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Having a baby (A quick and easy guide)
Par Sharron Smith Humenick. 1997
What to expect when you're expecting
Par Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff, Sandee Eisenberg Hathaway. 1991
The authors offer a month-by-month guide designed to take the worry out of pregnancy. Topics include planning for pregnancy, nutritional…
needs, lifestyle changes, and the emotional aspects of pregnancy. They also discuss medical terminology and procedures. 1991.Why your world is about to get a whole lot smaller: Oil And The End Of Globalization
Par Jeff Rubin. 2009
From the ageing oilfields of Saudi Arabia and the United States to the Canadian tar sands, from the shopping malls…
of Dubai to the shuttered auto plants of North America and Europe, from the made-in-China products on the shelves of the Wal-Mart down the road to the collapse of Wall Street giants, everything is connected to the price of oil. For generations we have built wealth by burning more and more oil, but there is no more cheap oil to burn. The auto industry will never recover from this oil-induced recession, distance will soon cost money, and so will burning carbon - so local economies will be revitalized, as will our cities and neighbourhoods. 2009.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.Periods (H wise guides)
Par Charlotte Owen. 1995
Based on current research and endorsed by the Brook Advisory Centre, this book covers everything a girl needs to know…
about periods. Written by the agony aunt of "19" magazine, it contains practical information and real-life quotes. It also includes a list of useful addresses.The world we're in
Par Will Hutton. 2002
Will Hutton calls for Britain and Europe to offer alternatives to the American Way. Under President Bush America has been…
forthright in it's isolationism - until the attack on the World Trade Center - but whatever happens next, it is undoubtedly true that Bush will pursue a policy of America first. Hutton argues for a countervailing balance - economically and socially - to the American model. 2002.Things no longer there: a memoir of losing sight and finding vision
Par Susan Krieger. 2005
Krieger, a sociologist and writer who is also losing her vision to a rare eye disease, goes bird watching in…
New Mexico, learns to use a white cane, revisits an old love, and returns to the summer camp of her youth, while reflecting on the nature of blindness and sight. She explains that that while outer landscapes may change, the inner visions persist, giving meaning and jarring the senses with a very different picture from what appears before the eyes. Some descriptions of sex. 2005.The complete idiot's guide to a great retirement for Canadians
Par Carolyn Janik, Ruth Rejnis, Bruce McDougall. 1996
The authors address the critical issues that we face as retirement draws nearer. They talk about how much money you…
really need in order to retire, how to get value from RRSPs, government programs, purchasing a retirement home, and estate planning.The puzzle of sex
Par Peter Vardy. 1997
Exploring where sex, God and religion meet, this book asks whether there is a clear teaching in the Church and…
the Bible about how we should behave sexually. It also considers whether these are matters over which the modern church is out of touch and has no business ruling on.Work. pump. repeat: the new mom's survival guide to breastfeeding and going back to work
Par Jessica Shortall. 2017
Meet the frenemy of every working, breastfeeding mother: the breast pump. In this practical, relatable, and humorous guide, Shortall shares…
the nitty-gritty basics of surviving the working world as a breastfeeding mother and gives women moral support for dealing with the stress and guilt that come with juggling working and breastfeeding. 2017.World 3.0: global prosperity and how to achieve it (Your coach in a box)
Par Pankaj Ghemawat. 2011
Reeling from the brutal impacts of the early 21st-century recession, governments and societies everywhere are retrenching and pushing hard for…
increased protectionism. Global economy expert Pankaj Ghemawat details why, while this reaction is understandable, following a protectionist ideology to its fullest will only cause further irreparable harm to world economies. 2011.With wings as eagles
Par Perry Epler Gresham. 1980
Wise and healthy living: a commonsense approach to aging well (Self-counsel retirement series)
Par Richard Underwood, Brenda Breeden Underwood. 1989
This guide to a healthy, active retirement includes tips on creating an exercise plan, starting a healthy diet, and creating…
goals for your retirement years. The authors also discuss personal security, support groups and coping with loss. 1989.Widower of the novelist Iris Murdoch tells an inspirational, painful, and ultimately uplifting story of how he had to grapple…
with his fate as a man by beginning life anew, in his mid-seventies. 2001.Whoa, baby! What just happened?: what nobody tells you about the postpartum year
Par Laura Moser, Kelly Rowland, Tristan Bickman. 2017
When multi-million-selling vocalist and actress Kelly Rowland gave birth to her son Titan in November 2014, it was love at…
first sight. But Rowland was also a little freaked out about what had just happened to her body, as well as by many overwhelming new thoughts and emotions. Dr. Tristan Bickman, Rowland's OB/GYN for the last 14 years, was there, day and night, to answer every single question that popped into her head. Dr. Bickman provided Rowland with the reassurance she needed, telling her that in the months after a woman gives birth, nothing is exactly strange--but nothing is necessarily normal, either. Rowland and Dr. Bickman team up to cover everything a new mom needs to know: the gross physical stuff; the hormonal and emotional stuff; and the just plain weird stuff. 2017.Where did I leave my glasses?: the what, when, and why of normal memory loss
Par Martha Weinman Lear. 2008
Perhaps the greatest source of anxiety for America's aging boomers is what's happening to their memory. Lear provides reassurance (a…
certain amount of forgetfulness in the middle-aged and young elderly is normal) along with the holy quartet of memory aids: eat healthily, avoid stress, get lots of sleep, and exercise both body and mind regularly. For those who fear early-onset Alzheimer's, Lear provides a chart differentiating normal memory loss from dementia, and describes new research on drugs that improve memory and cognition. 2008.Wheel of fortune: work and life in the age of falling expectations
Par Jamie Swift. 1995
Swift analyzes the recent changes in the nature of employment and work in the 1990s. He examines the recent growth…
in the services sector and decline in the goods sector, and discusses the high unemployment of recent years and the "jobless recovery" from the recession of the early 1990s. 1995.What's going on down there?: answers to questions boys find hard to ask
Par Karen Gravelle, Nick Castro, Chava Castro. 1998
Written with two teenage boys as advisors, this book presents the facts about puberty for boys. It includes straightforward information…
about sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and also what happens to girls during puberty. The author includes answers to many related questions, and explains things in a factual but fun way. Some strong language. Grades 4-7. 1998.What are we going to do now?: helping your parents in their senior years
Par William Molloy. 1996
Geriatrician William Molloy provides a practical guide for adult children who face the difficulties of caring for elderly parents. He…
describes the physical changes which accompany aging, and deals with sexuality, health, independence, loneliness, and the fear of being institutionalized. He also discusses relationships and communication between the generations, and how to select a retirement or nursing facility. 1996.Waking dragon: the emerging Chinese economy and its impact on the world (The modern scholar)
Par Peter Navarro. 2007
In this course, University of California at Irvine business professor Peter Navarro dissects the coming China wars and their implications…
for all mankind. China's rapid economic growth has serious implications for issues ranging from oil prices and energy security to global warming and environmental pollution, and from U.S. political independence and financial market stability to hot-war military conflict. 2007.