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  Stretching

  by Bob Anderson

  When Bob Anderson first published Stretching in 1980, the fitness movement was new to most Americans. The term aerobics had just been coined in 1968, and few people outside bodybuilding circles had heard of Arnold Schwarzenegger yet. Now, fitness is such old hat that it's even had a backlash or two. Lots of the original ideas have been called into question, including the preeminence of aerobic exercise.... (more)
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  Stretching in the Office

  by Bob Anderson

  Now the book STRETCHING IN THE OFFICE is available in an attractive plastic spiral binding for easy use.
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  Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods (Cairoli Lectures)

  by Barry J. Eichengreen

  In Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods , Barry Eichengreen takes issue with the argument that today's international financial system is largely analogous to the Bretton Woods System of the period 1958 to 1973. Then, as now, it has been argued, the United States ran balance of payment deficits, provided international reserves to other countries, and acted as export market of last resort for the rest... (more)
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  Healing Psychiatry: Bridging the Science/Humanism Divide (Basic Bioethics)

  by David H. Brendel

  Psychiatry today is torn by opposing sensibilities. Is it primarily a science of brain functioning or primarily an art of understanding the human mind in its social and cultural context? Competing conceptions of mental illness as amenable to scientific explanation or as deeply complex and beyond the reach of empirical study have left the field conceptually divided between science and humanism. In Healing... (more)
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  Yoga (101 Essential Tips)

  Breaks down key information on yoga into 101 easy-to-grasp tips and gives quick answers to all your questions.
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  The Supple Body: The New Way to Fitness, Strength, and Flexibility

  by Sara Black

  This book presents an exercise philosophy leading to fitness, firmness, and strength without the sweat and pain that we are often told are necessary for a healthy body.
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  Video Computer System: The Atari 2600 Platform

  by Nick Montfort, Ian Bogost

  The Atari Video Computer System dominated the home videogame market so completely that "Atari" became the generic term for a videogame console. The Atari VCS was affordable and offered the flexibility of changeable cartridges. Nearly a thousand of these were created, the most significant of which established new techniques, mechanics, and even entire genres. This book offers a detailed and accessible study of this... (more)
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  Ka?masu?tra. (English)

  by Vatsyayana, Alain Danielou

  This definitive volume is the first modern translation of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra to include two essential commentaries: the Jayamangala of Yashodhara and the modern Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastri. Alain Danilou spent four years comparing versions of the Kama Sutra in Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, and English, drawing on his intimate experience of India, to preserve the full explicitness of the original. I... (more)