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    ‘Radi­cle’ Entan­gle­ments: Recov­er­ing Jew­ish Women’s Folk Heal­ing Knowledge

    Deatra Cohen
    June 2, 2025
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    Fron­tier: A Mem­oir and a Ghost Story
    Eri­ca Stern
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    Chil­dren of Radi­um: A Buried Inheritance
    Joe Dun­thorne
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    The Joy of Con­nec­tions: 100 Ways to Beat Lone­li­ness and Live a Hap­pi­er and More Mean­ing­ful Life
    Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer
    Pierre Lehu
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    Third Ear: Reflec­tions on the Art and Sci­ence of Listening
    Eliz­a­beth Rosner
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    What Your Body Knows About Hap­pi­ness: How to Use Your Body to Change Your Mind
    Jan­ice Kaplan
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    Plants For You
    Diana Gold­man
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    Doc­tor, Will You Pray for Me?: Med­i­cine, Chap­lains and Heal­ing the Whole Person
    Robert Klitz­man
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    When Women Get Sick: An Empow­er­ing Approach for Get­ting the Sup­port You Need
    Rebec­ca Bloom
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    Rad­i­cal Sis­ters: Shirley Tem­ple Black, Rose Kush­n­er, Eve­lyn Laud­er and the Dawn of the Breast Can­cer Movement
    Judith L. Pearson
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    First the Patient: The Life and Times of David G. Nathan, MD
    Bar­rett Rollins
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    Tovah P. Klein
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    Sta­cy Ross
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    Gayle Kirschen­baum
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