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  Sleep Demons - An Insomniac’s...

  Bill Hayes

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  “A lovely weave of memory and science, great characters and compassionate humor” from the author of Sweat: A History of Exercise (Anne Lamott). 
   
  We often think of sleep as mere stasis, a pause button we press at the end of each day. Yet sleep is full of untold mysteries—eluding us when we seek it too fervently, throwing us into surreal dream worlds when we don’t, sometimes even possessing our bodies so that they walk and talk without our conscious volition. Delving into the mysteries of his own sleep patterns, Bill Hayes marvels, “I have come to see that sleep itself tells a story.” 
   
  An acclaimed journalist and memoirist—and partner of the late neurologist Oliver Sacks—Hayes has been plagued by insomnia his entire life. The science and mythology of sleep and sleeplessness form the backbone to Hayes’s narrative of his personal battles with sleep and how they colored his waking life, as he threads stories of fugitive sleep through memories of growing up in the closet, coming out to his Irish Catholic family, watching his friends fall ill during the early years of the AIDS crisis in San Francisco, and finding a lover. An erudite blend of science and personal narrative, Sleep Demons offers a poignant introduction to the topics for which Hayes has since become famous, including art, eros, city life, the history of medical science, and queer identity. 
   
  “This intimate and beautifully written book brings scientific research alive in a heartfelt and deeply personal narrative.” —The Guardian 
   
  “Memoir, history, and science come together and apart again in a book that reads very much like a dream.” —Out magazine

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  Mind vs Target - Six steps to...

  Bob Palmer

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  The highly acclaimed SportExcel System is the revolutionary way to inject the Zone into your game. Shooters from around the globe have been applying the system to win for the last 25 years at all levels, from recreational trap shooting to Olympic skeet, to a dozen other competitive shooting games.   
  Backed by the science of how the brain works, SportExcel gives you a formula based on the Zone decoded. And this Zone System has been tested, proven and backed by Olympian medalists and other elite athletes. The precise formula for winning is presented in a step-by-step manner that gets and keeps you on the winning track.  
  For consistency in your game, the SportExcel formula will: 
  ·     Make the Zone feel normal 
  ·     Quiet your mind and remove the doubt 
  ·     Block out distracting thoughts, people and things 
  ·     Remove mistakes and misses from your memory 
  ·     Make learning easy and end bad habits 
  ·     Create target images that are bright and big (and slow) 
  ·     Initiate a fiery commitment to winning, leadership and fun 
  Whether you’re a world-class shooter, a weekend enthusiast, a beginner, a coach or a parent, this book is your handbook for teaching your very powerful mind to apply the Zone to the wonderful experience of winning. 

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  Old-Time Makers of Medicine

  James Joseph Walsh

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  Dr. Walsh's Old-Time Makers of Medicine chronicles the history and development of modern medicine from ancient times up to the discovery of America. Throughout this historical guide, Dr. Walsh shows numerous examples of practices thought to be entirely modern that were clearly anticipated hundreds or thousands of years ago. Ancient healers sought to use the body's natural healing ability, rather than rely exclusively on external cures. Physicians even in ancient times relied on what is now recognized as the placebo effect.Dr. Walsh also addresses training and certification in medicine. Medieval universities anticipate our modern medical textbooks with consolidated records of all research and independent investigations, to provide uniform training for students. Likewise, the reader will find that the ancients reacted to unsuccessful treatment in similar degrees to what might now be called medical malpractice suits.The book is organized chronologically, beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire and growth of the early Christian Church. From there, Dr. Walsh details the development of medical knowledge and practice in Arabia, to Medieval and Renaissance Europe. The reader will also discover how modern cultures based much of their medical knowledge on ancient Greek teachings. The chapters on Arabian Physicians and Medieval Universities also discuss knowledge exchanged between Arabic and European cultures. Dr. Walsh exposes several misconceptions and misinterpretations of history, especially restrictions of medical research stemming from religious prohibitions.  (Summary by LivelyHive)

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  Free Range Kids - Giving Our...

  Lenore Skenazy

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  Lenore Skenazy called down a firestorm of controversy  when she wrote a newspaper column about letting her  nine-year-old ride alone on the New York City subway. In  this plainspoken take on modern parenting, Skenazy offers  a commonsense approach to letting kids be kids.

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  How to Write Clean yet...

  Mary Gray

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  Bodice rippers are some of the most lucrative books in the industry. So what if you write romance that isn’t as steamy?  
  I don’t know about you, but I love reading and writing kissing scenes. And I don’t write explicit scenes with sex. 
  If you’re the same way, then you’ve happened upon the right book. In this brief nonfiction work, I’ll cover how to write clean yet scintillating romance in ways you may not have considered. I’ll share: 
  • The best piece of editorial advice I ever received (when my first publisher bought my first book from my first agent) 
  • A method I like to call action versus reaction 
  • How to escalate a kissing scene 
  • How to use rhetorical devices and setting to heighten heat 
  Are you ready? Grab your pens and pencils, jot down your notes in your favorite apps, or simply allow the juicy material to soak in.

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  Linking Language - Simple...

  Robert Rockwell

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  Filled with practical, everyday activities to build language development and early literacy into your daily schedule. Use circle time, snack time, dramatic play, or any time throughout the day to develop children's language skills. Each cross-curricular activity includes ways to enhance children's vocabularies, questions to help the teacher evaluate children's progress, and an annotated list of books, and writing experiences.

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