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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Simple and proven physical practices designed to improve the way your body feels—less stiffness! fewer aches and pain!— and boost the overall quality of your life, no matter how you spend your time. From the innovators behind The Ready State and the movement bible Becoming a Supple Leopard.
“The definitive guide for building an all-around healthy and high-performing body and mind.” —Andrew Huberman,...
“The definitive guide for building an all-around healthy and high-performing body and mind.” —Andrew Huberman,...
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2019.
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English
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"In the mid-1400s, an unnamed Catholic monk composed a popular self-help book called Ars moriendi, or The art of dying. Written in Latin, this medieval death manual taught people how to navigate the trials of the deathbed, using simple rituals of repentance, reassurance, and letting go. ...Award-winning journalist Katy Butler argues that we have lost touch with the "art of dying" as practiced by our ancestors, yet we still hunger for rites of passage,...
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2018.
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English
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Have you ever wondered why we stop to watch the orange glow that arrives before sunset, or why we flock to see cherry blossoms bloom in spring? Is there a reason that people -- regardless of gender, age, culture, or ethnicity -- are mesmerized by baby animals, and can't help but smile when they see a burst of confetti or a cluster of colorful balloons? We are often made to feel that the physical world has little or no impact on our inner joy. Increasingly,...
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Beacon Press
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English
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"The co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast and creator of Your Fat Friend equips you with the facts to debunk common anti-fat myths and with tools to take action for fat justice"--
The pushback that shows up in conversations about fat justice takes exceedingly predicable form. Losing weight is easy--calories in, calories out. Fat people are unhealthy. We're in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Fat acceptance "glorifies obesity." The BMI is an...
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Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the "disease model" of addiction is wrong and illuminates the path to recovery. The psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have branded addiction a brain disease, based on evidence that brains change with drug use. But in The Biology of Desire, cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis...
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Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Ask people to describe anxiety and they'll start with the familiar symptoms: racing heart, sweaty palms, difficulty breathing. Anxiety, they might add, is "freaking out," a panic attack, or a frightening loss of control. But anxiety isn't always what we think it is, especially now. Anxiety has become the new normal, constant and simmering, disguising itself in patterns and responses we don't even recognize as anxiety. These patterns include: - Ruminating...
588) The Age-Proof Brain: New Strategies to Improve Memory, Protect Immunity, and Fight Off Dementia
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HighBridge
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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When it comes to keeping your brain in tip-top shape, you aren't limited to crossword puzzles, brain games, and Sudoku. The keys to keeping your mind sharp are already in your hands: eleven simple but powerful lifestyle factors often have a greater impact on our health than our genetics. In The Age-Proof Brain, scientist and popular speaker Dr. Marc Milstein shares "complex science in simple (and often humorous) examples, case histories, and 'how-to'...
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Zondervan
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Award-winning author, Lee Strobel, interviews experts about the evidence for the afterlife and offers credible answers to the most provocative questions about what happens when we die, near-death experiences, heaven, and hell.
We all want to know what awaits us on the other side of death, but is there any reliable evidence that there is life after death. Investigative author Lee Strobel offers a lively and compelling study into one of the most provocative...
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English
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2017 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year
The instant New York Times bestseller from the creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder shares how saying YES changed her life. "As fun to read as Rhimes's TV series are to watch" (Los Angeles Times).
She's the creator and producer of some of the most groundbreaking and audacious shows on television...
The instant New York Times bestseller from the creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder shares how saying YES changed her life. "As fun to read as Rhimes's TV series are to watch" (Los Angeles Times).
She's the creator and producer of some of the most groundbreaking and audacious shows on television...
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Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience to support her as she surfed the crowd (and slept on their couches while touring). And when she left her record label to strike out on her own, she asked her fans...
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Watkins Media
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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According to the World Health Organization, 350 million people worldwide currently suffer from depression. This book is aimed at anyone suffering mild to moderate episodes who would like to help themselves get better using natural anti-depressants. After all, happiness is not a spectator sport.
The text explains key strategies to help you not only overcome depression but also reduce the chances of it occurring or recurring. As such, it...
The text explains key strategies to help you not only overcome depression but also reduce the chances of it occurring or recurring. As such, it...
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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A longtime trauma worker, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky offers a deep and empathetic survey of the often-unrecognized toll taken on those working to make the world a better place. We may feel tired, cynical, or numb or like we can never do enough. These, and other symptoms, affect us individually and collectively, sapping the energy and effectiveness we so desperately need if we are to benefit humankind, other living things, and the planet itself. In
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Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2001
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English
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Why does talk in families so often go in circles, leaving us tied up in knots? Linguist Deborah Tannen reveals why talking to family members is so often painful and problematic — even when we're all adults.
Searching for signs of acceptance and belonging, we find signs of disapproval and rejection. Why do the seeds of family love so often yield a harvest of criticism and judgment? In I Only Say This Because I Love You, Tannen shows...
Searching for signs of acceptance and belonging, we find signs of disapproval and rejection. Why do the seeds of family love so often yield a harvest of criticism and judgment? In I Only Say This Because I Love You, Tannen shows...
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Sounds True
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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Practical Survival Skills for Sensitive and Empathic People
Are you an empath? If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by noise and crowds, been put down for being too shy and introverted, or “caught” someone else’s bad mood, chances are you’re at least partially an empath. As an empath herself, Dr. Judith Orloff is uniquely versed in the challenges and opportunities facing people with extraordinary sensitivity.
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Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2019
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English
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In this New York Times bestselling "imperative how-to for creativity" (Nick Offerman), Adam Savage—star of Discovery Channel's Mythbusters—shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making your idea a reality.
Every Tool's a Hammer is a chronicle of my life as a maker. It's an exploration of making, but it's also a permission slip of...
Every Tool's a Hammer is a chronicle of my life as a maker. It's an exploration of making, but it's also a permission slip of...
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Books on Tape
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English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Power of Habit and Supercommunicators and “master of the life hack” (GQ) explores the fascinating science of productivity and offers real-world takeaways to apply your life, whether you’re chasing peak productivity or simply trying to get back on track.
“Duhigg melds cutting-edge science, deep reporting,...
“Duhigg melds cutting-edge science, deep reporting,...
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Summersdale Publishers Ltd
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English
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Depression costs the UK economy £17 billion each year. NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) identifies Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as the best treatment since it is as effective as drugs but with a much lower relapse rate. In the face of an acute shortage of therapists, this book aims to teach people the main principles of CBT and similar talking therapies to allow them to deal effectively with their own problems. This book
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Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Conscious Uncoupling is a breakup or divorce that is characterized by good will, generosity, and respect. And it's a book for anyone who has ever experienced a bad breakup of any kind—with a girlfriend, boyfriend, friend, boss, employee, husband, or wife—and who wants to try another way.
It's well past time we became more grown-up and less damaging in how we dissolve relationships. Conscious Uncoupling is a tried-and-true,
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