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A host of recent studies has revealed news about chocolate that at first seems too good to be true. Chocolate protects you from heart disease Chocolate improves cholesterol levels. Chocolate may even help prevent some cancers. Can this be? Can America’s most demonized dessert actually be good for you?

In a word, yes. Evidence is piling up that chocolate has a list of health benefits few foods can match. We’re all familiar with antioxidants, the compounds found in fruits, vegetables, red wine, and tea that prevent heart disease, cancer, and premature aging. What we don’t hear is that chocolate has the highest concentration of antioxidants of any food on the planet—ten times that of spinach, five times that of blueberries, and four times that of green tea. Chocolate Unwrapped explains the science behind chocolate’s health benefits, then goes on to dispel the myths swirling around chocolate. Chocolate does not cause acne, allergies, migraines, or hyperactivity. Chocolate has much less caffeine than most people think. And tannins in chocolate actually help prevent cavities, making chocolate better for teeth than other sweets.

Though there is no proof for chocolate’s reputation as an aphrodisiac (both Casanova and the Aztec emperor Montezuma drank it for that purpose), chocolate has clear effects on the brain and mood. Chocolate contains anandamide, a substance that activates the same receptors in the brain as marijuana, as well as other chemicals that causes feelings of excitement and well-being, explaining the natural craving many people feel for it.

Chocolate Unwrapped not only explains the positive physical and psychological effects of chocolate, but goes on to explore the colorful history, botany, and chemistry of chocolate, so you’ll understand what to look for and what to avoid. A recipe section provides a multitude of healthy ways to eat chocolate, from flourless chocolate cake to Mexican mole, and a comprehensive list of resources tells you where to find the best-quality chocolates in the world. All this and more makes Chocolate Unwrapped a book that will change the lives of chocoholics everywhere..
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Creativity Unwrapped is for the artists and healing artists among us who have actually finished something, or come close to it, and then put it away, unobserved It is for those of us whose first really big canvas is rolled up under the bed. Those of us whose illustrated memoir of their experience of surviving breast cancer and how it drew their family together is sitting beautifully tied up with ribbon on the shelf. Those of us whose CD, well mastered and studio quality, sits in a box of a hundred in the garage. Those of us whose gorgeous head shots are in the linen cupboard behind the guest towels somewhere. The Artists in Waiting. Creativity Unwrapped: \ Leads artists to understand the psychological strengths they already possess for promoting their creativity, and where they might need some help. \ Guides artists into a closer relationship with their audience in ways that will make their work more responsive without sacrificing creativity and innovation. \ Helps artists to discover their innate entrepreneurial abilities and use them to show their work. \ Teaches artists how to befriend a calculator, to build a creative business plan, to price their work, to design an idea that is inspiring and efficient. \ Gives detailed and practical information about advertising, networking, public relations, and other forms of communication, reminding the artist that everyone in these professions is an artist, too. \ Provides reflection on the value of play, rest, legacy, and giving back in the creative process. \ Incorporates a spiritual dimension into the artistic entrepreneurial process in an ecumenical and inspiring way..
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Sure, you can sing all the verses to "Jingle Bells" and recite `Twas the Night Before Christmas by heart, but how much do you really know about everybody's favorite holiday?

Where did Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Get His Start?
At Montgomery Ward's! Copywriter Robert May wrote the story as a giveaway to attract families with children to do their holiday shopping at the store.

Which famous carol is actually a secret Christian code?
It's "The Twelve Days of Christmas!" The partridge "in the pear tree" is code for Jesus! The two turtledoves stand for the Old and New Testament! And the ten lords a-leaping-you got it!--are the Ten Commandments.

Why Do We Buy Poinsettias?
One Christmas Eve long ago, in Mexico, a poor boy cried because he had no gift for the baby Jesus. He knelt outside the church window and prayed and--lo and behold!--in the spot where he knelt blossomed a beautiful red poinsettia. To this day, Mexicans still call this lovely plant "Flower of the Holy Night."

Open this holly jolly gift of a book, and you'll find it overstuffed with Christmas treats like carols, crafts, recipes, legends, songs, and of course more tinsel trivia! With this ultimate Christmas collection, you'll fall in love with Christmas all over again!

Meera Lester is an artist and author of a dozen books, including several about early Christianity and the saints. She prepares for Christmas, her favorite holiday, throughout the year and has fond memories of an old-fashioned celebration from her childhood. Lester is the author of Saint's Blessings: Wisdom and Guidance Inspired by the World's Most Beloved Saints, The Everything® Gnostic Gospels Book, and The Everything® Women of the Bible Book..
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In this world, sex is constantly being shoved in teens faces! With music, TV, magazines, and the Internet, it s hard for teens to know where to look for the REAL answers to REAL questions Unwrapped takes an honest look at the tough questions girls ask, questions like: How far is too far? Does having sex the first time hurt? What are date rape drugs? and Can you get pregnant even if you use a condom? See the REAL answers from real experts. Unwrapped finally reveals the secrets surrounding sex. Don t wait. Unwrap the truth!.
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He?s going to give her the Christmas gift of her dreams?in triplicate

When Justin Garrett accidentally views Amy Parker?s private online journal, he sees the cold corporate exec in a brand new light. It seems the icy, unapproachable Amy has fantasies. Fantasies that both appall and intrigue her.

No one knows the real Amy Parker, and she?s satisfied to keep it that way. A woman with kinky tastes wouldn?t cut it in the straight-laced law firm where she?s fought her way to partnership. And she certainly refuses to let an underling use her to advance in the firm. Justin Garrett might be brilliant, gorgeous, and sexy as hell, but he?s firmly restricted to her fantasies and that?s where he?ll stay.

While working together on a corporate acquisition in Hawaii over the Christmas holidays, Justin sets out to make Amy?s secret fantasy come true?a night of passion with two men who adore her. And he knows the ideal other man to help Amy unwrap the perfect Christmas gift.

But first he has to melt her heart and convince her he sees her as a woman, not a rung to climb on the career ladder. In fact, by giving Amy exactly what she?s always wished for, Justin hopes to climb right into her heart.

This title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, m?nage a trois, a trip to Hawaii and maybe a glimpse of Santa on a surfboard.

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Cuddle up by the fire with Heroes Unwrapped - A charity anthology brought to you by the Linden Bay Romance authors. All proceeds are being donated to SOS America, Inc. in support of injured veterans.

Under the Covers by Cat Johnson: Billy Bob "BB" Dalton thought he left his career as an underwear model behind when he became a Task Force Zeta special operative. Now they want him to be the militarys new poster boy. Will the older woman assigned to manage the campaign take BB from working undercover to under the covers?

Rules of Engagement by Barri Bryan: Mike OShea has never known any family or home outside of the Marine Corps. Carole Madison knows too well the pain of risking her heart. Theres no denying the attraction they feel for each other, and a little holiday magic makes it even more than that.

Baghdad Bad Boy by Marie Carroll: Major Lee Jackson is a notorious ladies man. Tori Tucker has been sent to Iraq to cover the war. Will the feisty reporter get more than she bargained for when she gets stuck in an elevator with the bad boy of Baghdad?

Gift Exchange by Lee Rowan: Unlike most of the men aboard the HMS Calypso, Lt. David Archer and Lt. William Marshall have no absent sweethearts to toast. The secret lovers risk all to find a way to celebrate their first Christmas together.

The World She Wants by Denny S. Bryce: Destinys Soldiers are 23rd century supersoldiers, designed as warriors and openly sexual. When the strong and beautiful Newton Stefanovich finds herself inexplicably drawn to a human, will she risk the danger and give in to her impulse?

A Heros Welcome by Melanie Anderson: Suzi Preston thought that shed be spending the holiday house sitting in Maine. But when Captain Phillip Avery unexpectedly returns from duty overseas, her plans to enjoy a quiet winter alone change. Can Suzi put the fire back into the handsome wounded soldier?

Come ACourtin by Philippa Grey-Gerou: The one thing that got Peter Renfrew through the Great War was his sure knowledge that when the war was over, hed return to marry Katie Jacobs. The fact that shes now promised to someone else isnt going to slow him down any.

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