Hossain, Anushay
Summary: Growing up in Bangladesh in the 1980s, the concept of women's healthcare hardly existed. Hossain was relieved to deliver her baby in the US. But things started to go awry from the minute she stepped in the hospital, and after thirty hours of labor Hossain ran a fever of 104 degrees, she shook and trembled uncontrollably, and the doctors finally performed an emergency C-section. Her experience...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 HOSLeaf, Caroline
Summary: Our thought lives have incredible power over our mental, emotional, and even physical well-being. In fact, our thoughts can either limit us to what we believe we can do or release us to experience abilities well beyond our expectations. When we choose a mindset that extends our abilities rather than placing limits on ourselves, we will experience greater intellectual satisfaction, emotional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BakerBooks, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 LEAClark, Anna (Anna Leigh)
Summary: "When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city's water supply to a source that corroded Flint's aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: the residents of Flint, mostly poor and African...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2018
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Summary: "What if you could focus on one aspect of your well-being to transform all the others--and at the same time prevent health problems you didn't even know were lurking beneath the surface? In today's world, we have no idea how many symptoms, conditions, and diseases are rooted in an overloaded liver. It's not only about liver cancer, cirrhosis, and hepatitis. Nearly every challenge--from pesky...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House Inc. 2018
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Summary: Scientists are often unable to package their insights into the neat narratives that the public requires. Enter celebrities, advocates, lobbyists-- people taking advantage of scientists' reluctance to provide easy answers, flooding the media with misleading or incorrect claims about health risks. Offit shares hard-earned wisdom on the dos and don'ts of battling misinformation. He discusses the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.101 OFFHopkinson, Deborah
Summary: Chronicles the women's rights movement in the United States, from the beginning of the movement in the nineteenth century and the fight for equal rights in the 1960s to such present-day events as the Women's March in 2017.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2018
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Summary: "Fat isn't the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn't match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates 'thin' with 'healthy' is the problem. The solution? Health at every size. Tune in to your body's expert guidance. Find the joy in movement. Eat what you want, when you want, choosing pleasurable foods that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 BACSummary: Collects recipes highlighting the Dutch ovens versatility as a soup pot, a deep fryer, a braiser, a roaster, an enclosed bread oven, and the vessel for one-dish meals, including such dishes as chicken curry, minestrone, pot roast, and fried chicken.
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Publisher / Publication Date: America's Test Kitchen 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.58 COOCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.58 COOSummary: This book, companion to the Discovery Channel/BBC series, is an enduring record of one of the most ambitious natural history projects ever undertaken. Using the latest aerial surveillance, state-of-the-art cameras, and high definition technology, the creators have assembled more than 400 photographs of landscapes from around the globe, including footage of rarely seen creatures. Many of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Earth FothergillCurry, Kevin
Summary: We like to be inspired when it comes to food. No one enjoys cookie-cutter meal plans, bland recipes, or eating the same thing every day. Instead of worrying about what to eat and how it's going to affect our bodies, we should embrace food freedom--freedom to create flavorful meals, but in a more calorie-conscious way; freedom to indulge occasionally while being mindful of portions; and freedom...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56 CURKhakpour, Porochista
Summary: "In the tradition of Brain on Fire and Darkness Visible, an honest, beautifully rendered memoir of chronic illness, misdiagnosis, addiction, and the myth of full recovery that details author Porochista Khakpour's struggles with late-stage Lyme disease. For as long as writer Porochista Khakpour can remember, she has been sick. For most of that time, she didn't know why. All of her trips to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KHAKPOUR, POROCHISTA KHALloyd, Donal Blaise.
Summary: "Covers residential geothermal heating and cooling, including various system options and installation configurations, costs and payback issues, performance standards, and contractors. Also examines how energy-efficient, non-polluting geothermal heat pumps work and how to integrate solar energy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: PixyJack Press 2011
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 697 LLOAlbert, Lee (Lee Michael)
Summary: Proven, practical, easy-to-follow program to reduce and even eliminate chronic muscular pain through simple movements and home care. Demonstrates how Integrated Positional Therapy (IPT) effectively treats pain patterns caused by injury, stress, repetitive strain, postural distortion and chronic neuromuscular conditions. Includes specific wellness plans for: headache, neck and shoulder pain, low...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dudley Court Press 2018
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Summary: In this inspirational yet practical book, the nutritional consultant and holistic healthcare expert who has helped celebrities such as Jessica Alba, Molly Sims, Chelsea Handler, and Emmy Rossum improve their health and achieve their goals shows you how to get beyond the food drama of cyclical fad diets and feel and look great by eating well. Kelly's Food Freedom program helps you set yourself...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Summary: "There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine--keeping patients alive at all costs. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to machines and tubes, even though research indicates that most prefer to die at home in comfort, surrounded by loved ones. The question How do you want to live? must be posed to the seriously ill because they deserve to choose. If doctors...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Aging VolandesBorgert-Spaniol, Megan
Summary: "Get ready to celebrate the planet. Learn all about Earth Day and its traditions with Super Simple Earth Day Activities. Then, explore ways you can celebrate this holiday by making seed bombs, bird feeders, and more. Colorful photos and step-by-step instructions make each project super easy and super fun"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5941 BORHancock, Graham.
Summary: "The evidence revealed in this book shows beyond reasonable doubt that an advanced civilization that flourished during the Ice Age was destroyed in the global cataclysms between 12,800 and 11,600 years ago. But there were survivors-- known to later cultures by names such as 'the Sages', 'the Magicians', 'the Shining Ones', and 'the Mystery Teachers of Heaven'. They travelled the world in their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.94 HANBurdick, Debra E.
Summary: "Mindfulness for kids with ADHD offers fun and accessible mindfulness exercises to help your child successfully navigate all areas of life. The activities in this easy-to-use workbook will help your child develop self-awareness and self-reflection--two skills that kids with ADHD often need extra help with. Your child will also learn the process of setting intention, as well as specific...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2018
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Summary: Real wellness isn't just the absence of injury or illness. Janssen shares a consciousness- and compassion- based system for navigating wholeness in mind, body, and soul. This whole-body approach is the start of a vital, fulfilled life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Ethos 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The simplest stitch--the most spectacular results! Featuring a foreword from knitwear designer Holli Yeoh! Garter stitch is the first stitch pattern we learn as knitters--and now, we celebrate the beauty and sophistication of this simple stitch with Garter Stitch Revival. In this gorgeous collection, each project highlights garter stitch in its detail work, as a supporting role for other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interweave 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 GARArch, Liz
Summary: Offers an integrated approach to healing from trauma. Helps you to take control of your own healing and reclaim wholeness with movement, mindfulness, and nutrition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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Summary: Fight cancer, diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, and even the aging process itself with one simple, scientifically proven plan to reverse disease--as well as prevent and reduce symptoms--from the world-renowned pioneer of lifestyle medicine. Dean Ornish, M.D., has directed revolutionary research proving, for the first time, that lifestyle changes can often reverse--undo!--the progression of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2019