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Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body

DANIEL GOLEMAN · Avery
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Two New York Times-bestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can really do for the brain. In the last twenty years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from being kind of cool to becoming an omnipresent Band-Aid for fixing everything from your weight to your relationship...
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Rise and Fire: The Origins, Science, and Evolution of the Jump Shot --- and How It Transformed Basketball Forever

Shawn Fury · Flatiron Books
Pages: 339
Format: Print book

It's hard to believe that there was a time when the jump shot didn't exist in basketball. When the sport was invented in 1891, players would take set shots with both feet firmly planted on the ground. Defenders controlled the sport, the pace was slower, and games would frequently end with...
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Fodor's Pacific Northwest: with Oregon, Washington & Vancouver

FODOR'S TRAVEL GUIDES. · Fodor's
Pages: 688
Format: Paperback

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years.
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The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone

Steven Sloman · Riverhead Books
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover

"The Knowledge Illusion is filled with insights on how we should deal with our individual ignorance and collective wisdom." - Steven PinkerWe all think we know more than we actually do. Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don't even know...
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Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships 2017

Berlitz · Berlitz Travel
Pages: 388
Format: Print book

If you want a holiday that's hassle-free, virtually pre-paid, and that lets you see lots of places while only needing to pack and unpack once, then you should try a cruise. This best-selling book is the cruise industry bible: it gives you all the information you need to choose the right...
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Content trap.

Bharat Anand · Random House
Pages: 480
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

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Build 25 Beautiful Boxes

Doug Stowe · Popular Woodworking Boxes
Pages: 190
Format: Print book

Think inside the box! Looking for a fun way to make use of those offcuts you've been saving? Making wooden boxes is a great way to use scrap lumber or exotic woods that can prove too expensive for larger projects. Boxes require a minimal amount of material but afford you the opportunity...
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The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple

Jeff Guinn · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 531
Format: Hardcover

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Paper: Paging Through History

Mark Kurlansky · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 389
Format: Print book

From the New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world.Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more...
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Overview: A New Perspective of Earth

Benjamin Grant · Amphoto Books
Pages: 288
Format: eBook

A stunning and unique collection of satellite images of Earth that offer an unexpected look at humanity, derived from the wildly popular Daily Overview Instagram project.Inspired by the "Overview Effect" - a sensation that astronauts experience when given the opportunity to look...
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Spies in the Family: An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War

Eva Dillon · Harper
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A riveting true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an American intelligence officer - the astonishing true story of two spies and their families on opposite sides of the Cold War.In the summer of 1975, seventeen-year-old Eva Dillon was living in New Delhi with her family...
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2017 Physicians' Desk Reference 71st Edition

PDR Staff · Physicians Desk Reference
Pages: 2000
Format: Print book

The Physicians' Desk Reference has been the authoritative source on prescription drugs for 71 years. Found in virtually every physician's office, pharmacy, clinic, and library, no medical reference is more current, more recognized, or more respected.Now in its 71st edition, PDR contains...
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The Big Red Book of Modern Chinese Literature: Writings from the Mainland in the Long Twentieth Century

Yunte Huang · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 606
Format: Print book

A panoramic vision of the Chinese literary landscape across the twentieth century.Award-winning literary scholar and poet Yunte Huang here gathers together an intimate and authoritative selection of significant works, in outstanding translations, from nearly fifty Chinese writers, that...
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The Everything Guide to the Carb Cycling Diet: An Effective Diet Plan to Lose Weight and Boost Your Metabolism

Matt Dustin · Adams Media
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A unique food plan to drop the weight and fuel your body! If you've ever struggled to lose weight on traditional low-carb or low-fat diets, you know the frustration that comes with cravings and eventually gaining the weight back. Enter the carb cycling diet! Carb cycling is a unique...
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The Palomar Cookbook: Modern Israeli Cuisine

Layo Paskin · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Modern Israeli recipes influenced by flavors from Southern Spain, North Africa, and the Levant The Michelin Bib Gourmand-winning London restaurant The Palomar has won fans the world over for its elevated Middle Eastern cooking inspired by the colorful, flavorful cuisines of the region....
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