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Health & Well Being

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  • What Patients Taught Me

    A Medical Student's Journey

    by Audrey Young ...
    Do sleek high-tech hospitals teach more about medicine and less about humanity? Do doctors ever lose their tolerance for suffering? With sensitive observation and graceful prose, this book explores some of the difficult and deeply personal questions a 23-year-old doctor confronts with her very first dying patient, and continues to struggle with as she strives to become a good doctor. In her ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Stepmother

    An emotional and suspenseful novel packed with family secrets

    by Ros Carne ...
    One guilty secret will tear her life apart...After a series of heart-breaking miscarriages, Kate's marriage is hanging by a thread. When her husband Michael tells her he has shocking news, at first, she thinks the worst - he's been having an affair. It would explain why he's been so distant. Instead, he reveals that the daughter he abandoned twenty years ago is coming to stay.Kate is blindsided by ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Keep Moving

    And Other Tips and Truths About Aging

    by Dick Van Dyke ...
    Show-business legend Dick Van Dyke is living proof that life does get better the longer you live it. Who better to offer instruction, advice, and humor than someone who's entering his ninth decade with a jaunty two-step? Van Dyke isn't just a born song-and-dance man; his irrepressible belief in embracing the moment and unleashing his inner child has proved to be the ultimate elixir of youth. When ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • The Art of Public Speaking

    The Original Tool for Improving Public Oration

    by Dale Carnegie ...
    Boost Your Skills and Confidence with This Classic GuideDo you have trouble getting up in front of an audience? Are you struggling to get your point across? Public speaking can be nerve-wracking, especially if you?re a naturally nervous person or if you?re under-prepared. Originally published in 1915, The Art of Public Speaking has been the go-to guide for those who want to better their speaking ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • I'm Still Here

    A Memoir

    by Martina Reaves ...
    In 1969, at age twenty, Martina moves to San Francisco. She lives in a commune, marries her hippie streetcar driver, and moves away from the city—first to Mendocino County, Oregon, and then to the Virgin Islands. In 1980, Martina comes out. She finds her life partner, Tanya, at work, and in 1986 they have a son, Cooper. In 2008, Martina is diagnosed with serious tongue cancer. Her journey in the ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • The Permanent Weight Loss Plan

    A 10-Step Approach to Ending Yo-Yo Dieting

    by Janice Asher, MD, Jae Rivera ...
    We lost 170 pounds and kept it off! It’s not a diet, but you will lose weight with this proven path to developing better eating habits and building a healthy relationship with food.Diets come and go, and the scale needle swings as you drop pounds and then gain them back. But what if there were a weight loss solution for forever? Not another fad diet based on deprivation and restriction, but a ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Premonition: A Pandemic Story

    by Michael Lewis ...
    **New York Times BestsellerFor those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about.**Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’s taut and brilliant nonfiction ... Read more

    $29.39 CAD

  • First Responder

    Life, Death, and Love on New York City's Frontlines: A Memoir

    by Jennifer Murphy ...
    One woman's incredible story of life on the front lines as an emergency medical worker in New York City.On the streets of New York City, EMTs and paramedics do more than respond to emergencies; they eat and drink together, look out for each other’s safety, mercilessly make fun of one another, date one other, and, most crucially, share terrifying experiences and grave injustices suffered under the ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Untamed

    by Glennon Doyle ...
    **#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Over two million copies sold! “Packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today.”—Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club Pick)In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and “patron saint of female empowerment” (People) explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • From the Ashes

    My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

    by Jesse Thistle ...
    *#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER*Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction*Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards*Winner, High Plains Book Awards*Finalist, CBC Canada Reads*A Globe and Mail Book of the Year*An Indigo Book of the Year*A CBC Best Canadian Nonfiction Book of the YearIn this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, ... ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • 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

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Reckoning

    Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal

    by Mary L. Trump ...
    From the #1 bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough: A diagnosis of America's national trauma, and a way to heal.The Reckoning will examine America’s national trauma, rooted in our history but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of current events and the Trump administration’s corrupt and immoral policies. Our failure to acknowledge this trauma, let alone root it out, has allowed it to ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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  • Atomic Habits

    An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

    by James Clear ...
    **The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 2 million copies sold!Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results**No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Untethered Soul

    The Journey Beyond Yourself

    by Michael Singer ...
    Who are you? When you start to explore this question, you find out how elusive it really is. Are you a physical body? A collection of experiences and memories? A partner to relationships? Each time you consider these aspects of yourself, you realize that there is much more to you than any of these can define. In The Untethered Soul--now a New York Times bestseller--spiritual teacher Michael Singer ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD

  • Empire of Pain

    The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

    by Patrick Radden Keefe ...
    A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin, by the prize-winning, bestselling author of Say NothingThe Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions—Harvard, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oxford, the Louvre. They are one of the richest ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Come As You Are: Revised and Updated

    The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

    by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. ...
    A revised and updated edition of Emily Nagoski’s game-changing New York Times bestseller Come As You Are, featuring new information and research on mindfulness, desire, and pleasure that will radically transform your sex life.For much of the 20th and 21st centuries, women’s sexuality was an uncharted territory in science, studied far less frequently—and far less seriously—than its male counterpart ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Greenlights

    by Matthew McConaughey ...
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Over one million copies sold! From the Academy Award®–winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction“Unflinchingly honest and remarkably candid, Matthew McConaughey’s book invites us to grapple with the lessons of his life as he did—and to see that the point ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Where to Draw the Line

    How to Set Healthy Boundaries Every Day

    by Anne Katherine, M.A. ...
    From the acclaimed author of the perennial favorite Boundaries, Where to Draw the Line is a practical guide to establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries in many different situations.With every encounter, we either demonstrate that we’ll protect what we value or that we’ll give ourselves away. Healthy boundaries preserve our integrity. Unlike defenses, which isolate us from our true selves ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • What Happened to You?

    Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

    by Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry ...
    **#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROur earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioral patterns so many of us struggle to understand.**“Through this lens we can build a renewed sense of personal self-worth and ultimately recalibrate our responses to circumstances, situations, and relationships. It ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Girl Behind the Gates

    The gripping, heart-breaking historical bestseller based on a true story

    by Brenda Davies ...
    ***TOP TEN BESTSELLER***'Compelling. Poignant. Haunting. Heart wrenching. Just beautiful. Everyone needs to read this wonderful book.' - Renita D'Silva, bestselling author of The Forgotten Daughter1939. Seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings has spent her life secure in the certainty of a bright, happy future - until one night of passion has more catastrophic consequences than she ever could have ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • A Little Book of Japanese Contentments

    Ikigai, Forest Bathing, Wabi-sabi, and More

    by Erin Niimi Longhurst ...
    With the longest healthy life spans in the world, Japanese people understand the art of living well. This beautiful book distills traditional Japanese philosophies intrinsic to wellbeing, providing easy-to-follow exercises to inspire those who want to live a happier, more balanced life. With sections on kokoro (heart and mind) and karada (body), plus a guide on how to form and nurture good habits, ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Power of Mindful Learning

    by Ellen J. Langer ...
    series A Merloyd Lawrence Book
    Radical in its implications, this original and important work may change forever the views we hold about the nature of learning. In The Power of Mindful Learning, Ellen Langer uses her innovative theory of mindulness, introduced in her influential earlier book, to dramatically enhance the way we learn. In business, sports, laboratories, or at home, our learning is hobbled by certain antiquated and ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

    Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships

    by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Deepak Chopra ...
    series Nonviolent Communication Guides
    What is Violent Communication? If "violent" means acting in ways that result in hurt or harm, then much of how we communicate—judging others, bullying, having racial bias, blaming, finger pointing, discriminating, speaking without listening, criticizing others or ourselves, name-calling, reacting when angry, using political rhetoric, being defensive or judging who's "good/bad" or what's "right ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sober Diaries

    How one woman stopped drinking and started living. By New York Times Bestseller

    by Clare Pooley ...
    BY THE AUTHOR OF NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE AUTHENTICITY PROJECT, THE BRAVE AND FUNNY MEMOIR THAT IS CHANGING LIVES.How one mother gave up drinking and started living. This is Bridget Jones Dries Out.Clare Pooley is a Cambridge graduate and was a Managing Partner at one of the world's biggest advertising agencies, and yet by eighteen months ago she'd become an overweight, depressed, middle-aged ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD