The life-or-death intensity of working on the front lines, from America's greatest unsung heroes. Around the clock and across the country, E.R. nurses are the heart and soul of our city, town, and county hospitals. They make a difference every day, to everyone they touch. E.R. Nurses puts names and faces to these men and women who are there for us whenever we need them, who fight for our lives and never give up. James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, acclaimed and bestselling co-authors of Walk in My Combat Boots, reveal why nurses do what they do, and all the reasons to say . . . Thank you for being here with me. Thank you for holding my hand. Thank you for looking into my eyes and telling me everything is going to be okay.
Little, Brown and Company
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9780759554269
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Hardcover
Recovery from Lyme Disease
By Md, Daniel A. Kinderlehrer
A detailed and thoughtful road-map is sorely needed. And it is in this context that I am so pleased that we have this book by Dr. Kinderlehrer. I wish I had had a book like this back in the day to guide me! It covers just about everything - the infections, diagnostic tests, treatments, and yes, the all-important terrain. It gives the reader an in-depth, but easily understandable, guide through the many subtleties of tick-borne illnesses. One is impressed with the knowledge presented and grateful for this information which has helped so many people recover from chronic illness. To anyone touched by tick-borne diseases, be they a patient, a caregiver or loved one, or health practitioner, this book is a must-read. It will serve as a continuing reference as it gets read and reread to assimilate all it has to offer.
Skyhorse
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9781510762053
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Hardcover
Three Dreamers
By Carcaterra, Lorenzo
At sixty-six, Lorenzo Carcaterra finds it easier to reflect on the past than ruminate on the future. "By the time you reach my age," he writes, "you have witnessed too much loss to not be aware of what lies ahead." This turn to the past inspired a poignant memoir about the women who made him the man he is today.His Italian grandmother, Nonna Maria, gave him his first taste of a loving home during the summers he spent with her as a teenager on Ischia, an island off the coast of Naples. With her kindness, her humor, and the same formidable strength she employed to make secret trips for food when the Nazis occupied Ischia during World War II, she instilled in him the importance of community, providing shelter for a boy whose home life was difficult.
Ballantine Books
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9780593156711
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Hardcover
EMT Exam Prep
By Medical, Kaplan
Emergency response careers are on the rise as states and municipalities create professional, paid full-time EMT positions and move away from volunteer crews. EMT-Basic Exam Prep provides efficient review and test-taking strategies for passing the cognitive portion of the National Registry EMT exam (NREMT) from the experts at Kaplan Test Prep, as well as a full-length practice test for self-evaluation. This revised edition features:Concise review of the material tested on the cognitive exam: Test-like practice questions throughoutNew "Test Yourself" feature to check your retentionDetailed discussion of Patient Assessment and Documentation, key EMT skillsOne full-length practice test with detailed answer explanationsNew and revised charts & tables making related sets of information distinct and memorable.
Kaplan Publishing; Fifth edition
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9781506279435
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Fifth Edition
Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk
By Whyte, John
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans. You have the power to reduce your risk, and WebMD's Dr. John Whyte, MD will show you just how easy it is to do it.You have heart disease are words no one ever wants to hear. But, what if there was a way for fewer people, including yourself, to hear those words?In Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk, Dr. Whtye shares straightforward information to help you on your health journey, including:a risk calculator to assess your personal risk levela four-week meal plan with tasty recipesan exercise guide to help you move your body without needing to purchase fancy equipmentdiscussion of various digital tools and apps and whether they're worth the moneyDespite advances in diagnosis and treatment, heart disease remains a major cause of illness and death.
Harper Horizon
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9780785240693
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Hardcover
Autism and Adolescence―The Way I See It
By Phd, Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin draws on her own experience to deliver an essential guidebook for guiding and nurturing autistic youth. She gets to the REAL issues of autistic adolescents - the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day.Topics include:Strategies for non-verbal teensAutism and drivingPreparing for collegeAcquiring social skillsDeveloping talentsAnd much more!In these helpful pages, Dr. Grandin offers do's and don'ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her insider perspective and extensive research. Interestingly, she argues that adolescents on the autism spectrum must focus on their overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions to the world. She has packed a wealth of knowledge into this book, which serves as an excellent reference resource for the parents, educators and caregivers of autistic adolescents.
Future Horizons
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9781957984988
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Paperback
Glow15
By Whittel, Naomi
Based on Nobel Prize-winning research, an easy-to-follow lifestyle plan for losing weight, looking younger, and feeling energizedThe 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded to a Japanese scientist for his discoveries on autophagy, the process of cells recycling their content. Glow15 is the first book for a general audience to take that fascinating science and translates into an accessible, practical guide to losing weight, looking younger, and feeling energized. On Glow15, you start each day with an autophagy-activating ketogenic tea and a light, full-fat breakfast, followed by intermittent fasting and protein cycling. You eat foods that activate autophagy, like dairy, red wine, grains, and a blueberry smoothie. It can be that simple to see dramatic results in just 15 days - fast weight loss and glowing, radiant skin. You don't count calories. You don't give up entire food groups. And you don't obsess about the gym. You'll also learn Naomi Whittel's life hacks for sleep, travel, stress reduction, and productivity, as well as delicious and nutritious recipes for eating the Glow15 way - everything that this 42-year-old CEO and mother of four young children does to look and feel amazing.
Publisher: n/a
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9781328897671
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Hardcover
Contraception
By Briggs, Paula
Choosing the right method of contraception can be confusing: you need to consider your lifestyle, personal preference, any health conditions you might have, and how effective each method is at preventing pregnancy. Discussing options with your doctor may seem daunting, and information on social media can be misinformed and overwhelming. This handy guide, written by two experts in Sexual and Reproductive Health, will answer all your questions about contraception, helping you decide what works best for you. The authors walk you through every method of contraception, with information on how it works, how to use it correctly and how effective it is. The authors also explain how and when conception can occur during the menstrual cycle, how life stage can affect your choice, and how hormonal contraception can be used to help other health conditions.
Cambridge University Press
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9781009123150
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Hardcover
Who's the Boss? Cancer Is Not the Boss of Me
By Lundstrom, Patricia Ohanian
Getting a cancer diagnosis can be a paradox. You feel fine, but you have a life threatening illness. You have supportive family and friends, and yet you feel alone. You have experts all around you and yet you feel confused and unsure. Written by a woman who went from hearing the words "you have cancer," to being frustrated and confused at having to navigate her care on her own, to being chief of staff of her own team and inspired to help others who have the job that no one wants to have-being CEO of your own, personal cancer fighting company. Cancer Is Not the Boss of Me will: * Answer your questions and provide a guide for you to be the boss of your cancer fighting team* Provide comfort and humor during this frightening and confusing time as only a girlfriend can do* Give insight and advice as only one who has "been there" can.
Inside Out Press
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9780999211175
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Paperback
Keep Your Brain Alive
By Katz, Lawrence
Over 40? Getting forgetful? Having trouble learning new things, or remembering that actress's name without reaching for your smartphone? Neurobics are simple, unique brain exercises that can be done anywhere, anytime. Now, the Neurobics bestseller How to Keep Your Brain Alive is repackaged in a trim, tote-able format that makes it an ideal gift. Based on leading neurobiological research, Keep Your Brain Alive introduces a regimen of mental cross-training -- a series of deceptively simple exercises that help stimulate the production of natural growth factors called neurotrophins, which in turn grow brain cells and keep the brain younger and stronger. And nothing so easily stimulates the brain as breaking routines and using the five senses in new and unexpected ways.
E.R. Nurses
By Patterson, James
The life-or-death intensity of working on the front lines, from America's greatest unsung heroes. Around the clock and across the country, E.R. nurses are the heart and soul of our city, town, and county hospitals. They make a difference every day, to everyone they touch. E.R. Nurses puts names and faces to these men and women who are there for us whenever we need them, who fight for our lives and never give up. James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, acclaimed and bestselling co-authors of Walk in My Combat Boots, reveal why nurses do what they do, and all the reasons to say . . . Thank you for being here with me. Thank you for holding my hand. Thank you for looking into my eyes and telling me everything is going to be okay.
Recovery from Lyme Disease
By Md, Daniel A. Kinderlehrer
A detailed and thoughtful road-map is sorely needed. And it is in this context that I am so pleased that we have this book by Dr. Kinderlehrer. I wish I had had a book like this back in the day to guide me! It covers just about everything - the infections, diagnostic tests, treatments, and yes, the all-important terrain. It gives the reader an in-depth, but easily understandable, guide through the many subtleties of tick-borne illnesses. One is impressed with the knowledge presented and grateful for this information which has helped so many people recover from chronic illness. To anyone touched by tick-borne diseases, be they a patient, a caregiver or loved one, or health practitioner, this book is a must-read. It will serve as a continuing reference as it gets read and reread to assimilate all it has to offer.
Three Dreamers
By Carcaterra, Lorenzo
At sixty-six, Lorenzo Carcaterra finds it easier to reflect on the past than ruminate on the future. "By the time you reach my age," he writes, "you have witnessed too much loss to not be aware of what lies ahead." This turn to the past inspired a poignant memoir about the women who made him the man he is today.His Italian grandmother, Nonna Maria, gave him his first taste of a loving home during the summers he spent with her as a teenager on Ischia, an island off the coast of Naples. With her kindness, her humor, and the same formidable strength she employed to make secret trips for food when the Nazis occupied Ischia during World War II, she instilled in him the importance of community, providing shelter for a boy whose home life was difficult.
EMT Exam Prep
By Medical, Kaplan
Emergency response careers are on the rise as states and municipalities create professional, paid full-time EMT positions and move away from volunteer crews. EMT-Basic Exam Prep provides efficient review and test-taking strategies for passing the cognitive portion of the National Registry EMT exam (NREMT) from the experts at Kaplan Test Prep, as well as a full-length practice test for self-evaluation. This revised edition features:Concise review of the material tested on the cognitive exam: Test-like practice questions throughoutNew "Test Yourself" feature to check your retentionDetailed discussion of Patient Assessment and Documentation, key EMT skillsOne full-length practice test with detailed answer explanationsNew and revised charts & tables making related sets of information distinct and memorable.
Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk
By Whyte, John
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans. You have the power to reduce your risk, and WebMD's Dr. John Whyte, MD will show you just how easy it is to do it.You have heart disease are words no one ever wants to hear. But, what if there was a way for fewer people, including yourself, to hear those words?In Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk, Dr. Whtye shares straightforward information to help you on your health journey, including:a risk calculator to assess your personal risk levela four-week meal plan with tasty recipesan exercise guide to help you move your body without needing to purchase fancy equipmentdiscussion of various digital tools and apps and whether they're worth the moneyDespite advances in diagnosis and treatment, heart disease remains a major cause of illness and death.
Autism and Adolescence―The Way I See It
By Phd, Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin draws on her own experience to deliver an essential guidebook for guiding and nurturing autistic youth. She gets to the REAL issues of autistic adolescents - the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day.Topics include:Strategies for non-verbal teensAutism and drivingPreparing for collegeAcquiring social skillsDeveloping talentsAnd much more!In these helpful pages, Dr. Grandin offers do's and don'ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her insider perspective and extensive research. Interestingly, she argues that adolescents on the autism spectrum must focus on their overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions to the world. She has packed a wealth of knowledge into this book, which serves as an excellent reference resource for the parents, educators and caregivers of autistic adolescents.
Glow15
By Whittel, Naomi
Based on Nobel Prize-winning research, an easy-to-follow lifestyle plan for losing weight, looking younger, and feeling energizedThe 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded to a Japanese scientist for his discoveries on autophagy, the process of cells recycling their content. Glow15 is the first book for a general audience to take that fascinating science and translates into an accessible, practical guide to losing weight, looking younger, and feeling energized. On Glow15, you start each day with an autophagy-activating ketogenic tea and a light, full-fat breakfast, followed by intermittent fasting and protein cycling. You eat foods that activate autophagy, like dairy, red wine, grains, and a blueberry smoothie. It can be that simple to see dramatic results in just 15 days - fast weight loss and glowing, radiant skin. You don't count calories. You don't give up entire food groups. And you don't obsess about the gym. You'll also learn Naomi Whittel's life hacks for sleep, travel, stress reduction, and productivity, as well as delicious and nutritious recipes for eating the Glow15 way - everything that this 42-year-old CEO and mother of four young children does to look and feel amazing.
Contraception
By Briggs, Paula
Choosing the right method of contraception can be confusing: you need to consider your lifestyle, personal preference, any health conditions you might have, and how effective each method is at preventing pregnancy. Discussing options with your doctor may seem daunting, and information on social media can be misinformed and overwhelming. This handy guide, written by two experts in Sexual and Reproductive Health, will answer all your questions about contraception, helping you decide what works best for you. The authors walk you through every method of contraception, with information on how it works, how to use it correctly and how effective it is. The authors also explain how and when conception can occur during the menstrual cycle, how life stage can affect your choice, and how hormonal contraception can be used to help other health conditions.
Who's the Boss? Cancer Is Not the Boss of Me
By Lundstrom, Patricia Ohanian
Getting a cancer diagnosis can be a paradox. You feel fine, but you have a life threatening illness. You have supportive family and friends, and yet you feel alone. You have experts all around you and yet you feel confused and unsure. Written by a woman who went from hearing the words "you have cancer," to being frustrated and confused at having to navigate her care on her own, to being chief of staff of her own team and inspired to help others who have the job that no one wants to have-being CEO of your own, personal cancer fighting company. Cancer Is Not the Boss of Me will: * Answer your questions and provide a guide for you to be the boss of your cancer fighting team* Provide comfort and humor during this frightening and confusing time as only a girlfriend can do* Give insight and advice as only one who has "been there" can.
Keep Your Brain Alive
By Katz, Lawrence
Over 40? Getting forgetful? Having trouble learning new things, or remembering that actress's name without reaching for your smartphone? Neurobics are simple, unique brain exercises that can be done anywhere, anytime. Now, the Neurobics bestseller How to Keep Your Brain Alive is repackaged in a trim, tote-able format that makes it an ideal gift. Based on leading neurobiological research, Keep Your Brain Alive introduces a regimen of mental cross-training -- a series of deceptively simple exercises that help stimulate the production of natural growth factors called neurotrophins, which in turn grow brain cells and keep the brain younger and stronger. And nothing so easily stimulates the brain as breaking routines and using the five senses in new and unexpected ways.