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Cover art for HELL-BENT
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 30, 2012

"Meticulously researched, suspenseful and engrossing."
A comprehensive examination of hot, competitive yoga, its cultlike following and the author's immersion into the practice. Read full book review >
Cover art for SHAKESPEARE'S TREMOR AND ORWELL'S COUGH
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012

"Especially recommended for readers who enjoy historical context with their great books."
A doctor looks at symptoms afflicting writers from the Elizabethan era to the mid-20th century. Read full book review >
Cover art for FEAR
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
by Osho

"Given the author's prolific output, there is bound to be some overlap in material, but it's disheartening to find such repetition within one work."
An internationally renowned and controversial spiritual leader writes on the physical and spiritual components of fear, but the book suffers from a particularly narrow definition of the term. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE HEALING POWER OF REIKI
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 8, 2012

"Many readers will find the New Age platitudes tiring, but these intimate stories will draw the attention of New Age seekers and those interested in alternative medicine."
Personal accounts of reiki, a type of therapeutic healing. Read full book review >
Cover art for PREDICTIVE HEALTH
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012

"A clear, insightful vision of a health care system that could bring about a better, healthier world."
Two doctors envision a future in which many illnesses could be prevented, where "disease, not death…will be the medical failure." Read full book review >
Cover art for A WORLD WITHOUT CANCER
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012

"A harsh view of current efforts to battle cancer, certain to alarm patients and anger many researchers and clinicians."
Despite recent advances in the understanding of cancer at the molecular level, a radiologist argues that the war on cancer as presently waged is unwinnable. Read full book review >
Cover art for FEVER SEASON
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012

"Keith does not exaggerate its historical significance but delivers an admirable account of a Southern city doing its best to deal with a frightening, incomprehensible epidemic."
The story of the devastation caused by the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis in 1878, which blighted the city for a generation. Read full book review >
Cover art for ANSWERS FOR ARISTOTLE
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012

"A useful introduction to sources on both sides of the science-philosophy divide."
A look at why both science and philosophy are necessary to "approach the perennial questions concerning how we construct the meaning of our existence." Read full book review >
Cover art for THE GREAT WORK OF YOUR LIFE
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012

"An engaging exploration into living fully."
The director of the Institute for Extraordinary Living at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health inquires into the dharma--vocation or calling--of a selection of both illustrious and ordinary individuals. Read full book review >
Cover art for ALL GONE
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012

"Warm and always humane, Witchel's narrative is a poignant, candid reminder of the new normal that now defines so many adult child-aging parent relationships."
A journalist's bittersweet memoir about coping with her mother's dementia by preparing her mother's recipes. Read full book review >
Cover art for PALE GIRL SPEAKS
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012

"Fogelson is not talented enough to turn her experiences into humor; instead, she comes off as irritating and even cruel."
A year in the life of an anxiety-ridden melanoma patient. Read full book review >
Cover art for MAYO CLINIC BREAST CANCER BOOK
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012

"An empowering tool that soothes the sting and shock of a cancer diagnosis with up-to-date information and physician-supported advice."
A medically sound, digestible reference guide to understanding, treating and coping with breast cancer. Read full book review >