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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Green Underwear is the playful autobiographical account of two boys growing up in the Cold War era of the 1950s and 60s. Terence and Timothy McSweeney lived in Hartford, Connecticut during a time when America was shaking off a World War in an era of the modernizing of America. It was the early days of television, Kennedy, super-highways, Mantle and Williams. The country was beginning to stretch its legs as a world power, but to these kids and others it was a time of go-carts, bicycles, and escapades. Green Underwear is the often-times hilarious account of Terence and Timothy, their interesting upbringing and the reflection of post-war values as portrayed by two parents who had noteworthy lives before parenthood. From the first pages the reader travels back to the beginnings of the McSweeney family and what it meant to be Irish. This book is a celebration of a time before social media, laptops, and cell phones. It was a time of fresh air, strict discipline and kids being kids.¿¿It is an observance of the times that bonded a family despite some difficult, economic and social challenges. For these two boys it was a time of discovery and spirited antics that comes with the innocence of childhood. It was a time of adventure.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In his book, Man's Search for Meaning, WW II Nazi labor camp survivor, Dr. Viktor Frankl, taught us the ultimate human freedom that cannot be taken from us. It is the power to choose how we respond to our circumstances. Our current circumstances aren't even close to the horrors of the Nazi camps, yet we are experiencing one of the most challenging times in our 240-plus years of history as a nation.We are at an inflection point. As this nation decides what it will become, many of us will find that outcome to be a continuous disruption of our peace and contentment. So, how do we find wellbeing Where do we look for the personal sanity we need to maintain balance in this age of chaos The sages throughout history have said, look inward. Inward to that authentic self, that when fully realized, expresses our personality. A gift given to us at birth, our species' biological structure has evolved to survive over the millennia. It gives us the conscious ability to bring order to the chaos that deluges us.The first step to keeping order is to bring it to our inner SELF. This is the repository of all the uninvited unconscious historical biases from the lives of the people who preceded us. They've taken up residence in our unconscious mind.¿The prerequisite step to critical thinking is to uncover those biases. They are what automatically affects our first conscious response to everything we think and do.The challenge is clear. Learn to manage these automatic responses and release your intellectual capacity to think for yourself or settle for being forever manipulated by the whims and fancies of other people.===========================¿'If you choose to read this book, you take the red pill because it is about critical thinking. And critical thinking, while uncomfortable, unnatural, and inconvenient, will awaken you to your own safe and sane place to stand'I really enjoyed examples from your personal story and that you're being honest about your problems and issues in your life. That made me want to read more because you're being honest about those problems. So, I trusted the rest of book to be honest.I had to slow down and take my time reading, as it was filled with knowledge and facts. I know this is a book that I will read and re-read as I have already done on a couple chapters.A quote that I particularly liked is 'Look to science to tell us what facts are right or wrong. Look to religion to tell us what actions are good or evil.' A. J. B.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Living Well is a book for anyone who wants to get the most out of life, with clear answers about health, diet, exercise, and personal habits that can make all the difference. Living Well is the only program that incorporates all the elements of good health into one whole life plan by using Six Pillars: Thinking Well, Eating Well, Moving Well, Sleeping Well, Hosting Well, and Staying Well.Written by health and nutrition expert Greg Horn in the same engaging and accessible style that made Living Green a best seller, Living Well connects the science to the art of Living Well, consolidating the latest scientific research into common sense insights and offering a prescriptive action plan that readers can incorporate into their lives.What's more important than Living Well We only get one life to live. How can we make it our best ¿Greg Horn is a leading innovator in healthy and sustainable business, with two decades of experience in developing and managing companies associated with personal health, nutrition, and environmental sustainability. Greg is CEO of Specialty Nutrition Group, Inc., a development firm focused on commercializing nutrition innovation. He is former CEO of both Garden of Life, currently the top brand in the natural channel, and General Nutrition Centers (GNC), the world's largest specialty retailer of nutrition products. He was chairman of Royal Numico's North American Executive Committee, which oversaw the company's $2.5 billion specialty retail, mass market, and direct selling operations in North America. He has co-founded several branded nutrition and healthy living companies and Nutrition Capital Network.Greg is author of the best-seller Living Green and co-founder of Eco Shoppe. Greg is holds an MBA from UCLA and a BA (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Redlands.