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When My Time Comes: Conversations About Whether Those Who Are Dying Should Have the Right to Determine When Life Should End

Diane Rehm · Knopf
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From Diane Rehm, renowned radio host--one of the most trusted voices in the nation--and best-selling author: a book of candor and compassion, addressing the urgent, hotly contested cause of the Right-to-Die movement, of which she is one of our most inspiring champions.

Soon to be a public...
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Shapeshifters: A Journey Through the Changing Human Body

GAVIN FRANCIS · Basic Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From birth to death, a lyrical exploration of the role of transformation in human life
To be alive is to be in perpetual metamorphosis: growing, healing, learning, aging. In Shapeshifters, physician and writer Gavin Francis considers the inevitable changes all of our bodies undergo--such...
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Beyond the Baby Blues: Anxiety and Depression During and After Pregnancy

Rebecca Fox Starr · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 154
Format: Hardcover

Most people have heard of post-partum depression. What many people do not know is that anxiety and depression can be experienced during pregnancy, as well, and the impact can be both debilitating and devastating. This book is a unique combination of one woman's story of her struggle with...
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Robert Jones' Makeup Masterclass: A Complete Course in Makeup for All Levels, Beginner to Advanced

Robert Jones · Fair Winds Press
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Robert Jones' Makeup Masterclass is a comprehensive beauty education for women (and men!) of all ages and skill levels - from novices who feel "makeup-challenged" to those who are ready to take their skills to the professional level. The book includes: - Detailed, in-depth,...
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Radical Metabolism: A Powerful New Plan to Blast Fat and Reignite Your Energy in Just 21 Days

Ann Louise Gittleman · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Trailblazer and award-winning New York Times bestselling author of the New Fat Flush series, Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S. once again revolutionizes diet and detox. Going beyond ketogenic and paleo-style diets, Radical Metabolism reveals a key digestive glitch that can derail...
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The Power of Stretching: Simple Practices to Support Wellbeing

Doto, Bob · FAIR WINDS PR

With the aid of beautiful illustrations and easy-to-access organization, teacher and licensed massage therapist Bob Doto teaches you how and what to stretch to reclaim your power and well-being--including 60 specific stretches spanning from your head to your toes. Stretching is accessible...
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Social Security, Medicare and Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Medical Benefits

Joseph Matthews Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback

Your complete guide to Social Security retirement and medical benefits.

The rules for claiming Social Security benefits are changing. Find out if you can still choose between your own benefits and spousal benefits. Learn this and more with Social Security, Medicare & Government...
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The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity

NADINE BURKE HARRIS · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"An extraordinary, eye-opening book." - People

"A rousing wake-up call . . . this highly engaging, provocative book prove[s] beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity...
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Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

Kris Newby · Harper Wave
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A riveting thriller reminiscent of The Hot Zone, this true story dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our time - Lyme disease - and of Willy Burgdorfer, the man who discovered the microbe behind it, revealing his secret role...

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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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Yoga Rising: 30 Empowering Stories from Yoga Renegades for Every Body

Melanie Klein · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

This follow-up to the groundbreaking work Yoga and Body Image is a collection of personal essays meant to support your journey toward self-acceptance and, in time, self-love. Sharing their own stories of individual and collective turning points, the contributors explore how body image and yoga...
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The Wonder Down Under: The Insider's Guide to the Anatomy, Biology, and Reality of the Vagina

Ellen Støkken Dahl · Quercus
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The Wonder Down Under is a comprehensive guide to a miraculous and complex part of the body that too few of us (regardless of gender) are all that familiar with--the vagina. With wisdom, humor, and scientific aplomb, medical student Ellen Støkken Dahl and Dr. Nina Brochmann...
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The Everything Guide To Lyme Disease: From Symptoms to Treatments, All You Need to Manage the Physical and Psychological Effects of Lyme Disease

Eugene Shapiro · Adams Media
Format: Print book

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader. --This text refers to the Digital edition.
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The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America

Tommy Tomlinson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Roxane Gay's Hunger, a searing, honest, and candid exploration of what it's like to live as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who decided he had to change his life as he neared the age of fifty weighing in at 460 pounds.

When he was almost...
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