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A Breast Cancer Alphabet

Madhulika Sikka · Crown; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A definitive and approachable guide to life during, and after, breast cancer The biggest risk factor for breast cancer is simply being a woman. Madhulika Sikka's A Breast Cancer Alphabet offers a new way to live with and plan past the hardest diagnosis that most women will ever receive:...
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Goddess Spells for Busy Girls: Get Rich, Get Happy, Get Lucky

Jen McConnel · Weiser Books
Format: Paperback

Exhausted? Angry? Broke?The Goddesses are here to help!Goddess magic is powerful magic: with the help of the right goddess, simple spells can yield amazing results. In this book, author Jen McConnel offers spells imbued with the vibrant force of twenty-five goddesses from around the globe....
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Why Do They Act That Way? - Revised and Updated: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen

Dr. David Walsh Ph.D. · Atria Books; 2 Rev Upd edition
Format: Print book

The tenth anniversary edition of this national bestseller goes beyond raging hormones and peer pressure to explain why adolescents act the way they do and what parents and teachers can do about it—and its now thoroughly revised and updated to address the issues facing kids today social...
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Getting Waisted: A Survival Guide to Being Fat in a Society That Loves Thin

Monica Parker · HCI; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Monica Parker bridges the divide between serial dieter's survival guide and memoir, taking readers on a hilariously funny yet bumpy ride from chubby baby to chunky adult.In Getting Waisted, Monica begins every chapter with a diet she committed to and reveals how much weight, money,...
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Inferno: A Doctor's Ebola Story

Steven M D Hatch · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 303
Format: Hardcover

Dr. Steven Hatch first came to Liberia in November 2013, to work at a hospital in Monrovia. Six months later, several of the physicians Dr. Hatch had mentored and served with were dead or barely clinging to life, and Ebola had become a world health emergency. Hundreds of victims perished...
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Parenting without Panic: A Pocket Support Group for Parents of Children and Teens on the Autism Spectrum

Brenda Dater · Jessica Kingsley; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Ever wish that parenting a child or teen on the autism spectrum came with instant access to a support group? Brenda Dater has provided parents with exactly that. In this book she draws on her extensive experience as a support group leader and parent of a child on the spectrum to offer trusted...
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LEGO therapy : how to build social competence through Lego clubs for children with autism and related conditions

Daniel B LeGoff · Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

This complete guide to LEGO® Therapy contains everything you need to know in order to set up and run a LEGO® Club for children with autism spectrum disorders or related social communication difficulties and anxiety conditions.By providing a joint interest and goal, LEGO® building can become...
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American Ghost: A Family's Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest

Hannah Nordhaus · Harper
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The award-winning journalist and author of The Beekeeper's Lament attempts to uncover the truth about her great-great-grandmother, Julia--whose ghost is said to haunt an elegant hotel in Santa Fe - in this spellbinding exploration of myth, family history, and the American West.The dark-eyed...
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Perfectly Imperfect: The Art and Soul of Yoga Practice

Baron Baptiste · Hay House
Pages: 184
Format: Print book

"This book will shine new light on your journey, ignite your practice with new power, inspire new possibilities for growth, and infuse your life with the grace and confidence you seek." - Baron Baptiste A little over a decade ago, Baron Baptiste published his seminal book, Journey...
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Go Wild: Free Your Body and Mind from the Afflictions of Civilization

John J. Ratey · Little, Brown
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The scientific evidence behind why maintaining a lifestyle more like that of our ancestors will restore our health and well-being. In GO WILD, Harvard Medical School Professor John Ratey, MD, and journalist Richard Manning reveal that although civilization has rapidly evolved, our bodies...
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Coping With Infertility, Miscarriage, and Neonatal Loss: Finding Perspective and Creating Meaning

Amy Wenzel · American Psychological Association
Pages: 267
Format: Paperback

Pregnancy loss can be devastating, regardless of whether it is early or late in pregnancy or in the short period after a baby is born. In many instances, similar emotions are experienced when a couple learns that their fertility treatments were unsuccessful. Here, well-known psychologist...
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Just Tell Me How It Works: Practical Help for Adults on All-Things-Digital

Paul Lance · Grandview Press
Format: Print book

• What’s the difference between “texting” and “e-mail”? • How can I connect my e-mail to my mobile devices? • Should I buy an iPad or tablet (and how do they fit to my life)? • How can I convert my old records and CDs into...
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Beauty Sick: How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women

Renee Ph D Engeln · Harpercollins
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

An award-winning Northwestern University psychology professor reveals how the cultural obsession with women's appearance is an epidemic that harms women's ability to get ahead and to live happy, meaningful lives, in this powerful, eye-opening work in the vein of Naomi Wolf, Peggy...
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Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection

Jia Jiang · Harmony
Format: Hardcover

An entertaining and inspiring account of conquering his fear of rejection, offering a completely new perspective on how to turn a no into a yes. Jia Jiang came to the United States with the dream of being the next Bill Gates. But despite early success in the corporate world,...
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The Contented Pregnancy

Gina Ford · Random House UK
Format: Paperback

Everything there is to know about pregnancy and birth, from a trusted parenting authorDiscovering that you are about to become a parent is one of life's most joyful moments. This indispensable guide from Gina Ford and consultant obstetrician Dr. Charlotte Chaliha provides mothers-to-be...
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