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Scribner
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert--Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley's Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab--reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better. Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep,...
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English
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Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. Full of eye-opening research and riveting storytelling, Gawande asserts that medicine can comfort and enhance our experience even to the end, providing not only a good life but also a good end.
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Publisher
Go Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"In her first book, popular runner blogger Amanda Brooks lays out the path to finding greater fulfillment in running for those who consider themselves "middle of the pack runners" -- they're not trying to win Boston (or even qualify for Boston); they just want to get strong and stay injury-free so they can continue to enjoy running. Run to the Finish is not your typical running book. While it is filled with useful strategic training advice throughout,...
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Publisher
Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"The book offers the latest science-based guidelines for identifying, healing, and preventing the most common injuries experienced by road and trail runners. Readers will discover how the runner's body functions and responds to training, how to identify an injury, when rest is necessary, and when to seek professional treatment. Specific information on the feet and toes, ankles, knees, hips, and low back, including ways to keep these areas of the body...
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