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The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success

How to Use Your Brain's Executive Skills to Keep Up, Stay Calm, and Get Organized at Work and at Home

by Peg Dawson, EdD, Richard Guare, PhD ...

Are you smart, scattered, and struggling? You're not alone. Cutting-edge research shows that today's 24/7 wired world and the growing demands of work and family life may simply max out the part of the brain that manages complex tasks. That's especially true for those lacking strong executive skills--the core brain-based abilities needed to maintain focus, meet deadlines, and stay cool under ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Are you smart, scattered, and struggling? You're not alone. Cutting-edge research shows that today's 24/7 wired world and the growing demands of work and family life may simply max out the part of the brain that manages complex tasks. That's especially true for those lacking strong executive skills--the core brain-based abilities needed to maintain focus, meet deadlines, and stay cool under
... Read more
Healthy Kids, Happy Kids

An Integrative Pediatrician’s Guide to Whole Child Resilience

by Elisa Song, M.D. ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERDo you want to know the key to raising resilient kids, from the inside out? In this groundbreaking, evidence-based guide to gut health for kids in our modern world, Dr. Elisa Song bridges the gap between conventional and holistic pediatrics and delivers a clear roadmap to help kids thrive.Raising healthy, happy kids shouldn’t be so hard. Yet, despite living in what should be a ... Read more

$2.99 USD

NATIONAL BESTSELLERDo you want to know the key to raising resilient kids, from the inside out? In this groundbreaking, evidence-based guide to gut health for kids in our modern world, Dr. Elisa Song bridges the gap between conventional and holistic pediatrics and delivers a clear roadmap to help kids thrive.Raising healthy, happy kids shouldn’t be so hard. Yet, despite living in what should be a
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Executive Functions

What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Evolved

by Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN ...

This groundbreaking book offers a comprehensive theory of executive functioning (EF) with important clinical implications. Synthesizing cutting-edge neuropsychological and evolutionary research, Russell A. Barkley presents a model of EF that is rooted in meaningful activities of daily life. He describes how abilities such as emotion regulation, self-motivation, planning, and working memory enable ... Read more

$35.09 USD

This groundbreaking book offers a comprehensive theory of executive functioning (EF) with important clinical implications. Synthesizing cutting-edge neuropsychological and evolutionary research, Russell A. Barkley presents a model of EF that is rooted in meaningful activities of daily life. He describes how abilities such as emotion regulation, self-motivation, planning, and working memory enable
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Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy, 3rd Edition

Evidence-Based Insight and Real-Life Tips for Expecting Parents, from the World's Leading Medical Experts

by Dr. Myra J. Wick, M.D., Ph.D. ...

Series series Mayo Clinic Parenting Guides
A fresh, inclusive update to Mayo Clinic's comprehensive pregnancy guide, pairing world-class medical expertise and real-world guidance for every step of the journey from bump to baby.Pregnancy can be an adventure — full of thrilling moments, unknowns, decisions, and joy.Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is the ultimate guidebook for navigating the road to parenthood, with everything you ... Read more

$10.69 USD

A fresh, inclusive update to Mayo Clinic's comprehensive pregnancy guide, pairing world-class medical expertise and real-world guidance for every step of the journey from bump to baby.Pregnancy can be an adventure — full of thrilling moments, unknowns, decisions, and joy.Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is the ultimate guidebook for navigating the road to parenthood, with everything you
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Whole Brain Living

The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life

by Jill Bolte Taylor PhD ...

The New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight blends neuroanatomy with psychology to show how we can short-circuit emotional reactivity and find our way to peace.For half a century we have been trained to believe that our right brain hemisphere is our emotional brain, while our left brain houses our rational thinking. Now neuroscience shows that it's not that simple: in fact, our ... Read more

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The New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight blends neuroanatomy with psychology to show how we can short-circuit emotional reactivity and find our way to peace.For half a century we have been trained to believe that our right brain hemisphere is our emotional brain, while our left brain houses our rational thinking. Now neuroscience shows that it's not that simple: in fact, our
... Read more
The Birth Partner, Sixth Revised Edition

A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Partners, Doulas, and Other Labor Companions

by Penny Simkin, Melissa Cheyney ...

For this fully revised sixth edition of this perennial bestseller, birthing expert and practicing midwife Melissa Cheyney, PhD, joins Penny for a better-than-ever, completely up-to-date new book.Since the original publication of The Birth Partner, more than a million people—from spouses, partners, relatives, and friends to doulas, nurses, midwives, and childbirth educators—have relied on Penny ... Read more

$16.99 USD

For this fully revised sixth edition of this perennial bestseller, birthing expert and practicing midwife Melissa Cheyney, PhD, joins Penny for a better-than-ever, completely up-to-date new book.Since the original publication of The Birth Partner, more than a million people—from spouses, partners, relatives, and friends to doulas, nurses, midwives, and childbirth educators—have relied on Penny
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The Body Keeps the Score

Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. ...

**#1 New York Times bestseller“Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society.” —Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress StudiesA pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing in this New York Times bestseller**Trauma is a fact of life. ... Read more

$14.99 USD

**#1 New York Times bestseller“Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society.” —Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress StudiesA pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing in this New York Times bestseller**Trauma is a fact of life.
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The Liver Doctor

Stories of Love, Loss and Regeneration

by Cyriac Abby Philips ...

I did not become a doctor to help people cheat death, but to help them understand it.In The Liver Doctor, Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, expert hepatologist and one of India's most vocal advocates of science-led medicine, tells us the fascinating story of the least understood, most indispensable and only self-regenerating organ in the human body-the liver.With the searing precision of a scientist, the ... Read more

$12.99 USD

I did not become a doctor to help people cheat death, but to help them understand it.In The Liver Doctor, Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, expert hepatologist and one of India's most vocal advocates of science-led medicine, tells us the fascinating story of the least understood, most indispensable and only self-regenerating organ in the human body-the liver.With the searing precision of a scientist, the
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The Deepest Well

Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity

by Nadine Burke Harris ...

“An extraordinary, eye-opening book.” —PeopleNational Health Information Awards winner“A rousing wake-up call. . . . This highly engaging, provocative book prove[s] beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowDr. Nadine Burke Harris was ... Read more

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“An extraordinary, eye-opening book.” —PeopleNational Health Information Awards winner“A rousing wake-up call. . . . This highly engaging, provocative book prove[s] beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowDr. Nadine Burke Harris was
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Internal Medicine

Over 200 Case Studies

by Robert M Gullberg ...

"Internal Medicine" contains 230 case studies into 14 areas of internal medicine, including: allergy, cardiology, dermatology, infectious disease and more! This book is perfect for healthcare providers at all levels– From nursing students to NPs, PA students to medical students Readers will engage with practical, real world examples of medical situations they will be face with on the job. Dr. ... Read more

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"Internal Medicine" contains 230 case studies into 14 areas of internal medicine, including: allergy, cardiology, dermatology, infectious disease and more! This book is perfect for healthcare providers at all levels– From nursing students to NPs, PA students to medical students Readers will engage with practical, real world examples of medical situations they will be face with on the job. Dr.
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Blood

A Very Short Introduction

by Chris Cooper ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Blood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading microbes. Playing a central role in life, it has had profound cultural and historical significance and plays an important role in religious ritual. Blood was one of the four humours in early Western medicine and is still probably the major diagnostic tool ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Blood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading microbes. Playing a central role in life, it has had profound cultural and historical significance and plays an important role in religious ritual. Blood was one of the four humours in early Western medicine and is still probably the major diagnostic tool
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Chain Analysis in Dialectical Behavior Therapy

by Shireen L. Rizvi, PhD, ABPP ...

Series series Guilford DBT Practice Series
Filled with detailed clinical examples, this book expertly breaks down the process of behavioral chain analysis/m-/the critical foundation for assessment and problem solving in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Experienced DBT clinician and trainer Shireen L. Rizvi provides knowledge and skills for conducting chains effectively and overcoming obstacles. She presents guiding principles, questions ... Read more

$33.29 USD

Filled with detailed clinical examples, this book expertly breaks down the process of behavioral chain analysis/m-/the critical foundation for assessment and problem solving in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Experienced DBT clinician and trainer Shireen L. Rizvi provides knowledge and skills for conducting chains effectively and overcoming obstacles. She presents guiding principles, questions
... Read more
Around the Writer's Block

Using Brain Science to Solve Writer's Resistance

by Rosanne Bane ...

Discover the tricks that your brain uses to keep you from writing—and how to beat them.Do you:Want to write, but find it impossible to get started?Keep your schedules so full that you don’t have any time to write?Wait until the last minute to write, even though you know you could do a better job if you gave yourself more time?Suddenly remember ten other things that you need to do whenever you sit ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Discover the tricks that your brain uses to keep you from writing—and how to beat them.Do you:Want to write, but find it impossible to get started?Keep your schedules so full that you don’t have any time to write?Wait until the last minute to write, even though you know you could do a better job if you gave yourself more time?Suddenly remember ten other things that you need to do whenever you sit
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Psychological Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Adolescents

A Practitioner's Guide

by Esther Geva, PhD, Judith Ruth Wiener ...

This is the only text for school and clinical psychologists and other mental health professionals to provide a systematic developmental framework for assessment, diagnosis, and consultation of children and adolescents from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Reflecting the most current research and grounded in the authors' extensive experience as clinicians and educators, it provides much ... Read more

$67.99 USD

This is the only text for school and clinical psychologists and other mental health professionals to provide a systematic developmental framework for assessment, diagnosis, and consultation of children and adolescents from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Reflecting the most current research and grounded in the authors' extensive experience as clinicians and educators, it provides much
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Nightmare Scenario

Inside the Trump Administration’s Response to the Pandemic That Changed History

by Yasmeen Abutaleb, Damian Paletta ...

Instant #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellerFrom the Washington Post journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta—the definitive behind-the-scenes account of the Trump administration’s tragic mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the chaos, incompetence, and craven politicization that has led to more than a half million American deaths and counting.Since the day Donald ... Read more

$9.49 USD

Instant #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellerFrom the Washington Post journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta—the definitive behind-the-scenes account of the Trump administration’s tragic mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the chaos, incompetence, and craven politicization that has led to more than a half million American deaths and counting.Since the day Donald
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Unlearn Your Pain

The Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression

by Howard Schubiner MD ...

**Based on more than twenty years of clinical trials and practice, Unlearn Your Pain is a groundbreaking guide to reversing chronic pain, fatigue, anxiety, and depression.AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER**Migraines, headaches, back pain, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue, and a host of other chronic illnesses have caused hardship worldwide. For the past twenty ... Read more

$18.99 USD

**Based on more than twenty years of clinical trials and practice, Unlearn Your Pain is a groundbreaking guide to reversing chronic pain, fatigue, anxiety, and depression.AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER**Migraines, headaches, back pain, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue, and a host of other chronic illnesses have caused hardship worldwide. For the past twenty
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What to Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed

A Self-Help and Help-Others Guide

by Susan K. Golant, Mitch Golant Ph.D. ...

“This compassionate, helpful book will bring hope and comfort to the loved ones of those who struggle to overcome the most common of mental illnesses.”—Rosalynn CarterWhen someone you love is depressed . . .. . . you feel lost, afraid, confused.. . . you long for the person who was.. . . you don’t recognize who he or she has become.. . . you feel shut out.. . . you feel angry and frustrated.. . . ... Read more

$6.99 USD

“This compassionate, helpful book will bring hope and comfort to the loved ones of those who struggle to overcome the most common of mental illnesses.”—Rosalynn CarterWhen someone you love is depressed . . .. . . you feel lost, afraid, confused.. . . you long for the person who was.. . . you don’t recognize who he or she has become.. . . you feel shut out.. . . you feel angry and frustrated.. . .
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Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology, Third Edition

A Practical, Illustrated Guide to the Human Body for Students and Practitioners--Clear and accessible, with study tips and full-color visual aids

by Ruth Hull ...

A full-color, easy-to-understand introduction to anatomy, physiology, and pathology that's designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the human body without overwhelming readers.Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology is the ideal introduction on the topic for students of complementary and physical therapies. Designed for ease of learning both as an independent study resource and in the ... Read more

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A full-color, easy-to-understand introduction to anatomy, physiology, and pathology that's designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the human body without overwhelming readers.Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology is the ideal introduction on the topic for students of complementary and physical therapies. Designed for ease of learning both as an independent study resource and in the
... Read more
Cure Your Fatigue, Second Edition

The Root Cause and How to Fix It On Your Own

by Morley M. Robbins ...

Tired all the time . . . and no one can tell you why? You’re not broken. You’re out of balance.In the second edition of Cure Your Fatigue, mineral expert Morley M. Robbins reveals how a hidden epidemic of mineral imbalance, especially involving copper, is at the root of metabolic syndrome, heart disease, cancer, autoimmunity, neurodegeneration, liver disease, or even infertility and PCOS.Backed by ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Tired all the time . . . and no one can tell you why? You’re not broken. You’re out of balance.In the second edition of Cure Your Fatigue, mineral expert Morley M. Robbins reveals how a hidden epidemic of mineral imbalance, especially involving copper, is at the root of metabolic syndrome, heart disease, cancer, autoimmunity, neurodegeneration, liver disease, or even infertility and PCOS.Backed by
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Master the Boards USMLE Step 2 CK, Eighth Edition (2026)

by Conrad Fischer, MD ...

Series series Master the Boards
High-yield USMLE Step 2 CK review using the Fischer Method! Using proven strategies from USMLE expert Dr. Conrad Fischer, Master the Boards USMLE Step 2 CK has the targeted review you need to excel on the exam and match into the residency program you want.Exam-like focus using the Fischer Method: most likely diagnosis, best initial test, most accurate test, and best initial treatmentStep-by-step ... Read more

$44.99 USD

High-yield USMLE Step 2 CK review using the Fischer Method! Using proven strategies from USMLE expert Dr. Conrad Fischer, Master the Boards USMLE Step 2 CK has the targeted review you need to excel on the exam and match into the residency program you want.Exam-like focus using the Fischer Method: most likely diagnosis, best initial test, most accurate test, and best initial treatmentStep-by-step
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Endure

Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

by Alex Hutchinson ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Foreword by Malcolm GladwellLimits are an illusion: discover the revolutionary account of the science and psychology of endurance, revealing the secrets of reaching the hidden extra potential within us all."A voyage to the outer reaches of human capacity.” —David Epstein, author of Range"Reveals how we can all surpass our per... ... Read more

$15.49 USD

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Foreword by Malcolm GladwellLimits are an illusion: discover the revolutionary account of the science and psychology of endurance, revealing the secrets of reaching the hidden extra potential within us all."A voyage to the outer reaches of human capacity.” —David Epstein, author of Range"Reveals how we can all surpass our per...
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ACT Made Simple

An Easy-To-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

by Russ Harris ...

Series series The New Harbinger Made Simple Series
Now fully-revised and updated, this second edition of ACT Made Simple includes new information and chapters on self-compassion, flexible perspective taking, working with trauma, and more.Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is one of today’s most widely used third-wave behavioral therapies for helping clients build psychological flexibility, get unstuck from painful thoughts and feelings, take ... Read more

$28.79 USD

Now fully-revised and updated, this second edition of ACT Made Simple includes new information and chapters on self-compassion, flexible perspective taking, working with trauma, and more.Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is one of today’s most widely used third-wave behavioral therapies for helping clients build psychological flexibility, get unstuck from painful thoughts and feelings, take
... Read more
The Mind-Gut Connection

How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health

by Emeran Mayer ...

Cutting-edge neuroscience combines with the latest discoveries on the human microbiome to inform this practical guide to gut health that proves once and for all the inextricable, biological link between mind and body.We have all experienced the connection between our mind and our gut—the decision we made because it “felt right;” the butterflies in our stomach before a big meeting; the anxious ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Cutting-edge neuroscience combines with the latest discoveries on the human microbiome to inform this practical guide to gut health that proves once and for all the inextricable, biological link between mind and body.We have all experienced the connection between our mind and our gut—the decision we made because it “felt right;” the butterflies in our stomach before a big meeting; the anxious
... Read more
The ADHD User's Manual

by Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz ...

"Stop moving around""Do not interrupt""Can't you pay attention?""Why are you so intense?""Think before you act"Life with a different brain is filled with negative comments that slowly eat at your self-esteem, like shame-filled punches to your gut. Eventually, you start thinking that perhaps you are the problem, and that there's something wrong with you. There is not, but when unmanaged, ADHD can ... Read more

$9.99 USD

"Stop moving around""Do not interrupt""Can't you pay attention?""Why are you so intense?""Think before you act"Life with a different brain is filled with negative comments that slowly eat at your self-esteem, like shame-filled punches to your gut. Eventually, you start thinking that perhaps you are the problem, and that there's something wrong with you. There is not, but when unmanaged, ADHD can
... Read more

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