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"I Had a Miscarriage is Dr. Jessica Zucker's account of her miscarriage that occurred sixteen weeks into her pregnancy, and her journey of recovery following it. Drawing from her psychological expertise and her work as the creator of the viral #IHadaMiscarriage campaign, this book uses Zucker's and other women's experiences to explore grief, healing, and the power of speaking one's truth" --
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We all grieve. From the moment we are born into this cold, loud, bright world, we experience change and loss that can often threaten to overwhelm us, but — when managed well — can help mould us into our strongest, most powerful selves.
Grief is not only about death: it is part of our everyday lives. We are all grieving something. We grieve when our life changes — when meaningful relationships end, when we move house, change schools or jobs,...
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"Winner of the 2012 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, History of Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association" Lawrence A. Scaff is professor of political science and sociology at Wayne State University. He is the author of Fleeing the Iron Cage: Culture, Politics, and Modernity in the Thought of Max Weber.
Max Weber, widely considered a founder of sociology and the modern social sciences, visited the United States in 1904...
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"Winner of the History of Sociology and Social Thought Book Award, American Sociological Association" Matteo Bortolini is associate professor of sociology at the University of Padua in Italy. He is the coauthor of Italian Sociology, 1945–2010: An Intellectual and Institutional Profile and the editor of The Anthem Companion to Robert N. Bellah. He lives in Bologna, Italy.
The brilliant but turbulent life of a public intellectual who transformed...
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"Accomplished young journalist Ian Frisch, whose writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Vice, Playboy and The New York Times, threads together a personal story of the sudden death of his father, his mother's escape to the poker tables, and how his fascination with the modern magicians and their swift resurgence in popular culture led him to discover The 52, magic's most brilliant young minds who are gathering in secret and revolutionizing the art...
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This "brilliantly comprehensive study" explores the influential thinker's contributions to psychology, philosophy and more-"academic biography at its best" (Kirkus, starred review).
Erich Fromm was a political activist, psychologist, psychoanalyst, philosopher, and one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century. Known for his theories of personality and political insight, Fromm dissected the sadomasochistic appeal of populist...
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"Albert O. Hirschman was not, by any standard, a typical scholar. German by birth, by age thirty he had fought in two world wars, lived in seven different countries on three continents. He spoke and wrote in five languages, used multiple pseudonyms, and could pass as a French native. He held positions at a dozen elite institutions without ever having himself earned an advanced degree. Observed superficially, his scholarly output appears to be a patchwork...
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