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Do You Really Need That Pill?: How to Avoid Side Effects, Interactions, and Other Dangers of Overmedication

Jennifer Jacobs · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

A silent epidemic in the United States is imperiling our health and threatens to bankrupt our healthcare system: overmedication. Today, one-third of all adults take two or more prescription drugs, and half of all seniors take more than five daily. This book -- the first of its kind -- tackles...
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What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing

Peter Ginna · University Of Chicago Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Editing is an invisible art where the very best work goes undetected. Editors strive to create books that are enlightening, seamless, and pleasurable to read, all while giving credit to the author. This makes it all the more difficult to truly understand the range of roles they inhabit...
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How Psychology Works: The Facts Visually Explained

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff · DK
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Explore the human mind and understand the science behind how people think and act in a wide variety of everyday situations with this brand-new visual guide to applied psychology.Using straightforward definitions and clear, striking visuals, this book makes the workings of the brain easy...
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The Mythology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

DK. · DK
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Eighty of the world's greatest myths and characters, from the gods of Greek mythology to the Norse heroes, retold and explained with engaging text and bold graphics.From early creation stories to classical hero narratives and the recurring theme of the afterlife, experience each myth...
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A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers

KATE L TURABIAN · University Of Chicago Press
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today's students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need...
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