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Majeed, Debra, author.
Call Number
306.8423 23
Publication Date
2015
Summary
Debra Majeed's ethnography of contemporary African American Muslim polygyny illuminates the varieties of and struggles within a type of family whose form and function is contrary to U.S. civil law.
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Simpson, Lily, author.
Call Number
641.563 SIM
Publication Date
2015
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Lily Simpson runs The Detox Kitchen, whose boutique delis and specially designed health menus have won thousands of customers, including international celebrities. She and consultant nutritionist Rob Hobson are devoted to their philosophy of great health through great food. Inside this book are 200 of Lily's exquisite recipes, brightly delicious and packed full of flavour thanks to her clever combinations of herbs, spices and oils. All wheat, dairy and refined sugar free, you will find recipes for invigorating breakfasts, zingy raw salads, delicious snacks and dips, vibrant fish and meat dishes, and scrumptious sweet treats. In addition, Rob explains how to use these dishes to target your health needs, whether that is losing weight, gaining energy, getting clearer skin or just having a weekend detox after a few days of indulgence. Eat your way to glowing health with this smart new guide to daily wellbeing.
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Jaffari, Omid
Call Number
641.5636 JAF
Publication Date
2015
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Here are 150 gluten-free and dairy-free vegan recipes that let you into the secret of creating gourmet raw cuisine for every day. Eating organic, nutritionally dense, uncooked plant foods can really improve your health and well-being because the less food is processed, the less stress it puts on the digestive system...The three sections in this book -- Raw Materials, Staples and Recipes -- take you on a journey through creating delicious raw vegan cuisine from scratch: from using a dehydrator and stocking your pantry with the best ingredients, to making raw vegan staples for your fridge and freezer, to combining these staples to make delicious breakfasts, soups, salads, pastas, risottos, tarts, desserts and chocolates...The result is clean, delicious, nourishing food that is full of goodness for body and soul...
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Katz, Vikki S.
Call Number
305.9069120973 23
Publication Date
2014
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Abrahams, Hilary, 1941-
Call Number
362.8292 22
Publication Date
2010
Summary
This text examines in-depth the long-term outcomes for women who have suffered domestic violence and abuse, based on interviews conducted over seven years. Through these interviews the author reveals the factors which help or hinder a successful transition from abusive relationship to independent living.
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Johansen, Signe, author.
Call Number
641.59489 JOH
Publication Date
2016
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Nordic countries are consistently rated as the best places to live for quality of life, happiness and education, literacy and gender equality. But what's their secret? In How To Hygge, renowned Scandinavian cook and writer Signe Johansen explores the culture of hygge, shares the secrets of Nordic living and shows you how to adopt these elements into your everyday life, wherever you are in the world. Hygge is central to the Nordic sense of well-being. Roughly translated as 'cosiness', it implies warmth, conviviality and community. With fifty recipes and glorious imagery, Johansen explains how to enjoy the outdoors the Nordic way, the joy of fika (coming together over cake and coffee), how to collaborate to achieve a sense of community and why alcohol is integral to the healthy hedonism of hygge. For those who have long admired the region's stylish design heritage, she reveals how to achieve Scandi-Cool in your own home, without breaking the bank.
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Klein, Mavis.
Call Number
616.8914 23
Publication Date
2012
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Our contemporary world is one in which 'the customer is always right', and therapists, like many other professionals, are increasingly beset by rules and regulations that undermine their authority and autonomy. While many books emphasize the therapist's duties and obligations in maintaining the wellbeing of his or her clients, this book is intended to redress the balance in favour of emphasizing the wellbeing of the therapist. Mavis Klein draws on her thirty-five years of experience as an individual, group, and family therapist to provide trainee and beginner therapists with confidence in the p.
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Paperny, David M. N.
Call Number
616.00835 23
Publication Date
2011
Summary
"Handbook of Adolescent Medicine and Health Promotion" is a medical handbook for health providers, residents, and students as well as other interdisciplinary practitioners who promote the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults. With an emphasis on practical clinical approaches covering comprehensive health evaluation, which impacts on health choices and behaviors, health screening, education and health promotion, this book is a unique combination of pediatrics, internal medicine, gynecology, and psychology. The behavioral and health promotion aspects for adolescents ar.
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United Nations. Division for Social Policy and Development.
Call Number
306.8742 23
Publication Date
2011
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"The perceptions of the role of women and men in families have changed over the past few decades. Men are no longer perceived as the economic providers to families. The role of men in the family has undergone many "diverse demographic, socio-economic and cultural transformations" impacting the formation, stability and overall well-being of families. In light of this development, DESA's Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) launched a new publication on "Men in Families and Family Policy in a Changing World" on 17 February focusing on the shifting roles and views of men in families."--Provided by publisher.
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Young, Courtenay.
Call Number
362.2 22
Publication Date
2010
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A comprehensive guide to how an individual can help themselves resolve a wide variety of ordinary, everyday life problems and improve their mental health.'This is an extensive collection of self-help material, which has been written to provide resources to complement self-exploration or professional counselling. The knowledge has been built up through years of working in the field of mental health, listening to patients, and searching for the materials that could make a difference. The skill is in how the handouts have been put together to be easily accessible and helpful, and in a format that.
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Lee, Gary R.
Call Number
306.81 23
Publication Date
2015
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Call Number
306.09 23
Publication Date
2014
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As the only complete compilation of polls taken by the Gallup Organization, The Gallup Poll is an invaluable tool for ascertaining the pulse of American public opinion throughout the year and for documenting changing perceptions over time of crucial core issues.
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