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Platonic

How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make--and Keep--Friends

by Marisa G. Franco PhD ...

**Instant New York Times bestsellerIs understanding the science of attachment the key to building lasting friendships and finding “your people” in an ever-more-fragmented world?**How do we make and keep friends in an era of distraction, burnout, and chaos, especially in a society that often prizes romantic love at the expense of other relationships? In Platonic, Dr. Marisa G. Franco unpacks the ... Read more

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**Instant New York Times bestsellerIs understanding the science of attachment the key to building lasting friendships and finding “your people” in an ever-more-fragmented world?**How do we make and keep friends in an era of distraction, burnout, and chaos, especially in a society that often prizes romantic love at the expense of other relationships? In Platonic, Dr. Marisa G. Franco unpacks the
... Read more
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

by John Gottman PhD, Nan Silver ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Over a million copies sold! “An eminently practical guide to an emotionally intelligent—and long-lasting—marriage.”—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional IntelligenceThe Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman’s unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Over a million copies sold! “An eminently practical guide to an emotionally intelligent—and long-lasting—marriage.”—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional IntelligenceThe Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman’s unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him
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Communion

The Female Search for Love

by bell hooks ...

Series Book 2 - Love Song to the Nation
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER by the author of All About Love!“When truth teller and careful writer bell hooks offers a book, I like to be standing at the bookshop when it opens.” –Maya AngelouIntimate, revealing, provocative, Communion challenges every woman to courageously claim the search for love as the heroic journey we must all choose to be truly free. In her trademark commanding and lucid ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER by the author of All About Love!“When truth teller and careful writer bell hooks offers a book, I like to be standing at the bookshop when it opens.” –Maya AngelouIntimate, revealing, provocative, Communion challenges every woman to courageously claim the search for love as the heroic journey we must all choose to be truly free. In her trademark commanding and lucid
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Everything I Know About Love

A Memoir

by Dolly Alderton ...

New York Times BestsellerLike Bridget Jones’ Diary but all true— a wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking coming-of-age memoir from the funny, sharp British journalist and podcast host, who Elizabeth Gilbert calls “a sparkling Roman candle of talent.”“The older you get, the more baggage you carry. When you date at twenty-five, everyone walks into the bar with a very neat, light carry-on. When ... Read more

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New York Times BestsellerLike Bridget Jones’ Diary but all true— a wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking coming-of-age memoir from the funny, sharp British journalist and podcast host, who Elizabeth Gilbert calls “a sparkling Roman candle of talent.”“The older you get, the more baggage you carry. When you date at twenty-five, everyone walks into the bar with a very neat, light carry-on. When
... Read more
The Grieving Brain

The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

by Mary-Frances O'Connor ...

NPR SciFri Book Club PickNext Big Idea Club's "Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022"Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve, providing a new paradigm for understanding love, loss, and coping with loss.In The Grieving Brain, neuroscientist and psychologist Mary-Frances O’Connor, ... Read more

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NPR SciFri Book Club PickNext Big Idea Club's "Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022"Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve, providing a new paradigm for understanding love, loss, and coping with loss.In The Grieving Brain, neuroscientist and psychologist Mary-Frances O’Connor,
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Just Kids

An Autobiography

by Patti Smith ...

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDIt was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation.Patti Smith would evolve as a poet and performer, and Robert Mapplethorpe would direct his highly provocative style toward photography. Bound in innocence and enthusiasm, they traversed the ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDIt was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation.Patti Smith would evolve as a poet and performer, and Robert Mapplethorpe would direct his highly provocative style toward photography. Bound in innocence and enthusiasm, they traversed the
... Read more
Hold Me Tight

Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

by Dr. Sue Johnson ...

Series Book 1 - The Dr. Sue Johnson Collection
**MORE THAN 1,000,000 COPIES SOLD!Strengthen and deepen your relationships with revelatory practical exercises, seven profound conversations, and sage advice from “the best couple’s therapist in the world” (John Gottman, PhD, bestselling author)**Are you looking to enrich a healthy relationship, revitalize a tired one, or rescue one gone awry? We all want a lifetime of love, support, and ... Read more

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**MORE THAN 1,000,000 COPIES SOLD!Strengthen and deepen your relationships with revelatory practical exercises, seven profound conversations, and sage advice from “the best couple’s therapist in the world” (John Gottman, PhD, bestselling author)**Are you looking to enrich a healthy relationship, revitalize a tired one, or rescue one gone awry? We all want a lifetime of love, support, and
... Read more
Mating in Captivity

Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

by Esther Perel ...

With a New Preface by the Author"The world’s best-known relationship expert.”- The New York Times“Makes fewer promises and raises thornier questions than any other how-to-improve-your-relationship book. . . which is exactly why you should read this one.” —ELLEA special twentieth-anniversary edition of the internationally bestselling and culturally groundbreaking book that cemented Esther Pe... ... Read more

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With a New Preface by the Author"The world’s best-known relationship expert.”- The New York Times“Makes fewer promises and raises thornier questions than any other how-to-improve-your-relationship book. . . which is exactly why you should read this one.” —ELLEA special twentieth-anniversary edition of the internationally bestselling and culturally groundbreaking book that cemented Esther Pe...
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Secure Love

Create a Relationship That Lasts a Lifetime

by Julie Menanno ...

Create a lasting and loving attachment with this national bestseller, a “must-read for every couple, at any stage of their relationship” (Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone) from the expert couple’s therapist behind the popular Instagram account @TheSecureRelationship.What does a healthy relationship look like?A good question, in theory, but couple ... Read more

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Create a lasting and loving attachment with this national bestseller, a “must-read for every couple, at any stage of their relationship” (Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone) from the expert couple’s therapist behind the popular Instagram account @TheSecureRelationship.What does a healthy relationship look like?A good question, in theory, but couple
... Read more
Who Deserves Your Love

How to Create Boundaries to Start, Strengthen, or End Any Relationship

by KC Davis, LPC ...

A practical and gentle guide to navigating the difficult relationships that shape your life, from KC Davis, beloved therapist and bestselling author of How to Keep House While Drowning.Just as her bestseller How to Keep House While Drowning helped readers rethink their relationship with their home, so Who Deserves Your Love offers a framework for relationships—designed especially for those who ... Read more

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A practical and gentle guide to navigating the difficult relationships that shape your life, from KC Davis, beloved therapist and bestselling author of How to Keep House While Drowning.Just as her bestseller How to Keep House While Drowning helped readers rethink their relationship with their home, so Who Deserves Your Love offers a framework for relationships—designed especially for those who
... Read more
The Game of Life and How to Play It

by Florence Scovel Shinn ...

Discover the timeless wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn in "The Game of Life and How to Play It." This influential self-help classic delves into the profound connection between thoughts, beliefs, and the experiences that shape our lives. Shinn's teachings emphasize the power of positive thinking, affirmations, and spiritual principles to overcome challenges and manifest desired outcomes. Through ... Read more

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Discover the timeless wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn in "The Game of Life and How to Play It." This influential self-help classic delves into the profound connection between thoughts, beliefs, and the experiences that shape our lives. Shinn's teachings emphasize the power of positive thinking, affirmations, and spiritual principles to overcome challenges and manifest desired outcomes. Through
... Read more
Boundaries in Dating

How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Relationships

by Henry Cloud, John Townsend ...

Insights for romance to help you grow in freedom, honesty, and self-control as you pursue healthy dating limits that can lead to a happy marriage.How do you set smart limits on your physical relationship? How much do you get involved financially? And how do you know if you've found your future spouse? Dating can be fun, but it's not always easy to navigate the questions and intricacies along the ... Read more

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Insights for romance to help you grow in freedom, honesty, and self-control as you pursue healthy dating limits that can lead to a happy marriage.How do you set smart limits on your physical relationship? How much do you get involved financially? And how do you know if you've found your future spouse? Dating can be fun, but it's not always easy to navigate the questions and intricacies along the
... Read more
Stop Walking on Eggshells for Partners

What to Do When Your Partner Has Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder

by Randi Kreger, Bill Eddy, LCSW, JD ...

In a relationship with someone who has BPD or NPD? You deserve clarity, safety, and the power to choose what’s right for you.If your romantic partner, spouse, husband, wife, boyfriend, or girlfriend struggles with borderline personality disorder (BPD) or narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), you may feel trapped in a cycle of gaslighting, emotional abuse, blame, and high-conflict arguments. You ... Read more

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In a relationship with someone who has BPD or NPD? You deserve clarity, safety, and the power to choose what’s right for you.If your romantic partner, spouse, husband, wife, boyfriend, or girlfriend struggles with borderline personality disorder (BPD) or narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), you may feel trapped in a cycle of gaslighting, emotional abuse, blame, and high-conflict arguments. You
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The Quiet Borderline: Silent BPD in Women – High-Functioning Borderline Personality Disorder, Symptoms, Relationships, and Trauma

by Amelia Ellington ...

"How do you live when your emotions feel terminal, but your life isn't?" Borderline Personality Disorder is not a personality flaw or a manipulation strategy—it is a nervous system shaped by abandonment and a mind trained to detect loss before it happens. In The Quiet Borderline, Leah Llorens provides a lucid and deeply empathetic field guide for the "invisible" BPD sufferer: the high-functioning ... Read more

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"How do you live when your emotions feel terminal, but your life isn't?" Borderline Personality Disorder is not a personality flaw or a manipulation strategy—it is a nervous system shaped by abandonment and a mind trained to detect loss before it happens. In The Quiet Borderline, Leah Llorens provides a lucid and deeply empathetic field guide for the "invisible" BPD sufferer: the high-functioning
... Read more
A Joosr Guide to... Attached by Rachel Heller and Amir Levine: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love

by Joosr ...

In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.Have you ever wondered why some people always seem to ... Read more

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In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.Have you ever wondered why some people always seem to
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How To Date Older Women

by Andrew Dolan ...

Did you know that many older women prefer dating men younger than themselves? If you're a younger man who wants to get started dating older women, this book shows you how to get a handle on the crucial differences between older and younger women. Learn how to approach, and get involved with, older women, find out how to push back against the public disapproval that older woman-younger man ... Read more

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Did you know that many older women prefer dating men younger than themselves? If you're a younger man who wants to get started dating older women, this book shows you how to get a handle on the crucial differences between older and younger women. Learn how to approach, and get involved with, older women, find out how to push back against the public disapproval that older woman-younger man
... Read more
The Cost of Quiet

How to Have the Hard Conversations That Create Secure, Lasting Love

by Colette Jane Fehr LMFT, LMHC ...

An empowering, healing guide that reveals the true cost of avoidant behavior in a relationship—disconnection, disengagement, and divorce—and shows how we can instead learn to speak up and start connecting with the ones we love most.“I wish I had spoken up sooner."People think relationships fail because of deal breakers like infidelity, finances, or parenting problems. But the real culprit is often ... Read more

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An empowering, healing guide that reveals the true cost of avoidant behavior in a relationship—disconnection, disengagement, and divorce—and shows how we can instead learn to speak up and start connecting with the ones we love most.“I wish I had spoken up sooner."People think relationships fail because of deal breakers like infidelity, finances, or parenting problems. But the real culprit is often
... Read more
These Precious Days

Essays

by Ann Patchett ...

The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays."The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly“Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann ... Read more

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The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays."The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly“Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann
... Read more
Fawning

Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves--and How to Find Our Way Back

by Dr. Ingrid Clayton ...

From a clinical psychologist and expert in complex trauma recovery comes a powerful guide introducing fawning, an often-overlooked piece of the fight-flight-freeze reaction to trauma—explaining what it is, why it happens, and how to help survivors regain their voice and sense of self.Most of us are familiar with the three F's of trauma—fight, flight, or freeze. But psychologists have identified a ... Read more

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From a clinical psychologist and expert in complex trauma recovery comes a powerful guide introducing fawning, an often-overlooked piece of the fight-flight-freeze reaction to trauma—explaining what it is, why it happens, and how to help survivors regain their voice and sense of self.Most of us are familiar with the three F's of trauma—fight, flight, or freeze. But psychologists have identified a
... Read more
All About Love

New Visions

by bell hooks ...

Series Book 1 - Love Song to the Nation
A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and ... Read more

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A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and
... Read more
Calling in "The One" Revised and Expanded

7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life

by Katherine Woodward Thomas ...

The classic guide to finding love and creating life-altering miracles of happiness and fulfillment, now revised and updated with new insights, stories, teaching points, and transformational exercises.Are you frustrated by stymied relationships, missed connections, and the loneliness of the search for someone to spend the rest of your life with? In this classic, updated guide to finding deep ... Read more

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The classic guide to finding love and creating life-altering miracles of happiness and fulfillment, now revised and updated with new insights, stories, teaching points, and transformational exercises.Are you frustrated by stymied relationships, missed connections, and the loneliness of the search for someone to spend the rest of your life with? In this classic, updated guide to finding deep
... Read more
The Love Prescription

Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy

by John Gottman PhD, Julie Schwartz Gottman PhD ...

Series Book 1 - The Seven Days Series
**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“This book feels so hopeful because it’s direct, it’s really honest, and it’s so actionable.” —Brene BrownFrom New York Times–bestselling authors Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, a simple yet powerful plan to transform your relationship in seven days**What makes love last? Why does one couple stay together forever, while another falls apart? And ... Read more

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**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“This book feels so hopeful because it’s direct, it’s really honest, and it’s so actionable.” —Brene BrownFrom New York Times–bestselling authors Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, a simple yet powerful plan to transform your relationship in seven days**What makes love last? Why does one couple stay together forever, while another falls apart? And
... Read more
Group

How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life

by Christie Tate ...

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe refreshingly original and “startlingly hopeful” (Lisa Taddeo) debut memoir of an overachieving young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to group psychotherapy and gets psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete strangers—and finds human connection, and herself.Christie Tate had just been named the top student in her law school ... Read more

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A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe refreshingly original and “startlingly hopeful” (Lisa Taddeo) debut memoir of an overachieving young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to group psychotherapy and gets psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete strangers—and finds human connection, and herself.Christie Tate had just been named the top student in her law school
... Read more
Eight Dates

Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

by John Gottman, Ph.D., Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, Doug Abrams, Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D. ...

Strengthen and deepen your love with a fun, ingenious program of eight life-changing conversations—on essential topics such as money, sex, and trust—from two of the world’s leading marriage researchers and clinicians.Navigating the challenges of long-term commitment takes effort—and it just got simpler, with this empowering, step-by-step guide to communicating about the things that matter most to ... Read more

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Strengthen and deepen your love with a fun, ingenious program of eight life-changing conversations—on essential topics such as money, sex, and trust—from two of the world’s leading marriage researchers and clinicians.Navigating the challenges of long-term commitment takes effort—and it just got simpler, with this empowering, step-by-step guide to communicating about the things that matter most to
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