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Love You Forever
Author: Robert Munsch
ISBN-10: 009926689X
ISBN-13: 9780099266891
Published: 2001-02-01
Publisher: RED FOX BOOKS (RAND)
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
Author: Anne Fadiman
ISBN-10: 0374267812
ISBN-13: 9780374267810
Published: 1997-09-30
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionWhen three-month-old Lia Lee Arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in Merced, refugees from the CIA-run "Quiet War" in Laos. The Hmong, traditionally a close-knit and fiercely people, have been less amenable to assimilation than most immigrants, adhering steadfastly to the rituals and beliefs of their ancestors. Lia's pediatricians, Neil Ernst and his wife, Peggy Philip, cleaved just as strongly to another tradition: that of Western medicine. When Lia Lee Entered the American medical system, diagnosed as an epileptic, her story became a tragic case history of cultural miscommunication.Parents and doctors both wanted the best for Lia, but their ideas about the causes of her illness and its treatment could hardly have been more different. The Hmong see illness aand healing as spiritual matters linked to virtually everything in the universe, while medical community marks a division between body and soul, and concerns itself almost exclusively with the former. Lia's doctors ascribed her seizures to the misfiring of her cerebral neurons; her parents called her illness, qaug dab peg--the spirit catches you and you fall down--and ascribed it to the wandering of her soul. The doctors prescribed anticonvulsants; her parents preferred animal sacrifices.
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Fast Food Nation
Author: Eric Schlosser
ISBN-10: 0141886064
ISBN-13: 9780141886060
Published: 2002-05-10
Publisher: E-Penguin
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Call the Midwife
Author: Jennifer Worth
ISBN-10: 1872560105
ISBN-13: 9781872560106
Published: 2002-07-03
Publisher: Merton Books
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Jennifer Worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the Docklands in the 1950s. The conditions in which many women gave birth just half a century ago were horrifying, not only because of their grimly impoverished surroundings, but also because of what they were expected to endure. But while Jennifer witnessed brutality and tragedy, she also met with amazing kindness and understanding, tempered by a great deal of Cockney humour. She also earned the confidences of some whose lives were truly stranger, more poignant and more terrifying than could ever be recounted in fiction. Attached to an order of nuns who had been working in the slums since the 1870s, Jennifer tells the story not only of the women she treated, but also of the community of nuns (including one who was accused of stealing jewels from Hatton Garden) and the camaraderie of the midwives with whom she trained. Funny, disturbing and incredibly moving, Jennifer's stories bring to life the colourful world of the East End in the 1950s.
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Supernanny - How To Get The Best From Your Children
Author: Jo Frost
ISBN-10: 0340895179
ISBN-13: 9780340895177
Published: 2005
Publisher: Hyperion
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36 Hour Day
Author: PETER RABINS, BEVERLY CASTLETON, CHRISTOPHER CLOKE, EVELYN MCEWEN, BARBARA MEREDITH NANCY MACE
ISBN-10: 0340563826
ISBN-13: 9780340563823
Published: 1993
Publisher: HODDER ARNOLD HS
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Share and Take Turns (Learning to Get Along, Book 1)
Author: Cheri J. Meiners M.Ed.
ISBN-10: 1575421240
ISBN-13: 9781575421247
Published: 2003-03-15
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
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Sharing is a social skill all children need to learn—the sooner the better. Concrete examples and reinforcing illustrations help children practice sharing, understand how and why to share, and realize the benefits of sharing. Includes a note to teachers and parents, additional information for adults, and activities.
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Testosterone for Life: Recharge Your Vitality, Sex Drive, Muscle Mass, and Overall Health
Author: Abraham Morgentaler
ISBN-10: 0071494804
ISBN-13: 9780071494809
Published: 2008-10-27
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Book Description:
"Dr. Morgentaler, an internationally recognized expert in sexual medicine and male hormones, shares his secrets for a healthy life."--Irwin Goldstein, M.D., Director of Sexual Medicine, Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Sexual Medicine "A highly valuable resource. Finally debunks many of the myths about testosterone's safety, which has been an impediment to its appropriate usage for far too long."--David E. Greenberg, M.D., President, Canadian Society for the Study of the Aging Male From a Harvard doctor and a leading expert on testosterone--the groundbreaking book that shows you how to raise your testosterone levels--and live your life to the fullest Better sex. Increased vitality. More muscle. Improved health. Greater mental agility. These are just a few of the life-enhancing benefits that men with low levels of testosterone can experience when they increase their testosterone level. If you've noticed a decrease in your sex drive; experienced erectile dysfunction; or felt tired, depressed, and unmotivated, this authoritative, up-to-date guide from an expert at Harvard Medical School will help you determine if you have low testosterone--a surprisingly common but frequently undiagnosed condition among middle-aged men. Learn how to: Recognize the symptoms of low testosterone Diagnose the problem with simple tests Find the treatment that's right for you Explore options your doctor might not know about Reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease and obesity
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The Narcissistic Family: Diagnosis and Treatment
Author: Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman
ISBN-10: 0787908703
ISBN-13: 9780787908706
Published: 1997-07-09
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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In this compelling book, the authors present an innovative therapeutic model for understanding and treating adults from emotionally abusive or neglectful families? families the authors call narcissistic. Narcissistic families have a parental system that is, for whatever reason (job stress, alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, physical disability, lack of parenting skills, self-centered immaturity), primarily involved in getting its own needs met. The children in such narcissistic family systems try to earn love, attention and approval by satisfying their parents' needs, thus never developing the ability to recognize their own needs or create strategies for getting them met. By outlining the theoretical framework of their model and using dozens of illustrative clinical examples, the authors clearly illuminate specific practice guidelines for treating these individuals.Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman is a therapist, consultant, and trainer. She is known for her work with dysfunctional families, particularly with survivors of incest. Robert M. Pressman is the editor-in-chief and president of the Joint Commission for the Development of the Treatment and Statistical Manual for Behavioral and Mental Disorders.
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It Will Never Happen to Me
Author: Claudia Black
ISBN-10: 0910223025
ISBN-13: 9780910223027
Published: 1982-08
Publisher: Medical Administration Co
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This "little green book," as it has come to be known to hundreds of thousands of C.O.A.'s and A.C.O.A.'s, is meant to help the reader understand the roles children in alcoholic families adopt, the problems they face in adulthood as a result, and what they can do to break the pattern of destruction.
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