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83) The bulletproof diet: lose up to a pound a day, reclaim your energy and focus, and upgrade your life
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"In his midtwenties, Dave Asprey was a successful Silicon Valley multimillionaire. He also weighed 300 pounds, despite the fact that he was doing what doctors recommended: eating 1,800 calories a day and working out 90 minutes a day, six times a week. When his excess fat started causing brain fog and food cravings sapped his energy and willpower, Asprey turned to the same hacking techniques that made his fortune to "hack" his own biology, investing...
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John Corey novels volume 4
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"Detective John Corey of The lion's game, Plum Island, and Night fall returns in a new novel about a conspiracy to detonate nuclear bombs in two American cities, setting off a world war of unimaginable proportions"--Provided by the publisher
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2019
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Is your diet feeding or defeating disease? Forget everything you think you know about your body and food, and discover the new science of how the body heals itself. Learn how to identify the strategies and the dosages for using food to transform your resilience and health in Eat to Beat Disease. We have radically underestimated our body's power to transform and restore our health. Pioneering physician scientist, Dr. William Li, empowers readers by...
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Imagine you're circling a crowded parking lot. Just as you spot a space, another driver races ahead and takes it. In a world of road rage, domestic violence, and professionally angry TV and radio commentators, your likely response is anger, even fury. Now imagine that instead of another driver, a cow has lumbered into that parking space and settled down. Your anger dissolves into bemusement. What has changed? Not just the occupant of the space but...
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Simon & Schuster
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2016
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English
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"As cyber-attacks dominate front-page news, as hackers displace terrorists on the list of global threats, and as top generals warn of a coming cyber war, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War, by Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Fred Kaplan. Kaplan probes the inner corridors of the National Security Agency, the beyond-top-secret cyber units in the Pentagon, the "information...
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"A decorated former Air Force pilot. A pregnant flight attendant. A dedicated TSA agent. The fates of these three, and many others, converge in Danielle Steel's gripping new novel--a heart-stopping thriller that engages ordinary men and women in the fight of their lives during a flight from New York to San Francisco. On a beautiful May morning at New York's John F. Kennedy airport, two planes have just departed for San Francisco--one a 757, another...
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Rodale
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[2015]
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"Bulletproof: The Cookbook picks up where the diet plan leaves off, arming you with 125 recipes to stay Bulletproof for life and never get bored. Famous for his butter-laden Bulletproof Coffee, Dave packs the book with the delicious, filling meals he uses to maintain his weight loss and sustain his boundless energy. Once you get your hands on these mouthwatering recipes, you'll be hungry for more--and this book is just what you'll reach for. The Bulletproof...
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W.W. Norton & Company
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[2014]
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Social media bullying, and the recent tragedies stemming from it, has given the widespread problem a new dimension. While no magic cure-all exists, adults can learn and implement all sorts of quick and easy techniques that can make a huge difference in the lives of kids. Whitson lays out key strategies, from establishing meaningful connections with kids to creating a positive school climate, to reaching out to bullies, empowering bystanders, and much...
94) Cancer
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Lucent Books
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c2009
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English
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Explores cancer in detail, covering its diagnosis, treatments, prevention, and medical advances.
95) Terrorism
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Greenhaven Press
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2011.
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English
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Explores the issue of terrorism by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.
97) Rain on the Dead
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"In the past few years, the killing and capture of many Al-Qaeda leaders has left the terrorist organization wounded--but by no means dead. And they intend to prove it. On a dark summer night, two Chechen mercenaries emerge from the waters off Nantucket to kill a high-value target, the former president of the United States, Jake Cazalet. Unfortunately for them, Cazalet has guests with him, including black ops specialist Sean Dillon and his colleague,...
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Verbal bullying is a type of psychological and emotional abuse, and can often have an even greater impact than a bully who uses their fists to inflict damage. What can a young person do in the face of name-calling and insults that seem harmless to many outsiders? Through this comprehensive volume, readers will learn how a bully becomes a bully, what constitutes verbal bullying, and where to seek help. It includes valuable resources from anti-bullying...
99) Suicide
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Greenhaven Press
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2012.
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English
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Examines the issue of suicide from a variety of international perspectives.
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