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My Age of Anxiety

Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind

by Scott Stossel ...

A riveting, revelatory, and moving account of the author’s struggles with anxiety, and of the history of efforts by scientists, philosophers, and writers to understand the conditionAs recently as thirty-five years ago, anxiety did not exist as a diagnostic category. Today, it is the most common form of officially classified mental illness. Scott Stossel gracefully guides us across the terrain of ... Read more

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A riveting, revelatory, and moving account of the author’s struggles with anxiety, and of the history of efforts by scientists, philosophers, and writers to understand the conditionAs recently as thirty-five years ago, anxiety did not exist as a diagnostic category. Today, it is the most common form of officially classified mental illness. Scott Stossel gracefully guides us across the terrain of
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Sarge

The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver

by Scott Stossel ...

As founder of the Peace Corps, Head Start, the Special Olympics (with wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver), and other organizations, Sargent Shriver was a key social and political figure whose influence continues to the present day. This authorized biography, exhaustively researched and finely rendered by Scott Stossel (deputy editor of The Atlantic), reads like an epic novel, with “Sarge” marching ... Read more

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As founder of the Peace Corps, Head Start, the Special Olympics (with wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver), and other organizations, Sargent Shriver was a key social and political figure whose influence continues to the present day. This authorized biography, exhaustively researched and finely rendered by Scott Stossel (deputy editor of The Atlantic), reads like an epic novel, with “Sarge” marching
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My Age of Anxiety

Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind

by Scott Stossel ...

Narrated by Michael Goldstrom ...

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15 hours 40 min

A riveting, revelatory, and moving account of the author’s struggles with anxiety, and of the history of efforts by scientists, philosophers, and writers to understand the conditionAs recently as thirty-five years ago, anxiety did not exist as a diagnostic category. Today, it is the most common form of officially classified mental illness. Scott Stossel gracefully guides us across the terrain of ... Read more

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A riveting, revelatory, and moving account of the author’s struggles with anxiety, and of the history of efforts by scientists, philosophers, and writers to understand the conditionAs recently as thirty-five years ago, anxiety did not exist as a diagnostic category. Today, it is the most common form of officially classified mental illness. Scott Stossel gracefully guides us across the terrain of
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Our Boston

Writers Celebrate the City They Love

by Andrew Blauner, Kevin Cullen, Mike Barnicle, E. M. Swift, Charles McGrath, Madeleine Blais, George Howe Colt, Susan Orlean, David M. Shribman, Joan Wickersham0, David Michaelis1, Katherine A. Powers2, Jabari Asim3, Lesley Visser4, Hugh Delehanty5, George Plimpton6, Leslie Epstein7, Bud Collins8, Nell Scovell9, Israel Horovitz0, Shira Springer1, Dennis Lehane2, Susan Sheehan3, James Atlas4, Leigh Montville5, Tova Mirvis6, Pagan Kennedy7, Scott Stossel8, Robert Pinsky9, Bill Littlefield0, Carlo Rotella1, Neil Swidey2, Jessica Shattuck3, John Updike4, Pico Iyer5, Sally Taylor6, André Aciman0 ...

Narrated by various narrators7, Peter Berkrot8, Johnny Heller9, Malcolm Hillgartner0, Jim Meskimen1, Joe Barrett2, Bernadette Dunne3, Bronson Pinchot4, Carrington MacDuffie5, Susan Boyce6, Kevin Kenerly7, Meredith Mitchell8, Ralph Lister9 ...

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10 hours 57 min

What defines Boston? Its history? Its landmarks? Its sports teams and shrines?Perhaps the question should be, who defines Boston? From Henry David Thoreau to Dennis Lehane, Boston has been beloved by many of America's greatest writers, and there is no better group of men and women to capture the heart and soul of the Hub. In Our Boston, editor Andrew Blauner has collected both original and ... Read more

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What defines Boston? Its history? Its landmarks? Its sports teams and shrines?Perhaps the question should be, who defines Boston? From Henry David Thoreau to Dennis Lehane, Boston has been beloved by many of America's greatest writers, and there is no better group of men and women to capture the heart and soul of the Hub. In Our Boston, editor Andrew Blauner has collected both original and
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Monkey Mind

A Memoir of Anxiety

by Daniel Smith ...

Narrated by Richard Powers ...

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7 hours 14 min

In the insightful narrative tradition of Oliver Sacks, Monkey Mind is an uplifting, smart, and very funny memoir of life with anxiety—America’s most common psychological complaint.We all think we know what being anxious feels like—it is the instinct that made us run from wolves in the prehistoric age and pushes us to perform in the modern one—but for forty million American adults, anxiety is an ... Read more

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In the insightful narrative tradition of Oliver Sacks, Monkey Mind is an uplifting, smart, and very funny memoir of life with anxiety—America’s most common psychological complaint.We all think we know what being anxious feels like—it is the instinct that made us run from wolves in the prehistoric age and pushes us to perform in the modern one—but for forty million American adults, anxiety is an
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Jack Kennedy

Elusive Hero

by Chris Matthews ...

“Filled with the vitality and spirit that made Jack Kennedy such a magical figure. Chris Matthews shows the cunning and determination beneath that magic. It’s an awesome and delightful book.” —Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Steve JobsFrom the former host of MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews and bestselling author of Lessons from Bobby comes a “fascinating portrait” (Doris Kearns Goodwin ... Read more

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“Filled with the vitality and spirit that made Jack Kennedy such a magical figure. Chris Matthews shows the cunning and determination beneath that magic. It’s an awesome and delightful book.” —Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Steve JobsFrom the former host of MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews and bestselling author of Lessons from Bobby comes a “fascinating portrait” (Doris Kearns Goodwin
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An Unfinished Life

John F. Kennedy, 1917 - 1963

by Robert Dallek ...

Drawing on previously unavailable material and never-before-opened archives, An Unfinished Life is packed with revelations large and small -- about JFK's health, his love affairs, RFK's appointment as Attorney General, what Joseph Kennedy did to help his son win the White House, and the path JFK would have taken in the Vietnam entanglement had he survived.Robert Dallek succeeds as no other ... Read more

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Drawing on previously unavailable material and never-before-opened archives, An Unfinished Life is packed with revelations large and small -- about JFK's health, his love affairs, RFK's appointment as Attorney General, what Joseph Kennedy did to help his son win the White House, and the path JFK would have taken in the Vietnam entanglement had he survived.Robert Dallek succeeds as no other
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Nixonland

The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America

by Rick Perlstein ...

“Perlstein...aims here at nothing less than weaving a tapestry of social upheaval. His success is dazzling.” —Los Angeles Times“Both brilliant and fun, a consuming journey back into the making of modern politics.” —Jon Meacham“Nixonland is a grand historical epic. Rick Perlstein has turned a story we think we know—American politics between the opposing presidential landslides of 1964 and 1972—into ... Read more

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“Perlstein...aims here at nothing less than weaving a tapestry of social upheaval. His success is dazzling.” —Los Angeles Times“Both brilliant and fun, a consuming journey back into the making of modern politics.” —Jon Meacham“Nixonland is a grand historical epic. Rick Perlstein has turned a story we think we know—American politics between the opposing presidential landslides of 1964 and 1972—into
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The Promise and the Dream

The Untold Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy

by David Margolick ...

"A fascinating, elegiac account" of the bond between two of the Civil Rights Era's most important leaders—from the journalist and author of Strange Fruit ( Chicago Tribune).With vision and political savvy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy set the United States on a path toward fulfilling its promise of liberty and justice for all. In The Promise and the Dream, Margolick examines their ... Read more

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"A fascinating, elegiac account" of the bond between two of the Civil Rights Era's most important leaders—from the journalist and author of Strange Fruit ( Chicago Tribune).With vision and political savvy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy set the United States on a path toward fulfilling its promise of liberty and justice for all. In The Promise and the Dream, Margolick examines their
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The Glory and the Dream

by William Manchester ...

A New York Times–bestselling historian's in-depth portrait of life in America, from the Depression era to the early 1970s: "Magnificent" ( The New York Times).Award-winning historian and biographer William Manchester, author of The Last Lion, an epic three-volume biography of Winston Churchill, brings us an evocative exploration of the American way of life from 1932 to 1972. Covering almost every ... Read more

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A New York Times–bestselling historian's in-depth portrait of life in America, from the Depression era to the early 1970s: "Magnificent" ( The New York Times).Award-winning historian and biographer William Manchester, author of The Last Lion, an epic three-volume biography of Winston Churchill, brings us an evocative exploration of the American way of life from 1932 to 1972. Covering almost every
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Then Everything Changed

Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics: JFK, RFK, Carter, Ford, Reagan

by Jeff Greenfield ...

The New York Times bestseller from Jeff Greenfield, the renowned CBS News senior political correspondent and veteran of CNN and ABC news, offering an alternative history of America. These things are true: * In December 1960, a suicide bomber paused when he saw the young President-elect John F. Kennedy's family come to the door to wave good-bye.... * In June 1968, Robert F. Kennedy declared victory ... Read more

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The New York Times bestseller from Jeff Greenfield, the renowned CBS News senior political correspondent and veteran of CNN and ABC news, offering an alternative history of America. These things are true: * In December 1960, a suicide bomber paused when he saw the young President-elect John F. Kennedy's family come to the door to wave good-bye.... * In June 1968, Robert F. Kennedy declared victory
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Bobby Kennedy

The Making of a Liberal Icon

by Larry Tye ...

“A multilayered, inspiring portrait of RFK . . . [the] most in-depth look at an extraordinary figure whose transformational story shaped America.”—Joe Scarborough, The Washington PostNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Soon to be a Hulu original series starring Chris Pine. Larry Tye appears on CNN’s American Dynasties: The Kennedys.“We are in Larry Tye’s debt for bringing back to life the young ... Read more

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“A multilayered, inspiring portrait of RFK . . . [the] most in-depth look at an extraordinary figure whose transformational story shaped America.”—Joe Scarborough, The Washington PostNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Soon to be a Hulu original series starring Chris Pine. Larry Tye appears on CNN’s American Dynasties: The Kennedys.“We are in Larry Tye’s debt for bringing back to life the young
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