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Books Previously Recommended by
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The Zen of Eating by Ronna Kabatznick
From a psychologist and mediator comes the first book of its kind--an
innovative approach to diet and weight loss management that taps into the
time-tested, 2,500-year-old principles of Zen Buddhism. When it comes to
weight loss, the emphasis today is shifting away from fad diets and
compulsive workouts toward sane, sensible techniques that incorporate both
the mind and the body. This is the first book to apply the principles of
Zen Buddhism to the modern struggle with the vicious cycle of dieting,
losing, and regaining weight. From a Buddhist perspective, overeating is a
disorder of desire. This book will teach readers how to find freedom from
eating problems and the tyranny of desire that triggers them. Filled with
concrete, practical exercises and the wisdom of the ages, The Zen of
Eating provides, at last, an alternative to ineffective diet programs,
products, and pills.
The Space Between by Don Aker
Just dumped by his
girlfriend, Jace Antonakos has recorded a proclamation in a notebook his
English teacher made him take on his winter vacation to the Mayan Riviera:
I’m going to Mexico to get laid. The fact that he’s only days away from
turning 18 and still a virgin has Jace spooked, and he figures that Playa
del Carmen’s golden beaches draped with equally golden girls should
increase his odds of success. On the other hand, the fact that he’s
travelling with his mother, his aunt and his nine-year-old autistic
brother just about kills that bet. Then he meets Kate, who he thinks might
be just the person to help him with his “problem.” If only he knew what to
say to her. Nothing new there—no one in his family has been talking much
after what happened to his older brother, Stefan. Until now, the
no-talking thing has been working for Jace, who has kept a secret from
everyone—including himself—for nearly a year. Opening up to someone may be
way more than he can handle. In a story that is by turns hilarious and
heartbreaking, Don Aker once again captures an actual teenager, wrestles
him to the page and compassionately reveals him as a character who is
equally smart and stupid about sexuality, sex, telling the truth and
hiding the lies. With his incredible high-wire talent for balancing
sensitive subjects with sardonic, teen-friendly humour, Aker delivers
another brilliant must- read novel.
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Once bitten by a werewolf, a person will spend
time switching back and forth between wolf and human until only in
cold weather will he or she remain a wolf. Then, after so many years of
living as both, a person becomes a wolf fully, leaving their human life.
Grace was dragged into the woods by wolves when she was younger, but never
changed. Ever since she has had a connection with one yellow-eyed wolf in
particular who watches her from the edge of the woods by her house. Until
one day she meets Sam and can't shake the feeling that she "knows" him
somehow. Grace and Sam have a few dilemmas around their romance as Sam's
pack attack a too important human and the whole town is up in arms. Read more
HERE Hearts at Stake, The Drake Chronicles #1 by Alyxandra
Harvey
I personally don't think the popularity of
vampires in teen fiction is going anywhere anytime
soon. Twilight was a
good read at the time, but Hearts at Stake, the
first book in The Drake Chronicles series by
Canadian author Alyxandra Harvey, is
something different. It's funny and the story
centers on characters around the vampires, as mush
as on the undead themselves. Solange
Drake is a vampire princess, and unique as a
creature in that she's the only vampire to have
ever been born, not created. And she's in danger.
She and her royal family have enemies on all
sides, including a bounty hunter intent on revenge
for his father's death. When Solange is kidnapped
by a rival vamp queen, her human friend Lucy has
to team up with Solange's overprotective brother
to find her. Hearts
at Stake has a double romance as the four main
characters battle to help Solange retain her true
role as future vampire queen. A refreshing break
from the usual vampire theme.
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