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A family therapist explains how the use of genograms (family trees) can bring to light a family's history of…

A doctor talks about pets' emotional problems and how they relate to their humans. Contains lots of case studies and…

The human brain, argues this neuroscientist, is a complex system that not only tells time, but creates it; it…

In the 1970s, an eccentric group of physicists in Berkeley, California, banded together to explore the wilder side of…

Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker tries to figure out how our minds really work in this massive book. What makes us…

During the bloody Third Reich, Nazi psychiatrists targeted children with different kinds of minds—especially those…

“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The…

This classic 1963 satirical novel presents a future ruled by violent teens. Includes the final chapter that was…

Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that it’s sold on the Internet for 262 times…

In 1981, the Soviet-backed Polish government declared martial law to crush a budding democratic opposition movement.…

A gleefully ghastly accounting of the entire postmortem experience, in which you'll learn that the human head is the…

Paul Preston is the world's foremost historian of Spain. This surging history recounts the struggles of the 1936 war in…

Duck, ruburb, tower farm, big box, and pig-in-a-python are among the dozens of zany terms invented by real estate…

Pain is a message, however unwelcome, and if we can hear what our pain is telling us and translate it into language, it…

Conflicts, within and between people, lie at the root of emotional distress, says psychologist Susan Heitler, drawing on…

The number one reason couples seek therapy is cheating. This clinical manual for therapists helps you work confidently…

An updated compendium on drugs, from caffeine to meth to heroin to vaping and beyond. Goes over the effects of each one…

A revised and updated edition of the classic book on self-harm. As many as two million people in the US, and one in…

Do dogs dream? Can they recognize themselves in the mirror or understand what they’re seeing on television? Are they…

A crash course on the evolution and development of our brains, focused particularly on attachment, early…

"You need at least two skills to be a fiction writer. You need to be able to write and you need to be able to tell a…

This title doesn't lie! Seriously, this book gives you templates and tips for how to write ANYTHING. Just a few…

Being in business involves a ton of writing, even if you don't think of yourself as a writer. Just think about all the…

A sobering tome on the fragmentation of US society. The author traces our shift, over time, and nearly-unnoticed, into a…

Discover 5,000 years of people's history with amber-colored lenses! William Bostick tells the stories of ancient recipes…

To many people who live in the United States, stability comes from a strong economy, steady employment, and a retirement…

A science journalist looks into the evolutionary anthropology of one of the key defining human relationships. Literature…

Whether you're looking to impress friends, or the boardroom, this handy little guide to communication will help you…

Race is a relatively modern concept; there was no unified "white" identity until it was invented to justify the…

In this graphic novel, Peter Kuper reimagines some of Franz Kafka's greatest stories in striking and innovative new…