Elijahs Cup or 100 Questions and Answers about Prostate Disease

Elijah's Cup: A Family's Journey into the Community and Culture of High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome

Author: Valerie Paradiz

Faced with her two-year-old toddler's precipitous bout with epilepsy and his puzzling behaviors, Valerie Paradiz took a bold and unusual path, coming to terms with and ultimately embracing the strange beauty of her son Elijah's special neurological disorder, which was diagnosed as Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism.

In Elijah's Cup, Paradiz tells the powerful story of her family's struggle with her son's disease, one characterized by social awkwardness, literal-mindedness, and a fixation with particular subjects and interests. Like attention deficit disorder (ADD), dyslexia, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, Asperger's has exploded in diagnosis in the last decade, reconfiguring the known incidence of autism in the population with estimates as high as one in fifty people.

Ever since autism was "discovered" by researchers in the 1940s, the disability has been under the strict purview of professionals in medicine, psychiatry, and education. Like the deaf community, autistics themselves have had little voice in expressing their real experience and needs. They were framed as too "sick" to be conscious of their own internal lives, too "mentally ill" to possess an identity. All this has changed.

Today there is a blossoming movement of autistic self-advocacy groups and alliances that pose challenging questions to the medical status quo. A fascinating, independent expression of another way of life, full of quirkiness, hardship, and humor, has emerged. Elijah's Cup is a provocative and pioneering book that pushes the envelope of what we know about autism. Were Andy Warhol, Albert Einstein, and the comedian Andy Kaufman, whom we usually think of as brillianteccentrics, autistic? Can these figures serve as role models to this community?

Elijah's Cup offers a refreshing take on mental disability from the perspective of civil rights, history, and the arts. From encounters with the founders of the first civil rights organizations for autistics, who guide Paradiz and her son toward a sense of community and self-respect, and with visual artists, who share with Elijah their special ability to "think in pictures," Elijah reaches extraordinary heights in his sociability and emotional well-being.

In this utterly absorbing and inspiring narrative, Paradiz also reveals her own shadow syndrome, which afflicts many family members of autistics. She is a "cousin," a genetic link to her son's autism. Standing as she does on this cultural borderline, Paradiz is a sensitive translator between two worlds, revealing a groundbreaking insider's view of the beauty of minds hidden in the shadows of autism.

Publishers Weekly

This expressive and deeply felt memoir explores how the diagnosis of the author's son, Elijah, with Asperger's syndrome (a high-functioning autism) changed her life. As a young child, Elijah had delays in language and motor skills, and also suffered seizures. Paradiz, an assistant professor of German studies at Bard College, details the subsequent dissolution of her marriage (although she and her ex-husband are now friends) and her own depression, events triggered by the problems of coping with Elijah's needs. After Paradiz hired a babysitter with Asperger's syndrome and read several accounts written by people diagnosed as autistic, she understood that her son was a visual rather than a verbal thinker. (According to the author, Albert Einstein and Andy Warhol both had Asperger's syndrome.) This realization led her to provide Elijah with the repetitive activities he needed to enjoy his life. She describes their time together at Autreat, a camp for autistics that emphasizes self-advocacy, an idea that has been rejected by more traditional parents and teachers, who believe that autistics cannot know their needs. This is a moving personal story that highlights a new way of thinking about people diagnosed as autistic. (Apr.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

This insightful memoir by the mother of a boy with a high-functioning form of autism includes a history of the disorder, a look at present-day activists, and psychological profiles of well-known people the author believes were autistic. Paradiz (German Studies/Bard Coll.) views autism not as a mental illness but as a way of life with its own deep culture. While eloquently chronicling day-to-day experiences from her son Elijah's birth to age 12, she also records her struggle to understand the nature of autism and the unique way in which autistic people experience the world. By chance, she hires as caretaker for her son a woman with Asperger's Syndrome who recognizes that Elijah has the same condition and helps Paradiz cope with it. Her research leads her to the revelatory writings of two articulate, high-functioning autistic women, Donna Williams and Temple Grandin. When Paradiz learns that autism has a genetic component, she scrutinizes her family tree and concludes that her grandmother, her father, and she herself possess shadow traits that constitute what geneticists call "broader autism phenotype": intense preoccupations, a preference for solitary activities, a need for sameness in certain aspects of life. Searching for historical role models for her son, who develops a consuming interest in television, especially comedy and animated cartoons, she finds autistic traits in Einstein, whose language development was delayed and whose visual thinking was extraordinary, and in Andy Warhol, another visual thinker whose social interactions were often bizarre; similarly, while perusing a biography of Andy Kaufman, she sees signs of autism in the comedian's childhood obsession with televisionperformances. Not everyone will accept Paradiz's view that these individuals' talents and idiosyncrasies can be explained by autism, but her descriptions of her son's world and of the autism activists she comes to know are perceptive and enlightening. A valuable addition to the growing literature on this neurological condition.

See also: Thin for Good or Pr cticas hol sticas para la salud

100 Questions and Answers about Prostate Disease

Author: Kevin R Loughlin

By providing both the doctor's and patient's view, this book gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options.

Staying Connected While Letting Go or Power Tennis Training

Staying Connected While Letting Go: The Paradox of Alzheimer's Caregiving

Author: Sandy Braff

This book, laced with poignant stories, focuses on the emotional impact of this disease on the caregivers and offers specific coping strategies they can use to keep them emotionally sane in this chaotic time.

Publishers Weekly

In their unflagging dedication to caregiving, spouses of an Alzheimer's patient often neglect their own emotional needs, say the authors of this compassionate volume. Braff, a therapist, and Olenik, formerly a research associate in an N.I.H.-funded study of Alzheimer's caregivers, chart the course of the disease from the caregivers' perspective, gathering stories of how they coped with the diagnosis, the painful progression and finally, their spouse's death. It is these stories that form the backbone of this book. Just as members of a support group share tales of grappling with fear, stress and isolation, so do the voices in this volume: Carolyn mourns the loss of meaningful conversation with her husband; Al misses the physical intimacy; Mamie comes to terms with the fact that her husband no longer recognizes her. The authors eschew direct advice in favor of vignettes that model, they hope, healthy ways of coping. This may frustrate some looking for concrete actions to take, phone numbers to call or other resources to peruse; the overwritten commentary, too, might grate (e.g. the authors want to "clip the wings of and enfeeble the predatory emotional effects" of the disease). But Braff and Olenik care deeply about their subject, and their book will help people struggling with a failing spouse feel part of a large and strong community. Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

A licensed marriage family therapist, Braff facilitated a weekly Alzheimer's support group for 14 years. Coauthor Olenik interviewed over 300 spousal caregivers over a six-year period in her research capacity at the University of California's Alzheimer's Caregiver Research Study. Their book explores the emotions that spousal caregivers of Alzheimer's patients experience as the disease progresses. In narratives arranged by the different stages of the disease, the participants manifest surprising resilience, problem solving, and coping behaviors. In addition, they are remarkably frank about discussing loss of sexual intimacy and dating before a spouse's death. This title, which effectively demonstrates that "the result of caregiving and grieving is often an initiation into a deeper, more meaningful life experience," is well suited to the comprehensive consumer health collections of large public, medical, and hospital libraries. Libraries in remote areas without local Alzheimer's support groups also will want to buy it for the benefit of isolated caregivers. Nancy Mace and Peter Rabins's The 36-Hour Day would be a better choice for small libraries looking for a single resource as it offers practical hints and guidelines for caregivers who are not necessarily spouses. (Index not seen.)-Cleo Pappas, La Grange Memorial Hosp. Lib., IL

See also: SELECT Series or A Design That Cares

Power Tennis Training

Author: Donald A Chu

Don Chu, training consultant to the United States Tennis Association and top tennis pros, presents an easy-to-follow, balanced conditioning program specifically designed to help tennis players at all levels put more power into their game. Through a regimen of stretching, weight training, plyometrics, medicine ball exercises, and court drills, you'll become faster and able to hit the ball harder. You'll also find that you're less injury-prone and can bounce back from injury sooner.

Let Power Tennis Training put more power into your game.

About the Author:
A frequent contributor to the National Strength and Conditioning Association Journal, Don Chu is a leading authority on power training and conditioning. In addition to serving as a consultant for the United States Tennis Association, Chu has been a conditioning consultant for the Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Lions, and Chicago White Sox. He is owner, director, and consultant to individual athletes at the Ather Sports Injury Clinic in northern California.

Dr. Chu earned his PhD in physical therapy and physical education from Stanford University and is a professor emeritus of kinesiology and physical education at California State University, Hayward. In 1978, his only year as a head coach, Dr. Chu was named the Far Western Conference Track and Field Coach of the Year. He is a registered physical therapist, a certified athletic trainer through the National Athletic Training Association, and an National Strength and Conditioning Association-certified strength specialist.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Todd Martin

Part I: Power Tennis Training Components

Chapter 1. Exercise Principles for Tennis Players
Chapter 2. Warm-Up and Stretching Exercises
Chapter 3. Weight Training and Trunk Exercises
Chapter 4. Plyometric and Medicine Ball Exercises
Chapter 5. Court Drills

Part II: Power Tennis Training Workouts

Chapter 6. Building Blocks Approach to Workouts
Chapter 7. Block 1--Strength Endurance Workout
Chapter 8. Block 2--Strength Workouts
Chapter 9. Block 3--Power Workouts

Appendix: Fitness Testing Worksheet
Exercise Index

Brendas Wardrobe Companion or Moms with ADD

Brenda's Wardrobe Companion: A Workbook for Getting the Look You Want, with the Clothes You Love

Author: Brenda Kinsel

A fashion expert and image consultant for real women with real bodies, Brenda Kinsel helps readers match their clothes to their personal style. Brenda's Wardrobe Companion walks the reader through the same affirming process that the author's clients experience before they go shopping. Readers assess the qualities they wish to project through clothes, analyze nonclothing clues to their personal message, and learn how to focus on what works — all in preparation for the ultimate goal: buying the right clothes and dressing on their own. With color illustrations throughout, this series of "private" sessions with a leading image consultant work as a companion book to the author's popular fashion bibles.

Moms with ADD: A Self-Help Manual

Author: Christine A Adamec

Guaranteed to make moms with ADD happier at home and at the office.

Library Journal

It's tough enough to live with attention deficit disorder (ADD), but adding motherhood to the mix can be overwhelming. Adamec (How To Live with a Mentally Ill Person, LJ 7/96) offers sound advice on how a mother with ADD can deal with the everyday tasks of running a home, working with teachers, juggling work, and solving family problems. Regarding school issues, the author shares tips on preparing for a conference, helping that includes homework, and considering such alternatives as charter schools. Helpful diets, prescribed medications, and support groups are also covered.Above all, for ADD moms plagued with guilt and self-blame, Adamec gives positive, it's-gonna-work-out advice. A highly helpful, practical guide for all public libraries that indludes web sites, organizations, camps, and school info.--Linda Beck, Indian Valley P.L., Telford, PA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

<br>&#151 ADDvance magazine - Kathleen Nadeau

Chris Adamec does a great job of describing the dilemmas faced by women with ADD as they try to keep up with the juggling act of raising children and managing a household, often while holding down a full-time job...At times she is sympathetic and humorous, at other times, very serious as she reviews a wide range of concerns.

After opening chapters that focus more on women's ADD issues, Chris turns to parenting---from pregnancy and new motherhood, to the elementary school years, to high school. At each step of the way she offers quotes from mothers with ADD as well as from female professionals in the field, almost giving the reader the feeling that she is sitting in a support group for moms with ADD.

What People Are Saying

Colleen Alexander-Roberts
Extremely valuable and empowering...A MUST-READ for mothers with ADD who are trying to raise a family, balance a career, and maintain a home while dealing with this syndrome. This book is a gold-mine resource filled with practical information, advice, and valuable suggestions for the reader. I enthusiastically recommend it. (Colleen Alexander-Roberts, author of The ADHD Parenting Handbook.)

Sari Solden
Finally, the life instruction manual women with ADD have waited and wished for. Full of helpful and specific suggestions as well as emotionally validating and guilt reducing! (Sari Solden, MS, author of Women with Attention Deficit Disorder)

Terry Matlen
This refreshing, easy-to-navigate book is a must-have for any mom touched by attentional difficulties. (Terry Matlen, MSW, ACSW, vice president of the national ADDA.)

Table of Contents:

Foreword xiii
Part One Add Moms in a Non-Add World: Practical Coping Strategies 1
The Key to Add: Basic Issues 3
Zeroing in on the Good Aspects of Add 19
Working on Solutions to Common ADD Problems 31
Juggling Family and Work: The Family 57
Juggling Family and Work: The Workplace 69

Part Two Family Matters 77
Your Children Have Add Or Don't 79
You Have A Baby: But What If You Have Add Too? 93
Parenting The School-Age Child: The Basics 103
The Add Mom and The Adolescent: Now There Is a Challenge! 115
School Daze: Your Child Goes to School 123

Part Three Special Struggles 143
Coping With Difficult or Painful Emotions that May 145
Coping With Holidays and Other Tough Times 159

Part Four Getting Outside Help 165
Professional Help 167
Medications That May Help 175
Support Groups, Coaching and Other 187
Appendix A: Recommended Books 191
Appendix B: Magazines and Jounals 193
Appendix C: National Organizations 195
Appendix D: Support Groups for Adults with Add 197
Appendix E: Websites and Listservs 201
Appendix F: Summer Camps with Programs for Kids with Add 203
Appendix G: State Contacts for Charter School Information 205
Appendix H: Products That May Be Helpful 209
Bibliography 211
Index 217

New Hope for People with Lupus or Run Strong

New Hope for People with Lupus: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions

Author: Theresa Foy Digeronimo

Discover Exciting New Ways to Manage Lupus
Now you can take control of lupus and begin living a healthier, better life—today! This thoughtful, cutting-edge book can help you manage the flare-ups, symptoms, and side effects of lupus and put you back on the path to a more enjoyable, active lifesyle. Inside is compassionate, practical, and immediate guidance for anyone affected by lupus, including:
·Promising alternative therapies such as DHEA, essential fatty acids, and herbs
·Conventional drug treatments, including corticosteroids and antimalarials
·Easy methods to reduce stress and boost energy
·Important lifestyle requirements, such as diet and exercise
·And much, much more!
"A great resource for people with lupus, especially those recently diagnosed. New Hope for People with Lupus gives valuable and credible information about the many aspects of lupus which, as most of us know, can be very confusing."
—Gloria M. Spadaro, R.N., executive director, Lupus Foundation Inc. of New Jersey

"Reading New Hope for People with Lupus helps you become a central player in the colaborative diagnostic and therapeutic process that is what medical care is all about. This book gives hope because there is hope, particularly after absorbing the pearls in this new partner in your medical care."
—From the Foreword by Stephen A. Paget, M.D.

New interesting textbook: Vietnam or Nazi Germany

Run Strong

Author: Kevin Beck

Run faster and longer with less effort than ever before! Putting in the miles is only one part of the training equation. You can become a much stronger overall runner by improving leg turnover, efficiency, body alignment, muscle balance, and running-specific muscle strength, and by finding your most effective range of motion.

Expert coaches and runners show you how to assess what you need and implement these training methods into your current program. And if you're returning from injury, you can bounce back stronger and faster than ever before.

Make your base miles pay off by improving your efficiency and economy. With Run Strong you'll maximize your current fitness level and see results at the very next race!

What People Are Saying

Keith Dowling
Keith Dowling, 2003 USA World Championship Marathon team member Top American finisher of 2002 Boston Marathon
Run Strong is unlike anything else on the running shelf for improving performance. This book shows runners how to train to become faster, stronger, and more efficient."

Ellen O'Neil
Ellen O'Neil, Head cross country coach, Smith College
The varied topics in Run Strong, ranging from training principles to nutritional advice to prerace strategies, are thoroughly explored but easily digested. Beck has done an exemplary job of assembling the ideas and wisdom of experienced and esteemed authors.

Daniel Browne
Daniel Browne, 2004 US Olympic team member, 2002 USA Marathon champion
Comprehensive and entertaining, this book unlocks the secrets to running your personal best!

Table of Contents:

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis or Brain Development

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References (3-in-1 Medical Reference Series)

Author: James N Parker

This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to primary biliary cirrhosis. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to primary biliary cirrhosis.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.

Table of Contents:

Forward
Chapter 1. Studies on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Overview
The Combined Health Information Database
Federally Funded Research on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
E-Journals: PubMed Central
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed
Chapter 2. Nutrition and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Overview
Finding Nutrition Studies on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Federal Resources on Nutrition
Additional Web Resources
Chapter 3. Alternative Medicine and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Overview
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Additional Web Resources
General References
Chapter 4. Dissertations on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Overview
Dissertations on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Keeping Current
Chapter 5. Books on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Overview
Book Summaries: Federal Agencies
Chapters on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Chapter 6. Periodicals and News on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Overview
News Services and Press Releases
Newsletter Articles
Academic Periodicals covering Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Chapter 7. Researching Medications
Overview
U.S. Pharmacopeia
Commercial Databases
Researching Orphan Drugs
Appendix A. Physician Resources
Overview
NIH Guidelines
NIH Databases
Other Commercial Databases
Appendix B. Patient Resources
Overview
Patient Guideline Sources
Associations and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Finding Associations
Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries
Overview
Preparation
Finding a Local Medical Library
Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada
ONLINE GLOSSARIES
Online Dictionary Directories
PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS DICTIONARY
INDEX

Book review: Faith of Our Sons or The Last Lion

Brain Development: Normal Processes and the Effects of Alcohol and Nicotine

Author: Michael W Miller

This is the first book about both normal development of the nervous system and how early exposure to alcohol and nicotine interferes with this development. The developing nervous system is highly dynamic and vulnerable to genetic and epigenetic factors that can be additive or synergistic. Disruption of normal brain development leads to an array of developmental disorders. One of the most common of these is mental retardation, the prime cause of which is prenatal exposure to alcohol. As chapters in this book show, alcohol has direct effects on the developing neural system and it affects genetic regulation. Another common neurotoxin is nicotine, and it is discussed in this book for three reasons: (1) the number of adolescents who smoke cigarettes is rising in some populations; (2) prenatal exposure to nicotine affects neurotransmitter systems that are critical for normal brain development and cognition; and (3) prenatal exposure to nicotine is often accompanied by prenatal exposure to alcohol.LThe mature brain is the culmination of an orderly sequence of the basic ontogenetic processes--cell proliferation, migration, differentiation, and death. Neural stem cells and progenitors proliferate in discrete sites; then, young neurons migrate long distances to their residences where they form neural networks. During this sequence many immature cells die, presumably eliminating unsuitable or non-competitive cells. Each process is regulated by genetic and environmental factors. When this regulation goes awry, a dysmorphic and dysfunctional brain results. Though this can be tragic in clinical settings, in experimental contexts it provides keen insight into normal braindevelopment.LThe book is divided into three parts. The first describes neural ontogeny in the normal brain. The second and third deal with the consequences of early exposure to alcohol and nicotine. Though there are similarities in the effects of these two toxins, there are also intriguing differences. The commonalities reflect the plasticity and resilience of the developing brain while the differences point to the targeted effects of the two toxins. Exploring these effects brings a richer appreciation of brain development. The book will be of interest to neuroscientists, developmental biologists, teratologists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, neurologists, neuropsychologists, and to their students and trainees.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Scott D Phillips, MD(University of Colorado School of Medicine)
Description:This book first reviews the normal process of brain development, then details the pathophysiology and neurotoxicity of ethanol on brain development, and concludes with a detailed look at the effects of nicotine on brain development.
Purpose:The purpose was to contrast normal brain development, and the effects of alcohol and nicotine on the growing brain. With the marked prevalence of ethanol and nicotine abuse in our society, this is a welcome review of the topic. The book accomplishes these goals and provides an excellent review of the topics that will be useful to many physicians and scientists.
Audience:This in-depth book is most suitable for practitioners or researchers in the field of alcohol and nicotine developmental effects. The chapter authors have extensive research experience.
Features:The introductory section on normal development is important to help readers get up to speed on the topic. The authors then take readers through epidemiological considerations of alcohol and nicotine use and include a discussion on socioeconomic status and the interplay in development. At the end of each chapter there is a useful listing of abbreviations. This is a very detailed and in-depth look at the topic and may be too technical for some readers. However, for the targeted audience, it is an excellent review.
Assessment:This excellent book will be very useful to many readers including pediatricians, toxicologists, substance abuse specialists, researchers, and many others.

Cuidate or Complete Book of Stretching

Cuidate: Una Guia Completa y Ilustrada Para El Autocuidado Medico

Author: Donald M Vickery

Cuidate es la guia de salud mas vendida en el mundo y la unica que ayuda a reducir las visitas al medico.

Look this: Menschliche Dienstleistungen im Zeitgenössischen Amerika

Complete Book of Stretching

Author: Tony Lycholat

This guide explains the principles of safe stretching which improves fitness, health, posture and sports performance. This book details simple flexibility assessment, outlines sample programmes and provides progressive exercises for all parts of the body and explains PNF techniques. All the exercises are fully illustrated and the muscles and joints used in each stretch are explained. The book should be an aid to those who suffer from tension and back pain.

The Book of Skin or The Right to Die

The Book of Skin

Author: Steven Connor

Skin, Steven Connor argues, has never been more visible. The Book of Skin explores the multiple functions of the skin in the cultures of the West. In this vividly illustrated book, Connor draws on evidence from a variety of sources, including literary and other forms of public and private writing (especially medical texts), as well as film, folklore, painting, photography, and popular song. Because of its newfound visibility, skin has never been at once so manifest and so in jeopardy as it is today. This dilemma becomes evident, in Connor's view, if we examine how skin is displayed and manipulated as a site of inscription. In order to trace our culture's anxious concerns with the materiality and mortality of skin, Connor's analysis ranges from the human body itself to photography, from Medieval leprosy, Renaissance flaying, and eternal syphilis to cosmetics, plastic surgery, and skin cancers.

Connor examines the chromatics of skin color and pigmentation, blushing, suntanning, paleness, darkening, tattooing, cutting, the Turin shroud, the Mummy, and the Invisible Man. He also offers engaging explanations for why particular colors are ascribed to feelings and conditions such as green for envy, purple for rage, and yellow for cowardice. Connor's insights into the obvious and yet unfamiliar terrain of the skin and its place in Western culture ameliorates the intensities and attenuations of touch in cultural history. The Book of Skin bears out James Joyce's claim that "modern man has an epidermis rather than a soul."

Books about: Comparative Planning Cultures or Argentina and the Fund

The Right to Die?: Caring Alternatives to Euthanasia

Author: Marvin Snider

Journalists have dubbed it the "Death with Dignity" movement but what does the Bible have to say about euthanasia or physicianassisted suicide? Mark Blocher exposes the philosophy behind euthanasia, tracing the movement's history from the legalization of abortion to the present debate. He presents alternatives and shows readers how they can help protect the sanctity of life.

Men Are Stupid and They Like Big Boobs or Understanding Skin Problems

Men Are Stupid . . . And They Like Big Boobs: A Woman's Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery

Author: Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers is uniquely qualified to talk about plastic surgery — because she's one of the few celebrities unafraid to admit to the world what she's "had done" to keep looking so great. Now, with no-holds-barred, she gives women straight-talking advice on better living through looking better.

Joan Rivers's abiding life philosophy is simple: in the appearance-centric society of the twenty-first century, beauty is key — especially where men are concerned. Men like pretty women. And so, getting something lifted, tightened, adjusted, or removed is as fundamental as wearing makeup or using hair conditioner. Now, for any woman considering her options, Joan Rivers takes the mystery out of cosmetic surgery. Informed by the country's top plastic surgeons, she takes listeners step-by-step through the entire process, from finding the right doctor to the bruising truth about recovery and the facts about cosmetic surgery's very real risks.

But don't worry — there's dish, too. Men Are Stupid...And They Like Big Boobs is rife with Hollywood gossip about who's done what and how often...and is filled with Rivers's personal anecdotes about life under the knife. Part comic musing, part bitch-fest, and part hands-on advice, this is a funny, wildly frank, and genuinely passionate argument for a woman's right to do whatever it takes to be beautiful, to feel better about herself, and be happy. Take it from the woman who enjoys having it all — done.

Read also Encyclopedia of Underwater Investigations or First World Dreams

Understanding Skin Problems: Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis and Related Conditions (Understanding Illness & Health Series)

Author: Carl Walker

As suffers will know, any dermatological condition can have a devastating effect leading to feelings of isolation and depression.

Filling the gap between medical advice and lay knowledge, Understanding Skin Problems provides crucial information to help you understand the various aspects of your condition - psychological and social as well as medical - so that you can improve the quality of your life and learn to cope better with the problem.

Written in easy-to-understand language, it offers a positive, hopeful outlook and includes lists of organizations for further help.

• Broad coverage relevant to a wide range of skin conditions
• Written in a very accessible style
• Lists of further help, organisations etc included

  Linda Papadopoulos is a Reader in Psychology and a chartered counselling and health psychologist. She currently works as a course director at London Guildhall University. She has published extensively in the fields of medical and counselling psychology and has been invited to present her research at various international conferences. She has also appeared on a variety of television programmes such as 'Big Brother' as their expert psychologist.

Carl Walker is a Research Psychologist at London Guildhall University where he is currently finishing a PhD in psychodermatology. He comes from a biological background, having graduated in biology from Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London.

Table of Contents:

About the author.

1. Introduction.

2. Myths about skin disease, the media and stigma.

3. Facts about skin disease: causes and prevalence.

4. Social coping.

5. The impact of skin disease on relationships.

6. Children and skin disease.

7. Treatment 1: The people (health professionals, skin camouflage and support groups).

8. Treatment 2: Psychology and skin disease.

9. How do I . . .?

Useful addresses.

References and suggested further reading.

Index.

Tabla de calor as or Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine

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Author: Neil Stevens

Estas tablas ponen a disposiciуn del lector esta importante informaciуn, mostrando las calorнas y la aportaciуn de grasas, hidratos de carbono, proteнnas, colesterol, sodio y fibra de mбs de 1.500 alimentos diferentes, relacionados por orden alfabйtico para facilitar su consulta.

Go to: Fine English Cookery or Chafing Dish Possibilities

Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine

Author: Harvey Max Max Chochinov

This work complements the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine and The Handbook of Psychooncology. Topics include the role of psychiatry in terminal care, diagnosis and management of depression, suicide in the terminally ill, pain management, the nature of suffering in terminal illness, and psychotherapeutic interventions. The book also takes into consideration new directions for psychosocial palliative care research.

Table of Contents:

Part I: Psychiatric Complications of Terminal Illness

1. Hospice: A Psychiatric Perspective, Colin Murray Parkes, M.D.

2. Care and Management of the Patient at the End of Life, Edwin H. Cassem, M.D.

3. Diagnosis and Management of Depression in Palliative Care, Keith G. Wilson, Ph.D., Harvey Max Chochinov, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC, Barbara J. de Faye, M.A., William Breitbart, M.D.

4. Suicide, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in the Terminally Ill, Barry Rosenfeld, Ph.D., Suzanne Krivo, M.D., William Breitbart, M.D., Harvey Max Chochinov, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC

5. Anxiety in Palliative Care, David K. Payne, Ph.D., Mary Jane Massie, M.D.

6. Delirium in the Terminally Ill, William Breitbart, M.D., Kenneth Cohen, M.D.

7. Palliative Care in the Chronically Mentally Ill, David Goldenberg, M.D., Jimmie Holland, M.D., Sherry Schachter, R.N., M.A.

Part II: Symptom Management

8. Physical Symptom Management in the Terminally Ill. An Overview for Mental Health Professionals, Russell K. Portenoy, M.D.

9. Psychiatric Aspects of Pain Management in Patients with Advanced Cancer and AIDS, William Breitbart, M.D., David Payne, Ph.D.

10. Psychiatric Management of Eating Disorders in Palliative-Care Management of Cancer Patients, Lynn M. Kesko, M.D., Ph.D.

11. Psychiatric Aspects of Fatigue in the Terminally Ill, S. Abbey, M.D.

Part III: Psychotherapeutic Intervention and Palliative Care

12. Individual Psychotherapy for the Patient with Advanced Disease, Gary Rodin, M.D., Laurie a. Gillies, Ph.D.

13. Existential Psychotherapy in Palliative Care, James L. Spira, Ph.d., M.P.H.

14. The Supportive Relationship,The Psychodynamic Life Narrative, and the Dying Patient, Milton Viederman, M.D.

15. A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Symptom Management in Palliative Care: Augmenting Somatic Interventions, Dennis C. Turk, Ph.D., Caryn S. Feldman, Ph.D.

16. Group Psychotherapy and the Terminally Ill, David Speigel M.D.

Part IV: Pediatric Palliative Care

17. Psychiatric Care of the Terminally Ill Child, Margaret L. Stuber, M.D., Brenda Bursch, Ph.D.

18. Psychotherapy with the Dying Child, Barbara M. Sourkes, Ph.D.

Part V: Family and Staff Issues

19. Family Issues and Palliative Care, David K. Wellis, Ph.D.

20. Communication with Terminally Ill Patients and Their Relatives, Peter Maguire, M.D.

21. Burnout and Symptoms of Stress in Staff Working in Palliative Care, Mary L.S. Vachon, R.N., Ph.D.

22. Understanding and Managing Bereavement in Palliative Care, Sid Zisook, M.D.

Part VI: Ethical and Spiritual Issues

23. Ethical Issues in Palliative Care, Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D.

24. Addressing the Needs of the Patient Who Requests PAS or Euthanasia, Margaret V. McDonald, M.S.W., Steven D. Passik, Ph.D., Nessa Coyle, R.N., M.S.

25. Spiritual Care of the Dying Patient, Michael Kearney, M.D., Balfour Mount, M.D.

26. The treatment of Suffering in Patients with Advanced Cancer, Nathan I. Cherny,MBBS, FRACP

Part VII: Research Issues

27. Quality Assurance and Audit in Palliative Care, Irene J. Higginson, Ph.D.

28. New Directives for Psychosocial Research in Palliative Medicine, Eduardo Bruera, M.D.

Index

Running on Ritalin or Integrating Traditional Healing Practices into Counseling and Psychotherapy

Running on Ritalin: A Physician Reflects on Children, Society, and Performance in a Pill

Author: Lawrence H Diller

In a book as provocative and newsworthy as Listening to Prozac and Driven to Distraction, a physician speaks out on America's epidemic level of diagnoses for attention deficit disorder, and on the drug that has become almost a symbol of our times: Ritalin.

In 1997 alone, nearly five million people in the United States were prescribed Ritalin--most of them young children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. Use of this drug, which is a stimulant related to amphetamine, has increased by 700 percent since 1990. And this phenomenon appears to be uniquely American: 90 percent of the world's Ritalin is used here. Is this a cause for alarm--or simply the case of an effective treatment meeting a newly discovered need? Important medical advance--or drug of abuse, as some critics claim?

Lawrence Diller has written the definitive book about this crucial debate--evenhanded, wide-ranging, and intimate in its knowledge of families, schools, and the pressures of our speeded-up society. As a pediatrician and family therapist, he has evaluated hundreds of children, adolescents, and adults for ADD, and he offers crucial information and treatment options for anyone struggling with this problem.

Running on Ritalin also throws a spotlight on some of our most fundamental values and goals. What does Ritalin say about the old conundrums of nature vs. nurture, free will vs. responsibility? Is ADD a disability that entitles us to special treatment? If our best is not good enough, can we find motivation and success in a pill? Is there still a place for childhood in the performance-driven America of the late nineties?

Time Magazine

In the past 18 months a flurry of ADD and ADHD books have hit the shelves...Lawrence Diller's Running on Ritalin is the book most people are talking about.

Los Angeles Times

Anyone with doubts [about Ritalin] should read this thoughtful book by child psychiatrist Dr. Lawrence H. Diller.

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Integrating Traditional Healing Practices into Counseling and Psychotherapy

Author: Roy Moodley

"If you are a student, professor, or practitioner of the 'talking cures' -- buy this book, read it, use it, and experience the difference it makes in your thoughts and actions." --Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D., D.H.C., University of Hawaii, Honolulu, for PsycCritiques (Contemporary Psychology), APA, November 15, 2005 issue

Integrating Traditional Healing Practices Into Counseling and Psychotherapy critically examines ethnic minority cultural and traditional healing in relation to counseling and psychotherapy. Authors Roy Moodley and William West highlight the challenges and changes in the field of multicultural counseling and psychotherapy by integrating current issues of traditional healing with contemporary practice. The book uniquely presents a range of accounts of the dilemmas and issues facing students, professional counselors, psychotherapists, social workers, researchers, and others who use multicultural counseling or transcultural psychotherapy as part of their professional practice.    

Key Features:

• Contributes to the wider debates about ethnic minority health care by focusing on how ethnic minority groups construct illness perceptions and the kinds of treatments they expect to solve health and mental health problems
• Analyzes traditional healing of racial, ethnic, and religious groups living in the United States, Canada, and Britain to consider the diffusion of healing practices across cultural boundaries
•  Explores contemporary alternative healthcare movements such as paganism, New Age Spirituality and healing, transcendental meditation, and new religious movements to increase the knowledge and capacity of clinical expertise of students studying in this field  

Integrating Traditional Healing Practices Into Counseling and Psychotherapy is an ideal text for undergraduate and graduate students studying multicultural counseling or psychotherapy. The book is also a valuable resource for academics, researchers, psychotherapists, counselors, and other practitioners.

Heart Disease or Trauma Centered Group Psychotherapy for Women

Heart Disease

Author: Jack Canfield

Endorsed and supported by the Hope Heart Institute!

This new series from Chicken Soup for the Soul - inspirational stories followed by positive, practical medical advice for caregivers and patients - is the perfect blend of emotional support and vital information about heart disease including:

• Understanding your diagnosis
• working with your doctor
• blood pressure and cholesterol
• the DASH diet
• smart exercise
• alternative treatments
• surgery and other options
• attitude and health
• cardiac rehab
• living better with heart disease than you ever have before

Table of Contents:

	Introduction: From the Heart	ix
	Drop-Dead Gorgeous	1
	With Every Beat of Your Heart
	Think about ... am I at risk for heart disease?
	The Angina Monologues	10
	Blood Pressure: Silent but Dangerous
	Think about ... questions to ask my doctor
	Life in the Fast-Food Lane	17
	Cholesterol: It's All in the Numbers
	Think about ... my cholesterol
	Ticked Off	25
	The Diabetes Connection
	The Appointment	32
	Two Opinions Can Be Better Than One
	Think about ... questions to ask about my diagnosis
	Kicked Off the Merry-Go-Round	40
	Lessen the Stress
	Think about ... how well I deal with stress
	Singing His Heart Out	48
	Get Off on the Right Foot ... and Then the Left
	Think about ... which exercise is right for me?
	Serious as a Heart Attack	57
	DASH-Your Heart-Healthy Eating Plan
	Tips on How to Make Heart-Healthier Meals
	Mission Possible: Healing One Heart from Baghdad	69
	What's My Alternative?
	Think about ... my complementary practices
	In a Heartbeat	78
	Classic Signs of Heart Attack
	Classic Signs of Stroke
	Take One Minute, Ask Three Simple Questions
	A Shocking Start	84
	Six Minutes to Save a Life
	Think about ... my emergency plan
	Thanks for the Miracle, Sis	91
	Think about ... living day to day
	Cradled in God's Hands	98
	Cardiac Rehab: One Way to Save Your Life
	Think about ... ways to prevent (another) heart attack
	A Damaged Heart Finds Love	108
	Planning for Major Health Events
	Dying Was Never an Option	114
	Resources	119

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Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy for Women: A Clinician's Manual

Author: Hadar Lubin

The awareness of psychological trauma has grown exponentially in the past decade and clinicians in many areas have increasingly found themselves confronted with the need to provide trauma-related services to clients. Still, there remains a serious lack of manuals that guide clinicians using group therapy to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy for Women: A Clinician's Manual is the important, "how-to" resource that fills this void with a successful theory-based, field-tested model of group therapy for traumatized women. Concise and full of clinical examples, this helpful text includes a session-by-session guide for clinicians and a workbook for clients.

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Reviewer:Nicholas Greco IV, MS, BCETS, CATSM(College of Lake County)
Description:This wonderful book explains the tools and skills necessary to perform successful trauma-centered group psychotherapy with women. Despite the recent advances in treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the female group psychotherapy experience is an area in much need of further exploration, and this book provides the map.
Purpose:The focus is on providing clinicians with the authors' own 16-week method for conducting weekly outpatient group psychotherapy with women suffering from trauma. The authors present the theory, excellent case discussion, and appropriate evidence of success.
Audience:Clearly, mental health professionals working with trauma-exposed women will benefit the most, as this is not only a great teaching tool but also a clinical guide for immediate implementation into practice. Both authors clearly demonstrate their wealth of knowledge and experience.
Features:The highlight is the structure of the manual that walks readers through the 16 weeks of this therapeutic model. I particularly appreciated the discussion of therapists being guided by the three basic principles of immediacy, engagement, and emotionality. These three principles have applicability across the field of mental health and are just one great example of how beneficial this guide is both clinically and academically. The case examples are realistic; any therapeutic manual worth its weight has to have clear, concise, and meaningful vignettes. The authors know their material and bring the book and their therapeutic model to life with these cases. Astandout chapter is how to manage traumatic reenactments, as any clinician knows that discussing trauma is never easy for a patient. The book is more than mere explanation; it is a guide to helping the therapist bring together a group of women who may not normally have met if not for their shared conditions.
Assessment:If one word could sum this book up it would have to be outstanding! Clinicians need solid, usable models for treating PTSD, especially in women, and we now have one.

The Sonoma Diet or Fiber and Your Health

The Sonoma Diet

Author: Connie Guttersen

Top 10 Sonoma Diet Power Foods for weight loss and health.

Portion sizes made easy with The Sonoma Diet Plate and Bowl guidelines.

Detailed meal plans for surefire weight loss success.

Smart Food Combinations that make each food even healthier.

The science behind the diet—learn why it works!

Mouthwatering recipes, rich in flavor and nutrition.

Bonus: Diet guide pullout to make following the diet a breeze when on the go.

Table of Contents:

TRA

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Fiber and Your Health

Author: Jeanette Parsons Egan

Millions of Americans suffer from heart disease, are overweight, diabetic, or have gastrointestinal problems, and are trying to balance their diets. Here are 100 recipes to help them live healthier lives, complete with up-to-date nutritional information on fiver in foods.

About the Author:
Jeanette Parsons Egan is a registered dietitian and nutrition expert. She teaches heart-healthy cooking classes at the Tucson Heart Institute.

Identifying and Treating Blockages to Healing or Help My Child Is Struggling in School

Identifying and Treating Blockages to Healing

Author: Beate Strittmatter

With chronic illnesses on the rise, many of which are resistant to therapy, attention is increasingly focused on new ways of understanding disease processes. Regions of minimal chronic stress are often neglected as potential causes of disease due to their lack of symptoms, when in fact they may be the actual blockage to the healing process. These blockages are known as focal disturbances. In many cases, where such foci were found and treated with ear acupuncture or neural therapy, chronic ailments that previously resisted conventional treatments subsided.

This book addresses the basic concepts and information about this revolutionary approach to healing:
• the definition of focal disturbances
• how to diagnose, locate, and treat foci
• the role of ear acupuncture in treating focal disturbances

Profit from the author's years of international teaching experience and learn the basics and application of this important diagnostic tool to expand your treatment and remove blockages to healing.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
Pt. A	The Basics
	The Focus	5
	Potential Foci	15
	Test Procedures for Focal Disturbances	41
Pt. B	Practical Application
	Learning and Mastering Knowledge Level 1	54
	Focus Diagnosis by Means of Ear Reflex Zones	54
	Focus Therapy Via Ear Reflex Zones	77
	Learning and Mastering Knowledge Level 2
	Focus Diagnosis under Vascular Autonomic Signal Control	101
	Focus Therapy under Vascular Autonomic Signal Control	144
	VAS Method: Case Histories from My Practice	158
	Optimizing the Methods	166
	The Laser in Focus Diagnosis and Therapy	178
	Other Applications of the Vascular Autonomic Signal	196
	Other Applications of Ear Acupuncture	204
	Ear Acupuncture: Case Histories From My Practice	209
	Focus-Relevant Reflex Localizations on the Auricle	216
Pt. C	Training, Equipment, and Practical Aids
	Training	232
	Courses for Focus Therapists at the German Academy of Acupuncture and Auriculomedicine	233
	Training Institutions	236
	Supply Sources	237
	Market for Second-Hand Equipment	238
	Experienced Acupuncturists	239
	Patient Information Leaflets	240
	Index	253

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Help! My Child Is Struggling in School

Author: Grant I Martin

The HELP! series provides highly practical, to-the-point advice for parenting and marriage problems identified as high felt needs from the Focus on the Family audience. The intent of the HELP! series is to offer quick, accessible, practical advice, an overview of the important elements of the topic, and realistic take aways for readers to immediately apply. Also includes additional resource referrals for where to get more help.

Renewed Each Day Leviticus Numbers and Deuteronomy or Listening to Patients

Renewed Each Day--Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy: Daily Twelve Step Recovery Meditations Based on the Bible, Vol. 2

Author: Kerry M Olitzky

Using a seven day/weekly guide format, a recovering person and a spiritual leader who is reaching out to addicted people reюect on the traditional Jewish weekly Bible reading. They bring strong spiritual support for daily living and recovery from addictions of all kinds.

"Meets a vital need; it offers a chance for people turning from alcoholism and addiction to renew their spirits and draw upon the Jewish tradition to guide and enrich their lives." - Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, President, CLAL

Volume I (ISBN 1-879045-12-5)
Volume II (ISBN 1-879045-13-3)

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Listening to Patients: Relearning the Art of Healing in Psychotherapy

Author: Richard G Druss

In this gem of a book, master teacher and psychiatrist Richard G. Druss stresses a flexible and humane approach to psychotherapy. Using clinical anecdotes as a method of teaching, Druss presents some of his own early cases--failures as well as successes-and through these moving vignettes gives us fresh insights into both the therapeutic process and the healing relationship between therapist and patient. As he has to generations of supervisees, Druss describes the value and beauty of learning how to listen to patients. The chapters in this volume follow a logical and chronological sequence--from the initial establishment of rapport with a new patient to the realization of goals at the end of therapy. Along the way, Druss examines such topics as "Conflict, Personality, and Culture in Psychotherapy," "The Spiritual Life of Patients," and Patients Who Return to Psychotherapy After Termination." This book is written for psychiatry residents, medical students, and practitioners of clinical psychology, social work, nursing, and primary care medicine. This beautifully written volume, totally free of jargon and arcane terminology, would be of equal interest to any educated person who wishes to know more about modern dynamic psychotherapy.

"Dr. Richard Druss is one of psychiatry's most humane and eloquent teachers on the value and healing power of the psychotherapies. This accessible and inspiring book describes crucial aspects of the therapy process and the lives of people who are transformed by it. Its wisdom and insights deserve to be savored by a wide audience of those in the helping professions, students, and interested laypersons." - Kathryn Zerbe, MD, Jack Aron Professor ofPsychiatric Education and Women's Mental Health, the Menninger Clinic
"The thesis of Richard Druss' book is simple: that therapeutic effectiveness is directly dependent on the working alliance between the patient and clinician and that the alliance can only be accomplished by listening to patients. A simple assertion, but one increasingly overlooked in this era of one-hour evaluations, DSM-IV "formulations" and fifteen minute "med checks." Dr. Druss' method of teaching is by clinical anecdote and in doing so he documents his thesis. But he teaches more than listening skills and how they aid psychodynamic understanding. In his case histories he presents a role model for the good clinician: warm, empathic, flexible and thoughtful. He states that the book is directed at psychiatric residents, medical students, and trainees in clinical psychology, social work and nursing, but I think this book will be read with pleasure, and quite possibly profit, by the experienced clinician as well." - Paul H. Wender, MD, University of Utah School of Medicine
"The author epitomizes what a true teacher is. His credibility and knowledge are unquestionable, and his warm compassion for patients shines ever so brightly through his writing. The author guides readers in a logical and chronological sequence from the establishment of rapport to more complicated issues of psychotherapy such as conflict and transference. In an era where clinicians are pressured to be both efficient and provide quality care, the importance of listening may sometimes be neglected. This book is a back-to-basics approach in an easy-to-follow format, and the author reminds clinicians to listen and promote empathy, flexibility, and imagination in therapy. A book such as this is rare; it is one which I found personally difficult to put down, and one which I had to read from cover to cover. I was moved and inspired by the author and would wholeheartedly recommend this book to any clinician."--Doody's
"This excellent journey into modern dynamic psychotherapy emphasizes the various and sometimes overlooked facets of the working alliance between patient and therapist. ... Readers are guided in a logical and chronological sequence from the establishment of rapport to more complicated issues of psychotherapy such as conflict and transference. ... This book is a back-to-basics approach in an easy-to-follow format, and the author reminds clinicians to listen and promote empathy, flexibility, and imagination in therapy. A rare book; this reviewer found it difficult to put down. Readers will be moved and inspired by the author. Targeted toward psychiatry residents, medical students, and trainees in clinical psychology, social work, and nursing, this book is an exceptional piece of psychiatric work. The author epitomizes what a true teacher is. His credibility and knowledge are unquestionable, and his warm compassion for patients shines ever so brightly through his writing."--Choice

Nicholas Greco IV

This book is an excellent journey into modern dynamic psychotherapy in which the author emphasizes the various and sometimes overlooked facets of the working alliance between patient and therapist. The author's purpose is to demonstrate that the working alliance between patient and therapist is necessary to achieve therapeutic effectiveness. In turn, therapeutic effectiveness can only be achieved through listening to patients. The author guides the clinician into relearning the art of listening to patients and covers the basic tenets of warm, empathic psychotherapy. The author's objectives are undeniably achieved. Targeted toward psychiatry residents, medical students, and trainees in clinical psychology, social work, and nursing, this book is an exceptional piece of psychiatric work for any level clinician. The author epitomizes what a true teacher is. His credibility and knowledge are unquestionable, and his warm compassion for patients shines ever so brightly through his writing. The author guides readers in a logical and chronological sequence from the establishment of rapport to more complicated issues of psychotherapy such as conflict and transference. Highlights include the termination of psychotherapy and the knowledge and experience that come with supervision. Actual case histories are provided in each chapter to demonstrate the author's successes and failures in practicing psychotherapy. In an era where clinicians are pressured to be both efficient and provide quality care, the importance of listening may sometimes be neglected. This book is a back-to-basics approach in an easy-to-follow format, and the author reminds clinicians to listen and promote empathy,flexibility, and imagination in therapy. A book such as this is rare; it is one which I found personally difficult to put down, and one which I had to read from cover to cover. I was moved and inspired by the author and would wholeheartedly recommend this book to any clinician.

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Reviewer: Nicholas Greco IV, M.S., BCETS, CATSM, CCRA (Abbott Laboratories)
Description: This book is an excellent journey into modern dynamic psychotherapy in which the author emphasizes the various and sometimes overlooked facets of the working alliance between patient and therapist.
Purpose: The author's purpose is to demonstrate that the working alliance between patient and therapist is necessary to achieve therapeutic effectiveness. In turn, therapeutic effectiveness can only be achieved through listening to patients. The author guides the clinician into relearning the art of listening to patients and covers the basic tenets of warm, empathic psychotherapy. The author's objectives are undeniably achieved.
Audience: Targeted toward psychiatry residents, medical students, and trainees in clinical psychology, social work, and nursing, this book is an exceptional piece of psychiatric work for any level clinician. The author epitomizes what a true teacher is. His credibility and knowledge are unquestionable, and his warm compassion for patients shines ever so brightly through his writing.
Features: The author guides readers in a logical and chronological sequence from the establishment of rapport to more complicated issues of psychotherapy such as conflict and transference. Highlights include the termination of psychotherapy and the knowledge and experience that come with supervision. Actual case histories are provided in each chapter to demonstrate the author's successes and failures in practicing psychotherapy.
Assessment: In an era where clinicians are pressured to be both efficient and provide quality care, the importance of listening may sometimes be neglected. This book is a back-to-basics approach in an easy-to-follow format, and the author reminds clinicians to listen and promote empathy, flexibility, and imagination in therapy. A book such as this is rare; it is one which I found personally difficult to put down, and one which I had to read from cover to cover. I was moved and inspired by the author and would wholeheartedly recommend this book to any clinician.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

Low Salt Cooking or Hypnosis for a Joyful Pregnancy and Pain Free Labor and Delivery

Low-Salt Cooking: Over 70 Recipe Provide Healthy and Tasty Solutions to Cooking without Salt

Author: Michelle Berriedale Johnson

This informative book not only has healthy and tasty low-salt recipes, but is packed with tips on avoiding salty foods, understanding nutritional labels, and using alternative flavorings to make sure you palate is stimulated.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	6
	The Role of Salt in Good Health	8
	Why We Eat So Much Salt	10
	High-salt Manufactured Foods	12
	Reducing the Salt in Your Cooking	14
	Low-salt Cooking Methods	15
	Alternative Flavourings	16
	Menu Planning	20
	Soups and Starters	22
	Salads and Vegetable Accompaniments	36
	Main Meals	48
	Pasta, Pizza and Grains	66
	Breads and Baking	80
	Stocks and Basic Recipes	92
	Index	96

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Hypnosis for a Joyful Pregnancy and Pain-Free Labor and Delivery

Author: Winifred Conkling

Pregnancy is filled with many joys and much wonder. But this miraculous journey can also be accompanied by a good deal of fear and anxiety. Will my pregnancy be difficult? Will my labor be painful? Will I be a good mother?

While Hypnosis for a Joyful Pregnancy and Pain-Free Labor and Deliver will not be able to provide answers to all of the unknowns, this unique and innovative book can teach you how to lessen the common complaints of pregnancy and ease the pain of childbirth. Step-by-step, you will learn how to use hypnosis to induce a state of calm and comfort during any stage of the journey. Hypnosis is a natural form of anesthesia, providing the added bonus is that you may get to fully experience the joy of childbirth, without the use of an epidural or narcotics.

Discover:
- Are you a good candidate for hypnosis...will it work for you?
- Creative scripts for inducing a hypnotic state.
- How to put together a birthing team, including finding a qualified hypnotherapist.
- Tricks to treating morning sickness, heartburn, excessive weight gain, insomnia, leg cramps, and other discomforts of pregnancy
- When things don’t go as planned; what to do if anesthesia is necessary.

Isn’t it time you learned about all of your options? Hypnosis for a Joyful Pregnancy and Pain-Free Labor and Delivery arms you with what you need to know to make the best decision for you and your unborn baby.

Racing to a Cure or Teach Yourself Stop Smoking

Racing to a Cure

Author: Neil Ruzic

In 1998 Neil Ruzic was diagnosed with mantle-cell lymphoma, the deadliest cancer of the lymph system. Unhappy with the success rates of standard chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Ruzic took control of his destiny and began to investigate the cutting-edge cures being developed in research laboratories. Racing to a Cure provides a scathing critique of the chemotherapy culture as well as of unscientific "alternative" therapies and endorses state-of-the-art, molecularly based technologies, making it an illuminating and necessary read for anyone interested in cancer research, especially patients and their families and physicians.

Table of Contents:

1	Into the pit	1
2	Watch and learn	12
3	The chemo culture	23
4	Life before cancer	38
5	Our war within	51
6	A half-billion for proof	63
7	The language of medicine	76
8	Cancer vaccines	88
9	Premature results	101
10	Co-stimulating T cells	110
11	Do they have to die?	125
12	Alternative magic	139
13	Allies in the quest	154
14	False alarm	169
15	Does prayer work?	184
16	Project indolence	195
17	Cure cancer in ten years	207
18	Think tanks	219
19	Transplants : risk vs. cure	232
20	Pathways to success	245
21	From India with results	254
22	Anti-angiogenesis	266
23	The mystery of splenectomy	282
24	The strep connection	294
25	Patient rage	307
26	The biotherapy revolution	321
27	Detour	332
28	Cure!	352
29	Waiting for Bexxar	364
30	The end of the race	372

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Teach Yourself Stop Smoking

Author: Matthew Aldrich

Take the first step to breathing easier and improving your health

Written by a former smoker, now personal trainer and health guru, Teach Yourself Stop Smoking is a practical, no-nonsense guide for anyone who wants to commit to quitting.

This book demolishes all the rationalizations you may have for smoking--fear of gaining weight, increased stress, etc.--and replaces them with good reasons and reasonable strategies for kicking the habit forever. This guide arms you with:

• Proven tips for getting into a quitting mindset
• Sure-fire physical and mental techniques for quitting

Matthew Aldrich has been teaching and working withthin the health industry for over 15 years.

The Coachs Strength Training Playbook or Conscious Seeing

The Coach's Strength Training Playbook

Author: Joe Kenn

Strength and conditioning specialist Joe Kenn draws upon the three strength disciplines; weightlifting, powerlifiting, and body building, as well as training principles of traditional periodization and high-intensity training, to define the Tier System of athletic-based strength training. The tier system promotes training athletes on a rotation of movements (total body, upper body, lower body) rather than training body parts. The result is an integrated, whole-body strength training program with greater real-world and sport-appropriate applicability.The book explores an overview of the system, and provides annual plan development, training cycles, and daily and weekly plans. Ideal for coaches and trainers of football, basketball, track & field, wrestling, gymnastics and any sport requiring maximum and explosive strength.

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Conscious Seeing: Transforming Your Life Through Your Eyes

Author: Roberto Kaplan

Conscious Seeing asks readers to look beyond the clinical diagnosis of their eye problems and see symptoms as valuable clues to their true nature. By developing an awareness that how they see is a reflection of their deepest selves, readers can gain the skills to modify their perceptions.