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"A practical guide to generating less waste, featuring meaningful and achievable strategies from the blogger behind The Green Garbage Project, a yearlong experiment in living garbage-free. You don't have to be a tree hugger to benefit from zero-waste living. The average American tosses out nearly five pounds of trash every day, yet studies show the more we buy, the less happy we are. In The Zero-Waste Lifestyle, Amy Korst shows us how to have a happier,...
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When an aging family member needs some extra help and care, whether a parent, spouse, sibling, or friend, this is the book to get. It delivers bottom-line, no-nonsense, practical information for every stage of need, from the earliest signs of illness, through the nursing home, and beyond.
Written by two distinguished psychologists with specialties in eldercare counseling and research, this frank, friendly, time-tested guide is meticulously
...6) Thirteen (13) things they won't tell you: 375+ experts confess the secrets they keep to themselves
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Reader's Digest
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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"A provocative and lively exploration of the increasingly important world of macroeconomics, by the author of the bestselling The Undercover Economist. Thanks to the worldwide financial upheaval, economics is no longer a topic we can ignore. From politicians to hedge-fund managers to middle-class IRA holders, everyone must pay attention to how and why the global economy works the way it does. Enter Financial Times columnist and bestselling author...
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Research and compare local products or services with regional reviews. Evaluates the quality and prices of local service providers and stores including auto repair shops, auto dealerships, banks, pet-related services, dentists, fitness centers, insurance companies, plumbers, surgeons, and more. Includes rating, member comments, advice and videos.
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Omnigraphics, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Provides basic consumer health information about the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sleep disorders in children and adults, along with facts about diseases that affect sleep and the health consequences of sleep deprivation. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
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John Wiley & Sons
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[2013]
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English
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It's tough in the consumer world. The good news? The entire basis for how to best shop, spend, travel, bank -- essentially all aspects of being a consumer -- is fundamentally changing. The power is now in your hands. Do More, Spend Less is your road map to get off the default path, turn the tables on the banks, airlines, hotels, cell phone companies, and retailers and win the great game being played for your hard-earned cash. This approach has...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Economist and bestselling author Juliet Schor lays out a positive vision for rethinking our relationship to consumer goods in this accessible and timely analysis of the devastating ecological, social, and personal costs of mass consumerism. Ranging from cutting-edge developments in economic theory, social analysis, and ecological design to real-world examples of these ideas being put into practice around the world, Schor makes a compelling case that...
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Rodale
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2010.
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With step-by-step instructions for a variety of ecologically sound projects--from growing food in an apartment to building a 99-cent solar oven--"Making It" will be the go-to source for post-consumer living activities that are fun, inexpensive, and eminently doable.
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