In Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle with Opioids
By: Travis Rieder
4.17
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
A bioethicist’s eloquent and riveting memoir of opioid dependence and withdrawal—a harrowing person…
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1. The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
By: Kelly McGonigal
4.09
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
The author of The Willpower Instinct delivers a controversial and groundbreaking new book that over… read more
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"Stress is what arises when something you care about is at stake."-Kelly McGonigal, The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
"The best way to manage stress isn’t to reduce or avoid it, but rather to rethink and even embrace it"-Kelly McGonigal, The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
"[A]dopt a growth mindset — to view setbacks as inevitable, and understand that hitting an obstacle means it is time to draw on your resources."-Kelly McGonigal, The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
"In addition to optimism, two other personality traits seem to be associated with a more positive view of stress: mindfulness and the ability to tolerate uncertainty."-Kelly McGonigal, The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
2. In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption
By: Hillel Levin , James Keene
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Featured on Dateline and CNN, the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football … read more
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3. Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
By: Atul Gawande
4.00
Format: 96 pages,
The struggle to perform well is universal: each one of us faces fatigue, limited resources, and imp… read more
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4. The Code of Trust: An American Counterintelligence Expert’s Five Rules to Lead and Succeed
By: Cameron Stauth , Joe Navarro , Robin Dreeke
2.65
Format: 34 pages, Hardcover
A counterintelligence expert shows readers how to use trust to achieve anything in business and in … read more
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5. Troubled
By: Rob Henderson
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Oth… read more
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"Successful people tell the world they got lucky, then tell their loved ones about the importance of hard work and sacrifice. Critics of successful people tell the world those successful people got lu…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"People don't need motivation; they need self-discipline. Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: 'I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.' Seldom do people relish doing something har…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is yo…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
6. Fox & I
By: Catherine Raven
3.68
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A solitary woman’s inspiring, moving, surprising, and often funny memoir about the transformative p… read more
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"I saw myself alone in the furthest future I could imagine."-Catherine Raven, Fox & I
"The habits and habitats of modern life are simply not evolutionarily stable. Metal and plastic. Electric lights blotting out stars. Ten-story buildings blocking sun and moon. Cars honking and everyth…"-Catherine Raven, Fox & I
7. Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
By: Beth Macy
4.08
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America's twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction.… read more
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"The corporation feels no pain."-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
"You whack one [dealer], and the others just pop right up, like Whac-A-Mole"-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
"Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long and for truly no good law enforcement reason."-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
"But you can't put a corporation in jail; you just take their money, and it's not really their money anyway."-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
8. Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation
By: Linda Villarosa
4.46
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • "A stunning exposé of why Black people in our society 'live sicker and di… read more
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- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
9. In the Name of the Children: An FBI Agent's Relentless Pursuit of the Nation's Worst Predators
By: Jeffrey L. Rinek
4.16
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
"The voice that narrates In the Name of the An F.B.I. Agent's Relentless Pursuit of the Nation's W… read more
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- audiobook
10. Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale
By: Adam Minter
3.93
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
When you drop a box of unwanted items off at the local thrift store, where do they go? Probably acr… read more
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- audiobook
"Encouraging consumers to think more seriously about the financial, environmental, and personal costs of their consumption would be a major step in addressing the crisis of quality and the environment…"-Adam Minter, Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale
11. Not Quite a Ghost
By: Anne Ursu
4.08
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more
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12. Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers
By: Chip Heath
3.89
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
A clear, practical guide to turning cold, clinical data into a story - from bestselling business au… read more
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13. Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
By: Pam Houston
4.33
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it m… read more
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"How to hang on to that full-body joy I knew I was capable of and still understand it as elegy."-Pam Houston, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
"I pause over the words "Wilderness Ranch Subdivision." What the fuck, I wonder, what in the fuck is wrong with us anyway."-Pam Houston, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
"We call such a limited number of relationships love in our lives, but there is always love around us—it’s as ubiquitous as oxygen."-Pam Houston, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
"And even if the jig is up, even if it is really game over, what better time to sing about the earth than when it is critically, even fatally, wounded at our hands."-Pam Houston, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
14. There Are No Accidents
By: Jessie Singer
4.33
Format: None pages, None
A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they’ve come to define al… read more
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- sociology
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"It is an act of love to demand accountability for the dead. And it takes rage to prevent the same accidents from happening again."-Jessie Singer, There Are No Accidents
"Blame and the punishment that follows may satisfy the thirst for vengeance. But we cannot punish and learn at the same time. Punishment keeps in place the belief that the system is safe and the human…"-Jessie Singer, There Are No Accidents
15. Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health
By: Leana Wen
4.27
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From medical expert Leana Wen, MD., an insider’s account of public health and its crucial role—from… read more
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- biography memoir
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- audiobook
16. The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy
By: Anna Clark
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The first full account of the Flint, Michigan, water scandal, an American tragedy, with new details… read more
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17. White Hot Light: Twenty-Five Years in Emergency Medicine
By: Frank Huyler
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Another “pitch-perfect book of short essays” (New York Times Book Review) from the acclaimed author… read more
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18. Incident at Big Sky: The Inside Story of the Search for Two Savage Killers in Montana
By: Johnny France
4.02
Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition
Edgar Award The “exciting” true story of the abduction of biathlete Kari Swenson and the five-mont… read more
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19. In Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle with Opioids
By: Travis Rieder
4.17
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
A bioethicist’s eloquent and riveting memoir of opioid dependence and withdrawal—a harrowing person… read more
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20. Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness
By: Jamil Zaki
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Cynicism is making us sick; Stanford Psychologist Dr. Jamil Zaki has the cure—a “ray of light for … read more
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21. The Addiction Solution: Treating Our Dependence on Opioids and Other Drugs
By: Lloyd Sederer
3.58
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking examination of addiction from a psychiatrist and public health doctor, offering pr… read more
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