"Fascinating, gossipy, entertaining. . . ." -- New York Times Book Review They are ten outstanding women of the century. Each had an aura,including Thelma Brenner, the first great dame her daughter everknew. Their lives were both gloriously individual and yet somehowuniversal. They were mighty warriors and social leaders, women ofaspiration who persevered. They lived through the Great Depressionand a world war. Circumstances did not defeat them. They played onBroadway and in Washington. They had glamour, style, andintelligence. They dressed up the world. "Vivid, intimate portraits . . . a splendid tribute to ten of thecentury's grandest, most powerful women." --Us "These women were our geishas, whispering in our ears to influenceall aspects of American life." --Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times "Delectable, classy . . . a runaway hit." --Liz Smith "An engrossing introduction to a way of life that's now extinct,for better or for worse." --Chicago Sun-Times
For generations, doctors have been diagnosing babies withcolic, offering little comfort and few solutions to worried, wearyparents. But recent medical advances made through cutting-edgetechnology now reveal that many if not most cases of colic areactually caused by acid reflux. In this revolutionary book, BryanVartabedian, a noted pediatric gastroenterologist and the father oftwo babies with acid reflux, provides hands-on, practical adviceabout this hidden epidemic–and how to make your own baby happyagain. ? Recognize the seven signs of reflux in infancy. ? Discover the role of milk protein allergy–the other colic. ? Learn what, when, and how to feed an irritable baby and the bestpositions for sleep. ? Recognize the role of formula, breast milk, bottle systems,burping, and pacificers in your baby’s fussiness, andirritability. ? Understand when and why your baby may need testing forreflux. Weigh the pros and cons of available treatment options. Identify when a specialist is needed and where to find one
A dramatic and moving tribute to the military’s unsung heroes,American Patriots tells the story of the black servicemen and womenwho defended American ideals on the battlefield, even as they facedracism in the ranks and segregation on the home front. Throughhundreds of original interviews with veterans of every war sinceWorld War I, historic accounts, and photographs, Gail Buckleybrings these heroes and their struggles to life. We meet Henry O.Flipper, who withstood silent treatment from his classmates tobecome the first black graduate of West Point in 1877. And WorldWar II infantry medic Bruce M. Wright, who crawled through aminefield to shield a fallen soldier during an attack. Finally, wemeet a young soldier in Vietnam, Colin Powell, who rose through theranks to become, during the Gulf War, the first black chairman ofthe Joint Chiefs of Staff. Fourteen years in the making, AmericanPatriots is a landmark chronicle of the brave men and women whosecourage and determination changed the course of Ameri
"Burgess’s tender recollections remind us all that we tend tobe defined by our great loves well after we’ve lived them."—Elle "Wrenchingly painful, but intensely affecting." —KirkusReviews "The Geography of Love means than many others can indeed sharein [Burgess’s] memories, be inspired by them, reflect on what thisone shining marriage teaches about love and happiness, trust andinstinct, faith and loss." —Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Here's the book you'llwish you read before your very first date. Renowned relationshipexpert Barbara de Angelis, Ph .d ?0?2?0?2reveals: -Secrets about sex that men will never tell you -Which men spell trouble from the start -How to get the man you love to open up -The six biggest mistakes women make with men -The five biggest mysteries about men -What men say versus what they really mean -Why men always want to be right -Men's top twenty sexual turn-offs -How to get as much as you give How much do you really know about men and sex? Take the quizzes andsee. Here are exercises, checklists, dos, dont's, andproven-effective tools and techniques that can turn you into a morepowerful woman and absolutely transform your relationships withmen.
How long will I be in the hospital? Do I need to give up allmy favorite foods? What are the side effects of that medication?Why do I feel so depressed? When can I have sex again? How can Iprevent a second heart attack? Heart surgery or heart attack can be the most frighteningexperience of your life. Dr. Paul Kligfield, MD, one of thenation's most respected cardiologists, answers all your questionsand many more in The Cardiac Recovery Handbook: The Complete Guideto Life After Heart Attack or Heart Surgery. In clear, everydaylanguage, Dr. Kligfield provides a reassuring andeasy-to-understand resource for the millions of Americans sufferingfrom heart disease, as well as their families, healthcareproviders, and friends. The Cardiac Recovery Handbook is an invaluable guide through thecomplexities and confusion surrounding heart disease. It covers allaspects of cardiac recovery–from the initial diagnosis of heartdisease to medications and surgical options, from hospitalizationto rehabilitation,
Studies show that patients who contribute to their owntreatment and recovery fare better in rehabilitation.Tailoring theconcept for those suffering from joint pain, orthopedicpsychologist Kate O'Shea draws from her patients and her owncongenital hip orblems (she has four major surgeries by the timeshe was thirteen) to describe a program for caring for theemotional and physical body while healing joint pain or aftersurgery. Conventional medical care, thouch technologicallysophisticated, often ignores the humanity of individuals--patientsare on their own once they are home. Healing Hip, Joint and KneePain offers exercises, breathing techniques, visualization andwriting suggestions for becoming aware emotionally and forenhancing awareness of the healing joint. Drawing from Rosen work,Feldenkrais, Eutony, and orthopedic psychologym O'Shea provides thereader with inviting methods to hasten healing.
Open any medicine cabinet and you're nearly guaranteed to find a bottle of aspirin crowded in among the lotions and other pills. Aspirin-like remedies have been used to cure headaches, arthritis, fevers, and inflammation for millennia, ever since ancient healers first began using willow bark to treat their patients. Now, go beyond pain relief with a simple plan proven to dramatically reduce the risk of developing major medical killers such as heart disease, breast cancer,and stroke--and do it without the high cost and often adverse side effects of pre*ion drugs. Aspirin: The Miracle Drug is the first and only book to reveal the wide-ranging health benefits that can be derived from taking just one aspirin a day. Thousands of medical studies have determined that aspirin lessens the incidence of many serious conditions, and that it may even improve fertility for couples using in vitro fertilization. Individual chapters target specific diseases and their prevention and treat-met,including breast,
“You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.”—Epictetus “Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will follow.”—Matthew 24:28 Body Brokers is an audacious, disturbing, and compellinglywritten investigative exposé of the lucrative business ofprocuring, buying, and selling human cadavers and body parts. Every year human corpses meant for anatomy classes, burial, orcremation find their way into the hands of a shadowy group ofentrepreneurs who profit by buying and selling human remains. Whilethe government has controls on organs and tissue meant fortransplantation, these “body brokers” capitalize on the myriadother uses for dead bodies that receive no federal oversightwhatsoever: commercial seminars to introduce new medical gadgetry;medical research studies and training courses; and U.S. Armyland-mine explosion tests. A single corpse used for these purposescan generate up to $10,000. As journalist Annie Cheney found while reporting on this subjectover the cour
What if there were a land where people lived longer thananywhere else on earth, the obesity rate was the lowest in thedeveloped world, and women in their forties still looked like theywere in their twenties? Wouldn't you want to know theirextraordinary secret? Japanese-born Naomi Moriyama reveals the secret to her ownhigh-energy, successful lifestyle-and the key to the enduringhealth and beauty of Japanese women-in this exciting new book. TheJapanese have the pleasure of eating one of the most delicious,nutritious, and naturally satisfying cuisines in the world withoutdenial, without guilt...and, yes, without getting fat or lookingold. As a young girl living in Tokyo, Naomi Moriyama grew up in thefood utopia of the world, where fresh, simple, wholesome fare isprized as one of the greatest joys of life. She also spent muchtime basking in that other great center of Japanese food culture:her mother Chizuko's Tokyo kitchen. Now she brings the traditionalsecrets of her mother's kitchen to you in a book that embo
Ever since its publication in 1941, The Mind of the South hasbeen recognized as a path-breaking work of scholarship and as aliterary achievement of enormous eloquence and insight in its ownright. From its investigation of the Southern class system to itspioneering assessments of the region's legacies of racism,religiosity, and romanticism, W. J. Cash's book defined the way inwhich millions of readers -- on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line-- would see the South for decades to come. This new,fiftieth-anniversary edition of The Mind of the South includes anincisive analysis of Cash himself and of his crucial place in thehistory of modern Southern letters.
“I like the surprise of the curtain going up, revealing what’sbehind it.” –John Schlesinger The British director John Schlesinger was one of the cinema’smost dynamic and influential artists. Now, in Conversations withJohn Schlesinger, acclaimed writer Ian Buruma, Schlesinger’snephew, reveals the director’s private world in a series ofin-depth interviews conducted in the later years of the director’slife. Here they discuss the impact of Schlesinger’s personal life on hisart. As his films so readily demonstrate, Schlesinger is awonderful storyteller, and he serves up fascinating and provocativerecollections of growing up in a Jewish family during World War II,his sexual coming-of-age as a gay man in conformist 1950s England,his emergence as an artist in the “Swinging 60s,” and theroller-coaster ride of his career as one of the most prominentHollywood directors of his time. Schlesinger also discusses his artistic philosophy and approach tofilmmaking, recounting stories from the sets of hi
A remarkable introduction to cultural studies as relevant todayas it was in 1934, Ruth Benedict's groundbreaking study is the bookthat first brought the concept of "culture" to lay readers. In thisfascinating work, Benedict compares the cultures of three peoples:the Kwakiutl of western Canada, the Zuni of the southwestern UnitedStates, and the Dobuans of Melanesia. Featuring an introduction byFranz Boas, a preface by Margaret Mead, and a foreword by MaryCatherine Bateson, Patterns of Culture shows the importance culturehas on everyday life.
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When Locke High School opened its doors in 1967, the residentsof Watts celebrated it as a sign of the changes promised by LosAngeles. But four decades later, first-year Teach for Americarecruits Rachelle, Phillip, Hrag, and Taylor are greeted by aschool that looks more like a prison, with bars, padlocks, andchains all over. With little training and experience, these four will be asked toproduce academic gains in students who are among the mostdisadvantaged in the country. Relentless Pursuit lays bare theexperiences of these four teachers to evaluate the strengths andpeculiarities of Teach for America and a social reality that hasbecome inescapable.
Novice and seasoned gardeners alike will discover sprig uponsprig of useful information in this rich combination herbprimer/cookbook. Drawing from her own organic gardeningexperience--a 20-year labor of love inspired by an attempt to makeher family "entirely self-sufficient"--author Carole Ottesen tellsthe story of growing and cooking with more than 100 healing herbs.A helpful sketch of each plant shares a full page with its generalfacts (including botanical name, use, and harvest time). AfterOttesen discusses her own relationship to the herb--buying Mexicanmint after her tarragon plants expired; discovering plants of gotukola for sale at the local garden center--she relates interestingfacts regarding the herb's historical use, its various healingproperties, whether it's approved by the German Commission E, andhow the little treasure prospered (or didn't) in her own garden.She also offers a handful of savory recipes showcasing the featuredherb. Here, Ottesen's schooling at l'Academie de Cuisine inBethe
Are you more distant from your spouse than you’d like to be?Do you or your spouse waste time mindlessly viewing email orsurfing the Web? Welcome to the club! Modern marriage is busy,distracted, and overloaded to extremes, with ever-increasing listsof things to do, superficial electronic connections, andinterrupted moments. The good news is that there arestraightforward and effective ways to restore communication andconnection, resurrect happiness and romance, and strengthen—evensave—a marriage. · Observe the natural sequence of sustaining love: attention,time, connection, and play. · Develop and nurture empathy—the essential building block tohealthy communication. · Carve out small moments of uninterrupted attention for eachother. · Identify the pressures that our crazybusy lifestyles put onlove and marriage, and fight back with tenderness andappreciation. Complete with *s, tips, communication techniques, and adetailed 30-day reconnection plan, as well as inspi
