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Charlotte “Charlie” Hastings never missed her mother. But when her late father visits her in a dream and reveals the letters her mother had written to him over the years, she begins yearning for a connection she never desired to make. Reeling from a mix of emotions, she embarks on a soul-searching cross-country journey to California to find the mother she thought she never needed. Anna Gomez, an award-winning Asian American author brings us along on this emotional trip guided by letters left behind by her late father, unraveling her family's past and confronting the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship shaped by distance. Along for the ride: a mysteriously charming hitchhiker who challenges her to open her heart in ways she never expected. Gomez has worked in development for film/TV and featured in People, Variety, and Publishers Weekly.
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How many of us have to endure the loss of parents and are then left with the sobering task of cleaning out their houses, dividing up their belongings among siblings or friends, and trying to make the houses ready for someone else to live in? Annie Guest, a mental health therapist, and attorney, inherited her house after her parents passed away and this is her story of how she brought new life to the house for a new resident – herself - and how she reclaimed her identity doing it.
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Drawing from his experience as Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs at the University of Michigan and CEO of Michigan Medicine, Dr. Marshall Runge examines how technological advances, policy changes, and emerging business models are fundamentally transforming American healthcare. He argues that healthcare stands at a revolutionary inflection point where multiple disruptive forces are reshaping every aspect of care delivery. He systematically analyzes major healthcare disruptors including retail medicine (Amazon, CVS, Walmart), emerging gene and mRNA therapies, artificial intelligence applications, new obesity drugs, and virtual behavioral health platforms. Rather than viewing these changes with alarm, he advocates embracing and directing disruption to address healthcare's core challenges: high costs, limited access, and uneven quality. He currently serves as Dean of the Medical School at the University of Michigan and CEO of Michigan Medicine. With numerous accolades and awards, Dr. Runge has earned a reputation as one of the foremost experts in healthcare innovation.
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Unhappiness is our brain’s natural default state, but we’re taught that happiness is “normal.” This makes your natural ups and downs seem like a disorder. It suggests that others are happy and you are missing out. It diverts you from building skills that would actually spark your happy brain chemicals. Why are we getting such bad information about our biology? It’s politics. Not politics in the sense of electing leaders, but politics in the sense of winning support by saying what’s popular. Dr. Loretta Graziano Breuning explains how our brain evolved to promote survival, not to make us happy. And explains how we can rewire our brain for more happy chemicals. She has a BS from Cornell U and a PhD from Tufts U and is founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and is Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay.
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As a species, we are increasingly characterized by stress, isolation, and digital detachment. Christopher Hadnagy, a leading expert in global security and a master hacker, reveals how principles of human communication can be employed to establish rapport, enhance relationships, and influence others' decisions constructively. This isn't about manipulation, but rather about building genuine connections and regaining confidence in our interactions. With his guidance, readers can soon find themselves winning friends, influencing people, and making positive strides toward their aspirations. His vast experience in the field, from training law enforcement professionals to speaking at renowned events like RSA and Black Hat, highlights his authority.
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Once you’ve been admitted to college, the next step is to develop a strategy of how to find your best life there. Some avoid challenging experiences, follow a path of familiar expectations, and rely on shortcuts. Others aim for perfection, ignore their friends and health, labor over what subjects to study, and neglect spending time outside the classroom. The pressure to make college valuable and interesting can feel overwhelming. Now James T. Hamilton shares important lessons to help you find purpose, manage time, maintain friendships and family relationships, stay physically and mentally healthy, and choose classes, majors, and careers. He is Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Hearst Professor of Communication at Stanford University. The winner of eight teaching awards at Harvard, Duke, and Stanford, he’s spent decades teaching and mentoring undergraduates and designing programs to help them thrive in college.
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Sexual assault, physical attacks, gross mismanagement, and false promises. These are just a few of the crimes and abuses that Judy Karofsky’s elderly mother endured in assisted living facilities after suffering an incapacitating stroke. With Karofsky’s help, her mother eventually cycled through six facilities in the hope of finding adequate care. Each one turned out to be as dysfunctional as the last. Now she chronicles her efforts to find appropriate care for her beloved mother in a system that is at best inefficient and at worst inhumane. As she tirelessly advocated for her mother and filled gaps in her care, she saw firsthand ageism, exploitation, poor management, and sometimes outright cruelty. She was a city council member and one of Wisconsin’s first women mayors. During her term of office, she established a now-thriving senior center and emergency medical services.
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Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is challenging, even without factoring in devastating losses or significant life changes. But when these events (such as the death of a loved one, a difficult divorce, or a trauma) surface, it can be quite challenging for many health-conscious people to eat healthily. Bestselling author, health journalist, certified health coach, and life coach Connie Bennett experienced this unexpected setback when her mother passed away from cancer. Realizing that even the most resolute health advocates are susceptible to falling off the wagon, she dove into the research for more than seven years to discover why she and millions of others eat so poorly. She has been featured by hundreds of media outlets, including TIME, CBS News Sunday Morning, Oprah & Friends Radio, Woman’s World, Publishers Weekly, Women’s Health, Forbes Health, and The Daily Mail.
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Stressed out and overloaded is seemingly the norm for most people these days. How did we get this way? Julio Vincent Gambuto offers a witty outlook for those who are simply done with the constant nonsense the world demands that we take on, process, believe, and manage all day long. He starts with the premise that life in America in 2025 is relentless. He then breaks down into two important parts to answer two pressing questions: how did modern life get this way? And what do we do about it? He is a graduate of Harvard University and earned his MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He has written, directed, and produced film and television content for The New Yorker, Nickelodeon, PBS, E! Entertainment, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Beta Films, Stone & Company, and Kerner Entertainment. Along the way, he has honed his comedic storytelling voice at the mic, performing standup comedy at some of the most iconic comedy venues.
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As a professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization, Jim Murphy’s sense of worth used to revolve around results. He was focused on achievement but also afraid of failure. But then, when he started coaching professional and Olympic athletes, he often encountered the same limiting mindset. So he became obsessed with learning how the best in the world performed with poise under pressure. And after years of research, he had a revelatory insight: the pursuit of extraordinary performance and the pursuit of the best possible life are the same path. Now he shares what he’s learned with us. Based on the powerful principles of love, wisdom, and courage, he trains us to lead with the heart and live a life devoid of fear, one where you feel truly alive. He is a Performance Coach to some of the best athletes and leaders in the world and a #1 NY Times best selling author.
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Are you ready for the ultimate revelation in mother-daughter relationships? Dr. Debra Mandel does a deep dive into the shocking truths of mother-daughter dynamics and uncovers her three-step plan to heal broken bonds and create unbreakable connections. Exposing untold stories of feuds, dismissals, and the path to reconciliation, she teaches us to break free from the "too nice" mom syndrome, eliminate the shame and guilt we may feel, and discover the keys to a treasurable connection with your daughter. She is a nationally renowned psychologist with over thirty years of experience, bringing her no-nonsense yet compassionate approach to the forefront. Dr. Debra has been featured on national television and radio shows as a relationship expert.
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Most of us are looking to downsize when we move or when we are going through a transition in life. However, what do we know about “rightsizing”? Best selling author and lifestyle columnist Marni Jameson explains exactly how to simplify our homes and lives especially when we are navigating through emotional terrain. Her fresh approach goes beyond typical decluttering advice by addressing emotional hurdles, offering actionable steps to create a life that reflects personal values and supports happiness. She discusses how to make intentional decisions about belongings, and what to keep, let go of, or invest in for the future. She is a longtime journalist for the Los Angeles Times and Orlando Sentinel. Marni has also written for top outlet Woman’s Day. She’s a sought-after speaker and has appeared on NBC Nightly News, Fox & Friends, and Martha Stewart Living.
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Richard Jay Hutto draws on never-before-published memoirs and declassified CIA documents to resurrect the incredible journey of Muriel White, the daughter of a revered American diplomat and wife to a Prussian count. She moved seamlessly among Europe’s elite until the specter of Nazism cast its long shadow. Faced with unspeakable evil, she leveraged her aristocratic connections to secure escape routes for Jewish families, mentored emerging royalty like the future Queen Geraldine of Albania, and ultimately sacrificed everything to protect her children from Hitler’s regime. Hutto served as White House Appointments Secretary to the Carter family and was chairman of the Georgia Council for the Arts.
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When renowned professor Dr. Aidan Ryan vanishes without explanation, he leaves behind a haunting message revealing he has a new life and can never return. His devastated daughter Sofia embarks on a global search to uncover the truth behind her father’s disappearance. What she finds is more shocking than she could have imagined—a web of family secrets and lies that challenge everything she thought she knew. After clues lead her to Italy, Sofia reconnects with her estranged mother, Ella, who reveals a hidden past of trauma and deceit. A.C. Adams is the nom de plume of co-authors Anthony Leigh Adams and Christina Adams, who have written, produced, and developed film and television projects for many studios, including Disney, ABC, and CBS.
Christina Adams is a producer of the Emmy Award-winning series, The Amazing Race and multiple programs for Oprah Winfrey.
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Susan Shapiro Barash takes a deep dive into the complexities of female friendships. By peeling back the societal narrative that our friendships are meant to last forever, she uncovers a more nuanced reality: the closest bonds do falter. Through groundbreaking research and 150 interviews with women ranging in age from 20-80, she reveals an emerging trend — estrangement among female friends. She provides an eye-opening investigation/practical guide for women navigating murky waters of suboptimal friendships. The book sheds light on unspoken pain of estrangement—both for the “estranger” who walks away and the “estrangee” who is left behind. Amid candid confessions of betrayal and grief, she challenges women to reimagine their friendships and take the bold step of letting go when necessary. Barash has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Elle, Marie Claire, and has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS, CNN and MSNBC. She has been a guest on national radio including NPR and Sirius Radio.
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In 2004, Tamara Dean stepped away from the sterile hum of office life and moved to a farm in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area—a land marked by steep hills and deeply carved valleys, laced with spring-fed streams. She was searching for a different way of being: to live lightly on the planet, to find grounding in the rituals of self-sufficiency, and to imagine a future that would be resilient in the face of climate upheaval. She shares twelve finely honed essays that weave together nature, history, and science as she unravels the mysteries of the place she came to call home. Her essays have been featured in The American Scholar, The Georgia Review, The Guardian, Orion, The Southern Review and The Progressive.
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The underrepresentation of girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields is a pervasive issue that continues to shape the future of education and innovation. Despite young girls performing equally well, if not better, than boys in STEM subjects at an early age, the numbers of women pursuing careers in these fields remain disproportionately low. Loxley Browne is the writer of the CHARMS book series, a collection of stories that blends adventure with a deep exploration of academic empowerment for young women. In her writing, she challenges the traditional narratives around gender and academic achievement, using her characters to inspire young readers to believe in their potential, regardless of the stereotypes that exist in society. Her series touches on the very challenges that contribute to why girls fall behind in STEM. She is a dynamic entrepreneur, designer, and photographer who embodies a hands-on, solution-oriented leadership style.
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At the tender age of twenty, Jenn faces a pivotal moment when her boyfriend, Morey, proposes marriage after only a few weeks of dating. Her intuition urges her to say no, but she’s spent the entirety of her teenage years caregiving for family; she yearns for adventure, and she thinks relocating to California with Morey will give her the freedom she craves. So she says yes—only to find herself back in the caregiver role after he becomes disabled a few years into their marriage. But it’s Morey’s volatile personality that ultimately leads Jenn to make a brave decision: it’s time to leave. Her life takes a poignant turn as Jenn relocates to New York City after her divorce. Here, she rediscovers a long-forgotten passion for dance and embarks on a transformative journey. She is an author, speaker, executive coach, and adjunct instructor at the University of Denver as part of its Frontline Manager Leadership Program.
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Through a rich trove of stories culled from her years in the eldercare industry, author Lisa Skinner offers insight into the difficult questions families face and debunking the most common myths about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Skinner’s’s book provides an unconventional path to peace of mind for caregivers and loved ones facing this devastating diagnosis. She is a behavioral expert in the field of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. In her 20-year career as a community counselor and regional director of senior care facilities, she has helped thousands of families find the best care options for their loved ones. She holds an Administrator’s License through the California Department of Social Services.
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