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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise October 2019
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Fitbit for Dummies
by Paul McFedries
From Fitbit features to the Fitbit app to the social features of Fitbit.com, this approachable book covers everything you need to know to get the most out of your Fitbit wristband or watch. Whether you’re a fitness newcomer, a regular walker, or a long-time exerciser, your Fitbit is a powerful device that can tell you much more than how many steps you take each day.
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The language of kindness : a nurse's story
by Christie Watson
The award-winning author of Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away presents an uplifting account of her previous career as a nurse and the remarkable patients she met in neonatal, cancer, mental health, emergency room and geriatric wards.
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Botanical Baking : Contemporary Baking and Cake Decorating With Edible Flowers and Herbs
by Juliet Sear
Learn how to perfect the prettiest trend in cake decorating – using edible flowers and herbs to decorate your cakes and bakes – with this impossibly beautiful guide from celebrity baker Juliet Sear. Learn what flowers are edible and great for flavour, how to use, preserve, store and apply them including pressing, drying and crystallising flowers and petals.
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Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines
by Jonathan Mooney
What it is: a thought-provoking and inspiring call to radically shift the way we perceive learning disabilities and the people diagnosed with them, written from the perspective of an adult with dyslexia and ADHD.
What sets it apart: Besides the author's insider perspective, Normal Sucks also goes beyond the usual focus on the behavioral impacts of neurodiversity to explain the emotional fallout of living in a society not equipped to understand people like him.
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Well : what we need to talk about when we talk about health
by Sandro Galea
Physician Sandro Galea examines what Americans miss when they fixate on healthcare: health. Americans spend more money on health than people anywhere else in the world. And what do they get for it? Statistically, not much. Americans today live shorter, less healthy lives than citizens of other rich countries, and these trends show no signs of letting up. The problem, Sandro Galea argues, is that Americans focus on the wrong things when they think about health.
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How Rich People Think
by Steve Siebold
Steve Siebold compares the financial habits and philosophies of the middle class and the world class and outlines the beliefs and strategies that will give you the best shot at becoming a millionaire. The secret is not in the mechanics of money but in the level of thinking that generates it. Based on decades of interviews with some of the richest people in the world, this candid book will challenge every belief you've ever had about money, and if you're not careful, it may just make you rich.
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How philosophy works : the concepts visually explained
by Marcus Weeks
A comprehensive visual introduction to philosophy combines bold infographics with jargon-free text to demystify fundamental concepts, outlining the theories of major philosophers while exploring such topics as ethics, epistemology and phenomenology.
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Meals that heal : 100+ everyday anti-inflammatory recipes in 30 minutes or less
by Carolyn Williams
Low energy. Bloating or other digestive issues. Inability to focus or memory loss. Eczema or skin irritations. Arthritis, joint pain, or onset of autoimmune issues. Any of these symptoms sound familiar? These conditions are more common than you think, and recent research suggests that chronic inflammation caused by unhealthy food choices could be the culprit.
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Flash count diary : menopause and the vindication of natural life
by Darcey Steinke
A writer struggling with menopause describes the culture of silence and sexism she experienced and began to research the only other creature that goes through menopause, the killer whale, in her effort to understand what she was going through.
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And so many more! Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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