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Myths of Motherhood: How Culture Reinvents the Good Mother
ISBN: 9780140246834 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This groundbreaking and irreverent history of motherhood is worth a hundred advice books for any mother who's ever been made to feel guilty or frazzled by society's impossible expectations. Analyzing data from the psychoanalyst's couch to the hidden history of wet nursing, psychologist Shari L. Thurer wends her way from the Stone Age to the age of Hillary Rodham Clinton, painting a vivid, often frightening picture of life for mothers and children in a time when their roles were constructed by men. Along the way, she debunks myth after myth--exposing the not-so-golden ages of Classical Greece...
This groundbreaking and irreverent history of motherhood is worth a hundred advice books for any mother who's ever been made to feel guilty or frazzle...
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Loving Your Child Is Not Enough: Positive Discipline That Works
ISBN: 9780140270532 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this now-classic, straightforward approach to childraising, Nancy Samalin shows parents how to set clear, concise guidelines to ensure positive and constructive discipline. Based on her extensive work with parents and children, she offers the most recent and invaluable advice on:
In this now-classic, straightforward approach to childraising, Nancy Samalin shows parents how to set clear, concise guidelines to ensure positive and...
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The Faith Factor: Proof of the Healing Power of Prayer
ISBN: 9780140275759 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Drawing from the latest scientific research, as well as numerous illustrative case studies, The Faith Factor offers convincing proof that religious practices can and do enhance the healing powers of medicine. And nationally renowned physician Dale A. Matthews offers a program any patient can follow to incorporate faith into their own healing.
Dr. Matthews points out that encouraging an integration of religious beliefs and practices in medical settings can have important benefits for the entire medical community?from patients and doctors to national health policy makers. He shows how... Drawing from the latest scientific research, as well as numerous illustrative case studies, The Faith Factor offers convincing proof that relig...
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I'm Not Mad, I Just Hate You!: A New Understanding of Mother-Daughter Conflict
ISBN: 9780140286007 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For mothers who are reeling from the rockiness of an ever-changing adolescent, or struggling with a relationship that's deteriorating by the day, here is encouragement, reassurance, and great advice. "I'm Not Mad, I Just Hate You " discusses the social, emotional, cultural, and psychological issues that can lead to mother-daughter conflicts. It offers illuminating and very recognizable case studies, and demonstrates how mother-daughter friction during adolescence can actually empower girls by teaching them invaluable skills. By providing mothers with much-needed encouragement and...
For mothers who are reeling from the rockiness of an ever-changing adolescent, or struggling with a relationship that's deteriorating by the day, here...
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The Mask of Motherhood: How Becoming a Mother Changes Everything and Why We Pretend It Doesn't
ISBN: 9780140291780 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Becoming a mother is filled with the extremes of emotion --the highest highs and the lowest lows. But women are often reluctant to talk honestly about the experience for fear they'll be seen as bad mothers. With wit and candor, The Mask of Motherhood takes on the myths and the misinformation, helping women to prepare and deal with the depth of feeling that comes with the experience and perhaps most important, it lets them know that many, if not most, new mothers are feeling the same way.Susan Maushart, sociologist and mother of three, explores how motherhood affects our...
Becoming a mother is filled with the extremes of emotion --the highest highs and the lowest lows. But women are often reluctant to talk honestly about...
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Second Opinions: 8 Clinical Dramas Intuition Decision Making Front Lines Medn
ISBN: 9780140298628 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A unique insider's view of today's complex and often contentious world of medicine
Anxious about the prognosis, lost in a blur of technical jargon, and fatigued from worry or pain, people who are ill are easily overwhelmed by treatment choices. Told through eight gripping clinical dramas, Second Opinions reveals the forces at play in making critical medical decisions. Dr. Jerome Groopman illuminates the world of medicine where knowledge is imperfect, no therapy is without risks, and no outcome is fully predictable. He portrays moments of astute diagnosis and misguided... A unique insider's view of today's complex and often contentious world of medicine
Anxious about the prognosis, lost in a blur of technical jargon, ... |
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Mind Over Labor
ISBN: 9780140467628 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The fear and pain most women expect from pregnancy can at last be overcome. Carl Jones, a certified childbirth educator, tells how using mental imagery can help you reduce the pain of labor by controlling the fear beforehand. His easy-to-follow, eight-step method, which teaches your mind to cooperate with your body, will help make your childbirth less stressful and more natural. Whether you plan to give birth at home, in a childbearing center, or in a hospital, Carl Jones's simple exercises will put you in touch with the best instrument of birth there is--yourself.
The fear and pain most women expect from pregnancy can at last be overcome. Carl Jones, a certified childbirth educator, tells how using mental imager...
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Fight Fat After Forty: The Revolutionary Three-Pronged Approach That Will Break Your Stress--Fat Cycle and Make You Healthy, Fit, and Trim fo
ISBN: 9780141001814 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. It's a fact: stress makes you fat. Renowned clinician and scientist Dr. Pamela Peeke goes beyond diet and exercise with a lifestyle program that shows women how to stop being diet "POWs" ("Prisoners Of Weight") or victims of "Toxic Stress" and how to evolve into physically and mentally stress-resilient individuals. Peeke helps women identify their stress-eating profiles (Are you a stress-overeater? A stress-undereater?) and explains that to remove weight, you have to lift weight. She explains what to eat and, equally as important, when to eat by navigating the afternoon "CortiZone," the hours...
It's a fact: stress makes you fat. Renowned clinician and scientist Dr. Pamela Peeke goes beyond diet and exercise with a lifestyle program that shows...
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Real Boy's Voices
ISBN: 9780141002941 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. What real boys have to say
"A lot of people use words like 'psycho' or 'wacko' to refer to people who are feeling glum or think they might want to take their own life. I think these sorts of slang terms create further isolation in a teen, and that's not what you want to do to a teen who already feels alone" Alexander, 18, from a small town in the South "A guy is supposed to be strong, tall, and fast and have the qualities of an ideal athlete. At the same time he's supposed to be smart. He's expected to be nearly perfect." Chandler, 14, from a suburb in the Northwest "What I hate... What real boys have to say
"A lot of people use words like 'psycho' or 'wacko' to refer to people who are feeling glum or think they might w... |
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The Friendship Factor: Helping Our Children Navigate Their Social World--And Why It Matters for Their Success and Happiness
ISBN: 9780142001899 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Based on twenty-five years of research on friendship, Dr. Kenneth H. Rubin reveals the importance of children's social development to their emotional and intellectual growth and future success. In The Friendship Factor he uses vivid case studies to differentiate normal development from potential problems and real distress, exploring how to:
Based on twenty-five years of research on friendship, Dr. Kenneth H. Rubin reveals the importance of children's social development to their emotional ...
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Conquering Infertility: Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing Fertility and Coping with Infertility
ISBN: 9780142002018 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Infertility is a heartbreaking condition that affects nine million American couples each year. It causes tremendous stress, can trigger debilitating sadness and depression, and can tear a marriage to shreds. In Conquering Infertility, Harvard psychologist Alice Domar--whom Vogue calls the "Fertility Goddess"--provides infertile couples with what they need most: stress relief, support, and hope. Using the innovative mind/body techniques she has perfected at her clinic, Domar helps infertile women not only regain control over their lives but also boost their chances of becoming...
Infertility is a heartbreaking condition that affects nine million American couples each year. It causes tremendous stress, can trigger debilitating s...
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How to Behave So Your Preschooler Will, Too!
ISBN: 9780142004586 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Dr. Sal Severe established himself as a leading childcare and parenting expert with his phenomenally successful How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too Now he focuses on raising children between the ages of three and six. Based on Dr. Severe's philosophy that children's behavior often reflects that of their parents, this book teaches readers how to better handle a host of issues, from fussing at bedtime and temper tantrums to toilet training and sibling rivalry. Instead of focusing on what children do wrong, Severe teaches parents what they can do right by emphasizing the positive,...
Dr. Sal Severe established himself as a leading childcare and parenting expert with his phenomenally successful How to Behave So Your Children Will...
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RX for Survival: Why We Must Rise to the Global Health Challenge
ISBN: 9780143037989 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A New York Times reporter's eye-opening call to arms in the fight against epidemic diseases
We face a great choice. Philip Hilts, a prizewinning journalist for the New York Times and the Washington Post, argues in this report on global epidemic diseases that the world's leading nations now have the means to win the fight against ?the coming plague but they must act quickly or face grave consequences. Based on firsthand visits to disease hot spots around the world and in-depth interviews with leading researchers and other medical pioneers working on the ground,... A New York Times reporter's eye-opening call to arms in the fight against epidemic diseases
We face a great choice. Philip Hilts, a... |
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
ISBN: 9780143038580 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year
Winner of the James Beard Award Author of #1 New York Times Bestsellers In Defense of Food and Food Rules What should we have for dinner? Ten years ago, Michael Pollan confronted us with this seemingly simple question and, with The Omnivore's Dilemma, his brilliant and eye-opening exploration of our food choices, demonstrated that how we answer it today may determine not only our health but our survival as a species. In the years since, Pollan's revolutionary... One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year
Winner of the James Beard Award Author of #1 New York... |
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Listen to Your Pain: The Active Person's Guide to Understanding, Identifying, and Treating Pain and I Njury
ISBN: 9780143111955 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The newly updated edition of the classic guide to assessing and treating pain and injury For more than twenty-five years, Listen to Your Pain has been a leading resource for understanding pain and injury problems. Now revised and updated based on recent research, this comprehensive, fully illustrated guide:
* explains how to determine exactly what is causing your pain, using simple tests * provides detailed instructions for therapists on assessing and treating each major injury * outlines possible treatment choices, from self-therapy to medical help *... The newly updated edition of the classic guide to assessing and treating pain and injury For more than twenty-five years, Listen to You...
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Now That You Know: A Parents' Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children, Updated Edition
ISBN: 9780156006057 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Now updated with new material on AIDS and support groups, this completely non-judgmental, very informative, and extremely effective book (Library Journal)is a standard reference for parents of gays and lesbians.
" Now updated with new material on AIDS and support groups, this completely non-judgmental, very informative, and extremely effective book (Library Jour...
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Why We Hurt: The Natural History of Pain
ISBN: 9780156014038 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A top neurosurgeon and acclaimed author's unique and highly readable study of the paradox of pain, with fascinating anecdotes on childbirth, migraines, cancer, and more.
Medical science has made brilliant discoveries over the last century but as any cancer patient can attest, it has yet to conquer, or even fully comprehend, pain. Beginning with his own battle against severe migraines, and citing numerous case studies of his patients, in Why We Hurt Dr. Frank Vertosick explains how pain evolved, and by highlighting the critical functions it serves, he helps us to understand its value. Well... A top neurosurgeon and acclaimed author's unique and highly readable study of the paradox of pain, with fascinating anecdotes on childbirth, migraines...
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Black Parents Handbook: A Guide to Healthy Pregnancy, Birth, and Child Care
ISBN: 9780156131001 / Angielski / Miękka / 1976 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The first book written specifically for black mothers and fathers that discusses every aspect of parenthood from the time a child is conceived until age six. In collaboration with Donald R. Frisby, M.D., Richard A. McLaughlin, M.D., and Melvin W. Williams, M.D.
The first book written specifically for black mothers and fathers that discusses every aspect of parenthood from the time a child is conceived until a...
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Cancer: The Evolutionary Legacy
ISBN: 9780192628343 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Greaves explains why the old paradigms of infectious diseases or genetic disorders have proved fruitless in analysing causes of cancer, and claims that by looking at cancer in its evolutionary context, we can begin to answer some of the big questions. Every day, 1500 Americans die of cancer, and yet for most of us this deadly disease remains mysterious. Why is it so common? Why are there so many different causes? Why does treatment so often fail? What, ultimately, is cancer? In this fascinating new book, a leading cancer researcher offers general readers clear and convincing answers to these...
Greaves explains why the old paradigms of infectious diseases or genetic disorders have proved fruitless in analysing causes of cancer, and claims tha...
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The Potential for Health
ISBN: 9780192629449 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Can health be improved? Can quality healthcare be delivered more effec tively? Can doctors and other health professionals be better at their job and deliver higher quality of care? The answer to these three ques tions is "yes," and this book shows how, through the use of existing k nowledge, the enormous potential for health can be unleashed. A key el ement of improving health, health care and the quality of life of pati ents is to ensure that those concerned with delivering the services ha ve high standards of education and training. Part of this book is ther efore devoted to this topic,...
Can health be improved? Can quality healthcare be delivered more effec tively? Can doctors and other health professionals be better at their job and d...
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