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Still True
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Still True

By Maggie Ginsberg ,

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Farilane
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Farilane

By Michael J. Sullivan ,

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The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
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The Practice

By Seth Godin ,

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Alone
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Alone

By Megan E. Freeman ,

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Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott
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Unbound

By Joyce Scott , Brie Spangler , Melissa Sweet (illustrator)

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Old Pearl
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Old Pearl

By Wendy Wahman ,

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What Happened to You?
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What Happened to You?

By James Catchpole , Karen George (illustrator) ,

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Sensitive Is the New Strong: The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World
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Sensitive Is the New Strong

By Anita Moorjani ,

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The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking
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The Good Ancestor

By Roman Krznaric ,

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Hope in the Valley
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Hope in the Valley

By Mitali Perkins ,

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The Lonely Hearts Book Club
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The Lonely Hearts Book Club

By Lucy Gilmore ,

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Raising Your Spirited Baby: A Breakthrough Guide to Thriving When Your Baby Is More . . . Alert and Intense and Struggles to Sleep
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Raising Your Spirited Baby

By Mary Sheedy Kurcinka ,

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Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine
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Thrivers

By Michele Borba ,

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The Shadow Elephant
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The Shadow Elephant

By Nadine Robert , Valerio Vidali (illustrator) ,

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Mighty Mila
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Mighty Mila

By Katie Petruzziello , Nadja Sarell (illustrator) ,

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Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance
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Digital Body Language

By Erica Dhawan ,

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The Good Human: 9 Radical Practices to Smash Your Ego, Unleash Your Authentic Self, and Foster Connection in a Divided World
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The Good Human

By Dawn K. Hammer ,

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The Not-So-Friendly Friend: How to Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships
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The Not-So-Friendly Friend

By Christina Furnival , Katie Dwyer (illustrator) ,

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Communicating with Grace and Virtue: Learning to Listen, Speak, Text, and Interact as a Christian
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Communicating with Grace and Virtue

By Quentin J. Schultze ,

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The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+: Winning Strategies to Make Your Money Last a Lifetime
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The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+

By Suze Orman ,

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The Boy with Flowers in His Hair
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The Boy with Flowers in His Hair

By Jarvis ,

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Doctor White
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Doctor White

By Jane Goodall , Julie Litty (illustrator) ,

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Killing Sophia: Consciousness, Empathy, and Reason in the Age of Intelligent Robot
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Killing Sophia

By Thomas Telving ,

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Love, Pray, Listen: Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy
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Love, Pray, Listen

By Mary DeMuth ,

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With the Passion of a Pig
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With the Passion of a Pig

By Donna Sager Cowan , SAMBYBooks Illustrator (illustrator) ,

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Empathy and the Historical Understanding of the Human Past
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Empathy and the Historical Understanding of the Human Past

By Thomas A. Kohut ,

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What Are You Going Through
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What Are You Going Through

By Sigrid Nunez ,

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Leading with Grit and Grace: A Journey in Organizational Culture Change
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Leading with Grit and Grace

By Ashleigh Walters ,

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Faith's Reckoning
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Faith's Reckoning

By Barbara Small ,

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Lunch from Home
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Lunch from Home

By Joshua David Stein , Jing Li (illustrator) ,

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Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death
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Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death

By Maria Vale ,

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Preventing Polarization: 50 Strategies for Teaching Kids About Empathy, Politics, and Civic Responsibility
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Preventing Polarization

By Michelle Blanchet , Brian Deters ,

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Super Max's Hero Surprise
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Super Max's Hero Surprise

By Heather E Robyn , Zoe Mellors (illustrator) ,

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Better with Butter
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Better with Butter

By Victoria Piontek ,

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A Bird Will Soar
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A Bird Will Soar

By Alison Green Myers ,

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The Night Library of Sternendach: A Vampire Opera in Verse
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The Night Library of Sternendach

By Jessica Lévai ,

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Psychopathic Cultures and Toxic Empires
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Psychopathic Cultures and Toxic Empires

By Will Black ,

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Avalanche
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Avalanche

By Jessica Westhead ,

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Our Own Unique Affliction
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Our Own Unique Affliction

By Scott J Moses ,

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Gratitude
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Gratitude

By Delphine de Vigan , George Miller (translator) ,

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Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter's School
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Learning in Public

By Courtney Martin ,

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How to Be Human: An Autistic Man's Guide to Life
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How to Be Human

By Jory Fleming , Lyric Winik ,

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The Boldly Inclusive Leader: Transform Your Workplace (and the World) by Valuing the Differences Within
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The Boldly Inclusive Leader

By Minette Norman ,

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Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time
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Tell Me More About That

By Rob Volpe ,

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If I Were the World
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If I Were the World

By Mark Sperring , Natelle Quek (illustrator) ,

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Lead With Empathy: Elevate Your Leadership & Management Skills, Build Strong Teams, and Inspire Lasting Change in Your Business
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Lead With Empathy

By Pete Srodoski ,

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The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead with Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World
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The Unlocked Leader

By Hortense le Gentil , Caroline Lambert ,

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Our Class is a Family
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Our Class is a Family

By Shannon Olsen , Sandie Sonke (illustrator) ,

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