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Teen Trailblazers: 30 Fearless Girls Who Changed the World Before They Were 20 By : Jennifer Calvert READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : True stories of young women who made a big difference! From authors to activists, painters to politicians, inventors to icons, these inspiring teenagers are proof that girls can change the world.Joan of Arc. Anne Frank. Cleopatra. Pocahontas. Mary Shelley. Many of these heroines are well-known. But have you heard of Sybil Ludington, a 16-year-old daughter of an American colonel who rode twice as far as the far better-remembered Paul Revere to warn the militia that the British army was invading?This fascinating book features 30 young women who accomplished remarkable things before their twentieth birthdays. Visually compelling with original illustrations, this book will inspire the next generation of strong, fearless women. Book Detail : Author : Jennifer Calvert Pages : 122 pages Publisher : Castle Point Books Language : eng ISBN-1...

The Indian Cooking Course: Techniques - Masterclasses - Ingredients - 300 Recipes By : Monisha Bharadwaj READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : This comprehensive guide to Indian cooking explores the myriad regional varieties of authentic, healthy and lesser known Indian recipes. Monisha covers a varied range of dishes as well as providing insights into ingredients, techniques and step-by-step masterclasses. With chapters broken down into: Rice, Breads, Meat, Fish & Seafood, Poultry, Eggs, Dairy, Lentils & Beans, Vegetables, Snack & Sides, Grills, Salads & Raitas, Chutneys & Relishes, Desserts and Drinks, Monisha covers a varied range of dishes as well as providing insights into ingredients, techniques and step-by-step masterclasses to help you recreate classic and popular recipes.Monisha offers a vivid overview of India's colourful traditions and geographical differences, from the earthy lentil dishes of the North to the coconut-based curries which...

A Breath Too Late By : Rocky Callen READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : For fans of Girl in Pieces, All the Bright Places, and Girl, Interrupted comes a haunting and breathtaking YA contemporary debut novel that packs a powerful message: hope can be found in the darkness.Seventeen-year-old Ellie had no hope left. Yet the day after she dies by suicide, she finds herself in the midst of an out-of-body experience. She is a spectator, swaying between past and present, retracing the events that unfolded prior to her death.But there are gaps in her memory, fractured pieces Ellie is desperate to re-assemble. There's her mother, a songbird who wanted to break free from her oppressive cage. The boy made of brushstrokes and goofy smiles who brought color into a gray world. Her brooding father, with his sad puppy eyes and clenched fists. Told in epistolary-like style, this deeply moving novel sensitively examines the beautiful and terrible moments that make up a life and the p...

The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic By : Darby Penney READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : When Willard State Hospital closed its doors in 1995, after operating as one of New York State?s largest mental institutions for over 120 years, a forgotten attic filled with suitcases belonging to former patients was discovered. Using the possessions found in these suitcases along with institutional records and doctors? notes from patient sessions, Darby Penney, a leading advocate of patients? rights, and Peter Stastny, a psychiatrist and documentary filmmaker, were able to reconstruct the lives of ten patients who resided at Willard during the first half of the twentieth century. The Lives They Left Behind tells their story. In addition to these human portraits, the book contains over 100 photographs as well as valuable historical background on how this state-funded institution operated. As it restores the humanity of the individuals it so poignantly...

The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness By : Susannah Cahalan READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : For centuries, doctors have struggled to define mental illness-how do you diagnose it, how do you treat it, how do you even know what it is? In search of an answer, in the 1970s a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan and seven other people -- sane, normal, well-adjusted members of society -- went undercover into asylums around America to test the legitimacy of psychiatry's labels. Forced to remain inside until they'd "proven" themselves sane, all eight emerged with alarming diagnoses and even more troubling stories of their treatment. Rosenhan's study broke open the field of psychiatry, closing down institutions and changing mental health diagnosis forever. But, as Cahalan's new research shows, very little in this saga is exactly as it seems. What really happened behind those closed asylum doors,...

This is Home: The Art of Simple Living By : Natalie Walton READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : This is Home is a back-to-basics guide on how to create authentic wholehearted interiors. It's about living simply ? finding the essence of what makes you happy at home and creating spaces that reflect your needs and style. Filled with clever ideas and creative spaces it shows that you don't need a huge budget to create a beautiful home. This is Home provides examples and case studies of places with a global and timeless feel that haven't always been renovated in the traditional sense but are true homes.Featuring?eight?case studies from Australia, the US and Europe, and nearly 200 color photographs, This is Home?will inspire you with beautiful, authentic places you want to be ? today.Chapters include:The big picture: how to determine your decorating personality, and what's authentic for you.Starting over: let go of the past and create a home for the person you ...

The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un By : Anna Fifield READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The behind-the-scenes story of the rise and reign of the world's strangest and most elusive tyrant, Kim Jong Un, by the journalist with the best connections and insights into the bizarrely dangerous world of North Korea.Since his birth in 1984, Kim Jong Un has been swaddled in myth and propaganda, from the plainly silly--he could supposedly drive a car at the age of three--to the grimly bloody stories of family members who perished at his command.Anna Fifield reconstructs Kim's past and present with exclusive access to sources near him and brings her unique understanding to explain the dynastic mission of the Kim family in North Korea. The archaic notion of despotic family rule matches the almost medieval hardship the country has suffered under the Kims. Few people thought that a young, untested, unhealthy, Swiss-educated baske...

Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases By : Dean Ornish READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Fight cancer, diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, and even the aging process itself with one simple, scientifically proven plan to reverse disease--as well as prevent and reduce symptoms--from the world-renowned pioneer of lifestyle medicine.Dean Ornish, M.D., has directed revolutionary research proving, for the first time, that lifestyle changes can often reverse--undo!--the progression of many of the most common and costly chronic diseases and even begin reversing aging at a cellular level.Medicare and many insurance companies now cover Dr. Ornish's lifestyle medicine program for reversing chronic disease because it consistently achieves bigger changes in lifestyle, better clinical outcomes, larger cost savings, and greater adherence than have ever been reported--based on forty years of research published in the lead...

Glute Lab: The Art and Science of Strength and Physique Training By : Bret Contreras READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST SELLER IMPROVE YOUR PHYSIQUE, BUILD LEAN MUSCLE, AND INCREASE STRENGTH For more than twenty years, Bret ?the Glute Guy? Contreras has been on a quest to improve human performance, focusing his research on the gluteus maximus, the largest muscle in the human body. What started as an effort to improve his own weak, flat backside quickly evolved when he discovered the wide range of functional movements to which the glutes contribute. Properly trained glutes not only help you lift heavier, jump higher, sprint faster, and swing harder but also help prevent knee, hip, and lower back pain and injuries. Bret went on to earn a doctorate in sports science and is now known as one of the world?s foremost experts on strength and physique training. After helping thousands of people reach their strength goals and achieve their ideal physiq...