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Released: Jan. 8, 2013
"A tidy introduction to basic philosophies and their relation to how we view our happiness."
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Released: Jan. 8, 2013
"For seekers of self-betterment, a mostly intriguing new slant to personal transformation."
"The most-followed psychologist on Twitter" re-examines the process of creating personal change and growth.
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Released: Jan. 8, 2013
"While a valuable contribution to the history of epidemiology, the book contains more than average readers may want to know about sanitary laws over the centuries and the accompanying diplomatic and medical quarrels."
AIDS probably began in Africa and the influenza of 1918 in Europe. Modern transportation spread them across the world, but pre-modern transportation did the same with surprising efficiency, according to this detailed, scholarly examination of the politics of pandemics.
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Released: Jan. 8, 2013
"A gold mine of contemporary cautionary information for the sports-minded."
A fully functional sports manual focused on the awareness and prevention of common athletic injuries.
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Released: Jan. 8, 2013
"A useful guide for policymakers, doctors and the patients who need protection against deliberate disinformation."
An explanation of why pharmaceutical companies have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years.
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Released: Jan. 7, 2013
"Will enthrall Baker Street aficionados while introducing many readers to the mindful way of life."
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Released: Jan. 1, 2013
"A decent cross section of research and practical ideas about exercising and maintaining brain function."
The founder of the Center for BrainHealth reviews recent research in brain studies and techniques to keep brains in peak condition.
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2013
"Using stories from her therapy practice to illustrate her points as well as numerous exercises to conduct alone, with a loved one or within a group, Perry brings new light to a well-visited subject."
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Released: Jan. 1, 2013
"Worth skimming only if you are struggling to lose weight and considering gastric bypass surgery."
Beloved TV weatherman Roker (co-author:
The Talk Show Murders, 2011, etc.) explains how he went from "morbidly obese" to fit and healthy.
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2013
"A well-rounded examination of the ways we can marry intelligent thought and physical pleasure."
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Released: Jan. 1, 2013
"Making changes does take longer than we may expect--no 30-day, 30-pounds-lighter quick fix--but by following the guidelines laid out by Dean, readers have a decent chance at establishing fulfilling, new patterns."
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Released: Dec. 4, 2012
""Occasionally Mom knew what she was talking about," as this clever book confirms, but often she did not."
A fun, lighthearted compendium of conventional wisdom, mostly parental, which debunks plenty of old wives' tales and urban myths while offering a few surprising truths.
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