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Doctors from Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans מאת Vivien Spitz A chilling story of human depravity and ultimate justice, told for the first time by an eyewitness court reporter for the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Nazi doctors. This is the account of 23 men torturing and killing by experiment in the name of scientific research and patriotism. Doctors from Hell...

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Getting Started as a Freelance Writer, Expanded Edition (Culture Tools) מאת Robert W. Bly This expanded edition goes beyond advice on making a living as a business writer to include the more creative forms of writing. There are new chapters on writing and selling poems, short stories, novels, and essays, plus a new section on cartooning. Existing chapters have been brought up to date. Yo...

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Lives of Passion, School of Hope: How One Public School Ignites a Lifelong Love of Learning מאת Rick Posner Lives of Passion, School of Hope tells how a progressive public school in Colorado has transformed the lives of its alumni. It is about what happens to children and adults when they are encouraged to follow their bliss. It is also about personal empowerment and the development of confidence, curiosi...

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The Love of Uncertainty מאת Steven Harrison Steven Harrison's international dialogs invite people to discuss questions such as Can we have an experience that is truly new, truly unknown? Is experience shaped by what we know? This is not an idle philosophical pursuit, since the state of the world seems to hinge on our ability to step out of ou...

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The Art of Aging: Celebrating the Authentic Aging Self מאת Alice & Richard Matzkin In this beautiful book, painter and sculptor Alice and Richard Matzkin explore the experience of aging through their art, finding inspiration rather than despair. Both in their sixties, they use their paintings and sculptures and personal narrative to examine aspects of growing older--the pro...

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If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom: Inspiring Love, Creativity, and Intelligence in Middle School Kids מאת Bernie Schein Contrary to traditional educational thought, true emotion, rather than pure reason, is the secret to creativity and intelligence. The truth is ultimately personal-that's why it's universal. By the time Bernie Schein's students arrive in his middle-school classroom, they are little more than a gaggle...

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Portraits of Pregnancy: The Birth of a Mother מאת Jennifer Loomis The 3.5 million women who become pregnant in the US each year crave information and affirmation, especially when it is their first child. Portraits of Pregnancy, by acclaimed photographer Jennifer Loomis and journalist Hugo Kugiya, combines captivating fine-art photographs of pregnant women with int...

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How to Heal with Singing Bowls: Traditional Tibetan Healing Methods מאת Suren Shrestha No book on the market has the detailed, step-by-step instructions for ancient Tibetan healing bowl techniques that this one has. The healing methods are all illustrated with photographs showing how to place and strike the bowls, so that anyone can learn how to do it. Some of these methods have been ...

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Overpower Pain: The Strength-Training Program that Stops Pain without Drugs or Surgery מאת Mitchell T. Yass Mitch Yass's practice serves 8,000 physical therapy patients and 4,000 personal training clients. He was lead lecturer for the NYC exhibit Bodies-The Exhibition, and the press release for that event read Mr. Yass is the Miracle Man among Long Island physical therapists. He has helped thousands of pa...

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Nothing from Nothing: A Novella for None מאת N. Nosirrah From Sartre to Star Trek, Kafka to Mr. Wizard, Wagner to Puke Rock (don't ask)--no subject is too exalted or ridiculous to come under the acerbic scrutiny of N. Nosirrah. In this freewheeling, very funny story of Sixties excess, mad genius, enlightened rambling, death and transfiguration, no metaphy...

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Unplugged: How to Disconnect from the Rat Race, Have an Existential Crisis, and Find Meaning and Fulfillment (Culture Tools) מאת Nancy Whitney-Reiter The tremendous success of Po Bronson's What Should I Do With My Life and Neil Crofts's Authentic, and the resurgence of Paolo Coelho's The Alchemist indicate the inner struggle faced by many working professionals today. Unplugged explains why career breaks are necessary in our modern, technologicall...

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The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child מאת Ph.D Richard Selznick One of the worst feelings a child can have is being discouraged in school. The sense of hopelessness that pervades can become almost insurmountable. This is the emotional experience for the child called the shut-down learner. Also referred to as Lego kids or high-spatial children, such kids thrive w...

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Changing the Course of Autism: A Scientific Approach for Parents and Physicians מאת Bryan Jepson A decade ago, autism was a rare disease--today, most Americans know a family with an autistic child. Autism is now epidemic, currently affecting half a million American children, or 1 in 150. This makes it the most common developmental disability--more common than Down's syndrome, cerebral p...

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You Can Beat the Odds: The Surprising Factors Behind Chronic Illness and Cancer מאת Brenda Stockdale Discover a powerful shortcut to beating the odds when fighting for your health. With this practical guide, you will become skilled at using scientifically-based and time-tested techniques that have helped survivors for more than a decade. You will learn that there are shocking risk factors - greater...

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Holy Stars!: Favorite Deities, Prophets, Saints & Sages from Around the World מאת Kathleen Edwards People everywhere revere images and stories of religious figures--from Buddha and Jesus to Kuan Yin and the Virgin of Guadalupe--to remind themselves of the spiritual dimensions of life. But whether raised in a religious tradition or not, many people are mystified by spiritual icons from other cultu...

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Homebirth in the Hospital: Integrating Natural Childbirth with Modern Medicine מאת Stacey Marie Kerr MD The personalized and empowering experience of a home birth can also occur in a hospital setting. This book presents fifteen powerful testimonies about this kind of emotionally satisfying birth. The stories show that expectant mothers can minimize fear and put technology where it belongs.Dr. Kerr foc...

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Ultra-Fat to Ultra-Fit: A Scientist's Rational Approach to Extreme Weight Loss and Optimal Fitness מאת Noah Walton In a world where 95% of diets fail, one scientist set out to discover what we're really capable of. His book answers a seminal question every overweight person has asked themselves: If I really buckled down and tried to get in shape, just what could I accomplish? Armed only with his wits and a des...

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Pass the Jelly: Tales of Ordinary Enlightenment מאת Gary Crowley Engaging and fast paced, Pass the Jelly will have you laughing through a wild ride filled with unforgettable characters. Poignant and often hysterical memories from the author's 1970s New England childhood combine with outrageous present day interactions in an irreverent, charming journey as the aut...