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The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor

Mark Schatzker · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 259
Format: Print book

A lively and important argument from an award-winning journalist proving that the key to reversing America's health crisis lies in the overlooked link between nutrition and flavor.In The Dorito Effect, Mark Schatzker shows us how our approach to the nation's number one public health crisis...
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Why Smart Kids Worry: And What Parents Can Do to Help

Allison Edwards · Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback

Why does my child seem to worry so much? Being the parent of a smart child is great—until your son or daughter starts asking whether global warming is real, if you are going to die, and what will happen if they don't get into college. Kids who are advanced intellectually often...
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Cartas a la Dra. Isabel: Mensajes y consejos de El Ángel de la Radio

Isabel Gomez-Bassols · C.A. Press
Format: Book

Descubre las valiosas enseñanzas de vida de El Ángel de la Radio a través de sus respuestas a las conmovedoras cartas que ha recibido a lo largo de su carreraEscribir acerca de nuestras dudas, nuestros temores, nuestros problemas no es solo estrechar la mano pidiendo ayuda,...
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Everyday Ambassador: Make a Difference by Connecting in a Disconnected World

Kate Otto · Atria Paperback ; Hillsboro, Oregon
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

In Everyday Ambassador Kate Otto brings people together even as our digital networks pull us further apart.In a world of limitless technology, we are more connected than ever before but our hyper-connected lifestyles threaten our ability to know ourselves and interact with each other. By focusing...
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The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You

Ella Berthoud · Penguin Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The Guardian UKAn exuberant pageant of literary fiction and a celebration of the possibilities of the novel.A novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction, entertainment, and an opportunity to unwind or focus. But it can also be something more powerful—a...
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Fit at Mid-Life: A Feminist Fitness Journey

SAMANTHA BRENNAN · Greystone Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

A uniquely feminist approach to how women can break free from what society thinks and get active in their forties, fifties, and beyond. What if you could be fitter now than you were in your twenties? And what if you could achieve it while feeling more comfortable and confident in your...
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The Prediabetes Diet Plan: How to Reverse Prediabetes and Prevent Diabetes through Healthy Eating and Exercise

Hillary Wright · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 245
Format: Paperback

A practical, empowering guide to managing and reversing prediabetes through diet and exercise, from a registered dietitian. Affecting 79 million Americans, prediabetes often develops into full-blown type 2 diabetes, one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Increasingly diagnosed...
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With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial

KATHRYN MANNIX · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Through stories from her own practice, a palliative care doctor takes the reader on a journey through dying.Modern medical technology is allowing us to live longer and fuller lives than ever before. And for the most part, that is good news. But with changes in the way we understand medicine...
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Fire Up Your Life in Retirement: 101 Ways for Women to Reinvent Themselves

Catherine DePino · Paragon House
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Women want to be fulfilled in all areas of their lives and at all stages. They want to love and be loved. They want freedom from conflict and a peaceful existence. And when life doesn't meet these expectations, they want to be able to deal with their disappointments with strength and courage....
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The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World's Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Market

Joseph F. Coughlin · PublicAffairs
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

As the director of the MIT AgeLab, Joseph Coughlin has studied trends in demographics and technology and spearheaded research and innovation to improve the quality of life for older people and those who care for them. Now, in The Longevity Economy, he uses this expertise to break new ground...
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Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life

Ken Robinson · Viking
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Element gives readers an inspirational and practical guide to self-improvement, happiness, creativity, and personal transformationSir Ken Robinsons TED talk video and groundbreaking book, The Element, introduced readers to a new concept of self-fulfillment...
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Being of Power: The 9 Practices to Ignite an Empowered Life

Baron Baptiste · Hay House
Format: Hardcover

     We live in a world where we’re all about updating. We update our computers, phones, cars, careers—even our partners. Now it’s time to update your personal philosophy and view. In essence, it’s time to update you.     Being...
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Trust: Mastering the Four Essential Trusts: Trust in Self, Trust in God, Trust in Others, Trust in Life

Iyanla Vanzant · Hay House Inc
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

Trust in Self Trust yourself because you are worthy of your own time, energy, attention, and love. You - as a demonstration of and representative of the presence of the Creator in the world - deserve and are worthy of your own trust . . . Trust yourself because it is the way you demonstrate...
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Cracked, Not Broken: Surviving and Thriving After a Suicide Attempt

Kevin Hines · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most recognizable structures to define a modern city. Yet, for author Kevin Hines the bridge is not merely a marker of a place or a time. Instead, the bridge marks the beginning of his remarkable story. At 19 years old, Kevin attempted to take his own life...
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Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear

Margee Kerr · PublicAffairs
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Shiver-inducing science not for the faint of heart.No one studies fear quite like Margee Kerr. A sociologist who moonlights at one of America's scariest and most popular haunted houses, she has seen grown men laugh, cry, and push their loved ones aside as they run away in terror. And she's...
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