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From back cover: "Now, with 7 easy stretches done in just minutes a day, you can finally relieve your back pain and prevent it from happening again. The exercises and tips in this book will teach you how to fight back pain anywhere, anytime, using the equipment you already have - your own muscles."Condition: Fine. Clean and Tight. Two pages had their corner folded, I unfolded. No edge or corner wear.250 pages including index.

From back cover: "Discover the many benefits of apple cider vinegar! This kitchen cupboard staple has a wide variety of uses throughout the house. As an ingredient in folk remedies, it treats conditions from poison ivy to athlete's foot. Paired with herbs and essential oils, it unlocks their healing elements. In the bathroom it serves as a component in inexpensive hair and skin care formulas. Throughout the house, it can act as a natural cleaner." "In the kitchen, vinegar adds taste without adding calories, providing a healthy alternative to fatty ingredients even as it helps control blood sugar." This book has recipes for remedies, body care products, plus, appetizers, soups, and main dishes.Condition: Very Good+. This book looks like new except that there is very slight bottom edge wear. Nice raised lettering on front cover.Please use photos as part of the description. 256 pages.

From back cover: "Usually, you perceive the world by using your five senses: sight, taste, smell, touch, and hearing. But there is a sixth sense, an inner eye that can open the gateway to subtler realms of existence. Developing this inner eye will enable you to view a previously invisible world of multiple dimensions, spiritual planes filled with light, and intuition is aptly named the third eye."
"Using the methods in [this book], you will learn how to develop supersensory perception, and how to use your third eye in your everyday life to receive guidance, healing, wisdom, inspiration, creativity, and spiritual awakening."
Near Fine condition. Light bumping to front and back covers. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight.
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287 including Index.

A back rub is a gift of caring. This is a how-to book.

Very Good condition. Light edge/corner wear. A couple light stains on top of closed book page edges. Original price sticker on back cover. Text is clean. Binding is tight. I doubt if the book was ever used. Light linear stain on top.

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161 pages.

From inside front cover: "This magazine will help you escape with a look at stunning flora, fauna and other natural scenes for your to color. The serene pictures will inspire your creativity and help you find some inner peace as you fill them in." The book has a color key in the front and suggested colors on each coloring page. There is also "Solutions" pages at the back that show the colored images for your inspiration.65 pages including the "Solutions" pages at the back.

From the back cover: "Heal your body, improve digestion, moisturize skin, help control weight, and it's FREE. Details on page 171." There is much more packed in this book.
Near Fine condition. Looks like new, but I did note 2 tiny specks on the closed book page edges. Clean and tight. Please use photos as part of the description.
390 pages including Index.

Inspiration for every day in the year.Good condition. Red textured leather over thin boards. Title "Daily Promises" in gold gilt. Edges of cover are very worn, but pages appear to have very little wear. The spine edge has a couple chips.Inscription dated 1911 on front end paper. Miniature book, approx. 3-1/2"t x 2-1/2"w Text is clean and binding appears to be good. No page numbers. Book is approx 1/2" thick. Overall, a lovely little book. Please use photos as part of the description.

From back cover: "Jam-packed with all-new material, including astonishing new scientific discoveries, Internet dreamsites, new categories, and new links..."
This reference is alphabetically organized and provides info about:
Recurring Dreams and their significance
Nightmares - what they reveal and how to banish them
Relationships - what your dreams are telling you
Work - are you following the right career path? Your dreams will tell.
Family - how to resolve old hurts and gain new perspectives
Problem Solving in your dreams - how to carry the solutions into real life
Gaining Insight into your own behavior and that of others
Maximizing Health - recognize healing foods, danger signs, and more.
Very Good condition. 10th Anniversary Edition, Revised and Updated. Front cover has a large soft bottom corner crease, otherwise there is only a little bit of edge/corner wear. The spine does show a couple creases, but the book binding is very tight - it does not fall open. First page inside cover has a previous… Read More

"Mr. Ross has successfully sought to modernize and mainstream the teaching methods used to transmit the ancient mind-body disciplines to contemporary students without losing the essence of those arts."Very Good condition. Light rubbing to front cover and almost a soft crease near top. Small, light stain on closed book page edges. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Spine not cracked. Clean and tight. Please use photos as part of the description.147 pages including Bibliography.

From back cover: "Hildegard of Bingen, a major twelfth-century mystic and prophet, began having divinely inspired visions at the age of six. These visions continued throughout her life, and were the source of highly honored information on healing through a multidimensional approach to the body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Widely accepted by physicians and religious healers of her time, Hildegard's work was lost over the centuries, and has only recently been reborn through the work of the authors of this book."Condition: Very Good. This is a new book but has a little shelf wear. Very little edge wear, but some corner wear. There is a tiny spot on the closed book page edges. Pages are clean and tight.Please use photos as part of the description. 159 pages including Index.Bottom corner of page 79 has small hard crease..

I believe this book has some information about everything that mattered at the time it was printed. Check out the photos of the Contents pages for more.Good+ condition. Brown boards with black border design on front and spine, gilt title on spine. Some rubbing to covers and corners are slightly bent, but very minimal wear to edges. Previous owner's name and inscription on front end paper. Pages are age tanned. Text is clean and binding is tight. Please use photos as part of the description. 360 pages including Index.

From the back cover: "Since 1839, when it served as a river landing for the town of Westport, Kansas City has suffered disastrous floods, fires, tornadoes, and epidemics of cholera, smallpox, scarlet fever, dysentery, typhus, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, malaria, influenza, diphtheria, polio and AIDS.""Kansas City established its first public hospital in 1870 on a hill just outside the 20th Street city limit to care for victims of diseases, and to tend to the needs of poor or transient patients. Today a major metropolitan healthcare complex stands on that same hill. Its institutions still care for patients and still guard the public health. In addition, they train doctors, dentists, nurses and other healthcare professionals."Book - Fine condition. Blue cloth over boards with silver gild text on front and spine. First edition. Signed by author on title page. Clean and tight. No edge/corner wear.Dust Jacket - Fine condition. Dust jacket shows no signs of wear and was obviously put in a clear protective… Read More

From Back Cover: "We all long to experience a sense of inner wholeness and guidance, to live a life of meaning, purpose, and grace. But how can we live up to this ideal? In this luminous, inspiring book, Wayne Muller shows how - by exploring these four simple questions - we can grow beyond our confusions and limitations and find the wise and ready spiritual guide that is alive in all of us."
Very Good condition. Covers have a little bit of bumping and a little bit of edge wear including a couple o s soft corner creases. Spine is not creased. Text is clean and binding is tight.
288 pages including "Sources and Permissions"

From back DJ cover: "Highlighted by 300 state-of-the-art photographs, this enthralling volume vividly portrays all aspects of the intricate organism that is the human body. Definitive text and arresting images illuminate everything from the microscopic double helix to the higher functions of the brain to the biomedical promises of the future, in six chapters."Book: Fine condition. Very, very minimal bottom edge/corner wear. Clean and Tight. Dust Jacket: Near Fine condition. Very minimal edge/corner wear.Please see photos.352 pages including Index.

From back cover: A couple wars, plus football injuries have placed a spotlight on acquired brain injury. Patients have learned to live in a world that many call "a new normal."
"...this new Third Edition builds on the past, adding all that we have learned over the past two decades. I am proud to say that this book has helped many patiends and families recover from their injuries, ahd, hopefully, it will do the same for you and your family."
Richard C. Senelick, MD, is a neurologist who specializes in neurorehabilitation.
Good condition. There are a couple light bumps to front and back covers. Most edges/corners have little wear; HOWEVER, the lower back corner has a liquid stain lightly starting on page 97 and getting worse through the back cover. I am guessing coffee, but it does not appear to have a smell. Probably about a quarter of the pages have a "wrinkle". The text is clean and the binding is tight. A good reading copy.
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270 including Index.

This is a wonderful book for someone who likes organic gardening or farming, who is also interested in it's roots.From the forward: "My own observations, coupled with some intensive study of the subject, have led to a firm conviction that understanding and application of organic farming principles is essential to the continuance of healthy plant and animal life on this planet." The book covers topics such as: The Failure of Poison Sprays, Why Compost?, Insect Pests, Minerals and Trace Elements, and more. The book is very readable.Condition: The spine is sun faded. The front cover shows a couple light stains and marks, and has a small gold horse image; it is also partly separated from the title page, the back cover shows very little wear. There is little wear on edges and corners. Inside end papers have age spots and areas. Also front end paper has previous owner's name and a date of 1952. Pages are free of marks, but are age tanned. The book includes occasional wood-block-type images. Please see… Read More

From the Foreword: "The goal of NATURAL REMEDIES is to introduce readers to therapies that can help them prevent illness and achieve and maintain good health and a sense of well-being. In addition to promoting the benefits of a healthy diet and exercise, the book covers a wide range of treatments, from acupuncture to aromatherapy, herbal medicine to hydrotherapy, reflexology to Rolfing, and much more."
Book - Near Fine condition. Printed paper over boards. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Slight upward bow on front cover. Clean and tight.
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160 pages including Index.

From back DJ flap: "Jeff Goble has been Executive Vice President and Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of UMB Bank, Kansas City. For the past 35 years, he has provided bond market advice for investors including banks, corporations and individuals." Quote from back cover: "When I started with Jeff many years ago, I didn't realize what a wonderful talent he possessed in the field of investing. I have depended on his sound advice all these years to guide our bank's portfolio. He always has our best interest in mind and has directed us wisely and with outstanding success." - William H. Gaines, Chairman Macon-Atlanta BancorpFrom front flap: "This is not your standard "how-to" investment book. It is much, much more. This is a book that teaches you how to take the long-term investment view and build emotional discipline for creating and managing your Nest Egg. It lists four key steps instrumental to your long-term investing success." This book is a collection of wisdom, guidance, and is… Read More

Quote from back cover: "A significant new resource in the field of alternative medicine...excellent...comprehensive...recommended." - Library Journal
Alternatives covered: Acupressure, Aromatherapy, ayurveda, Flower Therapy, Food Therapy, Herbal Therapy, Homeopathy, Hydrotherapy, Imagery, Juice Therapy, Massage, Reflexology, Relaxation and Meditation, Sound Therapy, Vitamin and Mineral Therapy, Yoga - lots of information about what each method will target.
Very Good+ condition. Very minimal edge/corner wear, but this is a heavy book and the closed book pages at the edge have a little soiling. Text is clean and binding is very good. Please use photos as part of the description.
687 pages including Index.

From the Preface to First Edition: "The aim in the preparation of this treatise on the human body has been, first, to set forth in a teachable manner the actual science of physiology; and, second, to present the facts of hygiene largely as applied physiology."This book covers everything about the body: blood, respiration, glands, skeleton, nervous system and much more. Very Good- condition. Green linen over boards cover has some soiling and spotting. Very light edge/corner wear. Title is pressed into the front cover and the spine has black text. Inscription in pen and pencil on front end paper. Otherwise pages are clean. Binding is tight. Pages are lightly age tanned. Closed book page edges have darkened and have light spotting/stains. A very good reading copy with lots of illustrations. 426 pages including Index.