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Series: Body on Fire How Inflammation Triggers Chronic Illness and the Tools We Have to Fight It Paperback Monica Aggarwal, MD 9781570673924 $22.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Sep 01, 2020

Numerous lifestyle factors can lead to inflammation, which in turn can trigger a number of illnesses. Two physicians draw on their personal and professional experiences and present an in-depth evaluation of the impact inflammation has on chronic disease, along with a revolutionary approach for restoring balance. Drs. Aggarwal and Rao help you to take a personal, honest assessment of your energy, lifestyle, dietary habits, and mental state, and then provide a series of interventions that will enable you to reclaim your health. In-depth explanati... + Read More
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Series: Dark Side of the Ocean The Destruction of Our Seas, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do About It Paperback Albert Bates 9781570673948 $16.95 SCIENCE Sep 01, 2020

Our oceans face levels of devastation previously unknown in human history--from pollution, from overfishing, and through damage to delicate aquatic ecosystems affected by global warming. Ocean biodiversity is being decimated on par with the fastest rates of rain forest destruction. More than 80 per cent of pollutants in the oceans come from sewage and other land-based runoff (some of it radioactive). The rest is created by waste dumped by commercial and recreational vessels. In many areas and for many fish stocks, there are no conservation or m... + Read More
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Series: Stay Grounded Soil Building for Sustainable Gardens Paperback Melinda Cordell 9781570673955 $18.95 GARDENING Sep 01, 2020

When you start thinking of soil as a living organism that has to be fed, your whole view of gardening changes. But keep in mind that soil-building is not a one-time operation ? it?s a process. Learn the tricks of the trade from a longtime horticultural expert who explains that the key to well-fed and happy plants lies in constantly replacing the humus, or the organic material, that is essential for releasing nutrients in a form that?s easily absorbed by plant roots. Chemical fertilizers will not add humus to the soil. These are merely nutritio... + Read More
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Series: Finding Grace Paperback Kim Sigafus 9781939053299 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Sep 01, 2020

Autumn Dawn has learned to deal with her dyslexia and her life is starting to look better, but a horrible accident threatens to change everything. When her mother and brother are crossing a street, they are accidentally hit by a car. Autumn's little brother is okay, but her mother ends up in intensive care. Autumn's father, who had walked away from his family awhile ago, leaving them to fend for themselves, is now back in their lives and trying to make amends. When Autumn's mom is released from the hospital, she still needs help, so Autumn's da... + Read More
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Series: We Want Equal Rights! How Suffragists Were Influenced By Native American Women Paperback Sally Roesch Wagner 9781939053282 $18.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Aug 01, 2020

This is the story of remarkable women who laid the foundation for the modern women's movement and the American Indian nation that proved equality was possible. In 1850, these brave women challenged a culture that believed they were inferior to men. How did they envision such a world? They looked to their neighbors the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and saw how women were held in high regard, with even greater rights than men. In the United States, a woman was considered subservient to her husband, who gained all his wife's wealth upon marriage. Women... + Read More
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Series: First Fire A Cherokee Story Paperback Bradley Wagnon 9781939053275 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Sep 01, 2020

This story takes place during a time when animals could do many of the things that people do. The Creator gave the animals the world to live in, but they were without a source of heat at night. Great Thunder and his sons saw the plight of the animals, so he sent lightning down to strike a tree. The tree burst into flames, but because it was on an island, there was no way for the animals to easily get to the tree. Many animals tried to bring the fire over the water to the shore, but they were all unsuccessful. One small creature, the Water Spide... + Read More
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Series: Sacred Song of the Hermit Thrush A Mohawk Story Paperback Tehanetorens 9781939053268 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Sep 01, 2020

Long ago, when the Birds had no songs, only Man could sing. When the Good Spirit walked the Earth, he noticed a great silence. He realized the Birds had no songs. He devised a great game and told the Birds that whichever one could fly the highest would receive a very beautiful song. But not all the Birds were honest. In his desire to win the game, the small Hermit Thrush jumped on the back of the great Eagle. The Eagle flew higher than any of the Birds, but when he came back to land, the Good Spirit said the Hermit Thrush had gone the highest, ... + Read More
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Series: Native American Night Before Christmas Hardcover Gary Robinson 9781939053305 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Sep 01, 2020

An innovative retelling of the classic Christmas tale, this full-color book takes a whimsical look at what Christmas Eve might be like for an American Indian family when Old Red Shirt (the Indian Santa Claus) comes a-calling with his team of flying white buffalo to deliver fry bread, commodities, and other goodies. Renowned Cherokee artist Jesse Hummingbird's inspired illustrations transform the author's playful adaptation into a fresh and modern work of art.
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Series: Science Fiction's Greatest Influcencers WE Paperback Yevgeny Zamyatin 9781949671094 $15.95 FICTION Sep 01, 2020

One thousand years in the future, the perfect totalitarian state has stripped humanity of any desire of individuality, privacy, or control over their own lives. Or almost. When a government scientist becomes enamored with a sultry revolutionary, his eyes are opened to the horrors of his own unthinking, unfeeling existence in total subservience to the state. But when he enlists in her plot to overthrow the government and its all-seeing figurehead, the Well-Doer, he'll soon discover there is no escape, and freedom is an irretrievable relic of an ... + Read More
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Series: Forbidden Minds Way Out Paperback Armond Boudreaux 9781949671087 $21.95 FICTION Sep 01, 2020

After a virus creates a pandemic of miscarriages and deformities, governments around the world rush to mandate the use of artificial wombs for all human reproduction. Reporter Jessica Brantley has made many enemies covering both sides of the controversial new laws. And now she's discovered a truth no one ever suspected-The U.S. government is covering up the existence of telepathic children and using its control over human reproduction to eliminate them in the womb. The truth is no secret to former U.S. marine Valerie Hara. Her illegally born el... + Read More
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Series: Science Fiction's Greatest Influcencers Heads of Cerberus Paperback Gertrude Barows Bennett 9781949671117 $15.95 FICTION Sep 01, 2020

In this often-overlooked science-fiction classic, seventeen -year-old Viola follows her adventurous brother Terry and young lawyer-turned-thief Bobby through a shadowy hell dimension and into a nightmarish future America. In the year 2118, in the city-state of Philadelphia, the poor must compete in a series of hopelessly rigged games if they hope to escape a life of abject servitude and join the ruling class. The losers are publicly executed. Viola, Terry, and Bobby have no choice but to join the games in order to find their way back home to th... + Read More
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Series: Asperfell Paperback Jamie Thomas 9781949671063 $18.50 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Sep 01, 2020

At twenty years of age, Briony has no interest in the rituals of life at court?especially marriage. She?s far more concerned with the young king?s obsession with magic and oppression of those who can wield it. When Briony is arrested and sentenced to death for a magic she never knew she possessed, she escapes through a magical gate to the ancient fortress of Asperfell. Asperfell is now a prison for the darkest and most dangerous Mages. No one has ever escaped. Trapped amongst the hopeless, the violent, and the deranged, Briony discovers the ro... + Read More
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Series: The General Buzz Always Greener Paperback J.R.H. Lawless 9781949671049 $21.95 FICTION Mar 15, 2020

In the year 2072, new technology allows the television to be broadcast straight into?and out of?the human eye. When a reality show offers a lifetime of lazy luxury to the one person living the world?s worst life, everyone is out to prove just how bad they?ve got it. Eight contestants vie for the prize, allowing the whole world to see life through their eyes, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Only the show?s ever-smiling host, an equally hopeful and hapless former weatherman, seems to have any faith left in humanity. Each week, he s... + Read More
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Series: Wild Sun Paperback Ahmad Ehsan 9781949671001 $21.95 FICTION Sep 01, 2020

An old-school sci-fi epic in the vein of Frank Herbert and Ursula K. LeGuin, this is the deeply personal journey of two native slaves who are thrust into the role of revolutionaries against the soldiers of the interstellar empire that conquered their unadvanced world.
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Series: Sand Dancer Paperback Trudie Skies 9781949671025 $21.95 FICTION Sep 01, 2020

When sixteen-year-old Mina discovers fire magic runs in her family's blood, it's just the beginning of the secrets her father has been keeping from her. When her father is murdered, this half-starved peasant girl finds herself on the run being pursued across the desert by the soldiers and guards of the noble Houses. To survive, she knows she'll have to abandon her past and learn the way of the sword. But only boys are allowed to carry a blade. There's only one solution. Disguised as a young nobleman, Mina must make a new life for herself in the... + Read More
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Series: Lipoprotein(a), the Heart's Quiet Killer A Diet & Lifestyle Guide Paperback Joel K. Kahn, MD 9781570673870 $25.95 COOKING Sep 01, 2020

An estimated one in five people worldwide have elevated levels of a type of cholesterol called lipoprotein(a) which can increase the risk for cardiovascular disease, including blocked arteries, blood clots, and stroke. Cardiologist Joel Kahn explains how this condition is a factor of genetics rather than poor lifestyle choices, and the best ways to test effectively for these levels. He shares research that shows plant-based diets in general provide the best defense against heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular disease and can play an imp... + Read More
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Series: Grief Sublime Paperback Beth Robbins 9781734089905 $25.95 SELF-HELP Sep 01, 2020

This work of creative nonfiction begins with the moment the author, Beth Robbins, is informed of her husband's sudden death in a car accident. Her navigation of grief becomes a hero's journey and ultimately leads to rediscovery. Her lyrical style brings readers into the direct and immediate experience of deep tragedy as well as literature. Robbins enters into conversation with Keats and Whitman, Melville and Dickinson, discovering through these writers that grief has amplified life's spectrum, welcoming her into the realm of literature where im... + Read More
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Series: The Simple Life Simple Life - Life Balance Reboot The Three-legged Stool for Health, Wealth and Purpose Paperback Gary Collins 9781570673931 $9.95 SELF-HELP Sep 01, 2020

Are you struggling to find your direction in life? Do you believe there has to be a better way? Why is it so hard to stay healthy, financially independent, and to live your life's purpose? If you?ve read a lot of self-help books, but still feel lost on this question, you?re not alone. In this short, user-friendly guide, best-selling author Gary Collins pulls back the curtain on the subtle deceptions lurking in most self-help books. Most importantly, he reveals the no-nonsense truth about life balance, why it?s so hard for so many of us, and how... + Read More
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Series: Walk Yourself Fit Paperback David A. Rives 9781878143020 $21.95 SELF-HELP Sep 01, 2020

This book was designed to help otherwise healthy people get fitter and lose a little body size through walking rather than an endless succession of diets. Using humor throughout, Rives goes through all the excuses we give ourselves to eat more than we need, and shows us how to use our bodies to work for us rather than against us. One step at a time. The emphasis with Fitwalking is not to lose weight but to lose body size by exchanging a pound of fat for a pound of muscle which takes up less space on your body. Redirecting your mindset from losi... + Read More
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Series: Live Healthy Now Power Foods for an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Paperback Beverly Lynn Bennett 9781570673887 $7.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Sep 01, 2020

Poor diet is the primary driver of chronic inflammation, so food choices can make a crucial difference. The most health-protective foods, those that contain the highest concentrations of phytochemicals and other essential inflammation-fighting nutrients, are identified, and delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes show how to incorporate a wide variety of these power-charged foods into everyday dishes.
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Series: Live Healthy Now Go Plant-Based in 30 Days Paperback Sarah Taylor 9781570673894 $7.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Sep 01, 2020

By providing a new goal for every day in a month, this book delivers solid, well-researched advice on how to become a vegan safely and successfully by eating healthful, nutritious food. It includes dozens of practical tips to help readers meet their goals and more than two dozen of the author's favorite easy recipes.
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Series: Discontented Rabbit Hardcover David A. Rives 9781878143044 $26.95 JUVENILE FICTION Sep 01, 2020

This charming story tells the tale of Herman the rabbit, who thinks his ears are too big and cause him too many problems. He decides to go on an odyssey to Africa to convince another animal to trade ears with him. After meeting with an elephant, hippopotamus, impala, lion, and rhinoceros, Herman discovers why his ears are the perfect ears for him, and learns a valuable lesson of self-acceptance.
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Series: Orcapedia A Guide to the Victims of the International Orca Slave Trade Paperback Captain Paul Watson 9781570673986 $29.95 NATURE Oct 15, 2020

Orcapedia presents a sobering look at the current imprisonment of a highly intelligent, socially complex, non-threatening species?orcas?by an industry strictly for profit. Many remember the movement to release Keiko, the orca who appeared in the family drama Free Willy, into the wild. Today, there are still dozens of orcas still in captivity. Readers are introduced to more than 60 individual orcas by name along with colored photos, personal history, and notable incidents that have occurred during their captivity. The text makes it clear that th... + Read More
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Series: Planet in Crisis Plagued Surviving a Modern Pandemic Paperback Albert Bates 9781570674006 $12.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Nov 15, 2020

Pandemics are infectious diseases that cross over international boundaries and spread out of control. These diseases put immense pressures on the societies they strike and can widen cracks in social structures that had been previously ignored. Plagued recounts the history of deadly pandemics?smallpox, plague, cholera, Spanish flu, and AIDS?as well as the current crises faced by populations across the world: malaria, meningitis, measles, SARS, and now COVID-19. Renown environmentalist and science writer Albert Bates explains how infectious disea... + Read More