January 2018 list by Nanette Alderman
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The Better Brain Solution
by Steven Masley
A program that, in the fight against diabetes, memory loss, and cognitive decline, can reverse insulin resistance, enhance cognitive performance, and stop cognitive decline before it is too late.
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Bobby Flay Fit
by Bobby Flay
Bobby shares smoothies and juices, breakfast bowls, snacks to fuel workouts, hearty salads, nourishing soups, satisfying dinners, and lightened-up desserts. With fitness tips and a look into the chef’s daily healthy routines, this cookbook is for those who want to eat right without overhauling their pantries or sacrificing taste.
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Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker
by A. N. Wilson
A radical reappraisal of Darwin by the best-selling author of Victoria: A Life argues that the evolution pioneer was less of an original scientific intellect than a ruthless self-promoter who did not give credit to the actual sages whose ideas he advanced in his history-shaping book.
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Creativity Rules
by Tina Seelig
A practical guide on how to put your best ideas into action. For the past fifteen years, Professor Tina Seelig has taught her Stanford students how to creatively unleash their unique entrepreneurial spirits. In Creativity Rules, she shares this wisdom, offering inspiration and guidance to transform ideas into reality.
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Crime, Media, and Reality
by Venessa Garcia
The authors focus predominantly on the social constructions of crime and justice and how we absorb them. They look at the influence of crime news and true crime television series that prevent the public from understanding pure entertainment from the realities of crime and justice.
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The Doomsday Machine
by Daniel Ellsberg
The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Senior Fellow and iconic whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers presents an eyewitness exposé of the dangers of America's secret, long-standing nuclear policy.
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Finding My Virginity
by Richard Branson
The global business icon, in a sequel to his best-selling 1998 memoir Losing My Virginity, brings his life story up to date, including all the successes and failures of ventures such as Virgin Galactic, and also shares his personal, intimate thoughts on 50 years as a world entrepreneur and his shift to focusing more and more on public service.
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Fire on Ice
by Abby Haight
Learn about Harding’s hardscrabble childhood—a childhood racked by abuse, money problems, and unceasing pressure and belittlement by her mother. And you will learn how Tonya Harding made herself into one of America’s best skaters.
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Happiness in This Life
by Pope Francis
Presents a collection of homilies, speeches and “messages of the day” that brings together Pope Francis’s wisdom on finding happiness in the here and now.
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Joyful Daily Stitching, Seam by Seam
by Valerie Bothell
Includes instructions for 61 basic embroidery stitches and over 500 seam-treatment stitch combinations, as well as crazy-quilt-block piecing instructions and information about tools and supplies.
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Let Trump Be Trump
by Corey Lewandowski
A former campaign manager for Donald Trump's successful 2016 presidential run offers an insider's look at the ups and downs on the campaign trail.
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The Little Book of Lykke
by Meik Wiking
The author of the New York Times best-selling The Little Book of Hygge shares a new collection of inspirational writings and suggestions for achieving happiness by practicing the art of seeking out the good that exists in today's world.
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The Mindful Way to a Good Night's Sleep
by Tzivia Gover
This accessible guide to cultivating deep, restful sleep. Combines author Tzivia Gover’s expertise in both mindfulness and dreamwork. Gover offers practical lifestyle advice, simple yoga poses, 10-minute meditations, and easy breathing exercises, plus visualization and journaling activities.
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The Only Girl in the World
by Maude Julien
A memoir by a therapy specialist in manipulation and psychological control describes her harrowing upbringing by fanatic parents, who raised her in isolation through traumatic disciplinary exercises designed to "eliminate weakness," and recounts how she eventually escaped with the help of an outsider.
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Secrets of the Secret Service
by Gary J. Byrne
A behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the U.S. Secret Service shares insights into the reactionary approaches of the agency's increasingly politicized management and how the author, a former Secret Service officer and the author of Crisis of Character, believes that new strategies are placing presidential security at risk.
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The Super Carb Diet: The 90-day Life Changing Plan
by Bob Harper
The host of The Biggest Loser and best-selling author transitions away from elimination diets to outline time-tested strategies for overcoming cravings and enabling sustainable weight loss by consuming nutrient-dense foods and carefully timed carbs.
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Target 100: The World's Simplest Weight-loss Program in 6 Easy Steps
by Liz Josefsberg
A 15-year veteran of the weight-loss industry—who has both lost a significant amount of weight and helped celebrity clients—challenges the approaches of impractical and contradictory diets to outline holistic and manageable weight loss practices that involve drinking water, exercising, sleeping more and reducing stress.
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Top 10 San Francisco 2018
by Dorling Kindersley
This newly updated pocket travel guide for San Francisco will lead you straight to the best attractions the city has to offer, from the Golden Gate Bridge to Fisherman's Wharf to the best food in Chinatown.
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The Whole30 Fast and Easy
by Melissa Hartwig
Recipes perfect for weeknight cooking, lunches in a hurry, and hearty breakfasts that still get you out the door on time. Nearly effortless skillet meals, sheet-pat suppers, and slow-cook and no-cook meals, wmost of which can be made in 30 minutes or less.
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Wildlife Photography
by Jack Ballard
In this handy reference you will find information on camera equipment, proper photography technique, how to frame shots and make split-second decisions, and how to gain and apply specific knowledge about the animals you are hoping to photograph. Also included is an introduction to post-production computer skills that can really bring your photos to life.
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