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Being Different Inspiration » Self-Help & Empowerment March 23, 2013 0 By Rajiv Malhotra In Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism, thinker and philosopher Rajiv Malhotra addresses the challenge of a direct and honest engagement on differences, by reversing the gaze, repositioning India from being the observed to the observer and looking at the West from the dharmic point of view. In doing so, he challenges many hitherto unexamined beliefs that... Read more Read reviews Write review	81	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Travels with Puff: A Gentle Game of Life and Death Hot Inspiration » Self-Help & Empowerment March 22, 2013 0 "A few years ago, someone asked me by way of their T-shirt, Got Freedom? Here's, a bit delayed and by way of two small seaplanes and a continent ten thousand horizons wide, my answer."--Richard Bach In the tradition of John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley, and Richard Bach's own bestseller,... Read more Read reviews Write review	172	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 4.3 (1)
Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease Hot Health » Food & Nutrition March 21, 2013 0 By Robert H. Lustig New York Times Bestseller Robert Lustig’s 90-minute YouTube video Sugar: The Bitter Truth”, has been viewed more than three million times. Now, in this much anticipated book, he documents the science and the politics that has led to the pandemic of chronic disease over the last 30 years. In the late 1970s when the government mandated we... Read more Read reviews Write review	103	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy Inspiration » Biography & Memoir March 21, 2013 0 By Susan Spencer-Wendel Bret Witter Susan Spencer-Wendel’s Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy is a moving and inspirational memoir by a woman who makes the most of her final days after discovering she has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). After Spencer-Wendel, a celebrated journalist at the Palm Beach Post, learns of her diagnosis of ALS, more commonly known as... Read more Read reviews Write review	88	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Rethinking Money: How New Currencies Turn Scarcity into Prosperity (BK Currents) Our World » Conscious Business March 21, 2013 0 By Bernard Lietaer Jacqui Dunne As the United States struggles and the economies of Europe stagger, we fail to see a way out of this agonizing cycle of repeated financial meltdowns. In fact, there are thousands of ways to solve not only our recurring fiscal crises but our ongoing social and ecological debacles as well. Solutions are already in place where terrible problems once... Read more Read reviews Write review	97	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash Our World » Ecology & Sustainability March 18, 2013 0 A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist takes readers on a surprising tour of the world of garbage. Take a journey inside the secret world of our biggest export, our most prodigious product, and our greatest legacy: our trash. It’s the biggest thing we make: The average American is on track to produce a whopping 102 tons of garbage across a lifetime,... Read more Read reviews Write review	70	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Food in Jars: Preserving in Small Batches Year-Round Health » Food & Nutrition March 18, 2013 0 By Marisa McClellan Popular food blogger Marisa McClellan takes you through all manner of food in jars, storing away the tastes of all seasons for later. Basics like jams and jellies are accompanied by pickles, chutneys, conserves, whole fruit, tomato sauces, salsas, marmalades, nut butters, seasonings, and more. Small batches make them easy projects for a canning novice to tackle, and the... Read more Read reviews Write review	93	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Antigonick Inspiration » Art & Literature March 16, 2013 0 By Anne Carson An illustrated new translation of Sophokles’ Antigone. With text blocks hand-inked on the page by Anne Carson and her collaborator Robert Currie, Antigonick features translucent vellum pages with stunning drawings by Bianca Stone that overlay the text. Anne Carson has published translations of the ancient Greek poets Sappho, Simonides, Aiskhylos, Sophokles and Euripides. Antigonick is... Read more Read reviews Write review	91	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
The Blood Sugar Solution Cookbook: More than 175 Ultra-Tasty Recipes for Total Health and Weight Loss Health » Food & Nutrition March 16, 2013 0 By Mark Hyman In THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION COOKBOOK, Dr. Mark Hyman shares recipes that support the BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION lifestyle. In 1900, only two percent of meals in America were eaten outside the home; now it is over fifty percent. Dr. Hyman calls for readers to take back their health by taking back their kitchens. The major culprit of diabetes, obesity... Read more Read reviews Write review	65	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Pieces of Light: How the New Science of Memory Illuminates the Stories We Tell About Our Pasts Meta-Reality » Science & Consciousness March 16, 2013 0 By Charles Fennyhough Leading psychologist Charles Fernyhough blends the most current science with literature and personal stories in Pieces of Light: How the New Science of Memory Illuminates the Stories We Tell About Our Pasts. A new consensus is emerging among cognitive scientists: rather than possessing fixed, unchanging memories, they have found that we create recollections anew each time we... Read more Read reviews Write review	95	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
How to Cook Everything The Basics: All You Need to Make Great Food--With 1,000 Photos Health » Food & Nutrition March 15, 2013 0 By Mark Brittman The next best thing to having Mark Bittman in the kitchen with you Mark Bittman's highly acclaimed, bestselling book How to Cook Everything is an indispensable guide for any modern cook. With How to Cook Everything The Basicshe reveals how truly easy it is to learn fundamental techniques and recipes. From dicing vegetables and roasting meat, to cooking... Read more Read reviews Write review	96	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Do Not Go Quietly: A Guide to Living Consciously and Aging Wisely for People Who Weren't Born Yesterday Hot Inspiration » Self-Help & Empowerment March 12, 2013 0 By George Cappannelli Sedena Cappannelli Do Not Go Quietly is an extraordinary and important book for all Gen Xers (40 to 45), baby boomers (46 to 64), and elders (65 and older). It is also valuable for those under 40 who want to better understand and assist their parents, older friends, and relatives. Discover how to... Read more Read reviews Write review	204	Editor rating 4.7 User rating 0.0 (0)
Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer Health » Food & Nutrition March 10, 2013 0 By Thomas Seyfried The book addresses controversies related to the origins of cancer and provides solutions to cancer management and prevention. It expands upon Otto Warburg's well-known theory that all cancer is a disease of energy metabolism. However, Warburg did not link his theory to the "hallmarks of cancer" and thus his theory was discredited. This book aims to provide... Read more Read reviews Write review	82	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
The Primal Connection: Follow Your Genetic Blueprint to Health and Happiness Health » Body, Mind & Spirit March 10, 2013 0 By Mark Sisson Are You Hyperconnected ... and Disconnected? The frenetic pace of modern life distracts us from a painful truth: we are disconnected. Disconnected from our DNA recipe, forged through the selection pressure of human evolution, to enjoy health, happiness, and peace of mind. Horns, office chatter, and whirring machines batter our ears with incessant noise. Artificial light and digital stimulation... Read more Read reviews Write review	77	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal Health » Food & Nutrition March 10, 2013 0 By Melanie Warner In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore’s Dilemma a fascinating and cutting-edge look at the scary truth about what really goes into our food. If a piece of individually wrapped cheese retains its shape, color, and texture for years, what does it say about the food we eat and feed our children? Former... Read more Read reviews Write review	98	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Erasing Death: The Science That Is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life and Death Hot Meta-Reality » Science & Consciousness March 08, 2013 0 By Sam Parnia Josh Young Erasing Death: The Science That Is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life and Death reveals that death is not a moment in time. Death, rather, is a process—a process that can be interrupted well after it has begun. Innovative techniques have proven to be effective in revitalizing both the body and mind, but they are only employed in approximately half... Read more Read reviews Write review	134	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others Hot Inspiration » Self-Help & Empowerment March 08, 2013 0 By Shane J Lopez How do some people make good things happen and bounce back from setbacks? Why do they lead happier, healthier, more productive lives? It’s because they have hope—not because of luck, or intelligence, or money. So, what exactly is hope and how can you get it, too? Using discoveries from the largest study of hopeful people ever conducted,... Read more Read reviews Write review	163	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 4.7 (1)
Choice Point: Align Your Purpose! Inspiration » Self-Help & Empowerment March 01, 2013 0 By David R. Hamilton PhD At this moment in history, we’re faced with one of the biggest choice points we have ever encountered. Individuals are making choices to change their nations; nature is giving us a wake-up call; economies are struggling; and for many of us, the future looks uncertain. Yet people are also rallying... Read more Read reviews Write review	40	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us Hot Health » Food & Nutrition March 01, 2013 0 By Michael Moss From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important, how we can fight back. In the spring of 1999 the... Read more Read reviews Write review	103	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Entangling Vines: A Classic Collection of Zen Koans Inspiration » Spirituality & Religion February 28, 2013 0 By Thomas Yuho Kirchner Ueda Shizuteru Nelson Foster The most contemporary of the ancient koan collectionsrepresenting centuries of refinement by Zen masters working with their students, Entangling Vines, a translation of the Shumon kattoshu, is one of the few major koan texts to have been compiled in Japan rather than China. Indeed, Kajitani Sonin (19141995) former chief abbot of Shokoku-ji and author of an annotated, modern-Japanese translation... Read more Read reviews Write review	88	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government Our World » Conscious Business February 28, 2013 0 By Gavin Newsom Lisa Dickey A rallying cry for revolutionizing democracy in the digital age, Citizenville reveals how ordinary Americans can reshape their government for the better. Gavin Newsom, the lieutenant governor of California, argues that today’s government is stuck in the last century whilein both the private sector and our personal livesabsolutely everything else has changed. The explosion of social media, the evolution... Read more Read reviews Write review	97	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
The Feminine Mystique (50th Anniversary Edition) Hot Our World » Activism & Social Justice February 28, 2013 0 By Betty Friedan A 50th-anniversary edition of the trailblazing book that changed women’s lives, with a new introduction by Gail Collins. Landmark, groundbreaking, classic—these adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique. Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of “the problem that has no name”: the insidious beliefs and institutions that... Read more Read reviews Write review	115	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
The Social Conquest of Earth Hot Meta-Reality » Science & Consciousness February 26, 2013 0 By Edward O. Wilson From the most celebrated heir to Darwin comes a groundbreaking book on evolution, the summa work of Edward O. Wilson's legendary career. Where did we come from? What are we? Where are we going? In a generational work of clarity and passion, one of our greatest living scientists directly addresses these three fundamental questions of religion, philosophy,... Read more Read reviews Write review	135	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Hot Our World » Activism & Social Justice February 26, 2013 0 By Sheryl Sandberg Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg examines why women’s progress in achieving leadership roles... Read more Read reviews Write review	105	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power Hot Our World » Activism & Social Justice February 26, 2013 0 By Kim Ghattas The first inside account to be published about Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state, anchored by Ghattas's own perspective and her quest to understand America's place in the world In November 2008, Hillary Clinton agreed to work for her former rival. As President Barack Obama’s secretary of state, she set out to repair America’s image around... Read more Read reviews Write review	139	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Champion of Choice: The Life and Legacy of Women's Advocate Nafis Sadik Hot Our World » Activism & Social Justice February 23, 2013 0 By Cathleen Miller Not many women can claim to have changed history, but Nafis Sadik set that goal in her youth, and change the world she did. Champion of Choice tells the remarkable story of how Sadik, born into a prominent Indian family in 1929, came to be the world’s foremost advocate for women’s health and reproductive rights, the first female director... Read more Read reviews Write review	118	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked Age Our World » Conscious Business February 23, 2013 0 By Steven Johnson Combining the deft social analysis of Where Good Ideas Come From with the optimistic arguments of Everything Bad Is Good For You, New York Times bestselling author Steven Johnson’s Future Perfect makes the case that a new model of political change is on the rise, transforming everything from local governments to classrooms, from protest movements to health... Read more Read reviews Write review	92	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation Our World » Activism & Social Justice February 23, 2013 0 By Dan Fagin “A thrilling journey through the twists and turns of cancer epidemiology, Toms River is essential reading for our times. Dan Fagin handles topics of great complexity with the dexterity of a scholar, the honesty of a journalist, and the dramatic skill of a novelist.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of... Read more Read reviews Write review	97	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients Hot Our World » Activism & Social Justice February 23, 2013 0 By Ben Goldacre We like to imagine that medicine is based on evidence and the results of fair tests. In reality, those tests are often profoundly flawed. We like to imagine that doctors are familiar with the research literature about a drug, when in reality much of the research is hidden from them by drug companies. We like... Read more Read reviews Write review	110	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Bet the Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food Hot Health » Food & Nutrition February 21, 2013 0 By Frederick Kaufman A prominent food journalist follows the trail from Big Pizza to square tomatoes to exploding food prices to Wall Street, trying figure out why we can't all have healthy, delicious, affordable food In 2008, farmers grew enough to feed twice the world's population, yet more people starved than ever before—and most of them were farmers. In Bet... Read more Read reviews Write review	103	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)