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Three surprises about change -- Find the bright spots -- Script the critical moves -- Point to the destination -- Find the feeling -- Shrink the change -- Grow your people -- Tweak the environment -- Build habits -- Rally the herd -- Keep the switch going. - In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative...
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Award-winning business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"Warning: This book reeks! It's rotten, rancid. foul, and funky. Within these pages, you'll find stinkbugs, weasels, Tasmanian devils, and one particularly pungent musk ox... Ready to find out more? Plug your nose and read on..." --from dust jacket.
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In Real Life: Preparing for the 7 Worst Days of Your Life, bestselling author and talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw suggests how to confront what he believes are the seven most common critical days that you or a loved one are likely to face: the day that you or someone you love has their heart shattered by death, divorce, or losing something of great value; the day that you realize you have lived your life as a sellout and that every choice you have...
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A Harvard evolutionary biologist presents an engaging discussion of how the human body has evolved over millions of years, examining how an increasing disparity between the needs of Stone Age bodies and the realities of the modern world are fueling a paradox of greater longevity and chronic disease.