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Help Me Sing My Song

Young-Onset Dementia Caregivers Share Their Stories

by Barbara Lewis, Mary Archer ...

Barbara Lewis and Mary Archer know first-hand and close-up what it means to care for someone who develops dementia at a relatively young age. Barbara's husband started having cognitive challenges when he was 55 years old, while they were still working and parenting their eight year old daughter. Mary Archer had created a dementia care business which was specifically designed for younger people ... Read more

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Barbara Lewis and Mary Archer know first-hand and close-up what it means to care for someone who develops dementia at a relatively young age. Barbara's husband started having cognitive challenges when he was 55 years old, while they were still working and parenting their eight year old daughter. Mary Archer had created a dementia care business which was specifically designed for younger people
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A Surgeon and a Maverick

The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub

by Simon Pearson, Fiona Gorman ...

“[A] remarkable journey.”—The TelegraphThe incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the oddsVeteran journalists Simon Pearson and Fiona Gorman follow the remarkable life of heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub from his formative years in Egypt, through spectacular success at Cairo University, to his long and distinguished career in ... Read more

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“[A] remarkable journey.”—The TelegraphThe incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the oddsVeteran journalists Simon Pearson and Fiona Gorman follow the remarkable life of heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub from his formative years in Egypt, through spectacular success at Cairo University, to his long and distinguished career in
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A Surgeon and a Maverick

The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub

by Simon Pearson, Fiona Gorman ...

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“[A] remarkable journey.”—The TelegraphThe incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the oddsVeteran journalists Simon Pearson and Fiona Gorman follow the remarkable life of heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub from his formative years in Egypt, through spectacular success at Cairo University, to his long and distinguished career in ... Read more

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“[A] remarkable journey.”—The TelegraphThe incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the oddsVeteran journalists Simon Pearson and Fiona Gorman follow the remarkable life of heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub from his formative years in Egypt, through spectacular success at Cairo University, to his long and distinguished career in
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The Way Out

A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain

by Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv ...

A groundbreaking mind-body protocol to heal chronic pain, backed by new research.Chronic pain is an epidemic. Fifty million Americans struggle with back pain, headaches, or some other pain that resists all treatment. Desperate pain sufferers are told again and again that there is no cure for chronic pain.Alan Gordon, a psychotherapist and the founder of the Pain Psychology Center in Los Angeles, ... Read more

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A groundbreaking mind-body protocol to heal chronic pain, backed by new research.Chronic pain is an epidemic. Fifty million Americans struggle with back pain, headaches, or some other pain that resists all treatment. Desperate pain sufferers are told again and again that there is no cure for chronic pain.Alan Gordon, a psychotherapist and the founder of the Pain Psychology Center in Los Angeles,
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Nowhere Girl

Life as a Member of ADHD's Lost Generation

by Carla Ciccone ...

**Why is a generation of women only now discovering they have ADHD? (Spoiler: misogyny). A writer examines the cost of living with undiagnosed ADHD in a reported memoir about the girls that medical science ignored.“A fascinating analysis of who gets left out of ADHD research and a rallying cry to a ‘big chaotic sisterhood’ of neurodivergent girls finding answers later in life.”—USA Today**When ... Read more

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**Why is a generation of women only now discovering they have ADHD? (Spoiler: misogyny). A writer examines the cost of living with undiagnosed ADHD in a reported memoir about the girls that medical science ignored.“A fascinating analysis of who gets left out of ADHD research and a rallying cry to a ‘big chaotic sisterhood’ of neurodivergent girls finding answers later in life.”—USA Today**When
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On Edge

A Journey Through Anxiety

by Andrea Petersen ...

A celebrated science and health reporter offers a wry, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety.A racing heart. Difficulty breathing. Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been experiencing panic attacks since childhood. With time her symptoms multiplied. She agonized over every odd physical ... Read more

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A celebrated science and health reporter offers a wry, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety.A racing heart. Difficulty breathing. Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been experiencing panic attacks since childhood. With time her symptoms multiplied. She agonized over every odd physical
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Life In His Hands

by Susan Wyndham ...

A true story of a neurosurgeon and a pianistIn 2001 the brilliant young concert pianist Aaron McMillan was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumour and given six weeks to live. He was just 24 years old.He underwent 12 hours of emergency surgery; days later he was back at the piano, preparing to perform.Years later, he was still performing.His doctor was Charlie Teo, one of Australia's most ... Read more

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A true story of a neurosurgeon and a pianistIn 2001 the brilliant young concert pianist Aaron McMillan was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumour and given six weeks to live. He was just 24 years old.He underwent 12 hours of emergency surgery; days later he was back at the piano, preparing to perform.Years later, he was still performing.His doctor was Charlie Teo, one of Australia's most
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I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen

And Other Lies I Think Will Make Me Happy

by Kate Strickler ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER10 simple mindset shifts to love the life you're already livingIt's all too easy to find our own lives less than lustrous when we're constantly scrolling our way through the shiny, seemingly perfect lives of others on social media. And while most of us wouldn't say we're unhappy, we just wish . . .We just wish we had more money, more time, more control. We just wish we had ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER10 simple mindset shifts to love the life you're already livingIt's all too easy to find our own lives less than lustrous when we're constantly scrolling our way through the shiny, seemingly perfect lives of others on social media. And while most of us wouldn't say we're unhappy, we just wish . . .We just wish we had more money, more time, more control. We just wish we had
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In the Wars

An uplifting, life-enhancing autobiography, a poignant story of the power of resilience

by Dr Waheed Arian ...

AS HEARD ON DESERT ISLAND DISCSAS SEEN ON THE CHANGEMAKERS, a Paramount+ docuseries profiling activists fighting for changeA WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR'A riveting story of loss, exile, and rebirth.' KHALED HOSSEINI, author of The Kite Runner'One of the most incredible life stories you will ever hear.' JAMES O'BRIEN'A remarkable story. I thought this book was brill... ... Read more

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AS HEARD ON DESERT ISLAND DISCSAS SEEN ON THE CHANGEMAKERS, a Paramount+ docuseries profiling activists fighting for changeA WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR'A riveting story of loss, exile, and rebirth.' KHALED HOSSEINI, author of The Kite Runner'One of the most incredible life stories you will ever hear.' JAMES O'BRIEN'A remarkable story. I thought this book was brill...
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A Little Less Broken

How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole

by Marian Schembari ...

“An inspiring memoir about coming home to who you are.” —People MagazineOne woman’s decades-long journey to a diagnosis of autism, and the barriers that keep too many neurodivergent people from knowing their true selvesMarian Schembari was thirty-four years old when she learned she was autistic. By then, she’d spent decades hiding her tics and shutting down in public, wondering why she couldn’t ... Read more

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“An inspiring memoir about coming home to who you are.” —People MagazineOne woman’s decades-long journey to a diagnosis of autism, and the barriers that keep too many neurodivergent people from knowing their true selvesMarian Schembari was thirty-four years old when she learned she was autistic. By then, she’d spent decades hiding her tics and shutting down in public, wondering why she couldn’t
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Failures of State

The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus

by Jonathan Calvert, George Arbuthnott ...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*A GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘An astonishing book’ James O’Brien‘A gripping, devastating read’ Sunday TimesThe inside story of the UK’s response to the pandemic from the Insight investigations unit at The Sunday TimesFailures of State recounts the extraordinary political decision... ... Read more

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*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*A GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘An astonishing book’ James O’Brien‘A gripping, devastating read’ Sunday TimesThe inside story of the UK’s response to the pandemic from the Insight investigations unit at The Sunday TimesFailures of State recounts the extraordinary political decision...
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Wired for Joy!

A Revolutionary Method for Creating Happiness from Within

by Laurel Mellin ...

Can you imagine a world where drug companies throw bake sales to make ends meet? A world without all the jaw clenching, nail biting, and stress-induced melt downs?Eighty percent of health problems today are due to the downstream effects of stress, so learning to break free from stress could dramatically improve your mood, your relationships, your health—and your life. In Wired for Joy, researcher ... Read more

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Can you imagine a world where drug companies throw bake sales to make ends meet? A world without all the jaw clenching, nail biting, and stress-induced melt downs?Eighty percent of health problems today are due to the downstream effects of stress, so learning to break free from stress could dramatically improve your mood, your relationships, your health—and your life. In Wired for Joy, researcher
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