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States of Mind

New Discoveries About How Our Brains Make Us Who We Are

Edited by Roberta Conlan ...

An all-star lineup of scientists takes you to the front lines of brain research.Are we born to be shy? Why do we remember some events so clearly and others not at all? Are creativity and depression somehow linked? Do our dreams really have deeper meanings?Now in paperback, here is a wonderfully accessible introduction to the most important recent findings about how our health, behavior, feelings, ... Read more

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An all-star lineup of scientists takes you to the front lines of brain research.Are we born to be shy? Why do we remember some events so clearly and others not at all? Are creativity and depression somehow linked? Do our dreams really have deeper meanings?Now in paperback, here is a wonderfully accessible introduction to the most important recent findings about how our health, behavior, feelings,
... Read more
Lost in Curiosity

Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown

by Roberta Kwok ...

The real story of science isn't a triumphant breakthrough. It's messy, mysterious, and deeply human.In Lost in Curiosity, award-winning journalist Roberta Kwok pulls back the curtain on what scientific discovery actually looks like… Not a Eureka moment, but a fraught, often chaotic pursuit of truth.Chronicling researchers' struggles and hopes in the field and lab, Kwok documents it all: fending ... Read more

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The real story of science isn't a triumphant breakthrough. It's messy, mysterious, and deeply human.In Lost in Curiosity, award-winning journalist Roberta Kwok pulls back the curtain on what scientific discovery actually looks like… Not a Eureka moment, but a fraught, often chaotic pursuit of truth.Chronicling researchers' struggles and hopes in the field and lab, Kwok documents it all: fending
... Read more

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All That Is Left of Life

A Novel

by Roberta Recchia ...

Translated by Antonella Lettieri ...

A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICEAN OTHERPPL AUGUST BOOK CLUB PICKThree generations of the Ansaldo family grapple with the aftermath of a tragic murder in this sweeping, cinematic debut set in 1980s Rome, for fans of Elena Ferrante and Liz Moore.It’s a sultry August night when sixteen-year-old Betta Ansaldo convinces her cousin Miriam to sneak out to the local beach for a party. Only Miriam returns ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICEAN OTHERPPL AUGUST BOOK CLUB PICKThree generations of the Ansaldo family grapple with the aftermath of a tragic murder in this sweeping, cinematic debut set in 1980s Rome, for fans of Elena Ferrante and Liz Moore.It’s a sultry August night when sixteen-year-old Betta Ansaldo convinces her cousin Miriam to sneak out to the local beach for a party. Only Miriam returns
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When Forever Ends

Blood Sisters, #3

by Roberta Kagan ...

Series Book 3 - Blood Sisters
In a world consumed by war, loss, and unthinkable choices, the blood sisters must walk through the darkest shadows to find love, redemption, and the faintest chance of survival.Anna has finally found warmth and belonging in a vibrant Romany camp—and the spark of new love. But under the obsessive gaze of the Nazi she once rejected, her fragile happiness may shatter at any moment.Inside the brutal ... Read more

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In a world consumed by war, loss, and unthinkable choices, the blood sisters must walk through the darkest shadows to find love, redemption, and the faintest chance of survival.Anna has finally found warmth and belonging in a vibrant Romany camp—and the spark of new love. But under the obsessive gaze of the Nazi she once rejected, her fragile happiness may shatter at any moment.Inside the brutal
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The Promised Land

All My Love Detrick, #3

by Roberta Kagan ...

Series Book 3 - All My Love Detrick
Zofia Weiss, a Jewish woman with a painful past, stands at the dock, holding the hand of a little girl.She is about to board The SS Exodus, bound for Palestine with only her life, a dream, and a terrifying secret.As her eyes scan the crowds of people, she sees a familiar face. Her heart pounds and beads of sweat form on her forehead…The Nazis have surrendered. Zofia survived the Holocaust, but she ... Read more

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Zofia Weiss, a Jewish woman with a painful past, stands at the dock, holding the hand of a little girl.She is about to board The SS Exodus, bound for Palestine with only her life, a dream, and a terrifying secret.As her eyes scan the crowds of people, she sees a familiar face. Her heart pounds and beads of sweat form on her forehead…The Nazis have surrendered. Zofia survived the Holocaust, but she
... Read more
Voice of Rebellion

How Mozhdah Jamalzadah Brought Hope to Afghanistan

by Roberta Staley ...

The first-ever biography of Mozhdah Jamalzadah: refugee, pop singer, and champion of women’s rights.Many have tried to silence her, but Mozhdah Jamalzadah remains the most powerful female voice of her generation in Afghanistan, boldly speaking out about women’s rights. Voice of Rebellion charts her incredible journey, including arriving in Canada as a child refugee, setting her father’s protest ... Read more

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The first-ever biography of Mozhdah Jamalzadah: refugee, pop singer, and champion of women’s rights.Many have tried to silence her, but Mozhdah Jamalzadah remains the most powerful female voice of her generation in Afghanistan, boldly speaking out about women’s rights. Voice of Rebellion charts her incredible journey, including arriving in Canada as a child refugee, setting her father’s protest
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Running Wild

by Jake Maddox ...

Illustrated by Roberta Papalia ...

Series series Jake Maddox Graphic Novels
Toby Brandt would rather be hitting jump shots than doing chores on his Grandpa’s farm. But he’s about to learn a new appreciation for the great outdoors. His cousin Chloe and her friends soon convince Toby to join them on their nature runs. Before long, he learns to enjoy running with them through the woods and navigating their homemade obstacle course. However, when they tell Toby about the ... Read more

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Toby Brandt would rather be hitting jump shots than doing chores on his Grandpa’s farm. But he’s about to learn a new appreciation for the great outdoors. His cousin Chloe and her friends soon convince Toby to join them on their nature runs. Before long, he learns to enjoy running with them through the woods and navigating their homemade obstacle course. However, when they tell Toby about the
... Read more
Web of Secrets

Jews, The Third Reich, and a Web of Secrets, #3

by Roberta Kagan ...

Series Book 3 - Jews, The Third Reich, and a Web of Secrets
A Web of Secrets brings Roberta Kagan's riveting WW2 series Jews, The Third Reich, and a Web of Secrets to a powerful and emotionally charged conclusion.As Hitler's murderous empire begins to crumble, the fragile web of lies, vows, and hidden desires that has entangled each character starts to unravel—thread by dangerous thread.Oskar—handsome, volatile, and slipping into madness—teeters on the ... Read more

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A Web of Secrets brings Roberta Kagan's riveting WW2 series Jews, The Third Reich, and a Web of Secrets to a powerful and emotionally charged conclusion.As Hitler's murderous empire begins to crumble, the fragile web of lies, vows, and hidden desires that has entangled each character starts to unravel—thread by dangerous thread.Oskar—handsome, volatile, and slipping into madness—teeters on the
... Read more
My Son's Secret

Jews, The Third Reich, and a Web of Secrets, #1

by Roberta Kagan ...

Series Book 1 - Jews, The Third Reich, and a Web of Secrets
My beautiful boy… created in love, born into hatred.Before Abram, I believed every terrifying lie I'd ever heard about the Jews—poisonous rumors whispered by neighbors, shouted from radios, repeated until they felt like truth. But then I met him. And everything changed.Our love defied logic.It defied fear.And it defied German law.Now, as our little boy giggles while blowing out the candles on his ... Read more

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My beautiful boy… created in love, born into hatred.Before Abram, I believed every terrifying lie I'd ever heard about the Jews—poisonous rumors whispered by neighbors, shouted from radios, repeated until they felt like truth. But then I met him. And everything changed.Our love defied logic.It defied fear.And it defied German law.Now, as our little boy giggles while blowing out the candles on his
... Read more
The Midwife of Venice

by Roberta Rich ...

For readers of Heather Marshall and Kate Quinn, an unforgettable, fast-paced historical debut set against the richness and squalor of sixteenth-century Venice and Malta.Venice, 1575Hannah ha-Levi, a midwife in the Jewish ghetto, is known throughout Venice for her skill in midwifery. When a Christian count appears at Hannah's door imploring her to attend his labouring wife who is near death, Hannah ... Read more

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For readers of Heather Marshall and Kate Quinn, an unforgettable, fast-paced historical debut set against the richness and squalor of sixteenth-century Venice and Malta.Venice, 1575Hannah ha-Levi, a midwife in the Jewish ghetto, is known throughout Venice for her skill in midwifery. When a Christian count appears at Hannah's door imploring her to attend his labouring wife who is near death, Hannah
... Read more

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The Fun of Dying

Find Out What Really Happens Next

by Roberta Grimes ...

Few people realize how much is known about what happens at and after death. Roberta Grimes has spent decades studying nearly two hundred years of abundant and consistent afterlife evidence, principles of quantum mechanics and consciousness research, accounts of statements by acknowledged authorities on this side of life and the next, and other scientific insights to assemble a detailed ... Read more

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Few people realize how much is known about what happens at and after death. Roberta Grimes has spent decades studying nearly two hundred years of abundant and consistent afterlife evidence, principles of quantum mechanics and consciousness research, accounts of statements by acknowledged authorities on this side of life and the next, and other scientific insights to assemble a detailed
... Read more
Brunetti's Cookbook

by Roberta Pianaro, Donna Leon ...

"Fans of Donna Leon's mysteries set in Venice and starring her cosmopolitan detective, Commissario Guido Brunetti, will be delighted to have this cookbook" ( Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).Aside from their puzzling mysteries, Donna Leon's novels featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti have long been celebrated for their mouth-watering descriptions of food: multicourse lunches at home with Paola and the ... Read more

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"Fans of Donna Leon's mysteries set in Venice and starring her cosmopolitan detective, Commissario Guido Brunetti, will be delighted to have this cookbook" ( Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).Aside from their puzzling mysteries, Donna Leon's novels featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti have long been celebrated for their mouth-watering descriptions of food: multicourse lunches at home with Paola and the
... Read more

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