![]() ![]() The book debuted at number one on The New York Times ' Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction best sellers list and Hardcover Nonfiction best sellers list for the Octoissue of The New York Times Book Review. ![]() The book was also published in paperback on October 15, 2019, by Random House Large Print. The audiobook edition was awarded Best Spoken Word Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.īlowout was first published in hardcover by Crown, an imprint of Random House, on October 1, 2019. The book debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list. It concerns corruption in the oil and gas industry and the Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. It is her second book and was published by Crown on October 1, 2019. Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth is a 2019 non-fiction book by Rachel Maddow. ![]()
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In the 2008/2009 academic year the Susan B. 2011-Laura Kipnis, Northwestern University, “In Defense of Penis Envy, and Other Unsayables: Tarrying with the Unprogressive".2012-Nancy Cott, Harvard University, “Feminism in Relation to the Past, Present, and Future”.Nelson, University of Massachusetts, Boston, " Work, Profit, and Care: Some Reflections From Feminist Economics" 2014-Qwo-Li Driskill, Oregon State University, "Doubleweaving Resistance: An Asegi Manifesto".2015-Jin Haritaworn, York University, "Queer Regenerations: Transitioning Bodies in Transitioning Environments".2016-Jasbir Puar, Rutgers University, "Debility/Disability: From Narrative Prosthesis to Disaster Capitalism".2017-Tavia Nyong'o, Yale University, "Decrypting Blackness: Assotto Saint with Gilles Deleuze".It addresses issues of gender and/or women from a scholarly perspective. 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When Jean Sasson's book Princess: Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia was published, it became an immediate international bestseller. ![]() Through advances in education and with access to work, Saudi women are breaking through the barriers they are be. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He shows how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness techniques, play, yoga, and other therapies. In The Body Keeps the Score, he transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain’s wiring-specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. Renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades working with survivors. Sadly, trauma sufferers frequently pass on their stress to their partners and children. 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When asked simple questions about global trends― what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty why the world’s population is increasing how many girls finish school―we systematically get the answers wrong. ![]() ![]() ![]() Best for navigating relationships: Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find-and Keep-Love.Best for understanding family trauma: It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle.Best for healing from emotional pain: Emotional First Aid.Best for battling burnout: Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle.Best for understanding a therapist’s perspective: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.Best for women survivors of relationship abuse: Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Women’s Workbook.Best for recovery from addiction: The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober.Best for anxiety: Hope and Help for Your Nerves: End Anxiety Now.Best for people battling trauma: The Body Keeps the Score. ![]() A quick look at the 12 best mental health books: ![]() |