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1) How to menopause: take charge of your health, reclaim your life, and feel even better than before
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2025.
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"Menopause needs a rebrand. Like it or not, women are finding themselves in the middle of a global transition: by 2025, 1.1 billion women will be in menopause. There's been nothing like it since the women's movement caught fire in the late 60s and early 70s, and the call for change is coming from women themselves. In 2021, journalist Tamsen Fadal took off her makeup and revealed her menopause struggles on TikTok. Since then, her #GRWM authenticity...
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2024.
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"'Magical thinking' can be broadly defined as the belief that one's internal thoughts can affect unrelated events in the external world: Think of the conviction that one can manifest their way out of poverty, stave off cancer with positive vibes, thwart the apocalypse by learning to can their own peaches, or transform an unhealthy relationship to a glorious one with loyalty alone. In all its forms, magical thinking works in service of restoring agency...
3) All about allergies: everything you need to know about asthma, food allergies, hay fever, and more
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"From viral social media sensation Dr. Zachary Rubin, an in-depth look at both common and surprising allergies, spotlighting patient stories, the history and science behind allergies, common myths, treatment options, and more"-- Provided by publisher.
4) Animal
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Introduces the world of animals, describing their physical characteristics, life cycles, habitats, group behaviors, roles as workers and companions to humans, and the different steps being taken to protect them.
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2024.
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Revisits the world of social epidemics first explored in Gladwell's 2000 book "The tipping point," this time taking a closer look at the dark side of social engineering. Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light. Why is Miami...Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell...
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy.
The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what's available--sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin from frogs and hearts from pigs, crafting eye parts from...
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"How does the brain--a three-pound wrinkly mass--give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, and shame? Renowned psychologist Paul Bloom answers these questions and many more in Psych, his riveting new book about the science of the mind. Psych is an expert and passionate guide to the most intimate aspects of our...
8) Hong Kong
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The people of Hong Kong treasure their leisure time because of often long work days and commutes. This book brings these pursuits into splendid focus including the many parks, beaches, and games residents enjoy. The book also highlights the history and traditions of Hong Kong in detailed sidebars and vivid photographs to engage the young reader.
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2025.
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"In 2023, hundreds of AI luminaries signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence poses a serious risk of human extinction. Since then, the AI race has only intensified. Companies and countries are rushing to build machines that will be smarter than any person. And the world is devastatingly unprepared for what would come next. For decades, two signatories of that letter -- Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares -- have studied how smarter-than-human...
10) Arapaimas
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"Engaging images accompany information about arapaimas. The combination of high- interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"-- Provided by publisher.
11) Haiti
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"Haiti is often in the news for its struggles-from political instability to natural disasters. However, there is much more to this nation, which readers discover in this detailed guide. Focused chapters provide overviews of curricular topics, such as Haiti's geography and government, as well as fun cultural elements, such as leisure activities and cuisine. Recipes are even included to bring this cultural exploration into the kitchen. As readers explore...
14) Cuba
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Cavendish Square
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"The island nation of Cuba has a rich and complex history that has shaped its culture and continues to affect its people today. Readers discover this as they explore focused chapters that highlight aspects of life in Cuba-from the environment and economy to foods and festivals. The comprehensive main text includes a thorough breakdown of current events in Cuba, and sidebars highlight Cuban activists who serve as examples of global citizenship. In...
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2024.
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Here is the story of the largest storms on earth and how those storms are growing bigger and stronger. The tale of extreme weather doesn't begin with floods, fires, or even the air that carries this change to our lives. It begins with the ocean. Oceans create weather, climate, floods, droughts, and most of the geophysical fallout of global warming. Exactly how, award-winning writer Porter Fox contends, depends on invisible ocean currents, planetary...
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2025.
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"It was one of history's great vanishing acts. As early as 3500 BCE, scribes in the mud-walled city-state of Sumer used a reed stylus to press tiny wedge-shaped symbols into clay. For three thousand years, the script chronicled the military conquests, scientific discoveries, and epic literature of the grand kingdoms of Mesopotamia - Assyria, Babylon, the mighty Achaemenid Empire - along with precious minutia about everyday life so long ago. But as...
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"Nurses have always been vital to human existence. A nurse was likely there when you were born and a nurse might well be there when you die. Familiar in hospitals and doctors' offices, these dedicated health professionals can also be found in schools, prisons, and people's homes; at summer camps; on cruise ships, and even at NASA. Yet despite being celebrated during the Covid-19 epidemic, nurses are often undermined and undervalued in ways that reflect...
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Bigfoot is an instantly recognizable figure. Through the decades, this elusive primate has been featured in movies and books, on coffee mugs, beer koozies, car polish, and CBD oil. Which begs the question: what is it about Bigfoot that's caught hold of our imaginations? Journalist and self-diagnosed skeptic John O'Connor is fascinated by Sasquatch. Curious to learn more, he embarks on a quest through the North American wilds in search of Bigfoot,...
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"A guide to the iconic missionsof Agent 007 meticulously charted on an epic worldwide journey. With over 200 stunning photographs, exclusive new interviews with the Bond filmmakers and detailed maps, Darker than the Sun will transport you to the very places where the action unfolds. Immerse yourself in the allure of the settings, with images capturing both the real-life locations and behind-the-scenes shots from the film sets. Each movie is accompanied...



