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The Secret Life of Groceries

The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

By: Benjamin Lorr

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The Secret Life of Groceries

The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

By: Benjamin Lorr

A deeply curious and evenhanded report on our national appetites." --The New York Times In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store The miracle of the supermarket has never been more apparent. Like the doctors and nurses who care for the sick, suddenly the men and women who stock our shelves and operate our warehouses are understood as 'essential' workers, providing a quality of life we all too easily take for granted. But the sad truth is that the grocery industry has been failing these workers for decades. In this page-turning expose, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on the highly secretive grocery industry. Combining deep sourcing, immersive reporting, and sharp, often laugh-out-loud prose, Lorr leads a wild investigation, asking what does it take to run a supermarket? How does our food get on the shelves? And who suffers for our increasing demands for convenience and efficiency? In this journey: We learn the secrets of Trader Joe's success from Trader Joe himself Drive with truckers caught in a job they call "sharecropping on wheels" Break into industrial farms with activists to learn what it takes for a product to earn certification labels like "fair trade" and "free range" Follow entrepreneurs as they fight for shelf space, learning essential tips, tricks, and traps for any new food business Journey with migrants to examine shocking forced labor practices through their eyes The product of five years of research and hundreds of interviews across every level of the business, The Secret Life of Groceries is essential reading for those who want to understand our food system--delivering powerful social commentary on the inherently American quest for more and compassionate insight into the lives that provide it.

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0553459414

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Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga

By: Benjamin Lorr

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Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga

By: Benjamin Lorr

Author Benjamin Lorr wandered into a yoga studio—and fell down a rabbit hole Hell-Bent explores a fascinating, often surreal world at the extremes of American yoga. Benjamin Lorr walked into his first yoga studio on a whim, overweight and curious, and quickly found the yoga reinventing his life. He was studying Bikram Yoga (or "hot yoga") when a run-in with a master and competitive yoga champion led him into an obsessive subculture—a group of yogis for whom eight hours of practice a day in 110- degree heat was just the beginning. So begins a journey. Populated by athletic prodigies, wide-eyed celebrities, legitimate medical miracles, and predatory hucksters, it's a nation-spanning trip—from the jam-packed studios of New York to the athletic performance labs of the University of Oregon to the stage at the National Yoga Asana Championship, where Lorr competes for glory. The culmination of two years of research, and featuring hundreds of interviews with yogis, scientists, doctors, and scholars, Hell-Bent is a wild exploration. A look at the science behind a controversial practice, a story of greed, narcissism, and corruption, and a mind-bending tale of personal transformation, it is a book that will not only challenge your conception of yoga, but will change the way you view the fragile, inspirational limits of the human body itself.

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St. Martin's Press

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1250017521

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9781250017529

Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga

By: Benjamin Lorr

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Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga

By: Benjamin Lorr

Lorr explores the fascinating, often surreal world of Bikram Yoga, a style taught to millions by a very living guru, Bikram Choudhury. Bikram Yoga is distinguished by the extreme heat it is practiced in, an overt focus on pain, and the materialism of its founder.

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Macmillan

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031267290X

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The Secret Life of Groceries

The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

By: Benjamin Lorr

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The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

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X Of Swords

By: Benjamin Percy,Ed Brisson,Gerry Duggan,Jonathan Hickman,Leah Williams,Tini Howard,Vita Ayala,Zeb Wells

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X Of Swords

By: Benjamin Percy,Ed Brisson,Gerry Duggan,Jonathan Hickman,Leah Williams,Tini Howard,Vita Ayala,Zeb Wells

Collects X of Swords: Creation (2020) #1, X of Swords: Stasis (2020) #1, X of Swords: Destruction (2020) #1, X-Men (2019) #12-15, Excalibur (2019) #13-15, Marauders (2019) #13-15, X-Force (2019) #13-14, New Mutants (2019) #13, Wolverine (2020) #6-7, Cable (2020) #5-6, Hellions (2020) #5-6, X-Factor (2020) #4. A tower. A mission. A gathering of armies. Swords will be drawn in the first epic crossover of the astonishing Dawn of X! Wolverine, the X-Men, Cable, X-Force, Excalibur, X-Factor, the New Mutants, the Marauders, the Hellions and the rest of Krakoa’s residents will all feel the effects — but which ten mutants will wield the blades? Weapons both new and familiar are drawn from their scabbards as the X-Men prepare to do mythic battle against a truly daunting foe! Jonathan Hickman and his fellow visionary creators — who have painstakingly put all the pieces into place during Dawn of X — join forces to smash the board!

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Marvel Entertainment

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1302935887

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Iyengar Yoga the Integrated and Holistic Path to Health

The Effective and Scientifically Investigated System of Yoga

By: Dr. Tommijean Thomas,Benjamin A. Thomas B.S.

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Iyengar Yoga the Integrated and Holistic Path to Health

The Effective and Scientifically Investigated System of Yoga

By: Dr. Tommijean Thomas,Benjamin A. Thomas B.S.

Teaching and information topics include: a concise overview of the many aspects of yoga a vast amount of computer drawn illustrations and more than 500 photographs depicting the yoga postures a self-study guide to the yoga poses including seventy basic foundation postures with descriptions, techniques, and benefi ts in detail fi fteen original series (sequence/routines) of postures with different purposes and themes to carry the practitioner through a diverse personal practice fi ve variations of the well known aerobic Sun Salutations a discussion of how to perform and understand the physical postures, rhythmic controlled breathing, meditation, relaxation, postural alignment, stress management, and philosophy common questions typically asked by yoga students with related answers a brief treatise of beginning basics in anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology eight well-known and simple mantras (chants) an artful collection of photos demonstrating postures beyond beginning level is presented. This is a must-have book for yoga practitioners, teachers, studio owners, health providers, college classes, and business settings as it confi rms the benefi ts and effects of Iyengar-style yoga practice.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462843654

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Applications of Quantum Dynamics in Chemistry

By: Fabien Gatti,Benjamin Lasorne,Hans-Dieter Meyer,André Nauts

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Applications of Quantum Dynamics in Chemistry

By: Fabien Gatti,Benjamin Lasorne,Hans-Dieter Meyer,André Nauts

This book explains the usage and application of Molecular Quantum Dynamics, the methodology where both the electrons and the nuclei in a molecule are treated with quantum mechanical calculations. This volume of Lecture Notes in Chemistry addresses graduate students and postdocs in the field of theoretical chemistry, as well as postgraduate students, researchers and teachers from neighboring fields, such as quantum physics, biochemistry, biophysics, or anyone else who is interested in this rising method in theoretical chemistry, and who wants to gain experience in the opportunities it can offer. It can also be useful for teachers interested in illustrative examples of time-dependent quantum mechanics as animations of realistic wave packets have been designed to assist in visualization. Assuming a basic knowledge about quantum mechanics, the authors link their explanations to recent experimental investigations where Molecular Quantum Dynamics proved successful and necessary for the understanding of the experimental results. Examples including reactive scattering, photochemistry, tunneling, femto- and attosecond chemistry and spectroscopy, cold chemistry or crossed-beam experiments illustrate the power of the method. The book restricts complicated formalism to the necessary and in a self-contained and clearly explained way, offering the reader an introduction to, and instructions for, practical exercises. Continuative explanation and math are optionally supplemented for the interested reader. The reader learns how to apply example simulations with the MCTDH program package (Multi Configuration Time Dependent Hartree calculations). Readers can thus obtain the tools to run their own simulations and apply them to their problems. Selected scripts and program code from the examples are made available as supplementary material. This book bridges the gap between the existing textbooks on fundamental theoretical chemistry and research monographs focusing on sophisticated applications. It is a must-read for everyone who wants to gain a sound understanding of Molecular Quantum Dynamics simulations and to obtain basic experience in running their own simulations.

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Springer

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331953923X

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9783319539232

Interpersonal Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders

By: Lorna Smith Benjamin

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Interpersonal Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders

By: Lorna Smith Benjamin

The interpersonal dimensions of each DSM-IV personality disorder are discussed in depth and and innovative procedures for assessment and diagnosis described.

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Guilford Press

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1572308605

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9781572308602

A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL.D., with Some of His Professional and Miscellaneous Writings

By: Benjamin Robbins Curtis

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A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL.D., with Some of His Professional and Miscellaneous Writings

By: Benjamin Robbins Curtis

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

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9353866669

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The Secret Life of Groceries

The Secret Life of Groceries

Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga

Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga

Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga

Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga

The Secret Life of Groceries

The Secret Life of Groceries

X Of Swords

X Of Swords

Iyengar Yoga the Integrated and Holistic Path to Health

Iyengar Yoga the Integrated and Holistic Path to Health

Applications of Quantum Dynamics in Chemistry

Applications of Quantum Dynamics in Chemistry

Interpersonal Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders

Interpersonal Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders

A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL.D., with Some of His Professional and Miscellaneous Writings

A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL.D., with Some of His Professional and Miscellaneous Writings

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