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Prepare to Defend Yourself ... How to Navigate the Healthcare System and Escape with Your Life

Matthew Minson · Texas A&M University Press
Format: Book

Do you really need to pay that outstanding balance with the hospital? Do you know the differences between a nurse practitioner, a physician's assistant, a physician, and a paramedic? Did you realize that not all hospitals can treat your stroke, heart attack, or trauma with equal speed...
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The Answer to the Riddle Is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia

David Stuart MacLean · Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover

"Brilliant and painful and hilarious." - Antonya Nelson On October 17, 2002, David MacLean "woke up" on a train platform in India with no idea who he was or why he was there. No money. No passport. No identity. Taken to a mental hospital by the police, MacLean then...
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Mind Over Meds: Know When Drugs Are Necessary, When Alternatives Are Better – and When to Let Your Body Heal on Its Own

ANDREW M D WEIL · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 289
Format: Hardcover

Too many Americans are taking too many drugs -- and it's costing us our health, happiness, and lives.
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The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing, Genius, and Autism

Kristine Barnett · Random House; F First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Kristine Barnett’s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein’s, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve...
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Relish: An Adventure in Food, Style, and Everyday Fun

Daphne Oz · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

New York Times BestsellerRelish by Daphne Oz - bestselling author of The Dorm Room Diet, cohost of the hit daytime talk show The Chew, and daughter of Dr. Mehmet Oz - offers simple, practical, and personal advice to help you live your better life right now.Daphne Oz made a splash by sharing...
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Let Us All Eat Cake: Gluten-Free Recipes for Everyone's Favorite Cakes

Catherine Ruehle · Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

A delightful collection of gluten-free takes on your favorite cake recipes, from everyday coffee cakes, layered cakes, and cupcakes to show-stopping special occasion masterpieces.Celebrate your favorite holidays and special occasions from birthdays to bake sales, Halloween to Christmas—and...
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

Elizabeth Gilbert · Riverhead Books
Pages: 276
Format: Print book

"From the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you've dreamed of. Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative...
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Core Strength Training

DK Publishing · DK ADULT
Format: Paperback

A practical, no-nonsense approach to building core strength, Core Strength Training will help beginners and fitness fanatics improve mobility, correct poor posture, relieve pain, and add to overall fitness. Core Strength Training features more than 150 core exercises accompanied by step-by-step...
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Understanding Celiac Disease: An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers

Naheed Ali · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

As the market for gluten free foods continues to grow and change, many people are turning to a gluten free lifestyle for a number of reasons. Some people, however, are diagnosed with celiac disease, which is more than just a gluten sensitivity. For people with celiac disease, eating is often...
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American Ghost: A Family's Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest

Hannah Nordhaus · Harper
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The award-winning journalist and author of The Beekeeper's Lament attempts to uncover the truth about her great-great-grandmother, Julia--whose ghost is said to haunt an elegant hotel in Santa Fe - in this spellbinding exploration of myth, family history, and the American West.The dark-eyed...
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The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness

La La Anthony · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 230
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times BestsellerLa La Anthony shares her one-of-a-kind rules on matters of the heart.Star of VH1's La La's Full Court Life, actress, entrepreneur, and wife of New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, La La Anthony found love and success on her own terms. But before La La was a strong...
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Complementary & Alternative Therapies in Nursing: Seventh Edition

Ruth Lindquist · Springer Publishing Company,
Pages: 556
Format: Print book

Sixth Edition Designated a Doody's Core Title! "[C]onsistently offers easily accessible and timely information on how complementary therapies influence the health, comfort, and well-being of patients in a variety of clinical settings. It is an influential resource for nurses in practice,...
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Out With It: How Stuttering Helped Me Find My Voice

Katherine Preston · Atria Books; 1ST edition
Format: Book

A vividly powerful memoir of a young woman who fought for years to change who she was until she finally found her voice and learned to embrace her imperfection. Imagine waking up one day to find your words trapped inside your head, leaving you unable to say what you feel, think, want, or need....
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Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them

Isaac Fitzgerald · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

Every tattoo tells a story, whether the ink is meaningful or the result of a misguided decision made at the age of fourteen, representative of the wearers true self or the accidental consequence of a bender. These most permanent and intimate of body adornments are hidden by pants legs and shirttails,...
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