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Expecting Trouble: What Expectant Parents Should Know about Prenatal Care in America

Expecting Trouble: What Expectant Parents Should Know about Prenatal Care in America


Thomas H. Strong



From Library Journal Drawing from the literature of medical and epidemiological research, Strong"a second-generation obst...
Biblical Religion and Family Values: A Problem in the Philosophy of Culture

Biblical Religion and Family Values: A Problem in the Philosophy of Culture


Jay Newman



Review ?[J]Jay Newman brings some much needed philosophic acumen to the tangled debate currently taking place in North Am...
Woman Power: Transform Your Man, Your Marriage, Your Life

Woman Power: Transform Your Man, Your Marriage, Your Life


Laura Schlessinger



Amazon.com Review According to radio psychologist and provocateur Laura Schlessinger, most unhappy marriages are alike&#x...
Wise Growth Strategies in Leading Family Businesses

Wise Growth Strategies in Leading Family Businesses


Joachim Schwass



Wise Growth Strategies in Leading Family Businesses...
The Book of Me: Life Coach Yourself to Success

The Book of Me: Life Coach Yourself to Success


Barrie Pearson, Neil Thomas



About the Author Barrie Pearson is Executive Chairman of Livingstone Group Guarantee plc, based in London. He provides p...
Creatine: the Power Supplement

Creatine: the Power Supplement


J. David Branch, Melvin Williams, Richard Kreider



Review """"Many nutritional supplements come and go without much commotion, but none has generated the kind of interest o...
Images that Injure

Images that Injure


Paul Lester, Susan Ross



Book Description Offers a critical view of media stereotypes of diverse cultural groups, including ethnic, racial, and gend...
American Medical Association Guide to Talking to Your Doctor

American Medical Association Guide to Talking to Your Doctor


The American Medical Association



From the Back Cover The last time you visited your doctor, did you . . .hesitate to ask a question–and leave without...
Reflections on Anger: Women and Men in a Changing Society

Reflections on Anger: Women and Men in a Changing Society


Christa Reiser



Review .,."her arguments are intriguing and her important findings can help to guide future studies. This book will be of...
Weetzie Bat

Weetzie Bat


Francesca Lia Block



From Publishers Weekly An offbeat heroine shares a Hollywood cottage with three equally quirky companions; in PW 's words...
Common Symptom Answer Guide

Common Symptom Answer Guide


John H. Wasson Timothy B. Walsh Mary C. Labrecque Harold C. Sox



From the Back Cover Your family’s first line of defense! Provides expert medical advice on more than 100 common ...
The 5th Inning (Busboys and Poets)

The 5th Inning (Busboys and Poets)


E. Ethelbert Miller



Review "Beautifully written, every sentence is extremely well-crafted and labored over. Each sentence is another peek int...
Make, Volume 11 : Technology on Your Time

Make, Volume 11 : Technology on Your Time


Mark Frauenfelder O'Reilly



About the Author Mark Frauenfelder is a writer and illustrator living in Los Angeles, and the editor of MAKE. He is the cof...
Conquering Headache: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding the Treatment and Control of Headache

Conquering Headache: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding the Treatment and Control of Headache


Alan M. Rapoport, Fred D. Sheftell, Stewart J. Tepper



From the Publisher Empowering Press is dedicated to empowering patients with practical information about their chronic ...
Stereotype Dynamics: Language-Based Approaches to the Formation, Maintenance, and Transformation of Stereotypes

Stereotype Dynamics: Language-Based Approaches to the Formation, Maintenance, and Transformation of Stereotypes


Klaus Fiedler, Peter Freytag, Yoshihisa Kashima



Review "I think it is critically important for social psychologists to focus more on the influence of language and communic...
Constructing the Child Viewer: A History of the American Discourse on Television and Children, 1950-1980

Constructing the Child Viewer: A History of the American Discourse on Television and Children, 1950-1980


Carmen Luke



Review “For those interested in the topic matter, Constructing the Child Viewer is a handy reference book with an ...
The Supportive State: Families, Government, and America's Political Ideals

The Supportive State: Families, Government, and America's Political Ideals


Maxine Eichner



Review "The Supportive State is a groundbreaking analysis of how to rethink the relationship between the state and the fa...
Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults

Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults


Rachelle K. Sheely, Steven E. Gutstein



About the Author Clinical Psychologists and husband/wife team Steven Gutstein and Rachelle Sheely are founders of the int...
Exercise, Nutrition and the Older Woman: Wellness for Women Over Fifty (Wellness for Women)

Exercise, Nutrition and the Older Woman: Wellness for Women Over Fifty (Wellness for Women)


Maria A. Fiatarone Singh



Review This book would make an excellent addition to the library of all health care professionals as it lays out a bluepr...
The American Family: Across the Class Divide

The American Family: Across the Class Divide


Yasushi Watanabe



Review 'A fascinating look inside the lives of Boston's elite and working class families. Only a stranger's eyes could di...
Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment and Fear

Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment and Fear


Claudia A. Black



From the Author When I wrote It Will Never Happen To Me in the early 1980's it was a major revelation for those raised wi...
All About Fibromyalgia: A Guide for Patients and Their Families

All About Fibromyalgia: A Guide for Patients and Their Families


Daniel J. Wallace, Janice Brock Wallace



From Fibromyalgia, a syndrome rather than a disease, is more widely accepted by the medical profession now than it was a...
Better Love Next Time: How the Relationship that Didn't Last Can Lead You to the One that Will

Better Love Next Time: How the Relationship that Didn't Last Can Lead You to the One that Will


J. M. Kearns



Review "Read it, people. J.M. Kearns's new book called Better Love Next Time... The book's main premise is that people of...
New Choices, New Families: How Lesbians Decide about Motherhood

New Choices, New Families: How Lesbians Decide about Motherhood


Nancy J. Mezey



Review A multiracial feminist analysis of how lesbians make choices about motherhood. This book should be required reading ...
Just Married: Thoughts on Love and Partnership

Just Married: Thoughts on Love and Partnership


Alastair Williams



Just Married: Thoughts on Love and Partnership...
Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit

Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit


Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen



Amazon.com Review It's like homemade chicken soup that warms the chill and heals the ill. This collection of 101 stories...
Understanding Skin Problems: Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis and Related Conditions

Understanding Skin Problems: Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis and Related Conditions


Carl Walker, Linda Papadopoulos



Review "…The book is written by leading psychologists amd is packed full of top tips for sufferes…" (The Wa...
Medicine and Morality in Haiti: The Contest for Healing Power (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology)

Medicine and Morality in Haiti: The Contest for Healing Power (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology)


Paul Brodwin



Review "This book enlarges our interpretive framework for understanding the symbolic dimensions of therapeutic choice. It...
Dr. Pascarelli's Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury: What You Need to Know About RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Dr. Pascarelli's Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury: What You Need to Know About RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome


Emil Pascarelli



About the Author EMIL PASCARELLI, M.D., is one of the world’s leading experts on repetitive strain injury. He is c...
Final Exit (Second Edition): The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying

Final Exit (Second Edition): The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying


Derek Humphry



From Publishers Weekly Controversy should erupt anew when Humphry's suicide manual for the terminally ill, newly revised ...