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Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer

Lisa McCubbin · Gallery Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

An intimate and insightful biography of Betty Ford, the groundbreaking, candid, and resilient First Lady and wife of President Gerald Ford, from the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Presidents and Mrs. Kennedy and Me.Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer...
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A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia

Sandra Allen · Scribner
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Dazzlingly, daringly written, marrying the thoughtful originality of Maggie Nelson's The Argonauts with the revelatory power of Neurotribes and The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, this propulsive, stunning book illuminates the experience of living with schizophrenia like never before.Sandra...
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Natural Prescriptions Natural Treatments and Vitamin Therapies for Over 100 Common Ailments

Dr. Robert Giller · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 370
Format: Hardcover

A medical doctor identifies 100 common health problems, from hay fever to heart disease, and shows how to treat them safely and easily with vitamin supplements, dietary changes, and behavior modification--and without drugs. Line drawings.
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100 Perfect Hair Days: Step-by-Steps for Pretty Waves, Braids, Curls, Buns, and More!

Jenny Strebe · Chronicle Books
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Loose waves, chic low ponies, natural curls, elegant updos, classic braids, and more! Expert hairstylist Jenny Strebe presents 100 fabulous looks in this essential beauty guide. Illustrated step-by-step instructions and inspiring fashion photographs make it easy to replicate professional-level...
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Atchafalaya Houseboat: My Years in the Louisiana Swamp

Ansgar Steland · LSU Press
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

In the early 1970s, two idealistic young people -- Gwen Carpenter Roland and Calvin Voisin -- decided to leave civilization and re-create the vanished simple life of their great-grandparents in the heart of Louisiana's million-acre Atchafalaya River Basin Swamp. Armed with a box of crayons...
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Eat This Not That! The Best

David Zinczenko · Rodale
Pages: 420
Format: Hardcover

Did you know that choosing one fast-food milk shake over another can save you 2,000 calories? That's right. The difference is an entire day's worth of calories. Make a swap like that once a week and you'll save nearly 30 pounds in one year. And that's just the beginning....
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Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist

William R Maples · Broadway Books
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback

From a skeleton, a skull, a mere fragment of burnt thighbone, prominent forensic anthropologist Dr. William Maples can deduce the age, gender, and ethnicity of a murder victim, the manner in which the person was dispatched, and, ultimately, the identity of the killer. In Dead Men Do Tell...
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Target 100: The World's Simplest Weight-Loss Program in 6 Easy Steps

Liz Josefsberg · BenBella Books
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover

"When I was losing weight, Liz was more than my coach; she was my rock, and I couldn't have done it without her. She just got it, because she'd been through it herself (and helped about a million other people through it, too) . Target 100 is Liz in book form - smart, supportive,...
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The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine

Jean Carper · Bantam
Pages: 367
Format: Paperback

Carper offers dramatic new evidence to support the concept of food as medicine. Features a pharmacopeia of more than 50 foods and their therapeutic uses, nutritional benefits, and adverse affects.
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The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

Gretchen Becker · Da Capo Lifelong Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world; the American Diabetes Association reports that 1.7 million new diagnoses are made each year. After her own diagnosis, Gretchen Becker became a "patient-expert," educating herself on every aspect of type 2 diabetes...
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Susannah Cahalan · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 266
Format: Paperback

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The Biggest Loser Fitness Program: Fast, Safe, and Effective Workouts to Target and Tone Your Trouble Spots--Adapted from NBC's Hit Show!

Maggie Greenwood-Robinson · Rodale
Pages: 198
Format: Paperback

Thanks to The Biggest Loser, NBC's unscripted hit show, dozens of overweight contestants have improved their health with dramatic weight-loss transformations. Thousands of inspired fans of the show have undergone personal weight-loss journeys, using the tools and tips provided by the show's...
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