Keller, Thomas.
Summary: Invaluable lessons, secrets, tips and tricks--as well as charming personal anecdotes--accompany recipes for such classics as the best fried chicken, beef Stroganoff, roasted spring leg of lamb, hamburger, the crispiest fried fish, chicken soup with dumplings, potato hash with bacon and melted onions, and superlative grilled cheese sandwiches, apple fritters, buttermilk biscuits, relishes and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Books 2009
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 641.5973 KELSummary: Controversial Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease - and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted. In this TEDTalk, de Grey launches into a whirlwind presentation that hammers home his thoughts on how to defeat biological aging. a Q-and-A session follows. “Aubrey de Grey is a man of ideas,” says MIT’s...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Carson, Mary Kay
Summary: "In a simple, accessible question-and-answer format, this Good Question! book asks the questions and gives the answers about bugs and insects that young readers really want to know: what the difference is between bugs and insects, how they grow and live, how many bugs and insects there are, and so on. Filled with full-color illustrations showing what's being discussed. Includes list of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.7 CARNabhan, Gary Paul.
Contents: Introduction -- Discerning the histories encoded in our bodies -- Searching for the ancestral diet -- Did mitochondrial Eve and Java Man feast on the same foods? -- Finding a bean for your genes and a buffer against malaria -- . The shaping and shipping away of Mediterranean cuisines -- Discovering why some don't like it hot -- Is it a matter of taste? -- Dealing with migration headaches --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press/Shearwater Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.1 NABWillingham, Daniel T.
Summary: "Written by a cognitive psychologist who has spent decades studying low we learn, OUTSMART YOUR BRAIN is the definitive guide to help students master the skills of understanding material and retaining information. In clear, accessible prose, Dan Willingham lays out the techniques necessary for students at any stage to succeed and thrive when learning, studying, and taking exams. When studying,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.15 WILCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.15 WILMurphy, Emily
Summary: "What is an easy, actionable way to put excess atmospheric carbon back in the ground and reduce our contributions to emissions and food waste? By creating our own "climate victory gardens." We now recognize that plots in towns and cities are critical to supporting planetary diversity, and by instituting organic, regenerative practices and growing some of our own food, we can sequester carbon as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 MURVaroufakis, Yanis
Summary: In Talking to My Daughter About the Economy, activist Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's former finance minister and the author of the international bestseller Adults in the Room, pens a series of letters to his young daughter, educating her about the business, politics, and corruption of world economics. Yanis Varoufakis has appeared before heads of nations, assemblies of experts, and countless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 VARGrunbaum, Mara
Summary: "Boom! Crash! Crumble! Demolition experts bring down a massive building within its own footprint; the hood of a car crumples in a crash, exactly as planned; and a wave of molasses covers a city in sticky goo. What is going on? From quick answers to in-depth explanations, we've got you covered. Discover all about the mighty -- and mightily controlled -- explosions responsible for demo'ing old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 620.1 GRUKross, Ethan
Summary: "An award-winning psychologist reveals the hidden power of our inner voice and shows how we can harness it to live healthier, more satisfying, and productive lives. Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you're likely to get written off as eccentric. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head. When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2021
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Summary: "Colin Campbell, author of The China Study (3M sold across all formats and editions) and New York Times bestseller Whole, returns with The Future of Nutrition, a book examining the shortcomings and confusion within the nutrition industry and outlining steps to improve"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 CAMSummary: He's an authority on leadership psychology and peak performance. He's a successful entrepreneur. He's a pioneering life coach and an internationally best-selling author. Tony Robbins makes it his business to know why we do the things we do, and in this TEDTalk he outlines what he terms the "invisible forces" that motivate everyone's actions - at work, in school, and throughout life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Marçal, Katrine
Summary: The wheel was invented some 5,000 years ago, and the modern suitcase in the mid-nineteenth century, but it wasn't until the 1970s that someone successfully married the two. What was the hold up? For writer and journalist Katrine Marçal, the answer is both shocking and simple: because "real men" carried their bags, no matter how heavy. There were rolling suitcases before the '70s, but they were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 604.82 MARMcGonigal, Kelly.
Summary: Draws on the latest research and scientific insights to define willpower and explains how to promote personal well-being through an understanding of willpower-related mind-body responses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.8 MCGAaker, Jennifer Lynn
Summary: "Anyone-even you!-can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the popular class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Many people understand humor's power intuitively. But when it comes to using it with intention, far fewer know how. As a result, humor is vastly underleveraged in most workplaces today, impacting our performance, relationships, and health,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business AakerGerry, Lisa
Summary: "No doubt about it, water is pretty important! And all living things on Earth--from big blue whales to teeny-tiny bacteria--need water. But our world is currently facing some serious water problems: drinkable water isn't easily accessible to everyone, the demands for water around the globe are increasing but the supply is limited, and some human actions are causing disastrous ripple effects...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 553.7 GERHyman, Mark
Summary: "Food is our most powerful tool to reverse the global epidemic of chronic disease, heal the environment, reform politics, and revive economies. What we eat has tremendous implications not just for our waistlines, but also for the planet, society, and the global economy. What we do to our bodies, we do to the planet; and what we do to the planet, we do to our bodies. In Food Fix, #1 bestselling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food HymanAlaimo, Kara
Summary: "In Over the Influence, communication professor and CNN Opinion contributor Kara Alaimo reveals how social media is affecting every aspect of the lives of women and girls--from our relationships and our parenting to our physical and mental well-being. Over the Influence is a book about what it means to live in the world social media has wrought--whether you're constantly connected or have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alcove Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 302.23 ALAKidson, Ruth.
Contents: A short history of acupuncture -- Fundamental principles -- The five elements -- Causes of disease -- Methods of diagnosis -- Methods of treatment -- How acupuncture works : patients and case histories -- Acupuncture and modern science -- Finding out about treatment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Healing Arts Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.892 KIDJohnson, Richard J. (Richard Joseph)
Summary: "Dr. Johnson not only provides new recommendations for how we can prevent or treat obesity, but also how we can use this information to reduce our risk of developing disease. Nature wants us to be fat, and when we understand why, we gain the tools we need to lose weight and optimize our health"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2022
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Summary: "We live in an age of medical miracles. Never in the history of humankind has so much talent and energy been harnessed to cure disease. So why does it feel like it's getting harder to live our healthiest lives? Why does it seem like "experts" can't agree on anything, and why do our interactions with medical professionals feel less personal, less honest, and less impactful than ever? Through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610.69 WILPahlka, Jennifer
Summary: "A bold call to reexamine how our government operates-and sometimes fails to-from President Obama's former deputy chief technology officer and the founder of Code for America. Just when we most need our government to work-to decarbonize our infrastructure and economy, to help the vulnerable through a pandemic, to defend ourselves against global threats-it is faltering. Government at all levels...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2023
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Summary: "A scientist reveals the groundbreaking evidence linking many major diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease, to a common root cause-insulin resistance-and shares an easy, effective plan to reverse and prevent it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2020
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Summary: The stories we tell about our past matter. But those stories have been shaped by prejudice, hoaxes and misinterpretations that have whitewashed entire chapters of history, erased women and invented civilisations. Today history is often used to justify xenophobia, nationalism and inequality as we cling to grand origin stories and heroic tales of extraordinary men. Exploring myths, mysteries and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Icon Books, Limited 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 MOULitt, David
Summary: Here's something true for almost every American. The democracy you live in today is different, completely different, than the democracy born into. Since 1980, the number of Americans legally barred from voting has more than doubled. Since the 1990s, odds of living in a competitive Congressional district have fallen by more than half. In the twenty-first century alone, the amount of money spent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020