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Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace
Sharon Salzberg - HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Format: Audiobook
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How would you like to be calmer, less distracted, more productive, and more content at your job? You might think it would take more hours in the day, a better boss, more support, less interference, a shorter commute - and the list goes on. Most of the things we think would help are either... |
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The Shamanism Bible: The Definitive Guide to Shamanic Thought and Practice
John Matthews - Firefly Books Format: Paperback
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The ancient healing traditions based on spiritual connections. New to Fireflys Bible series Ayurveda Bible, Secret Societies Bible this guide to shamanism is an evocative and detailed journey from its animistic origins in Europe, North America, Siberia and the Arctic 70,000 years ago,... |
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Where Does It Hurt?: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Fixing Health Care
Jonathan Bush - Portfolio; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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A bold new remedy for the sprawling and wasteful health care industryWhere else but the doctors office do you have tofill out a form on a clipboard Have you noticedthat hospital bills are almost unintelligible, exceptfor the absurdly high dollar amount Why is it thattechnology in other... |
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Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician
Sandeep Jauhar - Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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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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Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism
Tom Fields-Meyer - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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Essential reading for any parent, teacher, therapist, or caregiver of a person with autism a groundbreaking book on autism, by one of the worlds leading experts, who portrays autism not as a tragic disability, but as a unique way of being human. Autism is usually portrayed as a checklist... |
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Husband's Guide to Breast Cancer: A Complete & Concise Plan for Every Stage
Todd Outcalt - Blue River Press Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The Husband's Guide to Breast Cancer is for men seeking an easy-to-understand and practical resource to answer their questions now, and guide them through every stage of their wife's breast cancer journey. Husband's Guide to Breast Cancer: A Complete & Concise Plan for Every... |
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I Forgot to Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia
Su Meck - Simon & Schuster, 2014. Format: Paperback
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The courageous memoir of a woman who was robbed of all her memories by a traumatic brain injury - and her more than twenty-five-year struggle to reclaim her life: "[A tale] of triumph in the search for identity" (The New York Times Book Review) .In 1988, Su Meck was twenty-two... |
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Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
Ian Leslie - Basic Books Format: Hardcover
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I have no special talents,” said Albert Einstein. I am only passionately curious.”Everyone is born curious. But only some retain the habits of exploring, learning, and discovering as they grow older. Those who do so tend to be smarter, more creative, and more successful.... |
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Rein In Your Brain: From Impulsivity to Thoughtful Living in Recovery
Cynthia Moreno Tuohy BSW NCAC II - Hazelden Format: Paperback
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Addiction--whether to mood-altering substances, gambling, sex, or food--stems in part from an over-reliance on the reward system of a primitive part of the brain that can push us to make poor choices based on an expectation of immediate gratification. Those of us in recovery often struggle... |
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Midlife Eating Disorders: Your Journey to Recovery
Cynthia M. Bulik - Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Paperback
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In most people's minds, "eating disorder" (ED) conjures images of a thin, white, upper-middle-class teenage girl. The ED landscape has changed. Countless men and women in midlife and beyond, from all ethnic backgrounds, also struggle with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa,... |
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The Autism Revolution: Whole-Body Strategies for Making Life All It Can Be
Karen Weintraub - Ballantine Books; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Move beyond conventional thinking about autism. . . . After years of treating patients and analyzing scientific data, prominent Harvard researcher and clinician Dr. Martha Herbert offers a revolutionary new view of autism and a transformative strategy for dealing with it. Autism is not a hardwired... |
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Forever Chic: Frenchwomen's Secrets for Timeless Beauty, Style, and Substance
Tish Jett - Rizzoli Ex Libris Format: Hardcover
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For any woman who last saw forty on her speedometer comes a sparkling new primer for agingthe French waywith grace and style. Frenchwomen of a certain age over forty are captivating and complex. They appear younger than their years and remain stylish throughout their lives. They look at birthdays... |
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Travels With Casey
Benoit Denizet-Lewis - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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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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Meb For Mortals: How to Run, Think, and Eat like a Champion Marathoner
Scott Douglas - Rodale Books Format: Print book
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With his historic win at the 2014 Boston Marathon, Meb Keflezighi cemented his legacy as one of the great champions of long-distance running. Runners everywhere wanted to know how someone two weeks away from his 39th birthday, who had only the 15th best time going into the race, could defeat... |
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All Bets Are Off: Losers, Liars, and Recovery from Gambling Addiction
Arnie Wexler - Central Recovery Press Format: Book
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Arnie Wexler's life as a gambler began on the streets of Brooklyn, New York, flipping cards, shooting marbles, and playing pinball machines. At age fourteen he found the racetrack, a bookie, and started playing the stock market. His obsession with gambling accelerated until a fateful... |
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Running Like a Girl: Notes on Learning to Run
Alexandra Heminsley - Scribner Format: Book
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In her twenties, Alexandra Heminsley spent more time at the bar than she did in pursuit of athletic excellence. When she decided to take up running in her thirties, she had grand hopes for a blissful runner’s high and immediate physical transformation. After eating three slices of toast... |
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The Wild Medicine Solution: Healing with Aromatic, Bitter, and Tonic Plants
Guido Masé - Healing Arts Press; 1 edition Format: Print book
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Restoring the use of wild plants in daily life for vibrant physical mental and spiritual health bull Explains how classes of wild plants--aromatics bitters and tonics--are uniquely adapted to work with our physiology because we coevolved with them bull Provides simple recipes to easily... |
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Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tammi L. Shlotzhauer - Johns Hopkins University Press; third edition edition Format: Print book
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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which inflammation plays a major role in causing joint problems. Warmth and swelling in the joints, along with significant stiffness and pain, can make daily life difficult. Many people with rheumatoid arthritis also experience fatigue, low-grade... |
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Changing the Way We Die: Compassionate End of Life Care and The Hospice Movement
Fran Smith - Viva Editions; 1 edition Format: Print book
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Theres a quiet revolution happening in the way we die. More than 1.5 million Americans a year die in hospice carenearly 44 percent of all deathsand a vast industry has sprung up to meet the growing demand. Once viewed as a New Age indulgence, hospice is now a 14 billion business and one of the most... |
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Athlete's Guide to Sports Supplements, The
Kimberly Mueller - Human Kinetics; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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A countless number of new, renamed, and variations of sport supplements flood the market each year. Many of these are accompanied by slick marketing campaigns promising too-good-to-be-true results. For athletes seeking a safe, effective edge to their training and performance, supplements... |
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The Recovering Heart: Emotional Sobriety for Women
Beverly Conyers - Hazelden Format: Paperback
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Your old, destructive lifestyle is fading into the past and now you are a woman in recovery. What an amazing gift you've given yourself. So why aren't you happier? As sobriety takes hold and your head starts to clear, a wide range of emotions can begin to emerge--feelings that until... |
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Marketplace of the Marvelous: The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine
Erika Janik - Random House Inc Format: Print book
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An entertaining introduction to the quacks, snake-oil salesmen, and charlatans, who often had a point Despite rampant scientific innovation in nineteenth-century America, traditional medicine still adhered to ancient healing methods, subjecting patients to bleeding, blistering, and induced... |
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Expectation Hangover: Overcoming Disappointment in Work, Love, and Life
Christine Hassler - New World Library; First Edition, First Printing edition Format: Hardcover
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When our expectations are met and things go according to plan, we feel accomplished, in control, and on track. But when life does not live up to our expectations, we end up with an Expectation Hangover.Expectation Hangovers happen when a desired result is not met, an outcome is achieved... |
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The Calorie Myth: How to Eat More, Exercise Less, Lose Weight, and Live Better
Jonathan Bailor - HarperWave; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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In this revolutionary weight-lossprogram informed by more than 1,200 scientific studies, fitness and diet expert Jonathan Bailor offers concrete evidence that the calorie-counting model of weight loss doesnt work. In fact, cutting-edge science supports a radically different approach to weight... |
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The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience
Kent A. Kiehl PhD - Crown Publishers Format: Paperback
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A compelling journey into the science and behavior of psychopaths, written by the leading scientist in the field of criminal psychopathy.We know of psychopaths from chilling headlines and stories in the news and movies - from Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy, to Hannibal Lecter and Dexter... |
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The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care
Angelo Volandes - Bloomsbury Format: Print book
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There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine--keeping patients alive at any price. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to machines and tubes at bankrupting costs, even though research shows that most prefer to die at home in comfort, surrounded by loved... |
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The Allergy-Free Pantry: Make Your Own Staples, Snacks, and More Without Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Soy or Nuts
Colette Martin - The Experiment Format: Print book
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Make your own affordable, delicious, and allergy-free staples, snacks, and meals!After the cupboards are cleared of problem foods, most people coping with new food allergies (their own or their kids') are missing staples they have relied on for years. And even though stores are stocking... |
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Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime
Val McDermid - Grove Press Format: Hardcover
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Val McDermid is one of the finest crime writers we have, whose novels have captivated millions of readers worldwide with their riveting narratives of characters who solve complex crimes and confront unimaginable evil. In the course of researching her bestselling novels McDermid has become... |
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Bike Your Butt Off!: A Breakthrough Plan to Lose Weight and Start Cycling
Selene Yeager - Rodale Format: Paperback
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Given our struggling economy as well as the national struggle to maintain our waistlines, cycling is enjoying a renaissance as more than 57 million people in the United States use bicycles regularly. Now Bicycling's Fit Chick presents a brand-new, 12-week weight-loss and exercise... |
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Healthy Pasta: The Sexy, Skinny, and Smart Way to Eat Your Favorite Food
Joseph Bastianich - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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Having grown up with Lidia Bastianich as their mother, Tanya and Joe Bastianich are no strangers to great-tasting Italian cooking. Today, the siblings both have illustrious careers in the culinary world - writing cookbooks, running restaurants, hosting television shows - and yet they are still... |
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What If It's Not Alzheimer's?: A Caregiver's Guide To Dementia
Gary Radin - Prometheus Books; 3 edition Format: Paperback
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Although the public most often associates dementia with Alzheimer's disease, the medical profession now distinguishes various types of "other" dementias. This book is the first and only comprehensive guide dealing with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) , one of the largest... |
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Me, Myself, and Us: The Science of Personality and the Art of Well-Being
Brian R Little PhD - PublicAffairs Format: Hardcover
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How does your personality shape your life ? and what, if anything, can you do about it? Are you hardwired for happiness, or born to brood? Do you think youre in charge of your future, or do you surf the waves of unknowable fate? Would you be happier, or just less socially adept, if you were... |
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Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health
William Davis - Blackstone Audio, Inc. Format: Audiobook
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A provocative look at how eliminating wheat from our diets can help us lose weight, shrink unsightly bulges, and reverse a broad spectrum of health problems - from acne to diabetes to serious digestive disorders. Since the introduction of dietary guidelines calling for reduced fat intake... |
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A Child Is Born
Lennart Nilsson - Delta Format: Paperback
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This completely revised edition of the beloved international classic is now entirely in color, with historic, never-before-seen photos in every chapter and an entirely new text. |
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My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
Scott Stossel - Alfred A. Knopf Format: Paperback
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A Washington Post Notable BookA Seattle Times Best Book of the YearDrawing on his own longstanding battle with anxiety, Scott Stossel presents a moving and revelatory account of a condition that affects some 40 million Americans. Stossel offers an intimate and authoritative history of efforts... |
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The Man Who Couldn't Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought
David Adam - Sarah Crichton Books Format: Hardcover
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"Have you ever had a strange urge to jump from a tall building or steer your car into oncoming traffic? You are not alone. In this ... fusion of science, history, and memoir, [science editor and writer] David Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind and explains... |
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ADHD Does Not Exist: The Truth About Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
Richard Saul - HarperCollins Publishers Format: Print book
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In this groundbreaking and controversial book, behavioral neurologist Dr. Richard Saul draws on five decades of experience treating thousands of patients labeled with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder - one of the fastest growing and widely diagnosed conditions today - to argue... |
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Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect
Matthew D. Lieberman - Crown; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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We are profoundly social creatures – more than we know. In Social, renowned psychologist Matthew Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience revealing that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental, more basic, than our need for food... |
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I Forgot to Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia
Su Meck - Simon & Schuster, 2014. Format: Paperback
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The courageous memoir of a woman who was robbed of all her memories by a traumatic brain injury - and her more than twenty-five-year struggle to reclaim her life: "[A tale] of triumph in the search for identity" (The New York Times Book Review) .In 1988, Su Meck was twenty-two... |
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Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
Judy Melinek - Scribner, 2014. ©2014 Format: Paperback
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"Fun ... and full of smart science. Fans of CSI - the real kind - will want to read it" (The Washington Post) : A young forensic pathologist's "rookie season" as a NYC medical examiner, and the hair-raising cases that shaped her as a physician and human being.Just... |
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What You Must Know About Kidney Disease
Rich Snyder - Square One Publishers; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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While the news that you or a loved one has kidney disease can be shocking, for over 26 million Americans, it is a reality. After the initial diagnosis, patients and families usually have a myriad of questions about treatment options. What You Must Know About Kidney Disease is designed not only... |
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Love, Again: The Wisdom of Unexpected Romance
Eve Pell - Ballantine Books Format: Hardcover
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In Love, Again, Eve Pell beautifully and thoughtfully concludes that life experience adds dimensions to the art of connectionand that we all stand to learn something from unexpected romance. How do old people meet new loves Eve Pell was 68 when she convinced a friend to set her up with... |
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First Bites: Superfoods for Babies and Toddlers
Dana Angelo White - Perigee Books Format: Print book
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FIRST BITES is a "cheat sheet" approach to introducing 50 superfoods into baby and toddler diets, with tips and recipes to show parents how to raise healthy eaters for life. FIRST BITES is the quick and easy reference guide that all parents can keep on hand to whip up tasty and nutritious... |
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Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
Daniel Loxton - Columbia University Press Format: Hardcover
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Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now comes a book from two dedicated investigators that explores and elucidates the fascinating world... |
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The Autoimmune Solution
Amy Myers - HarperOne Format: Print book
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Over 90 percent of the population suffers from inflammation or an autoimmune disorder. Until now, conventional medicine has said there is no cure. Minor irritations like rashes and runny noses are ignored, while chronic and debilitating diseases like Crohns and rheumatoid arthritis are handled... |
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Safe Kids, Smart Parents: What Parents Need to Know to Keep Their Children Safe
Rebecca Bailey - Simon & Schuster; Original edition Format: Book
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Leading family psychologist and personal therapist to Jaycee Dugard, Rebecca Bailey tells parents how to keep their children safe in this accessible, must-have guidebook, with a foreword by Terry Probyn, Jaycee's mother.The acclaimed family psychologist, Dr. Rebecca Bailey, tells parents... |
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Schizophrenia: A Brother Finds Answers in Biological Science
Ronald Chase - Johns Hopkins University Press Format: Paperback
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When bright lives are derailed by schizophrenia, bewildered and anxious families struggle to help, and to cope, even as scientists search for causes and treatments that prove elusive. Painful and often misunderstood, schizophrenia profoundly affects people who have the disease and their... |
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Lighten Up, Y'all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome
Virginia Willis - Ten Speed Press Format: Hardcover
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A collection of classic Southern comfort food recipes--including seven-layer dip, chicken and gravy, and strawberry shortcake--made lighter, healthier, and completely guilt-free. Virginia Willis is not only an authority on Southern cooking, a French-trained chef, and a veteran cookbook... |
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The Cancer Chronicles: Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery
George Johnson - Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Format: Hardcover
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When the woman he loved was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer, science writer George Johnson embarked on a journey to learn everything he could about the disease and the people who dedicate their lives to understanding and combating it. What he discovered is a revolution under way - an explosion... |
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The Book of Immortality: The Science, Belief, and Magic Behind Living Forever
Adam Leith Gollner - Scribner Format: Paperback
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What have we not done to live forever? Adam Leith Gollner, the critically acclaimed author of The Fruit Hunters, weaves together religion, science, and mythology in a gripping exploration of the most universal of human obsessions: immortality. Raised without religion, Adam Leith Gollner... |
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The Well-Built Triathlete: Turning Potential into Performance
Matt Dixon MSc - Velo Press Format: Book
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In The Well-Built Triathlete, elite triathlon coach Matt Dixon reveals the approach he has used to turn age-group triathletes into elite professionals. Instead of focusing narrowly on training and workouts, Dixon reveals a more comprehensive approach that considers the whole athlete. Dixon... |
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Smoke-Free in 30 Days: The Pain-Free, Permanent Way to Quit
Ph.D. Daniel F. Seidman Ph.D. - Touchstone; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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I'M TOO STRESSED TO STOP. I'LL GAIN WEIGHT IF I QUIT. I'VE TRIED AND FAILED TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. Why are you still smoking, even though you want to quit? Based on twenty years of research and hands-on work with countless smokers in his clinics at Columbia University and New York... |
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Celiac Disease, Second Edition: A Guide to Living with Gluten Intolerance
Sylvia Llewelyn Bower RN - Demos Health; 2 edition Format: Book
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Fully Revised and Updated An indispensable guide on how to safely alter your diet, manage your symptoms, and adjust to living gluten-free Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by an inability to digest gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains that affects as many... |
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Lower Your Cholesterol Without Drugs, Second Edition: Curing High Cholesterol Naturally
Roger Mason - Square One Publishers; Second Editon edition Format: Paperback
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According to the American Heart Association, high cholesterol is the leading cause of coronary heart disease, which continues to be the number-one killer in North America. While millions of Americans take prescription medications to lower their cholesterol, the fact is, these drugs often... |
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The Paleo Chef: Quick, Flavorful Paleo Meals for Eating Well
Pete Evans - Ten Speed Press Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed international chef and television personality Pete Evans takes a whole new approach to making gluten-free, grain-free, and dairy-free, completely Paleo recipes that are worthy of a restaurant but effortless to prepare. More and more people are discovering the health benefits... |
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Ketogenic Diets
John M. Freeman MD - Demos Health; 5 edition Format: Paperback
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Sometimes referred to as a "miracle diet," the ketogenic diet has helped doctors treat difficult-to-control epileptic seizures in thousands of children. Coauthored by four respected experts from Johns Hopkins, Ketogenic Diets continues to be the definitive guide for parents, physicians,... |
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How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life
Dr. Bob Rotella - Simon & Schuster Format: Print book
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This New York Times bestselling, groundbreaking guide to success from Americas preeminent sports psychologist is so good that this reviewer has recommended it to all, golfers and non-golfers alike Library Journal, starred review. Acclaimed sports psychologist Bob Rotella has advised everyone... |
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A Good Birth: Finding the Positive and Profound in Your Childbirth Experience
Anne Lyerly - Avery; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Drawing on a landmark study involving more than one hundred pregnant women and mothers, a renowned OB/GYN synthesizes the secrets to a good birth—medically and emotionally. Most doctors are trained to think of a “good” birth only in terms of its medical success.... |
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Goodnight Mind: Turn Off Your Noisy Thoughts and Get a Good Night's Sleep
Colleen E. Carney PhD - New Harbinger Publications Format: Paperback
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Do you find yourself lying awake at night, ruminating about the events of the day? Do you toss and turn, worrying about what you have to do in the morning or what you did earlier in the day? If so, you are not alone. In fact, insomnia is the most common sleep disorder faced by the general... |
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Women, Food, and Desire: Embrace Your Cravings, Make Peace with Food, Reclaim Your Body
Alexandra Jamieson - Gallery Books Format: eBook
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A holistic health counselor and co-star of the award-winning documentary Super Size Me explores women’s cravings—for food, sleep, sex, movement, companionship, inspiration—and teaches them to listen to their bodies for a healthier, fuller life.“Desire is the basis... |
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My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
Scott Stossel - Vintage Format: Print book
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A Washington Post Notable BookA Seattle Times Best Book of the YearDrawing on his own longstanding battle with anxiety, Scott Stossel presents a moving and revelatory account of a condition that affects some 40 million Americans. Stossel offers an intimate and authoritative history of efforts... |
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Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death
Katy Butler - Scribner; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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In this visionary memoir, based on a groundbreaking New York Times Magazine story, award-winning journalist Katy Butler ponders her parents' desires for "Good Deaths" and the forces within medicine that stood in the way.Katy Butler was living thousands of miles from her vigorous... |
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Spontaneous Happiness
Andrew Weil - Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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Everyone wants to be happy But what does that really mean Increasingly scientific evidence shows us that true satisfaction and well-being come only from withinDr Andrew Weil has proven that the best way to maintain optimum physical health is to draw on both conventional and alternative... |
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The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age
Catherine Steiner-Adair EdD. - Harper Paperbacks Format: Paperback
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Wall Street Journal Best Nonfiction Pick; Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearClinical psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair takes an in-depth look at how the Internet and the digital revolution are profoundly changing childhood and family dynamics, and offers solutions parents can use to successfully... |
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Survival Lessons
Alice Hoffman - Algonquin Books; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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One of America's most beloved writers shares her suggestions for finding beauty in the world even during the toughest times.Survival Lessons provides a road map of how to reclaim your life from this day forward, with ways to reenvision everything―from relationships with friends... |
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Her Best-Kept Secret: Why Women Drink-And How They Can Regain Control
Gabrielle Glaser - Simon & Schuster Format: Book
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What’s the first thing many women do when they go home? Make a dash for the white wine in the refrigerator. In Her Best-Kept Secret, journalist Gabrielle Glaser uncovers this hidden-in-plain-sight drinking epidemic—but doesn’t cause you to recoil in alarm. She is the first... |
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Ghosts: A Natural History: 500 Years of Searching for Proof
Roger Clarke - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Book Review Editors ChoiceRoger Clarke tells this the story that inspired Henry James The Turn of the Screw and many other gloriously weird stories with real verve, and also a kind of narrative authority that tends to constrain the skeptical voice within an erudite and richly... |
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The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
David J Epstein - Penguin Group USA Format: Print book
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Now a New York Times Bestseller! With a new chapter added to the paperback. In high school, I wondered whether the Jamaican Americans who made our track team so successful might carry some special speed gene from their tiny island. In college, I ran against Kenyans, and wondered whether... |
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Menopause: Change, Choice and HRT
Margaret Stephenson Meere - Rockpool Publishing Format: Print book
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From a gynecologist and menopause researcher of 40 years, aguide empowering women with the knowledge to make health decisions around menopause that suit their needs and lifestyle A womans menopause is part of her aging process,the beginning of a journey of personal change and growth. However,... |
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It Was Me All Along: A Memoir
Andie Mitchell - Clarkson Potter Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA heartbreakingly honest, endearing memoir of incredible weight loss by a young food blogger who battles body image issues and overcomes food addiction to find self-acceptance. All her life, Andie Mitchell had eaten lustily and mindlessly. Food was her babysitter,... |
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The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience
Kent A. Kiehl PhD - Random House Inc Format: Hardcover
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A compelling journey into the science and behavior of psychopaths, written by the leading scientist in the field of criminal psychopathy.We know of psychopaths from chilling headlines and stories in the news and movies - from Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy, to Hannibal Lecter and Dexter... |
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Growing Up Brave: Expert Strategies for Helping Your Child Overcome Fear, Stress, and Anxiety
Donna B. Pincus - Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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When our children are born, we do everything we can to make sure they have love, food, clothing, and shelter. But despite all this, one in five children today suffers from a diagnosed anxiety disorder, and countless others suffer from anxiety that interferes with critical social, academic,... |
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Go Wild: Free Your Body and Mind from the Afflictions of Civilization
John J. Ratey - Little, Brown Format: Hardcover
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The scientific evidence behind why maintaining a lifestyle more like that of our ancestors will restore our health and well-being. In GO WILD, Harvard Medical School Professor John Ratey, MD, and journalist Richard Manning reveal that although civilization has rapidly evolved, our bodies... |
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Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
Daniel Goleman - HarperCollins Canada Format: Hardcover
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In Focus, Psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman, author of the #1 international bestseller Emotional Intelligence, offers a groundbreaking look at today's scarcest resource and the secret to high performance and fulfillment: attention.Combining cutting-edge research with practical... |
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Stretch Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Individual and Assisted Stretching
Emily Francis - Blue River Press; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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- We need a way to simplify our stretching habits. This book does that for you. Unlike most stretching books, Stretch Therapy covers stretching on your own as well as with a partner. The text combined with photos illustrates the stretches in every way possible to make it more accessible... |
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Schizophrenia: A Brother Finds Answers in Biological Science
Ronald Chase - Johns Hopkins University Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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When bright lives are derailed by schizophrenia, bewildered and anxious families struggle to help, and to cope, even as scientists search for causes and treatments that prove elusive. Painful and often misunderstood, schizophrenia profoundly affects people who have the disease and their... |
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Unrequited: Women and Romantic Obsession
Lisa A. Phillips - Harper Format: Hardcover
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Blending memoir, literary exposition, and revealing case studies, Unrequited is a powerful, surprising, and empathetic cultural and psychological exploration of one-sided romantic obsession.The summer Lisa A. Phillips turned thirty, she fell in love with someone who didnt return her feelings.... |
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The Answer to the Riddle Is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia
David Stuart MacLean - Houghton Mifflin Format: Hardcover
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"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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Running Like a Girl: Notes on Learning to Run
Alexandra Heminsley - Scribner; Reprint edition Format: Paperback
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The inspiring, hilarious memoir of a "Bridget Jones-like writer" (The Washington Post) who transforms her life by learning to run, with stories of miserable defeat, complete victory, and learning to choose the right shoes.When Alexandra Heminsley decided to take up running,... |
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Fitness Weight Training-3rd Edition
Thomas R. Baechle - Human Kinetics Format: Paperback
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Whether you've been a regular at the gym for years or are just getting started, Fitness Weight Training contains proven programs for attaining the body you want! Expanded, enhanced, and improved, this new edition of the perennial best-selling guide provides an overview of weight... |
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Personal Intelligence: The Power of Personality and How It Shapes Our Lives
John D Mayer - Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux Format: Print book
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John D. Mayer, the renowned psychologist who co-developed the groundbreaking theory of emotional intelligence, now draws on decades of cognitive psychology research to introduce another paradigm-shifting idea: that in order to become our best selves, we use an even broader intelligence-which... |
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Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight!
William Davis - Rodale Press; Later Printing edition Format: Hardcover
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Over 200 million Americans consume food products made of wheat every day. As a result, over 100 million experience some form of adverse health effect, ranging from minor rashes to high blood sugar to unattractive stomach bulges preventative cardiologist William Davis calls "wheat bellies.... |
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