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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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Undoctored: How You Can Be Smarter Than Your Doctor and Discover Real Health on Your Own

WILLIAM M D DAVIS · Rodale Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

Conventional health care is no longer working in your favor -- but thankfully, Dr. Davis is.In his New York Times bestseller Wheat Belly, Dr. William Davis changed the lives of millions of people by teaching them to remove grains from their diets to reverse years of chronic health damage....
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Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined

Scott Barry Kaufman · Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

Child prodigies. Gifted and Talented Programs. Perfect 2400s on the SAT. Sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring to make the rest of us feel inadequate. Those children tapped as possessing special abilities will go on to achieve great things, while the rest of us have little chance...
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Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician

Sandeep Jauhar · Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In his acclaimed memoir Intern, Sandeep Jauhar chronicled the formative years of his residency at a prestigious New York City hospital. Doctored, his harrowing follow-up, observes the crisis of American medicine through the eyes of an attending cardiologist. Hoping for the stability...
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Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life as a Country Vet

Dr. Jan Pol · Gotham; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The star of The Incredible Dr. Pol shares his amusing, and often poignant, tales from his four decades as a vet in rural Michigan. Dr. Jan Pol is not your typical veterinarian. Born and raised the in Netherlands on a dairy farm, he is the star of Nat Geo Wilds hit show The Incredible Dr. Pol and has been...
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Saving Gotham: A Billionaire Mayor, Activist Doctors, and the Fight for Eight Million Lives

Tom Farley MD · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The inside story of the most audacious public health campaign of the twenty-first century.In 2002, a dynamic doctor named Thomas Frieden became health commissioner of New York City. With support from the new mayor, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, Frieden and his health department team prohibited...
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Complete Guide to Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs 2015

H. Winter Griffith · Perigee Books; 1 Exp Rev edition
Format: Book

The 2015 edition of the most accessible, comprehensive and affordable guide to prescription and nonprescription drugs.The classic guide to all major prescription and nonprescription drugs, featuring revised, up to date FDA information and an A-Z list of illnesses for easy reference. Includes...
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Fifty Is the New Fifty: Ten Life Lessons for Women in Second Adulthood

Suzanne Braun Levine · Plume; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Read Suzanne Braun Levine's posts on the Penguin Blog. An inspiring guide to maximizing creativity and happiness in the second half of life Suzanne Braun Levine follows her groundbreaking Inventing the Rest of Our Lives with fresh insights, research, and practical advice on the challenges...
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The End of Diabetes: The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Diabetes

Joel Fuhrman · HarperOne; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Live and Super Immunity and one of the countrys leading experts on preventive medicine offers a scientifically proven practical program to prevent and reverse diabeteswithout drugsAt last a breakthrough program to combat the rising diabetes...
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Travels With Casey

Benoit Denizet-Lewis · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A moody Labrador and his insecure human take a funny, touching cross-country RV trip into the heart of Americas relationship with dogs. I dont think my dog likes me very much, New York Times Magazine writer Benoit Denizet-Lewis confesses at the beginning of his journey with his nine-year-old...
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Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family

La Leche League International · Ballantine Books; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Sweet Sleep is the first and most complete book on nights and naps for breastfeeding families. It's mother-wisdom, reassurance, and a how-to guide for making sane and safe decisions on how and where your family sleeps, backed by the latest research. It's 4 A.M. You've nursed...
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Eat Clean Live Well

Terry Walters · Sterling Epicure
Format: Hardcover

Go on a culinary journey with Terry Walters—a leader of the clean-food movement. In this seasonal cookbook and lifestyle guide, Walters inspires us with more of her award-winning recipes. Rediscover the unique tastes of spring, summer, fall and winter, and gain insight into everything...
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Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being

Christiane Northrup M.D. · Hay House
Pages: 386
Format: Print book

Though we talk about wanting to "age gracefully, " the truth is that when it comes to getting older, we're programmed to dread an inevitable decline: in our health, our looks, our sexual relationships, even the pleasure we take in living life. But as Christiane Northrup, M. D. , shows...
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The Story of Medicine: From Bloodletting to Biotechnology

Mary Dobson · Quercus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In The Story of Medicine, esteemed medical historian and author Mary Dobson charts the ways in which we have fought with disease and injury over several millennia--from the â??humors' of Hippocrates to Edward Jenner and the eradication of smallpox; from Florence Nightingale's...
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Supersurvivors: The Surprising Link Between Suffering and Success

David B. Feldman · HarperWave
Format: Hardcover

Starting where resiliency studies leave off, two psychologists explore the science of remarkable accomplishment in the wake of trauma, revealing the surprising principles that allow people to transform their lives and achieve extraordinary things.Over four billion people worldwide will...
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