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Digestive Wellness: Strengthen the Immune System and Prevent Disease Through Healthy Digestion, Fourth Edition
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Elizabeth Lipski
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 4 edition (2011, Aug 23rd).
Pages: 464
"If you seek to be more proactive and involved in your health care decisions, this well-written, understandable book is an important place to begin the process."--Doug Wilmore, M.D., and Judith Shabert, M.D., R.D., M.P.H. Not only is faulty digestion directly responsible for a large number of gastrointestinal disorders, it can be indirectly responsible for a vast array of seemingly unrelated illnesses including arthritis, migraines, and auto-immune diseases. In Digestive Wellness, clinical nutritionist Elizabeth Lipski explains how your digestive system works and what can happen when it experiences complications. She covers all the common gastrointestinal disorders and offers her expert guidance on the newest advances in testing and diagnosis, nutrition, and natural therapies, including detoxification and self-care options for more than thirty common conditions. more
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The Gingerbread Bump-Off: A Fresh-Baked Mystery
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Livia J. Washburn
Format: Paperback
Publisher: NAL Trade (2011, Nov 1st).
Pages: 304
Livia J. Washburn is the pseudonym of an author who lives with her husband and two daughters in Texas. more
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Christmas Lights Small Town Usa Dvd
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Format: DVD
Publisher: Timeless Media Group (2009, Oct 13th).
Pages: 1
A dazzling delight of holiday sights and sounds, this DVD captures all the magic of small town USA at Christmas! Colorful images of Baby Jesus, the Wise Men, angels, Santas on snowy rooftops and yards with reindeer and toy soldiers glowing in lights against a dark winter sky. Favorite Christmas melodies bring it all to life. Color; approx. 60 minutes. more
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Planet of the Apes Vol. 1 (Planet of the Apes (Boom Studios))
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Carlos Magno
Format: Paperback
Publisher: BOOM! Studios; Original edition (2011, Oct 18th).
Pages: 112
Daryl Gregory's first novel, PANDEMONIUM, appeared from Del Rey Books in 2008 and won the Crawford Award for 2009. It was also a finalist for several other awards, including the Shirley Jackson Award and the World Fantasy Award. His second novel, THE DEVIL'S ALPHABET, appeared in November, 2009, and was named one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly. more
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The Voyage of the Rose City: An Adventure at Sea
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: John Moynihan
Format: Deckle Edge]
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau (2011, Oct 4th).
Pages: 256
"Will speak to fans of books like Into the Wild; Moynihan has a good story to tell, one that's flecked with briny bits of Melville and Conrad and Raban. His unshowy prose has genuine immediacy. He's good company on the page."--The New York Times“The Voyage of the Rose City is an amazing story, amazingly told. John Moynihan left us his heartfelt, moving, perfectly crafted story about the watery part of the world. Long after you finish reading, the story will echo through your head. Not to be missed.”—Darin Strauss “John Moynihan’s high-spirited description of his four months as an ordinary seaman on a supertanker is a mesmerizing tale of courage, nerve, and heart. This riveting account of how the senator’s son was eventually accepted by the clannish crew is wittily illustrated by the drawings that filled the margins of his journal. more
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