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10% human : how your body's microbes hold the key to health and happiness
by Alanna Collen
Until recently, we had thought our microbes hardly mattered, but science is revealing a different story, one in which microbes run our bodies and becoming a healthy human is impossible without them. In this riveting, shocking, and beautifully written book, biologist Alanna Collen draws on the latest scientific research to show how our personal colony of microbes influences our weight, our immune system, our mental health, and even our choice of partner.
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The next happy : let go of the life you planned and find a new way forward
by Tracey Cleantis
Through Tracey Cleantis' work counseling hundreds of clients through the loss of their goals and aspirations, she discovered one simple truth: Sometimes there comes a time when the smartest, healthiest, and sanest thing to do is to let go of the original plan in order to find a new way forward toward happiness. And with this critical shift, a world of possibilities opens up to us. In The Next Happy, Cleantis offers a roadmap for that journey.
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Mindsharing : the art of crowdsourcing everything
by Lior Zoref
A leading social media expert shows how crowdsourcing is the key to making quicker, wiser, more-objective decisions, offering proven guidelines and techniques for applying what he calls "mind sharing" in new ways to supercharge our thinking and upgrade every aspect of our lives.
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Beyond : our future in space
by Chris Impey
An accessible report on humanity's imminent potential for living in space includes coverage of topics ranging from China's 2020 space station and the colonization of Mars to space-elevator innovations and the mapping of Earth-like exo-planets.
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Out of sight : the Los Angeles art scene of the sixties
by William R. Hackman
Chronicles the rapid rise, fall and rebirth of the Los Angeles art scene throughout the latter half of the 20th century, covering such topics as the emergence of the 1950s bohemian community, the founding of the Museum of Contemporary Art and the contributions of such artists as Ed Ruscha, Robert Irwin and Ken Price.
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Went the day well? : witnessing Waterloo
by David Crane
Drawing from the diaries, letters, reports and stories from participants and witnesses, the author describes in detail an hour-by hour account of the Battle of Waterloo, including a discussion of its causes, aftermath and effect on history.
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Border odyssey : travels along the US/Mexico divide
by Charles D. Thompson
Border Odyssey takes us on a drive toward understanding the U.S./Mexico divide: all 1,969 miles-from Boca Chica to Tijuana-pressing on with the useful fiction of a map. Along the journey, five centuries of cultural history, wars, and legislation unfold. And through observation, conversation, and meditation, Border Odyssey scopes the stories of the people and towns on both sides.
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