Norms for Fitness Performance and Health or The PCOS Protection Plan

Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health

Author: Jay Hoffman

Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health contains a comprehensive collection of normative data for numerous fitness, performance, and health components across a range of ages, abilities, occupations, and athletic backgrounds. It lays the foundation for working with normative data by detailing the purpose and benefits of norms. It reviews relevant statistical information to assist the reader in understanding and interpreting descriptive statistics, including a limited discussion on inferential statistics.

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Reviewer: Jessica Jo Groth, BA(Central College)
Description: This book provides health and fitness testing information, including how to test an individual, as well as normative data with which to compare results.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a standard reference for those involved in health and fitness evaluations. While there are other resources available for this purpose, this book provides the reader with many resources and is a beneficial reference.
Audience: It is written for fitness instructors, physical educators, exercise scientists, coaches, and civil service professionals, although it is written at a level that can be understood by students as well. The author has much experience in this field and is very knowledgeable.
Features: This is an overview of health and fitness testing and normative data for these tests. The book includes many charts and graphs, providing the reader with many references.
Assessment: Because of the extensive amount of charts and graphs, this book is a good resource. The level at which the information is presented makes it easy to understand and follow. This book is comparable to ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 6th edition (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2000). The ACSM publication goes into more depth, while this book provides more charts and visual data.

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The PCOS Protection Plan: How to Cut Your Increased Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and High Blood Pressure

Author: Colette Harris

Do you struggle with your weight? Have irregular periods (or none at all)? Get acne? Notice thinning hair? Or do you have to deal with unwanted facial and body hair? If you have any of these problems, the chances are fairly good that you have PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), along with one in ten women.
We now know that women with PCOS are more likely to get diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity and its related health problems; and research is currently linking PCOS to a host of other health complications as well. And while you might see this as a frightening glimpse into the future, at least women with PCOS can look future health risks in the eye and then do something right now to reduce them instead of never knowing what could be around the corner.
That something is the PCOS Protection Plan, an action plan written by women with PCOS for women with PCOS—to help you take control of your health so that you can significantly reduce the risk of serious health conditions.

Library Journal

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a leading cause of infertility, affects eight million American women. Yet few people are familiar with the hormonal condition. Two new books have the potential to change that. In A Patient's Guide, Futterweit (endocrinology, Mount Sinai Sch. of Medicine; Obesity and Medical Student Education) draws on 25 years of PCOS treatment and research to explain clearly the condition and its effects on the body. He stresses working with a physician who has experience treating PCOS, covers the most current treatment options, and explains the importance of emotional support for patients. He claims that exercise and diet alone often restore fertility and offers simple regimens (with recipes) for both. His encouragement and reassurance, coupled with an extensive bibliography, a resource list, and a glossary, give women the tools they need to cope with PCOS. As two British women living with PCOS, Harris and Cheung are more than qualified to provide basic information about the condition, but their emphasis is on preventing associated complications. They take a holistic approach, discussing diet, exercise, stress reduction, and lifestyle changes and offer information about alternative therapies, too. Included are recipes, extensive references, a glossary, and a referral list. Protection Plan and A Patient's Guide complement each other well. Futterweit provides more detailed medical information, while Harris and Cheung offer more lifestyle-oriented advice. Both books would make excellent additions to public and consumer health collections.-Barbara Bibel, Oakland P.L. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Spinal Cord Injury or Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living

Author: Sara Palmer

There are approximately 220,000 people with spinal cord injury in the United States and about 10,000 new injuries each year. This straightforward book is designed to help them--and their family members and friends--during the rehabilitation process and the journey that follows. Written by three professionals in rehabilitation medicine and psychology, Spinal Cord Injury is an easy to understand, comprehensive resource for everyone with SCI, containing essential information for people who are newly injured and for those who have longer experience in coping with injury.

The book thoroughly reviews the challenges that may be encountered by people with spinal cord injury throughout their lives, addressing all aspects of spinal cord injury, from psychological, sexual, and social matters to transportation, housing, and employment. The authors explain how spinal cord injury affects physical functioning and how those changes may lead to lowered self-esteem, depression, family conflicts, and social isolation -- all problems that can derail the adaptation process. But they remind readers that, as with any major life crisis, spinal cord injury can be a catalyst for positive change. A spinal cord injury challenges a person to find creative channels for self-expression, personal strength, and new ways of being in the world. One of the book's most important messages is that a meaningful life is possible after spinal cord injury and that psychosocial adjustment is not necessarily linked to one's degree of physical function or disability.

Illustrating each chapter with patient histories--ranging from relatively mild to moderate to severe disability--the authors begin by demystifyingwhat takes place during emergency treatment and hospitalization and explaining the consequences of different kinds of spinal cord injury. Later chapters describe rehabilitation, returning home, and learning to live independently. Chapters include: Part I--Trauma, Hospitalization, and RehabilitationChapter 1: Into the Wilderness: Trauma and HospitalizationChapter 2: Lost and Searching: RehabilitationChapter 3: Reading the Map: AdjustmentPart II--The Challenge of ReadjustmentChapter 4: Going Home: Old Territory in a New LightChapter 5: Focus on the FamilyChapter 6: Lovers' Lane: Dating, Coupling, and SexualityChapter 7: Life Goes On: Independent LivingPart III--Successful Living with Spinal Cord InjuryChapter 8: The Next Frontier: Spinal Cord Injury ResearchChapter 9: The Journey ContinuesChapter 10: Concluding Thoughts

Life after spinal cord injury is a progression through medical recovery, emotional adjustment, social integration, and fulfillment of personal goals. People with SCI must find the courage and persistence to redefine personal and professional relationships as well as their own relationship with a changed self. Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living is a much needed resource that will help people with spinal cord injury overcome obstacles in managing the challenges of their new lives.

Library Journal

Before the middle of the 20th century, most people with a spinal cord injury (SCI) died within a few years of the injury. Today, with advances in emergency medicine, the initial survival rate is much higher. About 220,000 people in the United States live with SCI, and about 10,000 new injuries occur each year. The authors, all rehab professionals associated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, firmly believe that a meaningful life is more than possible after injury and that recovery and adjustment is greatly improved when people know what to expect physically and emotionally during recovery. Divided into three parts that roughly cover the sequence of events during recovery, this book is written as a navigational tool for people with SCI and their families. Illustrating each chapter with the personal histories of patients, the text covers what will happen during initial hospitalization, rehabilitation therapy, readjusting to home, the effects of spinal cord injury on other family members, dating and sexuality, independent living choices, and current research. The book is well organized, and each chapter can be read independently. While it doesn't necessarily provide the "how-to" about some practicalities, this guide does give a complete picture of the road to recovery and the psychosocial issues that need to be resolved to live successfully with SCI. For disability/rehabilitation consumer health collections.--Kate Kelly, Massachusetts General Hosp. Lib., Boston Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

The authors created this self-help guide for those who have suffered a spinal cord injury because "Our experience...tells us that recovery and successful living after injury go more smoothly when people know what to expect...." The descriptions of each aspect of life following the injury, from what happens in the hospital and the emotional effects which accompany the trauma, to the new lives experienced afterwards, are supplemented with the personal stories of those who have suffered this injury. Of the three authors, two are psychologists and one is an MD affiliated with the rehabilitation program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. A list of resources is included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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paper: 0-8018-6353-8 Wide-ranging advice from experienced caregivers to those coping with the stunning life changes accompanying spinal cord injury, this lacks the voice and special support that might be given by someone personally affected. Psychologists Palmer and Kreigsman and physician Palmer are matter-of-fact, clear, and well-organized: they know what specific problems and issues—physical, emotional, and social—will face those with such traumatic injury, and they detail what help is needed and available. Part I, for example, covers "Trauma, Hospitalization, and Rehabilitation," and the authors are clear on the magnitude of difficulty involved in recovery: "The reality of a spinal cord injury is often intensified by other life-threatening injuries. Initially, your mission is to survive physically; then later, emotionally." They explain the various types of injury (typed by level of vertebrae), and the progression of care during the initial hospitalization. In Part II, "The Challenges of Readjustment," the authors look at how life changes after discharge from hospital: often, returning home in a wheelchair for the first time drives home the reality of the injury. Adjustments to this new life are considered in depth. Finally, in Part III, "Successful Living with Spinal Cord Injury," the authors describe current research in the field and look at issues over the long haul. Thorough, up-to-date, sympathetic—though firmly from the professional viewpoint.

Table of Contents:

Pt. I Trauma, Hospitalization, and Rehabilitation 1

1 Into the Wilderness: Trauma, Hospitalization, and Acute Care Sara Palmer Palmer, Sara Kay Harris Kriegman Kriegman, Kay Harris Jeffrey B. Palmer Palmer, Jeffrey B. Cristina L. Sadowsky Sadowsky, Cristina L. 5

2 Lost and Searching: Rehabilitation 39

3 Reading the Map: Pathways to Adjustment 69

Pt. II The Challenges of Readjustment 95

4 Going Home: Old Territory in a New Light 99

5 Focus on the Family 125

6 Lovers' Lane: Dating, Coupling, and Sexuality 169

7 Life Goes On: Independent Living 201

Pt. III Successful Living With Spinal Cord Injury 233

8 The Next Frontier: Spinal Cord Injury Research Sara Palmer Palmer, Sara Kay Harris Kriegman Kriegman, Kay Harris Jeffrey B. Palmer Palmer, Jeffrey B. John W. McDonald McDonald, John W. Cristina L. Sadowsky Sadowsky, Cristina L. 237

9 The Journey Continues: Finding Yourself 283

10 Concluding Thoughts 309

Resources 329

Notes 341

Index 345

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Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Patients and Families

Author: Michael E Selzer

The newest title in the critically acclaimed American Academy of Neurology Press Quality of Life Guides series, Spinal Cord Injury is an authoritative and reliable resource for all those looking to educate themselves on the topic of spinal cord injury (SCI).

Written in easy-to-understand language, the book includes information on: How the spinal cord works and what happens when it is injured, The benefits of rehabilitation, Assistive devices that can make life easier, A glossary with commonly used terms for communicating with doctors and caregivers, Website resources that can aid in further research.

Learning to live with a spinal cord injury can be a challenge. This book will help people better understand the medical basis for their disabilities, the current treatments and rehabilitative methods used to manage spinal cord injuries, and the research that points to hope for the future.

About the Author:
Michael E. Selzer, MD, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Neurology and director of the Center for Experimental Neurorehabilitation Training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, as well as director of Rehabilitation Research and Development in the Department of Veterans Affairs

About the Author:
Brue H. Dobkin, MD, is Professor of Neurology at the University of California

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Reviewer:Kathleen M. Woodruff, RN, MS, CRNP(Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing)
Description:This is a well developed resource for patients with spinal cord injuries and their families. It assists readers in developing a framework for understanding the condition and becoming better prepared to manage the life changes associated with it.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide information to patients with spinal cord injuries, their families and loved ones, and caregivers. The information is designed to lead to a basic understanding of the underlying disabilities, current medical treatments, rehabilitation options, and research directions. The authors do a nice job of meeting the objectives.
Audience:The audience includes patients, their families/loved ones, and caregivers. The book has been developed under the auspices of the American Academy of Neurology by two experienced and knowledgeable neurologists.
Features:The book is written to assist non-medical readers in obtaining a clear understanding of spinal cord injuries. The book is organized into chapters that focus on answering pertinent questions for readers. Diagrams enhance understanding and Internet resources are listed for further information.
Assessment:This is a well written reference for non-medical readers who are trying to acquire a better understanding of spinal cord injuries. The hope is that better informed patients are able to more actively participate in the decision making and execution of their own care. This approach to medical care helps to improve the doctor-patient partnership and empowers the patient during this difficult time.

The Healing Foods or Boosting Immunity

The Healing Foods: The Ultimate Authority on the Creative Power of Nutrition

Author: Patricia Hausman

The Knopf Canada Book of Healing Foods is a guide for everyday living, and the fastest way to understand how the foods you eat can help to heal, and help you remain healthy.

There's a healing food for almost every common health problem - from colds, stress, insomnia and high blood pressure to more complicated illnesses - and most are as close as your local grocer. Healing Foods is an indispensable guide to choosing the best foods for an active life - a bright and friendly market of knowledge that makes the time you spend at the dinner table an investment in spirited living.

In beautiful colour, it also highlights health-giving foods and their nutritional and medicinal benefits. Information on buying, storing and preparing healing foods is clearly listed, and each item - from pineapples and chilies to almonds and apricots - is linked to delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes from around the world.

A questionnaire helps you assess your diet and general health to pinpoint problem areas, while a section on ailments and treatments makes it easy to address individual concerns. Fully indexed, illustrated throughout in full colour, Healing Foods is a goldmine of information and recipes to treasure.

Publishers Weekly

Hausman ( The Calcium Bible ) and Hurley, food columnist for Prevention magazine, have written an alphabetical compendium of more than 100 foods (from bulgar to carrots) and the diseases or physical conditions that are helped or hindered by diet. The authors identify scientific and quasi-scientific links between food and disease-prevention, and offer helpful buying, preparation and cooking tips. Also provided are easy-to-understand nutritional charts, lists of food sources for vitamins and minerals, recipes and menu plans. In exalting the benefits to health of variety in eating, however, the authors neglect certain considerations. For example, they make no mention of the potential dangers in eating pollution-contaminated fish (especially swordfish or tuna), or the risk of hepatitis in eating raw clams, and dismiss too quickly the potential health hazards of estrogen replacement therapy when discussing ways to prevent osteoporosis in pre-menopausal women. A suggested reading list and citations for studies discussed here would have been useful to readers hungry for more information or left less than convinced. Illustrations not seen by PW. (May)

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Boosting Immunity: Creating Wellness Naturally

Author: Len Saputo

Every day, the human body fights off environmental toxins, airborne germs, chemicals in food, and any number of other damaging substances. How the body manages it and how people can help the process along are the subjects of Boosting Immunity. Topics include acidity/alkalinity, allergies, body temperature, diet, digestive flora, nutrients, exercise, and sleep.

My Doctor Says I Have a Little Diabetes or The Stroke Book

My Doctor Says I Have a Little Diabetes: A Guide to Understanding and Controlling Type 2 Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes

Author: Sandra Woodruff

Type II diabetes is sometimes considered "a little diabetes" because it usually does not require insulin injections. This book answers commonly asked questions about diabetes, helps patients design a diet and exercise plan they can live with, and gives guidelines for checking blood glucose levels, mastering medications, and preventing complication.

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The Stroke Book

Author: June Biermann

An indispensable guide for victims of stroke and their caregivers, from the authors of The Diabetic's Total Health and Happiness Book.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, an American suffers a stroke every forty-five seconds. More than 700,000 Americans each year find themselves struggling to recover from this affliction. June Biermann, a former stroke victim herself, and her coauthor-and caregiver -Barbara Toohey offer a sensitive and essential guide for sufferers and those who care for them. The Stroke Book provides readers with:

- analyses of the latest developments in stroke therapy;
- tips for creating a smart nutritional plan post-stroke;
- information on managing complex rehabilitation needs;
- ways stroke victims can reclaim their quality of life following a stroke, and how caregivers can manage their own stress.

With stroke now the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States, Biermann and Toohey's optimistic, user-friendly guide to living well after an attack is a vital tool for recovery.

Author Biography: June Biermann and Barbara Toohey are the authors of the bestselling The Diabetic's Book and The Diabetic's Total Health and Happiness Book.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Barbara's introduction : the woman who has everything
	June's introduction : a stroke most dolorous
1	The science of strokes	1
2	After the stroke	19
3	Recovery	38
4	The pursuit of happiness	84
5	Caregiving for a strokee : the nuts and bolts	103
6	Taking care of the caregiver	139
7	The business of caregiving for a strokee	184
8	Other people's strokes	201
	Ever after : epilogue	220
App. A	Books about other people's stroke experiences	223
App. B	Stroke organizations	224

Total Astanga or Type 2 Diabetes

Total Astanga: The Step-by-Step Guide to Power Yoga at Home for Everybody

Author: Tara Fraser

Astanga is one of the most popular and energetic styles of yoga. Thanks to yoga teacher Tara Fraser, almost anyone can learn astanga’s techniques and experience its benefits, from improved circulation to increased strength and suppleness. With the help of 200 color photographs, she carefully guides aspiring practitioners through more than 60 basic poses: the Sun Salutations to warm-up, each posture in the primary series, and a finishing sequence to cool down. Along the way, she demonstrates how to develop a workout that is safe, challenging, and suitable for any level.

Table of Contents:

Introduction     8
How to use this book     9
The roots of a tradition     10
The history of astanga yoga     12
Shri k pattabhi jois     14
Professor krishnamacharya     16
Patanjali's eight-limbed path     18
Astanga yoga in the modern world     20
Creating a personal practice     22
The benefits of astanga yoga     24
Astanga yoga in daily life     26
Astanga yoga and you     28
Basic principles     32
Understanding astanga yoga     34
Meditation in movement     40
Opening and closing mantra     42
Astanga vinyasa postures     44
Surya namaskara A     46
Surya namaskara A - modifications     48
Surya namaskara B     50
Surya namaskara B - modifications     52
Padangusthasana     54
Padahastasana     55
Utthita trikonasana     56
Parivritta trikonasana     57
Utthita parsvakonasana     58
Parivritta parsvakonasana     59
Prasarita padottanasana A     60
Prasarita padottanasana B, C, D     61
Parsvottanasana     62
Utthita hasta padangusthasana A     63
Utthita hasta padangusthasana B     64
Utthita hasta padangusthasana C, D     65
Ardha baddha padmottanasana     66
Utkatasana     67
Virabhadrasana A     68
Virabhadrasana B     69
Half vinyasa     70
Half vinyasa modifications     72
Dandasana     74
Paschimottanasana A, B, C     75
Purvottanasana     76
Ardha baddha padma paschimottanasana     77
Trianga mukhaikapada paschimottanasana     78
Janu sirsasana A     79
Janu sirsasana B     80
Janu sirsasana C     81
Marichyasana A     82
Marichyasana B     83
Marichyasana C     84
Marichyasana D     85
Navasana     86
Bhujapidasana     87
Kurmasana     88
Supta kurmasana     89
Garbha pindasana     90
Kukkutasana     91
Baddha konasana A     92
Baddha konasana B     93
Upavishta konasana A and B     94
Supta konasana      95
Supta padangusthasana A     96
Supta padangusthasana B and C     97
Chakrasana     98
Ubhaya padangusthasana     100
Urdhva mukha paschimottanasana     101
Setu bandhasana     102
The finishing sequence     103
Urdhva dhanurasana     104
Salamba sarvangasana     105
Halasana     106
Karnapidasana     107
Urdhva padmasana     108
Pindasana     109
Matsyasana     110
Uttana padasana     111
Sirsasana A     112
Sirsasana B     113
Baddha padmasana     114
Padmasana     115
Tolasana     116
Savasana     117
Adapted practice for beginners     118
A short practice for all     120
Sun salutations     122
Standing poses     124
Seated poses     126
Finishing sequence     128
Further study     130
Finding a teacher     132
Self-practice     134
Ways to go deeper     136
Astanga yoga organizations      138
Bibliography and videos/DVDs     139
Index     140
Acknowledgments     144

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Type 2 Diabetes: Your Questions Answered

Author: Rosemary Walker

Having Type 2 Diabetes doesn't have to mean putting your life on hold. Find out how to control the condition and live life to the fullest with this easy-to-follow guide. There are simple lifestyle changes to ensure good health like: What foods to eat and how to become more active. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow with the full-color photography that shows you how to monitor your blood glucose level. This important book answers the questions on diet, exercise, and medication that everyone needs to know about Type 2 Diabetes.

• Layout in highly accessible Q&A format
• Includes a comprehensive section on diet and exercise
• Approved by the American Diabetes Association

Other Woman at the Well or Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics

Other Woman at the Well

Author: Judith Ann Hillard

After a downward spiral sent author Judith Ann Hillard into a cycle of addiction, she was snatched from darkness and sheltered in the arms of God. The Other Woman at the Well (paperback, 1-60034-877-7) is the true-life account of a devastating addiction to cocaine in the life of a woman "practically perfect in every way. Hillard was the eldest child of a Protestant minister, a straight A student, student body president of her high school, homecoming queen of a large university, and the girl everyone wanted their son to marry. The recipient of several advanced degrees, she taught English, public speaking, educational research, and leadership for many years. Then she became a cocaine addict and lost nearly everything.

Millions of people the world over suffer from addictions of every variety," says Hillard. "Sadly, it is the human condition to lean on things not to our edification. My book exclaims the promises of a Savior to a frail, dying woman who has thrown herself away. He reaches down in His mercy and plucks her from certain death to breathe into her spirit His love, His grace, His truth, His miracles.

Hillard's story is astonishing in its candor and passion. But the candor with which she relates her journey to the frightful "underbelly" of the world also provides a caveat: "I am at times too candid, too human, too real. I do not mince words nor beautify them to tell my story of overcoming addiction. I am, like the Velveteen Rabbit, made real by my humanity, by my weaknesses, by my addictive nature, by my willingness to receive God's grace and try in my brokenness to help others heal. By surviving the pain, she now feels prepared to bestow upon readers a gift ofeternal proportions: a working knowledge of life and the hereafter.

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Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics

Author: Linda D Rhein

From anti-aging creams to make-up, surfactants play a key role as delivery systems for skin care and decorative cosmetic products. Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics, Third Edition presents a scientific basis in surfactant science and recent advances in the industry necessary for understanding, formulating, and testing surfactant-based cosmetics and cosmeceuticals.

Presenting a new perspective from the previous edition, this book details the function of emulsions, microemulsions, micelles, and nanostructures in the formulation of personal care products and decorative cosmetics and examines their ability to deliver specific benefits to the skin. This edition begins by describing new research into skin structure and cellular processes. Then it presents the latest methods and techniques for substantiating claims and assessing the effectiveness of moisturizers, anti-aging treatments, and sunscreens. Subsequent chapters focus on surfactant solution properties, surfactant emulsions, nanotechnology, cleanser/conditioner systems, and pigment dispersions. Following a detailed examination on the role of surfactants in finished pigmented products, this edition also discusses optimal formulation strategies and surfactant raw materials for enhancing pigmented products.

The third edition of Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics, Third Edition helps formulators identify and overcome the challenges involved in developing new applications and enhancing the benefits of cosmetic and cosmeceutical products.

Bird Flu Primer or Redeeming a Fathers Heart

Bird-Flu Primer: The Guide to Being Prepared and Surviving an Avian Flu Pandemic

Author: Larry Altshuler

Many people believe the outbreak of a bird flu pandemic is an end-of-world scenario. They believe the only recourse is to trust those in charge, but the truth is, while devastating to the economy and society in general, most experts agree that if a bird flu pandemic does occur, it will last between 12-18 months before petering out. What you do to prepare for, and during, that outbreak will determine how you, and your family, will live the rest of your lives.

As September 11 and Hurricane Katrina demonstrated, unthinkable disasters can happen, and the warning signs are there, daring us to act. Act now, be prepared, and know what you need to know for the sake of your family and yourself. Hopefully you'll never need the information contained in this book, but in today's world, arming yourself with as much information about something this important is just plain smart. In the case of this deadly virus, the more you know the better.

If there is indeed a vaccine found for the virus -- and the vaccine will primarily be made available only to first responders, children and the elderly -- its effects could diminish after two to three weeks due to a changing virus, and the chance that you are among those who receive the medicine in the first place is slim. To counter this, The Bird-Flu Primer contains a simple guide to the medical alternatives available to everyone, regardless of age or status.

The Bird-Flu Primer contains:

• All current information about the disease and methods of diagnosis.
• Six possible scenarios authored by medical and risk assessment experts giving real-life possibilities for an outbreak.
• Medical alternatives for protecting your family and yourself in the event of a bird-flu pandemic.
• Detailed list of which household items are likely to be in short supply as well as a list of items to stockpile in the event of a pandemic.
• Specific steps to take to prevent contraction of the potentially deadly virus.

USA Book News

Measured and important, The Bird-Flu Primer is a must for us all in these uncertain times.

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Redeeming A Father's Heart: Men Share Powerful Stories of Abortion Loss and Recovery

Author: Kevin Burke Lsw

Redeeming A Father's Heart presents the powerful stories of 10 courageous men with the common desire to present the truth of their abortion experience and the consequences of this life changing decision. These accounts are inspirational testimonies that journey deep into the heart of male post abortion pain.ultimately revealing the miraculous manifestation of God's transforming power. After you read these stories you will have a greater understanding and appreciation of male post abortion grief. The stories in Redeeming A Father's Heart provide a special roadmap for men and their loved ones, pointing the way to deeper understanding, hope and healing.

Dressing the Petite Woman or Homeopathy for Menopause

Dressing the Petite Woman

Author: Ellen York

Dressing the Petite Woman is the essential guide to selecting clothes that will help you shine! If you're 5'4" or shorter, you have some challenges besides height-whether it's a pear-shaped torso, an over-endowed bust, hefty hips, or any of a myriad of trouble spots.

In Ellen York's words, "We're not real-life dolls." Even fashion models deal with problem areas. No matter what your body shape, there are clothes out there that will make you look and feel like a million bucks. You just have to know how to find and choose what is right for you from among the bewildering array of choices. In Dressing the Petite Woman, you will learn the timeless principles that will help you emphasize the positive and minimize the negative and result in the new you!

Ellen, founder and president of the Ellen York Image Institute, has 25 years of experience as a dress designer and image consultant. Demonstrating her savvy in dressing women of all sizes and shapes, her book is replete with photos of clothes and accessories carefully selected from many department stores. And the "before" and "after" models are "real."

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Homeopathy for Menopause

Author: Beth MacEoin

Approaching menopause as a natural and essentially positive stage in a woman's life, this book shows how to safely treat its symptoms with gentle, all-natural homeopathic remedies.

Growing numbers of women are dissatisfied with the often dangerous or uncomfortable side effects of conventional hormone replacement therapy and are seeking safer, more holistic ways of approaching the symptoms of menopause. Homeopathy is especially appropriate for treating a wide range of these symptoms because it treats the whole person--not just isolated symptoms--and emotional issues are given as much weight as physical ones.

Author Beth MacEoin clearly explains the basics of homeopathy for beginners, outlining step-by-step the process of considering the overall symptom picture and selecting the proper remedy and dosage. She shows you how to treat common discomforts that may arise before, during, or after menopause, including menstrual irregularities, hot flashes, night sweats, depression, low self-esteem, weight gain, sleep disturbances, and aching joints. Taking a broad perspective on promoting good health and general well-being, the author also covers ways to guard against osteoporosis and suggests other self-help measures that will support homeopathic treatment.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

1. Homeopathy for Beginners

2. Practical Information: How to Use This Book to Maximum Advantage

3. Emotional Reactions to Menopause

4. General Problems

5. Homeopathy and Common Physical Symptoms

6. Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Controversy

7. Checklist of Homeopathic Remedies

Further Reading

Resources

Index 

Beth MacEoin is the author of several books, including Homeopathy, Homeopathy for Babies and Children, and Health by Nature. A practicing homeopath, she lives in England.

Beyond the Bedroom or Instant Emotional Healing

Beyond the Bedroom: Healing for Adult Children of Sex Addicts

Author: Douglas Weiss

Did one or both of your parents:

Become emotionally distant and unloving to their spouse?

Talk about sex or sexuality in an inappropriate way?

Spend a lot of time away from home or form unusually close platonic relationships?

Continue their destructive behavior, even when confronted by the damage it was causing?

If so, you are an adult child of a sex addict.

Sex addiction is not about parents who cheat on each other or have multiple partners, although it does manifest itself that way. It is about any sexual dysfunction between people in a long-term relationship: sexual withholding, emotional detachment, bullying or demeaning behavior, etc. These relationship problems form subconscious impressions on children and lead to unfulfilling relationships in later life.

This book, for the first time, identifies 'sexual addiction' as a root cause of many of the dysfunctions in relationships. It helps readers analyze their parents' relationships. It then shows them the possible dysfunctions these problems caused in their own relationships, giving both general guidance and personal anecdotes from a select group of children of sex addicts. Finally, it gives readers several specific exercises to help free them from their past, heal their relationship with your parents (especially the 'victim partner'-often the wife-who is subconsciously blamed for not stopping the spouse's disruptive behavior), and repair any damage in their current relationships.

This book is not just about cheating or abuse. It is about finding the way back to the loving relationships you want and that those around you deserve.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction: My Story	vii
1	What Is a Sexual Addiction?	1
2	It's Time to Heal Again!	17
3	Our Experiences	23
4	Our Development	39
5	The Impact	55
6	Eight Paradigms	65
7	Good Grief	87
8	The Healing Path	101
9	Sexual Wholeness	109
10	Intimacy Ever After	117
11	A Special Note for Mom	137
12	Professional Helpers	145
13	The Twelve Steps	155
Appendix A	The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous	183
Appendix B	Feeling Words	185

Go to: MS Cahill for Congress or Unbroken Agony

Instant Emotional Healing: Acupressure for the Emotions

Author: George Pratt

Does your fear of flying make travel with friends and family impossible? Are you having trouble coping with the loss of a loved one or forgiving yourself for a mistake you made long ago? For the millions of people who suffer from phobias, anxieties, or distressing emotions such as anger, guilt, and grief, the breakthrough science of Thought Field Therapy—an easy-to-use practice often referred to as “acupressure for the emotions”—can make a remarkable difference. In this groundbreaking book, psychologists Peter Lambrou and George Pratt make their highly successful techniques available to everyone through simple exercises that anyone can use to treat everyday emotional roadblocks with immediate and permanent results.
A blend of Western psychotherapy and Chinese medicine, Thought Field Therapy (or TFT) uses the body’s meridian energy systems to treat emotional issues that can take years to unravel through traditional, talk-based therapy. A combination of breathing and relaxation exercises, affirmations, and tapping on specific pressure points on the body, TFT can instantly eliminate problems such as a fear of flying or public speaking, addictive urges, or painful emotions such as embarrassment or regret. Used on thousands of people with a 95 percent success rate, the step-by-step methods in Instant Emotional Healing now allow you to master this amazingly simple, astonishingly effective practice for yourself—and open the door to a lifetime of emotional control and well-being.

Publishers Weekly

Drawing on techniques ranging from focused thought to breathing and acupressure, Lambrou and Pratt guide readers through an Emotional Self-Management program, which they contend will dramatically accelerate the therapeutic process. Clinical psychologists who are experienced in hypnosis, Lambrou (coauthor with Brian Alman of Self-Hypnosis: The Complete Manual for Health and Self-Change) and Pratt (A Clinical Hypnosis Primer) have found that the healing of anxiety, phobias and other emotional traumas is often delayed because of energy blockages that can stem from polarity reversals in a person's electromagnetic field. According to the authors, relief from chronic symptoms, often instantaneous, can be achieved once these blockages are cleared. ESM includes identifying emotional states, breathing and tapping along pathways, or meridians (the same ones used in acupuncture), to release energy for healing. Stories of patients, including children and teenagers, who have found relief through ESM provide a glimpse into a variety of applications. Those familiar with traditional Chinese medicine, the chakra system or Carolyn Myss's work will likely find much of this material oversimplified, but for those who are new to energy medicine, this is a good introduction to techniques that can be self-administered without risk of physical harm. (Feb.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Brain Power or The Faith Factor

Brain Power: How to Fine-Tune Your Brain Naturally

Author: C Samuel Verghes

You can feel better, improve your memory and brain function, and increase your capacity for spiritual life! Brain Power is thoughtful, scholarly writing on practical neuro-psychotheology from a Christian perspective. Dr. C. Samuel Verghese, can help you move from shallow Christianity to great freedom as a serious joyful believer. Combining lucid writing with clear case studies from his own clinical experience, Dr. Verghese's book constitutes a noble effort at grappling with some of the most difficult biblical concepts about the brain, mind, body, and conscience. It is also compelling as a resource to facilitate attainment of our ultimate purpose for balancing our brain and becoming more like Christ. The inclusion of patient characteristics, the nature of disorders, and treatment protocols illustrates the importance of designing specific, individualized treatments to balance brain biochemical deficits.

Book review: Warlord or The Genius of America

The Faith Factor: Proof of the Healing Power of Prayer

Author: Dale A Matthews

Drawing from the latest scientific research, as well as numerous illustrative case studies, The Faith Factor offers convincing proof that religious practices can and do enhance the healing powers of medicine. And nationally renowned physician Dale A. Matthews offers a program any patient can follow to incorporate faith into their own healing.

Dr. Matthews points out that encouraging an integration of religious beliefs and practices in medical settings can have important benefits for the entire medical community—from patients and doctors to national health policy makers. He shows how the national trend toward rediscovering religious values has led many patients to use prayer in conjunction with conventional treatment, and that the results have already confirmed that faith and religious practice can be valuable medicine. Finally, Dr. Matthews helps readers explore the connection between faith and medicine in their own lives through methods of prayer, community worship, and study of Scripture.

Library Journal

From a Georgetown medical professor.

Kirkus Reviews

"Faith is good medicine," pronounces this convinced though not necessarily convincing Christian physician, who here presents research on the connection between religion and healing, relates supporting anecdotes, and calls on his fellow doctors to utilize the spiritual component of the healing arts. Going even further than Herbert Benson, who identified the "faith factor" in Timeless Healing (1996), Matthews (Georgetown Univ. School of Medicine) delineates a dozen components of this factorþe.g., equanimity, temperance, social support, comforting ritualsþthat he says help prevent disease, enhance recovery, extend life, and create a sense of well-being. Drawing on case histories of his patients, he illustrates faith's benefits in healing body and mind, recovering from addictions, improving quality of life, and facing death. Noting that spirituality alone has not been shown to have the same benefits as religious involvement, he recommends that individuals develop a spiritual program that includes frequent church attendance combined with daily prayer and regular reading of the Bible. Further, he urges doctors to question patients about the importance of religion in their lives and to use this information therapeutically. Thus, in Matthews's view, a doctor who learns that a patient has stopped going to worship services would be justified in informing the patient that such behavior may have negative health consequences. Matthews, who uses spiritual readings and prayer with his own patients, has a vision of the doctor's office as "a holy meeting ground between religion and medicine," a vision that he acknowledges is seriously threatened by managed care's increasing constraints onphysicians' time. While many would welcome a more human element in the doctor-patient relationship, Matthews's vision is certain to be viewed skeptically, if not simply rejected, by large numbers of doctors and patients alike. (Author tour)

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Science	13
1	The Faith Factor	15
2	Too Good to Be True?: A Critical Look at the Faith Factor	35
3	Healing the Body: Restoring Our Physical Selves	60
4	Healing the Mind: Finding a Lasting Peace	83
5	Healing Addictions: Regaining Our Freedom	105
6	The Quality of Life: Living Abundantly	134
7	Faith and Mortality: Transforming Death	157
Pt. II	Spirituality	175
8	Developing a Spiritual Program: Seeking God in Your Life	177
9	Prayer: Conversation with God	198
10	The Riches of the Bible: A Handbook for Healing	223
11	Spiritual Community: Living Together in Love	248
Pt. III	Synthesis	267
12	Medicine in the Twenty-first Century: Reconciling the Twin Traditions of Healing	269
	Resources	289
	Notes	295
	Index	313

Eating for Two or Scale Down

Eating for Two: The Complete Guide to Nutrition during Pregnancy

Author: Mary Abbott Hess

Foreword by Roy M. Pitkin, M.D.
The definitive book on what to eat and what to avoid during pregnancy. Here is the most authoritative and readable guide available for pregnant women concerned with proper nutrition.

Library Journal

In this updated and revised edition of the out-of-print Pickles and Ice Cream (1982), the authors provide a thorough review of current research findings on prenatal nutrition. They include ``quick quizzes'' to assess nutritional knowledge; Recommended Daily Allowance tables and charts; and a useful chapter on the dangers of food additives, caffeine, and alcohol. While this book is for general readers as well as health-care professionals, it unfortunately tends to read like a textbook. Another pregnancy nutrition guide that is easier and much more fun to read while providing medical accuracy is What To Eat When You're Expecting by best-selling authors Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, and Sandee Hathaway ( LJ 11/15/86). An optional purchase.-- Angela Washington-Blair, Brookhaven Coll. Learning Resource Ctr., Farmers Branch, Tex.

Table of Contents:

Foreword.
Preface.
1. Welcome to My Womb.
2. Assessing Your Nutritional Status.
3. An Eating Game Plan.
4. The Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Fats of Pregnancy.
5. Mighty Vitamins.
6. Minerals: The Strong Supports.
7. Playing It Safe.
8. Special Needs of Pregnancy.
9. The Feeding Track: Breast or Bottle?
Answers to Quick Quizzes.
Bibliography.
Index.

Books about: Simple Thai Cookery or Food Wine Magazines Wine Guide 2006

Scale Down: A Realistic Guide to Balancing Body, Soul, and Spirit

Author: DannaRN Demetr

Revised and completely updated, this new edition of Scale Down offers a balanced, realistic approach to good health incorporating both spiritual principles and practical diet and fitness habits.

Aromatherapy for Massage Practitioners or The 3 Day Solution Plan

Aromatherapy for Massage Practitioners

Author: Ingrid Martin

This book is a complete guide for massage therapists or massage therapy students interested in adding aromatherapy to their practice. It addresses the massage therapist's specific needs and concerns, and provides useful answers to the questions about aromatherapy that most practitioners only learn after years of experience. Information on practical concerns, such as pricing sessions to account for the cost of oils, proper dilutions, sending products home with clients, and effective formulations for specific ailments, make this an indispensable resource.

See also: Not Your Mothers Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining or Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes

The 3-Day Solution Plan: Jumpstart Lasting Weight Loss by Turning Off the Drive to Overeat

Author: Laurel Mellin

The Solution to Dieting!
Almost everyone who wants to lose weight makes a painful discovery: diets don’t work. After following the rules and wrestling with the temptations, nearly all dieters regain what they have lost–and then some. What’s worse, the anger and frustration of constant dieting just make us want to eat more! If only we could turn off the drive to overeat. But that’s impossible, right? Wrong!
Based on the amazingly effective method developed by weight-loss expert Laurel Mellin, The 3-Day Solution Plan will give you a powerful, step-by-step plan to turn off the drive to overeat while shedding up to six pounds! A proven program for lasting weight loss without dieting, The Solution Method was developed by Mellin at the University of California, San Francisco’s School of Medicine. Health magazine named it one of the 10 top medical advances of 2000. But this is the first time The Solution Method has been made accessible to everyone as a results-oriented jumpstart to the program–and it only takes three days.
The life-changing potential of The Solution Method is that it directly addresses the feeling brain, the home of our most primitive urges, like eating. Other weight loss programs are based on knowledge and planning–activities of the thinking brain. The problem is that there is no significant relationship between the feeling brain and the thinking brain. Reason can’t make anyone stop wanting a cookie.
But as Solution participants attest: this program works. Two- and six-year follow-up studies have shown The Solution to produce weight loss without dieting and unparalleled results in terms of keepingit off. In just three days you will get started with the method and
• Lose up to six pounds without dieting
• Learn how to turn off the drive to overeat
• Follow the simple and healthy 1-2-3 Eating Plan
• Find out how fantastic you can feel every day!
With delicious recipes, complete menus, and suggestions for easy restaurant substitutions, The 3-Day Solution Plan is a complete road map that begins guiding you toward the ultimate destination: a thinner, more vibrant you!

Energy Healing Experiments or Great Wall

Energy Healing Experiments: Science Reveals Our Natural Power to Heal

Author: Gary E Schwartz

A healer removes the pain of a broken wrist in fifteen minutes. Another removesan ovarian tumor in a couple of weeks. Still another, from thousands of miles away, regenerates the nerves of an injured spine for a patient on whom the doctors had given up. These sound like tabloid stories but could they be true? They are just three out of millions of instances in which healers have claimed to manipulate energy fields to cure the body.

Books on vibrational medicine, prayer, and spiritual healing present readers with an array of historical and current discoveries and techniques. But so far nobody has addressed the reality of healing through comprehensive scientificresearch. The Energy Healing Experiments fills that void. Harvard-educated Dr. Gary E. Schwartz provides scientific experiments and evidence to reveal the truth about the existence of energy fields and unlocks their potential for enhancing your health.

Publishers Weekly

Are energy fields real? And if so, can they be used for healing and health? Yes, according to Schwartz (The G.O.D. Experiments), a professor of psychology, surgery, medicine, neurology and psychiatry at the University of Arizona. He tells marvelous stories of such healings and uses experiments to confirm that the human body is a bundle of energy that can be healed by another such bundle of energy. One story is of a four-year-old boy, Philip, whose heart rate dropped precipitously following surgery; a Hindu avatar, by merely touching Philip, increased his heart rate to 80 beats a minute. Through experiments with EEGs and EKGs, Schwartz says, he and others have found that our bodies are masses of biochemical energy, that such energy connects us to plants and other animals, that this energy can be harnessed for healing and that some people are in touch with their energy and use it to heal others. Schwartz's research has not appeared in peer-reviewed journals (due to their bias against such work, he says), so skeptics will want to wait for his experiments to be replicated. But those disposed to believe in the healing touch will find support for that belief. (Aug.)

Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information

Elizabeth Williams - Library Journal

The notion of healing someone with the laying on of hands has to it both a religious feel and a Star Trekone. Schwartz (psychology, medicine, neurology, psychiatry, & surgery, Univ. of Arizona) wants to move it into the arena of hard science. After a foreword by former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona (who, like Schwartz, is affiliated with Tucson's Canyon Ranch Spa), Schwartz discusses various types of energy healing, e.g., Reiki and shamanism, and explains his experiments in determining how people detect and correct others' energy fields. He writes in an easygoing, enthusiastic style that makes it clear he believes in energy healing and would like to convince readers it is an emerging area of complementary medicine. Although skeptics in the medical field are likely to find his arguments unpersuasive, Schwartz's earlier books-The Truth About Mediumand The G.O.D. Experiments, also coauthored by Simon-did get some press, so expect demand from the crystal crowd. Recommended for public libraries with patrons interested in alternative therapies and psychic healing as well as for academic/medical libraries with very open-minded clientele.

See also: Inventing a Nation or Christopher Hitchens and His Critics

Great Wall: China Against the World 1000 BC - 2000 AD

Author: Julia Lovell

Legendarily 2,200 years old and 4,300 miles long, the Great Wall of China seems to make an overwhelmingly confident physical statement about the country it spans: about China's age-old sense of itself being an advanced civilization anxious to draw a clear line between itself and the "barbarians" at its borders. But behind the wall's intimidating exterior--and the myths that have built up around it--is a complex history that has both defined and undermined China. Author Julia Lovell has written a new and important history of the Great Wall that guides the reader through the conquests and cataclysms of the Chinese empire, from the second millennium BC to the present day.

In recent years, the Wall has become an ever more potent symbol of Chinese nationalism, of a determination to resist foreign domination. But how successful was the Wall in reality, and what was its real purpose? Was it a precursor, albeit on a huge scale, of the Berlin Wall--a barrier designed to keep its population in as much as undesirables out? Lovell looks behind the modern mythology of the Great Wall, uncovering a three-thousand-year history far more fragmented and less illustrious than its crowds of visitors imagine today. The story of the Wall winds through that of the Chinese state and the frontier policy that defined it, through the lives of the millions of individuals who supported, criticized, built, and attacked it.

Publishers Weekly

There is no Great Wall of China, argues Lovell, who teaches Chinese history at Cambridge University. Instead, there are many Great Walls-physical, mental, cultural, military and economic-separating China from the outside world. The 4,300-mile-long wall is far more complex than any of the thousands of tourists taking a photo along its famous battlements realizes. Indeed, to the Chinese themselves, their wall has variously signified repression, freedom, security, vulnerability, cultural superiority, economic backwardness, imperial greatness and national humiliation. Still, myths about it abound. Far from it being unbreachable, Chinese emperors relied on the wall only as a last resort to fend off their enemies. (The Ming dynasty, for instance, found it useless against the victorious Manchus, who merely bribed the gatekeepers to let them in.) "As a strategy that has survived for more than two millennia," Lovell writes, "China's frontier wall is a monumental metaphor for reading China and its history, for defining a culture and a worldview...." Lovell tells the gripping, colorful story of the wall up to the present day, including a perceptive discussion of the "Great Firewall"-the Internet, which has replaced nomadic raiders as the most threatening of China's attackers. And no, you cannot see it from the Moon. (Mar.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

KLIATT

Nominated for the 2006 Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction, Lovell's book is a remarkable accomplishment. Filling an increasing need for those outside this growing power's borders to understand China's history, Lovell provides some thoughtful, provocative evidence and conclusions. She sweeps through 4000 years of history with confidence and skill, tying it all together through the symbolism of The Great Wall. She finds through all those different eras and dynasties some remarkable consistent themes: a less united national state than most of us might have imagined, periods of alternating political and economic stagnation and renewal, ambivalence about being open or closed to the outside world, and persistent myth-making by dangerously isolated, xenophobic leaders. The book has some useful additions: indices of dates and names and dynasties, useful maps, some excellent picture sections, bibliography, notes and a solid index. In the coming years, we are likely to see commentators and historians around the world present quite contradictory evaluations and predictions about China's future: some urging us to follow China's lead (remember the 1980's craze for Japanese-style educational and business models?), some urging us to make her our new best friend, some seeing her as our most dangerous political and economic competitor who we have to prepare to combat. Our chances of seeing China clearly depend on more books like this.

Foreign Affairs

One might have thought that there was little need for another book on the Great Wall, especially after Arthur Waldron's masterly study, but Lovell demonstrates that the subject is far from exhausted. She brings together facts and figures to show what an awesome engineering feat the construction of the wall was. It included enough bricks to build a wall five meters high and one meter thick to encircle the globe; the sections that still stand would be sufficient to link New York and Los Angeles. Yet Lovell's interests lie more in how the wall shaped Chinese political and strategic thinking. The wall served contradictory purposes for China's rulers: it was there to keep the barbarians out but also to awe outsiders, to protect the Chinese people from outside forces but also to prevent exposure to the outside world.

Library Journal

For a long time in both China and the outside world, the Great Wall was the symbol of isolation, self-sufficiency, and arrogant tradition. But now that China has opened itself to the world (or "re-opened" itself, as it were), that stereotype no longer fits. A new understanding of China is needed, and historians have flocked to rethink historic foreign relations. With wide experience in contemporary China, Lovell (Chinese history & literature, Cambridge; trans., A Dictionary of Maqiao) tells the story of the wall as she shows how China was shaped over the course of 2000 years by interactions with Central Asia and the peoples of the steppe (she calls them barbarians, a term smacking of those old stereotypes). The opening chapter on the 18th- and 19th-century encounters with Britain does not reflect recent scholarly debates, but the terrific concluding chapter, "Great Wall, the Great Mall, and the Great Firewall," contains insightful personal observations on China's relations with the world today. Larger public libraries would do well to acquire this lively survey for curious readers with some knowledge of China.-Charles W. Hayford, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction : who made the Great Wall of China?	1
1	Why walls?	25
2	The long wall	47
3	Han Walls : plus ca change	66
4	Shifting frontiers and decadent barbarians	93
5	China reunited	117
6	Without walls : the Chinese frontiers expand	137
7	The return of the barbarians	159
8	A case of open and shut : the early Ming frontier	181
9	The wall goes up	210
10	The great fall of China	232
11	How Barbarians made the Great Wall	262
12	Translating the Great Wall into Chinese	296
	Conclusion : the Great Wall, the great mall and the great firewall	323
App. 1	Principal characters	351
App. 2	Chronology of dynasties	359
App. 3	Significant dates in Chinese history and wall-building	361

Reflexology or The ADD Book

Reflexology: Healthy Inspiration

Author: Denise Whichello Brown

Reflexology is for everyone: It’s a simple, natural, and noninvasive therapy that employs the power of touch to heal, physically and spiritually. Using this straightforward, abundantly illustrated handbook, even beginners can achieve amazing results. In easy-to-follow form, it covers both foot and the less widely practiced hand reflexology, and explains the wide-ranging benefits of each. Who would have imagined that a form of massage could do so much, from improving circulation and relieving stress to aiding joint mobility and alleviating respiratory problems? With detailed charts as a guide, learn all the basic techniques, the correct sequence of moves, the reflexes of the left and right feet and hands, treatments for common ailments, and ways to enhance a session. Tip boxes throughout provide lots of extra advice.

Book review: Understanding Privacy or The Kennedy Tapes

The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child

Author: William Sears

The bestselling author of The Baby Book joins forces with an A.D.D. expert and offers a unique and encouraging guide for parents of children with attention deficit disorder. Full of real-life case histories, this landmark guide is an indispensable resource for every parent with an A.D.D. child--and one of the only books that focus on the positive side of A.D.D.

Children's Literature

This book is written for parents of children with Attention Deficit Disorder who are looking for a non-drug alternative program. This physiologically based behavior modification program is called EEG biofeedback or neurofeedback. This technique is very technical and involves converting electrical patterns from the brain into images on a video display. The child can watch and listen to these images and use this information to tell if his brain is concentrating or drifting off. The computer will reward you if changes are needed and you do so positively. After practice the individual should be able to do this without the aid of the computer. This book also offers information on a variety of other topics such as strategies for improving behavior, setting up success at home and at school, and nutritional guidelines. Parents with an A.D.D. child can never have enough information at their fingertips. Each parent must decide what is best for his or her child and this book offers another avenue to explore.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	A Word from the Authors
	An Introduction to a Different Kind of Book About A.D.D.
Ch. 1	A.D.D.: What It Is and What It Isn't	3
Ch. 2	Does Your Child Have A.D.D.?	38
Ch. 3	Smart from the Start	67
Ch. 4	Understanding and Steering Development	75
Ch. 5	Strategies for Improving Behavior	89
Ch. 6	Setting Up the Family for Success	139
Ch. 7	Setting Up for School Success	172
Ch. 8	Neurofeedback	205
Ch. 9	Medications to Help A.D.D.	228
Ch. 10	Feeding the Child with A.D.D.	260
Ch. 11	Understanding A.D.D. Laws	272
Ch. 12	Other Approaches	281
	Putting It All Together: A Case Study	286
	A.D.D. Resources	295
	Index	297

Healing Belongs to Us or The Fibromyalgia Dental Handbook

Healing Belongs to Us

Author: Kenneth E Hagin

Rev. Hagin show why the manifestation of healing doesn't always come instantly. He also show why symptoms sometimes come back. This concise, easy to read of your rights concerning healing is a must for every serious student of God's Word.

Interesting textbook: Arabian Flavours or Traditional Indian Cookery

The Fibromyalgia Dental Handbook: A Practical Guide tp Maintaining Peak Dental Health

Author: Flora Parsa Stay

Oral complications are among the primary issues faced by the millions of people with fibromyalgia, but there is virtually no reliable fibromyalgia-related dental advice currently available. Now, in The Fibromyalgia Dental Handbook, dentist Flora Stay, who frequently treats, and offers professional advice to, those with fibromyalgia, helps readers understand the important relationship between fibromyalgia and the mouth. In direct, simple language, she comprehensively covers all of the many serious dental manifestations commonly associated with fibromyalgia—including tartar, burning mouth syndrome, jaw problems, dry mouth, and unwarranted oral sores. This crucial book fills a much-needed niche as a handy resource for everyone coping with fibromyalgia, as well as dental professionals seeking to help their patients with the condition.

Is Your Child Hyperactive Inattentive Impulsive Distractible or Rethinking Thin

Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible?: Helping the ADD/Hyperactive Child

Author: Stephen W Garber

Evan, five years old, hardly stands, much less sits, still for more than a few moments. Jessie is eight -- she's adorable...she never finishes anything on time...she's a dreamer. Cal is fifteen -- he is so impulsive that his parents worry he'll try drugs on a whim.

What do these kids have in common? Do they remind you of your own children?

The most talked-about childhood syndrome of the eighties and nineties is ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). This developmental disorder disrupts a child's life and often results in low self-esteem, poor grades and even social and emotional problems. These problems usually are not outgrown -- without help. But does your child have ADHD?

ADHD is characterized by the following groups of behaviors:

Inattention

-- making careless mistakes

-- difficulty sustaining attention

-- problems with listening

-- failure to finish schoolwork or chores

-- difficulties organizing

-- trouble sustaining mental efforts

-- losing things

-- being easily distracted

-- forgetfulness

Hyperactivity/Impulsivity

-- fidgeting/squirming

-- trouble staying seated

-- inappropriate running/climbing

-- difficulty playing quietly

-- being on the go/driven

-- talking excessively

-- blurting out answers

-- difficulty awaiting turn

-- often interrupting

All children display many of these behaviors at some point. But-according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, Fourth Edition, for a child to be diagnosed with ADHD, six or more of these symptoms of inattentionand/or hyperactivity/impulsivity must have persisted for at least six months.

Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible? offers an invaluable step-by-step program already used by thousands of parents to help you change these behaviors at home. Don't just watch it happen; help your child help himself.

Book review: Empreendimentos de Tecnologia:de Idéia para Empresa

Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--And the Myths and Realities of Dieting

Author: Gina Kolata

In this eye-opening book, New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional lowcalorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.

The New York Times - Emily Bazelon

Here [Kolata's] argument is eminently sensible: Sure, shape up your body. But mostly, make your peace with it.

Publishers Weekly

New York Times reporter Kolata may be the best writer around covering the science of health. Here she offers an eye-opening book that questions all our received wisdom about why we get fat and the health hazards of those extra pounds. In chapters equally entertaining and dismaying, Kolata (Flu) traces the history of dieting fads back to the 19th century; discusses our changing ideas about the ideal body (thinner and thinner); and, most importantly, explains how genetic and biochemical understanding has (at least among researchers) replaced the view of obesity as a lack of self-control. Most dramatic is Kolata's recounting of Jeff Friedman's groundbreaking search at Rockefeller University for the "satiety factor," a hormone he called leptin that tells our brains when we're full. The science alternates with moving chapters in which Kolata follows a group of people in a weight-loss study who are trying desperately to get thin—a quest that, as Kolata makes increasingly clear is sadly futile. In her final—and perhaps most surprising—chapter, Kolata blasts those in the obesity industry—such as Jenny Craig and academic obesity research centers—who are invested in promoting the idea that overweight is unhealthy and diet and exercise are effective despite a raft of evidence to the contrary. This book will change your thinking about weight, whether you struggle with it or not. (May)

Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information

Table of Contents:

Contents

Prologue....................................................................3
1: Looking for Diets in All the Wrong Places................................9
2: Epiphanies and Hucksters.................................................31
ONE MONTH...................................................................61
3: Oh, to Be as Thin as Jennifer Aniston (or Brad Pitt).....................65
TWO MONTHS..................................................................81
4: A Voice in the Wilderness................................................85
THREE MONTHS................................................................101
5: A Drive to Eat...........................................................107
FIVE MONTHS.................................................................127
6: Insatiable, Voracious Appetites..........................................131
SIX MONTHS..................................................................153
7: The Girl Who Had No Leptin...............................................157
TEN MONTHS..................................................................183
8: The Fat Wars.............................................................187
TWO YEARS...................................................................213
Epilogue....................................................................219
Notes.......................................................................225
Acknowledgments.............................................................245
Index.......................................................................247

Is Your Child Hyperactive Inattentive Impulsive Distractible or Rethinking Thin

Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible?: Helping the ADD/Hyperactive Child

Author: Stephen W Garber

Evan, five years old, hardly stands, much less sits, still for more than a few moments. Jessie is eight -- she's adorable...she never finishes anything on time...she's a dreamer. Cal is fifteen -- he is so impulsive that his parents worry he'll try drugs on a whim.

What do these kids have in common? Do they remind you of your own children?

The most talked-about childhood syndrome of the eighties and nineties is ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). This developmental disorder disrupts a child's life and often results in low self-esteem, poor grades and even social and emotional problems. These problems usually are not outgrown -- without help. But does your child have ADHD?

ADHD is characterized by the following groups of behaviors:

Inattention

-- making careless mistakes

-- difficulty sustaining attention

-- problems with listening

-- failure to finish schoolwork or chores

-- difficulties organizing

-- trouble sustaining mental efforts

-- losing things

-- being easily distracted

-- forgetfulness

Hyperactivity/Impulsivity

-- fidgeting/squirming

-- trouble staying seated

-- inappropriate running/climbing

-- difficulty playing quietly

-- being on the go/driven

-- talking excessively

-- blurting out answers

-- difficulty awaiting turn

-- often interrupting

All children display many of these behaviors at some point. But-according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, Fourth Edition, for a child to be diagnosed with ADHD, six or more of these symptoms of inattentionand/or hyperactivity/impulsivity must have persisted for at least six months.

Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible? offers an invaluable step-by-step program already used by thousands of parents to help you change these behaviors at home. Don't just watch it happen; help your child help himself.

Book review: Empreendimentos de Tecnologia:de Idéia para Empresa

Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--And the Myths and Realities of Dieting

Author: Gina Kolata

In this eye-opening book, New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional lowcalorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.

The New York Times - Emily Bazelon

Here [Kolata's] argument is eminently sensible: Sure, shape up your body. But mostly, make your peace with it.

Publishers Weekly

New York Times reporter Kolata may be the best writer around covering the science of health. Here she offers an eye-opening book that questions all our received wisdom about why we get fat and the health hazards of those extra pounds. In chapters equally entertaining and dismaying, Kolata (Flu) traces the history of dieting fads back to the 19th century; discusses our changing ideas about the ideal body (thinner and thinner); and, most importantly, explains how genetic and biochemical understanding has (at least among researchers) replaced the view of obesity as a lack of self-control. Most dramatic is Kolata's recounting of Jeff Friedman's groundbreaking search at Rockefeller University for the "satiety factor," a hormone he called leptin that tells our brains when we're full. The science alternates with moving chapters in which Kolata follows a group of people in a weight-loss study who are trying desperately to get thin—a quest that, as Kolata makes increasingly clear is sadly futile. In her final—and perhaps most surprising—chapter, Kolata blasts those in the obesity industry—such as Jenny Craig and academic obesity research centers—who are invested in promoting the idea that overweight is unhealthy and diet and exercise are effective despite a raft of evidence to the contrary. This book will change your thinking about weight, whether you struggle with it or not. (May)

Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information

Table of Contents:

Contents

Prologue....................................................................3
1: Looking for Diets in All the Wrong Places................................9
2: Epiphanies and Hucksters.................................................31
ONE MONTH...................................................................61
3: Oh, to Be as Thin as Jennifer Aniston (or Brad Pitt).....................65
TWO MONTHS..................................................................81
4: A Voice in the Wilderness................................................85
THREE MONTHS................................................................101
5: A Drive to Eat...........................................................107
FIVE MONTHS.................................................................127
6: Insatiable, Voracious Appetites..........................................131
SIX MONTHS..................................................................153
7: The Girl Who Had No Leptin...............................................157
TEN MONTHS..................................................................183
8: The Fat Wars.............................................................187
TWO YEARS...................................................................213
Epilogue....................................................................219
Notes.......................................................................225
Acknowledgments.............................................................245
Index.......................................................................247

Quick and Easy Low Carb Cooking for People with Diabetes or Aromatherapy for Women

Quick and Easy Low-Carb Cooking for People with Diabetes

Author: Nancy S Hughes

Healthy low-carb solutions for people with diabetes

The Quick & Easy Low-Carb Cooking for People with Diabetes is designed just for people who want to simplify the cookinghealthy/ eating-healthy process. These easyto- follow recipes and meals already have carbs calculated for readers so there is no math for them to do. The book is divided into three sections, containing breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.

Based on the "carb choice" exchange system, where one carb choice equals 15 grams of carbohydrates, the book provides meals with three, four, and five "carb choices" to fit many meal plans. Each section contains meals with three, four, and five carb choices.

Readers get to choose how many carbs they want! There is also a snack section of one and two carb choices.

Recipes include:

• Cheesy Tortilla Rollers
• Morning Shortcakes with Vanilla Blackberries
• South of the Border BLT Wrap
• Seared Sirloin with Sweet Balsamic Sauce

Nancy S. Hughes has written seven cookbooks and contributed to 20 others --including several for the American Heart Association, Betty Crocker, and Better Homes and Gardens. She has worked on cookbooks for Cooking Light and Weight Watchers.

New interesting textbook: Venda Socrática:Como Fazer as Perguntas Que Adquirem a Venda

Aromatherapy for Women: A Practical Guide to Essential Oils for Health and Beauty

Author: Maggie Tisserand

Extracted from flowers and herbs, aromatic essential oils have been used for centuries to heal and beautify, offering a gentle yet effective alternative in the treatment of illness, stress, and imbalance. Maggie Tisserand brings a wealth of practical experience to this book, focusing on women and their particular health and beauty concerns. She shows how the unique properties of specific essences can be used to maintain healthy hair and skin, ease minor complaints, and assist in treating more serious health problems.

The author shares her techniques for enhancing general well-being and sensual satisfaction with massage. She also gives advice on how to use aromatherapy during pregnancy and childbirth, and includes a chapter on remedies for children's illnesses. Tisserand's knowledge of aromatherapy is both accessible and comprehensive, providing the reader with excellent guidance to the healing benefits of aromatic essences.

Revised and expanded edition of the aromatherapy bestseller.

Includes recipes for preparing your own oils, baths, perfumes, masks, compresses, and other remedies.

A resource section directs you to reputable suppliers.

The Herb Quarterly

Aromatherapy for Women, of use to both men and women, clearly illustrates the author's knowledge of essential oils and her confidence in applying them to our everyday lives, whether for healing illness, eliminating stress, or enhancing the appearance of the body. This book would make a fine gift for any woman interested in aromatherapy.

The Power behind Your Eyes or Partial View

The Power behind Your Eyes: Improving Your Eyesight with Integrated Vision Therapy

Author: Robert Michael Kaplan

Good vision is more than the ability to see 20/20 on an eye chart. Any vision problem is a message alerting us to an unbalanced inner state. Eyeglasses, medications, and surgery may correct poor vision but they cannot correct this inner imbalance. In The Power Behind Your Eyes, Robert-Michael Kaplan presents Integrated Vision Therapy a comprehensive daily program that can actually improve as well as treat the inner causes of poor vision. More comprehensive than other vision care techniques, Integrated Vision Therapy takes a holistic approach to identifying the causes of vision problems and developing noninvasive, natural strategies for treatment, including clear, easy-to-follow exercises, diets, and changes in daily habits. 

Table of Contents:

Power Behind Your Eyes
Improving Your Eyesight with Integrated Vision Therapy

Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Doorway to Vision
Chapter 2: Opening the Door to the Brain
Chapter 3: Focusing Your Mind
Chapter 4: What Do You Want?
Chapter 5: The Challenge to Be Clear
Chapter 6: What You Say I What You See!
Chapter 7: Your Secret Purpose
Chapter 8: Renewing Your Vision
Chapter 9: Life's Opportunities
Chapter 10: Living Your Daily Vision
Appendix: The Essential Integrated Vision Therapy Program
Bibliography
Resources
Additional Programs and Services 

The author of Seeing Without Glasses, Dr. Robert-Michael Kaplan, O.D., M.Ed., has spent 22 years exploring the frontiers of vision healing in his research and private practice. Trained both in optometry and in the Tibetan Dur Bon healing tradition, he combines both Eastern and Western medical philosophies in his Integrated Vision Therapy. Dr. Kaplan lives in Gibsons, British Columbia.

New interesting textbook: Scripting Recipes for Second Life or Call to Action

Partial View: An Alzheimer's Journal

Author: Cary Smith Henderson

In 1985 Cary Henderson, a history professor, learned he had Alzheimer's disease. Frustrated by his failing memory and his physical inability to write, he began to use a tape recorder. The recorder became his confidant and his means for reaching out to communicate not only with his family but also with others afflicted with the disease. In describing his narrowing world, Cary hoped to help other Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers cope with and understand the disease.

Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies or Meditations to Heal Your Life

Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies: Healing with Nature's Twelve Mineral Compounds

Author: Nigey Lennon

In 1870, Dr. W.H. Schuessler--noted physiological chemist and physicist--developed the use of twelve cell salts remedies in the treatment of disease. Dr. Schuessler discovered that cell salts are essential to maintaining a healthy body, and that when the body's stores of these mineral compounds become depleted or out of balance, the body's natural defenses are weakened, leaving it susceptible to various diseases. I>Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies is a simple yet comprehensive guide to the history, theory, and use of homeopathic cell salts. Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies is divided into two parts. Part One first provides a history of Dr. Schuessler and his discovery, and then describes each of the cell salts, explaining how it works and detailing its use. Important information on buying and storing cell salts is also included. Part Two offers an A-to-Z listing of common disorders and, based on symptoms, the cell salt remedies that can be used to treat them.

At a time when millions are rediscovering the benefits of homeopathic medicine, I>Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies provides a much-needed introduction to the safe and effective use of cell salts.

Interesting book: Migraines or Sound Medicine

Meditations to Heal Your Life

Author: Louise L Hay

Louise shares her philosophy of life on a multitude of subjects from addictions to fears to spiritual laws, and everything in between. Her loving insights will enrich you body, mind, and soul, while giving you practical knowledge to apply to your day-to-day life.

An excerpt from Meditations to Heal Your Life:
"The gateways to wisdom and learning are always open, and more and more I am choosing to walk through them. Barriers, blocks, obstacles, and problems are personal teachers giving me the opportunity to move out of the past and into the Totality of Possibilities. As my mind can conceive of more good, the barriers and blocks dissolve. My life becomes full of little miracles popping up out of the blue."—Louise L. Hay

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	ix
	Acceptance	1
	Addiction	3
	Affirmations	5
	Aging	7
	Aids	9
	Authority	11
	Barriers	13
	Beauty	15
	Bills	17
	Business	19
	Caregivers	21
	Changing My Thinking	23
	Child Abuse	25
	Children	27
	Choice	29
	Communication	31
	Community	33
	Comparisons	35
	Consciousness	37
	Control	39
	Creativity	41
	Criticism	43
	Death	45
	Decision Making	47
	Deserving	49
	Digestion	51
	Dis-ease	53
	Divine Guidance	55
	Doing	57
	Dreams	59
	Driving My Car	61
	Elder Years	63
	Employment	65
	Energy	67
	Enlightenment	69
	Enough for Everyone	71
	Expanding Horizons	73
	Expectations	75
	Family	77
	Fear	79
	Feeling Lost	81
	Feelings	83
	Finances	85
	Fixing It	87
	Food	89
	Forgiveness	91
	Freedom to Choose	93
	Giving and Receiving	95
	God	97
	Gossip	99
	Grieving	101
	Guilt	103
	Headaches	105
	Healing	107
	Highest Good	109
	Holidays	111
	Home	113
	Housekeeping	115
	Humor	117
	Hunger	119
	Immune System	121
	Improvement	123
	Income	125
	Individuality	127
	Lessons	129
	Loss	131
	Love	133
	Meditation	135
	Mirror Talk	137
	Money	139
	Money Worries	141
	New Outlooks	143
	News	145
	Nutrition	147
	Old Tapes	149
	Order	151
	Pain	153
	Parents	155
	Patience	157
	Peace	159
	Perfection	161
	Perfect Order	163
	Planetary Healing	165
	Planet Earth	167
	Power	169
	Prejudice	171
	Problem Solving	173
	Prosperity	175
	Purpose	177
	Relationships	179
	Releasing Habits	181
	Religion	183
	Resentment	185
	Responsibility	187
	Safe Sex	189
	Self-Love	191
	Self-Talk	193
	Sexuality	195
	Spiritual Growth	197
	Spiritual Laws	199
	Subconscious Mind	201
	Success	203
	Support	205
	Support Groups	207
	Surgery	209
	Teenagers	211
	Thoughts	213
	Time	215
	Transition	217
	Transportation	219
	Trust	221
	Unconditional Love	223
	Understanding	225
	Uniqueness	227
	Vision	229
	Wisdom	231
	About the Author	233