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In Food, Genes, and Culture, renowned ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan shows why the perfect diet for one person could be disastrous for another. If your ancestors were herders in Northern Europe, milk might well provide you with important nutrients, whereas if you’re Native American, you have a higher likelihood of lactose intolerance. If your roots lie in the Greek islands, the acclaimed Mediterranean diet might save your heart; if not, all that olive oil could just give you stomach cramps.

From October 2002 to September 2005, the crew of the USS San Francisco (SSN 711), a nuclear fast-attack submarine, took an incredible and gut-wrenching journey through three homeports, two missions vital to national security, two dry-dockings, dozens of leaders, and the worst submerged grounding in the history of the US Navy that did not result in the loss of the vessel.

Über der englischen Küste wird ein Flugzeug in die Luft gesprengt. Die einzigen Überlebenden dieses Terroranschlags sind Gibril Farishta und Saladin Chamcha, zwei indische Schauspieler, die buchstäblich vom Himmel fallen und wie durch ein Wunder unversehrt bleiben. Doch nach dem Absturz gehen seltsame Dinge mit ihnen vor: Der Muslim Gibril zeigt immer mehr Ähnlichkeit mit dem Erzengel Gabriel, während sich Saladin, der stets seine Herkunft verleugnete, zu einem Abbild des Teufels entwickelt.

When someone develops an addiction, the brain craves the reward of the substance. This is due to the intense stimulation of the brain’s reward system. In response, many continue use of the substance, unlocking a host of euphoric feelings and strange behavioral traits. Long-term addiction can have severe outcomes, such as brain damage, and can even result in death.

Each of us lives on the thin line between chaos and order. Having a stroke thrusts you and the family who loves you into a magnitude of chaos unlike anything you have previously experienced. The trauma may seem to turn your life upside-down as you are forced to yield control to a cadre of new care specialists, and when the dust settles you may find that a portion of your brain has turned to ashes. It may take years to put the chaos behind you and find your way back to the balance of that thin line. Thriving After Stroke teaches the way out of that excruciating situation.

Enrich your life and bank account — from a struggling entrepreneur to a happy millionaire in less than a year. Where would you like to be five years from now? On a beach, were you sipping exotic cocktails or your favorite beer? Or are you enjoying retirement and reaping the profit of your multi-million dollar businesses? For now, this seems like a mere dream because you are deep in debt, living hand to mouth, and about to give up on becoming successful.

We’ve got an inkling of what the scumbag we’re up against is after. Enough to know what his next target is. Enough to know it’s probably his last one. Enough to know it’s everything he needs to complete his nefarious plans. If we don’t get there first, he wins. Simple. And I’m not sure...but my gut says if that happens, every living thing in the universe loses.

Thrive Through It is a powerful, practical, and paradigm-shifting guide that will help you prioritize wellness in your resilience. If you're navigating a transition or ready for one, Brittany shares The Resilience Roadmap® to help you redefine resilience to thrive through change, challenge, and loss with authenticity, purpose, courage, and joy.

Sophie Stearns and her search dog, Belle, flee to the mountains that feed her soul to find God and straight into the arms of the one man she could truly love. If only he didn't hate her. Widowed and buried in debt, Sophie Stearns is not going to pin her dreams on a man again—even if Patrick O'Brien is the man of her dreams. Patrick O'Brien learned the hard way city girls will rip a man's heart out to get what they want. After his ex-wife's betrayal, he bolted to the Adirondacks to lick his wounds and forge a new life protecting the fragile mountain ecosystem from development.

In 1981, at the age of eighteen, John N. Huffington was found guilty of a double homicide in Harford County, Maryland. He was given two death sentences plus 21 years in what became known as the Memorial Day Murders. Maintaining his innocence from day one, John spent 32 years, 1 month, and 28 days in the Maryland Prison System, the first 10 years of his sentence were on death row. John's conviction was tainted with flimsy, unsubstantiated science and a prosecutor who withheld or tried to destroy evidence.

Aerial Skye, a Family of Stories, Vol. 1™️, is an unusual and rare collection of vivid stories. Volume I portrays a little girl named "Alex" and her special garden where wild creatures come alive over the audio channel. Aerial Skye is a space created for you to reflect, contemplate, and discover insights about the simple beauty found all around us. Contemplate a seed's journey or the origins of a language.

A clinical psychologist who regularly deals with some of society's most vulnerable exposes and debunks the predatory pseudoscience and grift of the multi-trillion-dollar wellness industry and points us towards a better way to take care of our mental health.

This book is the map for how to live with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, but it is not written by a professional. It is written by someone who deals with it everyday, with insight, struggles, and stories from fighting with most of it everyday. I open up and tell you what it's like for me and what helps.

Coleccionar monedas siempre ha sido uno de los pasatiempos más populares que la gente puede comenzar y disfrutar sin ningún costo inicial, y te sorprenderá lo que puedes encontrar y lograr una vez que comiences. Las monedas son cada vez más valiosas y miles de ellas se venden online. Desafortunadamente, muchas de estas monedas no son tan genuinas como algunas personas creen. Le mostraré cómo protegerse del fraude y cómo determinar el valor de una moneda, asegurando que su colección sea de la más alta calidad.

Jesus' goals of togetherness, oneness, and unity feel further off than ever before. Sparks of opinion have fueled the flame of prejudice, profiling, and hate. Although these seem to be the major problems, Pastor Jimmy Rollins believes they are merely symptoms of hearts that are separated from God.

Woodrow Derenberger, the author of the book, claimed to have had a series of strange adventures beginning on November 2nd, 1966. While driving home from Parkersburg, West Virginia, to his suburban home in Mineral Wells, he suddenly found the highway blocked by a large gray object. Someone emerged from the object and walked to the passenger side window of his car. The man introduced himself as "a searcher", and offered words of comfort to Derenberger.

Human brains are the powerhouse of the body - complex, intricate, and reactive. Explore fascinating features of our brains including how they're organized, how different sicknesses, and feelings affect them, and more.

How to play chess for kids of all ages! When you listen to How to Play Chess for Children, you'll discover a wonderful world of challenge and adventure! This easy-to-follow guide provides a complete overview of the game of chess. It's a perfect introduction to the game.

Intelligence and Surprise Attack examines why surprise attacks often succeed even though, in most cases, warnings are available beforehand. Erik J. Dahl challenges the conventional wisdom about intelligence failure, which holds that attacks succeed because important warnings get lost amid noise or because intelligence officials lack the imagination and collaboration to connect the dots of available information.

There are a host of neuroscientific explanations for why laughter makes us feel so great. Laughter triggers "feel good" chemicals in the brain which activate opiate receptors throughout your body and mind. Creating a workplace culture in which laughter is not only allowed but expected is an important step in building the trust, openness, authenticity, storytelling, and teamwork (TOAST) that are essential to any healthy collaborative environment.