Linda Beck

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Women Rowing North

Pipher's tribute to older women everywhere—those skilled, knowledgable, and very wise—is simple: get involved, sit back, enjoy your life, be grateful, cherish every day. You've earned your happiness. [See "Editors' Fall Picks," LJ 8/18.]
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Accidental Brothers: The Story of Twins Exchanged at Birth and the Power of Nature and Nurture

Essential for psychology and sociology students; fascinating for lay readers. [See Prepub Alert, 10/22/17.]
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Bottled: A Mom's Guide to Early Recovery

This memoir filled with hope and humor is as good as Ann Dowsett Johnston's Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol but much lighter.
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Modern Families: Parents and Children in New Family Forms

A highly significant book important for all public and academic libraries.
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Resilience: Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness

This will be popular in public libraries in which memoirs and mental-health issues are widely read. It is written chronologically, giving readers all the ups and downs of a life affected with a bipolar disorder. Also for fans of actress Glenn Close. [See Prepub Alert, 7/7/14.]
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The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults

Recommended for readers who enjoyed Laurence Steinberg's Age of Opportunity, this title applies new science to the frustrating dilemma of how to live with teenage kids.
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Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence

Adolescence starts early and lasts a long time. Steinberg's book is fresh and new; essential reading for parents, teachers, and counselors.
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Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass

A massive, well-researched work that students of music and women's studies will find useful.
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The Complete Copland

A solid choice for music students, music libraries, and large public libraries.
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