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Get the Summary of Gregory Zuckerman's A Shot to Save the World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Few were ready when a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Wuhan, China, in January 2020. Politicians, government officials, business leaders, and public-health professionals were unprepared for the most devastating pandemic in a century. Many of the world's biggest drug and vaccine...
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#1 You may be addicted to anything that provides you temporary pleasure to cover up a void in yourself that you are too afraid or proud to face. The void can never be filled, only acknowledged and accepted. The shift comes when you stop throwing pleasure at the problem and start nourishing yourself with nonjudgmental and honest attention.
#2 Self-love is a commitment...
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Get the Summary of Lundy Bancroft's Why Does He Do That? In 20 minutes.
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Original book introduction: He says he loves you. So...why does he do that? You've asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to see inside the minds of angry and controlling men--and to change your life. In this groundbreaking book, a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men shows...
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Get the Summary of Steven Petrow's Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The fact is, we don't want to age the way previous generations did. "Old people" hoard. They bore relatives-and strangers alike-with tales of their aches and pains. They insist on driving long after they've become a danger to others (and themselves). They eat dinner at 4pm. They...
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Get the Summary of John E. Sarno's The Mindbody Prescription in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book. Original book introduction: Musculoskeletal pain disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with most doctors failing to recognize their underlying cause. In this acclaimed volume, Dr. Sarno reveals how many painful conditions- including most neck and back pain, migraine, repetitive stress injuries,...
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Get the Summary of Max Fisher's The Chaos Machine in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: We all have a vague sense that social media is bad for our minds, for our children, and for our democracies. But the truth is that its reach and impact run far deeper than we have understood. Building on years of international reporting, Max Fisher tells the gripping and galling inside story of how Facebook,...
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#1 I was working for a marketing agency, and my boss wanted me to prepare next week's presentation. I didn't want to go to work the next day, and I thought about how everything would drain my peace and happiness.
#2 I was in a happy relationship, but the joy quickly faded when I returned home from spring break. Everything I thought triggered some other thought...
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#1 In chapters 4, 5, and 6, you'll learn how to apply the Cycle Syncing Method around diet, fitness, and time management. This is where biohacking meets self-care. You'll learn how to use food to support your hormones during each phase of your cycle, reveal the secrets to getting better results with less sweat, and introduce you to planning tools that will help you...
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Book Preview: #1 Your body is capable of so much more than pain, exhaustion, blame, and confusion. When you understand your own biology, you are able to help your body heal and use that body to achieve the life you want.
#2 Trust me when I say that taking care of your body not just to get well, but to have the most fulfilling life you can have, is a sweet deal. It doesn't matter what...
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Get the Summary of Megan Ramos's The Essential Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Essential Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women" by Megan Ramos explores the benefits of intermittent fasting (IF) for women, emphasizing its role in weight management, hormone balance, and overall health. Ramos distinguishes fasting from starvation, highlighting its safety and efficacy...
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#1 I was twelve hours from death when I called the surgeon who had removed my cervix. I was loath to cry wolf again, but my apartment looked like a crime scene. I was crying medium-sized dog, possibly rabid.
#2 I was grateful for my escape from a toxic and lonely marriage, but I've been as alone as I've ever been. My eldest has been living with his girlfriend in Bangkok,...
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#1 Focus on your own needs, and not those of others, if you want to have a lean, strong body. Exercising is the best way to help your loved ones, as well as yourself, in the long run.
#2 You should make time for yourself to exercise, as exercise is critical to your health and well-being. However, gyms are also guilty of exploiting the belief that women like exercising...
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#1 I was terrified when my daughter was diagnosed with autism. I didn't know any better, because I didn't yet know that the terrifying and damaging rhetoric about autism wasn't going to be our reality.
#2 The most valuable resource for neurotypical parents of Autistic children is the community of Autistic people. They know what it's like to be Autistic, and they can...
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#1 Your sexual self is as varied and colorful as your personality. Your sexual preferences are influenced by your past experiences, your relationships, the culture in which you live, and the biochemical reactions in your bodies. No two women share the same experience of desire or even the same orgasmic pattern.
#2 Take the quiz, and then read the discussions. The answers...
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#1 Conception, and later pregnancy and birth, can be a challenging and emotional process. However, there are many choices you can control, and conception is your first opportunity to optimize your care, body, and life.
#2 Before, during, and after pregnancy, society focuses on the woman's contributions and choices. However, if conception is a struggle, the blame...
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#1 The Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of medical discourse attributed to Hippocrates of Kos, the Greek physician known as the father of medicine, from the Classical era, fourth and fifth centuries BCE, revolutionized medicine. He taught that ill health arose from imbalances in the body, and he invented the patient case study.
#2 The Hippocratic Corpus, which was written...
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#1 Second-wave feminists, who had been fighting for women's rights starting in the early 1960s, were now raising their daughters to receive the torch and to reach new levels of success.
#2 Halfway through college, Kelly realized she would need a master's degree to achieve what she wanted in the field of psychology. She would need to get a job and pay off what she owed....
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#1 The gastrointestinal tract is the engine of the body. It is a complex and specialized system that extracts nutrients from food and transfers them to the cells of the body. Bloating is one of the earliest and most common signs that there may be a problem.
#2 The upper GI tract includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and the first part of the small intestine called...
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#1 Women are more ready than men to tackle the next phase of their lives. They don't just survive, they prevail. They are liberated to look at other, perhaps larger matters.
#2 Your Next Third is the great period of your life, after the absolute worst has already happened. Instead of getting old and fat and ridiculous in your thirties and forties, you can remain essentially...
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#1 I grew up in an era when Asperger's Syndrome wasn't yet recognized. I was labeled shy, nerdy, or gifted. I didn't participate in class, and my report cards said I didn't work or play well with others. But I had a daughter to raise, so I made it work.
#2 I had always thought of myself as being a little odd, but I had a job, a child, and a husband, so I didn't think...
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