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Whole food energy : 200 all-natural recipes to help you prepare, refuel, and recover by Elise Museles

Whole food energy : 200 all-natural recipes to help you prepare, refuel, and recover by Elise Museles

Whether you're a seasoned triathlete or a weekend warrior, it's important to keep your body at its peak before, during, and after exercise. That's whereWhole Food Energy can help. The author, a nutritionist and the popular voice behind the Kale and Chocolate blog, guides readers towards the best food choices for their fitness goals. What we put into our body has a direct effect on how our body performs, yet many people still choose store-bought energy bars and protein shakes as their go-to-option for nutrition. But the perils of hidden calories, over-processing, unhealthy additives, and other 'nasties' can derail the best laid exercise plans. By choosing whole foods--unrefined, unprocessed, high in vitamins and low in salt, carbohydrates, and fats--you will have the energy you need to get through that half marathon, run farther on the treadmill, or recover from a long workout. Find 200 innovative, easy-to-make whole food recipes that are simply scrumptious--including granola balls, quinoa cakes, breakfast smoothies and beyond. The book is organized into three chapters that are chock-full of delicious recipes that are perfect for each exercise phase:

* Fuel: what to eat before you exercise

* Refuel: what to eat during your workout

* Recover: what to eat after you train Discover important basic concepts behind the food science, so you know exactly how and why choosing whole foods can help you excel in your workouts. It's a fantastic reference for anyone looking to reach the next level of their fitness goals--or for those who want to look better, feel stronger, and achieve optimal health.

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Millennial momentum : how a new generation is remaking America by Morley Winograd & Michael D. Hais

Millennial momentum : how a new generation is remaking America by Morley Winograd & Michael D. Hais 

About every eight decades, coincident with the most stressful and perilous events in U.S. history—the Revolutionary and Civil Wars and the Great Depression and World War II—a new, positive, accomplished, and group-oriented “civic generation” emerges to change the course of history and remake America. The Millennial Generation (born 1982–2003) is America’s newest civic generation.

In their 2008 book, Millennial Makeover, Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais made a prescient argument that the Millennial Generation would change American politics for good. Later that year, a huge surge of participation from young voters helped to launch Barack Obama into the White House.

Now, in Millennial Momentum, Winograd and Hais investigate how the beliefs and practices of the Millennials are transforming other areas of American culture, from education to entertainment, from the workplace to the home, and from business to politics and government. The Millennials’ cooperative ethic and can-do spirit have only just begun to make their mark, and are likely to continue to reshape American values for decades to come.

Drawing from an impressive array of demographic data, popular texts, and personal interviews, the authors show how the ethnically diverse, socially tolerant, and technologically fluent Millennials can help guide the United States to retain its leadership of the world community and the global marketplace. They also illustrate why this generation’s unique blend of civic idealism and savvy pragmatism will enable us to overcome the internal culture wars and institutional malaise currently plaguing the country.Millennial Momentumoffers a message of hope for a deeply divided nation.

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Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis, writer & Darick Robertson, penciller

Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis, writer &  Darick Robertson, penciller

Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 21st Century surroundings while working for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY. In this third volume, Spider Jerusalem begins to crumble under the pressure of sudden and unwanted fame. Having had enough of the warped 21st century Babylon that he lives in, Spider escapes into a world of bitterness and pills. As he stumbles through this haze of depression and drugs, he must find a way to cover the biggest story of the year, the presidential election. Armed with only his demented mind and dark sense of humor, Spider embarks on an adventure of political cynicism, horrific sex, and unwelcome celebrity which culminates in a shocking and ruinous ending.

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Big magic : creative living beyond fear  by Elizabeth Gilbert

Big magic : creative living beyond fear by Elizabeth Gilbert   (BF408 .G464 2015) 

From the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you’ve dreamed of. Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert’s books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives. Balancing between soulful spirituality and cheerful pragmatism, Gilbert encourages us to uncover the “strange jewels” that are hidden within each of us. Whether we are looking to write a book, make art, find new ways to address challenges in our work,  embark on a dream long deferred, or simply infuse our everyday lives with more mindfulness and passion,Big Magic cracks open a world of wonder and joy.