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  A Path to Peace of Mind and...

  Paul Schulte

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  This book describes the how and why EMDR can address deep traumatic memories and bring about peace of mind in 8-12 sessions. The neutralising of these traumatic is often an important pre-condition to gaining lasting sobriety. EMDR is ideal for PTSD and difficult memories of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse as well as neglect.

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  Barons - Money Power and the...

  Austin Frerick, Eric Schlosser

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  Barons is the story of seven corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyone else. Take Mike McCloskey, chairman of Fair Oaks Farms. In a few short decades, he went from managing a modest dairy herd to running the Disneyland of agriculture. Mike benefited from deregulation of the American food industry, a phenomenon that has consolidated wealth in the hands of select tycoons, and along the way, hollowed out the nation's rural towns and local businesses. 
   
   
   
  Along with Mike McCloskey, listeners will meet a secretive German family that took over the global coffee industry in less than a decade, relying on wealth traced back to the Nazis to gobble up countless independent roasters. And they will learn that in the food business, crime really does pay—especially when you can bribe and then double-cross the president of Brazil. 
   
   
   
  These, and the other stories in this book, are simply examples of the monopolies and ubiquitous corruption that today define American food. The tycoons profiled are hardly unique: many other companies have manipulated our lax laws and failed policies for their own benefit, to the detriment of our neighborhoods, livelihoods, and our democracy itself. A fair, healthy, and prosperous food industry is possible—if we take back power from the barons who have robbed us of it.

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  Where the Trout Are All as Long...

  John Gierach

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  Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers. 
   
   
   
  Fly-fishing's finest scribe, John Gierach, takes us from a nameless stream on a nameless ranch in Montana to a secret pool off a secret creek where he caught a catfish as a five-year-old, to a brook full of rattlesnakes and a private pond where the trout are all as long as your leg. As Gierach says, "The secret places are the soul of fishing." Hearing about a new one never fails to entice us. 
   
   
   
  And so Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg transports the listener to the best of these places, where the fish are always bigger and the hatches last forever. After all, it's these magical places that Gierach so vividly evokes that remind us how precious—and precarious—are the unspoiled havens of the natural world.

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  Psoriasis - Effective Treatments...

  Maria Garrets

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  Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin condition that causes the rapid buildup of skin cells. This buildup leads to scaling on the skin's surface, which can appear as red patches covered with thick, silvery scales. The condition is often itchy and can be painful. Psoriasis can occur on various parts of the body, including the elbows, knees, scalp, and lower back. 
    
  The exact cause of psoriasis is not fully understood, but it is believed to involve a combination of genetic, environmental, and immune system factors. While there is no cure for psoriasis, various treatments can help manage symptoms, including topical treatments, phototherapy, and systemic medications.

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  Genetics in the Madhouse - The...

  Theodore M. Porter

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  “Porter has unearthed a radically new history of human genetics, one that evokes not the double helix but the humble filing cabinet.” —Emily M. Kern, ScienceIn the early 1800s, a century before there was any concept of the gene, physicians in insane asylums began to record causes of madness in their admission books. Almost from the beginning, they pointed to heredity as the most important of these causes. As doctors and state officials steadily lost faith in the capacity of asylum care to stem the terrible increase of insanity, they began emphasizing the need to curb the reproduction of the insane. They became obsessed with identifying weak or tainted families and anticipating the outcomes of their marriages. Genetics in the Madhouse is the untold story of how the collection and sorting of hereditary data in mental hospitals, schools for “feebleminded” children, and prisons gave rise to a new science of human heredity.In this compelling book, Theodore Porter draws on untapped archival evidence from across Europe and North America to bring to light the hidden history behind modern genetics. He looks at the institutional use of pedigree charts, censuses of mental illness, medical-social surveys, and other data techniques—innovative quantitative practices that were worked out in the madhouse long before the manipulation of DNA became possible in the lab. Porter argues that asylum doctors developed many of the ideologies and methods of what would come to be known as eugenics, and deepens our appreciation of the moral issues at stake in data work conducted on the border of subjectivity and science.

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  Pharmacology - Drugs and Their...

  Mike Crawford

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  The study of pharmacology has a rich and complex history that dates back thousands of years. Ancient civilizations relied on plants, minerals, and animal-derived substances to treat various ailments, laying the foundation for modern drug development. The evolution of pharmacology is a testament to human ingenuity and the ongoing quest for medical advancement. 
  In early human societies, medicine was largely based on trial and error. Traditional healers and shamans experimented with natural substances to alleviate pain, heal wounds, and cure diseases. Ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Greek civilizations made significant contributions to early pharmacology by documenting medicinal plants and their effects. The Ebers Papyrus, an Egyptian medical text from around 1550 BCE, provides one of the earliest records of pharmacological knowledge, listing hundreds of remedies derived from herbs and minerals. Similarly, the works of Hippocrates and Dioscorides in ancient Greece emphasized the importance of observation and classification in medicine. 
  The transition from natural remedies to synthesized drugs gained momentum during the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. With the development of the scientific method, researchers began isolating active compounds from plants and studying their effects in controlled settings. The 19th century saw groundbreaking discoveries, such as the isolation of morphine from opium and the synthesis of aspirin. These advancements paved the way for the pharmaceutical industry, leading to the development of more effective and standardized treatments.

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