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Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food

Catherine Shanahan · Flatiron Books
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

A self-published phenomenon examining the habits that kept our ancestors disease-free -- now with a prescriptive plan for "The Human Diet" to help us all live long, vital, healthy lives.Physician and biochemist Cate Shanahan, M.D. examined diets around the world known to help...
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Solve for Happy: Engineering Your Path to Joy

Mo Gawdat · North Star Way
Pages: 357
Format: Hardcover

Mo Gawdat is a remarkable thinker and the Chief Business Officer at Google's [X], an elite team of engineers that comprise Google's futuristic "dream factory." Applying his superior skills of logic and problem solving to the issue of happiness, he proposes an algorithm based on an understanding...
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The Origins of Creativity

EDWARD O WILSON · Liveright
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Following the extraordinary success of The Meaning of Human Existence, Edward O. Wilson offers a philosophically probing work on the origins of human creativity. "Creativity is the unique and defining trait of our species; and its ultimate goal, self-understanding," begins Edward...
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I'm Happy for You

Kay Wills Wyma · WaterBrook Press
Format: Print book

Is comparison living hijacking your life? Do you find yourself measuring your value against your friend's house, body, marriage, resume, paycheck, organic garden, or Pinterest-worthy holiday décor, and coming up lacking? Do your college roommate's Instagram snapshots bear little...
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The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us

Bruce Feiler · Penguin Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Walking the Bible and Abraham comes a revelatory journey across four continents and 4,000 years exploring how Adam and Eve introduced the idea of love into the world, and how they continue to shape our deepest feelings about relationships, family,...
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How to Heal After Heartbreak: How to Recover from a Breakup and Get Your Hopes and Dreams Back

Christopher Gottschalk · Atlantic Publishing Group Inc.
Format: Paperback

It s not you, it s me. We ve grown apart. I think we should start seeing other people. Whether it s because of trust issues a bad fight, bad sex, or you can t put your finger on where it went wrong, breaking up is never easy. In fact, it has the power to tear down your world in an instant....
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A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life

Brian Grazer · Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times bestselling author and Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer has written a brilliantly entertaining and eye-opening exploration of curiosity and the life-changing effects it can have on every person's life.From Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer, New York Times...
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50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life

MARIA LEONARD OLSEN · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 198
Format: Hardcover

At age 50, Maria Leonard Olsen drank her way out of her 25-year marriage. She had, against advice, put all her eggs in the motherhood basket, willfully derailing her successful law career. As teenagers, her precious children did not need her in the hands-on way they previously had. Her husband...
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Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health

Belisa Vranich · Griffin
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

BREATHE is a groundbreaking look at a health topic we have all taken for granted. In a fascinating, straightforward, jargon-free exploration of how our bodies were meant to breathe, Dr. Belisa Vranich delves into the ins and outs of breathing. In the first book of its kind, BREATHE offers...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Military Families

Amy Newmark · Chicken Soup for the Soul
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Life for our service members and their families is full of sacrifice, and the 101 stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Military Families pay tribute to these heroes.Anyone in military life will find inspiration, support, and appreciation in this collection of personal and grateful stories...
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The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle

Joanne Huist Smith · Harmony
Format: Hardcover

For readers of Richard Paul Evans and Greg Kincaid comes The 13th Gift, a heartwarming Christmas story about how a random act of kindness transformed one of the bleakest moments in a family's history into a time of strength and love.After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne...
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What Motivates Getting Things Done: Procrastination, Emotions, and Success

Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 278
Format: Hardcover

A marvel of evolution is that humans are not solely motivated by their desire to experience positive emotions. They are also motivated, and even driven to achieve, by their attempt to avoid or seek relief from negative ones. What Motivates Getting Things Done: Procrastination, Emotions,...
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The Braid Book: 20 Fun and Easy Styles

Sarah Hiscox · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Ever lusted for a cool braid style, but just can't figure out how? Thanks to The Braid Book, now you can! Sarah Hiscox and Willa Burton, founders of London's hip The Braid Bar, show you how to style both simple and intricate braids in your own hair or a friend's, using clear, easy-to-follow...
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Approaching the End of Life: A Practical and Spiritual Guide

Donna Schaper · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 206
Format: Hardcover

In her more than forty years as a minister, Rev. Donna Schaper has been approached hundreds of times by people wanting to know how to prepare for the end of life in both practical and spiritual matters. Countless others have turned to her for guidance on how to handle the death of a loved...
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The Code of Trust: An American Counterintelligence Expert's Five Rules to Lead and Succeed

CAMERON STAUTH · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Robin Dreeke is a 28-year veteran of federal service, including the United States Naval Academy, United States Marine Corps. He served most recently as a senior agent in the FBI, with 20 years of experience. He was, until recently, the head of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis...
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