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Paramedic Certification Exam
Learningexpress. - Learning Express Format: Print book
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This completely revised and updated edition of Paramedic Certification Exam offers targeted preparation to help applicants pass their EMT-certification exam. Inside:Access to SIX complete practice tests based on the most current National Registry Exam;Up-to-date and revised review lessons... |
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Modern Families: Parents and Children in New Family Forms
Susan Golombok - Cambridge University Press Format: Hardcover
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Modern Families brings together research on parenting and child development in new family forms including lesbian mother families, gay father families, families headed by single mothers by choice and families created by assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF),... |
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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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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 End of Epidemics: The Looming Threat to Humanity and How to Stop It
Jonathan D Quick - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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A leading doctor offers answers on the one of the most urgent questions of our time: How do we prevent the next global pandemic?The 2014 Ebola epidemic in Liberia terrified the world -- and revealed how unprepared we are for the next outbreak of an infectious disease. Somewhere in nature,... |
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La razon por la que salto
Naoki Higashida - Roca Format: Hardcover
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Un nino autista otorga voz a aquellos que padecen su condicion y que ni siquiera tienen la capacidad de comunicarse verbalmente; que explica sus comportamientos; aquello que adoran y odian; las sensaciones que les produce nuestra actitud incredula o temerosa Naoki Higashida plantea preguntas... |
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Healthy Pasta: The Sexy, Skinny, and Smart Way to Eat Your Favorite Food
Joseph Bastianich - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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Having grown up with Lidia Bastianich as their mother, Tanya and Joe Bastianich are no strangers to great-tasting Italian cooking. Today, the siblings both have illustrious careers in the culinary world - writing cookbooks, running restaurants, hosting television shows - and yet they are still... |
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p53: The Gene that Cracked the Cancer Code
Sue Armstrong - Bloomsbury USA Format: Hardcover
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All of us have lurking in our DNA a most remarkable gene. Its job is to protect us from cancer. This gene-known simply as p53-constantly scans our cells to ensure that when they grow and divide as part of the routine maintenance of our bodies, they do so without mishap. If a cell makes... |
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Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
Not Available - F A Davis Format: Print book
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In hand, online or mobile...the all-in-one, go-to source for classroom, clinic, and beyond. See what students are saying about the previous edition... Thorough reference book "I could have googled a lot of the terms instead of buying this, but I really like having a physical copy... |
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Florecer: La nueva psicologa positiva y la bsqueda del bienestar
Martin E P Seligman - Ocano Format: Print book
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In this groundbreaking book, Martin Seligman, renowned psychologist, founder of the positive psychology movement, and prolific author, offers a new theory on a fundamental issue. What is happiness? Why do some people feel satisfied with life while others do not? How are they influenced... |
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Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat
John McQuaid - Scribner; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating and deeply researched investigation into the mysteries of flavor - from the first bite taken by our ancestors to scientific advances in taste and the current "foodie" revolution.Taste has long been considered the most basic of the five senses because its principal... |
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Managing Your Child's Chronic Pain
Tonya M. Palermo - Oxford University Press, USA Format: Paperback
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"Madeline is a 15-year-old girl with abdominal pain and headaches that occur most days of the week. Because of her pain, she has missed 99 days of school this year and is no longer able to play volleyball. Her parents have taken her to see a number of specialists and she has tried... |
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The Ultimate Diet REVolution: Your Metabolism Makeover
Jim Karas - HarperOne Format: Hardcover
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#1 New York Times bestselling author and fitness expert Jim Karas reveals the surprising truth about your metabolism, and how you can change it forever, following the radically different weight loss and fitness plan he calls The Ultimate Diet REVolution.In The Ultimate Diet REVolution,... |
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The Beginner's Guide to Wicca: Practical Magic for the Solitary Witch
Kirsten Riddle - Cico Format: Book
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A compendium of Wiccan knowledge, ideal for the novice witch. The Beginners Guide to Wicca is the essential companion for anyone new to the ancient practice of magic. Whether by necessity or choice, many witches start out on their spiritual journey alone. Kirsten Riddle provides the solitary... |
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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 Diabetes Cookbook: 300 Healthy Recipes for Living Powered by the Diabetes Food Hub
Lara Rondinelli-Hamilton - American Diabetes Association Format: Hardcover
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The ultimate diabetes cookbook from the American Diabetes Association, the worlds foremost expert in diabetes nutrition. The Diabetes Cookbook: 300 Recipes for Healthy Living Powered by the Diabetes Food Hub is a big, bold, and beautiful book, packed with hundreds of recipes specifically... |
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The Caregivers: A Support Group's Stories of Slow Loss, Courage, and Love
Nell Lake - Scribner Format: Hardcover
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A moving, intimate, and compassionate book that chronicles the experiences of a group of long-term caregivers and illuminates critical issues of old age, end-of-life care, medical reform, and social policy In 2010, journalist Nell Lake began sitting in on the weekly meetings of a local... |
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Dad's Guide To Pregnancy For Dummies
Mathew Miller - For Dummies; 2 edition Format: Paperback
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Every father-to-be's handbook for knowing what to expect when expecting! In today's world, men are more involved in their wives' pregnancies than ever before. This 2nd Edition of Dad's Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies gives new fathers a hands-on guide that covers all of the logistical,... |
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Creating Well-Being: Four Steps to a Happier, Healthier Life
Pamela A Hays - American Psychological Association Format: Paperback
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This book presents scientifically supported guidance for people who want to replace stress and painful emotions with a sense of well-being and contentment. With empathy and unfailing good humor, Dr. Pamela Hays outlines a four-step process that has proven successful in her professional... |
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Shift for Good: Simple Changes for Lasting Joy Inside and Out
Tory Johnson - Hachette Books Format: Hardcover
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Good Morning America contributor Tory Johnson truly believed that she would live happily ever if only she could lose weight. She seemed to be well on her way to that ever-lasting joy after losing 62 pounds in a year--a journey she detailed in her inspirational #1 New York Times bestseller... |
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Suspicious Minds: How Culture Shapes Madness
Joel Gold - Free Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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What if you woke up with the alarming suspicion that you were being watched?One day in 2003, a patient unlike any other that Dr. Joel Gold had seen before was admitted to his unit at Bellevue Hospital. This man claimed he was being filmed constantly and that his life was being broadcast... |
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The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality
Julie Sondra Decker - Carrel Books Format: Hardcover
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"In 'The invisible orientation, ' Julie Sondra Decker outlines what asexuality is, counters misconceptions, provides resources, and puts asexual people's experiences in context as they move through a very sexualized world. It includes information for asexual people to help... |
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The Cancer Whisperer: Finding Courage, Direction, and The Unlikely Gifts of Cancer
Sophie Sabbage - Penguin Publishing Group Format: Print book
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The self-published sensation and UK bestseller that has helped thousands touched by cancer. "I have cancer. Cancer does not have me." Sophie Sabbage was forty-eight years old, happily married, and mother to a four-year-old daughter when she was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer.... |
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Banking on the Body: The Market in Blood, Milk, and Sperm in Modern America
Kara W. Swanson - Harvard University Press Format: Book
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Scientific advances and economic forces have converged to create something unthinkable for much of human history: a robust market in human body products. Every year, countless Americans supply blood, sperm, and breast milk to "banks" that store these products for later use by strangers... |
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What If It's Not Alzheimer's?: A Caregiver's Guide To Dementia
Gary Radin - Prometheus Books; 3 edition Format: Paperback
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Although the public most often associates dementia with Alzheimer's disease, the medical profession now distinguishes various types of "other" dementias. This book is the first and only comprehensive guide dealing with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) , one of the largest... |
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Yoga for Runners
Christine Felstead - Human Kinetics Format: Paperback
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As a runner, you strike the ground 1,000 times per mile, with a force of two to three times your body weight. You can feel that impact in the muscles, ligaments, and bone structures throughout your body. Thankfully, Yoga for Runners addresses both the physical and mental demands of the sport.... |
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Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers
Anne Spurgeon - Childhood Cancer Guides Format: Paperback
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Each year more than 6,000 children and teens in the United States are diagnosed with a solid tumor (e.g., kidney tumor, liver tumor, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, or sarcoma) . The illnesses and their treatments can have devastating effects on family, friends, schoolmates, and the larger... |
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Getting Risk Right: Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks
Geoffrey C Kabat - Columbia University Press Format: Print book
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Do cell phones cause brain cancer? Does BPA threaten our health? How safe are certain dietary supplements, especially those containing exotic herbs or small amounts of toxic substances? What role does the HPV virus play in the development of cervical cancer, and is the HPV vaccine safe?... |
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I Forgot to Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia
Su Meck - Simon & Schuster, 2014. Format: Paperback
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The courageous memoir of a woman who was robbed of all her memories by a traumatic brain injury - and her more than twenty-five-year struggle to reclaim her life: "[A tale] of triumph in the search for identity" (The New York Times Book Review) .In 1988, Su Meck was twenty-two... |
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Falling Through Clouds: A Story of Survival, Love, and Liability
Damian Fowler - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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"Mommy burned up." On a cloudy day in August 2003, Grace and Lily Pearson, 4 and 3, were flying in their uncle's plane along with their mother on their way to their grandpa's birthday party near Lake Superior, when Lily noticed the trees out the window were growing close;... |
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Moving into Meditation: A 12-Week Mindfulness Program for Yoga Practitioners
Anne Cushman - Shambhala Format: Paperback
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Moving into Meditation is a practical and inspiring guide to integrating mindful yoga and embodied meditation, in a 12-week format.One week at a time, Moving into Meditation lays out a plan for exploring body-based practices to get you more in tune with not only your limbs and core but your... |
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Reincarnation: One Woman's Exploration of Her Past Lives
Marilou Trask-Curtin - Llewellyn Publications, Format: Print book
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As a three-month-old baby lying in her grandmother's arms, author Marilou Trask-Curtin had the fantastic experience of remembering herself in other bodies, times, and places. In this fascinating book, she tells the stories of soul lessons and past-life relationships that were too powerful... |
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Overcoming Shock: Healing the Traumatized Mind and Heart
Diane Zimberoff - New Horizon Press Format: Print book
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Whether it is suddenly losing a loved one, finding out your spouse is having an affair, learning that your child is using drugs, or discovering that a child has a major illness, shock is the bodys way of saying, I cant deal with this right now and I need a moment to collect myself. When... |
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Surgeon General's Warning: How Politics Crippled the Nation's Doctor
Mike Stobbe - University of California Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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What does it mean to be the nations doctor? In this engaging narrative, journalist Mike Stobbe examines the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, emphasizing that it has always been unique within the federal government in its ability to influence public health. But now, in their efforts to provide... |
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Whole Enchilada, The: Fresh and Nutritious Southwestern Cuisine
Angelina LaRue - Pelican Publishing Company, 2015. Format: Print book
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Bright, full-flavored, subtle-yet-spicy Tex-Mex explosion!Bright spices and clean finishes accent the unique and complex flavor profiles of the Southwest. Food columnist Angelina LaRue knows that cooking delicious and healthy food seems difficult at times, but her cookbook includes... |
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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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The DASH Diet Younger You: Shed 20 Years--and Pounds--in Just 10 Weeks
Marla Heller - Grand Central Life & Style Format: Hardcover
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The DASH Diet Way to a Younger You -Ranked #1 Best Diet 5 Years in a Row!The most trusted name in diets-the DASH diet-has helped millions of people lower blood pressure, lose weight, and improve their health. Now, in this groundbreaking new program, it can help you look and feel 20 years... |
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The Hearing-Loss Guide: Useful Information and Advice for Patients and Families
John M. Burkey - Yale University Press; 1 edition Format: Print book
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Where can the most accurate and helpful information about hearing loss be found From a friend or relative who has impaired hearing From an experienced audiologist Both, says the author of this essential book! In an unusual new approach, audiologist John M. Burkey offers not only specific... |
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The Modern Guide To Witchcraft: Your Complete Guide to Witches, Covens, and Spells
Skye Alexander - Adams Media Corporation Format: Hardcover
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Unlock your powers...Looking for an enchanting love potion? Want to create your own sacred space and promote good energy? The Modern Guide to Witchcraft helps you harness your own inner power so you can shape your destiny.With the help of spellcraft expert Skye Alexander, you'll tap into... |
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Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction: Whats Right For You
Patricia Anstett - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover
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More than 100,000 American women undergo mastectomy and breast reconstruction every year because of breast cancer. Thousands more are having double mastectomies to prevent it. So much has been written about breast cancer, and so much overlooks the reality of reconstruction when a woman... |
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Healing with Medical Marijuana: Getting Beyond the Smoke and Mirrors
Mark Sircus - Square One Publishers Format: Print book
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Imagine that there is an effective treatment for dozens of serious ailments -- from cancer and Parkinson's disease to headaches and depression. Now imagine that the government is preventing you from using it because it is derived from a controversial herb. Cannabis, more commonly called... |
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In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope
RANA AWDISH - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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In Shock is a riveting first-hand account from a young critical care physician, who in the passage of a moment is transfigured into a dying patient. This transposition, coincidentally timed at the end of her medical training, instantly lays bare the vast chasm between the conventional practice... |
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Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death: A Guide to Living Well with Serious Illness
Aroop Mangalik - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Format: Hardcover
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Often when death is the inevitable and impending outcome of a health diagnosis, doctors are reluctant to discuss alternatives to treatment, feeding into a culture of denial that can result in expensive, ineffective, and unnecessary over treatment that may or may not extend life but almost... |
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The Mayo Clinic Diet
Donald D Hensrud - Mayo Clinic Format: Hardcover
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Eat well. Enjoy life. Lose weight.This completely revised and updated edition of the popular Mayo Clinic Diet is a practical, no-nonsense approach to weight loss designed to help individuals lose weight and, most importantly, keep it off. The book includes to step-by-step advice... |
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Thrive: How Better Mental Health Care Transforms Lives and Saves Money
Richard Layard - Princeton University Press Format: Hardcover
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Mental illness is a leading cause of suffering in the modern world. In sheer numbers, it afflicts at least 20 percent of people in developed countries. It reduces life expectancy as much as smoking does, accounts for nearly half of all disability claims, is behind half of all worker sick... |
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Too Much of a Good Thing: How Four Key Survival Traits Are Now Killing Us
Lee Goldman - Little, Brown and Company Format: Print book
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Dean of Columbia University's medical school explains why our bodies are out of sync with today's environment and how we can correct this to save our health.Over the past 200 years, human life-expectancy has approximately doubled. Yet we face soaring worldwide rates of obesity, diabetes,... |
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The Merck Veterinary Manual
Cynthia M. Kahn - Merck; 10 edition Format: Hardcover
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The Merck Veterinary Manual is the most comprehensive, reliable reference for veterinary professionals. Trusted for more than 50 years, this reference now features hundreds of full-color images, including illustrations, photomicrographs, and radiographic, ultrasonographic, and endoscopic... |
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How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness: A Mindful Guide
Toni Bernhard - Wisdom Publications (MA) Format: Paperback
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Comfort, understanding, and advice for those who are suffering--and those who care for them.Chronic illness creates many challenges, from career crises and relationship issues to struggles with self-blame, personal identity, and isolation. Beloved author Toni Bernhard addresses these challenges... |
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One Hour in Paris: A True Story of Rape and Recovery
Karyn L. Freedman - Univ of Chicago Pr Format: Book
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In this powerful memoir, philosopher Karyn L. Freedman travels back to a Paris night in 1990 when she was twenty-two and, in one violent hour, her life was changed forever by a brutal rape. One Hour in Paris takes the reader on a harrowing yet inspirational journey through suffering... |
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Swim, Bike, Run, Eat: The Complete Guide to Fueling Your Triathlon
Tom Holland - Fair Winds Press Format: Book
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Its race day and you have your quick-closure running shoes sleek suits bikes goggles and watches but if you havent been training with the proper nutrition youll be left in the dust in the third mile Enter Swim Bike Run--Eat to guide you from day one of training to the finish line and help... |
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Drunks: An American History
Christopher M Finan - Beacon Press Format: Hardcover
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A social history of alcoholism in the United States, from the seventeenth century to the present dayToday, millions of Americans are struggling with alcoholism, but millions are also in long-term recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous and a growing number of recovery organizations are providing... |
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Happiness as Enterprise: An Essay on Neoliberal Life
Sam Binkley - State University of New York Press Format: eBook
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Examines the contemporary discourse on happiness through the lens of governmentality theory.Recent decades have seen an explosion of interest in the phenomenon of happiness, as evidenced by self-help books, talk shows, spiritual mentoring, business management, and relationship counseling.... |
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The 10 Best Anxiety Busters: Simple Strategies to Take Control of Your Worry
Margaret Wehrenberg Psy.D. - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Paperback
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Ready-to-use strategies to tame even your most anxiety-inducing moments. Suffer from a fear of flying? Break out in a sweat during presentations? Experience a sudden panic attack when in a confined space, like an elevator? Whether you're struggling with mild anxiety or battling more... |
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The Complete Diabetes Cookbook: 400 Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Eating What You Love
America's Test Kitchen (Firm) - America's Test Kitchen Format: Paperback
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Take control of managing diabetes with 400-plus healthy and creative diabetes-friendly recipes. Meticulously tested recipes limit unhealthy carbs and fats, sodium, and added sugars and maximize nutrition and flavor. Every recipe lists complete nutritional information for easy reference.Cooking... |
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Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting and Keeping Your Benefits
David A. Morton III - NOLO; Seventh Edition edition Format: Paperback
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Apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and get the most assistance from the system Learn how to match the medical details of your disability to existing regulations to make sure you qualify for the benefits you're due when you apply.... |
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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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The Probiotic Cure: Harnessing the Power of Good Bacteria for Better Health
Martie Whittekin CCN - Square One Format: Print book
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In 1982, it was discovered that the vast majority of stomach ulcers are caused by H. pylori, nasty little bacteria found in the gut. In spite of the evidence, it took the U.S. medical community ten years to accept this finding and change their treatment of ulcers. In 2015, scientists have... |
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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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Medical Medium Liver Rescue: Answers to Eczema, Psoriasis, Diabetes, Strep, Acne, Gout, Bloating, Gallstones, Adrenal Stress, Fatigue, Fatty Liver, Weight Issues, SIBO & Autoimmune Disease
ANTHONY WILLIAM - Hay House Inc. Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times best-selling author and beloved healing authority reveals how taking your liver off overload can help resolve a wide range of symptoms and conditions--and transform your health in ways you've never imagined.What if you could focus on one aspect of your well-being to transform... |
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CNA Certified Nursing Assistant Exam Cram
Linda Whitenton - Pearson It Certification Format: 2nd Edition
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CNA Certified Nursing Assistant Exam Cram, Second Edition is the perfect study guide to help you pass the CNA Certified Nursing Assistant exam. It provides coverage and practice questions for every current exam topic and is fully revised to reflect the latest NNAAP test plan. The book presents... |
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Sleep and Your Special Needs Child
Antonia Chitty - Robert Hale Format: Print book
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A highly successful behavioral and cognitive approach to sleep management for special needs children Sleep is vital for children's health, mood, behavior, and learning ability. Research shows that children with additional needs are more likely to have sleep disorders than typically... |
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A Chosen Calling: Jews in Science in the Twentieth Century
Noah J. Efron - Johns Hopkins University Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Scholars have struggled for decades to explain why Jews have succeeded extravagantly in modern science. A variety of controversial theories—from such intellects as C. P. Snow, Norbert Wiener, and Nathaniel Weyl—have been promoted. Snow hypothesized an evolved genetic predisposition... |
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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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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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Hope for a Cool Pillow
Margaret Overton - Outpost19 Format: Paperback
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Margaret Overton's Hope for a Cool Pillow is a passionate argument for planning end-of-life care. As physician, daughter and student of American health care, Overton pulls from all corners, showing us the emotional, financial and physical costs of not being prepared. Her daily rounds... |
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Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
Ian Leslie - Basic Books Format: Hardcover
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I have no special talents,” said Albert Einstein. I am only passionately curious.”Everyone is born curious. But only some retain the habits of exploring, learning, and discovering as they grow older. Those who do so tend to be smarter, more creative, and more successful.... |
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LANGE Q&A Physician Assistant Examination, 7th Edition
Rachel A Carlson - McGraw-Hill Education Format: Print book
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The most complete question-and-answer review for the PANCE and PANRE -- now fully revised and updated Lange Q&A Physician Assistant Examination is filled with over 1,300 Q&As that help you gear up for the PANCE and PANRE. All questions appear in the style you will see on the actual... |
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Me, Myself, and Why: Searching for the Science of Self
Jennifer Ouellette - Penguin Books Format: Paperback
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As diverse as people appear to be, all of our genes and brains are nearly identical. In Me, Myself, and Why, Jennifer Ouellette dives into the miniscule ranges of variation to understand just what sets us apart. She draws on cutting-edge research in genetics, neuroscience, and psychology-enlivened... |
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Sugar swap diet : eat carbs, crush cravings, and drop up to 14 pounds in 14 days
David Zinczenko - Ballantine Books Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Lose up to a pound a day and curb your craving for sweets with delicious recipes and simple, science-based food swaps from David Zinczenko, Good Morning America's health and wellness editor and bestselling author of Zero Belly Diet, Zero Belly... |
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Push Back: Guilt in the Age of Natural Parenting
Amy M D Tuteur - Dey St. Format: Print book
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A Harvard-trained physician examines the role of guilt in today's childbirth and early parenting choices, challenging popular misconceptions while arguing that the natural parenting movement is capitalizing on practices that serve to manipulate rather than assist parents. |
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Making It Better: Activities for Children Living in a Stressful World
Barbara Oehlberg - Redleaf Press Format: eBook
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More than 75 empowering and healing classroom activitiesChildren living with uncertainty and insecurity often have difficulty focusing on learning. They might demonstrate disrespectful or defiant behaviors, act out, or act with aggression. As an educator, you may provide the only stability... |
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How's It Hanging?: Expert Answers to the Questions Men Don't Always Ask
DR NEIL MILLER DR SCOTT BAUM - Skyhorse Publishing Format: Paperback
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In their decades of clinical practice, Dr. Neil Baum and Dr. Scott Miller have treated sexual problems, prostate problems, urinary leakage, pelvic pain, urinary tract infections, and questions about infertility. They have seen countless male patients describe the problem simply as "something's... |
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Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 10e
Mosby. - Elsevier Format: Print book
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Make sense of the complex world of health care with Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 10th Edition! This one-stop reference includes detailed entries that help you communicate more effectively with colleagues in various disciplines. With over 56,000 definitions,... |
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The Man Who Couldn't Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought
David Adam - Sarah Crichton Books Format: Hardcover
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"Have you ever had a strange urge to jump from a tall building or steer your car into oncoming traffic? You are not alone. In this ... fusion of science, history, and memoir, [science editor and writer] David Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind and explains... |
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Sopa de pollo para el alma de la madre : nuevos relatos que conmueven el corazo?n y ponen fuego al espi?ritu
Jack Canfield; Mark Victor Hansen; Jennifer Read Hawthorne; Marci Shimoff; Magdalena Holgui?n - Backlist Format: Book : SpanishView all editions and formats
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We can all remember a time when we were young and under-the-weather, and Mom soothed and nurtured us back to health with her magical chicken soup elixir. Now we can revisit those cherished moments with a delightful batch of stories for and about mothers. Celebrity contributions include... |
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Honey & Oats: Everyday Favorites Baked with Whole Grains and Natural Sweeteners
Jennifer Katzinger - Sasquatch Books Format: Hardcover
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From the author of The Flying Apron Gluten-free and Vegan Baking Book, this whole grain, low-sugar baking book is filled with 75 recipes for light, moist, and flavorful cakes, pies, scones, cookies, muffins, bars, and breads, proving that baking with healthy ingredients doesn’t have... |
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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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Eating Dangerously: Why the Government Cant Keep Your Food Safe…and How You Can
Michael Booth - Audible Studios Format: Audiobook
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Americans are afraid of their food. And for good reason. In 2011, the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in a century delivered killer listeria bacteria on innocuous cantaloupe never before suspected of carrying that pathogen. Nearly 50 million Americans will get food poisoning this... |
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Vegan Casseroles: Pasta Bakes, Gratins, Pot Pies, and More
Julie Hasson - Running Pr Book Pub Format: Book
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When it comes to traditional comfort food, most of the key ingredients are off-limits to health-conscious vegans. But giving up shepherd's pie, eggplant parm, and cheesy rice casserole was not an option for Julie Hasson, who took on the challenge to recreate flavors she loved, but without... |
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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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Nursing Programs 2017
Peterson's - Peterson Nelnet Co Format: Print book
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Peterson's Nursing Programs 2017 is published in cooperation with the prestigious American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) -the only U.S. organization dedicated exclusively to advancing baccalaureate and graduate nursing education. Nursing Programs 2016 profiles more than 3,700... |
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Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces
Amy Wagenfeld - Timber Press Format: Print book
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More than ever before, landscape architects, garden designers, and healthcare professionals are asked to create gardens that meet the physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs of a wide range of user groups. Landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom and occupational therapist Amy Wagenfeld... |
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The Little Spark - 30 Ways to Ignite Your Creativity
Carrie Bloomston - C&T Publishing / Stash Books Format: Paperback
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You were born with a creative spark inside. Do you look at yourself now and wonder if the spark has gone out? Ignite that inner fire with the 30 engaging exercises, fun activities, inspirational images, and motivating ideas in this book. Learn what your Little Spark of creative passion... |
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Indian for Everyone: The Home Cook's Guide to Traditional Favorites
Anupy Singla - Agate Surrey Format: Hardcover
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"An impressive and useful addition to the canon." - Publishers Weekly, starred review"Only have room for one go-to book for Indian home cooking on your shelf? This is it." - BOOKLIST Indian for Everyone is the third book by Anupy Singla, by far her most stunning and comprehensive... |
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Somebody I Used to Know: A Memoir
WENDY MITCHELL - Ballantine Books Format: Hardcover
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"A brave and illuminating journey inside the mind, heart, and life of a person with early-onset Alzheimer's disease." - Lisa Genova, author of Still Alice Wendy Mitchell had a busy job with the British National Health Service, raised her two daughters alone, and spent her weekends... |
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Weeknight Wonders: Delicious, Healthy Dinners in 30 Minutes or Less
Ellie Krieger - Houghton Mifflin Format: Hardcover
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Beloved Food Network and Cooking Channel star Ellie Krieger knows the secret to healthy eating: it has to be delicious. You won't eat right if you feel deprived. WEEKNIGHT WONDERS offers 150 recipes for your favorite foods, as delicious as ever, yet magically reworked without all the fat and cholesterol.... |
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Hyper: A Personal History of ADHD
Timothy Denevi - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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The first book of its kind, this compelling and moving memoir about what it's like to be a child with ADHD also explains the history of the diagnosis and how we have come to medicate more than four million children today.Among the first generation of boys prescribed medication for hyperactivity... |
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Coconut Every Day: Cooking with Natures Miracle Superfood
Sasha Seymour - Pintail Format: Book
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100 ways to cook and bake with coconutthe world’s most amazingmiracle superfood! Coconut is rich in healthy fats, high in fiber, and low in carbohydrates, making it a hugely popular food choice as we seek new ways to incorporate nutritious power foods into our favorite everyday... |
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Super Shred: The Big Results Diet: 4 Weeks, 20 Pounds, Lose It Faster!
Ian K. Smith - St. Martin's Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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The diet that works faster and forever!SUPER SHRED Using the same principles--meal spacing, snacking, meal replacement and diet confusion--that made his SHRED a major 1 bestseller--Dr. Ian Smith has developed what dieters told him they needed a quick-acting plan that is safe and easy to follow... |
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Love and Lies: An Essay on Truthfulness, Deceit, and the Growth and Care of Erotic Love
Clancy Martin - Farrar, Straus and Giroux Format: Hardcover
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A provocative and unsettling look at the nature of love and deceptionIs it possible to love well without lying? At least since Socratess discourse on love in Platos Symposium, philosophers have argued that love can lead us to the truth--about ourselves and the ones we love. But in the practical... |
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Behind the Gates of Gomorrah: A Year with the Criminally Insane
Stephen Seager - Gallery Books Format: Hardcover
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A darker twist on Orange is the New Black this true insiders account delivers an eye-opening look into the nations largest state-run forensic hospital a facility that houses the real-life Hannibal Lecters of the worldPsychiatrist Stephen Seager was no stranger to locked psych wards when... |
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Ask the Experts: Expert Answers About Your Diabetes from the Pages of Diabetes Forecast
American Diabetes Association - American Diabetes Association Format: eBook
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Each month the editors of Diabetes Forecast publish answers to relevant questions submitted by readers. The answers, written by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dietitians, diabetes educators, and other experts in the diabetes research and clinical communities, help... |
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Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus
David Quammen - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition Format: Print book
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"A frightening and fascinating masterpiece of science reporting that reads like a detective story." - Walter IsaacsonIn 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace. Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically,... |
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Success Through Stillness: Meditation Made Simple
Russell Simmons - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated Format: Hardcover
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Master entrepreneur, original hip-hop mogul, and New York Times bestselling author Russell Simmons shares the most fundamental key to success - meditation - and guides readers to use stillness as a powerful tool to access their potential. In the New York Times bestseller Super Rich, Russell... |
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Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases
Dean Ornish - Ballantine Books Format: Hardcover
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Fight cancer, diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, and even the aging process itself with one simple, scientifically proven plan to reverse disease - as well as prevent and reduce symptoms - from the world-renowned pioneer of lifestyle medicine. Forty years of peer-reviewed research has proven... |
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Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
Martin J Blaser - Henry Holt & Co Format: Book
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A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trail-blazing... |
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Science of the Magical: From the Holy Grail to Love Potions to Superpowers
Matt Kaplan - Scribner Format: Print book
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From the author of The Science of Monsters, this engaging scientific inquiry provides a definitive look into the elements of mystical places and magical objects - from the philosopher's stone, to love potions to the oracles - from ancient history, mythology, and contemporary culture.Can... |
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Vitamania: Our Obsessive Quest For Nutritional Perfection
Catherine Price - Penguin Press Format: Hardcover
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In Vitamania, award-winning journalist Catherine Price takes readers on a lively journey through the past, present and future of the mysterious micronutrients known as human vitamins--an adventure that includes poison squads and political maneuvering, irradiated sheep grease and smuggled... |
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