Books written by Winifred Gallagher
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How the Post Office Created America: A History
A masterful history of a long underappreciated institution, How the Post Office Created America examines the surprising role of the postal service in our nation’s political, social, economic, and physical development.
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New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story
homestead than the upwardly mobile couple started speculating in real estate one of the West's earliest and most ... of her first husband , she ended her journal with a late - life note of gratitude for the " marvelous manifestations of ...
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The Power of Place: How Our Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts, Emotions, and Actions
Are New Yorkers and Californians so different because they live in such different places? How do some urban settings increase crime? Why are rugged individualists drawn to extreme climes such...
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How the Post Office Created America: A History
“’The history of its Post Office is nothing less than the story of America,’ Ms. Gallagher’s opening sentence declares, and in this lively book she makes the case well.”—Wall Street Journal A masterful history of a long ...
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Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life
The behavioral scientist author of Just the Way You Are presents a provocative argument that the quality of one's life is directly related to the focus of one's attention, drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience and psychology to ...
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Working on God
Why do I exist? Is this all there is? What is my true nature? What is most important in life? How should I live? These are humanity's oldest spiritual questions....
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Sarah Hobbs: Small Problems in Living
This volume compiles three photographic series.
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New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story
In New Women in the Old West, Winifred Gallagher brings to life the riveting history of the little-known women--the White, Black, and Asian settlers, and the Native Americans and Hispanics they displaced--who played monumental roles in one ...
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House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live
In House Thinking, journalist and cultural critic Winifred Gallagher takes the reader on a psychological tour of the American home.
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House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live
In House Thinking, noted journalist and cultural critic Winifred Gallagher takes the reader on a psychological tour of the American home.
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I.D.: How Heredity and Experience Make You who You are
But, as I.D. stresses, acknowledging personality's genetic roots makes it all the more imperative that we understand the role played by environment - not only because it's powerful but also...
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New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story
In New Women in the Old West, Winifred Gallagher brings to life the riveting history of the little-known women--the White, Black, and Asian settlers, and the Native Americans and Hispanics they displaced--who played monumental roles in one ...
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The Power of Place: How Our Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts, Emotions, and Actions
Full of complex information made totally accessible, THE POWER OF PLACE offers the latest insights into the many ways we can change our lives by changing the places we live.