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Finding God's will for your life - discovering the plans God has for you

"Did you ever dream about what you would be when you grew up? We think naturally about our purpose because God tells us that He created us to do great things. But how do we know when we have truly found God's calling for our lives? Many people live most of their lives striving to find and follow God's will but still wondering whether they've gotten it right. The many pressures, expectations, and distractions we experience can create confusion and anxiety and cause us to doubt whether we are foll

 
But what will people say? - navigating mental health, identity, love, and family between cultures

"A deeply personal, paradigm-shifting book from therapist, writer, and founder of @browngirltherapy that rethinks traditional therapy and self-care models, creating much-needed space for those left out of the narrative"--

 
The book of mothers - how literature can help us reinvent modern motherhood

"This treasure trove for book lovers explores fifteen classic novels with memorable maternal figures, and examines how our cultural notions of motherhood have been shaped by literature. Sweet, supportive, dependable, selfless. Long before she had childrenof her own, journalist Carrie Mullins knew how mothers should behave. But how? Where did these expectations come from-and, more importantly, are they serving the mothers whose lives they shape? Carrie's suspicion, later crystallized while raisin

 
The birds that Audubon missed - discovery and desire in the American wilderness

"Naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive and understand the natural world"--

 
The bean book - 100 recipes for cooking with all kinds of beans, from the rancho gordo kitchen

"From the founder of the acclaimed Rancho Gordo bean company, Steve Sando's authoritative presentation of 50 bean varieties and how to cook with them, from classic recipes to new takes"--

 
The Art of Colour- The History of Art in 39 Pigments

A captivating new history of art told through the storied biographies of colors and pigments

 
The white bonus - five families and the cash value of racism in America

"In THE WHITE BONUS, Tracie McMillan asks a provocative question about racism in America: When people of color are denied so much, what are white people given? And how much is it worth--not in amorphous privilege, but in dollars and cents? McMillan beginswith three generations of her family, tracking their modest wealth to its roots: American policy that helped whites first. Simultaneously, she details the complexities of their advantage, exploring her mother's death in a nursing home, at 44, on

 
When worry works - how to harness your parenting stress and guide your teen to success

"WHEN WORRY WORKS responds to one of the primary sources of the nation's worsening adolescent mental health crisis - achievement pressure. Burdened by the mounting pressures on today's youth, parents seek ways to strike the balance between supporting their teens' current well-being while also setting them up for future success. Eager to take action and to manage their escalating fears, parents inadvertently and unknowingly exacerbate the problem by overlooking their own parental achievement anxi

 
The way that leads among the lost - life, death, and hope in Mexico City's anexos

"A harrowing, powerful journey into Mexico City's and California's anexos, the informal addiction treatment centers where mothers send their children to escape the violence of the drug war"--

 

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