"Collections of Madness: Amateur Experiments in Genius" begins with e-mail conversations between three poets, Jane, Asil, and Nod, as they contemplate the answers to life's most difficult questions. Together, they decide to write a book and let their findings be known.

The friends experience the universe together, but also individually on separate, bumpy paths. Jane, Asil and Nod share their insights, disillusionments, and life-changing epiphanies. In "Questions from the Lonely Girl," Jane Smith explores how she is learning to breathe her own eclectic beauty into the world. In Asil...

Polycystic ovaries are common and a proportion of affected women develop polycystic ovary syndrome, which can have wide ranging effects on the body's metabolism. This book gives advice on aspects such as weight control, skin problems, contraception and ovulation induction, as well as on lifestyle changes to help avoid the associated increased risk of developing diabetes and atherosclerosis. This is a book for women with the condition, and for their primary care or family physicians. Professor Gabor Kovacs is Professor and Chair, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Monash University at...

Any breast operation is a significant event. This book provides information to help lessen the fear and gives practical advice for patients returning to normal life. Contents include: an explanation of the benign causes of lumps and pain in the breast; outline of the different types of cancer of the breast; description of investigative and diagnostic procedures; a look at preparation for surgery, the different surgical procedures and what to expect after surgery; a discussion of radiotherapy and chemotherapy; an explanation of breast reconstruction. For breast diseases patients and their...