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Open to the Passions

by Mark Epstein ...

Narrated by Mark Epstein ...

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2 hours 32 min

It is common in both Buddhism and Freudian psychoanalysis to treat desire as if it is the root of all suffering and problems, but psychiatrist Mark Epstein believes this to be a grave misunderstanding.In his controversial defense of desire, he makes clear that it is the key to deepening intimacy with ourselves, each other, and our world.Proposing that spiritual attainment does not have to be ... Read more

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It is common in both Buddhism and Freudian psychoanalysis to treat desire as if it is the root of all suffering and problems, but psychiatrist Mark Epstein believes this to be a grave misunderstanding.In his controversial defense of desire, he makes clear that it is the key to deepening intimacy with ourselves, each other, and our world.Proposing that spiritual attainment does not have to be
... Read more
Inside the Box

How Constraints Make Us Better

by David Epstein ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Fascinating stories. . . . Boxing ourselves in may be the ultimate way to think outside the box." —Wall Street Journal“I thought David Epstein’s first two books were brilliant, but Inside the Box is his best. I’ll never think about my own work the same way again.” —Malcolm GladwellIt's never been easier to do too much. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Fascinating stories. . . . Boxing ourselves in may be the ultimate way to think outside the box." —Wall Street Journal“I thought David Epstein’s first two books were brilliant, but Inside the Box is his best. I’ll never think about my own work the same way again.” —Malcolm GladwellIt's never been easier to do too much. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of
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Range

Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David Epstein ...

The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking, from the author of the highly anticipated Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better.“The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” —Forbes“Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. PinkShortlisted for the <e... ... Read more

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The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking, from the author of the highly anticipated Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better.“The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” —Forbes“Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. PinkShortlisted for the <e...
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Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #20)

by Gabriela Epstein, Ann M. Martin ...

Illustrated by Gabriela Epstein ...

Series Book 20 - The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix
A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted and illustrated by New York Times bestselling cartoonist Gabriela Epstein!Mother's Day is coming up, and The Baby-sitters Club has the same problem they do every year: What should they get their mothers? Kristy especially wants to do something nice for her mom. Mrs. Brewer has been acting kind of strange and secretive lately, and Kristy is worried about ... Read more

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A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted and illustrated by New York Times bestselling cartoonist Gabriela Epstein!Mother's Day is coming up, and The Baby-sitters Club has the same problem they do every year: What should they get their mothers? Kristy especially wants to do something nice for her mom. Mrs. Brewer has been acting kind of strange and secretive lately, and Kristy is worried about
... Read more
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Big Hair and Plastic Grass

A Funky Ride through Baseball and America in the Swinging ’70s

by Dan Epstein ...

Narrated by Dan Epstein ...

Unabridged

12 hours 54 min

The Bronx Is Burning meets Chuck Klosterman in this wild pop-culture history of baseball’s most colorful and controversial decade.The Major Leagues witnessed more dramatic stories and changes in the ‘70s than in any other era. The American popular culture and counterculture collided head-on with the national pastime, rocking the once-conservative sport to its very foundations.Outspoken players ... Read more

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The Bronx Is Burning meets Chuck Klosterman in this wild pop-culture history of baseball’s most colorful and controversial decade.The Major Leagues witnessed more dramatic stories and changes in the ‘70s than in any other era. The American popular culture and counterculture collided head-on with the national pastime, rocking the once-conservative sport to its very foundations.Outspoken players
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Snobbery

The American Version

by Joseph Epstein ...

Observations on the many ways we manage to look down on others, from "a writer who can make you laugh out loud on every third page" ( The New York Times Book Review).Snobs are everywhere. At the gym, at work, at school, and sometimes even lurking in your own home. But how did we, as a culture, get this way? With dishy detail, Joseph Epstein skewers all manner of elitism as he examines how snobbery ... Read more

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Observations on the many ways we manage to look down on others, from "a writer who can make you laugh out loud on every third page" ( The New York Times Book Review).Snobs are everywhere. At the gym, at work, at school, and sometimes even lurking in your own home. But how did we, as a culture, get this way? With dishy detail, Joseph Epstein skewers all manner of elitism as he examines how snobbery
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Thoughts without a Thinker

Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective

by Mark Epstein ...

Blending Buddhism and psychotherapy, acclaimed psychiatrist Mark Epstein shows how to radically transform your emotional life.**“One of the most sophisticated integrations of the therapeutic and spiritual disciplines.” —**New York TimesToday, the benefits of meditation practices like mindfulness and deep breathing are widely recognized by mainstream therapists. But what does Buddhist insight ... Read more

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Blending Buddhism and psychotherapy, acclaimed psychiatrist Mark Epstein shows how to radically transform your emotional life.**“One of the most sophisticated integrations of the therapeutic and spiritual disciplines.” —**New York TimesToday, the benefits of meditation practices like mindfulness and deep breathing are widely recognized by mainstream therapists. But what does Buddhist insight
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Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy's Guide

by Joseph Epstein ...

Series series Eminent Lives
Alexis de Tocqueville was among the first foreigners to recognize the potential of a new land called the United States. His classic work Democracy in America, first published in 1835, was not only a vivid portrait of the new nation, but also a startlingly accurate forecast of its future. From the influence of evangelical Christianity to the advent of our "consumer society," many of de Tocqueville ... Read more

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Alexis de Tocqueville was among the first foreigners to recognize the potential of a new land called the United States. His classic work Democracy in America, first published in 1835, was not only a vivid portrait of the new nation, but also a startlingly accurate forecast of its future. From the influence of evangelical Christianity to the advent of our "consumer society," many of de Tocqueville
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Children of the Holocaust

Conversations with Sons and Daughters of Survivors

by Helen Epstein ...

"I set out to find a group of people who, like me, were possessed by a history they had never lived."The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Helen Epstein traveled from America to Europe to Israel, searching for one vital thin in common: their parent's persecution by the Nazis. She found:• Gabriela Korda, who was raised by her parents as a German Protestant in South America;• Albert Singerman, who ... Read more

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"I set out to find a group of people who, like me, were possessed by a history they had never lived."The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Helen Epstein traveled from America to Europe to Israel, searching for one vital thin in common: their parent's persecution by the Nazis. She found:• Gabriela Korda, who was raised by her parents as a German Protestant in South America;• Albert Singerman, who
... Read more

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Stars and Strikes

Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of '76

by Dan Epstein ...

The author of Big Hair and Plastic Grass returns with "a knuckleball ride through the wonderful and wacky year . . . the national pastime changed forever" ( Kirkus Reviews).America, 1976: colorful, complex, and combustible. It was a year of Bicentennial celebrations and presidential primaries, of Olympic glory and busing riots, of "killer bees" hysteria and Pong fever. On the baseball diamond, ... Read more

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The author of Big Hair and Plastic Grass returns with "a knuckleball ride through the wonderful and wacky year . . . the national pastime changed forever" ( Kirkus Reviews).America, 1976: colorful, complex, and combustible. It was a year of Bicentennial celebrations and presidential primaries, of Olympic glory and busing riots, of "killer bees" hysteria and Pong fever. On the baseball diamond,
... Read more
The Sports Gene

Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

by David Epstein ...

The New York Times bestseller – with a new afterword about early specialization in youth sports – by the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their ... Read more

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The New York Times bestseller – with a new afterword about early specialization in youth sports – by the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their
... Read more

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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion

Small Animal Toxicology

Edited by Lynn R. Hovda, Ahna G. Brutlag, Robert H. Poppenga, Steven E. Epstein ...

Series series Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult
Small Animal ToxicologyRespond rapidly to small animal poisonings with this up-to-date quick reference guideBlackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology, Third Edition is an essential resource for managing poisonings in dogs and cats. Using the familiar Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format, the book makes it quick and easy to find the crucial details for ... Read more

$111.00 USD

Small Animal ToxicologyRespond rapidly to small animal poisonings with this up-to-date quick reference guideBlackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology, Third Edition is an essential resource for managing poisonings in dogs and cats. Using the familiar Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format, the book makes it quick and easy to find the crucial details for
... Read more

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