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Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems
Richard Ferber
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Current:
9.7 |
When your child isn't sleeping, chances are that you aren't either. Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems--a tired parent's essential for more than 10 years--offers valuable advice and concrete help when lullabies aren't enough to lull y
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Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide
Anthony L. Komaroff, Harvard Medical School
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Current:
9.7 |
These days, when you only get to see your physician for 10 minutes after waiting several weeks for an appointment, you're often forced to get your information somewhere else. Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide will do what yo
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Mayo Clinic Family Health Book
David E. Larson(Preface)
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Current:
9.5 |
Second edition of a comprehensive home medical reference, for the layperson. Covers life-long health, prevention, first aid, emergency care, disease and disorders. Illustrated. More than 400 Mayo Clinic contributors. more]
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No More Ritalin : Treating Adhd Without Drugs
Mary, Dr Block, Mary Ann Block
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Current:
9.5 |
Ever year in the U.S., over two million children are given the drug Ritalin to combat Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Now, Dr. Mary Ann Block shows why Ritalin may be very dangerous to a child's health--and offers paren
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Infant Massage : A Handbook for Loving Parents
Vimala Schneider McClure
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Current:
9.5 |
With more than 90,000 copies of the first edition in print, Infant Massage has been completely revised and updated to reflect fascinating new research about the effects of touch on parent-child bonding, infant stress, sensory development, a
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How to Care for Aging Parents
Virginia Morris, Robert Butler
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Current:
9.5 |
Winner, Books for a Better Life Award and a selection of the Rodale Book Club Featured on Oprah, Good Morning America, CNN, CBS and other national programs The Washington Post calls How to Care for Aging Parents "a compassionate guide
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Our Stolen Future : Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival?-A Scientific Detective Story
Theo Colborn
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Current:
9.4 |
Identifies the various ways in which chemical pollutants in the environment are disrupting human reproductive patterns and causing such problems as birth defects, sexual abnormalities, and reproductive failure. Reprint. Tour. NYT.
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The Portable Pediatrician for Parents
Laura Nathanson Walther, Laura Walther Nathanson
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Current:
9.3 |
Some parents in the post-Spock generation may think that when it comes to basic childcare instruction, Heidi Murkoff's What to Expe
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Vitamins and Minerals : Ask Dr. Weil (Ask Dr. Weil)
Andrew, M.D. Weil, Steven Petrow
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Current:
9.2 |
In his #1 New York Times bestseller Spontaneous Healing, Dr. Andrew Weil opened our eyes to the body's wondrous ability to naturally heal itself. And after the tremendous response he received from countless readers, he launched the website
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Anne Fadiman
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Current:
9.1 |
Lia Lee was born in 1981 to a family of recent Hmong immigrants, and soon developed symptoms of epilepsy. By 1988 she was living at home but was brain dead after a tragic cycle of misunderstanding, overmedication, and culture clash: "W
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Your Child's Health : The Parents' Guide to Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior and School Problems
Barton D. Schmitt(Introduction)
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Current:
9.0 |
Emergencies:--when to call your child's physician immediately-what to do in case of burns, bites, stings, poisoning, choking, and injuriesCommon Illnesses:-when it's safe to treat your child at home-step-by-step instructions
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The Johns Hopkins Family Health Book
Michael J. Klag
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Current:
9.0 |
In this age of managed care, it's likely that you have more questions when you leave the doctor's office than when you walk in the door. Who better to turn to for a remedy for that than the folks from Johns Hopkins, the hospital ranked at t
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American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide (with Interactive Human Anatomy CD-ROM)
David R. Goldmann
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Current:
9.0 |
The American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide may be the biggest health book you've ever lifted--page count: 1100; page size: 10 by 7.5 inches. The emphasis here is on disease. More than 600 pages are devoted to more
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American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Symptoms : The Official, Complete Home Reference, Birth Through Adolescence
Donald Schiff
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Current:
8.9 |
It would be nice to have pediatricians at your beck and call for every cough and wheeze, but the era of house visits is past. When the weather's raw and your child's in pain, start with your reference shelf. Donald Schiff and Steven Shelov
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Your Inner Physician and You : Craniosacral Therapy and Somatoemotional Release, 2nd Ed.
John E. Upledger
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Current:
8.9 |
The "inner physician" is that part of the psyche that can heal--when one becomes aware of the psycho-emotional issues that come with pain. Dr. Upledger describes his methods through personal accounts such as that from Mary Ellen Clark, the
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Smart Fats: How Dietary Fats and Oils Affect Mental, Physical and Emotional Intelligence
Michael A. Schmidt
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Current:
8.9 |
Written by a research scientist in the field of nutrition, this book describes how the body's digestive, communication, and nervous systems function, and links fatty acid intake to memory, mood and behavior. Schmidt explains how most "low-f
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Your Health Your Choice : Your Complete Personal Guide to Wellness Nutrition & Disease Prevention
M. Ted Morter
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Current:
8.9 |
A unique summary of how foods affect how you feel, why some types of everyday foods can lead to disease, and ways to adjust your diet slowly and safely. Read more
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Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery (3rd Ed)
H. Winter Griffith, Mark Pederson (Illustrator)
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Current:
8.9 |
A reference source enables readers to diagnose and seek treatments for a variety of conditions from the common cold to heart disease and is complemented by a fully illustrated surgery section and a glossary of medical terms. more]
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The Anti-Aging Hormones : That Can Help You Beat the Clock : Benefits and Dangers of Melatonin, Human Growth Hormone Dhea, Estrogen, Testosterone Insu
Ruth Winter
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Current:
8.8 |
Drawing on research performed by the National Institute on Aging, the author discusses the uses and misuses of testosterone, melatonin, estrogen, and other manufactured hormones to elevate mood, increase immunity disease, and slow aging. Or
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One Child
Torey L. Hayden
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Current:
8.8 |
A dedicated teacher shares her success story with Sheila, an autistic child abandoned by her mother and abused by an alcoholic father, who was declared a hopeless case in spite of her genius intellect. Reissue. NYT. more]
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Outgrowing the Pain : A Book for and About Adults Abused As Children
Eliana Gil
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Current:
8.8 |
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The Long Road Home
Danielle Steel
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Current:
8.7 |
At age 6, our heroine, lovely Gabriella Harrison, a rich kid on Manhattan's Upper East Side, "looked startled much of the time, like an angel who had fallen to earth, and had not known what to expect here." What Gabriella gets is a mother l
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Good Night, Mr. Tom
Michelle Magorian
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Current:
8.6 |
"A small, timid refugee from wartime London--and from a sadistic mother--and a lonely villager who has reluctantly accepted the child form a bond of love and trust that is deeply touching. . . . a vivid cast for an English story with univer
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Free the Children : A Young Man's Personal Crusade Against Child Labor
Craig Kielburger, Kevin Major
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Current:
8.6 |
Twelve-year-old Craig Kielburger, upset by a newspaper article about the forced slavery and subsequent murder of a child in Pakistan, began in 1995 to research worldwide injustice against children. Armed with the disturbing facts, he convin
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Adult Children of Abusive Parents : A Healing Program for Those Who Have Been Physically, Sexually, or Emotionally Abused
Steven Farmer
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Current:
8.5 |
The violent forms of child abuse that make headlines are not the only ones that leave lifelong scars. A child who grows up in an unstable environment where empathy, clear boundaries and trust are lacking, can end up living a ravaged adultho
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Outgrowing the Pain Together : A Book for Spouses and Partners of Adults Abuse As Children
Eliana, Phd Gil
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Current:
8.4 |
A guide to overcoming childhood abuse for couples guides the partners into understanding what adult survivors go through, offering a series of self-help exercises. Read moremore]
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Getting Through the Day : Stratagies for Adults Hurt As Children
Nancy J. Napier
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Current:
8.4 |
Getting Through the Day enables adults who were traumatized as children to learn new strategies to meet the demands of daily living. Counselor Nancy Napier presents dozens of exercises helpful to anyone who finds that unresolved childhood f
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Breaking Down the Wall of Silence : The Liberating Experience of Facing Painful Truth
Alice Miller, Simon Worrall (Translator)
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Current:
8.4 |
The culture that ignores roots of hatred and tyranny embedded in its own childrearing traditions, warns Miller, renders itself ripe for payback. Her analyses of the likes of Hitler and Nicolae Ceausescu lend epic significance to her point.
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I Never Told Anyone : Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Ellen Bass, Louise Thornton
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Current:
8.3 |
In this groundbreaking book, women of all ages and circumstances describe their struggles to come to terms with their fear, anger, and pain, and the silence that allowed their abuse as children and teenagers. Written with courage and honest
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Don't You Dare Read This Mrs. Dunphrey
Margaret Peterson Haddix, Joanie Schwartz (Illustrator)
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Current:
8.3 |
When her English teacher, Mrs. Dunphrey, announces that she will require everyone to keep a journal, Tish Bonner sighs and fidgets. She's one of those girls with big hair who sits in the back of the classroom, giggling and passing notes to
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Whatever Mother Says...an Incredible True Story of Death and Destruction Inside One Ordinary Family (True Crime Library)
Wensley Clarkson
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Current:
8.3 |
A daughter's disturbing story reveals her single mother's brutal plots with her two brothers to repress, physically abuse, and imprison the girls in the family, which eventually cost two of the three sisters their lives. more]
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Forged by Fire
Sharon Mills Draper
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Current:
8.2 |
Sharon Draper has indeed forged a fiery name for herself in the field of young adult literature--that of a courageous writer, willing to tackle tough, real-life problems while developing honorable, streetwise role models for troubled teens.
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American Medical Association Family Medical Guide
Charles B. Clayman, Charles R. Clayman
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Current:
8.2 |
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The Breathing Book : Good Health and Vitality Through Essential Breath Work
Donna Farhi
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Current:
8.1 |
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Bastard Out of Carolina
Dorothy Allison
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Current:
8.0 |
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The Healing Power of Play : Working With Abused Children
Eliana Gil
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Current:
7.9 |
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The Franklin Cover-Up : Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska
John W. Decamp
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Current:
7.8 |
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Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes (Laurel-Leaf Books)
Chris Crutcher
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Current:
7.8 |
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Lottery Rose
Irene Hunt
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Current:
7.7 |
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It's My Body
Lory Freeman, Carol Deach (Illustrator)
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Current:
7.7 |
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Erotic Innocence : The Culture of Child Molesting
James R. Kincaid
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Current:
7.7 |
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Crossing the Line : Violence and Sexual Assault in Canada's National Sport
Laura Robinson
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Current:
7.6 |
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Chinese Handcuffs
Chris Crutcher
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Current:
7.4 |
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Body Learning : An Introduction to the Alexander Technique
Michael J. Gelb, Laura Huxley (Photographer)
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Current:
7.4 |
By unlearning common bad postural habits and ways of using the body, people can alleviate tension, fatigue, back pain, neck stiffness, asthma, headaches, depression, and many other ailments. The Alexander Technique, as taught in this book,
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Active Wellness : A Personalized 10 Step Program for a Healthy Body, Mind & Spirit
Gayle Reichler, Nancy Burke
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Current:
7.4 |
A user's manual for crafting a path to total health, this book guides readers through ten steps--one each week--designed to help them identify and carry out lifestyle changes to achieve better overall health. more]
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Expert Witnesses in Child Sexual Abuse Cases : What Can and Should Be Said in Court
Stephen J. Ceci, Helene Hembrooke
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Current:
7.4 |
Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant. Text addresses common misunderstandings about adultchild interviews and provides guidelines based on recent research. Topics include: protocols, decision-making skills, interview rules, and ancillary
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Investigative Interviews of Children : A Guide for Helping Professionals
Debra A. Poole, Michael E. Lamb
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Current:
7.3 |
Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant. Text addresses common misunderstandings about adultchild interviews and provides guidelines based on recent research. Topics include: protocols, decision-making skills, interview rules, and ancillary
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The Vaccine Guide : Making an Informed Choice
Randall Neustaedter
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Current:
7.3 |
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Guess What Came to Dinner : Parasites and Your Health
Ann Louise Gittleman
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Current:
7.2 |
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Something Happened and I'm Scared to Tell : A Book for Young Victims of Abuse
Patricia Kehoe, Carol Deach (Illustrator)
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7.2 |
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