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The body's natural way of reenergizing and healing, sleep nourishes the mind and body with its numerous health benefits. Whether you sleep like a baby or are a perennial insomniac, Sleep will guide you through the cultural and historical perspectives of shut-eye, explain why our body clocks are so important, and delve into the four stages of sleep, from shallow to deep. You'll learn about why it's so important to nourish the mind, what really goes...
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This book looks at the remarkable men and women whose low-profile accomplishments contribute to the running of the nation, from coal miners and oil rig workers to migrant laborers and air traffic controllers. Five hundred feet underground, the author asked a coal miner named Smitty, "Do you think it's weird that people know so little about you?" He replied, "I don't think people know too much about the way the whole damn country works." This book...
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"A guide to living fully and humanely by learning the wisdom of authentic manual work. Many of us live in a world of constant abstraction, immersed in our heads and our screens. But there is a deeper wisdom to be found in working with our hands in the real world. In The Wisdom of Our Hands, craftsman and educator Doug Stowe shows how working with our hands, either professionally or as a hobby, is essential for a full education and a full life. Based...
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Most of us know someone who suffers from a mental illness. This book helps those who may be struggling with mental health problems, as well as those who want to help others achieve mental health and well-being. Based on the latest, fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders known as DSM-Understanding Mental Disorders provides valuable insight on what to expect from an illness and its treatment and will help readers...
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This workbook, updated for use with the fifth edition of the "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association", is designed to help students to improve their writing skills. The resource contains groups of instructional exercises on various aspects and features of the "Publication Manual", including references and citations, grammar, headings, serialization, statistical and mathematical copy, italics and capitalization, numbers style,...
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Mors Kochanski identifies plants : Nodding Onion, Common Greater Burdock, Fringed Aster, Pasture Sage, Rabbitbrush, Goats Beard, Babys-Breath, Old Man Sage, Prickly Pear, Curly Cup Gumweed, Tufted White Prairie Aster, Giant Wild Rye Grass, Three Tip Sagebrush, Common Mullein, Crested Wheat Grass, Common Wormwood, Milkweed, Spreading Dogbane, Gromwell or Yellow Puccoon, Wolf Lichen, Pearly Everlasting, Hooded Ladies Tresses, Pink Pyrola,...
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Mors Kochanski identifies plants : Silverweed, Marsh Hedge Nettle, Plantain, Brown Eyed Susan, Yellow Ladies Slipper, Meadow Buttercup, Alpine Bistort, Pink Pussytoes, Cream-Colored Peavine, Purple Vetch or Common Vetch, Canada Thistle, Arrowleaf and Palmated Coltsfoot, Sundew, Round Leaf Orchid, Caraway, Ox-Eye Daisy, Wire Rush, Macouns Buttercup, Heart-Leaved Alexanders, Blue- Eyed Grass, Common Red Paint Brush, Alpine Milk-Vetch, Bear Root,...
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Swinging 700-pound crab pots for hours guarantees injuries. That's the life of an Alaskan crab fisherman. He can earn enough money in a few months for a family to live on for a year or more. But it's also one of the deadliest, most backbreaking jobs there is. For these men, many second- and third-generation fishermen, working to the brink of exhaustion is more than a job, it's a matter of pride. Crews continue to forge into the freezing Bering Sea...
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Swinging 700-pound crab pots for hours guarantees injuries. That's the life of an Alaskan crab fisherman. He can earn enough money in a few months for a family to live on for a year or more. But it's also one of the deadliest, most backbreaking jobs there is. For these men, many second- and third-generation fishermen, working to the brink of exhaustion is more than a job, it's a matter of pride. Crews continue to forge into the freezing Bering Sea...