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Relationships not only make us happier, but also are critical to our overall health and longevity. Just as we exercise our physical muscles, we can strengthen our social muscles. Weaving together cutting-edge science, mindset shifts, and practical wisdom, Killam offers the first methodology for how to be socially healthy. This book will transform the way you think about each interaction with a friend, family member, coworker, or neighbour, and give you the tools you need to live a more connected and healthy life - whether you are an introvert or extrovert.

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How a small team of Utopian Air Force strategists attempted to win World War II through precision bombing-only to witness Curtis LeMay defeat Japan from the air, by burning nearly 70 of its cities to the ground. A tale of idealists, grim pragmatists, technologists, and the wages of war.

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Ever since she was a child, every aspect of Julia Haart's life was controlled by the dictates of ultra-orthodox Judaism. At nineteen, she was married off to a man she barely knew. When Julia's youngest daughter Miriam started to question why she wasn't allowed to sing, run, or ride a bike, Julia reached a breaking point. At the age of forty-two, she finally mustered the courage to flee the fundamentalist life that was strangling her soul. Julia's story is an inspiration for women everywhere to find their freedom, their purpose, and their voice.

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Within the decade, 400 million acres of North American farmland - nearly half of all farmland - will become available as an older generation of farmers retire. This is an investigative travelogue of these new agrarians who are modelling what a better, more sustainable future could look like. In this optimistic narrative, journalist Jennifer Grayson introduces readers to farmers turning to practices both ancestral and cutting-edge that preserve the environment and make healthy, fresh food accessible to all.

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For decades, Sherry Turkle has shown how we remake ourselves in the mirror of our machines. Here, she illuminates our present search for authentic connection in a time of uncharted challenges. In this vivid and poignant narrative, Turkle ties together her coming-of-age and her pathbreaking research on technology, empathy, and ethics. Growing up in postwar Brooklyn, Turkle searched for clues to her identity in a house filled with mysteries. Before empathy was a way to find connection, it was her strategy for survival. This is Sherry Turkle's intimate memoir of love and work.

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Climate change, gentrification, racial discrimination, and corporate greed are traditionally treated as unrelated issues, but they all share a common root: the ownership of land. Environmental journalist Audrea Lim expertly weaves together seemingly disparate themes into a unified theory of social justice, describes how the land ownership system developed over the centuries, and presents original reporting from a wide range of activists and policy makers to illustrate the profound impact it continues to have on our society today.

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When Cody Delistraty lost his mother to cancer in his early 20s, he found himself unsure how to move forward. So begins a journey into the new frontiers of grief, where Delistraty seeks out the researchers, technologists, therapists, marketers, and communities around the world who may be able to cure the pain of loss in novel ways. From the neuroscience of memory deletion to book prescriptions, laughter therapy, psilocybin, and Breakup Bootcamp, what ultimately emerges is not so much a cure as a fresh understanding of what living with grief truly means.

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"Told from the point of view of several preteen characters, Handbook for Young Anti-Racists explains to preteens what racism is, why representation and diversity are important and what they can do if they or someone they know is discriminated against because of the color of their skin or where they are from."--Amazon.com

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"A sharp, fiercely argued takedown of neoliberalism that not only defines this slippery concept but connects it to the climate crisis, poverty, and fascism-and shows us how to fight back"-- Provided by publisher.

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"Gender can be difficult to define, but it's something that's a part of all of us and who we are. This book isn't meant to answer all the questions or tell you how you identify, it's meant to help kids and grownups understand gender and create an open and safe environment for kids to question, experiment, and discover their authentic selves."-- Page 4 of cover.

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"How do we convey to kids what immigration really means? How do we explain the difficult decisions people make when they choose to leave one coutnry to start over in another? This book will help! It breaks down many of the complexities of immigration while reminding us that no matter where we come from, we are all human and should be treated as such."-- Page 4 of cover.

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"Our history echoes with events which, over time, have become hidden, yet are important to all of us. Juneteenth is a celebration which recognizes the end of the enslavement of Black people in America. This book opens a door to understanding our history and celebrating our future--together"-- Provided by publisher

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Lonely Planet explores over 30 customs around death, grief, and rebirth in cultures and communities around the world and highlights some of the lessons we can all learn from them. With first-person narratives, locals tell the stories of their culture's customs in their own voices. Includes more than 30 in-depth accounts of customs around death, grief and rebirth, including spotlights on key aspects and details of how to witness some of the events; special spreads on sites around the world to visit; and explanations of what insights and lessons readers may gain from some customs.

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"As a card-carrying lesbian, Hillary voter, and New York Times reporter, Nellie Bowles fit right in with her San Francisco neighbors and friends -- until she started questioning whether the progressive movement she knew and loved actually helped people. Gently informed that asking these questions meant she was 'on the wrong side of history,' Bowles did what any reporter worth her salt would do: she started investigating for herself. The answers she found were stranger--and funnier--than she'd expected. In Morning After the Revolution, Bowles gives readers a front-row seat to the absurd drama of a political movement gone mad. With irreverent accounts of attending Robin DiAngelo's multi-day course on 'The Toxic Trends of Whiteness,' meeting the social justice activists who run 'Abolitionist Entertainment, LLC,' and coming to figurative blows with the New York Times' 'disinformation czar,' she deftly exposes the more comic excesses of wealthy progressives. Deliciously funny and painfully insightful, Morning After the Revolution is Slouching Towards Bethlehem for the 21st century -- a moment of collective psychosis preserved in amber. This is an unmissable debut by one of America's sharpest journalists"-- Provided by publisher.

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Go on an amazing journey around the world to discover how animals, plants and microscopic organisms develop fascinating friendships to survive and thrive

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Harriet Tubman is often a figure more out of myth than history - a woman who, despite being barely five feet tall, illiterate, and suffering from a brain injury, managed to escape from her own enslavement, return again and again to lead others north to freedom. Tiya Miles explores beyond the stock historical grid to weave Tubman's life into the fabric of her world. She probes the ecological reality of Tubman's surroundings and examines her kinship with other enslaved women. What emerges, is a human being whose mysticism becomes the more palpable the more we understand it.

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The Rarámuri people of Chihuahua, Mexico, make up one of the largest Indigenous tribes of North America. Renowned for maintaining their language and cultural traditions in the face of colonization, they have weathered numerous hardships. Based on more than a decade of oral history and participatory field work, this book paints a vivid and vital portrait of Rarámuri displacement. Victoria Blanco considers Indigenous identity with tenderness and intelligence, demanding recognition and justice for the Rarámuri people as they resist assimilation and uphold traditional knowledge in the face of broken systems.

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"Ariel and Tomah have lived in the city's intertribal housing complex all their lives. But for both of them, this Dagwaagin (Autumn) season is different than any before. From his bench outside the front door of his building, Tomah watches his community move around him. He is better at making people laugh than he is at schoolwork, but often it feels like his neighbor Ariel is the only one who really sees him, even in her sadness. Ariel has always danced ballet because of her Auntie Bineshiinh and loves the way dance makes her feet hover above the ground like a bird. But ever since Auntie went missing, Ariel's dancing doesn't feel like flying. As the seasons change and the cold of winter gives way to spring's promise, Ariel and Tomah begin to change too as they learn to share the rhythms and stories they carry within themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

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Annalee Newitz traces the way disinformation, propaganda, and violent threats have evolved from military weapons deployed against foreign adversaries into tools in domestic culture wars. The nation's secret weapon has long been coercive storytelling, fashioned by operatives who drew on their experiences in the ad industry and as science fiction writers. Newitz highlights the process of psychological disarmament, speaking with Indigenous archivists preserving their histories in new ways, activist storytellers, and technology experts transforming social media.

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IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) impacts 1 in 10 people, and can make day-to-day life miserable. Consultant dietitian Kirsten Jackson uses a combination of proven up-to-date science, clinical practice and personal experience to guide you through your personal symptoms and show you how to take control. This book challenges some outdated approaches to give readers a clear pathway to diagnose issues and bring comfort and a reduction in symptoms and flare-ups. Find out what tests you need, how to figure out your particular problems, and hear from other IBS sufferers who have managed their symptoms and found relief.

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Tapping energy points on the skin while bringing problems and goals to mind changes the brain in ways that help to overcome those challenges and support those aspirations. This stimulating practice places an astonishingly effective tool into your hands, quite literally. The procedure signals your nervous system to reduce fear, anger, stress, and grief while activating brain regions involved with problem-solving and managing emotions - to help you find inner balance and take charge of the internal models that govern your life.

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