Duhigg, Charles.
Summary: A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed. Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Publishing Group 2012
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Duhigg, Charles.
Summary: Award-winning business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 158.1 DUHDuhigg, Charles.
Summary: A thirty-four-year-old woman walks into a research laboratory outside Bethesda, Maryland. Over the past two years, she has changed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, lost forty pounds, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists are shocked to discover, have fundamentally changed. A group of marketers and psychologists at Proctor &...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2012
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Duhigg, Charles.
Summary: Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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Summary: "Our lives are filled with repetitive tasks meant to boost productivity—what we come to know as habits. Over time, these habits (for example, brushing your teeth or putting on your right sock first) are done on autopilot. But when a layer of mindfulness accompanies a habit—when we focus on the precise way an act is performed—a ritual has been created. Now, an everyday act goes from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024
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Summary: "Forget perfection-grab your supplies and get messy with the easy techniques and projects for creating with watercolor, acrylic, markers, inks, and more in Get Messy Art. Play, experiment, and explore with zero judgment, zero pressure, and all the fun"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books, and imprint of The Quatro Group 2022
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Summary: "A guilt-free guide that strips away the myths you've believed about motherhood and offers you a new way to think--about your kids, yourself, and being the mom you've always wanted to be. A recent Barna study stated that 80 percent of mothers are stressed out, 70 percent are tired, and 56 percent are overcommitted. This book is for them: every mom who feels overwhelmed, worried, stressed,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 WORRinpoche, Phakchok
Summary: "A Buddhist master's guide to cultivating dignity through meditation, in order to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life. The notion of dignity is crucial to questions of how best to live a meaningful and fulfilling life, particularly for people who feel self-doubt and low self-esteem as well as those who can feel trapped by their anxiety, dissatisfaction, or even success. In today's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 RINJohnson, Amy
Summary: "Little changes can make a big, big difference! In The Little Book of Big Change, psychologist Amy Johnson shows you how to rewire your brain and overcome your bad habits-once and for all. No matter what your bad habit is, you have the power to change it. Drawing on a powerful combination of neuroscience and spirituality, this book will show you that you are not your habits. Rather, your habits...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.8 JOHFrazier, Matt.
Summary: "Combining the winning elements of proven training approaches, motivational stories, and innovative recipes, No Meat Athlete is a unique guidebook, healthy-living cookbook, and nutrition primer for the beginner, every day, and serious athlete who wants to live a meatless lifestyle. Author and popular blogger, Matt Frazier, will show you that there are many benefits to embracing a meat-free...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 FRAMacomber, Debbie.
Summary: Illustrates how simple acts of generosity have lasting life-changing impact on both recipients and givers, sharing true stories of random acts of kindness that have changed lives in unimaginable and wonderful ways.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 241.4 MACDuncan, Oonagh
Summary: "Join the Movement. Ditch the Diet. Who's ready to stop thinking about weight loss? To free their brain from thoughts about ketones, calories, and fasting? Who wants life to be more effortless, energetic, and empowered? Welcome to a refreshing and gloriously unapologetic conversation about health, fitness and habits. Award-winning trainer Oonagh Duncan cuts through the wellness clutter to drop...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 DUNVonn, Lindsey
Summary: "Lessons in strength, fitness, food, and attitude from the popular world champion skier and beauty icon--Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn. Olympic Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn wants women to stop thinking about "losing weight fast," and instead focus on loving their bodies for what they are and what they can do. Lindsey is a small-town Minnesota girl at heart turned world-champion skier, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 VONOakley, Barbara A.
Summary: Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. In her book, she offers you the tools needed to get a better grasp of that intimidating but inescapable field.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 OAKBrewer, Judson
Summary: "A program proven to heal our relationship with food and our bodies from New York Times bestselling author of Unwinding Anxiety. Anyone who struggles with overeating knows what it's like to feel out of control-and to feel the guilt attached to it. While ordinary anxiety feels like something that happens to us, the siren song of food cravings feels like something we should be able to control....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2024
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Summary: With a stellar horn section and plenty of funk, Tower of Power created a unique sound. The hits from their time at Warner Brothers, which includes the hit What is Hip, are all featured here.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Archives 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES TOWSummary: ABC News' World News Tonight has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Quitline Consortium to provide viewers with a comprehensive look at the leading cause of preventable death in America: lung cancer. This compilation of WNT segments reports on issues ranging from tobacco-related public health policy, to the latest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Kanojia, Alok
Summary: "When it comes to family rules around video games, most parents are at a loss. How much should I let them play? is always a parent's first question, but when their child becomes irritable, rude, or seemingly directionless, the question becomes more urgent: Help! How do I get them to be interested in anything else?! Known as "Dr. K" to his millions of followers, the former Harvard Medical School...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2024
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Summary: A whole-body guide to back pain and fitness incorporates recommendations by a back-pain doctor and patient that identify triggering movements to reduce or potentially heal pain to help sufferers pursue long-term health goals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2018