-Titulo Original : I Could Never Be So Lucky Again-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: After Pearl Harbor, he led America’s flight to victoryGeneral Doolittle is a giant of the twentieth century. He did it all. As a stunt pilot, he thrilled the world with his aerial acrobatics. As a scientist, he pioneered the development of modern aviation technology. During World War II, he served his country as a fearless and innovative air warrior, organizing and leading the devastating raid against Japan immortalized in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Now, for the first time, here is his life story - modest, revealing, and candid as only Doolittle himself can tell it. From the Inside Flap Pearl Harbor, he led America s flight to victoryGeneral Doolittle is a giant of the twentieth century. He did it all. As a stunt pilot, he thrilled the world with his aerial acrobatics. As a scientist, he pioneered the development of modern aviation technology. During World War II, he served his country as a fearless and innovative air warrior, organizing and leading the devastating raid against Japan immortalized in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Now, for the first time, here is his life story modest, revealing, and candid as only Doolittle himself can tell it. From the Back Cover After Pearl Harbor, he led Americas flight to victory General Doolittle is a giant of the twentieth century. He did it all. As a stunt pilot, he thrilled the world with his aerial acrobatics. As a scientist, he pioneered the development of modern aviation technology. During World War II, he served his country as a fearless and innovative air warrior, organizing and leading the devastating raid against Japan immortalized in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Now, for the first time, here is his life story -- modest, revealing, and candid as only Doolittle himself can tell it. About the Author James Doolittle (1896-1993) was a stunt pilot who thrilled the world with his aerial acrobatics, a scientist who pioneered the development of modern aviation technology, and a fearless and innovative air warrior who served his country during World War II.Retired Air Force Colonel Carroll V. Glines is the author of 36 books and more than 700 magazine articles on aviation and military subjects. Three of his books are about the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Japan. He was also the co-author of General Jimmy Doolittles autobiography entitled I Could Never Be So Lucky Again. He was formerly the editor of Air Cargo, Air Line Pilot, and Professional Pilot magazines, and is now the curator of the Doolittle Library at the University of Texas, Dallas, and historian for the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. April 18, 1942 The 16-ship Navy task force centered around the aircraft carriers Hornet and Enterprise had been steaming westward toward Japan all night. I had given my final briefing to the B-25 bomber crews on the Hornet the day before. Our job was to do what we could to put a crimp in the Japanese war effort with the 16 tons of bombs from our 16 B-25s. The bombs could do only a fraction of the damage the Japanese had inflicted on us at Pearl Harbor, but the primary purpose of the raid we were about to launch against the main island of Japan was psychological. The Japanese people had been told they were invulnerable. Their leaders had told them Japan could never be invaded. Proof of this was the fact that Japan had been saved from invasion during the fifteenth century when a massive Chinese fleet set sail to attack Japan and was destroyed by a monsoon. From then on, the Japanese people had firmly believed they were forever protected by a “divine wind” - the kamikaze. An attack on the Japanese homeland would cause confusion in the minds of the Japanese people and sow doubt about the reliability of their leaders. There was a second, and equally important, psychological reason for this attack. America and its allies had suffered one defeat after another in the Pac...

-Titulo Original : Invisible Darkness The Strange Case Of Paul Bernardo And Karla Homolka-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: Perfect for fans of Making a Murderer and The People v. O. J. Simpson, Invisible Darkness is the story of one of the more bizarre cases in recent memory-killings so sensational that they prompted the Canadian government, in the interests of justice, to silence its national press and to lock foreign journalists out of the courts.To all appearances, Paul and Karla Bernardo had a fairytale marriage: beautiful working-class girl weds bright upper-middle-class guy and they buy a fashionable dream house in the suburbs. But, bored with his straight, prestigious accounting job, Paul soon went freelance as an international smuggler. He also revealed his boredom with conventional sex-enough so that, one Christmas Eve, he persuaded his wife to drug her own sister and engage in a menage a trois, during which the sister died (a bungling coroner ruled her death accidental). The couple then upped the ante, kidnapping and imprisoning several high school girls for sexual marathons, which they videotaped before savagely murdering their captives. When the girls’ bodies were found, the police were stymied (although Paul had been accused of rape and given a DNA test that vanished for two years and only recently was linked to some fifty sexual-assault cases) until Karla tried to have her husband arrested for wife beating. During questioning, she confessed to the crimes and is now serving two concurrent twelve-year sentences for manslaughter in exchange for testifying against her husband, who was jailed for life. Review The horrifying sex murders committed in southern Ontario by Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka caught the attention of the media and public of Canada like few, if any, cases in that countrys history. Readers of either of the two previous books about the case (Deadly Innocence and Lethal Marriage) may be skeptical that another retelling is necessary, but Invisible Darkness benefits from Stephen Williamss prodigious research and his unique perspective on Karlas culpability. Williams had to jump several legal hurdles unique to Canadas Crown disclosure protocols, but eventually was able to gain access to more than 70 hours of videotaped police interviews with Karla, interviews with Paul by his defense attorney, and even psychiatrists notes. Williams uses vivid vignettes to tell the story, and refrains from unnecessarily graphic details about the crimes. As the Winnipeg Free Press writes, If any readers still believe [Homolka] was a victim of post-traumatic stress, abused into submission by Bernardo, this will put that idea to rest. Review By far the most intelligent and subversive of the Bernardo triptych. -- Lynn Crosbie, The Globe and Mail, Dec. 1997I found Invisible Darkness a superior example of a dying breed the straight, unhyped, literate work of true-crime. -- Jack Olsen, Edgar-Award winning author of Son and Doc, Jan, 1999If any readers still believe she was a victim of post-traumatic stress, abused into submission by Bernardo, this book will put that idea to rest. -- Ted Wakefield, The Winnipeg Free Press, Sep. 1996Invisible Darkness offers up Karla Homolka, 17 years old at the time she met Paul Bernardo, as a Devil Incarnate just waiting to meet her Svengali. -- Maggie Siggins, The Globe and Mail, Aug. 1996Readers will leave Invisible Darkness knowing that its nothing short of obscene.....Homolka could be out of prison as early as next year. -- Leonard Stern,The Ottawa Citizen, Sep. 1996There is much in this book of merit....He begins intriguingly....with a nun waking up to see a pert Karla Homolka sitting in bed beside her....One moment in the book, Bernardo and Homolka are two suburbanites...caught up in their own melodramas, the next moment theyre raping teenagers and severing heads. -- Pete McMartin, The Vancouver Sun, Aug. 1996This book lets it all hang out....You cant help but be drawn in by this tale of sex, death, lies and videotape.... ...

-Titulo Original : The Secret Race Inside The Hidden World Of The Tour De France-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: “The holy grail for disillusioned cycling fans . . . The book’s power is in the collective details, all strung together in a story that is told with such clear-eyed conviction that you never doubt its veracity. . . . The Secret Race isn’t just a game changer for the Lance Armstrong myth. It’s the game ender.”-Outside NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDThe Secret Race is the book that rocked the world of professional cycling-and exposed, at long last, the doping culture surrounding the sport and its most iconic rider, Lance Armstrong. Former Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton was once one of the world’s top-ranked cyclists-and a member of Lance Armstrong’s inner circle. Over the course of two years, New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle conducted more than two hundred hours of interviews with Hamilton and spoke with numerous teammates, rivals, and friends. The result is an explosive page-turner of a book that takes us deep inside a shadowy, fascinating, and surreal world of unscrupulous doctors, anything-goes team directors, and athletes so relentlessly driven to win that they would do almost anything to gain an edge. For the first time, Hamilton recounts his own battle with depression and tells the story of his complicated relationship with Lance Armstrong. This edition features a new Afterword, in which the authors reflect on the developments within the sport, and involving Armstrong, over the past year. The Secret Race is a courageous, groundbreaking act of witness from a man who is as determined to reveal the hard truth about his sport as he once was to win the Tour de France. With a new Afterword by the authors “Loaded with bombshells and revelations.”-VeloNews“[An] often harrowing story . . . the broadest, most accessible look at cycling’s drug problems to date.”-The New York Times “ ‘If I cheated, how did I get away with it?’ That question, posed to SI by Lance Armstrong five years ago, has never been answered more definitively than it is in Tyler Hamilton’s new book.”-Sports Illustrated “Explosive.”-The Daily Telegraph (London) Review “Loaded with bombshells and revelations.”-VeloNews“The holy grail for disillusioned cycling fans . . . The book’s power is in the collective details, all strung together in a story that is told with such clear-eyed conviction that you never doubt its veracity. . . . The Secret Race isn’t just a game changer for the Lance Armstrong myth. It’s the game ender.”-Outside “[An] often harrowing story . . . the broadest, most accessible look at cycling’s drug problems to date.”-The New York Times “ ‘If I cheated, how did I get away with it?’ That question, posed to SI by Lance Armstrong five years ago, has never been answered more definitively than it is in Tyler Hamilton’s new book.”-Sports Illustrated “Explosive.”-The Daily Telegraph (London) About the Author Tyler Hamilton is a former professional bike racer, Olympic gold medalist, and NCAA champion. He raced professionally from 1995 to 2008 and now runs his own company, Tyler Hamilton Training LLC, in Boulder, Colorado. He lives in Missoula, Montana, with his wife, Lindsay, and his dog, Tanker. Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestsellingauthor of Lance Armstrong’s War and The Talent Code. He lives with his wife and four children in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and Homer, Alaska. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. As a bike racer, over time you develop the skill of keeping a poker face. No matter how extreme a sensation you feel-no matter how close you are to cracking-you do everything in your power to mask it. This matters in racing, when hiding your true condition from your opponents is a key to success, since it discourages them from attacking. Feel paralyzing pain? Look relaxed, even bored. Can’t breathe? Close your mouth. About to die? Smile.I’ve got a pretty good poker face; Lance has a great on...

-Titulo Original : Alicia-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: Alicia Jurman is five-years-old when her story begins. It is 1935 and she is living in the East Polish town of Buczacz. Although brought up in an atmosphere of anti-Semitism, nothing could prepare this young girl for the Russian invasion of Poland and the full horror of the Nazi Occupation. When Alicia was thirteen, she fled the Nazis through the forests and fields of Poland. Despite her youth, she rescued other Jews from the grip of the Gestapo. At the end of the war, Alicia, whose parents and four brothers had all perished in the Holocaust, risked her life again - this time leading other survivors from Poland to Palestine through an underground route. Her capacity for heroism in the face of brutality and evil shines through, and her story cannot easily be forgotten. Told simply and modestly, this is a remarkable tribute to courage and determination, and how one young woman survived the horrors of war-torn Europe...

-Titulo Original : Spiritwalker Messages From The Future-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: I am about to tell you a most unusual story, a chronicle of something that happened to me while I was living on the flank of an active volcano on the island of Hawaii. Im a scientist. I mention this because I do not feel that I was in any way predisposed for what was about to occur. In fact, my scientific training would seem to have preprogrammed me against such an experience. -- From SpiritwalkerThe astonishing true story of an anthropologists quest into a spiritual world of magic, mysticism, and meaning. Not since Castanedas tutelage under the Yacqui Indian guide Don Juan has there been a spiritual autobiography quite like Spiritwalker.Hank Wesselmans incredible story of a series of encounters that would forever change his life began with what he at first tried to explain away as particularly vivid dreams, but which grew increasingly intense and insistent, ultimately propelling him on twelve fantastic journeys across time and space. Over the next three years, his journeys proved to be far more important than mere reason could explain. Eventually, Dr. Wesselman became convinced that hed been granted a visionary encounter with what tribal people from millennia past have called the spirit world. During his epic travels, Dr. Wesselman met shape-shifting entities, spirit helpers, and guardians, and found himself traversing a mental, physical, andspiritual landscape on a path intersecting that of a fellow traveler, a Hawaiian kahuna mystic named Nainoa. Five thousand years into the future, Nainoa had been sent by his Chief on a journey into what used to be America, a once-powerful land of machines and magic, from which no previous voyagers had ever returned. What did Nainoa seek from Dr. Wesselman? What did the anthropologist have to learn about his own world from this exotic traveler from another time and place? Together, scientist and mystic are initiated into knowledge of non-ordinary levels of reality and given foreshadowings of imminent environmental, political, and spiritual challenges to their civilization. Without abandoning his scientific objectivity, Dr. Wesselman abandoned himself to the mystical, sometimes frightening, yet always luminous experiences that brought him beyond the boundaries of ordinary consciousness. The result is a fascinating and suspenseful adventure, an exciting and important archeological discovery, and the story of how a hard-headed scientific-realist stumbled on an important piece of the puzzle of human evolution. Socially urgent and disturbingly prophetic, Spiritwalker has a universal mythic resonance and an undeniable relevance for today as it challenges ourperceptions of our world, our reality, and our future. Review What a fabulous, stunning, inspiring account!--Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words and Recovering the SoulDr. Wesselman has begun to penetrate the shamanic realms of nonordinary reality and revelation. His dramatic accounts are well within the range of experiences regularly achieved by contemporary students of shamanism and shamanic journeying.--Michael Harner, author of The Way of the ShamanHank Wesselman tells a fascinating tale about the shamans journey outside of time.--Sandra Ingerman, author of Soul Retrieval and Welcome HomeWhat a fabulous, stunning, inspiring account!--Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words and Recovering the Soul From the Publisher What a fabulous, stunning, inspiring account!--Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words and Recovering the SoulDr. Wesselman has begun to penetrate the shamanic realms of nonordinary reality and revelation. His dramatic accounts are well within the range of experiences regularly achieved by contemporary students of shamanism and shamanic journeying.--Michael Harner, author of The Way of the ShamanHank Wesselman tells a fascinating tale about the shamans journey outside of time.--Sandra Ingerman, author of Soul Retrieval and Welcome Hom...

-Titulo Original : Alicia My Story-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: WINNER OF THE 1989 CHRISTOPHER AWARD * Here is a thrilling, uplifting story of true-life heroism unequaled since the publication of Anne Franks diary-a story that the young must hear and their elders must remember. Take Alicias hand-and follow.“This memoir is heartbreaking. I hope it will be read by Jews and non-Jews alike.”-Elie Wiesel, author of NightHer name is Alicia. She was thirteen when she began saving the lives of people she did not know-while fleeing the Nazis through war-ravaged Poland.Her family cruelly wrenched from her, Alicia rescued other Jews from the Gestapo, led them to safe hideouts, and lent them her courage and hope. Even the sight of her mothers brutal murder could not quash this remarkable childs faith in human goodness-or her determination to prevail against overwhelming odds.After the war, Alicia continued to risk her life, leading Polish Jews on an underground route to freedom in Palestine. She swore on her brothers grave that if she survived, she would speak for her silenced family. This book is the eloquent fulfillment of that oath.Praise for Alicia“Profoundly observed . . . remarkably lived . . . ferocious bravery.”-The New York Times Book Review“As exciting as it is inspirational. In fact, a good bit of Alicia: My Story reads as if it were written by one of our better writers of fiction.”-The Pittsburgh Press“A compelling voice, lucid prose . . . a luminous testimony to the heroism and humanity of one remarkable person.”-San Francisco Chronicle“Straightforward . . . energizing and inspirational.”-Newsday Review “This memoir is heartbreaking. I hope it will be read by Jews and non-Jews alike.”-Elie Wiesel, author of Night“Profoundly observed . . . remarkably lived . . . ferocious bravery.”-The New York Times Book Review“As exciting as it is inspirational. In fact, a good bit of Alicia: My Story reads as if it were written by one of our better writers of fiction.”-The Pittsburgh Press“A compelling voice, lucid prose . . . a luminous testimony to the heroism and humanity of one remarkable person.”-San Francisco Chronicle“Straightforward . . . energizing and inspirational.”-Newsday About the Author Alicia Appleman was a writer and lecturer. She was the author of Alicia: My Story. She died in 2017. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CHAPTER 1 Before the War First they killed my brother Moshe.… Then they killed my father.… Then they killed my brother Bunio.… Then they killed my brother Zachary.… Then they killed my last brother, Herzl. Only my mother and I were left. I vowed that I would never let them kill her, that I would protect my mother from the Nazis and their collaborators for as long as I lived. Love and hate were what motivated my young mind and heart. Love for my dear, gentle mother-and hate for the cruel murderers. And this is my story. In 1938, there were eighteen thousand Jewish people in our Polish city of Buczacz, nearly one-third of the total population. Some of the more orthodox Jews wore the classic black frock coats and fur hats, while others dressed just like the rest of the residents and were largely well-integrated into the community. We had many things to be proud of: the Hebrew schools, the Talmud Torah house, and our joy and pride, the Great Synagogue. It was a very impressive large structure with tall stained-glass windows. It had a small synagogue attached to one side, giving the impression of a father and son standing there proudly. The small synagogue was used for daily prayers, and the large synagogue for the Sabbath and the rest of the holidays. I was quite familiar with the synagogue, since my older brother Bunio sang in the choir. We had a handsome young rabbi with a beautiful wife, and both were accomplished violinists. The rabbi chose his choir from among the students with good voices who attended Mr. Kofler’s Hebrew school. My brother Bunio, who was an alto, wa...

-Titulo Original : Echoes In The Darkness-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: About the Author Joseph Wambaugh is the hard-hitting bestselling writer who conveys the passionate immediacy of a special world. He was a police officer with the LAPD for 14 years before retiring in 1974, during which time he published three bestselling novels. Over the course of his career, Wambaugh has been the author of more than 20 works of fiction and nonfiction, all written in his gritty, distinctive noir-ish style. Hes won multiple Edgar Awards, and several of his books have been made into feature films and TV movies. He lives in California with his wife. On June 25, 1989, the naked corpse of schoolteacher Susan Reinert was found wedged into her hatchback car in a hotel parking lot near Philadelphias Main Line. Her two children had vanished. The Main Line Murder Case burst upon the headlines--and wasnt resolved for seven years. Now, master crime writer Joseph Wambaugh reconstructs the case from its roots, recounting the details, drama, players and pawns in this bizarre crime that shocked the nation and tore apart a respectable suburban town. The massive FBI and state police investigation ultimately centered on two men. Dr. Jay C. Smith--By day he was principal of Upper Merion High School where Susan Reinert taught. At night he was a sadist who indulged in porno, drugs, and weapons. William Bradfield--He was a bearded and charismatic English teacher and classics scholar, but his real genius was for juggling women--three at a time. One of those women was Susan Reinert. How these two men are connected, how the brilliant murder was carried off, and how the investigators closed this astounding case makes for Wambaughs most compelling book yet. From the Publisher On June 25, 1989, the naked corpse of schoolteacher Susan Reinert was found wedged into her hatchback car in a hotel parking lot near Philadelphias Main Line. Her two children had vanished. The Main Line Murder Case burst upon the headlines--and wasnt resolved for seven years. Now, master crime writer Joseph Wambaugh reconstructs the case from its roots, recounting the details, drama, players and pawns in this bizarre crime that shocked the nation and tore apart a respectable suburban town. The massive FBI and state police investigation ultimately centered on two men. Dr. Jay C. Smith--By day he was principal of Upper Merion High School where Susan Reinert taught. At night he was a sadist who indulged in porno, drugs, and weapons. William Bradfield--He was a bearded and charismatic English teacher and classics scholar, but his real genius was for juggling women--three at a time. One of those women was Susan Reinert. How these two men are connected, how the brilliant murder was carried off, and how the investigators closed this astounding case makes for Wambaughs most compelling book yet. From the Inside Flap On June 25, 1989, the naked corpse of schoolteacher Susan Reinert was found wedged into her hatchback car in a hotel parking lot near Philadelphias Main Line. Her two children had vanished. The Main Line Murder Case burst upon the headlines--and wasnt resolved for seven years. Now, master crime writer Joseph Wambaugh reconstructs the case from its roots, recounting the details, drama, players and pawns in this bizarre crime that shocked the nation and tore apart a respectable suburban town. The massive FBI and state police investigation ultimately centered on two men. Dr. Jay C. Smith--By day he was principal of Upper Merion High School where Susan Reinert taught. At night he was a sadist who indulged in porno, drugs, and weapons. William Bradfield--He was a bearded and charismatic English teacher and classics scholar, but his real genius was for juggling women--three at a time. One of those women was Susan Reinert. How these two men are connected, how the brilliant murder was carried off, and how the investigators closed this astounding case makes for Wambaughs most compell...

-Titulo Original : Ship Of Ghosts The Story Of The Uss Houston, Fdrs Legendary Lost Cruiser, And The Epic Saga Of Her Survivors-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSon, we’re going to Hell. The navigator of the USS Houston confided these prophetic words to a young officer as he and his captain charted a course into U.S. naval legend. Renowned as FDR’s favorite warship, the cruiser USS Houston was a prize target trapped in the far Pacific after Pearl Harbor. Without hope of reinforcement, her crew faced a superior Japanese force ruthlessly committed to total conquest. It wasn’t a fair fight, but the men of the Houston would wage it to the death. Hornfischer brings to life the awesome terror of nighttime naval battles that turned decks into strobe-lit slaughterhouses, the deadly rain of fire from Japanese bombers, and the almost superhuman effort of the crew as they miraculously escaped disaster again and again-until their luck ran out during a daring action in Sunda Strait. There, hopelessly outnumbered, the Houston was finally sunk and its survivors taken prisoner. For more than three years their fate would be a mystery to families waiting at home. In the brutal privation of jungle POW camps dubiously immortalized in such films as The Bridge on the River Kwai, the war continued for the men of the Houston-a life-and-death struggle to survive forced labor, starvation, disease, and psychological torture. Here is the gritty, unvarnished story of the infamous Burma-Thailand Death Railway glamorized by Hollywood, but which in reality mercilessly reduced men to little more than animals, who fought back against their dehumanization with dignity, ingenuity, sabotage, will-power-and the undying faith that their country would prevail. Using journals and letters, rare historical documents, including testimony from postwar Japanese war crimes tribunals, and the eyewitness accounts of Houston’s survivors, James Hornfischer has crafted an account of human valor so riveting and awe-inspiring, it’s easy to forget that every single word is true. Review “Ship of Ghostswould be an unforgettable book if only for its brilliantly wrought account of the massive, chaotic sea battle that destroyed the USS Houston. But that is only the beginning of a story that grows more harrowing with every chapter, and that finally leaves the reader amazed at what human beings are capable of achieving and enduring.” -Stephen Harrigan, author of Challenger Park and The Gates of the AlamoOn sea and on land, these intrepid sailors endured enough for a thousand lifetimes. In this riveting account, Hornfischer carefully reconstructs a story none of us should be allowed to forget.-Hampton Sides, author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers“Hornfischer has produced another meticulously researched naval history page-turner in Ship of Ghosts. He manages to fuse powerful human stories into the great flow of historical events with a singular story-telling talent.”-John F. Lehman, former Secretary of the Navy, author of On Seas of Glory“Hornfischer has done it again. His narrative is fine-tuned and always compelling but where he truly excels is in his evocative, often lyrical descriptions of combat at sea. Those who enjoyed his previous best-seller will love Ship of Ghosts-military history at its finest.”-Alex Kershaw, author of The Bedford Boys and The Few“Masterly…[the] description of the huge and terrifying naval engagements are as overwhelming a stretch of historical writing as I have ever come across…. Beautifully written and heartgripping.”-Adam Nicolson, author of God’s Secretaries“Recounts perhaps the most devastating untold saga of World War II in piercing detail.”-Donovan Webster, author of The Burma Road “Hornfischer is quickly establishing himself as doing for the Navy what popular historian Stephen Ambrose did for the Army…. So great is the drama of the Houston and its survivors that this story seems to tell itself.” -Rocky Mountain News“With vivid and visceral descriptions of the chaos and valor onboard the doomed Houston…the author penetrates the thoughts and...

-Titulo Original : Sickened The True Story Of A Lost Childhood-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: A remarkable memoir that speaks in an original and distinctive Midwestern voice, rising to indelible scenes in prose of scathing beauty and fierce humor. A young girl is perched on the cold chrome of yet another doctor’s examining table, missing yet another day of school. Just twelve, she’s tall, skinny, and weak. It’s four o’clock, and she hasn’t been allowed to eat anything all day. Her mother, on the other hand, seems curiously excited. Shes about to suggest open-heart surgery on her child to get to the bottom of this. She checks her teeth for lipstick and, as the doctor enters, shoots the girl a warning glance. This child will not ruin her plans.From early childhood, Julie Gregory was continually X-rayed, medicated, and operated on-in the vain pursuit of an illness that was created in her mother’s mind. Munchausen by proxy (MBP) is the world’s most hidden and dangerous form of child abuse, in which the caretaker-almost always the mother-invents or induces symptoms in her child because she craves the attention of medical professionals. Many MBP children die, but Julie Gregory not only survived, she escaped the powerful orbit of her mothers madness and rebuilt her identity as a vibrant, healthy young woman.Punctuated with Julies actual medical records, Sickened re-creates the bizarre cocoon of her familys isolated double-wide trailer, their wild shopping sprees and gun-waving confrontations, the astonishing naivete of medical professionals and social workers. It also exposes the twisted bonds of terror and love that roped Julies family together-including the love that made a child willing to sacrifice herself to win her mothers happiness. The realization that the sickness lay in her mother, not in herself, would not come to Julie until adulthood. But when it did, it would strike like lightning. Through her painful metamorphosis, she discovered the courage to save her own life-and, ultimately, the life of the girl her mother had found to replace her. Sickened takes us to new places in the human heart and spirit. It is an unforgettable story, unforgettably told. Review “A painful but wonderfully written memoir that should create greater awareness of a bizarre disorder… Keen self-awareness, a sharp eye for details, and an original, poetic voice.”--Kirkus Reviews“This story of unfathomable child abuse is told with remarkable wit, compassion, and courage. It’s a work of beauty from a beast of a childhood.” --Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors and Dry“Like some Diane Arbus photograph come to life, Julie Gregorys Sickened offers us a portrait of quintessential American Disturbos in all their tender, heinous cant-look-and-cant-look-away glory. A miraculous book by a woman whose very survival is itself a miracle.” --Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent Midnight“Set in a southern-culture-on-the-skids world reminiscent of J.T. Leroy, Sickened is written with a lyrical directness that is both riveting and horrific. Julie Gregory reminds us that those who find the courage to slay the dragons of their past and stop the cycle of abuse are the true heroes of the world.” --Ann Magnuson, actress, singer, writerA stunning account by a courageous woman who journeyed from the depths of hell to reclaim her own power and worth. Julie Gregory casts an extraordinary beacon of healing. You will be hearing a lot about this one.” --Alan Cohen, author of I Had It All the TimeA born storyteller with perfect pitch, Julie Gregory guides the reader through this surreal form of cruelty, in which the ultimate weapon is the scalpel, with originality, gusto and heart-stopping courage.--Sylvia Fraser, author of My Fathers House: A Memoir of Incest and of HealingGripping self-disclosure by a remarkable young woman . . . Sickened will surely and finally impact the proper diagnosis and treatment of children caught in the terror of MBP.--Chris Monaco, Ph.D., Director, Childhelp USA National Child Abu...

-Titulo Original : The Greatest Success In The World-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: A surprising new message for Og Mandino’s millions of readers-the priceless legacy of the commandments of success.Through the deeply inspirational story of one extraordinary man who lived in the time of Christ-you, too, can learn to shed failure, overcome frustration and heartbreak to achieve a rich, satisfying life of peace and well-being. Now, with Og Mandino’s help and guidance, you can play the game of life fearlessly-and win. Accept his precious gift of wisdom and know the true rewards of limitless personal success From the Publisher Through the deeply inspirational story of one extraordinary man who lived in the time of Christ --you, too, can learn to shed failure, overcome frustration and heartbreak to achieve a rich, satisfying life of peace and guidance, you can play the game of life fearlessly -- and win. Accept his precious gift of wisdom and know the true rewards of limitless personal success From the Inside Flap Through the deeply inspirational story of one extraordinary man who lived in the time of Christ --you, too, can learn to shed failure, overcome frustration and heartbreak to achieve a rich, satisfying life of peace and guidance, you can play the game of life fearlessly -- and win. Accept his precious gift of wisdom and know the true rewards of limitless personal success From the Back Cover Through the deeply inspirational story of one extraordinary man who lived in the time of Christ --you, too, can learn to shed failure, overcome frustration and heartbreak to achieve a rich, satisfying life of peace and guidance, you can play the game of life fearlessly -- and win. Accept his precious gift of wisdom and know the true rewards of limitless personal success About the Author Og Mandino is one of the most widely read inspirational and self-help authors in the world. Former president of Success Unlimited magazine, Mandino was the first recipient of the Napoleon Hill Gold Medal Award for literary achievement. Og Mandino was a member of the Council of Peers Award for Excellence Speaker Hall of Fame and was honored with a Master of Influence Award by the National Speakers Association. Og Mandino died in 1996, but his books continue to inspire countless thousands all over the world. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CHAPTER 1 I must warn thee in advance. The words you are about to read may put an end to your life. It has been written that a useless life is far worse than an early death. If the years of your heartbeat, since you emerged from your mother’s womb, have been poisoned by failure and frustration, heartbreak and discontent, defeat and self-pity, then I say unto you that you should terminate that miserable existence, immediately, and commence the rebuilding of a new life, a new being-one filled with love and pride and achievement and peace of mind. Not only do I say that you should; I say that you can! Not only do I say that you can; I say that you will-providing you accept and make use of the priceless legacy I am about to share with you. My name is Joseph. Would that I were an accomplished teller of tales, in full command of my proud language, instead of having spent a lifetime as a keeper of ledgers and accounts. Still, despite my many shortcomings, I must record what I know of Zacchaeus Ben Joshua for the benefit of untold generations to come so that they may be guided properly in their search for a better life. His story and, most important, his gift to mankind, must not vanish beneath the desert’s unsympathetic sands along with the dried bones of those of us who knew and loved and learned so much from this special creature of God. He was orphaned before the age of five. Other children mocked his misshapen body-a huge head and wide shoulders set upon a round torso from which two spindly legs extended but refused to grow. He had no schooling. Those precious years of youth had been sp...

-Titulo Original : Pain Free At Your Pc Using A Computer Doesnt Have To Hurt-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: From the Back Cover Using a computer doesnt have to hurt. Prevent or reverse repetitive stress injuries Cure carpal tunnel syndrome End chronic wrist, shoulder, and neck pain Ease eyestrain Avoid surgery, drugs, and wrist braces Using a computer should challenge your mind, not your body. As computers become a larger part of our daily lives both at work and at home, complaints of painful wrists, sore shoulders, stiff necks, and blurry vision associated with computer use continue to soar. But the good news is that this chronic pain can easily be prevented or cured without surgery or drugs--or expensive ergonomic equipment. Theres no need to move your monitor, wear wrist braces, or sit in a specially designed chair. Instead, Pete Egoscue, using the techniques and principles developed at his renowned clinic, shows you how to keep pointing and clicking for hours--pain free. Youll learn how to: Avoid or treat common but debilitating repetitive stress injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome Recognize and remedy problems in posture and movement before they cause pain Do easy-to-perform exercises at your desk to eliminate chronic hand, wrist, shoulder, back, and neck pain Quickly and easily correct damaging patterns of motion And much more Using a computer doesnt have to hurt. Prevent or reverse repetitive stress injuries Cure carpal tunnel syndrome End chronic wrist, shoulder, and neck pain Ease eyestrain Avoid surgery, drugs, and wrist bracesUsing a computer should challenge your mind, not your body.As computers become a larger part of our daily lives both at work and at home, complaints of painful wrists, sore shoulders, stiff necks, and blurry vision associated with computer use continue to soar.But the good news is that this chronic pain can easily be prevented or cured without surgery or drugs--or expensive ergonomic equipment. Theres no need to move your monitor, wear wrist braces, or sit in a specially designed chair.Instead, Pete Egoscue, using the techniques and principles developed at his renowned clinic, shows you how to keep pointing and clicking for hours--pain free.Youll learn how to: Avoid or treat common but debilitating repetitive stress injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome Recognize and remedy problems in posture and movement before they cause pain Do easy-to-perform exercises at your desk to eliminate chronic hand, wrist, shoulder, back, and neck pain Quickly and easily correct damaging patterns of motion And much more From Library Journal The author of Pain Free returns to address the subject of pain caused by computer work. His philosophy is that carpal tunnel surgery, ergonomic chairs, and pain-killing medicines are poor choices for the treatment of this pain and that only the realignment of the body and correction of muscle weakness can fix computer-related stiff necks, headaches, and carpal tunnel syndrome. In plans for low, moderate, and heavy users of computers, Egoscue offers well-illustrated stretches and strengthening exercises. Though it is difficult to believe that all ergonomic devices are bad and that surgery is never necessary, some library patrons may be clamoring for alternative approaches to overuse injury. Otherwise, try more mainstream sources like Sandra Peddies The Repetitive Strain Injury Sourcebook (LJ 12/97) or Deborah Quilters The Repetitive Strain Injury Recovery Book (LJ 2/1/98), which were both written with the assistance of an M.D. This book is recommended only for public libraries where demand warrants.AElizabeth A. Williams, Houston Acad. of Medicine-Texas Medical Ctr. Lib. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review Straight talk...brilliant insights...an important book for all of us.--James V. Kimsey, founding CEO and chairman emeritus of AOL Inc. From the Inside Flap Using a computer doesnt have to hurt. Prevent or reverse repetitive stress injuries Cure carpal tunnel syndrome End ...

-Titulo Original : A Clash Of Kings The Graphic Novel Volume One (a Game Of Thrones The Graphic Novel)-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: The first volume of a four-part, full-color graphic novel adaptation of the second book in George R. R. Martin’s landmark Song of Ice and Fire series, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones. The four-part graphic novel adaptation of A Game of Thrones proved that George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire has the power to enchant in any medium. Now the story continues as New York Times bestselling author Landry Q. Walker and illustrator Mel Rubi introduce a thrilling new series based on the second book in the landmark saga. Time is out of joint. The summer of peace and plenty, ten years long, is drawing to a close, and the harsh, chill winter approaches like an angry beast. Two great leaders-Lord Eddard Stark and King Robert Baratheon-who held sway over an age of enforced peace are dead, victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding walls of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms prepare to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky-a comet the color of blood and flame-six factions struggle for control of a divided land. Eddard’s son Robb has declared himself King in the North. In the south, Joffrey, the heir apparent, rules in name only, victim of the scheming courtiers who teem over King’s Landing. Robert Baratheon’s two brothers each seek his own dominion, while a disfavored house turns once more to conquest. And a continent away, an exiled queen, the Mother of Dragons, risks everything to lead her precious brood across a hard, hot desert to win back the crown that is rightfully hers. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory may be measured in blood. And the spoils of victory may just go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel . . . and the coldest hearts. For when rulers clash, all the land feels the tremors. About the Author George R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including those of the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire-- A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons-- as well as Tuf Voyaging, Fevre Dream, The Armageddon Rag, Dying of the Light, Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle), and Dreamsongs Volumes I and II. He is also the creator of The Lands of Ice and Fire, a collection of maps featuring original artwork from illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts, and The World of Ice & Fire, with Elio M. Garcia, Jr., and Linda Antonsson. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Landry Q. Walker is a New York Times bestselling author of comics and books. He lives with his cats and his wife and he spends his days pushing buttons randomly on a keyboard until stories somehow happen. Mel Rubi has been a professional artist since 1993, and enjoys challenging himself on every difficult task he takes on. He loves playing chess and is a family man...

-Titulo Original : Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: Here is the book that started it all: Dr. Atkins’ original Diet Revolution. Inside you’ll find the story of how Dr. Atkins personally discovered the incredible effects of a high-protein/low-carbohydrate diet and how it came to revolutionize his thinking on nutrition and health. Here is proof of how the diet works, why you’ll never feel hungry again, and how you can get started. Imagine eating such foods as steak, eggs, butter-even bacon-and still losing weight! Now with this simple but incredibly effective diet, you can stop counting calories and measuring portions. What’s more, you’ll feel healthier than you ever have before! Inside you’ll discover: * Why the Atkins Diet Revolution is not just another fad diet, but the way we were biologically meant to eat * The alarming truth about carbohydrates: how they are responsible for some of our most deadly modern diseases * How the Atkins diet differs significantly from other low-carbohydrate diets * Why you can expect a drop in cholesterol and blood pressure levels even while eating a diet high in fat * How to achieve your weight loss goal and develop a personal maintenance plan * Plus sample meals, mouthwatering recipes, answers to the most commonly asked questions, weight charts, and much more! In this breakthrough book, Dr. Atkins explains why we don’t need just another diet. We need a diet revolution. Now you too can join the millions of others who have become part of this revolution to lose weight, feel great, and reduce their risk of serious illness. About the Author Robert C. Atkins (1930-2003) was an American cardiologist best known for his Atkins Diet. He studied pre-med and cardiology at the University of Michigan and Cornell University...

-Titulo Original : The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet Plus Dr. Tarnowers Lifetime Keep-slim Program-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: For more than 40 years, Dr Herman Tarnower warned his patients to eat sensibly and stay trim. When they complained that diets didnt work, he decided to find a diet that would work. After years of research and medical trials he founded the Scarsdale Medical Centre and developed a weight loss program that he believed was simple, safe and fast. * What makes the diet work so miraculously? * How do I keep the weight off? * What if I want to take off still more? * What’s the easy way to have a lean, healthy body for life? Dr. Tarnower now gives you all the facts about the most popular diet ever discovered-plus the lifetime secrets of staying thin! You’ll get the simple basics of diet chemistry . . . an easy plan for losing up to twenty pounds in two weeks . . . a two-on-two-off program for maintaining a healthy weight . . . and new diet variation menus: gourmet, money-saver, vegetarian, and international. About the Author Herman Tarnower, M.D., FACP, D-IM, was a distinguished cardiologist and internist, a founder and senior member of the Scarsdale, New York, Medical Center, and an honorary president and chairman of the board of the Westchester Heart Association. Before his death in 1980, he was a clinical professor of medicine at New York Medical College, attending cardiologist at White Plains Hospital; and consulting cardiologist at St. Agnes Hospital in White Plains, New York...

-Titulo Original : Better Homes & Gardens New Cookbook-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: Featuring over 1200 recipes--600 of them brand new--the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book has been newly revised and updated, making Americans favorite cookbook even more indispensable than ever. This Eleventh Edition is written specifically for the todays health-conscious cooks who are leading hectic and busy lives. With menu planning, cooking tips on low-fat and no-fat meals, and a guide to cooking terms, techniques and helpful hints from the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen, this is a sourcebook for all who find themselves in the kitchen. The New Cook Book covers everything from cooking basics to canning and freezing, breads and cakes to fish and shellfish, and meat and poultry to soups and stews. There are recipes for sauces and relishes, and sumptuous cookies and desserts. In addition there is a new chapters on Beans, Rice and Grains and a special chapter on Grilling. Many of the recipes are designed for cooks on the go and preparation and cooking times are included for each recipe. Moreover, nutritional information is given for each recipes, and those low fat and no fat recipes are highlighted. For generations, novices and experienced cooks alike have relied on the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book for recipes that combine excellent flavor, ease of preparation, and balanced nutrition. Now completely revised and updated, Americas bestselling cookbook promises to continue that tradition, From the Inside Flap er 1200 recipes--600 of them brand new--the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book has been newly revised and updated, making Americans favorite cookbook even more indispensable than ever. This Eleventh Edition is written specifically for the todays health-conscious cooks who are leading hectic and busy lives. With menu planning, cooking tips on low-fat and no-fat meals, and a guide to cooking terms, techniques and helpful hints from the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen, this is a sourcebook for all who find themselves in the kitchen. The New Cook Book covers everything from cooking basics to canning and freezing, breads and cakes to fish and shellfish, and meat and poultry to soups and stews. There are recipes for sauces and relishes, and sumptuous cookies and desserts. In addition there is a new chapters on Beans, Rice and Grains and a special chapter on Grilling. Many of the recipes are designed for cooks on the go and preparation and cooking times are From the Back Cover Featuring over 1200 recipes--600 of them brand new--the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book has been newly revised and updated, making Americans favorite cookbook even more indispensable than ever. This Eleventh Edition is written specifically for the todays health-conscious cooks who are leading hectic and busy lives. With menu planning, cooking tips on low-fat and no-fat meals, and a guide to cooking terms, techniques and helpful hints from the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen, this is a sourcebook for all who find themselves in the kitchen. The New Cook Book covers everything from cooking basics to canning and freezing, breads and cakes to fish and shellfish, and meat and poultry to soups and stews. There are recipes for sauces and relishes, and sumptuous cookies and desserts. In addition there is a new chapters on Beans, Rice and Grains and a special chapter on Grilling. Many of the recipes are designed for cooks on the go and preparation and cooking times are included for each recipe. Moreover, nutritional information is given for each recipes, and those low fat and no fat recipes are highlighted. For generations, novices and experienced cooks alike have relied on the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book for recipes that combine excellent flavor, ease of preparation, and balanced nutrition. Now completely revised and updated, Americas bestselling cookbook promises to continue that tradition, About the Author Better Homes and Gardens is a ...

-Titulo Original : Protein Power The High-protein/low-carbohydrate Way To Lose Weight, Feel Fit, And Boost Your Health--in Just Weeks!-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: Join the thousands who have experienced dramatic weight loss, lowered cholesterol, and improvement or reversal of the damages of heart disease, adult-onset diabetes, and other major diseases by following this medically proven program. Protein Power will teach you how to use food as a tool for * Dramatic and permanent weight loss * Resetting your metabolism and boosting your energy levels * Lowering your “bad” cholesterol levels while elevating the “good” * Protecting yourself from “The Deadly Diseases of Civilization” (including high blood pressure and heart disease) And best of all, Protein Power encourages you to * Eat the foods you love, including meats (even steaks, bacon, and burgers), cheeses, and eggs * Rethink the current wisdom on fat intake (science has shown that fat does not make you fat!) * Stop shocking your body with breads, pastas, and other fat-inducing carbohydrates So prepare yourself for the most dramatic life-enhancing diet program available! Review The nutritional primer of the nineties. --Barry Sears, author of The Zone From the Inside Flap Join the thousands who have experienced dramatic weight loss, lowered cholesterol, and improvement or reversal of the damages of heart disease, adult-onset diabetes, and other major diseases by following this medically proven program. Protein Power will teach you how to use food as a tool for Dramatic and permanent weight loss Resetting your metabolism and boosting your energy levels Lowering your bad cholesterol levels while elevating the good Protecting yourself from The Deadly Diseases of Civilization (including high blood pressure and heart disease) And best of all, Protein Power encourages you to Eat the foods you love, including meats (even steaks, bacon, and burgers), cheeses, and eggs Rethink the current wisdom on fat intake (science has shown that fat does not make you fat!) Stop shocking your body with breads, pastas, and other fat-inducing carbohydrates So prepare yourself for the most dramatic life-enhancing diet program available! From the Back Cover Join the thousands who have experienced dramatic weight loss, lowered cholesterol, and improvement or reversal of the damages of heart disease, adult-onset diabetes, and other major diseases by following this medically proven program. Protein Power will teach you how to use food as a tool for Dramatic and permanent weight loss Resetting your metabolism and boosting your energy levels Lowering your bad cholesterol levels while elevating the good Protecting yourself from The Deadly Diseases of Civilization (including high blood pressure and heart disease) And best of all, Protein Power encourages you to Eat the foods you love, including meats (even steaks, bacon, and burgers), cheeses, and eggs Rethink the current wisdom on fat intake (science has shown that fat does not make you fat!) Stop shocking your body with breads, pastas, and other fat-inducing carbohydrates So prepare yourself for the most dramatic life-enhancing diet program available! About the Author Michael R. Eades, M.D., author of Thin So Fast, and Mary Dan Eades, M.D., author of The Doctors Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals, live in Little Rock, Arkansas, where they practice bariatric (weight loss) and general family medicine. They are the founders of Medi-Stat Medical Centers. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 A New Nutritional Perspective Every man is the creature of the age in which he lives; very few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time. VOLTAIRE We have a medical book published in 1822 passed down to Michael from his great-grandfather, a country doctor from the Ozark Mountains. A long section deals with yellow fever-in the 1800s no one knew what caused it or how it spread. Now, of course, we understand that the mosquito is the carrier of ...

-Titulo Original : First Impressions What You Dont Know About How Others See You-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: What kind of first impression do you make? A first impression is the most important impression you’ll ever make-and you get only one chance to make it. Business deals can be made or broken, first dates become second dates or not, friendships are created or fail to form; everything hinges on that all-important initial encounter. And yet most of us don’t know how we’re really seen by others. Many of us don’t know how to make a good impression. Wouldn’t you like others to see you as confident, interesting, attractive, and sincere? Ann Demarais, Ph.D., and Valerie White, Ph.D., consultants to many Fortune 100 companies as well as creators of First Impressions, Inc., a New York-based dating and consulting firm, offer you the keys to putting your best self forward in any new situation, whether you want to strike up a conversation at a party or are meeting a blind date or a new business client. You’ll learn to see yourself as others see you, and how to tweak your style to create the impression that reflects the real you. Breaking down a successful first impression into its seven fundamentals, the authors show you how to master these principles so that you can make the best first impression. They also show how to avoid common misunderstandings that leave others with a bad impression, how to reveal the four universal social gifts, and they outline practical steps you can take to enhance your personal charm. Informative and filled with enlightening research studies, do-it-yourself checklist reviews, and dozens of helpful case histories, First Impressions is a fun, groundbreaking, and long-overdue guide to the most important moment of virtually any relationship: the first. Review “This is a not a book for people looking for hope, it is a book for people looking for change….This will be a great help to [those] who too often feel less fulfilled by initial social interactions than they expect or hope. Without a shred of scientific evidence on the point, I would wager that this is just about everyone. If fact, I would suspect that anyone who feels that they have nothing to learn from this book is more likely to be oblivious than adept.” --T. James Matthews, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Vice Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University “[The authors] have charted the geography of the most important phase of interpersonal communication. Their guide will undoubtedly improve the quality of life for those seeking genuineness in their relationships….FIRST IMPRESSIONS offers help which is practical, inspirational and honest.” --Peter Urey, Marketing Director, Hewlett-Packard Company For anyone interested in winning friends and influencing people, this book is essential reading. If only it had been around ten years ago, my book might have had a different title. -- Toby Young, author of How to Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleThe feedback from one date with First Impressions, Inc. changed my life. This book will help you make new friends, get ahead in business and avoid the subtle little disasters that prevent us from being and doing our best. Essential reading for people interested in getting along with the human race. --Ted Rall, cartoonist, author of Revenge of the Latchkey Kids and To Afghanistan and Back Dont break eye contact when reading First Impressions! Youll miss out on how a positive first impression can be the start of a great business or personal relationship. A compelling, engaging, and entertaining book that provides basic principles everyone can use to make that winning first impression --Matthew Jones, SVP - Leadership and Management Development, Marsh Inc. [brokerage company] “Have you ever felt alone in a room full of strangers who seem to know everyone except you?...This book is full of examples of real-life experiences and post mortem diagnosis that, until now, was limited to those few fortunate enough to have been coached by one of ...

-Titulo Original : The Yeast Syndrome How To Help Your Doctor Identify & Treat The Real Cause Of Your Yeast-related Illness-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: The most complete and up-to-date book on the epidemic affecting 80 million American men, women, and children. How to recognize the symptoms, why many doctors do not diagnose yeast infections, and how to bring it to your doctors attention. Eleven questionnaires to determine your risk of a yeast-related disorder. The many causes of the yeast syndrome -- and how to avoid them. The most up-to-date laboratory diagnostic tests and anti-yeast therapies. The yeast-control diet -- recommended foods, and a complete seven-day menu. Plus, how anti-yeast treatments help patients with multiple sclerosis, arthritis, lupus, hypoglycemia, and other untreatable illnesses. Review A valuable, timely, and life-enhancing book...the single information source for everything known to date about a heretofore unrecognized clinical entity--the Candida Syndrome. -- Abram Hoffer, M.D., Ph.D., Editor, Journal Of Orthomolecular Medicine From the Publisher The most complete and up-to-date book on the epidemic affecting 80 million American men, women, and children. How to recognize the symptoms, why many doctors do not diagnose yeast infections, and how to bring it to your doctors attention. Eleven questionnaires to determine your risk of a yeast-related disorder. The many causes of the yeast syndrome -- and how to avoid them. The most up-to-date laboratory diagnostic tests and anti-yeast therapies. The yeast-control diet -- recommended foods, and a complete seven-day menu. Plus, how anti-yeast treatments help patients with multiple sclerosis, arthritis, lupus, hypoglycemia, and other untreatable illnesses. A valuable, timely, and life-enhancing book...the single information source for everything known to date about a heretofore unrecognized clinical entity--the Candida Syndrome. -- Abram Hoffer, M.D., Ph.D., Editor, Journal Of Orthomolecular Medicine From the Inside Flap plete and up-to-date book on the epidemic affecting 80 million American men, women, and children. How to recognize the symptoms, why many doctors do not diagnose yeast infections, and how to bring it to your doctors attention. Eleven questionnaires to determine your risk of a yeast-related disorder. The many causes of the yeast syndrome -- and how to avoid them. The most up-to-date laboratory diagnostic tests and anti-yeast therapies. The yeast-control diet -- recommended foods, and a complete seven-day menu. Plus, how anti-yeast treatments help patients with multiple sclerosis, arthritis, lupus, hypoglycemia, and other untreatable illnesses. From the Back Cover The most complete and up-to-date book on the epidemic affecting 80 million American men, women, and children. How to recognize the symptoms, why many doctors do not diagnose yeast infections, and how to bring it to your doctors attention. Eleven questionnaires to determine your risk of a yeast-related disorder. The many causes of the yeast syndrome -- and how to avoid them. The most up-to-date laboratory diagnostic tests and anti-yeast therapies. The yeast-control diet -- recommended foods, and a complete seven-day menu. Plus, how anti-yeast treatments help patients with multiple sclerosis, arthritis, lupus, hypoglycemia, and other untreatable illnesses. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. SECTION I Potential Yeast Syndrome Carried Within Us 1 Yeast Disease Arising from Modern Technology Do you want finally to have a diagnosis made that connects your various disparate symptoms-distressing patterns of illness which you’ve been experiencing for too long-problems that are not really psychosomatic after all but have actual organic causes? Are you a victim of vaginal discharge, itching, constipation, excess “gas,” abdominal discomfort, headaches, fatigue, diminished sex drive, irritable personality, memory deterioration, lost self-esteem, acne, asthma, and other such troubles? ...

-Titulo Original : Classic Biblical Baby Names Timeless Names For Modern Parents-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: The perfect name is one of the first and most important gifts parents can give their children-and often one of the most challenging decisions of parenthood. Expectant parents who want their child’s name to be meaningful will find Classic Biblical Baby Names a unique and invaluable resource. Drawing from both the Old and New Testaments, here are hundreds of history’s most enduring names, carefully selected to appeal to contemporary tastes yet outlast trends. Organized alphabetically by gender, and complete with fascinating background information, each entry includes: * Scriptural stories surrounding the name * Meaning and spiritual connotation * Citation of where the name appears in the Bible * Proper pronunciation * Cultural origin * Alternate spellings, related names, nicknames * Famous namesakes From Adam to Zeph and Abigail to Zia, Classic Biblical Baby Names will enrich your understanding of familiar names and invite you to discover lesser-known possibilities. Names are an integral part of our identity and this one-of-a-kind guide will help you choose a name that reflects your hopes for the future and instills a sense of self in your child. About the Author Judith Tropea has written childrens books, including A Day in the Life of a Bee Keeper. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Introduction Of all the hundreds of decisions that expectant parents must make, one of the most important is choosing a name for their new baby. “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,” says Proverbs 22:1. For parents wanting to give their child a name with substance, a name that represents strength and tradition, a name whose enduring meaning will outlast the trends of Brittany, Tiffany, and Tyler, here is Classic Biblical Baby Names: Timeless Names for Modern Parents. Names are an integral part of our identity. A child’s name affects his/her self-perception and reflects the parents’ beliefs and culture. A name pays tribute to the individual spirit and is one of the first wonderful gifts you can offer your child. Naming your baby is like naming your hopes for the future; the “right” name will shepherd your child into a life of grace, strength, and integrity. In the beginning, God gave Adam the sacred task of naming every living thing, and the Bible is replete with stories about assigning names. Moses received his name because Pharaoh’s daughter “drew him out of the water” (Exodus 2:10) and Leah called her son Asher because she was “happy” (Genesis 30:13). Like Adam, you are given the sacred task of choosing a name for your child-a name that will express your beliefs, your history, and your dreams. With the Bible as a guide, you can be certain that your choice will be underscored by a strong spiritual heritage as well. For example, naming a girl Bethany, after the village near Jerusalem where Lazarus rose from the dead (John 11:38-44), evokes a spiritual awareness that trendier names such as Madison and Mackenzie may be lacking. It offers her a home in a cherished religious tradition and may even invite her to discover more about her namesake by reading the Bible. Likewise, selecting Tamar instead of Taylor opens a young person to choices that are even more profound and will help give your child a unique sense of self. For those who are searching for a name that is both meaningful and spiritual, Classic Biblical Baby Names offers a myriad of choices. Organized alphabetically by gender, this collection offers hundreds of biblical names culled from both the Old and New Testaments. Each entry includes: The language/cultural origin of the name Pronunciation Concise meaning Spiritual connotation Scriptural story surrounding the name Citation of where the name appears in the Bible Related names and nicknames Alternate names with spelling variations This book is not intended to be comprehensive. Of the 3,3...

-Titulo Original : Richard Hittlemans Yoga 28 Day Exercise Plan-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: A dramatically different four-week exercise plan that unlocks the secrets of a lifetime of health, beauty and profound peace of mindThis short time is all it takes to master the 38 simple exercises in this book. You will quickly grasp the ancient Yogic secrets of breathing, concentration, nutrition and muscle control-in just minutes of your spare time and without any discomfort. Day by day you will notice astonishing results-weight loss, greater firmness, more energy, relief from pain, freedom from stress and an overall feeling of youthfulness and well-being. This Yoga regimen will become a lifetime program to keep your whole organism radiant with natural beauty and health! From the Publisher This short time is all it takes to master the 38 simple exercises in this book. You will quickly grasp the ancient Yoga secrets of breathing, concentration, nutrition and muscle control -- in just minutes of your spare time and without any discomfort. Day by day you will notice astonishing results -- loss of weight, greater firmness, more energy, relief from pain, freedom from stress and an overall feeling of youthfulness and well-being. This Yoga regimen will become a lifetime program to keep your whole organism radiant with a natural beauty and health. This Yoga regimen will become a lifetime program to keep your whole organsim radiant with natural beauty and health! From the Inside Flap This short time is all it takes to master the 38 simple exercises in this book. You will quickly grasp the ancient Yoga secrets of breathing, concentration, nutrition and muscle control -- in just minutes of your spare time and without any discomfort. Day by day you will notice astonishing results -- loss of weight, greater firmness, more energy, relief from pain, freedom from stress and an overall feeling of youthfulness and well-being. This Yoga regimen will become a lifetime program to keep your whole organism radiant with a natural beauty and health. This Yoga regimen will become a lifetime program to keep your whole organsim radiant with natural beauty and health! From the Back Cover This short time is all it takes to master the 38 simple exercises in this book. You will quickly grasp the ancient Yoga secrets of breathing, concentration, nutrition and muscle control -- in just minutes of your spare time and without any discomfort. Day by day you will notice astonishing results -- loss of weight, greater firmness, more energy, relief from pain, freedom from stress and an overall feeling of youthfulness and well-being. This Yoga regimen will become a lifetime program to keep your whole organism radiant with a natural beauty and health. This Yoga regimen will become a lifetime program to keep your whole organsim radiant with natural beauty and health! About the Author Richard Hittleman, a pioneer in introducing yoga to the masses, founded his first school of Yoga in Florida in 1957, and produced his first television series, Yoga for Health, in 1961. His television programs and many books (including Bantams Introduction to Yoga) helped to popularize Yoga in the United States. Richard Hittleman passed away in 1991. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Foreword Interest in Yoga is at an all-time high--and with good reason. During the past decade millions of Americans have come to recognize that the benefits of physical Yoga are very great. Not only do they far surpass those of any system of self-improvement for the body (calisthenics, salon programs, jogging, isometrics, competitive sports) but they extend also to the emotional and mental aspects of the individual. Yoga is concerned with the health and beauty of the organism as a unified whole. Weight control, slimming, firming, relief of tension and stiffness, improvement in general health, emergence of hidden beauty, emotional stability and a positive mental outlook will be exp...

-Titulo Original : The Edgar Cayce Primer Discovering The Path To Self Transformation-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: The Edgar Cayce story is one of the most compelling in inspirational literature. Over the course of forty years the Sleeping Prophet time and again closed his eyes, entered an altered state of consciousness, and spoke to the very heat and spirit of mankind on subjects such as health, healing, dreams, meditation, sexuality, and reincarnation. His more than 14,000 readings are preserved at the Association for Research and Enlightenment. And now, with the guidance of Edgar Cayce, we can learn how to mine our psychic strengths for happier and healthier lives. Here are the readings of The Sleeping Prophet, condensed and simplified--the wisdom to help us make the right decisions affecting all facets of our lives. Cayce speaks out on: The sources of psychic development, reincarnation, Karma and grace, dreams, meditation, prayer, personal health (including diet and exercises,) holistic healing, sexuality, spirituality, rejuvenation, religion, spiritual psychology, and much more. Cayce offers us the keys to insight, enlightenment, and total fulfillment. From the Publisher The Edgar Cayce story is one of the most compelling in inspirational literature. Over the course of forty years the Sleeping Prophet time and again closed his eyes, entered an altered state of consciousness, and spoke to the very heart and spirit of mankind on subjects such as health, healing, dreams, meditation, sexuality, and reincarnation. His more than 14,000 readings are preserved at the Association for Research and Enlightenment. And now, with the guidance of Edgar Cayce, we can learn how to mine our psychic strengths for happier and healthier lives. Here are the readings of The Sleeping Prophet, condensed and simplified--the wisdom to help us make the right decisions affecting all facets of our lives. Cayce speaks out on: The sources of psychic development, reincarnation, Karma and grace, dreams, meditation, prayer, personal health (including diet and exercises,) holistic healing, sexuality, spirituality, rejuvenation, religion, spiritual psychology, and much more. Cayce offers us the keys to insight, enlightenment, and total fulfillment. From the Inside Flap yce story is one of the most compelling in inspirational literature. Over the course of forty years the Sleeping Prophet time and again closed his eyes, entered an altered state of consciousness, and spoke to the very heat and spirit of mankind on subjects such as health, healing, dreams, meditation, sexuality, and reincarnation. His more than 14,000 readings are preserved at the Association for Research and Enlightenment. And now, with the guidance of Edgar Cayce, we can learn how to mine our psychic strengths for happier and healthier lives. Here are the readings of The Sleeping Prophet, condensed and simplified--the wisdom to help us make the right decisions affecting all facets of our lives. Cayce speaks out on: The sources of psychic development, reincarnation, Karma and grace, dreams, meditation, prayer, personal health (including diet and exercises,) holistic healing, sexuality, spirituality, rejuvenation, religion, spiritual p From the Back Cover The Edgar Cayce story is one of the most compelling in inspirational literature. Over the course of forty years the Sleeping Prophet time and again closed his eyes, entered an altered state of consciousness, and spoke to the very heat and spirit of mankind on subjects such as health, healing, dreams, meditation, sexuality, and reincarnation. His more than 14,000 readings are preserved at the Association for Research and Enlightenment. And now, with the guidance of Edgar Cayce, we can learn how to mine our psychic strengths for happier and healthier lives. Here are the readings of The Sleeping Prophet, condensed and simplified--the wisdom to help us make the right decisions affecting all facets of our lives. Cayce speaks out on: The sources of psychic development, reincarnation, Kar...

-Titulo Original : Mommy Made And Daddy Too! (revised) Home Cooking For A Healthy Baby & Toddler A Cookbook-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: Everyone loves a home-cooked meal--even babies and toddlers! Experts agree that homemade baby food is the healthiest way to feed young children. By making their own baby food, parents can drastically reduce the sugar, salt, artificial colors, fillers, additives, and preservatives in their childs diet. And now making baby food from scratch has never been easier--with this practical, user-friendly cookbook by Martha and David Kimmel, founders of the phenomenally successful Mommy Made* line of baby and toddler food. Updated for a special 10th anniversary edition, Mommy Made* is filled with 140 easy-to-make recipes that are perfect for introducing your baby to wholesome solid foods. These delicious, kid-tested dishes--which include finger foods, shakes and smoothies, snacks on the go, spoonable treats, and a variety of table dishes--were created with your babys special nutritional needs in mind, and will help your child establish healthful eating habits that will last a lifetime. Mommy Made* also includes: Nutrition advice from birth to three years--incorporating guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics A blueprint for when and how to get your baby started on solid food Answers to parents most frequently asked questions: from milk and protein needs to determining portion size, preventing hunger strikes, and detecting food allergies Tips on pureeing, straining, and mashing, as well as storage, thawing and reheating, and using the microwave A handy nutrition glossary, food pyramid, and list of helpful websites And much more! From the Inside Flap Everyone loves a home-cooked meal--even babies and toddlers! Experts agree that homemade baby food is the healthiest way to feed young children. By making their own baby food, parents can drastically reduce the sugar, salt, artificial colors, fillers, additives, and preservatives in their childs diet. And now making baby food from scratch has never been easier--with this practical, user-friendly cookbook by Martha and David Kimmel, founders of the phenomenally successful Mommy Made* line of baby and toddler food. Updated for a special 10th anniversary edition, Mommy Made* is filled with 140 easy-to-make recipes that are perfect for introducing your baby to wholesome solid foods. These delicious, kid-tested dishes--which include finger foods, shakes and smoothies, snacks on the go, spoonable treats, and a variety of table dishes--were created with your babys special nutritional needs in mind, and will help your child establish healthful eating habits that will last a lifetime. Mommy Made* also includes: Nutrition advice from birth to three years--incorporating guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics A blueprint for when and how to get your baby started on solid food Answers to parents most frequently asked questions: from milk and protein needs to determining portion size, preventing hunger strikes, and detecting food allergies Tips on pureeing, straining, and mashing, as well as storage, thawing and reheating, and using the microwave A handy nutrition glossary, food pyramid, and list of helpful websites And much more! From the Back Cover Everyone loves a home-cooked meal -- even babies and toddlers! Experts agree that homemade baby food is the healthiest way to feed young children. By making their own baby food, parents can drastically reduce the sugar, salt, artificial colors, fillers, additives, and preservatives in their childs diet. And now making baby food from scratch has never been easier -- with this practical, user-friendly cookbook by Martha and David Kimmel, founders of the phenomenally successful MOMMY MADE* line of baby and toddler food. Updated for a special 10th anniversary edition, MOMMY MADE* is filled with 140 easy-to-make recipes that are perfect for introducing your baby to wholesome solid foods. These delicious, kid-tested dishes -- which include finger foods, shakes...

-Titulo Original : The Yes Brain How To Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, And Resilience In Your Child-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: From the authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline, an indispensable guide to unlocking your child’s innate capacity for resilience, compassion, and creativity. When facing contentious issues such as screen time, food choices, and bedtime, children often act out or shut down, responding with reactivity instead of receptivity. This is what New York Times bestselling authors Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson call a No Brain response. But our kids can be taught to approach life with openness and curiosity. When kids work from a Yes Brain, they’re more willing to take chances and explore. They’re more curious and imaginative. They’re better at relationships and handling adversity. In The Yes Brain, the authors give parents skills, scripts, and activities to bring kids of all ages into the beneficial “yes” state. You’ll learn * the four fundamentals of the Yes Brain-balance, resilience, insight, and empathy-and how to strengthen them * the key to knowing when kids need a gentle push out of a comfort zone vs. needing the “cushion” of safety and familiarity * strategies for navigating away from negative behavioral and emotional states (aggression and withdrawal) and expanding your child’s capacity for positivity The Yes Brain is an essential tool for nurturing positive potential and keeping your child’s inner spark glowing and growing strong. Praise for The Yes Brain “This unique and exciting book shows us how to help children embrace life with all of its challenges and thrive in the modern world. Integrating research from social development, clinical psychology, and neuroscience, it’s a veritable treasure chest of parenting insights and techniques.” -Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., author of Mindset “I have never read a better, clearer explanation of the impact parenting can have on a child’s brain and personality.” -Michael Thompson, Ph.D. “Easily assimilated and informative, the book will help adults enable children to lead physically and emotionally satisfying and well-rounded lives filled with purpose and meaningful relationships. Edifying, easy-to-understand scientific research that shows the benefits that accrue when a child is encouraged to be inquisitive, spirited, and intrepid.” -Kirkus Reviews Review “Easily assimilated and informative, the book will help adults enable children to lead physically and emotionally satisfying and well-rounded lives filled with purpose and meaningful relationships. Edifying, easy-to-understand scientific research that shows the benefits that accrue when a child is encouraged to be inquisitive, spirited, and intrepid.” -Kirkus Reviews “This unique and exciting book shows us how to help children embrace life with all of its challenges and thrive in the modern world. Integrating research from social development, clinical psychology, and neuroscience, it’s a veritable treasure chest of parenting insights and techniques.” -Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., author of Mindset “In today’s busy, competitive culture, allowing our children the space to be themselves is more important than ever. This book provides an escape hatch from the high-stakes mindset. It’s a parent’s guide to ensuring health, happiness, and genuine success-a blueprint for raising confident, creative kids in a fear-based world. It’s never too late to implement the science-based strategies that Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson share.” -Vicki Abeles, producer and co-director, The Race to Nowhere and Beyond Measure “Bottom line: Every parent wants to raise a strong-minded, resilient, caring child. We just don’t know exactly how; we open our mouths and we sing our parents’ tired refrain, ‘No . . . no . . . no.’ In The Yes Brain, Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson teach us how to cultivate a receptive, curious brain in our children. I have never read a better, clearer explanation of the impact parenting can have on a child’s brain and personality.” -Michael Thompson, Ph.D., c...

-Titulo Original : The Doctors Book Of Home Remedies For Dogs And Cats Over 1,000 Solutions To Your Pets Problems - From Top Vets, Trainers, Breeders, And Other Animal Experts-Fabricante : Bantam-Descripcion Original: In this practical and entertaining guide, the top veterinarians and animal experts in the country offer more than 1,000 effective tips for treating common pet problems, such as: allergies, bad breath, ear mites, fleas, itchy skin, paw problems, teething pain, weepy eyes, and wounds. But, much more than a guide to the physical and emotional problems of pets, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Dogs and Cats also provides solutions to some of the toughest behavior problems, letting pet owners know when it is necessary to visit the vet--and what they can do until they get there. Since the health needs of dogs and cats are often entirely different, there are also specific tips for both cats and dogs, along with more than 75 easy-to-follow illustrations. Having this ultimate do-it-yourself pet-care book is like having a veterinarian on call 24 hours a day. From the Inside Flap In this practical and entertaining guide, the top veterinarians and animal experts in the country offer more than 1,000 effective tips for treating common pet problems, such as: allergies, bad breath, ear mites, fleas, itchy skin, paw problems, teething pain, weepy eyes, and wounds. But, much more than a guide to the physical and emotional problems of pets, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Dogs and Cats also provides solutions to some of the toughest behavior problems, letting pet owners know when it is necessary to visit the vet--and what they can do until they get there. Since the health needs of dogs and cats are often entirely different, there are also specific tips for both cats and dogs, along with more than 75 easy-to-follow illustrations. Having this ultimate do-it-yourself pet-care book is like having a veterinarian on call 24 hours a day. From the Back Cover In this practical and entertaining guide, the top veterinarians and animal experts in the country offer more than 1,000 effective tips for treating common pet problems, such as: allergies, bad breath, ear mites, fleas, itchy skin, paw problems, teething pain, weepy eyes, and wounds. But, much more than a guide to the physical and emotional problems of pets, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Dogs and Cats also provides solutions to some of the toughest behavior problems, letting pet owners know when it is necessary to visit the vet--and what they can do until they get there. Since the health needs of dogs and cats are often entirely different, there are also specific tips for both cats and dogs, along with more than 75 easy-to-follow illustrations. Having this ultimate do-it-yourself pet-care book is like having a veterinarian on call 24 hours a day. About the Author The editors of Prevention, all top-level health practitioners, are dedicated to providing authoritative, trustworthy, and innovative advice for a healthy, active lifestyle. Among their titles are The Doctors Book of Home Remedies...