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Mehndi, the ancient art of painting on the skin with henna, beautifies the body, rejuvenates the spirit, and celebrates the joys of creativity and self-expression. More than just a temporary tattoo, mehndi offers us a way to participate in a centuries-old tradition still practiced in India, Africa, and the Middle East.
In this stunning and authoritative book, Loretta Roome traces the origins and meanings of traditional designs, demonstrates how to...
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"Journalist Tea Krulos joins paranormal investigators in the field as they explore haunted houses, trek through creepy forests in search of Bigfoot, scan the skies for UFOs, and more. Along the way, he meets a diverse cast of characters--true believers, skeptics, and hoaxers--from the credible to the quirky"--
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Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the reader on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else's mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, for instance, were magically given the power of language, would their communities...
4) Your body
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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A simple, illustrated description of the human body.
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viii, 309 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Dr. Emeran Mayer, executive director of the Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience at UCLA, offers a cutting-edge view into this developing science, showing us the full impact and complexity of how the brain, gut, and microbiome -- the community of microorganisms that lives inside the digestive tract -- communicate with one another... When this communication channel is out of whack, major health problems can crop up in both...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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"Everybody has a body. Whether you're short, tall, fat, thin, hairy, bald, whether you use a wheelchair or have a limb difference, we all rely on our bodies to take us through the world. From hiking a mountain to playing baseball to exploring an aquarium, debut author Molli Jackson Ehlert and illustrator Lorian Tu show us all the different ways that bodies can look and the things they can do, with representation of all different types of bodies."--...
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"Thirty-three-year-old Abby Stern has made it to a happy place. True, she still has gig jobs instead of a career, and the apartment where she's lived since college still looks like she's just moved in. But she's got good friends, her bike, and her bicycling club. She's at peace with her plus-size body -- at least, most of the time -- and she's on track to marry Mark Medoff, her childhood summer sweetheart, a man she met at the weight-loss camp that...
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34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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This series for young children provides easy-to-understand facts and answers. Launching the series is Who Has What?, a simple story following Nellie and Gus on a family outing to the beach. Humorous illustrations, conversations between the siblings, and a clear text all reassure young kids that whether they have a girl's body or a boy's, their bodies are perfectly normal, healthy, and wonderful.
10) Your heart
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Introduces the heart, its function within the circulatory system, heart diseases, and how to keep the heart healthy.
11) The body has a mind of its own: how body maps in your brain help you do (almost) everything better
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Why do you still feel fat after losing weight? Why do you duck your head when you drive into an underground parking garage? Why are your kids so enthralled by video games?The answers to these questions can be found in a new understanding of how your brain interacts with your body, the space around your body, and the social world. Every point on your body, each internal organ, and every point in space out to the end of your fingertips is mapped inside...
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255 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Examines "all the complex processes that keep our bodies alive and thriving, from the basic building blocks of the body--our cells--to skin, muscles, and bones and the ways in which our many parts work together. Learn about the senses, how we read faces and body language, nutrition and immunity, the brain, sleep, memory, dreams, and much more"--
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Describes different kinds of microorganisms found in the human body, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and mites, discusses their role in helping the body digest food and prevent disease, and includes advice on how to avoid the harmful effects of microbes.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Letter by letter, B Is for Bellies is a joyous picture book celebration of every body from A to Z! This ode to self-love and kindness encourages us to remember that every body is worthy of respect, whether it be letting go on the dance floor or engaging in peaceful rest.
16) Your lungs
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Introduces the lungs and their makeup, their function within the respiratory system, asthma, and how to keep lungs healthy.
17) Your muscles
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Introduces muscles and their parts, their voluntary and involuntary functions within the body, muscle diseases, and how to keep muscles healthy.
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355 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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This book lets us peer into the world of microbes--not as germs to be eradicated, but as invaluable parts of our lives--allowing us to see how ubiquitous and vital microbes are: they sculpt our organs, defend us from disease, break down our food, educate our immune systems, guide our behavior, bombard our genomes with their genes, and grant us incredible abilities. While much of the prevailing discussion around the microbiome has focused on its implications...
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251 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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"206 bones. One heart. Two eyes. Ten fingers. You may think we know what makes up a human. But it turns out our bodies are full of surprises. What makes tears of joy different from tears of sadness? Why is a gut feeling so much smarter than you think? And why is 90% of you not even human? You may think you know the human body - heart, lungs, brain and bones - but it's time to think again. Your body is full of extraordinary mysteries that science is...
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xv, 282 pages ; 25 cm
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Visiting kitchen tables around America, this timely volume explores today's toxic food culture, telling the stories of those who are struggling with food issues and providing insight into how to feel good about food.
An exploration, both personal and deeply reported, of how we learn to eat in today's toxic food culture. Food is supposed to sustain and nourish us. Eating well, any doctor will tell you, is the best way to take care of yourself. Feeding...
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