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Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close

Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close

By Aminatou Sow , Ann Friedman

$26

Date Night In: A Journal for Couples Spark Conversation & Connection

Date Night In: A Journal for Couples Spark Conversation & Connection

By Lisa Nola

$17.95

After the Affair, Third Edition: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful

After the Affair, Third Edition: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful

By Janis A. Spring

$17.99

The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous

The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous

By Joseph Henrich

$35

The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition: Features a new foreword and brand-new tools

By Brené Brown

$25

Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide

Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide

By John Cleese

$14

Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day

Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day

By Jay Shetty

$27

Make Time for Creativity: Finding Space for Your Most Meaningful Work (A Self-Guide and Tool Kit)

Make Time for Creativity: Finding Space for Your Most Meaningful Work (A Self-Guide and Tool Kit)

By Brandon Stosuy

$16.99

Fattily Ever After: A Black Fat Girl's Guide to Living Life Unapologetically

Fattily Ever After: A Black Fat Girl's Guide to Living Life Unapologetically

By Stephanie Yeboah

$19.99

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

By Lori Gottlieb

$28

Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity

Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity

By Brian Hare , Vanessa Woods

$28

Gender and Our Brains: How New Neuroscience Explodes the Myths of the Male and Female Minds

Gender and Our Brains: How New Neuroscience Explodes the Myths of the Male and Female Minds

By Gina Rippon

$17

The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World

The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World

By Jamil Zaki

$17

Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger

Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger

By Lama Rod Owens

$17.95

The Anatomy of Grief

The Anatomy of Grief

By Dorothy P. Holinger, Ph.D.

$27.5

No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

By Rachel Louise Snyder

$17

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

By Bessel van der Kolk

$19

Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success

Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success

By Marc Brackett

$17.99

Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness

Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness

By Catherine Cho

$26.99

Your Second Act: Inspiring Stories of Reinvention

Your Second Act: Inspiring Stories of Reinvention

By Patricia Heaton

$26

The Act of Living: What the Great Psychologists Can Teach Us About Finding Fulfillment

The Act of Living: What the Great Psychologists Can Teach Us About Finding Fulfillment

By Frank Tallis

$28

The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices

The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices

By Casper ter Kuile

$26.99

A Good Apology: Four Steps to Make Things Right

A Good Apology: Four Steps to Make Things Right

By Molly Howes, PhD

$28

Perception: How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds

Perception: How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds

By Dennis Proffitt , Drake Baer

$29.99

Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age

Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age

By Bruce Feiler

$28

The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom

The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom

By L.S. Dugdale

$27.99

Break the Good Girl Myth: How to Dismantle Outdated Rules, Unleash Your Power, and Design a More Purposeful Life

Break the Good Girl Myth: How to Dismantle Outdated Rules, Unleash Your Power, and Design a More Purposeful Life

By Majo Molfino

$27.99

How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do—And What It Says About You

How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do—And What It Says About You

By Katherine D. Kinzler

$28

All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation)

All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation)

By bell hooks

$15.99

Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness

Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness

By Anne Harrington

$17.95

I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To: True Life Lessons

I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To: True Life Lessons

By Loni Love

$28

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

By Michael Pollan

$18

Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection, from Soul to Psychedelics

Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection, from Soul to Psychedelics

By Julie Holland

$27.99

The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve

The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve

By Rheeda Walker

$16.95

An Artful Path to Mindfulness: Mbsr-Based Activities for Using Creativity to Reduce Stress and Embrace the Present Moment

An Artful Path to Mindfulness: Mbsr-Based Activities for Using Creativity to Reduce Stress and Embrace the Present Moment

By Janet Slom

$24.95

Hello, Fears: Crush Your Comfort Zone and Become Who You're Meant to Be

Hello, Fears: Crush Your Comfort Zone and Become Who You're Meant to Be

By Michelle Poler

$25.99

Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice

Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice

By Patrick J. McGinnis

$16.99

A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability

A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability

By A. Andrews

$9.99

Girl, Stop Passing Out in Your Makeup: The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together

Girl, Stop Passing Out in Your Makeup: The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together

By Zara Barrie

$26

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

By Jenny Odell

$26.99

Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness

Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness

By Rick Hanson

$26.99

Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be

Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be

By Rachel Hollis

$24.99

Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World

Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World

By Olga Khazan

$28

Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life

Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life

By Marie Kondo , Scott Sonenshein

$24