Newly revised and updated with the most current andauthoritative information. Is weight loss surgery right for you? After frustrating and failed attempts with traditional dietingmethods, more and more people are turning to weight loss surgery.Over 100,000 people undergo weight loss surgery each year and thatnumber is growing rapidly. The Patient's Guide to Weight LossSurgery is essential for the patient considering this option. Now revised and updated, The Patient's Guide to Weight Loss Surgeryis the most current and reliable source of information for anyonewho wants to make an informed decision about gastric bypass andbariatric surgery. The Patient's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery provides valuableinformation on: * The different kinds of weight loss surgery * The risks and rewards of each procedure * How to choose the right procedure and surgeon * Ways to cope with the emotional changes that accompany a dramaticchange in body size * Compelling stories of patients who have had the surgery * The financial a
A Step-by-Step Guide to Healing Your Heart and RebuildingYour Marriage Discovering that your husband has beenunfaithful can be emotionally devastating, leaving you reeling inpain and confusion. But take heart—this survival guide for womenoffers compassionate and practical solutions for coping with theaftermath of an affair. Drawing on their years of experience asprofessional therapists, authors Marcella Bakur Weiner and Armand DiMele explain how to heal the marriage bond andrestore trust between partners. Written with empathy andunderstanding, this book addresses such vital topics as: ·Coming to terms with the sense of loss and betrayal ·Coping with feelings of suspicion and the specter of "the otherwoman" ·Dealing with the children during and after the affair ·Understanding character traits of men who have affairs—and howdifferent women's personalities interact with them ·Finding the best sources of emotional support Also included are helpful exercises for self-healing andredeveloping mutual t
The Ultimate Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Dorm Dorm life offers you a great chance to meet new people and trynew things. But leaving the comforts of home for the first time toenter the roommate-having, small-room-sharing,possibly-coed-bathroom-using world of the dorms can be overwhelmingand intimidating. The College Dorm Survival Guide offers expert advice and theinside scoop on: ? Choosing the right residence hall for you ? Getting along with your roommate (and handling conflict) ? Bathroom, laundry, and dining hall survival ? Dealing with stress, depression, and safety issues From avoiding the dreaded Freshman 15 to decorating your space,this informative and funny guide gives experts' advice oneverything you need to know to enjoy dorm living to thefullest.
If you’re a woman over thirty-five, you probably have alot of stress in your life–maybe even more than you realize. You’realso likely low on energy, gaining weight, and not sleeping as wellas you once did. The fact is: Your body is changing. A renownedphysician and pioneer in women’s heart health, Dr. Nieca Goldbergknows what you’re going through. In this welcome book you’llfind ? the normal physical changes you can expect to experience at agethirty-five and after ? treatments for over- and underactive thyroids and other hormoneissues ? the signs, symptoms, and management of type 1 and type 2diabetes ? facts on fertility, contraceptives, pregnancy, andmenopause ? information on good breast health, including preventivebreast-cancer measures ? a comprehensive heart-to-heart about your cardiovascularsystem ? dealing with GERD, stomach ulcers, gallstones, IBS, IBD, andcolon cancer ? strategies for keeping bones strong, fending off arthritis, andcop
In the late nineteenth century, nations the world over weremired in economic recession and beset by social unrest, theirleaders increasingly threatened by acts of terrorism andassassination from anarchist extremists. In this riveting history of that tumultuous period, AlexButterworth follows the rise of these revolutionaries from thefailed Paris Commune of 1871 to the 1905 Russian Revolution andbeyond. Through the interwoven stories of several key anarchistsand the secret police who hunted them, Butterworth vividlydescribes how a movement born in idealism turned increasingly todesperate acts of terrorism and murder. Rich in anecdote and with afascinating array of supporting characters, The World That NeverWas offers a revelatory portrait of an era with uncanny echoes ofour own.
Did Peary reach the North Pole? Was Admiral Byrd the first tofly over it? Did Frederick Cook actually make the first ascent ofMt. McKinley? Spanning 450 years of history, Great ExplorationHoaxes tells the spellbinding stories of ten men who pursued gloryat any cost even the truth. Acclaimed author and explorer DavidRoberts delves deeply into the psychology behind the stunt and askswhy these individuals, all of whom were exceptionally able, wouldperpetrate fraud on such a grand and public scale and defend it totheir deaths, even in the face of damning evidence, and why thesedubious achievements are still so hotly debated, often hundreds ofyears afterward. Demonstrating that the qualities that brought an individual soclose to his goal were often the same ones that drove him to fakesuccess, Great Exploration Hoaxes is history at its best:entertaining, provocative, and revealing of human nature. David Roberts is the author of thirteen books, the most recent ofwhich are A Newer World: Kit Carson
Author KIMIKO was a fulltime housewife and mother of twochildren who at the age of 36 discovered the mental and physicalbenefits of walking properly. Born and raised in Okayama--aprefecture west of Osaka--she attended an all-girls high school andwas later hired by the Tokyo office of a cosmetics company. At theage of 27, she took the recommendations of a customer and met afinancially secure man of 32 who was being groomed to take over hisfamily's business. Falling prey to her friends' urgings to "marry arich man" and her own ideas of equating marriage with stability,she got married soon thereafter. Though her husband was faithful,kind, and hardworking, and she provided office work for the familybusiness, she found her marriage wanting until she realized one daythat she "had nothing for herself in her life." She felt her "senseof self slipping away." It was then that she decided to take awalking class. Within two years Kimiko was teaching walking herself, refiningthe lessons she'd learned in other
The gripping and inspiring story of two extraordinarywomen--from their imprisonment by the Taliban to their rescue byU.S. Special Forces. When Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer arrived in Afghanistan, theyhad come to help bring a better life and a little hope to some ofthe poorest and most oppressed people in the world. Within a fewmonths, their lives were thrown into chaos as they became pawns inhistoric international events. They were arrested by the rulingTaliban government for teaching about Christianity to the peoplewith whom they worked. In the middle of their trial, the events ofSeptember 11, 2001, led to the international war on terrorism, withthe Taliban a primary target. While many feared Curry and Mercercould not survive in the midst of war, Americans nonetheless prayedfor their safe return, and in November their prayers wereanswered. In Prisoners of Hope, Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer tell thestory of their work in Afghanistan, their love for the people theyserved, their arrest, t
Why are the teen years fraught with crisis for so manygirls? Why do so many mother-daughter relationships deterioratedrastically at this time? When her own teenage daughter began tospiral out of control, therapist Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D., launcheda nationwide search to find answers— and hope. In this inspiring,compassionate book, Dellasega shares the strength and the wisdom ofmothers who have seen their daughters through the tumult ofadolescence. Drawing on the experiences of scores of mothers and daughters,Dellasega takes a hard look at the lives of girls in crisis—oncehappy, carefree children who are now struggling with eatingdisorders, unplanned pregnancies, substance abuse, and severemental problems. These are stories of girls on the edge, andmothers who are trying everything to save them. Yet even in themost desperate situations, Dellasega hears the same clear message:the key to survival is the support and the understanding of othersgoing through the same thing. Surviving Ophelia
In January 2006, Lee and Bob Woodruff seemed to have it all–ahappy marriage, four beautiful children, and marvelous careers. Bobhad just been named co-anchor of ABC’s World News Tonight, butthen, while he was embedded with the military in Iraq, animprovised explosive device went off near the tank he was ridingin. He and his cameraman, Doug Vogt, were hit, and Bob suffered atraumatic brain injury that nearly killed him. In an Instant is the frank and compelling account of how Bob andLee Woodruff’s lives came together, were blown apart, and then weremiraculously put together again–and how they persevered, with gritbut also with humor, through intense trauma and fear. More than adual memoir of love and courage, In an Instant is an important,wise, and inspiring guide to coping with tragedy–and anextraordinary drama of marriage, family, war, and nation. #1 New York Times Bestseller “Gripping . . . The Woodruffs’ devotion to each other ispalpable. . . . [In an Instant is] a re