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"Our kids are moving less than any other generation in human history; indoor time and screen time have skyrocketed. As adults and kids turn more to "convenient," tech-based solutions, tasks that once required head-to-toe use of our muscles and bones can be done with a click and a swipe. Without realizing it, we’ve traded convenience for the movement-rich environment that our physical, mental, and environmental health depends on. Parents don’t...
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Human beings have always moved for what they need until recently. We know how a lack of movement impacts our bodies but how does culture-wide sedentarism impact the world?
Movement Matters is an award-winning collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking presentation on the interconnectedness of nature, human movement, and the environment.
Winner: Foreword Indies Book Award (Gold)
Here Bowman widens her there...
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Dr. Joan Vernikos former director of NASA's Life Sciences Division and author of Sitting Kills, Moving Heals. This new expanded edition of the bestselling Move Your DNA features an exercise glossary and a three-level exercise program. Accessible and fascinating, Move Your DNA is a game-changer in the world of health, fitness, and movement science. Hailed as offering a pioneering and paradigm-shifting perspective on exercise, this book:
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Every child, at some point, makes mistakes and must learn to deal with and admit those mistakes. This charming, two-tone, wordless comic deals with that very lesson and shows just how powerful the word "sorry" is. This beautifully rendered volume is a good lesson for children and adults alike.
5) Cleopatra
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Examines the life and reign of the woman who ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 B.C. and discusses her relationship with two powerful Roman leaders, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
11) John F. Kennedy
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[1999]
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A biography of the thirty-fifth president of the United States who served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
12) Mark Twain
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[1994]
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Discusses the life, works, and legacy of Mark Twain, the most successful author of his day.
13) Galileo Galilei
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[1992]
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A biography of mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Galileo, from his early years to his confrontations with the church, his last years, and his legacy.
15) Thomas Jefferson
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1993.
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A biography of Thomas Jefferson from his youth to his presidency, his role as a diplomat, and his enduring legacy.
17) Charles Darwin
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Focuses on Darwin's development of his idea of natural selection, his voyage to the Galapagos Islands, and the publication and defense of his works.
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