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Behind the Laughter: A Comedian's Tale of Tragedy and Hope

Anthony Griffith · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

"I was living every comic's dream ... with a nightmare attached."Anthony Griffith, a stand-up comic from Chicago's South Side, has lived on the borderline of comedy and tragedy. At the very time his career as a stand-up comedian was taking off, and he had finally achieved...
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After the War: Surviving PTSD and Changing Military Culture

Stéphane Grenier · University of Regina Press
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback

After serving in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide and civil war, Lieutenant Colonel Stéphane Grenier returned home haunted by his experiences. Facing post-traumatic stress disorder and an archaic establishment, he spent ten years confronting--and changing--the military mental health system...
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The Art of Simple Living: 100 Daily Practices from a Japanese Zen Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy

Shunmyo Masuno · Penguin Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Relax and find happiness amid the swirl of the modern world with this internationally bestselling guide to simplifying your life by a Japanese monk who embodies the wisdom of Zen.

In clear, practical, easily adopted lessons--one a day for 100 days, each presented opposite a page...
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Heart Solution for Women: A Proven Program to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

MARK MENOLASCINO · HarperOne
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Heart disease remains the number one killer of women, outpacing breast cancer, diabetes, and stroke, with one in four women receiving a diagnosis in her lifetime. And the problem is only getting worse.

Dr. Mark Menolascino has been on the front lines of cardiac research for most...

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What to Eat When: A Strategic Plan to Improve Your Health and Life Through Food

Michael Roizen · National Geographic
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

NY Times best-selling author Dr. Michael Roizen reveals how the food choices you make each day--and when you make them--can affect your health, your energy, your sex life, your waistline, your attitude, and the way you age.

What if eating two cups of blueberries a day could...
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A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease

Carolyn Thomas · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 212
Format: Hardcover

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide. Yet most people are still unaware that heart disease is not just a man's problem. Carolyn Thomas, a heart attack survivor herself, is on a mission to educate women about their heart health. Based on her popular Heart Sisters...
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Bioregulatory Medicine: An Innovative Holistic Approach to Self-Healing

Dr. Dickson Thom · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Over half of the world's population is afflicted with some form of chronic or degenerative illness. Heart disease, autoimmune disease, diabetes, neurological conditions, cancer, Lyme disease -- the list goes on. The conventional, allopathic, treat-the-symptom-with-pharmaceutical-drugs...
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Autism and Your Teen: Tips and Strategies for the Journey to Adulthood

Blythe Grossberg PsyD
Format: Paperback


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The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness

Kelli Harding M.D. M.P.H · Atria Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Discover an eye-opening and provocative new way to look at our health based on the latest groundbreaking discoveries in the science of compassion, kindness, and human connection.

For all of its rigor and science, medicine is full of stories - mysteries - that doctors and research...
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Redefining Aging: A Caregiver's Guide to Living Your Best Life

Ann Kaiser Stearns · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

Caring for an elderly family member can be overwhelming. But fulfilling life experiences are still possible for both caregivers and their loved ones, despite the stress and fatigue of caregiving.In this comprehensive book, best-selling author Ann Kaiser Stearns explores the practical and personal...
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The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook: Holistic Healing Rituals for Every Day and Season

Sarah Kucera · The Experiment
Pages: 304
Format: Flexibound

Ancient self-care for modern life Feeling burned-out, unmotivated, or stuck? The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook is here to help. This authoritative guide to ancient healing offers more than 100 daily and seasonal Ayurvedic rituals - each taking 10 minutes or less - to reconnect you with nature's...
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Do What Feels Good: Recipes, Remedies, and Routines to Treat Your Body Right

Hannah Bronfman · Harper Wave
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"Hannah Bronfman is challenging us all to rethink our default standards of beauty and definitions of 'healthy' - and I, for one, couldn't be happier to hear this from another woman of color in the wellness community. Do What Feels Good is a practical, inspirational, and beautiful...

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The Hormone Fix: Burn Fat Naturally, Boost Energy, Sleep Better, and Stop Hot Flashes, the Keto-Green Way

Anna Cabeca DO OBGYN · Ballantine Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

For women approaching or in menopause, a revolutionary diet and holistic lifestyle program for easier weight loss, better sleep, diminished hot flashes, a clearer head, and a rejuvenated sex drive.

Prepare to thrive.

As women approach menopause, many start to experience...
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Better Balance for Life: Banish the Fear of Falling with Simple Activities Added to Your Everyday Routine

Carol Clements · The Experiment
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Improve your balance in just ten weeks without breaking a sweat

As you age, stumbling blocks are everywhere: the bottom step, the roadside curb, and even the living room carpet. But you don't have to live in fear of falling. With Better Balance for Life, you will learn all-new,...
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The Goodbye Diaries: A Mother-Daughter Memoir

Marisa Bardach Ramel · Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback

Two months to live.That's what the doctor says. Sally responds with grace and optimism. Marisa responds by closing herself off. If her mother is going to die before she graduates from high school, why even try. Cancer has already ruined everything. Honest and heartfelt, The Goodbye...
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