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It Takes A Family: A Cooperative Approach to Lasting Sobriety

Debra Jay · Hazelden
Format: Book

Counselor and interventionist Debra Jay shows alcoholics, other addicts, and their loved ones how to work collaboratively and as individuals to take on the roles and responsibilities that support long-term sobriety Most books on recovery from addiction focus either on the addict or the family....
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Borderline Personality Disorder

United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 81
Format: Print book

Early detection and intervention are critical to ameliorating the negative impacts of this disorder. The 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities, commissioned by SAMHSA's Center for Mental...
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What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves

Benjamin K Bergen · Basic Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Nearly everyone swears - whether it's over a few too many drinks, in reaction to a stubbed toe, or in flagrante delicto. And yet, we sit idly by as words are banned from television and censored in books. We insist that people excise profanity from their vocabularies and we punish children...
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Eat. Nourish. Glow.

Amelia Freer · Harper Wave
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

The #1 international bestseller - now available in an updated American edition.Ditch fad diets forever and achieve lasting weight loss and vibrant health with this simple and proven ten-step plan from the nutritional therapist and celebrity consultant who is taking the world by storm.Plagued...
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Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair

Emma Tarlo · Oneworld Publications
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

When it's not attached to your head, your very own hair takes on a disconcerting quality. Suddenly, it is strange. And yet hair finds its way into all manner of unexpected places, far from our heads, including cosmetics, clothes, ropes, personal and public collections, and even food....
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Allergy-free Cooking for Kids: More than 90 Yummy Savories & Sweets

Pamela Clark · Sterling Epicure
Pages: 183
Format: Paperback

With childhood allergies more widespread and severe than ever, there has never been a better time or greater need for this cookbook. It offers 90 everyday recipes for simple, tasty choices that will help parents cope with cooking for their food-sensitive child. The dishes include gluten-free,...
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The Hungry Girl Diet: Big Portions. Big Results. Drop 10 Pounds in 4 Weeks

Lisa Lillien · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Hungry Girl cookbooks now delivers the first-ever meal plan based on the concepts that have satisfied millions: The Hungry Girl Diet! Lisa Lillien has taken her famous super-sizing techniques, diet philosophies, and delicious recipes, and she's...
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True to Form: How to Use Foundation Training for Sustained Pain Relief and Everyday Fitness

Eric Goodman · Harper Wave
Pages: 198
Format: Print book

Radical in its simplicity, Dr. Eric Goodman's visionary approach to mindful movement corrects the complacent adaptations that lead to back and joint pain, and teaches us to harness the body's natural movement patterns into daily activities to make us fit, healthy, and pain free.Our sedentary...
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Men's Health Concerns Sourcebook

Sandra J. Judd · Omnigraphics Inc; 4 edition
Pages: 655
Format: Hardcover

"Provides basic consumer health information about health conditions of concern to men, along with tips for maintaining physical and mental wellness. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
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Whatever You Choose to Be

Ann Romney · Shadow Mountain Publishing; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

For today's twenty-somethings the possibilities and opportunities are exhilarating, limitless and sometimes confusing with no clear-cut paths for the major life choices one must make after college graduation. In this new gift book, inspired by a commencement speech she gave in 2014,...
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