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Elena: A Hand Made Life

By: Miriam Gold

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This is the story of the ordinary extraordinary life of Dr Elena Zadik. 'Each page of this book contains treasures' - Lizzy Stewart, author of Alison Lives were bent in the furnaces of the twentieth century, but Elena Zadik was unbroken. With a stethoscope, a jar of herring and a hearing aid occasionally switched on, she forged an extraordinary life. Elena ran through the twentieth century without looking back. A refugee twice before she was 17, she broke glass ceilings to become a doctor during World War 2. She was as brilliant a doctor as she was terrible a driver (she never took a test). Finding community, falling in love and starting a family in Sheffield while her parents were imprisoned and killed in Auschwitz, she swam against the odds with courage and tenacity. Miriam gathers the threads of her Granny’s story, reflecting on their unconventional relationship and how trauma travels down through the generations in this gorgeous brocade of illustration and collage. Granny was an unintentionally hilarious woman, often difficult, always opinionated and deeply resourceful. Her hands were always busy and form the heart of this timely, irresistible graphic story of the ordinary extraordinary resilience of women. A heartfelt and charming graphic memoir of love, family and fearless women.

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207

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Random House

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1529935431

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9781529935431

Heaven's Banquet

Vegetarian Cooking for Lifelong Health the Ayurveda Way: A Cookbook

By: Miriam Kasin Hospodar

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Heaven's Banquet

Vegetarian Cooking for Lifelong Health the Ayurveda Way: A Cookbook

By: Miriam Kasin Hospodar

Written with the support of the Maharishi Ayur-Veda Institute, this comprehensive cookbook shows how to incorporate the timeless principles of Ayurveda into the twenty-first-century kitchen. A result of Miriam Kasin Hospodar's twenty-year culinary journey, Heaven's Banquet draws from a rich palette of international cuisines and shows how to match your diet to your mind-body type for maximum health and well-being. The more than 700 recipes included here range from Thai Corn Fritters and Asian-Cajun Eggplant Gumbo to West African Avocado Mousse and Mocha-Spice Cake with Coffee Cream Frosting. Readers will discover the most effective methods of preparing food, the benefits of eating seasonally for individual types, and how to create a diet for the entire family. There are special sections on how to lose weight and control sugar sensitivity, a questionnaire to help determine mind-body type, and essential ingredients for a well-stocked Ayurvedic kitchen. Fully illustrated, and written for everyone from the beginner cook to the experienced chef, Heaven's Banquet shows how to use food to tap into your body's intelligence and create lifelong health.

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625

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Penguin

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1101142189

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9781101142189

Come What May, I Want to Run

A Memoir of the Saving Grace of Ultrarunning in Overwhelming Times

By: Miriam Díaz-Gilbert

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Come What May, I Want to Run

A Memoir of the Saving Grace of Ultrarunning in Overwhelming Times

By: Miriam Díaz-Gilbert

Growing up, Miriam is an average athlete who doesn't get much playing time. She never imagines becoming a runner. But a college breakup propels her to run to mend her broken heart. She begins running 5K races. These races morph into half-marathons and marathons. Years later, running helps her to cope with the workplace mistreatment she is enduring as an academic and the depression she suffers. After watching Dean Karnazes and Pam Reed on 60 Minutes talk about ultrarunning, Miriam signs up for the JFK 50 ultra. With the love and support of her family, she runs an ultramarathon every year. A few years later, Miriam is unable to run normally until she is diagnosed with neurological B12 deficiency and gets her running legs back. Three days after placing third female in a twenty-four-hour ultramarathon, Miriam's scheduled laparoscopic hysterectomy is only the beginning of her medical and surgical nightmare. When her husband Jon is diagnosed with stage four cancer, Miriam runs ultramarathons for his healing. In Come What May, I Want to Run, the reader keeps pace with Miriam as she overcomes adversity, and her unrelenting faith, perseverance, resiliency, and running ultramarathons never waiver.

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167

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666768073

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9781666768077

Rivers of Light

The Life of Claire Myers Owens

By: Miriam Kalman Friedman

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Rivers of Light

The Life of Claire Myers Owens

By: Miriam Kalman Friedman

Growing up in a conservative, middle-class family in Texas, Claire Myers Owens sought adventure and freedom at an early age. At twenty years old, she left home and quickly found a community of like-minded free spirits and intellectuals in New York’s Greenwich Village. There Owens wrote novels and short stories, including the controversial novel The Unpredictable Adventure: A Comedy of Woman’s Independence, which was banned by the New York Public Library for its “risqué” content. Drawn to ideals of selfactualization and creative freedom, Owens became a key figure in the Human Potential Movement along with founder Abraham Maslow and Aldous Huxley, and became an ardent follower of Carl Jung. In her later years, Owens devoted her life to the practice of Zen Buddhism, moving to Rochester, NY, where she joined the Zen Center and studied under Roshi Philip Kapleau. She published her final book, Zen and the Lady, at the age of eighty-three. Friedman’s rediscovery of Owens brings well-deserved attention to her little known yet extraordinary life and passionate spirit. Drawing upon autobiographies, letters, journals, and novels, Friedman chronicles Owens’s robust intellect and her tumultuous private life and, along the way, shows readers what makes her story significant. With very few role models in the early twentieth century, Owens blazed her own path of independence and enlightenment.

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456

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Syracuse University Press

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0815654790

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9780815654797

Never Never Never Give Up

An Inspiring Ms Journey

By: Miriam Joy Willims Neufeld

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Never Never Never Give Up

An Inspiring Ms Journey

By: Miriam Joy Willims Neufeld

Joys commitment to demystifying the symptoms and challenges of multiple sclerosis has resulted in the writing of a book that offers hope and inspiration to others. As Joy persevered, she learned a multitude of lessons that enabled her to maximize her level of functioning and to find meaning in even the most difficult challenges. She invites readers to take a walk with her through her story in order to connect to their own tenacity and resilience. By presenting the information in a reader friendly style, anyone facing adversity will find helpful strategies and the courage to Never Give Up in their own difficulties. Margaret Evans RN, BScN, CPCC Registered nurse, life coach, author

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182

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BalboaPress

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1452549354

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9781452549354

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Daughter of the Town

By: Miriam C. Crouch

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Daughter of the Town

By: Miriam C. Crouch

Claire Chastain reflects on her life from childhood as the adopted daughter of the towns leading citizen, a hard-working country lawyer and his wife. She shares the joys and challenges of growing up with her lifetime best friend Libby Callaghan. Libby comes to town as a ragged, poverty-stricken ten-year-old whose tough outer shell disguises her broken spirit and emotionally-scarred core. After Libby is adopted by a local rancher, the girls share the adventure of living on a ranch the size of a small state in a heart-warming story of overcoming bitter family loss. The girls struggle to find their place in the world as they confront shattered dreams and fallen heroes and make forever decisions. Claire copes with devastating family illness and is forced to face her demons when she is blindsided by loss and betrayal by the one person she idolizes. With her traditional values destroyed and her world in shambles, she searches her soul for redemption. The ultimate power of love and forgiveness triumphs in Claires reflections of coming of age.

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240

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Balboa Press

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1504368177

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9781504368179

Books Come Alive

Reading Aloud and Reading along with Young Children

By: William Teale,Miriam G. Martinez,Junko Yokota

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Books Come Alive

Reading Aloud and Reading along with Young Children

By: William Teale,Miriam G. Martinez,Junko Yokota

Books Come Alive: Reading Aloud and Reading Along with Young Children is about using read alouds to promote empathy and the ability to think deeply in response to literature. Grounded in research and theory, the book explores how to ensure that read alouds have maximum instructional value to promote literacy and spark children’s lifelong love of literature. This book offers teachers information about book selection, how to plan for and conduct read alouds, and extend children’s experiences. The book also includes a vetted and extensive compendium of high-quality books for read alouds, accompanied by a framework for teaching with those books.

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229

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1475859953

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9781475859959

Early Learning Theories Made Visible

By: Miriam Beloglovsky,Lisa Daly

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Early Learning Theories Made Visible

By: Miriam Beloglovsky,Lisa Daly

Go beyond reading about early learning theories and see what they look like in action in modern programs and teacher practices. With classroom vignettes and colorful photographs, this book makes the works of Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, Lev Vygotsky, Abraham Maslow, John Dewey, Howard Gardner, and Louise Derman-Sparks visible, accessible, and easier to understand. Each theory is defined—through engaging stories and rich visuals—in relation to cognitive, social-emotional, and physical developmental domains. Use this book to build a stronger comprehension of the foundations of early learning theories and become more reflective and intentional in your work with young children.

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Redleaf Press

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1605543837

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9781605543833

Book's by Miriam Joy Brown Wood

Elena: A Hand Made Life

Elena: A Hand Made Life

Heaven's Banquet

Heaven's Banquet

Come What May, I Want to Run

Come What May, I Want to Run

Rivers of Light

Rivers of Light

Never Never Never Give Up

Never Never Never Give Up

Pop. 1274

Pop. 1274

Books Come Alive

Books Come Alive

Early Learning Theories Made Visible

Early Learning Theories Made Visible

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