Lalli, Frank
Summary: "Inspired by his viral New York Times article, prize-winning investigative journalist Frank Lalli details how he mastered the ins and outs of health care--and how you, too, can get the best care for your money. Frank Lalli, the former editor of Money and George magazines, has devoted his career to getting to the bottom of a good story. When he was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a rare but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 LALSilverberg, Cory
Summary: "A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or "the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young people and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.9071 SILNagoski, Emily
Summary: "A revised and updated edition of Emily Nagoski's game-changing New York Times bestseller Come As You Are, featuring new information and research on mindfulness, desire, and pleasure that will radically transform your sex life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster 2021
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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 WILFelter, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth Madison)
Summary: This exam review serves as a primary resource for any student taking the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES(R)) exam offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC). Starting with the history and value of the CHES(R) certification, this guide describes the requirements for sitting for the exam, the process of applying for the exam and the new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Springer Publishing Company, LLC 2019
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Summary: An essential guide for parents and educators, offering practical suggestions and strategies for raising smart, well-balanced, happily productive children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anansi 2014
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Kozol, Jonathan
Summary: "An eloquent and passionate call for educational reparations, from the New York Times bestselling author"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2024
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Summary: For centuries, doctors have struggled to define mental illness--how do you diagnose it, how do you treat it, how do you even know what it is? In search of an answer, in the 1970s a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan and seven other people--sane, normal, well-adjusted members of society--went undercover into asylums around America to test the legitimacy of psychiatry's labels. Forced to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.89 CAHBessie, Adam
Summary: "With Peter Glanting's powerful illustrations, author Adam Bessie, an English professor and graphic essayist, uses the unique historical moment of the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst to explore the existing inequalities and student struggles that plague the public education system. This graphic memoir chronicles the reverberations from the onset of the pandemic in 2020 when students and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Censored Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BESSIE, ADAM BESSummary: Mometrix Test Preparation's CHES Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass their Certified Health Education Specialist Exam. The exam is extremely challenging, and thorough test preparation is essential for success.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mometrix Media LLC 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610.76 CHESummary: Follows Damon Gameau as he embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as healthy. Highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC THAOlien, Darin
Summary: "Fatal conveniences are the toxic products we routinely use and the unhealthy things we do that our culture and corporations have made us believe are safe and necessary for living well and efficiently. These things--from deodorant, cosmetics, dental floss, and sunscreen to laundry detergent, air fresheners, carpets, and crayons to candles, tea bags, cell phones, and chewing gum--are ubiquitous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 OLISummary: "A complete guide with practical information and support for parents of children from newborn to three years old, by childcare experts at the renowned Mayo Clinic. Written by doctors who are also parents." -- amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mayo Clinic Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.122 MAYDenning, Patt
Summary: "Just say no" just doesn't work for everyone. If you've tried to quit and failed, simply want to cut down, or wish to work toward sobriety gradually, join the many thousands of readers who have turned to this empathic, science-based resource--now thoroughly revised. A powerful alternative to abstinence-only treatments, harm reduction helps you set and meet your own goals for gaining control...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Guilford Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 DENLupick, Travis
Summary: "A revelatory, moving narrative that offers a harrowing critique of the war on drugs from voices seldom heard in the conversation: drug users who are working on the front lines to reduce overdose deaths"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 LUPSummary: In Physician Suicide Letters—Answered, Dr. Wible exposes the pervasive and largely hidden medical culture of bullying, hazing, and abuse that claims the lives of countless medical students, doctors, and patients. Now—for the first time released to the public—here are private letters and last words from our doctors who could no longer bear the pain of an abusive medical system. What you don’t...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pamela Wible, M.D., Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 816 PHYDavis, Robert J.
Summary: A look behind the hype promulgated by a variety of health promoters argues that many of these pronouncements are half-truths pushed to advance a variety of agendas and furnishes tips, facts, tools, and resources to help readers critically assess the datato do what is best to promote their health and overall well-being.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 DAVBowman, Katy
Summary: "Learn how to kids--from babies to preteens--and their families moving more, together, outside." -- inside front jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Propriometrics Press 2021
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Summary: "Clear, easy principles to spot what's nonsense and what's reliable. Each year, teachers, administrators, and parents face a barrage of new education software, games, workbooks, and professional development programs purporting to be "based on the latest research." While some of these products are rooted in solid science, the research behind many others is grossly exaggerated. This new book,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.72 WILGross, Stephen M.
Summary: The Simplest Baby Book in the World is the illustrated grab-and-do guide that helps today's moms and dads gain confidence in their ability to be great parents. It makes raising a baby easier by curating and distilling down to their essentials the best-of-the-best advice on topics like sleep training, feeding and safety from doctors, nurses, parents and nannies. You will quickly and easily find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simplest Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.122 GROCriado-Perez, Caroline
Summary: "Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2019
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Summary: "An eye-opening, comprehensive history of diabetes research and treatment, by the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat and award-winning journalist"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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Summary: Rethink Your Position is every body's guide to everyday alignment. It explains how to check the way different areas are moving now, includes precision exercises to get important parts moving better, and shows how making small changes can increase your physical activity all day long--not only at the gym, but at the office, in the kitchen, on a walk with friends ... even while you're...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Propriometrics Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.7 BOWHibbs, B. Janet
Summary: "From two leading child and adolescent mental health experts comes a guide for the parents of every college and college-bound student who want to know what's normal mental health and behavior, what's not, and how to intervene before it's too late. All parenting is in preparation for letting go. However, the paradox of parenting is that the more we learn about late adolescent development and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019