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Spare

by Prince Harry • 2023

Motherless at twelve, soldier at twenty, in love at thirty: then his family turned their backs.

3.83

400k+

🏰 Royal Family 👑 British Monarchy 🧠 Trauma And Recovery 📰 Tabloid Culture 🩹 Mental Health Stigma

Spare

Motherless at twelve, soldier at twenty, in love at thirty: then his family turned their backs.

by Prince Harry 2023 557 pages

3.83

400k+ ratings

🏰 Royal Family 👑 British Monarchy 🧠 Trauma And Recovery 📰 Tabloid Culture 🩹 Mental Health Stigma

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

by Jon Ronson • 2015

180 years without public shaming ended when the internet made everyone a potential mob member.

3.93

66k+

🖥️ Digital Shaming 🚫 Cancel Culture 🕊️ Restorative Justice 👥 Mob Psychology 😳 Psychology Of Shame

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

180 years without public shaming ended when the internet made everyone a potential mob member.

by Jon Ronson 2015 304 pages

3.93

66k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Shaming 🚫 Cancel Culture 🕊️ Restorative Justice 👥 Mob Psychology 😳 Psychology Of Shame

The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy

by Gregory Bassham • 2010

Dumbledore taught ethics, free will, and how to die; the Potter books were his syllabus.

4.37

7k+

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 📚 Introductory Ethics 🔗 Free Will Debate 💀 Death And Meaning ⚖️ Prejudice And Society

The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy

Dumbledore taught ethics, free will, and how to die; the Potter books were his syllabus.

by Gregory Bassham 2010 304 pages

4.37

7k+ ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 📚 Introductory Ethics 🔗 Free Will Debate 💀 Death And Meaning ⚖️ Prejudice And Society

The Family Firm

by Emily Oster • 2021

An economist hands parents a decision framework and the data on sleep, schools, and screens.

3.74

5k+

🧪 Evidence-Based Parenting 📚 School-Age Parenting 📊 Family Economics 😴 Children's Sleep 🥕 Childhood Nutrition

The Family Firm

An economist hands parents a decision framework and the data on sleep, schools, and screens.

by Emily Oster 2021 318 pages

3.74

5k+ ratings

🧪 Evidence-Based Parenting 📚 School-Age Parenting 📊 Family Economics 😴 Children's Sleep 🥕 Childhood Nutrition

The Child Whisperer

by Carol Tuttle • 2012

Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.

3.99

2k+

🧩 Personality Typing 🌈 Temperament Parenting 👶 Responsive Parenting 🤲 Gentle Discipline 💬 Parent Communication

The Child Whisperer

Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.

by Carol Tuttle 2012 410 pages

3.99

2k+ ratings

🧩 Personality Typing 🌈 Temperament Parenting 👶 Responsive Parenting 🤲 Gentle Discipline 💬 Parent Communication

How to Be Single and Happy

by Jennifer Taitz • 2018

Singlehood isn't a waiting room. A psychologist's guide to happiness, partner or not.

4.19

2k+

💁‍♀️ Single Life Fulfillment 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

How to Be Single and Happy

Singlehood isn't a waiting room. A psychologist's guide to happiness, partner or not.

by Jennifer Taitz 2018 217 pages

4.19

2k+ ratings

💁‍♀️ Single Life Fulfillment 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Bad Habits

by Jenny McCarthy • 2012

Catholic schoolgirl. Playboy model. Mom. One woman's escape from the faith that raised her.

3.61

1k+

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🔨 Religious Deconstruction 😰 Catholic Guilt 🌌 Spiritual Seeking 🎬 Hollywood Tell-All

Bad Habits

Catholic schoolgirl. Playboy model. Mom. One woman's escape from the faith that raised her.

by Jenny McCarthy 2012 222 pages

3.61

1k+ ratings

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🔨 Religious Deconstruction 😰 Catholic Guilt 🌌 Spiritual Seeking 🎬 Hollywood Tell-All

The Little Book of Psychology

by Emily Ralls • 2021

Psychology's six rival schools, from neurons to obedience, and what each one says about you.

3.96

1k+

🧠 Psychology Primers 📜 History Of Psychology 🏛️ Schools Of Psychology 🌊 The Unconscious 🔄 Behavioral Psychology

The Little Book of Psychology

Psychology's six rival schools, from neurons to obedience, and what each one says about you.

by Emily Ralls 2021 130 pages

3.96

1k+ ratings

🧠 Psychology Primers 📜 History Of Psychology 🏛️ Schools Of Psychology 🌊 The Unconscious 🔄 Behavioral Psychology

Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents

by R. Reid Wilson • 2013

Why protecting anxious kids makes the fear stick, and seven ways to loosen its grip.

4.09

1k+

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 📋 Parenting Strategies 🤔 Worry Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔥 Embracing Discomfort

Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents

Why protecting anxious kids makes the fear stick, and seven ways to loosen its grip.

by R. Reid Wilson 2013 288 pages

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 📋 Parenting Strategies 🤔 Worry Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔥 Embracing Discomfort

Last Chance in Texas

by John Hubner • 2005

At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.

4.29

500+

⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🔄 Offender Rehabilitation 🫂 Restorative Justice 📚 Correctional Education 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

Last Chance in Texas

At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.

by John Hubner 2005 304 pages

4.29

500+ ratings

⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🔄 Offender Rehabilitation 🫂 Restorative Justice 📚 Correctional Education 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

The Good News About Bad Behavior

by Katherine Reynolds Lewis • 2018

Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.

3.92

500+

🧒 Modern Parenting 🧠 Child Self-Regulation 🤝 Positive Discipline 🗣️ Collaborative Problem Solving 🗂️ Executive Function

The Good News About Bad Behavior

Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.

by Katherine Reynolds Lewis 2018 288 pages

3.92

500+ ratings

🧒 Modern Parenting 🧠 Child Self-Regulation 🤝 Positive Discipline 🗣️ Collaborative Problem Solving 🗂️ Executive Function

Happy as a Dane

by Malene Rydahl • 2014

Denmark wins at happiness. The reason isn't money or luck: it's ten learnable cultural habits.

3.46

500+

🇩🇰 Danish Culture 🤝 Social Trust ⚖️ Work Life Balance 📊 Happiness Research 📈 Social Mobility

Happy as a Dane

Denmark wins at happiness. The reason isn't money or luck: it's ten learnable cultural habits.

by Malene Rydahl 2014 144 pages

3.46

500+ ratings

🇩🇰 Danish Culture 🤝 Social Trust ⚖️ Work Life Balance 📊 Happiness Research 📈 Social Mobility

The Business of Baby

by Jennifer Margulis • 2013

The birth industry profits when you lose control: what to question and when to say no.

3.66

317

🏥 Maternity Care 💰 Corporate Medicine 📊 Evidence-Based Birth 🌿 Natural Childbirth ✊ Birth Advocacy

The Business of Baby

The birth industry profits when you lose control: what to question and when to say no.

by Jennifer Margulis 2013 368 pages

3.66

317 ratings

🏥 Maternity Care 💰 Corporate Medicine 📊 Evidence-Based Birth 🌿 Natural Childbirth ✊ Birth Advocacy

Good Enough Is the New Perfect

by Becky Beaupre Gillespie • 2011

Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.

3.40

191

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 😔 Mom Guilt ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion

Good Enough Is the New Perfect

Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.

by Becky Beaupre Gillespie 2011 289 pages

3.40

191 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 😔 Mom Guilt ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion

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