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The book explores the hidden stories behind this sweet product, revealing how powerful American interests deposed Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii, how Hitler tried to ensure a steady supply of beet sugar when enemies threatened to cut off Germany's supply of overseas cane sugar, and how South Africa established a domestic ethanol industry in the wake of anti-apartheid sugar embargos. The book follows the history of sugar to the present day, showing...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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274 pages ; 24 cm
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The Chief Medical Correspondent at ABC News presents a guide to resilience in the era of COVID, sharing insights into how to understand evolving medical updates, adapt to evolving norms, and make responsible choices throughout the pandemic.
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Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
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232 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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All her life, Mitchell had eaten lustily and mindlessly. Food was her babysitter, her best friend, her confidant, and it provided a refuge from her fractured family. But when she stepped on the scale on her twentieth birthday and it registered a shocking 268 pounds, she knew she had to change the way she thought about food and herself: her life was at stake. She tells us how she discovered balance in an off-kilter world, finding beauty in acceptance...
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The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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An anesthesiologist and NASA adviser explores how pioneering doctors and scientists have built on findings about the body's response to extreme environments and physical challenges to develop such medical innovations as open-heart surgery, skin grafts and trauma care.
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Hudson Street Press
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©2014.
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xviii, 270 pages ; 24 cm
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"Caffeinated reveals the little-known truth about this addictive, largely unregulated drug found in coffee, energy drinks, teas, colas, chocolate, and even pain relievers. We learn why caffeine has such a powerful effect on everything from boosting our mood to improving our athletic performance as well as how--and why--brands such as Coca-Cola have ducked regulatory efforts for decades. We learn the differences in the various ways caffeine is delivered...
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"Thomas Fisher was raised on the South Side of Chicago and even as a kid understood how close death could feel-he came from a family of pioneering doctors who believed in staying in the community, but on those streets he saw just how vulnerable Black bodies could be. Determined to follow his family's legacy, Fisher studied public health at Dartmouth and Harvard, then returned to the University of Chicago Medical School. As soon as he graduated, he...
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Touchstone
Pub. Date
2016.
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281 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"From Laura Prepon, star of Orange Is the New Black, and integrative nutritionist Elizabeth Troy comes an exciting 21-day plan combining the latest in food science with ancient dietary wisdom, to shed stubborn weight for good and achieve overall wellness. Despite her glowing on-screen presence as the star of That 70's Show and Orange Is the New Black, Laura Prepon has always struggled with weight issues, digestive issues, bloating, and low energy....
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Grand Central Life & Style
Pub. Date
2014.
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viii, 213 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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"In her New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Plan, Lyn-Genet Recitas revealed what surprisingly "healthy" foods cause weight gain and a host of other health problems such as migraines, joint pain, and depression. Now all those who follow The Plan,and have learned which foods to eliminate from their diets, can support their new, healthier lifestyle with these delicious recipes. Recitas includes selections for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks,...
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Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
[2023]
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311 pages ; 25 cm
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""It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle." You've probably heard this phrase from any number of people in the wellness space. But as Christy Harrison reveals in her latest book, wellness culture promotes a standard of health that is often both unattainable anddeeply harmful. Many people with chronic illness understandably feel dismissed or abandoned by the healthcare system and find solace in alternative medicine, as Harrison once did. Yet the wellness...
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Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2020]
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176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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"...explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses."--
94) Chemerical
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Iron weed film club volume no. 67
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Iron Weed Film Club
Pub. Date
[2011]
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1 DVD (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Chemerical explores the life cycle of everyday householder cleaners and hygiene products to prove that, thanks to our clean obsession, we are drowning in sea of toxicity. The film is at once humorous, as we watch the Goode family try to turn a new leaf by creating and living in a toxic free home, and informative, as director Andrew Nisker works with many experts to give audiences the tools and inspiration to live toxic free.
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HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2017]
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342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Fast food is far more than just the burgers, fries, and burritos served at chain restaurants; it is also the toxic, human-engineered products found in every grocery store across America. These include: cold breakfast cereals; commercial and preserved (deli) meats and cheeses; sandwich breads and buns; chips, pretzels, and crackers; fried foods; energy bars; and soft drinks. Fast foods have become the primary source of calories in the United States...
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Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
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216 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Would you feed your child a candy bar for breakfast? Of course not. And yet today our children routinely consume three times the recommended daily allowance of added sugar, which puts them at an unprecedented risk for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure,high cholesterol, excess weight, and even nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Half the Sugar, All the Love is here to help, with 100 doctor-approved recipes that cut the sugar (by half or more!) without...
97) Homo spatius
Pub. Date
2019
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1 DVD (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Looks at the possible long-term physical and psychological effects of space travel on the human body and mind.
98) Un traductor
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Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2018]
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1 DVD (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A Russian literature professor teaching in Cuba becomes a translator for the Russian kids from the Chernobyl nuclear accident zone sent to Cuba for treatment.
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Scribner
Pub. Date
2013
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xvii, 267 p. ; 24 cm.
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From breakfast cereal to frozen pizza to nutrition bars, processed foods are a fundamental part of our diet, accounting for 65% of our nation's yearly calories. Over the past century, technology has transformed the American meal into a chemical-laden smorgasbord of manipulated food products that bear little resemblence to what our grandparents ate. Despite the growing presence of farmers' markets and organic offerings, food additives and chemical...
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Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2022]
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xii, 253 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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A harrowing narrative of the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam, which set sail with a deadly and little-understood stowaway-Covid-19-days before the world shut down in March, 2020. In early 2020, the world was on edge. An ominous virus was spreading on different continents, and no one knew what the coming weeks would bring. Far from the hotspots, the cruise ship Zaandam, owned by Holland America, was preparing to sail from Buenos Aires, Argentina,...
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