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Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine

The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight

by David A. Kessler, M.D. ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Overeating comes an illuminating understanding of body weight, including the promise—and peril —of the latest weight loss drugs.The struggle is universal: we work hard to lose weight, only to find that it slowly creeps back. In America, body weight has become a pain point shrouded in self-rec... ... Read more

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Overeating comes an illuminating understanding of body weight, including the promise—and peril —of the latest weight loss drugs.The struggle is universal: we work hard to lose weight, only to find that it slowly creeps back. In America, body weight has become a pain point shrouded in self-rec...
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The End of Overeating

Taking Control of the Insatiable North American Appetite

by David A. Kessler M.D. ...

With engineers working around the clock to figure out how to add "irresistibility" and "whoosh" to food, and the ever-expanding choices (and portions) available to us, it's no wonder we've become a culture on caloric overload. But with obesity rising at alarming rates, we're in desperate need of dietary intervention.In The End of Overeating, Dr. David A. Kessler, former Commissioner of the U.S. ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

With engineers working around the clock to figure out how to add "irresistibility" and "whoosh" to food, and the ever-expanding choices (and portions) available to us, it's no wonder we've become a culture on caloric overload. But with obesity rising at alarming rates, we're in desperate need of dietary intervention.In The End of Overeating, Dr. David A. Kessler, former Commissioner of the U.S.
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Hijacked

How Your Brain Is Fooled by Food

by David A. Kessler M.D. ...

Most people believe that it's natural to gain a lot of weight as we get older. But this is not true. Kessler knows it's not true because until about 30 years ago, we did not have a weight problem in North America. In fact, throughout history, the human body weight stayed pretty much the same. People ate the amount of food they needed and no more. Then, in the 1980s, something changed. North ... Read more

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Most people believe that it's natural to gain a lot of weight as we get older. But this is not true. Kessler knows it's not true because until about 30 years ago, we did not have a weight problem in North America. In fact, throughout history, the human body weight stayed pretty much the same. People ate the amount of food they needed and no more. Then, in the 1980s, something changed. North
... Read more
Capture

Unraveling the Mystery of Mental Suffering

by David A. Kessler, M.D. ...

"A breakthrough book. In a world of increasingly specialized knowledge, it takes a particular gift and some stubbornness to cut across the fields of neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy and psychology and to ask the fundamental question: Why it is that we can allow our best selves to be captured by and torpedoed by thoughts and actions that sink us?. . . . [Kessler's] ultimate answer is profound ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

"A breakthrough book. In a world of increasingly specialized knowledge, it takes a particular gift and some stubbornness to cut across the fields of neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy and psychology and to ask the fundamental question: Why it is that we can allow our best selves to be captured by and torpedoed by thoughts and actions that sink us?. . . . [Kessler's] ultimate answer is profound
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The End of Overeating

Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite

by David A. Kessler M.D. ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The former commissioner of the FDA exposes how the food industry manufactured a nationwide health crisis and offers research-based solutions for taking back control of our diets.“Fascinating.”—The New York Times“Groundbreaking.”—USA Today“Disturbing, thought-provoking, and important.”—Anthony BourdainMost of us know what it feels like to f... ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The former commissioner of the FDA exposes how the food industry manufactured a nationwide health crisis and offers research-based solutions for taking back control of our diets.“Fascinating.”—The New York Times“Groundbreaking.”—USA Today“Disturbing, thought-provoking, and important.”—Anthony BourdainMost of us know what it feels like to f...
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The End of Overeating

Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite

by David A. Kessler MD, M.D. ...

Narrated by Blair Hardman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food -- when one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips leads to an empty bag. But it's harder to understand why we can't seem to stop eating -- even when we know better. When we want so badly to say "no," why do we continue to reach for food?Dr. David Kessler, the dynamic former FDA commissioner who reinvented the ... Read more

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Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food -- when one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips leads to an empty bag. But it's harder to understand why we can't seem to stop eating -- even when we know better. When we want so badly to say "no," why do we continue to reach for food?Dr. David Kessler, the dynamic former FDA commissioner who reinvented the
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Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine

The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight

by David A. Kessler, M.D. ...

Narrated by David A. Kessler, M.D., Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

11 hours 57 min

From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Overeating comes an illuminating understanding of body weight, including the promise—and peril —of the latest weight loss drugs. This program features an introduction and epilogue read by the author.The struggle is universal: we work hard to lose weight, only to find that it slowly creeps back. In America, body weight has become a pain point ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Overeating comes an illuminating understanding of body weight, including the promise—and peril —of the latest weight loss drugs. This program features an introduction and epilogue read by the author.The struggle is universal: we work hard to lose weight, only to find that it slowly creeps back. In America, body weight has become a pain point
... Read more

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Unplug

How to Break Up with Your Phone and Reclaim Your Life

by Richard Simon ...

Narrated by Richard Simon ...

Unabridged

5 hours 2 min

Turn off your phone and turn on your life with step-by-step instructions and success stories from dozens of people who’ve set healthy boundaries with their devices.The average American spends the equivalent of more than 75 full days a year looking at their phone. It can become an all-consuming addiction that puts a strain on virtually every facet of our existence from the way we sleep, eat, and ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

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Turn off your phone and turn on your life with step-by-step instructions and success stories from dozens of people who’ve set healthy boundaries with their devices.The average American spends the equivalent of more than 75 full days a year looking at their phone. It can become an all-consuming addiction that puts a strain on virtually every facet of our existence from the way we sleep, eat, and
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Outrage Machine

How Tech Amplifies Discontent, Disrupts Democracy—And What We Can Do About It

by Tobias Rose-Stockwell ...

Narrated by Tobias Rose-Stockwell, Justin Price, Bolton Marsh ...

Unabridged

12 hours 50 min

**An invaluable guide to understanding how the internet has broken our brains—and what we can do to fix it."Vivid and unforgettable.” ―Jonathan Haidt, New York Times bestselling author of The Righteous Mind**The original internet was not designed to make us upset, distracted, confused, and outraged. But something unexpected happened at the turn of the last decade, when a handful of small features ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

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**An invaluable guide to understanding how the internet has broken our brains—and what we can do to fix it."Vivid and unforgettable.” ―Jonathan Haidt, New York Times bestselling author of The Righteous Mind**The original internet was not designed to make us upset, distracted, confused, and outraged. But something unexpected happened at the turn of the last decade, when a handful of small features
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How to Fall in Love with Questions

A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty

by Elizabeth Weingarten ...

Narrated by Lauren Ezzo ...

Unabridged

9 hours 51 min

Journalist and applied behavioral scientist Elizabeth Weingarten charts a new path to embrace the questions of our lives instead of seeking fast, easy answers.What do you do when faced with a big, important question that keeps you up at night? Many people, understandably, seize answers dispensed by “experts,” influencers, gurus, and more. But these fast, easy, one-size-fits-all solutions often ... Read more

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Journalist and applied behavioral scientist Elizabeth Weingarten charts a new path to embrace the questions of our lives instead of seeking fast, easy answers.What do you do when faced with a big, important question that keeps you up at night? Many people, understandably, seize answers dispensed by “experts,” influencers, gurus, and more. But these fast, easy, one-size-fits-all solutions often
... Read more

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The Sweaty Startup

How to Get Rich Doing Boring Things

by Nick Huber ...

Narrated by Nick Huber ...

Unabridged

5 hours 56 min

Filled with common sense and practical, actionable, advice, Nick Huber’s book reveals that you don’t have to be a genius with a world-changing idea to build a business empire and become a multi-millionaire.Business media, television and movies, and top college courses all tell entrepreneurs the same thing: To succeed in business, you need to have a revolutionary idea. To them, success is about ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

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Filled with common sense and practical, actionable, advice, Nick Huber’s book reveals that you don’t have to be a genius with a world-changing idea to build a business empire and become a multi-millionaire.Business media, television and movies, and top college courses all tell entrepreneurs the same thing: To succeed in business, you need to have a revolutionary idea. To them, success is about
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Chasing Peace

A Story of Breakdowns, Breakthroughs, and the Spiritual Power of Neuroscience

by Tom Rosshirt ...

Narrated by Tom Rosshirt, Maria Shriver ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

**Chasing Peace is a guide for turning emotional breakdowns into breakthroughs with the insights of modern neuroscience. It’s the story of a lifelong seeker who suffered years of escalating depression and anxiety, then discovered that the latest practices from brain science offered a path to the peace he longed for.AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER**Tom Rosshirt, like millions of people ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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**Chasing Peace is a guide for turning emotional breakdowns into breakthroughs with the insights of modern neuroscience. It’s the story of a lifelong seeker who suffered years of escalating depression and anxiety, then discovered that the latest practices from brain science offered a path to the peace he longed for.AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER**Tom Rosshirt, like millions of people
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