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Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life

Louise Aronson · Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

As revelatory as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal, physician and award-winning author Louise Aronson's Elderhood is an essential, empathetic look at a vital but little respected stage of life. For more than 5,000 years, "old" has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That...
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The Core 4: Embrace Your Body, Own Your Power

Gaudreau, Stephanie · HarperOne
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

At Last, a No-Bullsh*t, Shame-Free Strength Transformation Program for WomenSince 2011, nutrition and fitness expert Steph Gaudreau has impacted the lives of thousands of women through her fierce-love approach to strength and badassery--what she calls, "The Core 4." The success...
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The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep

Leschziner, Guy · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A renowned neurologist shares the true stories of people unable to get a good night's rest in The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep, a fascinating exploration of the symptoms and syndromes behind sleep disorders.For Dr. Guy Leschziner's patients,...
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Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come

Richard Preston · Random House
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The 2013-2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever - but the outbreaks continue. Now comes a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses - from the #1 bestselling author of The Hot Zone, now a National...
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A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death

BJ Miller · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover

The first ever practical, compassionate, and comprehensive guide to dying - and living fully until you do. "There is nothing wrong with you for dying," palliative care doctor B.J. Miller and Shoshana Berger write in A Beginner's Guide to the End. "Our ultimate purpose...
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The Way Through the Woods: On Mushrooms and Mourning

Litt Woon Long · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A grieving widow discovers a most unexpected form of healing - hunting for mushrooms. Long Litt Woon met Eiolf a month after arriving in Norway from Malaysia as an exchange student. They fell in love, married, and settled into domestic bliss. Then Eiolf's unexpected death at fifty-four...
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Three Women

Taddeo, Lisa · Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"Extraordinary ... A nonfiction literary masterpiece ... I can't remember the last time a book affected me as profoundly as Three Women." - Elizabeth Gilbert "Beautifully written ... This is one of the most riveting, assured, and scorchingly original debuts I've...
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The Keto For One Cookbook: 100 Delicious Make-Ahead, Make-Fast Meals for One

Dana Carpender · Fair Winds Press
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

With Keto For One, get 100 delicious dishes for every meal of the day - perfectly proportioned and macro-balanced. Single-serve cooking is one of the biggest challenges when trying to adhere to an eating plan. Most recipes are portioned for 4-6 servings, which means you'll be eating...
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Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales

Sacks, Oliver · Knopf
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests--from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia, and Alzheimer's.Oliver Sacks,...
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Conscious Creativity: Look. Connect. Create.

Philippa Stanton · Leaping Hare Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

How often do you notice the texture of a painted wall or the scent of a friend's house and, importantly, how they make you feel? Connect your observations and your emotions and transform your creative practice with this essential toolbox packed full of exercises, tips, stunning images...
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