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The Diabetes Carbohydrate And Fat Gram Guide

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March 16, 2009 4:25 AM
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By Lea Holzmeister
From the experts at the American Diabetes Association. The ultimate reference for anyone looking to shop with confidence while managing diabetes with ease, this comprehensive book lists foods, serving sizes, and nutrition information for generic, packaged, and fast foods. Completely updated for the third edition, this handy guide includes ten nutritional facts each for over 7,000 foods..

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Growing Up Again - Second Edition: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children

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March 23, 2009 4:48 PM
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By Connie Dawson
As time-tested as it is timely, the expert advice in this book has helped thousands of readers improve on their parenting practices. Now, substantially revised and expanded, Growing Up Again offers further guidance on providing children with the structure and nurturing that are so critical to their healthy development--and to our own. Jean Illsley Clarke and Connie Dawson provide the informat...

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Ball Blue Book of Preserving

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March 24, 2009 4:31 AM
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A History of Food

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April 27, 2009 8:29 PM
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By Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat
The story of cuisine and the social history of eating is a fascinating one, and Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat covers all its aspects in this classic history. New expanded edition of a classic book, originally published to great critical acclaim from Raymond Blanc, The New York Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Independent and more Tells the story of man’s relationship with food from...

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Outliers: The Story of Success

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June 20, 2009 3:37 PM
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By Malcolm Gladwell
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, th...

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Taming the Tiger: Your first year with Diabetes

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July 20, 2009 6:08 PM
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By William Lee Dubois
If you ve just been diagnosed with diabetes, this book is for you! It is a fact. Getting a diagnosis of diabetes has the same impact on your body and soul as having a heart attack. Right now you are confused, angry, and scared. You thirst for understanding, but you don t have the energy to wade through the tons of information out there. This pocket Survival Guide is written just for you....

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The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense (March 2009)

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July 24, 2009 10:08 PM
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By Suzette Haden Elgin
Fall River Press: The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense has sold more than a million copies and revolutionized the way we respond to verbal attacks. Join the ranks of the empowered with Suzette Haden Elgin's manual of verbal judo. Inside you'll find: * A Verbal Attacks Octagon that shows you which patterns in your opponent's speech to look for and avoid * Strategies for heading off confron...

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How to Say It For Women: Communicating with Confidence and Power Using the Language of Success

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July 24, 2009 10:10 PM
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By Phyllis Mindell
Phyllis Mindell, an acclaimed expert on professional communications, shows women how to transform themselves by transforming their language; shed weak words, phrases, and gestures; empower themselves to win attention and respect; and get their ideas across with confidence and power. Perhaps the best teacher of how the power of language can transform is an unexpected one: Charlotte the spider...

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