In a world that's both more connected and more isolating than ever before, we're often tempted to do life alone, whether because we're so busy or because relationships feel risky and hard. But science confirms that...
Communities
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Author:Allen, JennieSummary: - Author:Watson, S. J.Summary:
A gripping new psychological thriller from S.J. Watson, the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep, in which a documentary filmmaker travels to a sleepy fishing village to shoot her new film and encounters a dark...
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Author:Block, PeterSummary:Most of our communities are fragmented and at odds within themselves. Businesses, social services, education, and health care each live within their own worlds. The same is true of individual citizens, who long for connection but end up...
- Author:Streep, AbeSummary:
"A heart-stomping, heart-stopping read. Unsentimental. Unforgettable. Astonishing. Brothers on Three captures the roar of a community spirit powered by blood history, loyalty, and ferocious love."--Debra Magpie Earling, author...
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Author:Krishnaswami, Uma, Swaney, JuliannaSummary:Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library next to her apartment building. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her...
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Author:Tate, NikkiSummary:Better Together explores how people gather in groups of all kinds to fulfill the basic human need for companionship. From the smallest units of parents, siblings and friends to global organizations that try to build on a foundation of...
- Author:Smith, Cynthia LeitichSummary:
These stories and poems by both new and veteran Native American writers burst with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.
- Author:Erskine, KathrynSummary:
Friends can help us understand the world and ourselves, opening our eyes to unique cultures and ideas. In a story that travels the globe, it's easy to see how the world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are...
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