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The Princess Problem: Guiding Our Girls through the Princess-Obsessed Years

Rebecca Hains · Sourcebooks
Format: Print book

How to Raise Empowered Girls in a Princess World It's no secret that little girls love princesses. Behind the twirly dresses and glittery crowns, however, sits a powerful marketing machine, encouraging obsessive consumerism and delivering negative stereotypes about gender, race, and beauty...
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Do the Work

Steven Pressfield · The Domino Project; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Could you be getting in your way of producing great work? Have you started a project but never finished? Would you like to do work that matters, but dont know where to start? The answer is Do the Work, a manifesto by bestselling author Steven Pressfield, that will show you that its not about...
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The Exercise Ball Bible: Over 200 Exercises to Help You Lose Weight and Improve Your Fitness, Strength, Flexibility, and Posture

Lucy Knight · Fair Winds Press
Format: Print book

The Exercise Ball Bible is the most up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive guide to maximizing the use of this ever-popular exercise equipment. Whether your goal is to stay trim and toned or you need to correct your posture, professional dancer and fitness trainer Lucy Knight offers...
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Quiet Kids: Help Your Introverted Child Succeed in an Extroverted World

Christine Fonseca · Prufrock Press
Pages: 191
Format: Paperback

Being an introverted child is difficult, especially in an ever-increasingly noisy world. Often viewed as aloof, unmotivated or conceited, introverted children are deeply misunderstood by parents, educators and even their peers. That's where "Quiet Kids: Helping Your Introverted...
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Backpacker magazine's The 10 Essentials of Outdoor Gear: What You Need to Stay Alive

Kristin Hostetter · FalconGuides; First Edition, First edition
Format: Paperback

The "10 Essentials" have long been recognized as the minimum amount of survival gear you should carry when heading into the backcountry. This book breaks down the gear options into what works, what doesn't, and why.
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The Wild Wisdom of Weeds: 13 Essential Plants for Human Survival

Katrina Blair · Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Print book

The Wild Wisdom of Weeds is the only book on foraging and edible weeds to focus on the thirteen weeds found all over the world, each of which represents a complete food source and extensive medical pharmacy and first-aid kit.  More than just a field guide to wild edibles, it is a global...
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Just One of the Kids: Raising a Resilient Family When One of Your Children Has a Physical Disability

Kay Harris Kriegsman · Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Paperback

If you have a child with a physical disability, how can you plan your family’s life in a way that is inclusive for everyone? What can you do to create a family where every member pulls his or her own weight (in appropriate measure), meets challenges, and has moments in the spotlight...
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Sleep Solutions: Quiet Nights for You and Your Child From Birth to Five Years

Rachel Waddilove · Lion Hudson; 1st New edition edition
Format: Paperback

Drawing upon her years of experience, Waddilove explores the different ways to help young children develop good sleeping patternsMost new parents expect to have sleepless nights, but are they the inevitable part of parenting expected? In this most essential of guides, Rachel draws on her own 30 years...
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500 Time-Tested Home Remedies and the Science Behind Them: Ease Aches, Pains, Ailments, and More with Hundreds of Simple and Effective At-Home Treatments

Linda B. White · Fair Winds Press
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback

Try These Timeless Treatments Supported by Cutting-Edge Science! Look no further! From insect bites, insomnia, and upset stomach to nasal congestion, stress, and heart health, this authoritative and comprehensive guide offers easy, effective recipes to bolster your resistance to illness,...
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Sometimes Amazing Things Happen: Heartbreak and Hope on the Bellevue Hospital Psychiatric Prison Ward

Elizabeth Ford · Regan Arts
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

From the Chief of Psychiatry for Correctional Health Services in New York City comes a revelatory and deeply compassionate memoir that takes readers inside Bellevue Hospital's forensic psychiatry unit and brings to life the world - the system, the staff, and the haunting cases - that shaped...
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No More Diabetes: A Complete Guide to Preventing, Treating, and Overcoming Diabetes

Gary Null · Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

As Americans have grown in size, the incidence of diabetes has increased to epidemic proportions, so that what was once an uncommon disease now seems to be everywhere. According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.8 million adults and children in the United States currently suffer...
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Menopause: Change, Choice and HRT

Margaret Stephenson Meere · Rockpool Publishing
Format: Print book

From a gynecologist and menopause researcher of 40 years, a guide empowering women with the knowledge to make health decisions around menopause that suit their needs and lifestyle A womans menopause is part of her aging process, the beginning of a journey of personal change and growth....
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The Healing Art of Essential Oils: A Guide to 50 Oils for Remedy, Ritual, and Everyday Use

Kac Young · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 408
Format: Print book

Simple and potent, essential oils will transport you into a new world of aromatic awakening, physical healing, and natural delight. The Healing Art of Essential Oils is a comprehensive guide to fifty carefully selected oils, providing a master class in beneficial uses, blending suggestions,...
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Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health

Jo Robinson · Little, Brown
Pages: 407
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2014 IACP Cookbook Award in the category of "Food Matters."The next stage in the food revolution--a radical way to select fruits and vegetables and reclaim the flavor and nutrients we've lost.Ever since farmers first planted seeds 10,000 years ago, humans have...
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Aqua Yoga: Harmonizing Exercises In Water For Pregnancy, Birth And Beyond

Francoise Barbira Freedman · Southwater; 1 edition
Format: Book

Written by the highly regarded founder of the Birth light Trust and yoga teacher, this inspiring and expert guide offers ideal exercises and routines for both pregnancy and after the birth within the therapeutic and supportive medium of water.
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