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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Bill Bryson - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody.Bill Bryson once... |
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Better: The Everyday Art of Sustainable Living
Nicole Caldwell - New Society Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Intellectual arguments alone will not sway the dominant paradigm; to be motivated to create change, people must be moved. Art has the power to inform, influence, and inspire. The creative impulse can, quite literally, change the world.Better explores the intersection of sustainability and art,... |
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Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responder's Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart
Dan Willis - New World Library
Format: Print book
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If you are a police officer, firefighter, EMT, ER nurse, or soldier, or you love one - this book can save your lifeSuicide, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , substance abuse, and many more emotional and stress-related problems plague the first-responder community.... |
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A Dog Named Slugger
Leigh Brill - Bell Bridge Books
Format: Paperback
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The true life story of a dog who changed everything for one woman. For the first time in my life, I didn't need to pretend, I didn't need to be tough: I only needed to be honest. "I have cerebral palsy. I walk funny and my balance is bad. I fall a lot. My hands shake, too.... |
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Crohn's and Colitis: Understanding and Managing IBD
Hillary Steinhart - Robert Rose
Format: Paperback
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A newly updated edition from one of the most respected and authoritative experts on Crohn's and colitis. For anyone who suffers from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, an understanding of inflammatory bowel disease is the key to developing effective management strategies. Crohn's... |
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Taking Charge of ADHD, Third Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents
Russell A. Barkley - The Guilford Press; 3rd edition
Format: Audiobook
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From distinguished researcher/clinician Russell A. Barkley, this treasured parent resource gives you the science-based information you need about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment. It also presents a proven eight-step behavior management plan specifically... |
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The Wheel of Healing with Ayurveda: An Easy Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle
Michelle S. Fondin - New World Library
Format: Print book
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Build Optimal Energy and Health in Body, Mind, and SpiritEver wondered why you're feeling out of balance, stressed-out, sick, and exhausted but still can't sleep? Western medicine often ignores the underlying issues that can lead to fatigue, illness, and disease, but there is a way to revitalize... |
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Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart, and Mind
David J. Linden - Viking; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author examines how our sense of touch and emotion are interconnectedJohns Hopkins neuroscientist and bestselling author of The Compass of PleasureDavid J. Linden presents an engaging and fascinating examination of how the interface between our sense of touch... |
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The Next Happy: Let Go of the Life You Planned and Find a New Way Forward
Tracey Cleantis - Hazelden
Format: Print book
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When the best option is to let go of the life you planned for yourself and find a new path, a world of possibilities can surprisingly open up. Learn whether it is time to let go, and if so, how to move through your grief and find your way forward in The Next Happy.If you believe, you can do anything.Although... |
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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
Dalai Lama - Avery
Format: Hardcover
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An instant New York Times bestsellerTwo spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their... |
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The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story
Christie Watson - Tim Duggan Books
Format: Hardcover
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A moving, lyrical, beautifully-written portrait of a nurse and the lives she has touched Christie Watson spent twenty years as a nurse, and in this intimate, poignant, and remarkably powerful book, she opens the doors of the hospital and shares its secrets. She takes us by her side down... |
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Love Cycles: The Five Essential Stages of Lasting Love
Linda Carroll - New World Library
Format: Paperback
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In Love Cycles, veteran couples therapist Linda Carroll presents a groundbreaking model of the five natural stages of romantic relationships - the Merge, Doubt and Denial, Disillusionment, Decision, and Wholehearted Love - and a guide for navigating through them toward lasting love.... |
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Beyond Intelligence: Secrets for Raising Happily Productive Kids
Dr. Dona Matthews - House of Anansi Press
Format: Print book
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What is intelligence? What can parents and teachers do to nurture it when it isnt obvious and support it when it is? Drawing on insights from current brain research, Dona Matthews and Joanne Foster show that intelligence is not fixed rather, it can be increased. Through myriad anecdotes... |
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Sound Asleep: The Expert Guide to Sleeping Well
Chris Idzikowski PhD - Watkins; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Need a good night's rest? This practical guide by one of the world's leading sleep authorities offers solutions for sleeping soundly and healthily. Find out about the human body's natural rhythms, the nature of sleep and dreams, the different types of insomnia that commonly... |
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The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina: Separating the Myth from the Medicine
Jennifer Gunter - Citadel
Format: Paperback
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Does eating sugar cause yeast infections? Does pubic hair have a function? Should you have a vulvovaginal care regimen? Will your vagina shrivel up if you go without sex? What's the truth about the HPV vaccine? So many important questions, so much convincing, confusing, contradictory... |
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Living with HIV: A Patient's Guide, 2D Ed.
Mark Cichocki - McFarland
Format: Paperback
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In its updated and expanded second edition, this helpful guide offers a wealth of information for people living with HIV and for people caring for HIV-positive loved ones. All aspects of HIV/AIDS are discussed, including opportunistic and associated infections, dental care, exercise and nutrition,... |
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A Chosen Calling: Jews in Science in the Twentieth Century
Noah J. Efron - Johns Hopkins University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Scholars have struggled for decades to explain why Jews have succeeded extravagantly in modern science. A variety of controversial theories—from such intellects as C. P. Snow, Norbert Wiener, and Nathaniel Weyl—have been promoted. Snow hypothesized an evolved genetic predisposition... |
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The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War
Yochi Dreazen - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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The unforgettable story of a military family that lost two sons - one to suicide and one in combat - and channeled their grief into fighting the armed forces' suicide epidemic.Major General Mark Graham was a decorated two-star officer whose integrity and patriotism inspired his sons,... |
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The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After
Julie Yip-Williams - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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As a young mother facing a terminal diagnosis, Julie Yip-Williams began to write her story, a story like no other. What began as the chronicle of an imminent and early death became something much more - a powerful exhortation to the living. That Julie Yip-Williams survived infancy was a miracle.... |
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Let's Be Less Stupid: An Attempt to Maintain My Mental Faculties
Patricia Marx - Twelve
Format: Hardcover
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Former SNL writer and The New Yorker staffer Patty Marx employs the weapon she wields best--not that weapon; Patty believes in gun control. Instead, she uses her sharp-edged humor to tackle the most difficult facet of aging: the mind's decline. From forgetting her brother-in-law's... |
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Hunger: A Memoir of
Roxane Gay - Harper
Format: Print book
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"New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and bodies, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health. As a woman who describes... |
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The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control
Walter Mischel - Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Format: Print book
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Renowned psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the famous Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and how to master it. A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behavior... |
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The Obesity Paradox: When Thinner Means Sicker and Heavier Means Healthier
Carl J Lavie - Hudson Street Press
Format: Print book
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"Most of us think that longevity hinges on maintaining a normal Body Mass Index. But research conducted over the last decade hit the media in January with explosive news: Overweight and even moderately obese people with certain chronic diseases-from heart disease to cancer- often live... |
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Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry
Jeffrey A. Lieberman - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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The fascinating story of psychiatry's origins, demise, and redemption, by the former President of the American Psychiatric Association. Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining "lunatics" in cold cells and parading them as freakish marvels before a gaping... |
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How to Be a Patient: The Essential Guide to Navigating the World of Modern Medicine
Sana Goldberg - Harper Wave
Format: Paperback
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From registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, RN, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive handbook to navigating common medical situations. From the routine to the unexpected, How to Be a Patient is your ultimate guide to better healthcare.Did you know that patients have... |
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The Caregiver's Encyclopedia: A Compassionate Guide to Caring for Older Adults
Muriel R. Gillick - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardcover
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An indispensable, comprehensive reference for family caregivers.Caregivers hold the key to the health, well-being, and happiness of their aging relatives, partners, or friends. The Caregiver's Encyclopedia provides you with all of the information you need to take the best care of your... |
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The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate History of the World's Most Famous Perfume
Tilar J. Mazzeo - Harper; Stated 1st Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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"Who knew that such a tiny bottle housed so many secrets?" - Michael Tonello, author of Bringing Home the BirkinTilar J. Mazzeo, author of the New York Times bestseller The Widow Clicquot (an Amazon Best of the Month book in October 2008) returns with a captivating history of the world's... |
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Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic: Eat
Rebecca Leffler - The Experiment
Format: Print book
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Say Bonjour to Green Cuisine - it's the new French way to be healthy, happy, and stylish, bien sr! No one does food and lifestyle like the French! That's why the French approach to clean, green eating adds a dash of flair - or a drizzle of decadence - to even the humblest of fruits,... |
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Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child
Stuart Shanker - Penguin Press
Format: Print book
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There's no such thing as a bad kid. That's what a lifetime of experience has taught Dr. Stuart Shanker. No matter how difficult, out of control, distracted, or exhausted a child might seem, there's a way forward: self-regulation. Overturning decades of conventional wisdom, this radical... |
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Dropping the Struggle: Seven Ways to Love the Life You Have
Roger Housden - New World Library
Format: Print book
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The latest short book from teacher and anthologist Roger Housden, Dropping the Struggle is an antidote to the anxiety and stress of constantly feeling that you have to battle your way toward a life of meaning, love, and personal significance. It offers an alternative view and vocabulary... |
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In This Moment: Five Steps to Transcending Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroscience
Kirk D. Strosahl PhD - New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Little daily hassles can add up to big, big stress.Whether you're stuck in traffic, hauling your kids out the front door in the morning, dealing with a demanding boss, or worrying about money, it's easy to become overwhelmed. Stress is a normal part of daily life; but over time,... |
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Pregnancy Day By Day, 3rd Edition
DK. - DK
Format: Hardcover
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For expectant parents who want to know everything about their developing baby at every stage, Pregnancy Day by Day provides a daily countdown to the date of delivery. Covering each day of pregnancy in detail, as well as labor, birth, and life with a new baby, Pregnancy Day by Day is an unprecedented... |
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Toxin Toxout: Getting Harmful Chemicals Out of Our Bodies and Our World
Bruce Lourie - St. Martin's Press; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover
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How do I get this stuff out of me?Bruce Lourie and Rick Smith, two of North America's environmental leaders, have been asked this question on an almost daily basis since the publication of their runaway international bestseller, Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday... |
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In Our Control: The Complete Guide to Contraceptive Choices for Women
Laura Eldridge - Seven Stories Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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The efficacy and risks of different birth control options are dramatically different today from what they once were thanks to scientific advances and increased awareness of STDs and other factors. In the most comprehensive book on birth control since the 1970s, women's health activist... |
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Dreams at the Threshold: Guidance, Comfort, and Healing at the End of Life
Jeanne Van Bronkhorst - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Print book
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At the end of life dreams can help start important conversations and encourage the resolution of old wounds. They provide a welcome sense of dignity in their sharing and often help those who are dying move confidently toward an unknown future. Dreams at the Threshold provides simple instructions... |
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Colon & Rectal Cancer: From Diagnosis to Treatment
Paul Ruggieri MD - Addicus Books
Format: Paperback
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This handy, reassuring guide helps recently diagnosed patients answer pressing questions, such as: How far advanced is the disease? What tests are involved? What treatments will be recommended? This fully updated third edition is a quick, reliable reference that helps decipher confusing... |
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Who Says You're Dead?: Medical & Ethical Dilemmas for the Curious & Concerned
Jacob M. Appel MD - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover
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"An original, compelling, and provocative exploration of ethical issues in our society, with thoughtful and balanced commentary. I have not seen anything like it." - Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams Drawing upon the author's two decades teaching medical ethics,... |
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Healthcare Choices: 5 Steps to Getting the Medical Care You Want and Need
Archelle Georgiou - Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Print book
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Making healthcare decisions is hard, but making the right choices has never mattered more.Healthcare Choices: 5 Steps to Getting the Care You Want and Need gives you the tools you need to choose the best medical care - for you. Archelle Georgiou, MD, explains her CARES model, the formula... |
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Year of No Sugar: A Memoir
Eve O Schaub - Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback
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For fans of the New York Times bestseller I Quit Sugar or Katie Couric's controversial food industry documentary Fed Up, A Year of No Sugar is a "delightfully readable account of how [one family] survived a yearlong sugar-free diet and lived to tell the tale...A funny, intelligent,... |
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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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Slow Dancing with a Stranger: Lost and Found in the Age of Alzheimer's
Meryl Comer - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times BestsellerEmmy-award winning broadcast journalist and leading Alzheimer's advocate Meryl Comer's Slow Dancing With a Stranger is a profoundly personal, unflinching account of her husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease that serves as a much-needed wake-up... |
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The New Rules of Running: Five Steps to Run Faster and Longer for Life
Vijay Vad - Penguin Group USA
Format: Paperback
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The ultimate guide to injury-free running and racing, from renowned sports medicine specialist Vijay Vad with training schedules designed by coach and 2-time NYC Marathon Champion Tom Fleming Whether you're learning to run, trying to lower your Personal Record, recovering from injury,... |
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Winning Your Blood Sugar Battle: How to Prevent and Control Type 2 Diabetes
Richard MD Furman - Revell
Format: Paperback
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As of 2017, more than 30 million Americans have diabetes. Another 84 million--more than 30% of the adult population--have elevated blood sugar levels that put them at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. For most of us, it takes a medical emergency to get us to make vital changes to our eating,... |
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Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat
John McQuaid - Scribner; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating and deeply researched investigation into the mysteries of flavor - from the first bite taken by our ancestors to scientific advances in taste and the current "foodie" revolution.Taste has long been considered the most basic of the five senses because its principal... |
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Our Bodies, Our Data: How Companies Make Billions Selling Our Medical Records
Adam Tanner - Beacon Press
Format: Print book
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How the hidden trade in our sensitive medical information became a multibillion-dollar business, but has done little to improve our health-care outcomesHidden from consumers, patient medical data has become a multibillion-dollar worldwide trade between our health-care providers, drug companies,... |
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This Is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live
Melody Warnick - Viking
Format: Print book
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In the spirit of Gretchen Rubin's megaseller The Happiness Project and Eric Weiner's The Geography of Bliss, a journalist embarks on a project to discover what it takes to love where you liveThe average restless American will move 11.7 times in a lifetime. For Melody Warnick,... |
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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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The Probiotic Cure: Harnessing the Power of Good Bacteria for Better Health
Martie Whittekin CCN - Square One
Format: Print book
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In 1982, it was discovered that the vast majority of stomach ulcers are caused by H. pylori, nasty little bacteria found in the gut. In spite of the evidence, it took the U.S. medical community ten years to accept this finding and change their treatment of ulcers. In 2015, scientists have... |
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Opening Heaven's Door: Investigating Stories of Life, Death, and What Comes After
Patricia Pearson - Pocket Books
Format: Hardcover
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People everywhere carry with them extraordinary, deeply comforting experiences that arrived at the moment when they most needed relief: when they lost a loved one. These experiences can include clear messages from beyond, profound and vividly beautiful visions, mysterious connections and spiritual... |
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The Myth and Mystery of UFOs
Thomas E. Bullard - University Press of Kansas; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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When United Airlines workers reported a UFO at O'Hare Airport in November 2006, it was met with the typical denials and hush-up that usually accompany such sightings. But when a related story broke the record for hits at the Chicago Tribune's website, it was clear that such unexplained... |
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How Memory Works--and How to Make It Work for You
Robert Madigan PhD - The Guilford Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Do you wish you could recall the names of people you just met What if birthdays, important errands, and online passwords rarely slipped your mind Psychologist Robert Madigan is an expert in the memory arts--practical, proven methods for improving the ability to retain and use information.... |
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Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows: A Couple's Journey Through Alzheimer's
Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle - Tarcher; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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"Ten Thousand Sorrows & Ten Thousand Joys offers a vision of lives well-led, and of love in the thick of crisis and loss. Beyond inspiring."-Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence "This beautiful book is unlike any other personal account of living with Alzheimer's... |
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The Medical Marijuana Guide: Cannabis and Your Health
PATRICIA C . FRYE, MD - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Paperback
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After decades of misinformation about cannabis largely due to the well-funded propaganda campaign in the 1930s, public attitudes toward the drug have finally begun to evolve. In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana and since then, 28 other states, 2 U.S.... |
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Medical Catastrophe: Confessions of an Anesthesiologist
Ronald William Dworkin - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Unnecessary death rarely happens at the hands of doctors, but it does happen. Sometimes the cause is medical error. But sometimes the cause is politics. The issues underlying many medical catastrophes are numerous: a power struggle between providers, uncertainty over who's in charge,... |
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Hyper: A Personal History of ADHD
Timothy Denevi - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The first book of its kind, this compelling and moving memoir about what it's like to be a child with ADHD also explains the history of the diagnosis and how we have come to medicate more than four million children today.Among the first generation of boys prescribed medication for hyperactivity... |
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Rx for Hope: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care
NICK M D TABATSKY DAVID CHEN - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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In our current era of rapidly developing cancer drugs and therapies, we also see improvement of cancer treatment outcomes stagnating when it comes to determining quality of life or long-term survival. This is because while new treatments are making small incremental progress in outcomes,... |
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Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life
Brian Wansink - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Print book
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In Slim by Design, leading behavioral economist, food psychologist, and bestselling author Brian Wansink introduces groundbreaking solutions for designing our most common spaces--schools, restaurants, grocery stores, and home kitchens, among others--in order to make positive changes... |
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The PTSD Breakthrough: The Revolutionary, Science-Based Compass RESET Program
Frank Lawlis Dr. - Sourcebooks; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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The Proven, Scientific Approach to Conquering PTSD and Defeating the Disorder We are facing a hidden and growing epidemic. More than a million veterans and everyday citizens have been affected with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of a traumatic event or personal experience. And until... |
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Body Language For Dummies
Elizabeth E. Kuhnke - For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Print book
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The complete guide to mastering the art of effective body language Body Language For Dummies is your ideal guide to understanding other people, and helping them understand you. Body language is a critical component of good communication, and often conveys a bigger message than the words... |
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On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard
Jennifer Pastiloff - Dutton
Format: Book
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An inspirational memoir about how Jennifer Pastiloff's years of waitressing taught her to seek out unexpected beauty, how hearing loss taught her to listen fiercely, how being vulnerable allowed her to find love, and how imperfections can lead to a life full of wild happiness.
Centered... |
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Vagina Problems: Endometriosis, Painful Sex, and Other Taboo Topics
Lara Parker - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback
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I wasn't ready to be completely honest about my vagina yet, and the world wasn't ready for that either. But I was getting there. I wanted the world to know that all of this pain I had been feeling ... that it was related to my vagina. Thus, Vagina Problems was born. It was a cutesy... |
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10% Human: How Your Bodys Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness
Alanna Collen - Harper Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
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Now in paperback, evolutionary biologist and science writer Alanna Collens stunning alarm call concerning the widely-ignored role our gut microbes play in our health and well-being."Fascinating ... . Everything you wanted to know about microbes but were afraid to ask." - Kirkus... |
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The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life
Stork MD - Ghost Mountain Books
Format: Book
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We want to be healthy. We want to be lean. And we want to lose that annoying fat around our bellies! We can achieve ALL of these goals with The Lose Your Belly Diet. Based on exciting new research about the dramatic benefits of vibrant gut health and a diverse... |
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In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart
Alice Waters - Clarkson Potter; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Alice Waters has been a champion of the sustainable, local cooking movement for decades. To Alice, good food is a right, not a privilege. In the Green Kitchen presents her essential cooking techniques to be learned by heart plus more than 50 recipes—for delicious fresh,... |
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Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating
Walter Willett M.D. - Free Press
Format: Paperback
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In this revised and updated edition of the bestselling Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy, Dr. Walter Willett, for twenty-five years chair of the renowned Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, draws on cutting-edge... |
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Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion
Gregg Levoy - Tarcher; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Discover—or rediscover—your passion for life. What inspires passion in your life? And what defeats it? How do you lose it and how do you get it back? In this exuberant and compelling book, Gregg Levoy, best-selling... |
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After You Hear It's Cancer: A Guide to Navigating the Difficult Journey Ahead
John Leifer - Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Print book
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In 2014, an estimated 1.66 million people will receive a diagnosis of cancer. They will join a pool of 13.7 million Americans already living with a history of cancer. Almost 600,000 Americans will die from cancer. For some, cancer will be only a short divergence. For others, however, it will... |
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Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Dont Have To
David A. Sinclair PhD - Atria Books
Format: Audio CD
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Brilliant and enthralling." - The Wall Street Journal A paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Times most influential people.Its a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything... |
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Susan Sontag: Later Essays
Susan Sontag - Library Of America
Format: Print book
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An unprecedented collection of the controversial later writings of the greatest and most provocative critic of our time. Susan Sontag was the most influential critic of her time. This second volume in Library of America's definitive Sontag edition gathers all the collected essays and speeches... |
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The Altruistic Brain: How We Are Naturally Good
Donald W Pfaff - Oxford University Press, USA
Format: Hardcover
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Since the beginning of recorded history, law and religion have provided "rules" that define good behavior. When we obey such rules, we assign to some external authority the capacity to determine how we should act. Even anarchists recognize the existence of a choice as to whether... |
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DreamBirth: Transforming the Journey of Childbirth Through Imagery
Catherine Shainberg - Sounds True,
Format: Paperback
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Bringing a new life into the world is more than a biological process-it is the most profound act of creativity in the human experience. "By communicating with your body through the language of dreams and Imagery," teaches Dr. Catherine Shainberg, "you become an active participant... |
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Then Came Life: Living with Courage, Spirit, and Gratitude After Breast Cancer
Geralyn Lucas - Gotham
Format: Hardcover
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The author of Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy dares all women who have had a stumble in life to harness their fighting spirit and stand back up with courage and optimism. One mastectomy, two C-sections, three pant’s sizes, and lots of red lipstick later, Geralyn Lucas is dealing... |
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What to Eat When: A Strategic Plan to Improve Your Health and Life Through Food
Michael Roizen - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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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 prevent... |
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Generation Rx: A Story of Dope, Death, and America's Opiate Crisis
Erin Marie Daly - Counterpoint
Format: Hardcover
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What had happened to my baby brother? How did a tiny little pill shatter our family? When did we first begin losing Pat? These are the harrowing questions that plagued Erin Marie Daly after her youngest brother Pat, an OxyContin addict, was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of twenty.... |
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Moving into Meditation: A 12-Week Mindfulness Program for Yoga Practitioners
Anne Cushman - Shambhala
Format: Paperback
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Moving into Meditation is a practical and inspiring guide to integrating mindful yoga and embodied meditation, in a 12-week format.One week at a time, Moving into Meditation lays out a plan for exploring body-based practices to get you more in tune with not only your limbs and core but your... |
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I Am Here Now: A Creative Mindfulness Guide and Journal
Mindfulness Project - TarcherPerigee
Format: Print book
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Mindfulness is the simple and powerful practice of training your attention. It's simple in that it's just about paying attention to what's happening here and now, and powerful because it can keep you from getting lost in thoughts about the future or past, which often generate... |
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The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Nina Teicholz - Free Press
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times bestseller Named one of The Economist's Books of the Year 2014 Named one of The Wall Street Journal's Top Ten Best Nonfiction Books of 2014 Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2014 Forbes's Most Memorable Healthcare Book of 2014 Named a Best... |
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Juice: Recipes for Juicing, Cleansing, and Living Well
Carly de Castro - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover
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A lushly illustrated and accessible guide to juicing and juice cleansing, featuring 75 recipes for making organic juices, milks, and other concoctions at home to provide the vital nutrients a healthy body needs to function at an optimal level.Once considered a fringe practice of raw-food... |
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Help Me!
Marianne Power - Grove Press
Format: Hardcover
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I wanted to find out what would happen if I really did follow the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Really felt The Power of Now? Could life be transformed? Could I get rich? Skinny? Find love? Be more productive and fulfilled? Because I really did want all the things these books... |
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A Nation in Pain: Healing our Biggest Health Problem
Judy Foreman - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Out of 238 million American adults, 100 million live in chronic pain. And yet the press has paid more attention to the abuses of pain medications than the astoundingly widespread condition they are intended to treat. Ethically, the failure to manage pain better is tantamount to torture.... |
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About Us: Essays from the New York Times' Disability Series
Peter Catapano - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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Based on the pioneering New York Times series, About Us collects the personal essays and reflections that have transformed the national conversation around disability.Boldly claiming a space in which people with disabilities can be seen and heard as they are -- not as others perceive them... |
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In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope
RANA AWDISH - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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In Shock is a riveting first-hand account from a young critical care physician, who in the passage of a moment is transfigured into a dying patient. This transposition, coincidentally timed at the end of her medical training, instantly lays bare the vast chasm between the conventional practice... |
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The Superhuman Mind: Free the Genius in Your Brain
Berit Brogaard PhD PhD - Hudson Street Press
Format: Hardcover
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Did you know your brain has superpowers? Berit Brogaard, PhD, and Kristian Marlow, MA, study people with astonishing talents - memory champions, human echolocators, musical virtuosos, math geniuses, and synesthetes who taste colors and hear faces. But as amazing as these abilities are,... |
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Atlas of Human Anatomy, 7e
Frank H Netter - Elsevier
Format: Paperback
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The only anatomy atlas illustrated by physicians, Atlas of Human Anatomy, 7th edition, brings you world-renowned, exquisitely clear views of the human body with a clinical perspective. In addition to the famous work of Dr. Frank Netter, you'll also find nearly 100 paintings by Dr. Carlos... |
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NCLEX-RN 2014-2015 Strategies, Practice, and Review with Practice Test
Barbara J Irwin; Judith A Burckhardt; Kaplan Inc. - Kaplan Publishing
Format: Book : English
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To become a registered nurse in the United States, nursing school graduates must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses NCLEX-RN. It is a computer-adaptive test with between 75 and 265 questions that can take up to 6 hours. Each year, around 200,000 nursing... |
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How Memory Works--and How to Make It Work for You
Robert Madigan - The Guilford Press,
Format: Print book
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Do you wish you could recall the names of people you just met? What if birthdays, important errands, and online passwords rarely slipped your mind? Psychologist Robert Madigan is an expert in the "memory arts"--practical, proven methods for improving the ability to retain and use information.... |
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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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Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment
August McLaughlin - Amberjack Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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What's a girl boner? And why is a woman's pleasure always an afterthought? In Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment, August McLaughlin offers the perfect companion for women of all ages seeking richer, fuller, and more pleasure-filled lives -- on their terms. In a culture... |
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Fitter Faster: The Smart Way to Get in Shape in Just Minutes a Day
Robert Davis - Everwell Books
Format: Paperback
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A lifetime of fitness in just minutes a day. I dont have time . . . Im too tired . . . I hate gyms . . . These are among the most common excuses for not exercising. But the truth is that getting in shape requires less time and effort than you might think. Examining everything from pre-workout... |
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I Am Not a Slut: Slut-Shaming in the Age of the Internet
Leora Tanenbaum - Harper Perennial
Format: Book
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The author of the groundbreaking work Slut! explores the phenomenon of slut-shaming in the age of sexting, tweeting, and liking. She shows that the sexual double standard is more dangerous than ever before and offers wisdom and strategies for alleviating its destructive effects on young... |
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Little Swimmer: Improve Your Child's Confidence and Physical Development
Magdalena Dabrowska - Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH
Format: Book
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For children, swimming is an opportunity to develop both physically and mentally. In this book you will find information on how to prepare a child for a visit to the swimming pool, what to remember when going to classes, and how to make every visit safe. A large part has been devoted to games... |
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Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore
TERRY NEWMAN - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover
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"The most counterintuitive book of the summer thus far ... . [Newman's] surprisingly convincing thesis is that the sartorial choices authors make are deeply connected to the narrative choices they make - or, as Beckett put it, 'the fabric of language' they use." -Vanessa Friedman,... |
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The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes: For Patients and Families
Christopher D. Saudek - Johns Hopkins University Press; second edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Living with diabetes is a balancing act of monitoring blood glucose food intake and medication It makes sense that individuals who have diabetes do best when they understand their condition and how to control it The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes is a comprehensive and easy-to-read guide... |
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Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death: A Guide to Living Well with Serious Illness
Aroop Mangalik - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Format: Hardcover
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Often when death is the inevitable and impending outcome of a health diagnosis, doctors are reluctant to discuss alternatives to treatment, feeding into a culture of denial that can result in expensive, ineffective, and unnecessary over treatment that may or may not extend life but almost... |
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Finding Your Way to Change: How the Power of Motivational Interviewing Can Reveal What
Allan Zuckoff - The Guilford Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Are you tired of being told by others--self-help books included--what you should do? Drs. Allan Zuckoff and Bonnie Gorscak understand. That's why this book is different. Whether it's breaking an unhealthy habit, pursuing that dream job, or ending harmful patterns in relationships,... |
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