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The alchemy of love and lust: discovering our sex hormones and how they determine who we love, when we love, and how often we love
Par Theresa Larsen Crenshaw. 1997
Identifies the role our hormones play in the different sexual stages, exploring the age-old concept of chemistry between the sexes…
and how hormones can determine the course of human relationships. Functions as both an encyclopedia of our attachment-related hormones, telling us exactly what they are and exactly what modern science thinks they do, and a guide to what we can do to get them to keep functioning the way we want them to. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1996.Sexually speaking: what every woman needs to know about sexual health
Par Ruth K Westheimer, Pierre A Lehu, Amos Grünebaum. 2012
Addresses the most pressing health issues women face today and provides everything needed to take charge of your health -…
from finding a gynecologist to having a happy sex life to planning or avoiding a pregnancy. Covers questions related to sexuality, hormones, STDs, pregnancy, menopause, fibroids, and ovarian cancer, and helps you overcome embarrassment and other common obstacles to understanding and safeguarding your personal health. Includes sex. c2012.Red cloud at dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the end of the atomic monopoly
Par Michael D Gordin. 2009
On August 29, 1949, the first Soviet test bomb, dubbed "First Lightning", exploded in the deserts of Kazakhstan. This surprising…
international event marked the beginning of an arms race that would ultimately lead to nuclear proliferation beyond the Soviet Union and the United States. Using newly opened archives, Gordin follows a trail of espionage, secrecy, deception, political brinksmanship, and technical innovation to provide a fresh understanding of the nuclear arms race. 2009.How to expect what you're not expecting: stories of pregnancy, parenthood and loss
Par Jessica Hiemstra, Lisa Martin-DeMoor. 2013
One size fits all does not apply to pregnancy and childbirth. Each one is different, unique, and comes with its…
share of happiness and pain. But how does one prepare for an unexpected loss of a pregnancy or hoped-for baby? In this anthology, writers share their true stories of miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, and other, related losses, which can prepare and guide women and their families for when the unforeseen happens. 2013.Les années Condor: comment Pinochet et ses alliés ont propagé le terrorisme sur trois continents ((La découverte poche ; 280. Essais))
Par John Dinges, Isabelle Taudière. 2008
"Les années Condor raconte l'histoire secrète des "sales guerres" conduites par les dictatures latino-américaines alliées des États-Unis, au cours des…
années 1970 et 1980. Pendant plus de dix ans, six gouvernements ont mené de concert des actions clandestines contre leurs opposants, enlevant et assassinant plus de 30 000 personnes. À l'initiative du président chilien Augusto Pinochet, et avec le soutien de la CIA, ils ont mis sur pied une organisation terroriste internationale, l'opération Condor, pour liquider les opposants qui s'étaient réfugiés dans d'autres pays latino-américains, en Europe ou aux États-Unis. Le journaliste américain John Dinges fait ici le récit de cette histoire effroyable, fruit d'une enquête de plusieurs années, nourrie de nombreux témoignages, de documents secrets américains déclassifiés et des archives des dictatures elles-mêmes. Il révèle l'ampleur de la complicité de Washington dans les crimes de dictateurs pour lesquels les États-Unis étaient le "leader" [...]". -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The Condor years.Having a baby (A quick and easy guide)
Par Sharron Smith Humenick. 1997
The womanly art of breastfeeding
Par Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Teresa Pitman. 2010
Breastfeeding is a normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Now the La Leche League’s classic guide has…
been updated for today’s mothers and lifestyles. Working mothers, stay-at-home moms, single moms, and mothers of multiples will all benefit from its nursing advice, stories, and information - from preparing for breastfeeding during pregnancy to feeding cues, from nursing positions to expressing and storing breast milk. c2010.What's in there?: all about you before you were born (All about us!)
Par Robie H Harris, Nadine Bernard Westscott. 2012
Gus and Nellie have some exciting news: there’s going to be a baby in their family! Join them through the…
seasons as they watch their mother’s pregnancy with fascination and curiosity while awaiting the birth of their new baby sibling. Combining accessible, humorous, and accurate illustrations; conversations between the two siblings; and a factual text, here is the ideal book to help young children understand that the way a growing baby develops inside a woman’s body, and how a baby is born. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2012.My mom's having a baby!
Par Dori Hillestad Butler, Carol Thompson. 2005
Elizabeth's mom is having a baby, and the whole family is involved. Elizabeth learns all about the baby's development, and…
she traces his growth, month by month. She learns how the baby got inside Mom, too. Finally the big day comes - Mom and Dad head off to the hospital, and soon there's a brand-new little person in the family! Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2005.Still: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood
Par Emma Hansen. 2020
“Still is one of those rare books that catches you up and does not let you go. With grace, courage,…
and honesty, Emma Hansen adds an important voice to this tragic and too-often silenced subject. I loved this book.” —Beth Powning, author of Shadow Child: An Apprenticeship in Love and Loss A moving, candid account of one woman’s experience with stillbirth.Emma Hansen is 39 weeks and 6 days pregnant when she feels her baby go quiet inside of her. At the hospital, her worst fears are confirmed: doctors explain that her baby has died, and she will need to deliver him, still.Hansen gives birth to her son, Reid, amidst an avalanche of grief. Nine days later, she publishes a candid essay on her website sharing photos from the delivery room. Much to her surprise, her essay goes viral, sparking positive reactions around the world. Still shares what comes next: a struggle with grief and confusion alongside a desire to better understand stillbirth, which is experienced by more than two million women annually, but rarely talked about in public.At once honest, brave, and uplifting, Still is about one woman’s search for her own definition of motherhood, even as she faces one of life’s greatest challenges: learning to live after loss.Top secret: a handbook of codes, ciphers, and secret writing
Par Paul B. Janeczko, Jenna LaReau. 2004
The author of The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI (DB 55193) interviews Mark Sullivan, the director of the…
Secret Service, and scores of other agents. Provides anecdotes about various US presidents, from John Kennedy to Barack Obama, and their peccadilloes. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2009George Washington's secret six: the spy ring that saved the American Revolution
Par Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger. 2013
Relays the exploits of the New York-based Culper Spy Ring, five men and one woman whose activities enabled General George…
Washington to defeat the British during the Revolutionary War. Profiles the group's leader, Quaker merchant Robert Townsend, and describes the unmasking of traitor Benedict Arnold. Bestseller. 2013Circle of treason: a CIA account of traitor Aldrich Ames and the men he betrayed
Par Jeanne Vertefeuille, Sandra Grimes. 2012
Retired CIA veterans Grimes and Vertefeuille describe their efforts to track down a spy within the agency whose actions led…
to the exposure--and execution--of multiple double agents in the Soviet Union. Highlights their work with an FBI team that led to their colleague Aldrich Ames. Basis for television miniseries. 2012No kidding: women writers on bypassing parenthood
Par Henriette Mantel. 2013
Thirty-seven essays from women writers about living childless lives, either by choice or circumstance. Actress Nora Dunn ruminates on the…
ways a non-mother enjoys the children in her life. Comedian Margaret Cho examines why she has yet to bear or adopt a child. 2013Bomb: the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon
Par Steve Sheinkin. 2012
Award-winning author recounts the history of the atom bomb and the race among the United States, Nazi Germany, and the…
Soviet Union to build--or steal--the deadly weapon during World War II. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2012Double death: the true story of Pryce Lewis, the Civil War's most daring spy
Par Gavin Mortimer. 2010
Recounts the exploits of Welsh-born Pryce Lewis (1831-1911), who joined the Pinkerton Detective Agency and became a Union spy during…
the Civil War. Describes Lewis's impersonation of a British dandy to gather information about Confederate forces, his arrest and imprisonment, and the embitterment that led to his dramatic suicide. 2010Chronicles the quest of Scottish botanist Robert Fortune, who in 1848 was dispatched to China by the British East India…
Company to steal the plants and the secrets of growing and brewing tea. Discusses the impact of Fortune's endeavors on England's health and on the world economy. 2010An artist in treason: the extraordinary double life of General James Wilkinson
Par Andro Linklater. 2009
Historian uses Spanish archives and first-person accounts to portray the life of the Revolutionary War general, first governor of the…
Louisiana territory--and spy for Spain. Details Wilkinson's double-dealing life, which the author asserts four presidents overlooked because of his influence. 2009Great expectations: the essential guide to breastfeeding (Great Expectations Ser.)
Par Marianne R Neifert. 2009
Pediatrician pens a complete guide to breastfeeding. Discusses issues such as preparation before birth, health benefits, common problems, high-risk babies,…
and expressing and storing milk. Offers tips for working moms and guidelines for adjusting to parenthood. Also covers dietary matters and weaning. 2009