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Chil­dren of Radi­um: A Buried Inheritance
Joe Dun­thorne
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The Joy of Con­nec­tions: 100 Ways to Beat Lone­li­ness and Live a Hap­pi­er and More Mean­ing­ful Life
Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer
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Third Ear: Reflec­tions on the Art and Sci­ence of Listening
Eliz­a­beth Rosner
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Near­ly Depart­ed: Adven­tures in Loss, Can­cer and Oth­er Inconveniences
Gila Pfef­fer
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The Wan­der­ing Jew of St. Salacious
Ron Turk­er
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Strangers to Our­selves: Unset­tled Minds and the Sto­ries That Make Us
Rachel Aviv
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Birth Con­trol: The Insid­i­ous Pow­er of Men Over Motherhood
Alli­son Yarrow
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Weath­er­ing: The Extra­or­di­nary Stress of Ordi­nary Life in an Unjust Society
Arline T. Geronimus
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Par­ent­ing Anx­ious Kids: Under­stand­ing Anx­i­ety in Chil­dren by Age and Stage
Regine Galan­ti
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Breath Tak­ing: A Mem­oir of Fam­i­ly, Genes, and Bro­ken Dreams
Jes­si­ca Fein
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Why Did I Just Eat That?: How To Let Go of Emo­tion­al Eat­ing and Heal Your Rela­tion­ship with Food
Lisa D. Ellis
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Pre­scrip­tion for Pain: How a Once-Promis­ing Doc­tor Became the ​“Pill Mill Killer”
Philip Eil
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Diary of a Dying Girl
Mal­lo­ry Smith
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Pro­files in Men­tal Health Courage
Stephen Fried
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Ear­ly Detec­tion: Catch­ing Can­cer When It’s Curable
Bruce Rat­ner
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The Last Year of My Life: Ten Lead­er­ship Tools That Trans­formed a Dead­ly Diag­no­sis into a Path of Renewal
Eeki Elner
Joshua T. Adams
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