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Life Lessons from a Sloth by Sarah Heneghan

Post Hill Press
112 pages
$15


“‘Life Lessons from a Sloth’ is a quirky and heartfelt collection of philo-sloth-ical suggestions for slowing down, savoring life, and appreciating the extraordinary world around us. Sloths have got the hang of it — and now you can too! “

-From the publisher

Conjugal Misconduct

Cambridge University Press
312 pages
$49.99


“An informative and provocative account of how various groups and individuals have pushed to widen the definition and extend the benefits of marriage, often with unintended results.”

-Stephanie Coontz

Laughter and Early Sorrow

Open Books
252 pages
$15.95


“Laughter and Early Sorrow pays tribute to growing pains and the universal feelings of disappointment, wonder, and gratitude.” 

-From the publisher

Bead by Bead

Paraclete Press
112 pages
$18.20


“With insight, passion, and wit, Henley shows us how to hold our prayers in our hands as well as our heart.”

-Richard Rohr

Government and Politics in Tennessee

Univ Tennessee Press
408 pages
$29.95


“This book serves as a guide for students of government and provides a historical context for understanding the forces at work in the state’s political system. Among the states, Tennessee’s unique blend of legislative and executive powers is, in some respects, far more a product of personality than political ideology.”

-From the publisher

The Marriage Lie

MIRA
352 pages
$15.99


“This delicious, serpentine thriller starts from a simple premise: what if your husband was not who you thought he was…. A good, old-fashioned page-turner, with a poisonous sting in the tail.”

-Daily Mail

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