NONFICTION
Released: June 18, 2013
"An engaging warning against a hopeless search for the fountain of youth that overlooks some of the painful issues of retirement, such as loss of savings, debt and adult children needing financial and emotional support."
Mental health counselor and self-help guru Gurian (
The Invisible Presence: How a Man's Relationship with His Mother Affects All His Relationships with Women, 2012, etc.) moves up the age spectrum to discuss how to embrace the experience of getting older.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 18, 2013
"A rousing good read, strong on human interest and filled with appalling and amazing data."
A pull-no-punches attack on the hucksterism of alternative medicine and an exposé of the federal government's failure to regulate the vitamin and supplement industry.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 18, 2013
"Doubly moving in light of Relin's own untimely death."
The tortuous route of two intrepid eye doctors, one Nepalese, one American, in their journey to eradicate preventable blindness in the Himalayas.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 11, 2013
"A fascinating treatment of a complex subject."
Martin, the curator of biological anthropology at the Field Museum in Chicago, examines reproduction from "the basic biology of sperms and eggs up to the complexities of birth control and assisted reproduction."
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INDIE
Released: June 11, 2013
"A must-read for yogis (or would-be yogis) who enjoy a little snarkiness with their savasana"
DiVello takes readers on her voyage of self-discovery as she explores the worlds of banking and yoga in her debut memoir.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 4, 2013
"An entertaining and informative investigation into growing old."
NONFICTION
Released: June 4, 2013
"An amusing and accurate examination of life with an infant."
NONFICTION
Released: June 4, 2013
"Stylishly written and cogently organized, making it easy and rewarding for lay readers to understand and appreciate some fairly complex science."
Accessible, engaging inquiry into the boundaries of the female libido by
New York Times Magazine contributor Bergner (
The Other Side of Desire, 2009, etc.).
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NONFICTION
Released: May 30, 2013
""Perhaps the real fountain of youth emanates not from the cosmetics counter but from what's between your ears." Tindle makes a warm, accessible case, though Estée Lauder may not want us to hear it."
NONFICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"Useful, perceptive advice on life found through the practice of karate."
NONFICTION
Released: May 22, 2013
"A poetic tale of a personal medical crisis."
Memoirist, essayist and novelist Gallagher (
The Sacred Meal, 2009, etc.) explores the series of events set into motion by the startling diagnosis that she suffered from a condition causing blindness.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 14, 2013
"A daughter's tender tribute to a remarkable mother."
Philanthropist and environmental activist Daly writes about her spiritual search as she shared her mother's courageous 4-year battle with the ravages of pancreatic cancer.
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