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Essentials of Medical Physiology
K Sembulingam - Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. Format: Print book
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This new edition is a complete guide to medical physiology for students, covering all aspects of the field, from general to systemic physiology. Each chapter has been fully revised with the latest advances included to provide the most up to date information. New topics have been added to the sections... |
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Body Full of Stars: Female Rage and My Passage into Motherhood
MOLLY CARO MAY - Counterpoint Format: Hardcover
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"What a beautiful, heart-filled, and honest account of motherhood and womanhood overall. We need more brave voices like Molly Caro May's." -- Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, creators of The Business of Being Born and authors of Your Best Birth "Radiant. Bursting with wisdom... |
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Blast the Sugar Out!: Lower Blood Sugar, Lose Weight, Live Better
IAN K M D SMITH - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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Do you want to lose weight?In BLAST the Sugar Out!, Ian K. Smith, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Shred Power Cleanse, will guide you to eat well -- and frequently -- while controlling carbohydrates and dropping pounds to get to goal. You will lose weight... |
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The Type B Manager: Leading Successfully in a Type A World
Victor Lipman - Prentice Hall Press Format: Hardcover
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In The Type B Manager, Victor Lipman offers a unique lens through which to view the challenging problems of management. While management has long been considered the realm of Type A individuals - hard-driving, competitive high achievers - all too often these high-intensity traits aren't... |
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Parenting on the Go: Birth to Six, A to Z
David Elkind - Da Capo Lifelong Books Format: Paperback
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Essential parenting advice from one of todays leading psychologists, at your fingertips What is the most treasured resource for families with young children? Time. Between keeping house, shopping, doing chores, and getting everyone to work and schoollet alone fitting in family meals, fun activities,... |
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Menopause Confidential: A Doctor Reveals the Secrets to Thriving Through Midlife
Tara Allmen - Harper One Format: Print book
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An authoritative guide to understanding and navigating the hormonal changes and health issues women experience in midlife and beyond, from one of the leading medical experts in the field.The physical changes that occur after forty are inevitable - and can be unnerving. Perimenopause and menopause... |
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Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide Flash Review
LearningExpress - Learning Express, LLC Format: Paperback
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An aging population, boom in residential care facilities, and increasing home healthcare services have made nursing assistant and nurse aide some of the fastest growing positions in health care. Certification is a requirement for both titles, and this preparation guide provides all the comprehensive... |
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide
Penny Simkin - Da Capo Lifelong Books Format: Paperback
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Available for the first time in full color, the up-to-date and authoritative pregnancy guide that has sold 1.5 million copies--by recognizing that "one size fits all" doesn't apply to maternity careParents love this book because it puts them in control; experts love it because... |
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Clearing Clutter: Physical, Mental, and Spiritual
Alexandra Chauran - Llewellyn Publications Format: Paperback
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Discover how to clear clutter in every aspect of your life: physical, mental, and spiritual. Remove junk from your living space with feng shui techniques. Rid yourself of mental clutter and restore balance with meditation exercises. Organize spiritual untidiness and find deeper meaning... |
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The Gentleman's Guide to Grooming: The Quintessential Handbook for the Modern Man
Capt. Peabody Fawcett - Sterling Format: Hardcover
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An indispensable head-to-toe manual for impeccable personal maintenance and presentation. Brimming with enchanting illustrations, striking photography, witty observations, and inspiring quotations, this handbook will help you discover what it means to be a real gentleman. Filled with... |
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The Presidents and UFOs: A Secret History from FDR to Obama
Larry Holcombe - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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The UFO enigma has been part of our culture since the 1940s and building to a worldwide explosion of acceptance today. Now, as governments around the world open their files and records on internal UFO investigations, the US remains steadfast in its denial of interest in the UFO issue. As more... |
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Death Is But a Dream: Finding Hope and Meaning at Life's End
Christopher Kerr - Avery Format: Hardcover
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The first book to validate the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears.Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has cared for thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love and grace. Beyond the physical realities of dying... |
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A Mood Apart: Depression, Mania, and Other Afflictions of the Self
Peter C Whybrow - Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015. Format: Print book
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When first published in 1997 this groundbreaking work on the science of mood both redefined the field and - with compassion, understanding, and scientific rigor - made it accessible to those who would most benefit from the latest findings. Now, Peter Whybrow, one of the world's most distinguished... |
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Admissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon
Henry Marsh - Macmillan Audio Format: Audiobook
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This program is read by the authorAn international best sellerHenry Marsh has spent a lifetime operating on the surgical front line. There have been exhilarating highs and devastating lows, but his love for the practice of neurosurgery has never wavered. Following the publication of his celebrated... |
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A Dog Named Beautiful: A Marine, a Dog, and a Long Road Trip Home
Rob Kugler - Flatiron Books Format: Hardcover
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An uplifting and unforgettable story of a US Marine, his extraordinary dog, and the road trip of a lifetime.When US Marine Rob Kugler returns from war he had given up not only a year of his life in service to his country, but he had also lost a brother in the fighting as well. Lost in grief,... |
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Make Your Brain Smarter: Increase Your Brain's Creativity, Energy, and Focus
Sandra Bond Chapman Ph.D. - Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition Format: Paperback
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In Make Your Brain Smarter, renowned cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman introduces you to the very latest research in brain science and shows you how to tailor a program to strengthen your brains capacity to think smarter. In this all-inclusive book, Dr. Chapman delivers a comprehensive... |
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After This: When Life Is Over, Where Do We Go?
Claire Bidwell Smith - Avery Format: Hardcover
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In After This, acclaimed author, and therapist Claire Bidwell Smith confronts the question she encounters every day in private practice - what happens after we die? In an exploration of the afterlife that is part personal, part prescriptive - Smith invites us on her journey into the unknown.... |
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A Nation in Pain: Healing our Biggest Health Problem
Judy Foreman - Oxford University Press Format: Hardcover
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Out of 238 million American adults, 100 million live in chronic pain. And yet the press has paid more attention to the abuses of pain medications than the astoundingly widespread condition they are intended to treat. Ethically, the failure to manage pain better is tantamount to torture.... |
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Harvest: Field Notes from a Far-Flung Pursuit of Real Food
Max Watman - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Max Watman's compulsively readable memoir of his dogged quest to craft meals from scratch.After a harrowing experience with a pink-slime burger, acclaimed writer Max Watman resolves to stock his pantry with real food. Invigorated by memories of his childhood in rural Virginia with foodie... |
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The Better Bean Cookbook: More than 160 Modern Recipes for Beans, Chickpeas, and Lentils to Tempt Meat-Eaters and Vegetarians Alike
Jenny Chandler - Sterling Epicure Format: Hardcover
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Collects recipes for dishes with legumes, including dips, salads, soups, and salsas, with an illustrated guide to dried beans, chickpeas, and lentils, and advice on buying and cooking them to achieve maximum flavor and nutrition. |
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Invisible Chains: Overcoming Coercive Control in Your Intimate Relationship
Lisa Aronson Fontes PhD - The Guilford Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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When you are showered with attention, it can feel incredibly romantic and can blind you to hints of problems ahead. But what happens when attentiveness becomes domination? In some relationships, the desire to control leads to jealousy, threats, micromanaging--even physical violence. If you or someone... |
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Recovering Joy: A Mindful Life After Addiction
Kevin Griffin - Sounds True Format: Print book
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Addiction recovery requires a serious commitment, yet that doesn't mean it has to be a bleak, never-ending struggle. "Recovering takes us through many difficult steps of discipline, humility, and self-realization," says Kevin Griffin. "In doing so, many of us forget that... |
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Living with Intent: My Somewhat Messy Journey to Purpose, Peace, and Joy
Mallika Chopra - Harmony Format: Hardcover
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Im trying to meditate one day but urgent thoughts keep intruding. Dont forget to take cupcakes to school! I have to prepare for my presentation for the wellness conference! Is that lunch with the other moms tomorrow or next week My to-do list is stampeding through my mind, trampling any chance... |
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The Diet Myth: Why the Secret to Health and Weight Loss is Already in Your Gut
Tim Spector - Overlook Press Format: Hardcover
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A revealing new book that shows the key to health and weight loss isn't which foods we eat -- it's the microbes already inside us What should we eat? It's a simple and fundamental question that still bewilders us, despite a seemingly infinite amount of available information... |
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Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Jonathan Grayson - Berkley Pub Group Format: Paperback
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Nearly six million Americans suffer from the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which can manifest itself in many ways: paralyzing fear of contamination; unmanageable "checking" rituals; excessive concern with order, symmetry, and counting; and others. Freedom from Obsessive-Compulsive... |
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Backyard Pharmacy: Growing Medicinal Plants in Your Own Yard
Elizabeth Millard - Cool Springs Press Format: Print book
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A healthier life is right at your fingertips - or at least only a few steps from your door!Backyard Pharmacy helps you choose the best backyard medicinal plants. All of the plants can be grown easily by the home gardener throughout North America - and used for their healing and natural-remedy... |
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2015 Physicians' Desk Reference, 69th Edition
PDR Staff - PDR Network; 2015 Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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The Physicians' Desk Reference has been the premier reference on prescription drugs for 69 years. This highly respected, instantly recognized book is found in nearly every physician's office, clinic, hospital, pharmacy, and library. Completely updated every year, the PDR provides... |
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Heart Solution for Women: A Proven Program to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
MARK MENOLASCINO - HarperOne Format: Book
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Heart disease remains the number one killer of women, outpacing breast cancer, diabetes, and stroke, with one in four women receiving a diagnosis in her lifetime. And the problem is only getting worse. Dr. Mark Menolascino has been on the front lines of cardiac research for most of his life,... |
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The Good Karma Diet: Eat Gently, Feel Amazing, Age in Slow Motion
Victoria Moran - Tarcher Format: Print book
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Many popular diets call for avoiding some foods or eating others exclusively. But as The Good Karma Diet reveals, the secret to looking and feeling great is actually quite simple: Treat our planet and all its inhabitants well. In this revolutionary book, bestselling author Victoria Moran... |
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Head to Heart: Mindfulness Moments for Every Day
Jenifer Madson - Conari Press Format: Book
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"Madson captures the heart of the simple. These daily thoughts can emphatically change any moment in any one's life. Each day's suggestion is captured in the simplicity of the thought; making it magical, joyful, meaningful and doable. I loved it. All of it. You will too."... |
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Thinfluence: Thin-flu-ence
Walter C. Willett - Rodale Books; 1 edition Format: Book
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Tackling a weight problem is often viewed as a personal responsibility that requires making healthier choices. The latest research, however, shows that external factors--from family and friendships to advertising and the workplace environment--make an equal, if not greater, contribution.... |
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Living Luxe Gluten Free
Michelle Lee - Salut Studio Format: Hardcover
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Living Luxe Gluten Free features more than 110 new gluten free and lactose free recipes designed to make your gluten free life deliciously luxurious. Dishes are engineered for flavor, health, and simplicity. DetailsOver 110 new Gluten Free and Lactose Free recipesPaleo, Dairy Free, Vegan,... |
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Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression and Finding the Light Within
Gayathri Ramprasad - Hazelden
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As a young girl in Bangalore, Gayathri was surrounded by the fragrance of jasmine and flickering oil lamps, her family protected by Hindu gods and goddesses. But as she grew older, demons came forth from the dark corners of her idyllic kingdom--with the scariest creatures lurking within... |
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The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control
Walter Mischel - Little, Brown and Company, 2014. Format: Print book
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Renowned psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the famous Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and how to master it. A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behavior... |
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The Suja Juice Solution: 7 Days to Lose Fat, Beat Cravings, and Boost Your Energy
Annie Lawless - Grand Central Life & Style Format: Hardcover
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Now a New York Times bestseller1 Week, 2 Steps, 3 Juices Juicing and cleansing are more popular than ever, but most programs ask readers to avoid food and live on juice alone for days on end. Enter THE SUJA JUICE SOLUTION, a groundbreaking new detox from Annie Lawless and Jeff Church... |
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Everybody's Got Something
Robin Roberts - Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover
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"Regardless of how much money you have, your race, where you live, what religion you follow, you are going through something. Or you already have or you will. As momma always said, "Everybody's got something." So begins beloved Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts's... |
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5 Pounds: The Breakthrough 5-Day Plan to Jump-Start Rapid Weight Loss
Harley Pasternak - Rodale Books Format: Hardcover
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For most people, the hardest part of lasting weight loss is either getting started or reaching their goals-too often, motivation is tough to maintain or those final few pounds simply won't budge, no matter how many hours are logged on the treadmill and how many calories counted. Now,... |
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How Memory Works--and How to Make It Work for You
Robert Madigan - The Guilford Press, Format: Print book
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Do you wish you could recall the names of people you just met? What if birthdays, important errands, and online passwords rarely slipped your mind? Psychologist Robert Madigan is an expert in the "memory arts"--practical, proven methods for improving the ability to retain and use information.... |
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The Education of a Coroner: Lessons in Investigating Death
John Bateson - Scribner Format: Hardcover
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In the vein of Dr. Judy Melinek's Working Stiff, an account of the hair-raising and heartbreaking cases handled by the coroner of Marin County, California throughout his four decades on the job - from high-profile deaths to serial killers, to Golden Gate Bridge suicides.Marin County,... |
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The 6 Keys: Unlock Your Genetic Potential for Ageless Strength, Health, and Beauty
JILLIAN MICHAELS - Little, Brown Spark Format: Hardcover
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Eight-time New York Times-bestselling author Jillian Michaels presents a revolutionary program to reverse the effects of aging and maintain optimal health for life. With Master Your Metabolism, Jillian Michaels showed us how to take control of the metabolic machinery underneath... |
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2017 Physicians' Desk Reference 71st Edition
PDR Staff - Physicians Desk Reference Format: Print book
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The Physicians' Desk Reference has been the authoritative source on prescription drugs for 71 years. Found in virtually every physician's office, pharmacy, clinic, and library, no medical reference is more current, more recognized, or more respected.Now in its 71st edition, PDR contains... |
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Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines
Patricia Monaghan - New World Library Format: Paperback
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More Than 1,000 Goddesses and Heroines from around the WorldGroundbreaking scholar Patricia Monaghan spent her life researching, writing about, and documenting goddesses and heroines from all religions and all corners of the globe. Her work demonstrated that from the beginning of recorded... |
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The Joy of Yoga: Fifty Sequences for Your Home and Studio Practice
Emma Silverman - Skyhorse Publishing Format: Hardcover
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Millions of people take time out of their busy schedules every day to attend yoga classes where they learn postures and breathing techniques that make them feel more energized and balanced. Thousands of other people, however, have yet to find the time in their day to do anything but work,... |
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American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America
Linda S Godfrey - Tarcher, 2014. Format: Paperback
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From pre-Columbian legends to modern-day eyewitness accounts, this comprehensive guide covers the history, sightings and lore surrounding the most mysterious monsters in America - including Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, and more.Bigfoot, the chupacabra, and thunderbirds aren't just figments... |
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Tarot Beyond the Basics: Gain a Deeper Understanding of the Meanings Behind the Cards
Anthony Louis - Llewellyn Publications Format: Book
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Take your tarot reading to a higher level. With an emphasis on tarot's astrological influences and a number of detailed sample readings, Tarot Beyond the Basics shows the way to becoming an advanced practitioner. Here, Anthony Louis shares how-to instructions for working with reversals,... |
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The Alkaline Cure: Lose Weight, Gain Energy and Feel Young
Stephan Domenig - Harlequin Enterprises Ltd, 2014. Format: Print book
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A clinically tested 14-day plan to help you lose weight, look younger and enhance your overall health. Our bodies can be classified as either acid or alkaline. To be healthy, feeling good and functioning well, our pH reading should be either neutral or slightly alkaline, between 7.3 and 7.5.... |
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Primal Fat Burner: Live Longer, Slow Aging, Super-Power Your Brain, and Save Your Life with a High-Fat, Low-Carb Paleo Diet
Nora Gedgaudas - Atria Books Format: Print book
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Author of the popular Primal Body, Primal Mind and widely recognized Paleo expert and nutritionist, Nora Gedgaudas presents a revolutionary, scientific, accessible high-fat diet for maintaining health, losing weight, and reversing some chronic diseases.Popular nutritionist Nora Gedgaudas... |
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Planning For Long-Term Care For Dummies
Carol Levine - For Dummies Format: Paperback
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Expert advice on planning for your own or a relative's future care needs As we live longer and healthier lives, planning for the long term has never been more important. Planning gives you more control, but it's not easy to find accurate information and answers to your questions.... |
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The Recipe for Radiance: Discover Beauty's Best-Kept Secrets in Your Kitchen
Alexis Wolfer - Running Press Format: Book
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Want to know the secret to growing gorgeous hair or how your favorite celebrities have such flawless skin? Introducing the power of food into your beauty routine in a whole new way, youll uncover the recipes that promote beauty from within with beauty-boosting foods youll salivate for!... |
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Feeding Your Baby Day by Day
DK Publishing - DK ADULT Format: Hardcover
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Clearly laying out what foods to give your baby every single day, from their first taste of solids through the end of their first year, Feeding Your Baby Day by Day is packed with recipes and essential know-how that helps guide parents of young children through the often difficult weaning... |
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How to Be a Patient: The Essential Guide to Navigating the World of Modern Medicine
Sana Goldberg - Harper Wave Format: Paperback
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From registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, RN, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive handbook to navigating common medical situations. From the routine to the unexpected, How to Be a Patient is your ultimate guide to better healthcare.Did you know that patients have... |
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No Goodbyes: Life-Changing Insights from the Other Side
Barry Eaton - Tarcher Format: Print book
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Delve deeper into the mysteries of the spirit realm and life between lives - and discover how they can and do influence our current lives on earth.Barry Eaton, author of Tarcher's Afterlife, is back with more fascinating insights into life after death. In No Goodbyes, Barry reveals... |
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Complete Guide to Prescription & Nonprescription Drugs 2018-2019
H WINTER GRIFFITH - TarcherPerigee Format: Paperback
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The classic guide to all major prescription and nonprescription drugs, featuring revised, up-to-date FDA information and an A-Z list of illnesses for easy reference. Includes coverage of dosage and length of time before a drug takes effect; side effects; special precautions; interactions... |
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Essential Oils Every Day: Rituals and Remedies for Healing, Happiness, and Beauty
Hope Gillerman - HarperElixir Format: Print book
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From Hope Gillerman, founder of the aromatherapy line H. Gillerman Organics, an indispensable guide to the fundamentals of one of our most ancient and aromatic healing tools, essential oils nature s most concentrated plant medicines. Fragrant and wonderfully sensual, one hundred times more... |
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Mess: One Man's Struggle to Clean Up His House and His Act
Barry Yourgrau - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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The author draws on his experiences as both a hoarder and an investigator to profile subjects ranging from professional decluttering services and anti-hoarding therapy to the brain science behind hoarding and the way clutter affects relationships. |
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The Coregasm Workout: The Revolutionary Method for Better Sex Through Exercise
Debby Herbenick PhD MPH - Seal Press (CA) Format: Paperback
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The Coregasm Workout is a revolutionary new book that provides natural, safe, and effective techniques for enhancing sex through fitness. Developed by leading sex researcher, educator, and columnist Dr. Debby Herbenick, The Coregasm Workout introduces simple, science-backed exercises to make... |
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Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals
Linda Bender - North Atlantic Books
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How is it that pets are able to travel thousands of miles through unknown territory to reunite with their beloved humans? How can dogs detect cancer with up to a 98 percent accuracy rate, and foresee epileptic or diabetic seizures in their owners? How do animals seem to know an earthquake... |
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Total Recovery: Solving the Mystery of Chronic Pain and Depression
Gary Kaplan - Rodale Press, Incorporated Format: Hardcover
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About 100 million Americans live with some form of chronic pain -- more than the combined number who suffer from diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. But chronic pain has always been a mystery. It often returns at the slightest provocation, even when doctors can't find anything wrong.... |
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Brainstorm: Detective Stories from the World of Neurology
Suzanne O'Sullivan - Other Press Format: Hardcover
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A leading neurologist recounts some of her most astonishing, challenging cases, which demonstrate how crucial the study of epilepsy has been to our understanding of the brain.Brainstorm follows the stories of people whose medical diagnoses are so strange even their doctor struggles to know... |
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The Longevity Code: The New Science of Aging
Kris Verburgh - The Experiment Format: Hardcover
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Medical doctor and researcher Kris Verburgh is fast emerging as one of the world's leading research authorities on the science of aging. The Longevity Code is Dr. Verburgh's authoritative guide on why and how we age - and on the four most crucial areas we have control... |
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Estrogeneration: How Estrogenics Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile
Anthony G Jay - Pyrimidine Publishing, LLC Format: Paperback
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The devastating truth about a class of chemicals called "estrogenics" and how your daily exposures can cause weight-gains, depression, infertility and many other exploding health problems.In this book, Anthony G. Jay offers a clear and fascinating look at:THE Top 10 List of Everyday... |
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Inferno: A Doctor's Ebola Story
Steven M D Hatch - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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Dr. Steven Hatch first came to Liberia in November 2013, to work at a hospital in Monrovia. Six months later, several of the physicians Dr. Hatch had mentored and served with were dead or barely clinging to life, and Ebola had become a world health emergency. Hundreds of victims perished... |
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Secrets of the Universe in 100 Symbols
Sarah Bartlett - Fair Winds Press Format: Hardcover
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Explore The Secrets of the Universe in 100 Symbols with this beautifully illustrated compendium of 100 diverse arcane tools and writings said to hold the key to the mysteries of the universe. From the Aztec Calendar Stone and the Spear of Destiny to magic circles and Navaho sand paintings,... |
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Addiction Spectrum, The: A Compassionate, Holistic Approach to Recovery
Paul Thomas, MD - HarperOne Format: Hardcover
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"If anyone you know is struggling with addiction - or if you think you might have a problem - you want to read this book." - GARTH STEIN, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain"a proven, comprehensive program that compassionately guides the reader to a place... |
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Kate Moore - Sourcebooks Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts Bestseller! Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf Bookclub Selection - May/June 2018"the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." -- NPR Books The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark... |
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Bad Faith: When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine
Paul A Offit - Basic Books Format: Print book
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In recent years, there have been major outbreaks of whooping cough among children in California, mumps in New York, and measles in Ohio's Amish country - despite the fact that these are all vaccine-preventable diseases. Although America is the most medically advanced place in the world,... |
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Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation
Susan Piver - Shambhala Format: Paperback
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A concise, jargon-free guide to learning what Buddhist meditation is - and isn't - with advice on how to start a meditation practice.If you want to meditate but have no idea where to begin, this book by best-selling author and Buddhist teacher Susan Piver will help you: it contains everything... |
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Mountain Man Skills: Hunting, Trapping, Woodwork, and More
Stephen Brennan - Skyhorse Publishing Format: Hardcover
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Crafts and Skills of the Mountain Man is a fascinating, practical guide to the skills that have made the mountain men famous worldwide as outdoorsmen and craftsmen. Readers can replicate outdoor living by trying a hand at making rafts and canoes, constructing tools, and living off the land.Learn... |
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Timeless Style: What to Wear Over 50: Dressing Well for the Rest of Your Life
Anna Harvey - Double-Barrelled Books Format: Print book
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Vogue's Anna Harvey was a style advisor to Princess Diana - now she advises post-50 women on attaining perfectly chic, classic style For the high-spending, full-living baby boomer generation, dressing well is as important as ever - after all, if 50 is the new 30, then 60 is the new 40. But,... |
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Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life
Jane Pauley - Simon & Schuster Format: Book
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IN 2014, EVERY BABY BOOMER WILL HAVE REACHED THE MILESTONE AGE OF FIFTY. FOR MOST, IT'S NOT AN END BUT THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING NEW. This is the awakening of a generation to the opportunities that lie ahead. Research has shown that people in their fifties are more vital now than they... |
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Love, Again: The Wisdom of Unexpected Romance
Eve Pell - Ballantine Books Format: Hardcover
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In Love, Again, Eve Pell beautifully and thoughtfully concludes that life experience adds dimensions to the art of connectionand that we all stand to learn something from unexpected romance. How do old people meet new loves Eve Pell was 68 when she convinced a friend to set her up with... |
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The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer
CHARLES GRAEBER - Twelve Format: Hardcover
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Bestselling author of The Good Nurse, Charles Graeber details the discovery of cancer's secret weakness, and how a new generation of scientists finally cracked the code on how the human immune system can fight -- and beat -- the disease. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font:... |
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Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic
Matt McCarthy - Avery Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times bestselling author shares this exhilarating story of cutting-edge science and the race against the clock to find new treatments in the fight against the antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as superbugs.Physician, researcher, and ethics professor Matt McCarthy is on the front... |
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Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood
Kirk Douglas - Hachette Audio Format: Hardcover
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The late film icon and screen legend Kirk Douglas was married to Anne Buydens for more than six decades. Here they both look back on a lifetime filled with drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they... |
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Mayo Clinic Family Health Book
Scott C. Litin - Mayo Clinic Format: Hardcover
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The comprehensive 5th edition of the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book draws upon the knowledge and expertise of more than 4,500 physicians, scientists and researchers. Prior editions of this trusted medical reference guide have sold more than 1.5 million copies. And with 38 chapters and almost... |
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Strong Is the New Skinny: How to Eat, Live, and Move to Maximize Your Power
Jennifer Cohen - Harmony Format: Book
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LEANER, STRONGER, FITTERFASTERSick and tired of hearing whats wrong with you and your body Youre not alone. Its time for a new conversationand a new plan for treating, feeding, and moving your body in ways that build on your strengths inside and out. Strong is sexy. Strong is powerful.... |
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Asperger's Teens: Understanding High School for Students on the Autism Spectrum
Blythe Grossberg - Magination Press; 1 edition Format: Print book
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Gold Medal, Moms Choice AwardsThis book provides high school students with Asperger s strategies that they can use to help themselves feel more comfortable in school, find friends and get along with peers, work productively with their teachers, and move toward greater independence., |
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A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia
Sandra Allen - Scribner Format: Hardcover
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Dazzlingly, daringly written, marrying the thoughtful originality of Maggie Nelson's The Argonauts with the revelatory power of Neurotribes and The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, this propulsive, stunning book illuminates the experience of living with schizophrenia... |
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Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life
Louise Aronson - Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Hardcover
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As revelatory as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal, physician and award-winning author Louise Aronson's Elderhood is an essential, empathetic look at a vital but little respected stage of life. For more than 5,000 years, "old" has been defined as beginning between the ages... |
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Anticancer Living: Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six
LORENZO PH D COHEN - Viking Format: Hardcover
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The long-awaited follow-up to Anticancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber's colleague and research collaborator Lorenzo CohenDr. David Servan-Schreiber's Anticancer introduced a revolutionary way to understand and confront cancer, changing the lives of millions... |
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The Age Fix: A Leading Plastic Surgeon Reveals How to Really Look 10 Years Younger
ANTHONY YOUN - Grand Central Life & Style Format: Paperback
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Don't buy another overpriced cream.Hold off on that invasive procedure.Stop avoiding the reflection in the mirror.Get your Age Fix.Here's what the experts know but aren't telling you-until now:- The drugstore brand can be just as effective-or better-than the expensive cream... |
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From Dude to Dad: The Diaper Dude Guide to Pregnancy
Chris Pegula - Perigee Books Format: Book
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Congrats: You’re going to be a dad!Now what? Dude, relax; you’re going to be fine. But it wouldn’t hurt to get a few pointers—a road map of what lies ahead. That’s what this book is for.From Dude to Dad gives you the need-to-know essentials on pregnancy, birthing,... |
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The Hand on the Mirror: A True Story of Life Beyond Death
Janis Heaphy Durham - Grand Central Publishing; First Edition / First Printing edition Format: Hardcover
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An unbelievably believable story about the afterlife, with documenting photographs from the former publisher of a major metropolitan newspaper. In 2004, Janis Heaphy Durham's husband, Max Besler, died of cancer at age 56. The daughter of a Presbyterian minister, she practiced her faith... |
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Weightless: My Life as a Fat Man and How I Escaped
Gregg McBride - Central Recovery Press Format: Book
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Gregg McBride was always determined to make it big -- Although not quite this literally.By the time he was a young adult, Gregg McBride topped the scales at over 450 pounds and wore a sixty-inch belt.Pretending airline seatbelts fit across his belly, eating out of the trash to cheat on his diets,... |
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On Immunity: An Inoculation
Eula Biss - Graywolf Press Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Best SellerA National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistA New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book of the YearA Facebook Year of Books SelectionOne of the Best Books of the Year National Book Critics Circle Award finalist The New York Times Book Review Top 10 Entertainment... |
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Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions
Gerd Gigerenzer - Viking Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening look at the ways we misjudge risk every day and a guide to making better decisions with our money, health, and personal livesIn the age of Big Data we often believe that our predictions about the future are better than ever before. But as risk expert Gerd Gigerenzer shows,... |
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Are the Keys in the Freezer?: An Advocate's Guide for Alzheimer's and Other Dementias
Patricia Woodell - Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015. Format: Print book
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Are the Keys in the Freezer? is an artful blend of practical advice and the compelling story of a family's search for the right care for their mother with dementia. This well-researched book is a must-read for families in the US looking for resources and ideas about care facilities,... |
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Ghost Hunter: The Groundbreaking Classic of Paranormal Investigation
Hans Holzer - Tarcher; Reprint edition Format: Book
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Fifty years before The Conjuring, Paranormal State, Ghost Hunters, Insidious and Most Haunted, there was Hans Holzer—a man known as the “Father of the Paranormal.” Holzer pioneered ghost-hunting methods still used today, and brought ghosts and ghost hunting into popular... |
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Supersurvivors: The Surprising Link Between Suffering and Success
David B. Feldman - HarperWave Format: Hardcover
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Starting where resiliency studies leave off, two psychologists explore the science of remarkable accomplishment in the wake of trauma, revealing the surprising principles that allow people to transform their lives and achieve extraordinary things.Over four billion people worldwide will... |
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The Naughty Diet: The 10-Step Plan to Eat and Cheat Your Way to the Body You Want
Melissa Milne - Da Capo Lifelong Books Format: Print book
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Over the last year, author Melissa Milne asked thousands of women how they feel about their bodies, weight, food, and self-image. The answers were shocking: more than 80 percent feel guilty after a meal; nearly 60 percent have dieted down a dress size to please a man; almost two-thirds... |
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Cancerland: A Medical Memoir
DAVID T M D SCADDEN - Thomas Dunne Books Format: Hardcover
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A doctor's riveting story of loss and hope in the world of cancer.What is it like to encounter cancer? How does it feel to face the unknown, to enter a world of hope, loss, and dread?From the diagnosis of his childhood friend's mother to his poignant memories in the lab, David Scadden's... |
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Mindfulness A to Z: 108 Insights for Awakening Now
Arnie Kozak - Wisdom Publications (MA) Format: Paperback
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A sweeping field guide to the practice of mindfulness.From Acceptance to Zafu, Mindfulness A to Z offers a wealth of inspirational advice and practical instruction on how to bring mindfulness fully into your life. In each entry, Dr. Kozak combines his personal insights and expert guidance... |
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The Hormone Boost: How to Power Up Your 6 Essential Hormones for Strength, Energy, and Weight Loss
Natasha Turner - Rodale Format: Print book
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New York Times bestselling author Dr. Natasha Turner returns with a simple and effective weight-loss plan that harnesses the power of the six hormones linked to strength, energy, and weight loss.When it comes to metabolism, energy, immunity, memory, mood, and strength, who doesn't... |
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Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal
Tom Shroder - Blue Rider Press Format: Hardcover
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It’s no secret that psychedelic drugs have the ability to cast light on the miraculous reality hidden within our psyche. Almost immediately after the discovery of LSD less than a hundred years ago, psychedelics began to play a crucial role in the quest to understand the link between... |
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