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The Year of Magical Thinking (2005) is a poignant memoir about loss and grief. It tells the deeply personal story of Joan Didion’s experiences with the life-threatening illnesses of her daughter and the death of her husband. But more than that, it’s also a thought-provoking philosophical exploration of the meaning of mortality, the fragility of life and the mutability of everything that surrounds us.

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Joan Didion was an American writer. Her critically acclaimed works span a wide range of genres and forms: literature, screenplays, memoirs, essays and journalism. They include Slouching Towards Bethlehem, which was one of the seminal works of the New Journalism movement; Play It as It Lays, which Time magazine named one of its “100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005”; and the screenplay for True Confessions, which she co-wrote with her husband, John Gregory Dunne.

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Brainstorm (2014) is devoted to the many mysteries and secrets of the teenage brain. These blinks debunk lazy stereotypes about adolescents and paint a more positive picture. Our teenage years aren’t just a period of hormonal and cognitive disarray; they’re also a crucial phase in the brain’s development.

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Daniel J. Siegel studied at Harvard University and conducted research at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently a professor of medicine at UCLA and runs his own psychotherapy practice. His numerous books on the brain and education include Mindsight (2008) and Parenting From the Inside Out (2003).

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