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Covenant Keepers: Unlocking the Miracles God Wants For You

Wendy Watson Nelson · Deseret Book
Pages: 74
Format: Print book

''When it comes to making and keeping covenants with God, nothing is more important. And nothing is more filled with power!'' writes author Wendy Watson Nelson.''There has never been a more important time to understand the power to which we have access because of our covenants than right...
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Changed Through His Grace

Brad Wilcox · Deseret Book Company
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

"Have you been changed by grace?" In this insightful book, Brad Wilcox explores this life-altering question in depth. Christians throughout the centuries have used grace to describe God's favor, goodwill, and love. However, grace is more than a description of God's attributes....
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Worth the Wrestle

Sheri L Dew · Deseret Book Company
Pages: 104
Format: Hardcover

Why can't I seem to conquer weaknesses that plague me? How do I know if I'm receiving revelation? Will the Lord forgive me after what I've done? Why can't we seem to get ahead financially even though we faithfully pay our tithing? What if the Church's position on gay marriage bothers me? Those...
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Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success

Shawn Stevenson · Rodale Books
Pages: 262
Format: Print book

When it comes to health, there is one criminally overlooked element: sleep. Good sleep helps you shed fat for good, stave off disease, stay productive, and improve virtually every function of your mind and body. That's what Shawn Stevenson learned when a degenerative bone disease crushed...
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The Sting of the Wild

Justin O Schmidt · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 280
Format: Print book

Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it's a brave exploration, others shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the gauge.In The Sting of the Wild, the colorful Dr. Schmidt takes us on a journey...
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Blended: Writers on the Stepfamily Experience

Samantha Waltz · Seal Press
Format: Print book

95 million adults have a step relationship, according to a 2011 report. That's 95 million unexpected experiences; 95 million unique perspectives; 95 million laughs, 95 million tears, and 95 million new families.Blended explores stepfamilies from the inside out through the perspectives...
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Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less

Tiffany Dufu · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A bold and inspiring memoir and manifesto from a renowned voice in the women's leadership movement who shows women how to cultivate the single skill they really need in order to thrive: the ability to let go.Once the poster girl for doing it all, after she had her first child, Tiffany Dufu...
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If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: Relating to and Communicating with Others

Alan Alda · Random House
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From iconic actor and bestselling author Alan Alda, an indispensable guide to communicating better - based on his experience with acting, improv, science, and storytellingThe acclaimed actor shares fascinating and powerful lessons from the art and science of communication, and teaches readers...
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The Ultimate Guide to Raising Teens and Tweens: Strategies for Unlocking Your Child's Full Potential

Douglas Haddad · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback

Are you concerned or frustrated with the choices your child makes when it comes to their peer groups, study habits, and use of social media? Do you feel your child is pushing you away and your connection is weakening?Are you unsure of the next steps you should take to help your child succeed?...
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Mayo Clinic The Menopause Solution: A doctor's guide to: relieving hot flashes, enjoying better sex, sleeping well, controlling your weight, and being happy!

Stephanie S. Faubion · Oxmoor House
Format: Hardcover

Confront menopause symptoms such as weight gain, mood swings, and low sex drive with clear advice from a trusted source.Mayo Clinic The Menopause Solution is the definitive guide to making your life change a positive one. Drawing on the latest information, leading women's health expert...
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach
Format: Audiobook

"One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting." -- Entertainment WeeklyStiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers -- some...
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Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race

Margot Lee Shetterly · William Morrow
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestsellerThe phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA at the leading edge of the feminist and civil rights movement, whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space - a powerful, revelatory contribution that...
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Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening

Manal al-Sharif · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A ferociously intimate memoir by a devout woman from a modest family in Saudi Arabia who became the unexpected leader of a courageous movement to support women's right to drive.Manal al-Sharif grew up in Mecca the second daughter of a taxi driver, born the year fundamentalism took hold....
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