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In an hysterical blend of absurdity, wit, and pop culture comes Would You Rather..., a collection of laugh-out-loud funny, irreverent and irresistibly thought-provoking dilemmas. Readers are stumped with questions like:-Would you rather watch a porn movie with your parents, or watch a porn movie starring your parents?-Would you rather fight Mike Tyson, or talk like him?-Would you rather live in a world where at the end of a rainbow, there really was a pot of gold, or where at the end of a rainbow there were 500 cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon?The over 200 hilarious questions ask readers to look deep within themselves and choose between two equally undesirable-or desirable-options. Filled with twisted insights and hip pop culture references, Would You Rather... is brain candy to tempt the most finicky palate.

A moving and powerful novel about the lives of the men, women, and children who endure a second-class existence and labor under dangerous conditions as migrant workers in California's fields."Viramontes depicts this world with sensuous physicality...working firmly in the social-realist vein of Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and Upton Sinclair's The Jungle."-Publishers WeeklyAt the center of this powerful tale is Estrella, a girl about to cross the perilous border to womanhood. What she knows of life comes from her mother, who has survived abandonment by her husband in a land that treats her as if she were invisible, even though she and her children pick the crops of the farms that feed its people. But within Estrella, seeds of growth and change are stirring. And in the arms of Alejo, they burst into a full, fierce flower as she tastes the joy and pain of first love. Pushed to the margins of society, she learns to fight back and is able to help the young farmworker she loves when his ambitions and very life are threatened in a harvest of death. Infused with the beauty of the California landscape and shifting splendors of the passing seasons juxtaposed with the bleakness of poverty, this vividly imagined novel is worthy of the people it celebrates and whose story it tells so magnificently. The simple lyrical beauty of Viramontes' prose, her haunting use of image and metaphor, and the urgency of her themes all announce Under the Feet of Jesus as a landmark work of American fiction.Winner of the John Dos Passos Prize for LiteratureSelected as the Univesity of Oregon's 2019 Common Reading book

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Go the F*** to Sleep, "a rollicking, frenetic and hilarious jaunt" (San Francisco Chronicle) and an Amazon Best Book of the Month Raised in the shadow of two graffiti legends from New York's "golden era" of subway bombing, Dondi Vance is less than thrilled to learn his father, Billy Rage, is back after sixteen years on the lam. But the transit cop who ruined Billy's life and shattered his crew is running for mayor-and must be brought down. Welcome to the Great American Graffiti Novel.

FOREWORD BY CHERBridgett Walther, astrologer to the stars, teaches you how to work with the traits of your sun sign (the good and the bad) to maximize your happiness in love, money, friendship, health, and the future. How does your sun sign influence who you are and the choices you make? Why does Scorpio want a corner office while Taurus would rather have a luxury vacation? Why does Leo excel at seduction while Aquarius is more interested in studying string theory? In the sassy, no-nonsense voice thousands of fans of her horoscopes in Elle have come to love, Bridgett Walther provides critical insight and useful advice for each of the twelve sun signs. For readers looking for a transformation to their best self, Walther shows you how to overcome hardwired traits and use planetary timing to your advantage in love, money, health, family, and the future. With a foreword by the one and only Cher, Conquer the Cosmos will appeal to everyone, from the seriously spiritual to those who are just plain curious.

An indispensible guide to weight-loss surgery written by a leading bariatric surgeon Today, an estimated 44 million Americans suffer from obesity. For one in five Americans, diet and exercise simply don''t work. Luckily, weight-loss surgeries offer a realistic solution that can help people overcome genetics and work toward drastic, life-altering weight loss. As the cofounder of an obesity clinic at Houston''s Methodist Hospital, Dr. Garth Davis has helped hundreds of patients manage the emotional and physical effects of being more than a hundred pounds overweight. His successful program was featured on the hit TLC show Big Medicine. In this essential handbook, Dr. Davis delivers the expert advice that his patients use to overcome issues surrounding their obesity, help shed the weight and regain a healthy body. With anecdotes from real-life patients and a complete diet and exercise plan that ensures long-term success, Dr. Davis shows how anyone can achieve a healthy weight through surgery. The Expert''s Guide to Weight Loss Surgery is required reading for anyone seeking a permanent obesity cure.

The classic low-cholesterol cookbook with more than 350 easy-to-prepare, healthy, gourmet recipes If you''re feeling deprived, bored, or turned off by diet food, think about such delectable treats as Orange-glazed Cornish Hens, Cajun Blackened Redfish, Chocoholic''s Chocolate Cake, and many other inspired specialties. Harriet Roth, nutritionist, author, and former director of the Pritikin Longevity Center Cooking School, provides more than 350 low-cholesterol, low-fat recipes for breakfasts, lunches, brunches, dinners, appetizers, desserts, and more. This updated edition of her classic cookbook includes: • Thirty new delicious recipes • More than 100 menu plans • Nutritional information on statins and other cholesterol-lowering treatments, trans fats, and other dietary research • Invaluable tips on converting your favorite recipes into low-cholesterol, low-fat versions • Nutritional contents for cholesterol, total fat, trans fat, saturated fat, fiber, sodium, and calories for each recipeThis gourmet-quality, nutrition-oriented cookbook lets cholesterol watchers know exactly what they should and should not eat—providing savory recipes that are dedicated to your health. Bon appétit!"Roth does an exemplary job!"—The Washington Post

A pioneering work of environmental journalism that vividly depicts the people, animals and landscapes on the front lines of change's inexorable march. A species nearing extinction, a tribe losing centuries of knowledge, a tract of forest facing the first incursion of humans-how can we even begin to assess the cost of losing so much of our natural and cultural legacy?For forty years, environmental journalist and author Eugene Linden has traveled to the very sites where tradition, wildlands and the various forces of modernity collide. In The Ragged Edge of the World, he takes us from pygmy forests to the Antarctic to the world's most pristine rainforest in the Congo to tell the story of the harm taking place-and the successful preservation efforts-in the world's last wild places.The Ragged Edge of the World is a critical favorite, and was an editors' pick on Oprah.com.

"A perfect read as a financial primer. Weston's solid and occasionally humorous writing shines through . . . [and] takes this book from being yet another personal finance book to being an enjoyable read I would recommend."-The Simple DollarMillions of us skate by from paycheck to paycheck. We all have financial goals we want (or need) to achieve, but are perplexed by how to get there. But expert financial advisor Liz Weston has carved a path, with ten simple strategies that help anyone avoid critical mistakes, survive downturns, and make the numbers work.Debunking well-trod myths (pay down all your debt immediately) while giving unexpectedly brilliant tips (it's okay to let student loans linger), Liz Weston outlines everything you need to become financially viable, including how to: • Know what you can afford • Create a survival plan with cash and credit • Manage "good debt" to get ahead • Save for retirement without sacrificing today

The bestselling author of Reallionaire challenges common misconceptions about success and lays out the road map to a richer lifeRaised in the impoverished south side of Chicago, Farrah Gray defied the odds and became a millionaire by age fourteen. He was the youngest person to have an office on Wall Street, and the youngest to receive an honorary doctorate. Now, at 24, he is an inspiration to millions and the bestselling author of Reallionaire, #1 Essence Bestseller. In The Truth Shall Make You Rich, Gray shares the secret to his success: an emphatic rejection of the seven fallacies most people believe about money and success: the Born Lucky Lie, the Celebrity Lie, the Money Lie, the Debt Lie, the Google and Gates Lie, the Wall Street Lie, and the Work-Hard Lie. By revealing the truth behind the myths, Gray empowers readers to blaze their own paths and make their own millions.

“Straightforward recommendations for healthy eating that easy on the gut… Hopeful and helpful.”—Publishers WeeklyIn this completely revised and updated edition of his classic book on treating "bad gut" diseases, Dr. James Scala presents a new dietary plan that has been proven to help inflammatory bowel disease go into remission. Scala firmly believes that nutrition is preventative medicine and food is the vehicle of its practice. His drug-free food and lifestyle program offers relief from the pain and embarrassment of living with these mysterious and chronic ills while providing reassuring step-by-step guidance on:·         Developing a personal testing program to identify foods that cause, aggravate, or relieve flare-ups ·         Keeping a food and lifestyle diary ·         How food allergies affect IBD ·         What to do if you are lactose, alcohol, or sugar intolerant ·         Reducing inflammation through complex carbohydrates, proteins, dietary fiber, and the omega-3 oils found in fish and leafy vegetables ·         The do’s and don’ts of food selection ·         Techniques for stress reduction and overall fitness ·         Vitamin and mineral supplements, and their recommended dosages ·         Specific cooking methods that can prevent flare-ups ·         Medicinal foods that bring flare-ups into remission ·         The role stress, anger, fear, and other emotions play ·         The healing power of vitamin E ·         IBD and childrenThe New Eating Right for a Bad Gut offers a solid program for health that is uniquely focused on an area of major concern to a wide segment of the population.