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"The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and...
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"Wouldn't you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease,...
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Mitch Rapp novels volume 8
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English
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In this blistering thriller by New York Times bestselling author and "king of high-concept political intrigue" (Dan Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author), CIA operative Mitch Rapp becomes a target of bloodthirsty vengeance for a deceased terrorist's father.
For more than a decade, CIA superagent Mitch Rapp has been on the front line of the war on terror. Now, he's on a race against time to save one more life—his...
For more than a decade, CIA superagent Mitch Rapp has been on the front line of the war on terror. Now, he's on a race against time to save one more life—his...
4) Off the grid
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Joe Pickett novels volume 16
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English
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Joe Pickett's old friend Nate Romanowski is off the grid, recuperating from wounds and lying low while the FBI search for him. But they are not the only ones looking for him and Nate finds himself confronting an elite team of special forces soldiers. They're not there to take him in - they say - but to make a deal. They need his help destroying a domestic terror cell in Wyoming's Red Desert, and in return they'll make Nate's criminal record disappear....
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Kanopy Streaming
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2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 19 min., 30 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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This program helps the healthcare assistant to understand the causes of pressure ulcers and what nursing actions can be taken to prevent or minimize them. You will also learn the definition of a pressure ulcer and discover the common areas on which they form.
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From Bulletproof creator and bestselling author Dave Asprey comes a revolutionary approach to anti-aging that will help you up your game at any age. Dave Asprey suffered countless symptoms of aging as a young man, which sparked a life-long burning desire to grow younger with each birthday. For more than twenty years, he has been on a quest to find innovative, science-backed methods to upgrade human biology and redefine the limits of the mind, body,...
7) The survivor
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Top secret data has been stolen from the CIA, and the only man who knows its hiding place is dead. CIA operative Mitch Rapp must race to find the classified information in this blistering novel that picks up where The Last Man left off in Vince Flynn's New York Times bestselling series. Joseph "Rick" Rickman, former boy wonder at the CIA, stole a massive amount of top secret and hugely compromising intel concerning classified operations all over the...
8) Skinny liver: a proven program to prevent and reverse the new silent epidemic--fatty liver disease
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English
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Looks at the silent health crisis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, whose symptoms often don't manifest themselves until the liver is seriously compromised, and how to prevent or reverse it through a combination of healthy eating and exercise.
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Victory Belt Pub
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2013
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400 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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English
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Based on the premise that dysfunctional movement patterns impede athletic performance, the author presents the construction and function of his own movement and mobility system, based on his midline stabilization and organization, one-joint rule and laws of torque movement principles, all to remedy body stiffness, prevent injuries and improve and extend athletic capabilities.
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Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2021]
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First American edition.
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334 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"A startling chronicle by a brilliant young scientist takes us onto the frontiers of the science of aging, and reveals how close we are to an astonishing extension of our life spans and a vastly improved quality of life in our later years. Aging--not cancer, not heart disease--is the true underlying cause of most human death and suffering. We accept as inevitable that as we advance in years our bodies and minds begin to deteriorate and that we are...
12) Whispered lies
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Bureau of American Defense operative Carlos Delgado must join forces with informant Gabrielle Saxe--a woman he can neither trust nor resist--to uncover a deadly plan that risks countless lives and threatens economic chaos just days before the U.S. presidential election.
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Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2021]
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First edition.
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xvi, 314 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"A new look at one of the top health issues plaguing Americans-fatigue-with a revolutionary plan for boosting energy and revitalizing mental and physical stamina"-- Provided by publisher.
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"In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher's act of heroism inadvertently makes him the target of a dangerous blackmailer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants"-- Provided by publisher.
How would you react in a life-or-death situation? It's a question everyone asks themselves, but few have to face in real life. English teacher Richard Boyle certainly never thought he would find himself talking down...
15) The intercept
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Jeremy Fisk novels volume 1
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English
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Days before the July Fourth holiday and the dedication of One World Trade Center at Ground Zero, an incident aboard a commercial jet flying over the Atlantic Ocean reminds everyone that vigilance is not a task to be taken lightly. But for iconoclastic NYPD detective Jeremy Fisk, it may also be a signal that there is much more to this case than the easy answer of this being just the work of another lone terrorist.
16) No place to hide
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It's not every day you see your childhood friend and one-time crush on national news, but Jackie Sellers wishes it were under different circumstances. She can't believe that Ian Lockwood is wanted in connection with a terrorist plot, and she's determined to find him and help clear his name. But she's not the only one looking. The FBI wants him captured. The bad guys want him dead. Ian just wants to stay alive long enough to save thousands of innocent...
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Humanix Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
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x, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Offers science-based, practical strategies for preventing mental decline and improving brain function, covering such topics as cognitive exercises, stress reduction, nutrition, exercise, and social stimulation.
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Rodale
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[2015]
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xiii, 226 pages, 34 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations; 25 cm.
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English
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"Bulletproof: The Cookbook picks up where the diet plan leaves off, arming you with 125 recipes to stay Bulletproof for life and never get bored. Famous for his butter-laden Bulletproof Coffee, Dave packs the book with the delicious, filling meals he uses to maintain his weight loss and sustain his boundless energy. Once you get your hands on these mouthwatering recipes, you'll be hungry for more--and this book is just what you'll reach for. The Bulletproof...
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