David Perlmutter

# 1 New York Times Bestseller | The surprising truth about Wheat, Carbs, and sugar- your brain’s silent killers

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Arizona

The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers

A neurologist describes how carbs, even the healthy ones, destroy brain function and cause a range of diseases including ADHD, anxiety, chronic headaches and depression and offers a 30-day plan to reprogram dietary habits and repair brain cells.

Grain Brain

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Malcolm Gladwell

# 1 National Bestseller | Blink brims with surprising insights about our world and ourselves. -Salon

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Blink

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Graeme Simsion

An utterly winning screwball comedy. NPR.org  A novel, New York Times Bestseller good condition 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A Novel

A socially awkward genetics professor who has never been on a second date sets out to find the perfect wife, but instead finds Rosie Jarman, a fiercely independent barmaid who is on a quest to find her biological father. Reprint.

The Rosie Project

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Michael Erard

A globe - trekking, adventure … part travelogue, and part science lesson.

The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners

Assesses historical "hyperpolyglot" linguistic high achievers who demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for learning and speaking languages, and explains the sources of such abilities and what it reveals about the nature of memory and language.

Babel No More

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Jon Macks

Comedy writer for Jay Leno, Steve Martin + written How to be funny helpful, hilarious tips. 

The One and Only Practical Guide for Every Occasion, Situation, and Disaster (no Kidding)

An invaluable guide on how to "lighten up" from a distinguished pro who has provided laughs for JAY LENO, BILLY CRYSTAL, STEVE MARTIN, ROBIN WILLIAMS, BRAD GARRETT, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, AND MANY MORE. Who hasn't wished for the perfect withering comeback line, a clever tension-breaking quip, or a winning flirtatious remark? Being funny is hard work and not everyone is a natural. How to Be Funny is a witty guide that teaches readers precisely how to be funnier in everyday life. It's a must-read for anyone who has to speak in public, be engaging and funny at work or at play, or who hopes to one day go out on a date. Jon Macks, a comedy writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, Hollywood Squares, and the nation's top comedians, politicians, and corporate leaders, knows his funny business. Here he demystifies the process of making people laugh, breaks down the basic building blocks and types of humor -- which include self-deprecation, misdirection, deadpan delivery, sarcasm, and "the reverse" -- and reveals the best approaches to use in common situations. How to Be Funny features helpful (and hilarious) tips and anecdotes from the comic legends Mack's worked with -- including Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Gilbert Gottfried, Billy Crystal, Rita Rudner, Dave Barry, and Carrie Fisher -- in his eleven years as one of the nation's top television writers. Whether the goal is to give a memorable public address or deliver a killer line with friends, How to Be Funny is a charming, instructive, and practical read.

How to Be Funny

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James C. Dobson

In bringing up girls. Per pressure. Eating disorders. Decisions about love.

Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Women

Provides advice for Christian parents on the true meaning of femininity, how to cope with the challenges involved in raising girls, and how to bring up their daughters to be happy, healthy, and God-fearing.

Bringing up Girls

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Paul Pitchford

Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition

Used as a reference by students of acupuncture, this is a hefty, truly comprehensive guide to the theory and healing power of Chinese medicine. It's also a primer on nutrition--including facts about green foods, such as spirulina and blue-green algae, and the "regeneration diets" used by cancer patients and arthritics--along with an inspiring cookbook with more than 300 mostly vegetarian, nutrient-packed recipes.

The information on Chinese medicine is useful for helping to diagnose health imbalances, especially nascent illnesses. It's smartly paired with the whole-foods program because the Chinese have attributed various health-balancing properties to foods, so you can tailor your diet to help alleviate symptoms of illness. For example, Chinese medicine dictates that someone with low energy and a pale complexion (a yin deficiency) would benefit from avoiding bitter foods and increasing "sweet" foods such as soy, black sesame seeds, parsnips, rice, and oats. (Note that the Chinese definition of sweet foods is much different from the American one!)

Pitchford says in his dedication that he hopes the reader finds "healing, awareness, and peace" from following his program. The diet is certainly acetic by American standards (no alcohol, caffeine, white flour, fried foods, or sugar, and a minimum of eggs and dairy) but the reasons he gives for avoiding these "negative energy" foods are compelling. From the adrenal damage imparted by coffee to immune dysfunction brought on by excess refined sugar, Pitchford spurs you to rethink every dietary choice and its ultimate influence on your health. Without being alarmist, he adds dietary tips for protecting yourself against the dangers of modern life, including neutralizing damage from water fluoridation (thyroid and immune-system problems may result; fluoride is a carcinogen). There's further reading on food combining, female health, heart disease, pregnancy, fasting, and weight loss. Overall, this is a wonderful book for anyone who's serious about strengthening his or her body from the inside out.

Healing with Whole Foods

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Robert L. Dixon

Harold E. Arnett

Howard Davidoff

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Quickly get up-to-speed in all basic accounting principles and procedures and apply that knowledge to real-world financial decisions and requests The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course has been the gold standard for anyone looking for a fast, no-nonsense primer in all the fundamentals of financial, managerial, and tax accounting concepts. Now thoroughly revised and updated, the fourth edition features new coverage of the technological developments in the field, the recent sweeping tax reforms, and the latest Financial Accounting Standards Board pronouncements. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course offers such up-to-date coverage as: Complete analysis of the current trends in computer hardware and accounting software Coverage of current tax issues, such as the revision of tax rate structure, new deductions and credits for higher education costs, and taxation of Social Security benefits New test problems throughout to help you gauge your progress, as well as a final exam that can earn you a Certificate of Achievement Complete with a doable study plan, The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course is your fast track to easily mastering the essentials of accounting in the shortest time possible.

The Mcgraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course, 4th Ed

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Alex F. Johnson

Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

Science

A Practitioner's Guide

"This text represents a culmination of the state of the art practice in medical speech pathology. The contributors are professionals at the forefront of clinical practice and research who have written chapters that serve as statements of evidence based practice. Physicians provide background chapters that highlight the foundation of clinical knowledge for SLPs. In addition to the 'content' sections, there are chapters that address issues of interest to practicing clinicians such as interprofessional collaboration, achieving competencies, and clinical education. This text is unique in the field of SLP as it is geared toward practicing clinicians; it aggregates knowledge that directly applies to the practicing clinician. In addition, there are academic programs in the US that have courses and/or specialty tracks that are designed to prepare students for this field - technically focused, with close collaboration with other medical professionals"--

Medical Speech-Language Pathology

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Rebekah Pindzola

Laura Plexico

William Haynes

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Communications Disorders programs, Speech Pathology Assessment / Diagnosis, and for practicing clinicians in Speech-Language Pathology A focus on the clinical assessment process for differentially diagnosing the type of communication disorder, selecting and using both standardized evaluations and non-standardized evaluations, and periodically probing and reevaluating to best serve pediatric and adult clients. Diagnosis and Evaluation in Speech Pathology presents practical, useful assessment issues and tips on specific speech-language-swallowing disorders; provides flexible ways to assess the disorders through both standardized and non-standardized appraisal; and guides readers' attention through a wide variety of learning tools, including new assessment materials available commercially through research publications and via social media, learning objectives and self-assessment questions for each chapter, and concluding remarks that wrap up the information covered. The material also aids the clinician with accountability to third party payors. This new edition has been updated throughout and includes a new chapter on adult dysphagia and pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders; a new chapter on issues of head and neck cancer and alaryngeal speech rehabilitation; a revised chapter on report writing; current clinical insights into diagnosing and evaluating communications disorders, and two new Appendices, one showing how to conduct oral peripheral examinations and the other presenting standard reading passages, which can be used in various types of assessment.

Diagnosis and Evaluation in Speech Pathology

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Willard F. Jr. Harley

Building an Affair-Proof Marriage

Describes the ten things men and women look for in marriage, explains why their needs differ, and tells how to avoid the problems which can break up a marriage.

His Needs, Her Needs

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Tina B. Tessina

Stop Fighting about the Three Things That Can Ruin Your Marriage

Unhappy couples may be unhappy each in their own way - but they're all fighting about the same things: money, sex and kids. These three topics often cause conflict that can erode even the strongest marriages. In this prescriptive, practical guide, popular author and therapist Dr. Tina B. Tessina shows couples how to deal with their differences in these critical areas, and resolve them before they take their toll on their relationship. They learn the proper etiquette for marital debate, as well as creative approaches to solving the problems that confront them in their life together. Given today's high divorce rate statistics and the so-called age of the 'serial marriage' - Money, Sex and Kids helps couples avoid the divorce court by addressing the divisive issues most likely to tear their unions apart.

Money, Sex, and Kids

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Ed Mylett

Strategies for Becoming an Elite Performer

#MaxOut Your Life

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Garth Sundem

Be Afraid, Beautiful People

Collects activities and trivia, including five tricks to do with a Slinky, real-world applications of the Pythagorean Theorem, and absurdly complex alternative rock-paper-scissors configurations.

The Geeks' Guide to World Domination

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Dan Gardner

The Science and Politics of Fear

We are the safest humans who ever lived - the statistics prove it. And yet the media tells a different story with its warnings and scare stories. How is it possible that anxiety has become the stuff of daily life?

In this ground-breaking, compulsively readable book, Dan Gardner shows how our flawed strategies for perceiving risk influence our lives, often with unforeseen and sometimes-tragic consequences. He throws light on our paranoia about everything from paedophiles to terrorism and reveals how the most significant threats are actually the mundane risks to which we pay little attention.

Speaking to psychologists and scientists, as well as looking at the influence of the media and politicians, Gardner uncovers one of the central puzzles of our time: why are the safest people in history living in a culture of fear?

Risk

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John Izzo

For The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, Dr. John Izzo, author of the bestselling book Awakening the Corporate Soul, interviewed more than 200 people over the age of sixty who were identified by others as having lived happy lives with purpose and contentment. Each person was asked to identify the sources of happiness and meaning as well as lessons learned, regrets and major crossroads. With a powerful narrative voice, Dr. Izzo helps the reader understand the common themes from these stories, what really matters in their lives and especially how to put this wisdom into practice.

The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die

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Tanner Christensen

Design, Experiment, Test, Innovate, Build, Create, Inspire, and Unleash Your Genius

As seen on Inc.com Discover your "Aha" moment--right now! What's the best way to become more creative? Just change how you think! This book challenges you to go against your default ways of thinking in order to write, design, and build something extraordinary. Featuring more than 100 challenges, exercises, and prompts, each page guides you as you push past the way you normally see the world and uncover all-new possibilities and ideas. The Creativity Challenge teaches you that you already have immense creative potential in you--you just need to tap into it. Whether you're feeling stumped or uninspired, these creativity prompts will help you ditch typical thinking patterns and finally unleash the possibilities hidden within your mind.

The Creativity Challenge

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Kevin Johnson

100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs

"What every successful entreprenuer knows, but won't tell you" -- Cover.

The Entrepreneur Mind

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Benjamin Hardy

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Discover the Hidden Keys to Success

We rely on willpower to create change in our lives...but what if we're thinking about it all wrong? In Willpower Doesn't Work, Benjamin Hardy explains that willpower is nothing more than a dangerous fad-one that is bound to lead to failure. Instead of "white-knuckling" your way to change, you need to instead alter yoursurroundings to support your goals. This book shows you how.

The world around us is fast-paced, confusing, and full of distractions. It's easy to lose focus on what you want to achieve, and your willpower won't last long if your environment is in conflict with your goals--eventually, the environment will win out. Willpower Doesn't Workis the needed guided for today's over-stimulating and addicting environment. Willpower Doesn't Work will specifically teach you:


 * How to make the biggest decisions of your life--and why those decisions must be made in specific settings
 * How to create a daily "sacred" environment to live your life with intention, and not get sucked into the cultural addictions
 * How to invest big in yourself to upgrade your environment and mindset
 * How to put "forcing functions" in your life--so your default behaviors are precisely what you want them to be
 * How to quickly put yourself in proximity to the most successful people in the world--and how to adapt their knowledge and skills to yourself even quicker
 * How to create an environment where endless creativity and boundless productivity is the norm


Benjamin Hardy will show you that nurture is far more powerful than your nature, and teach you how to create and control your environment so your environment will not create and control you.

Willpower Doesn't Work

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William Greider

How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country

William Greider's groundbreaking bestseller reveals how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates--and manipulates and the world's economy.

This ground-breaking best-seller reveals for the first time how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates--and how it manipulated and transformed both the American economy and the world's during the last eight crucial years. Based on extensive interviews with all the major players, Secrets of the Temple takes us inside the government institution that is in some ways more secretive than the CIA and more powerful than the President or Congress.

Secrets of the Temple

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Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Jeff Cox

A Process of Ongoing Improvement

An examination of production and operations management in the form of a novel.

The Goal

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Jeremiah Talamantes

A Practical Guide to Pretexting

The Social Engineer's Playbook is a practical guide to pretexting and a collection of social engineering pretexts for Hackers, Social Engineers and Security Analysts. Build effective social engineering plans using the techniques, tools and expert guidance in this book. Learn valuable elicitation techniques, such as: Bracketing, Artificial Ignorance, Flattery, Sounding Board and others. This book covers an introduction to tools, such as: Maltego, Social Engineer Toolkit, Dradis, Metasploit and Kali Linux among others. Crucial to any social engineering test is the information used to build it. Discover the most valuable sources of intel and how to put them to use.

The Social Engineer's Playbook

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Chris Fussell

C. W. Goodyear

Stanley McChrystal

How Leaders Build a Team of Teams

From the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Team of Teams, a practical guide for leaders looking to make their organizations more interconnected and unified in the midst of sudden change.
 
Too often, companies end up with teams stuck in their own silos, pursuing goals and metrics in isolation. Their traditional autocratic structures create stability, scalability, and predictability -- but in a world that demands rapid adaptation to a new reality, this traditional model simply doesn't work.
 
In Team of Teams, retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal and former Navy SEAL Chris Fussell made the case for a new organizational model combining the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization. Now, in One Mission, Fussell channels all his experiences, both military and corporate, into powerful strategies for unifying isolated and distrustful teams.
 
This practical guide will help leaders in any field implement the Team of Teams approach to tear down their silos improve collaboration, and avoid turf wars. By committing to one higher mission, organizations develop an overall capability that far exceeds the sum of their parts.
 
From Silicon Valley software giant Intuit to a government agency on the plains of Oklahoma, organizations have used Fussell's methods to unite their people around a single compelling vision, resulting in superior performance. One Mission will help you follow their example to a more agile and resilient future.

One Mission

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Steve Chandler

Angela Hardison

Barbara Krüger

Shift the World

This is Chandler's highly anticipated sequel to his bestselling book Fearless. In its pages he dramatically unveils all the processes and techniques he uses with his clients (and himself) to produce the mind shifts that lead to happiness, prosperity and a peaceful sense of fulfillment in life. This book reveals the psychological technologies he has delivered to more than 20 Fortune 500 companies and over 100 other organizations and countless individual coaching clients. In highly readable short chapters, designed for the reader on the run, Chandler teaches you to execute the mind shifts that shift your entire world.

Shift Your Mind

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