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Tango on the Main
Par Joe Fiorito. 1997
A collection of newspaper essays by Montrealer Joe Fiorito, who won the 1996 National Newspaper Award for these columns. You'll…
meet Milo who is seven and having the lousiest day of his life, Jackie of the Ritz, chambermaid to the stars, and Nantha, single father, man about town, as well as many others. 1997.Teach yourself your menopause (Teach yourself)
Par Janet Wright. 2008
Provides a clear path through the maze of conflicting information, and offers a comprehensive guide to the years immediately before,…
during, and after menopause. You learn how to treat menopause not as a disease but as another stage in your life. Explains what is happening in your body, helps you understand the signs and symptoms of these changes as well as their physical, mental, and emotional impact, and offers support and advice. Some descriptions of sex. 2008.Suddenly they heard footsteps: storytelling for the twenty-first century
Par Dan Yashinsky. 2004
The art of storytelling is very much alive in today's world. Yashinsky has lived with storytelling all his life, first…
listening to storytellers and then becoming one himself. It's the traveler who stops to hear the voice of the dusty little mouse on the road who is rewarded with the treasure. 2004.Strong women stay young
Par Miriam E Nelson, Sarah Wernick. 1997
The author discusses how weight-lifting exercises can help prevent osteoporosis, improve balance, and increase energy--in addition to controlling weight. Presents…
a program of strength-training exercises that can be done at home with a minimum of equipment by women of all ages. Based on a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. c1997.Suzanne Somers' eat great, lose weight
Par Suzanne Somers. 1997
Actress Somers advocates controlling one's weight without deprivation by properly combining foods. Proposes lifestyle changes with a few simple rules,…
while still enjoying meals. Includes menus. Bestseller. 1997. Uniform title: Eat great, lose weightSurvival stories: memoirs of crisis
Par Kathryn Rhett. 1997
Anthology of twenty-two pieces by American writers, each articulating a personal crisis. Selected from already published sources for their power…
to convey such emotional experiences as death, divorce, and suicidal depression. Authors include Jamaica Kincaid, Alan Shapiro, William Styron, and Isabel Allende. 1997.Superimmunity: master your emotions & improve your health
Par Paul Pearsall. 1987
Superfoods Rx: fourteen foods that will change your life
Par Kathy Matthews, Steven Pratt, Michel Stroot. 2004
Blueberries lower the risk for cardiovascular disease, soy lowers cholesterol, broccoli lowers the incidence of cataracts and fights birth defects,…
and walnuts reduce the risk of developing coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. By eating these and other SuperFoods, you can actually stop the incremental deteriorations that lead to common ailments and diseases. 2005, c2004.Step-by-step reiki: how to channel the power of natural healing energies
Par Carmen Fernandez. 2003
This text is a comprehensive guide to one of the fastest growing natural healing therapies of today. It provides clear…
and concise step-by-step positions and specialist advice, passed on by a Reiki master. It includes step-by-step healing sequences for specific ailments such as backache, indigestion and headache, as well as first-aid treatments for trauma and injury. Raised diagrams for the reiki symbols are sold separately. 2003.Sex is a funny word: a book about bodies, feelings, and YOU
Par Cory Silverberg, Fiona Smyth. 2015
A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, this is an…
essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or "the birds and the bees," it opens up conversations between young people and their caregivers in a way that allows adults to convey their values and beliefs while providing information about boundaries, safety, and joy. The follow up to the Lambda-nominated "What Makes a Baby". Winner of the 2016 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction. Grades 2-4. 2015.Staying healthy with nutrition: the complete guide to diet and nutritional medicine
Par Buck Levin, Elson M Haas. 2006
This 21st-century edition of this groundbreaking work presents the most current health and nutrition information available in an easy-to-use format…
with a friendly, engaging tone. Decades of practical experience and scientific research are compiled into one encyclopedic volume that features newly expanded chapters on special supplements, lifestage programs, and breakthrough medical treatment protocols for conditions including fatigue, viral illnesses, weight management, and mental and mood disorders such as anxiety, ADHD, and depression. 2006. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.Selling sickness: how the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies are turning us all into patients
Par Ray Moynihan, Alan Cassels. 2006
In this hard-hitting indictment of the pharmaceutical industry, the authors show how drug companies are systematically using their dominating influence…
in the world of medical science to widen the very boundaries that define illness. Mild problems are redefined as serious illness, and common complaints are labeled as medical conditions requiring drug treatments. Reveals how expanding the boundaries of illness and lowering the threshold for treatments is creating millions of new patients and billions in new profits, in turn threatening to bankrupt national healthcare systems all over the world. 2006.Sixtyfive roses: a sister's memoir
Par Heather Summerhayes Cariou. 2006
At the age of four, Cariou's sister Pam was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, a terminal disease of the lungs and…
pancreas marked by severe coughing and malnutrition; unable to pronounce her condition, young Pam dubs it instead "Sixtyfive Roses." Written to fulfill a deathbed promise Cariou made to write "our" story, and a promise to her mother to tell the truth, the result is an honest and gritty description of a family dealing with chronic illness. Canada Reads 2012. 2006.Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives
Par Ed Raphael Dennis, Dennis Raphael. 2004
Summarizes how socio-economic factors affect the health of Canadians, surveys the current state of eleven social determinants of health across…
Canada (including early life, education, housing, and Aboriginal status), and provides an analysis of how these determinants affect Canadians' health. Explores what policy options would contribute to better health outcomes, and how to ensure that these options are pursued. 2004.Sleep (Your personal health series)
Par J. Paul Caldwell. 1995
The author explains aspects of sleep and the relationships which exist between sleep and waking actions. Topics include stages of…
sleep, insomnia, dreams, and sleep disorders. He also discusses the effects of exercise, diet, sex, drugs, and shift-work. 1995.Soon: an overdue history of procrastination, from Leonardo and Darwin to you and me
Par Andrew Santella. 2018
Drawing on the stories of history's greatest delayers, and on the work of psychologists, philosophers, and behavioral economists to explain…
why we put off what we're supposed to be doing and why we shouldn't feel so bad about it, Andrew Santella presents a defense of the nearly universal tendency to procrastinate. 2018.Strange things: the malevolent North in Canadian literature (Clarendon Lectures In English)
Par Margaret Atwood. 1995
The author writes of the imaginative mystique of the Canadian North. In discussing the work of writers like Robert Service,…
Robertson Davies, Alice Munro, and Margaret Laurence, she talks of northern folklore, myth, and imagery. Originally presented as the Clarendon Lectures at Oxford University. 1995.Whether you are at work or at home, you are probably being asked to do more with less. We often…
become consumed with what doesn't really matter, and spend far too much of our precious time on what doesn't even count. Dr. Rob Fazio shows you how to block out the static so you can turn up the volume on the right information and accelerate your path to success. 2016.Stories of my life
Par Katherine Paterson. 2014
From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares…
the personal stories that inspired her children's books. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2014.Stop the insanity
Par Susan Powter. 1993
This popular television personality and authority on wellness explains how people can take control of their lives for better health…
and self-esteem through diet, mental fitness and the power in creating a positive image of themselves. 1993.