-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems
"In the morning, I take your picture in front of the sign, gaps in your teeth. I do not say a life without you is not worth living. I do not say I've memorized every inch of your frame. Instead, I wav…"-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems
10. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
11. Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
By: Bill Perkins
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Common-Sense Guide to Living Rich….Instead of Dying Rich Imagine if by the time you died, you did… read more
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"Your biggest fear ought to be wasting your life and time, not "Am I going to have x number of dollars when I'm 80?"-Bill Perkins, Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
12. You Should See Me in a Crown
By: Leah Johnson
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, … read more
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"The best education is one you get in the world."-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
"I don’t believe in putting a question mark where God put a period."-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
"Did you know you have the chance to be the first black queen in Campbell history?"-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
"Just because it could be worse doesn't mean you don't get to acknowledge how much it sucks, you know."-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
13. Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
By: Ethan Kross
3.97
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
AN AWARD-WINNING PSYCHOLOGIST REVEALS THE HIDDEN POWER OF OUR INNER VOICE AND SHOWS HOW WE CAN HARN… read more
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"When supporting others, we need to offer the comfort of Kirk and the intellect of Spock."-Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
"The same brain circuitry that becomes active when we are attracted to someone or consume desirable substances (everything from cocaine to chocolate) also activates when we share information about our…"-Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
"We often think of fight or flight as the main defensive reaction human beings turn to when faced with a threat. When under stress, we flee or hunker down for the impending battle. While this reaction…"-Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
14. Inward
By: Yung Pueblo
4.22
Format: 222 pages, Paperback
Inward is a collection of poetry, quotes, and prose that explores the movement from self love to un… read more
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"i can only give to you what i have already given to myself i can only understand the world as much as i understand myself"-Yung Pueblo, Inward
"to expect another to resolve all of our issues and give us the happiness we desire is to expect to see the sunrise without opening our own eyes. it is to ask a river to give us nourishment without di…"-Yung Pueblo, Inward
15. I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America
By: Tyler Merritt
4.52
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In the wake of his deeply powerful viral videos ("Before You Call the Cops" and "Walking While Blac… read more
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"Life is too short to spend tons of time around people who suck."-Tyler Merritt, I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America
"If you don't deal with your stuff, your stuff will deal with you."-Tyler Merritt, I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America
"Someone once told me that true change always begins in our mind, and that people who live great lives are people who habitually think great thoughts."-Tyler Merritt, I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America
"The deepest part of you is NOT your mistakes or your failures. When God looks at you, He sees so much deeper than your mistakes to your actual identity, your true worth and value. And those of us who…"-Tyler Merritt, I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America
16. I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works
By: Ramit Sethi
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
As seen on the new NETFLIX series! The groundbreaking NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSE… read more
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17. Me vs Brain: An Overthinker’s Guide to Life
By: Hayley Morris
3.97
Format: 304 pages, ebook
Brain: We left the oven on! Me: No don't say that, I've not got time for this! Brain: The house i… read more
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18. The Book of Longings
By: Sue Monk Kidd
4.24
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
“I am Ana. I was the wife of Jesus.” Raised in a wealthy family in Sepphoris with ties to the ru… read more
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"Bless the largeness inside me, no matter how I fear it."-Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings
"Her mind was an immense feral country that spilled its borders."-Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings
"What most sets you apart is the spirit in you that rebels and persists."-Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings
"When I tell you all shall be well, I don't mean that life won't bring you tragedy. Life will be life. I only mean you will be well in spite of it. All shall be well, no matter what."-Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings
19. You Could Make This Place Beautiful
By: Maggie Smith
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of… read more
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"At our wedding, our college creative writing professor read a poem—John Ciardi’s “Most Like an Arch This Marriage."-Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful
"How I picture it: We are all nesting dolls, carrying the earlier iterations of ourselves inside. We carry the past inside us. We take ourselves–all of our selves–wherever we go. Inside forty-somethin…"-Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful
20. Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
By: John M. Gottman
4.23
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
Strengthen and deepen your love with a fun, ingenious program of eight life-changing conversations—… read more
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21. Friends Like These
By: Kimberly McCreight
3.48
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Six college friends have reunited for a glamorous weekend in the Catskills, a decade after a fatal … read more
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22. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
23. Mania
By: Lionel Shriver
3.69
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my b… read more
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24. No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
By: Reed Hastings
4.28
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Netflix cofounder… read more
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25. No Land to Light On
By: Yara Zgheib
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Exit West meets An American Marriage in this breathtaking and evocative novel about a young Syrian … read more
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26. The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
By: Kamala Harris
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us,… read more
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"When you break through a glass ceiling, you're going to get cut, and it's going to hurt."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
"One of my mother’s favorite sayings was “Don’t let anybody tell you who you are. You tell them who you are."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
"Politics is a realm where the grand pronouncement often takes the place of the painstaking and detail-oriented work of getting meaningful things done."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
". . . Being a good person meant standing for something larger than yourself; that success is measured in part by what you help others achieve and accomplish."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
27. Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
By: Dani Shapiro
3.89
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
The author of Hourglass now gives us a new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets—a r… read more
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"It is the nature of trauma that, when left untreated, it deepens over time."-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
"Always lists to be made, as if writing items in neat vertical rows might stave off randomness and chaos."-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
"The hidden disaster was secrecy, the pretense and magical thinking, the certainty that no one ever needed to know."-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
"It is a measure of true adulthood that we are able to imagine our parents as the people they may have been before us."-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
28. Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
By: Cheryl Strayed
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. An anniversary edition of the best… read more
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"This is how you get unstuck. You reach."-Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
"You get to define the terms of your life."-Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
"Be fearless enough to let love transform you."-Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
"Don’t listen to those people who suggest you should be “over"-Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
29. Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
By: Samantha Irby
3.82
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
A new essay collection from Samantha Irby about aging, marriage, settling down with step-children i… read more
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30. The Stepfamily Handbook:: From Dating, to Getting Serious, to forming a "Blended Family"
By: Karen Bonnell
4.30
Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition
You’ve met someone!!! And they have a kiddo (or a few) and you’re wondering what that’s going to me… read more
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