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Thinking, Fast and Slow

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of 2011A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 TitleOne of The Economist’s 2011 Books...
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Poser
My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
The studio was decorated in the style of Don’t Be Afraid, We’re Not a Cult. All was white and blond and clean, as though the room had been designed for...
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On Balance

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
“Balancing acts,” writes Adam Phillips, “are entertaining because they are risky, but there are situations in which it is more dangerous to keep your balance...
  
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Yoga Mala
The Seminal Treatise and Guide from the Living Master of Ashtanga Yoga

North Point Press
The seminal treatise and guide to Ashtanga yoga by the master of this increasingly popular discipline There is a yoga boom in America, and Sri K. Pattabhi...
  
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Blue Peninsula
Essential Words for a Life of Loss and Change

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
"My son's illness is eight years old and has no name. It started when he was fourteen. He is now twenty-two. It is taking away his ability to walk and to...
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What to Eat

North Point Press
Since its publication in hardcover last year, Marion Nestle’s What to Eat has become the definitive guide to making healthy and informed choices about food....
  
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The Philosophical Baby
What Children’s Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
For most of us, having a baby is the most profound, intense, and fascinating experience of our lives. Now scientists and philosophers are starting to...
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Rethinking Thin
The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
In this eye-opening book, New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim...
  
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Embryo Culture
Making Babies in the Twenty-first Century

Sarah Crichton Books
“Injections + Appointments + Egg Retrieval + Embryo Transfer = Resources (Energy x Time x Emotion)” That’s the equation that was projected onto the screen...
  
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An American Checkup

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Physical is the story of a hard-living, happily married, middle-aged American (the author) who gets a three-day "executive checkup" at the Mayo Clinic and is...
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