Grotto, David W.
Summary: "The Best Things You Can Eat will be the first-ever book devoted to food rankings, drawing on the latest research on food and nutrition to provide readers with an irresistible compendium of food knowledge--an authoritative, informative, and enlightening go-to resource that pits one food against and another and reveals the most beneficial foods in a variety of categories. If you've always...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 GROTier, Mark
Summary: Everyone knows the basic golden rule of investing: "Buy Low, Sell High," but how many of us ever really understand the stock market, how to recognize the "next big thing," and how to capitalize off of it once you do? ...the truth is not many or we'd all be millionaires. It seems like early investors in big companies like Facebook and Google had to have won the lottery of investing and just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.6 TIEBrown, Brené
Summary: Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential. When we dare to lead, we don't pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don't see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 BROCassidy, Cody
Summary: "A gleefully gruesome look at the actual science behind the most outlandish, cartoonish, and impossible deaths you can imagine What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only a swimsuit? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far could you actually get in digging a hole to China? Paul Doherty, senior staff scientist at San Francisco's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Science CassidyMinich, Deanna.
Summary: Nutritionist and yoga practitioner Deanna Minich's Chakra Foods provides information on how to heal emotional and physical woes through making the right food choices. The material for this book developed out of the author's highly successful "Nutrition for the Soul" classes, workshops, and private counseling sessions. Not a diet book, it looks at both the nutritional and spiritual aspects of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Conari Press 2009
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Summary: Describes what causes floods, how they do damage, and what relief efforts are involved in cleaning up the devastation they cause. Covers major floods that have happened since 1889.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2007
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Summary: How did the bananas on your breakfast cereal get to your local grocery store? This book explains how food gets from farms to stores and describes the role of the community workers who make it all possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone Imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.3 ShoLieberstein, Andrea
Summary: Many people use food to nourish themselves when what they are really hungry for is other forms of nourishment. What if we were living a life where we felt well-nourished emotionally, intellectually, physically, psychologically, spiritually, socially, and creatively? What if we were mindfully present to receive, experience, plan for, and engage in nourishing activities, moments, and practices...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: "From the star of the Cooking Channel's Tia Mowry at Home comes a timely clean-eating cookbook that will change the way you think about what you eat and jump-start your journey to a healthier, more gorgeous you,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5635 MOWMackey, John
Summary: The co-CEO of Whole Foods Market and two nutrition and lifestyle specialists outline a strategic plan for blending nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle practices to enable maximum health and wellness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Life & Style 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 MACWalker, Barbara M. (Barbara Muhs)
Summary: Recipes based on the pioneer food written about in the "Little House" books of Laura Ingalls Wilder, along with quotes from the books and descriptions of the food and cooking of pioneer times.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 WALPollan, Michael.
Summary: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 613 POLRissman, Rebecca
Summary: "Describes cat shows, including the groups that organize them, how they are run and judged, and how owners prepare for them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J636.8 RISSummary: The staff at America's Test Kitchen have reimagined slow cooker meals. The result goes beyond pot roast and chile with foolproof recipes for everything from appetizers to desserts. Let the experts show you the way to slow cooker success!
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Publisher / Publication Date: America Test Kitchen 2017
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Summary: The future of our food depends on seeds in orchards and fields the world over. In 1943, one of the first to recognize this fact, botanist Nikolay Vavilov, lay dying of starvation in a Soviet prison. But in the years before Stalin jailed him as a scapegoat, Vavilov had traveled over five continents, collecting hundreds of thousands of seeds in an effort to outline the ancient centers of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press/Shearwater Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.632 NABSwenson, Allan A.
Contents: Foods Jesus ate, to grow and enjoy -- A scriptural heritage -- Foods of the Bible to nourish the faithful -- Fruits and nuts of the Holy Land -- Site and soil for abundant growth -- Container gardening rewards -- Plant a row for the hungry -- Neot Kedumim : world's most extensive biblical garden -- Biblical gardens around the world -- Growing adventures with children -- Biblical food...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 SWEGibson, Lindsay C.
Summary: If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent's behavior. These wounds can be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2015
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Summary: "Introducing the powerful idea of striving for financial wholeness instead of early retirement or millionaire status, Get Good with Money guides us through the ten short-term steps that lead to long-term security. From the simple (best practices for budgeting and saving) to the more sophisticated (investing, taking charge of your credit score, and calculating your insurance needs), Tiffany...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2021
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Summary: "Food dehydration is not just for prunes and raisins any more. Thanks to advances in technology, dehydrating foods at home has become easier than ever, allowing you to lock in food's nutritional value while eliminating the water content that causes foods to grow bacteria and mold.".
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Pub. Group 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.4 PAAPascal, Cybele.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vital Health Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.563 PASOlmsted, Larry
Summary: "You've seen the headlines: Parmesan cheese made from wood pulp. Lobster rolls containing no lobster at all. Extra-virgin olive oil that isn't. So many fake foods are in our supermarkets, our restaurants, and our kitchen cabinets that it's hard to know what we're eating anymore. In Real Food/Fake Food, award-winning journalist Larry Olmsted convinces us why real food matters and empowers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 OLMRuppenthal, R. J.
Contents: Creating a food system for your space -- Deciding what to grow in your garden space -- How to buy or build productive vegetable containers -- Using vertical space and reflected light -- Starting transplants and cycling your crops -- Growing fruit and berries in your small space -- Sprouting grains, beans, wheatgrass, and salad sprouts -- Making yogurt, kefir, and fermented foods -- Cultivating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 RUPBerardi, Gigi M.
Summary: "FoodWISE is for anyone who has felt unsure about how to make the "right" food choices. It is for food lovers who want to be more knowledgeable and connected to their food, while also creating meaningful dining experiences around the table."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Nu BerardiThompson, Erica
Summary: "Whether we are worried about the spread of COVID-19 or making a corporate budget, we depend on mathematical models to help us understand the world around us every day. But models aren't a mirror of reality. In fact, they are fantasies, where everything works out perfectly, every time. And relying on them too heavily can hurt us. In Escape from Model Land, statistician Erica Thompson...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2022