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New Titles - Health, Mind & Body
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The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last
Azra Raza · Basic Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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A world-class oncologist's devastating and deeply personal examination of cancerWe have lost the war on cancer. We spend $150 billion each year treating it, yet -- a few innovations notwithstanding -- a patient with cancer is as likely to die of it as one was fifty years ago. Most new drugs... |
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A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
Washington, Harriet A. · Little, Brown Spark
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful indictment of the notion of hereditary intelligence, A Terrible Thing to Waste shows how environmental racism drives the black-white IQ gap and explains what can be done to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities. The 1994 publication of the The Bell Curve and its controversial... |
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On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard
Pastiloff, Jennifer · Dutton
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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An inspirational memoir about how Jennifer Pastiloff's years of waitressing taught her to seek out unexpected beauty, how hearing loss taught her to listen fiercely, how being vulnerable allowed her to find love, and how imperfections can lead to a life full of wild happiness. Centered... |
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Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity
Felicia Day · Gallery Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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An instant New York Times bestseller In Embrace Your Weird, New York Times bestselling author, producer, actress, TV writer, and award-winning web series creator, Felicia Day takes you on a journey to find, rekindle, or expand your creative passions. Including Felicia's personal stories... |
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Scatterbrain: How the Mind's Mistakes Make Humans Creative, Innovative, and Successful
Beck, Henning · Greystone Books - Greystone Books - Greystone Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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In this mind-bending book, an esteemed neuroscientist explains why perfectionism is pointless - and argues that mistakes, missteps, and flaws are the keys to success.Remember that time you screwed up simple math or forgot the name of your favorite song? What if someone told you that such... |
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Doctor Dogs: How Our Best Friends Are Becoming Our Best Medicine
Maria Goodavage · Dutton
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author Maria Goodavage takes us on a thrilling, delightful, globe-trotting journey to discover the heartwarming and fascinating new world of doctor dogs. In this groundbreaking book, Goodavage brings us behind the scenes of cutting-edge science at top research... |
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Bite Me: How Lyme Disease Stole My Childhood, Made Me Crazy, and Almost Killed Me
Hilfiger, Ally · Center Street
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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Ally was at a breaking point when she woke up in a psych ward at the age of eighteen. She couldn't put a sentence together, let alone take a shower, eat a meal, or pick up a phone. What had gone wrong? In recent years, she had produced a feature film, a popular reality show for a major... |
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Bryson, Bill · Doubleday
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody.Bill Bryson once again... |
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