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Haunted Asylums, Prisons, and Sanatoriums: Inside Abandoned Institutions for the Crazy, Criminal & Quarantined
Haunted Asylums, Prisons, and Sanatoriums: Inside Abandoned Institutions for the Crazy, Criminal & Quarantined

Jamie Davis · Llewellyn Publications, 2013.
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback

The Shadow Man haunts penitentiary cell blocks.A chilling wind runs through the Death Tunnel.The Red Eyes Apparition lurks in abandoned hallways. Explore frightening ghost stories and true paranormal encounters at ten well-known, haunted institutions across the United States. This unique...
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Chemo Cookery Club: Over 150 Delicious and Healthy Recipes for Your Journey to Recovery
Chemo Cookery Club: Over 150 Delicious and Healthy Recipes for Your Journey to Recovery

Penny Ericson · John Blake
Format: Paperback

With nutritional information written and supported by cancer research dieticians, this book offers fun and delicious ways to prepare food and get practical help while going through treatmentAimed at those going through cancer treatment and their caregivers, this...
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Makeup Is Art: Professional Techniques for Creating Original Looks
Makeup Is Art: Professional Techniques for Creating Original Looks

Academy of Freelance Makeup · Carlton Books; New edition
Format: Hardcover

More makeup! The most stunning guide to makeup art available now has an update, complete with 32 extra pages, additional step-by-step instructions, and new, cutting-edge styles! Top makeup professionals, many from London's famed Academy of Freelance Makeup, give us a glimpse into their...
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Stop Breast Cancer Before it Starts
Stop Breast Cancer Before it Starts

Edward Bauman · Seven Stories Press; 1 edition
Format: Kindle Edition

With pink buckets of Kentucky Fried Chicken, "I'm here for the boobs" t-shirts and coffee cups, and a pink ribbon celebrity dunk tank on The Ellen Degeneres Show, a Mardi Gras culture has arisen around a deadly disease over the last decade. The highly marketed pink ribbon, criticized...
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Demons: Our changing attitudes to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs
Demons: Our changing attitudes to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs

Richard J. Miller · Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Publishers Weekly10/28/2013 Historian of public health Berridge untangles complex perceptions of drugs, drink, and tobacco—products ubiquitous in the 1800s that are now mass-produced and regulated. Economics and technology played a major role in shaping their futures, she argues. For alcohol...
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The drug book : from alchemy to Ambien, 250 milestones in the history of pharmacology
The drug book : from alchemy to Ambien, 250 milestones in the history of pharmacology

Michael C Gerald · Sterling Pub.
Pages: 528
Format:  Book : English

Throughout history, humans everywhere have searched for remedies to heal our bodies and minds. Covering everything from ancient herbs to advanced chemicals, this book in the Milestones series looks at 250 of the most important moments in the development of life-altering, life-saving and sometimes...
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Death by Food Pyramid : How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health
Death by Food Pyramid : How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health

Chris Kresser · Primal Nutrition, Inc.; 1 edition
Format: Kindle Edition

Shoddy science, sketchy politics, and shady special interests have shaped American dietary recommendations--and destroyed our nation's health--over recent decades. The phrase "death by food pyramid" isn't shock-value sensationalism, but the tragic consequence of following federal...
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The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome
The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome

Maxine Aston · Jessica Kingsley Pub; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Does your other half have Asperger Syndrome (AS) or do you suspect that he or she is on the autism spectrum? This quick and helpful relationships guide provides all the information you need for relationship success with your AS partner. The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome was the first...
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How the World Sees You: Discover Your Highest Value Through the Science of Fascination
How the World Sees You: Discover Your Highest Value Through the Science of Fascination

Sally Hogshead · Harperbusiness
Pages: 428
Format: Hardcover

Sally Hogshead believes the greatest value you can add is to become more of yourself.Hogshead rose to the top of the advertising profession in her early 20s, writing ads that fascinated millions of consumers. Over the course of her ad career, Sally won hundreds of awards for creativity,...
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The Paleo Dessert Bible: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes for Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Desserts
The Paleo Dessert Bible: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes for Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Desserts

Anna Conrad · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

By now we all know that the paleo diet yields amazing results for weight loss and overall well-being. But even the most health-conscious among us want to treat ourselves once in a while to something sweet and indulgent. What if we could indulge without cheating on the diet? In this book,...
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The Doctor's Diet: Dr. Travis Stork's STAT Program to Help You Lose Weight & Restore Health
The Doctor's Diet: Dr. Travis Stork's STAT Program to Help You Lose Weight & Restore Health

Travis Stork · Bird Street Books
Pages: 303
Format: Hardcover

The Doctor's Diet is the cure to unhealthy eating - an American epidemic with a death toll higher than that of car accidents, drug abuse, smoking, and gun violence combined. Dr. Stork is genuinely concerned about what he considers to be a true crisis. He has created a flexible and workable...
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My Prairie Cookbook - Recipes & Melissa Gilbert's Recollections On-Set
My Prairie Cookbook - Recipes & Melissa Gilbert's Recollections On-Set

Melissa Gilbert · My Prairie Cookbook - Recipes & Melissa Gilbert's Recollections On-Set
Format: Print book

In My Prairie Cookbook, Melissa Gilbert, star of Little House on the Prairie, offers fans comforting family recipes and childhood favorites. From prairie breakfasts and picnic lunches to treats inspired by Nellie's restaurant, the 80 simple and delicious dishes - crispy fried chicken,...
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The Wild Wisdom of Weeds: 13 Essential Plants for Human Survival
The Wild Wisdom of Weeds: 13 Essential Plants for Human Survival

Katrina Blair · Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Print book

The Wild Wisdom of Weeds is the only book on foraging and edible weeds to focus on the thirteen weeds found all over the world, each of which represents a complete food source and extensive medical pharmacy and first-aid kit.  More than just a field guide to wild edibles, it is a global...
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On Immunity: An Inoculation
On Immunity: An Inoculation

Eula Biss · Graywolf Press
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Best SellerA National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistA New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book of the YearA Facebook Year of Books SelectionOne of the Best Books of the Year National Book Critics Circle Award finalist The New York Times Book Review Top 10 Entertainment...
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The China Study Cookbook: Over 120 Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes
The China Study Cookbook: Over 120 Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes

LeAnne Campbell · BenBella Books
Format: Book

The China Study, with 850,000 copies sold, has been hailed as one of the most important health and nutrition books ever published. It revealed that the traditional Western diet has led to our modern health crisis and the widespread growth of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer....
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