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The Secret Life of Fat

by Melissa Wuske

Fat is not the antithesis of health, as this insightful book shows. "The Secret Life of Fat" by Sylvia Tara takes a fresh look at a taboo. The word “fat” is so often associated with succinct, negative labels like bad and gross. But... Read More

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Yoga for Athletes

by Melissa Wuske

Yoga’s reputation is often soft and feminine, all yoga pants and calming breathing. As a result, many skilled, dedicated athletes see yoga as something outside their realm, but Ryanne Cunningham shows how the intensity and adaptability... Read More

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Finding Maria

by Melissa Wuske

"Finding Maria" is a heartfelt, honest look at love and loss across generations of a family. In Finding Maria, Peter Szabo tells a personal, yet relatable, story about the passing of his grandmother. It is a narrative of discovery of... Read More

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Survival

by Melissa Wuske

"Survival" is a detailed account of one man’s simple and powerful pursuit of meaning amid the horrors of life in a prison camp. Survival: My Father’s War as an Air Force Gunner and POW by Barbara Trendos is an epistolary-style... Read More

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Eat Wheat

by Melissa Wuske

Gluten-free has gone from diet craze to full-scale movement. But is gluten unequivocally a substance to be avoided? That, along with similar concerns about dairy, is the question of John A. Douillard’s book. Through his experience, he... Read More

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