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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it's made of but in the way those parts unceasingly reweave themselves in an electric living fabric. And there is no more accomplished and accessible guide than renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman to help us understand the nature and changing texture of that fabric. With his hallmark clarity and enthusiasm he reveals the myriad ways that the brain absorbs experience: developing, redeploying, organizing,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
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In Eat and Run, ultrarunner Scott Jurek opens up about his life and career as an elite athlete, and about the vegan diet that is key to his success.
For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. In 1999, as a compete unknown, he took the lead of the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile traverse over the old Gold Rush trails of the California Sierra Nevada. He won that race seven...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
A leading psychologist examines how our popularity affects our success, our relationships, and our happiness—and why we don’t always want to be the most popular
No matter how old you are, there’s a good chance that the word “popular” immediately transports you back to your teenage years. Most of us can easily recall the adolescent social cliques, the high school pecking order, and which of our peers stood out...
No matter how old you are, there’s a good chance that the word “popular” immediately transports you back to your teenage years. Most of us can easily recall the adolescent social cliques, the high school pecking order, and which of our peers stood out...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest of the human spirit. Nursing homes, preoccupied with safety, pin patients into railed beds and wheelchairs. Hospitals isolate the dying, checking for vital signs long after the goals of cure have become moot....
Publisher
Sport Videos
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
The sport of gymnastics combines grace and beauty with controlled power. Coach Steve Nunno provides a detailed overview of gymnastic fundamentals, through which that power is developed. Repetition of basic skill drills ingrains different biometrics and basic gymnastic positions in the gymnast's muscle memory. This DVD covers skill progressions and lead-ups for floor exercise, balance beam, vault, and uneven parallel bars, helping gymnasts and coaches...
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