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If at First You Don't Conceive: A Complete Guide to Infertility from One of the Nation's Leading Clinics
By William Schoolcraft. 2010
More than 7 3 million women in the United States are unable to have children because of infertility challenges …
according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Women and men diagnosed with infertility often feel overwhelmed and panicked they are eager for accessible information and medically sound guidance In this breakthrough book Dr Schoolcraft one of the most renowned fertility specialists offers hope to prospective parents by explaining what they need to know including choosing the right physician and clinic finding proven treatments for each condition dealing with the emotional challenges of infertility understanding the financial aspects of treatmentIf at First You Don t Conceive offers the latest information in the key areas of fertility drugs insemination in vitro fertilization male infertility treatments fertility options for cancer patients and much more It saves millions of hopeful parents from suffering and confusion by allowing them to become their own best advocates in the fight for fertilityUnderstanding Naval Warfare
By Ian Speller. 2018
This new and updated edition of Understanding Naval Warfare offers the reader an accessible introduction to the study of modern…
naval warfare, providing a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts, issues, and debates, set within the context of relevant history. Navies operate in an environment that most people do not understand and that many avoid. They are equipped with a bewildering range of ships, craft and other vessels and types of equipment, the purpose of which is often unclear. Writings on naval warfare are usually replete with references to esoteric concepts explained in specialist language than can serve as a barrier to understanding. The objective of this book, therefore, is to cut through the obscure and the arcane to offer a clear, coherent and accessible guide to the key features of naval warfare which will equip the reader with the knowledge and understanding necessary for a sophisticated engagement with the subject. This second edition is divided into two key parts. The first focuses on concepts of naval warfare and introduces readers to the ideas associated with the theory and practice of naval operations. It also includes a new chapter in which the history of the last century of naval warfare is explored in order to illustrate the key concepts. The second part focuses on the conduct of war at sea and on peacetime roles for contemporary navies. This latter section concludes with a chapter that looks ahead to the likely future of naval warfare. This textbook will be essential reading for students of naval warfare, sea power and maritime security, and highly recommended for those studying military history, strategic studies and security studies in general.What every mother needs to know about pregnancy and childbirthYou know Jillian Michaels as the world s leading…
fitness expert and a renowned nutritionist but she s also a proud mother of two In Yeah Baby Jillian along with her team of top-notch experts will change everything you think you know about pregnancy arming you with the most cutting-edge information available so you can make the right choices for you and your little one They will help you navigate the hidden dangers in your immediate environment understand the check-ups tests and treatments your doctor recommends and provide powerful solutions for all your issues from heartburn and swollen feet to more serious medical concerns Also learn how to optimize every facet of your child s development from IQ and long-term earning potential to future level of physical fitness and even taste preferences Yeah Baby also features a complete meal plan with delicious nutrition-packed recipes and a one-of-a-kind trimester-specific fitness program to ensure you bounce back stronger and better than ever Expert Dream Team Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz MD is an Ob-Gyn a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and board certified in Integrative and Holistic Medicine Andrea Orbeck is a PregnancyFitness Specialist who holds an advanced degree in Kinesiology and Intracellular Physiology Katja VanHerle MD is one of America s Top Physicians in Endocrinology as named by Consumer Research Council of America Cheryl Forberg RD is an award-winning registered dietitian chef and New York Times bestselling author Jay Gordon MD FAAP is a pediatrician who specializes in infant nutrition and breastfeedingUndivided: Coming Out, Becoming Whole, and Living Free from Shame
By Vicky Beeching. 2018
Vicky Beeching called arguably the most influential Christian of her generation in The…
Guardian began writing songs for the church in her teens By the time she reached her early thirties Vicky was a household name in churches on both sides of the pond Recording multiple albums and singing in America s largest megachurches her music was used weekly around the globe and translated into numerous languages But this poster girl for evangelical Christianity lived with a debilitating inner battle she was gay The tens of thousands of traditional Christians she sang in front of were unanimous in their view they staunchly opposed same-sex relationships and saw homosexuality as a grievous sin Vicky knew if she ever spoke up about her identity it would cost her everything Faced with a major health crisis at the age of thirty-five she decided to tell the world that she was gay As a result all hell broke loose She lost her music career and livelihood faced threats and vitriol from traditionalists developed further health issues from the immense stress and had to rebuild her life almost from scratch But despite losing so much she gained far more she was finally able to live from a place of wholeness vulnerability and authenticity She finally found peace What s more Vicky became a champion for others fighting for LGBT equality in the church and in the corporate sector Her courageous work is creating change in the US and the UK as she urges people to celebrate diversity live authentically and become undividedOutsourcing Security: Private Military Contractors and U.S. Foreign Policy
By Bruce Stanley. 2015
Faced with a decreasing supply of national troops dwindling defense budgets and the ever-rising demand for boots on…
the ground in global conflicts and humanitarian emergencies decision makers are left with little choice but to legalize and legitimize the use of private military contractors PMCs Outsourcing Security examines the impact that bureaucratic controls and the increasing permissiveness of security environments have had on the U S military s growing use of PMCs during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries Bruce E Stanley examines the relationship between the rise of the private security industry and five potential explanatory variables tied to supply-and-demand theory in six historical cases including Operation Desert Storm in 1991 the U S intervention in Bosnia in 1995 and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 Outsourcing Security is the only work that moves beyond a descriptive account of the rise of PMCs to lay out a precise theory explaining the phenomenon and providing a framework for those considering PMCs in future global interactionThe Lion's Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War
By Steven Pressfield. 2014
“A brilliant look into the psyche of combat. Where he once took us into the Spartan line of battle at…
Thermopylae, Steven Pressfield now takes us into the sands of the Sinai, the alleys of Old Jerusalem, and into the hearts and souls of soldiers winning a spectacularly improbable victory against daunting odds.”—General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Army, ret.; author of My Share of the TaskJune 5, 1967. The nineteen-year-old state of Israel is surrounded by enemies who want nothing less than her utter extinction. The Soviet-equipped Egyptian Army has massed a thousand tanks on the nation’s southern border. Syrian heavy guns are shelling her from the north. To the east, Jordan and Iraq are moving mechanized brigades and fighter squadrons into position to attack. Egypt’s President Nasser has declared that the Arab force’s objective is “the destruction of Israel.” The rest of the world turns a blind eye to the new nation’s desperate peril.June 10, 1967. The Arab armies have been routed, ground divisions wiped out, air forces totally destroyed. Israel’s citizen-soldiers have seized the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria, East Jerusalem and the West Bank from Jordan. The land under Israeli control has tripled. Her charismatic defense minister, Moshe Dayan, has entered the Lion’s Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem to stand with the paratroopers who have liberated Judaism’s holiest site—the Western Wall, part of the ruins of Solomon’s temple, which has not been in Jewish hands for nineteen hundred years.It is one of the most unlikely and astonishing military victories in history.Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with veterans of the war—fighter and helicopter pilots, tank commanders and Recon soldiers, paratroopers, as well as women soldiers, wives, and others—bestselling author Steven Pressfield tells the story of the Six Day War as you’ve never experienced it before: in the voices of the young men and women who battled not only for their lives but for the survival of a Jewish state, and for the dreams of their ancestors.By turns inspiring, thrilling, and heartbreaking, The Lion’s Gate is both a true tale of military courage under fire and a journey into the heart of what it means to fight for one’s people.Lavi: The United States, Israel, and a Controversial Fighter Jet
By John Golan. 2016
The Lavi fighter program the largest weapons-development effort ever undertaken by the State of Israel envisioned a new…
generation of high-performance aircraft In a controversial strategy Israel Aircraft Industries intended to develop and manufacture the fighters in Israel with American financial support The sophisticated planes developed in the mid-1980s were unique in design and intended to make up the majority of the Israeli air force Though considerable prestige and money were at stake developmental costs increased and doubts arose as to whether the Lavi could indeed be the warplane it was meant to be Eventually the program became a microcosm for the ambitions fears and internal divisions that shaped both the U S -Israeli relationship and Israeli society itself But the fighter never made it to operational service and until now the full breadth and significance of the Lavi story have never been examined and presented Lavi The United States Israel and a Controversial Fighter Jet traces the evolution of the Lavi fighter from its genesis in the 1970s to its scrapping in August 1987 John W Golan examines the roles of Israeli military icons and political leaders such as Ezer Weizman Ariel Sharon Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Rabin in the program and in relation to their counterparts in the United States On the American side Golan traces the evolution of government policy toward the program detailing the complex picture of the U S foreign policy apparatus and of U S -Israeli relations in general from President Reagan s public endorsement of the program on the White House lawn to Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger s unremitting attempts to cancel it in succeeding yearsHunter Killer: The True Story of the Drone Mission That Killed Anwar al-Awlaki
By Kevin Maurer, T Mark Mccurley. 2015
The first-ever inside look at the US military's secretive Remotely Piloted Aircraft program--equal parts techno-thriller, historical account, and war memoirRemotely…
piloted aircraft (RPA), commonly referred to by the media as drones, are a mysterious and headline-making tool in the military's counterterrorism arsenal. Their story has been pieced together by technology reporters, major newspapers, and on-the-ground accounts from the Middle East, but it has never been fully told by an insider.In Hunter Killer, Air Force Lt. Col. T. Mark McCurley provides an unprecedented look at the aviators and aircraft that forever changed modern warfare. This is the first account by an RPA pilot, told from his unique-in-history vantage point supporting and executing Tier One counterterrorism missions. Only a handful of people know what it's like to hunt terrorists from the sky, watching through the electronic eye of aircraft that can stay aloft for a day at a time, waiting to deploy their cutting-edge technology to neutralize threats to America's national security.Hunter Killer is the counterpoint to the stories from the battlefront told in books like No Easy Day and American Sniper: While special operators such as SEALs and Delta Force have received a lot of attention in recent years, no book has ever told the story of the unmanned air war. Until now.From the Hardcover edition.In/visible War: The Culture of War in Twenty-first-Century America
By Christopher J Gilbert, Claudia Breger, David Campbell, De Witt Kilgore, Diane Rubenstein, James Der Derian, Jeremy G Gordon, Jody Madeira, John Louis Lucaites, Jon Simons, Nina Berman, Purnima Bose, Rebecca A Adelman, Roger Stahl, Wendy Kozol. 2017
In/Visible War addresses a paradox of twenty-first century American warfare. The contemporary visual American experience of war is ubiquitous, and…
yet war is simultaneously invisible or absent; we lack a lived sense that “America” is at war. This paradox of in/visibility concerns the gap between the experiences of war zones and the visual, mediated experience of war in public, popular culture, which absents and renders invisible the former. Large portions of the domestic public experience war only at a distance. For these citizens, war seems abstract, or may even seem to have disappeared altogether due to a relative absence of visual images of casualties. Perhaps even more significantly, wars can be fought without sacrifice by the vast majority of Americans. Yet, the normalization of twenty-first century war also renders it highly visible. War is made visible through popular, commercial, mediated culture. The spectacle of war occupies the contemporary public sphere in the forms of celebrations at athletic events and in films, video games, and other media, coming together as MIME, the Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment Network.You Only Live Twice: Sex, Death and Transition (Exploded Views)
By Mike Hoolboom, Chase Joynt. 2016
YOLT explores two artists' lives before and after transitions: from female to male, and from near-dead to alive. The unspoken…
promise was that in our second life we would become the question to every answer, jumping across borders until they finally dissolve. Man and woman. Queer and straight. What if it's not true that you only live once? In this genre-transcending book, trans writer and media artist Chase Joynt and HIV-positive movie artist Mike Hoolboom come together over the films of Chris Marker to exchange transition tales, confessional missives that map out the particularities of occupying what they call 'second lives': Chase's transition from female to male and Mike's near-death from AIDS. Weaving cultural theory with memoir and media analysis, YOLT asks intimate questions about what it might mean to find love and hope through conversation across generations. 'Chase Joynt and Mike Hoolboom here give each other the gift so many people only dream of: ample, unhurried space to unspool crucial stories of one's life, and an attentive, impassioned, invested, intelligent receiver on the other side. The gift to the reader is both the example of their exchange, and the nuanced, idiosyncratic, finely rendered examination it offers of biopolitical experiences which, in many ways, define our times. I'm so glad they have each other, and that we have this.' - Maggie Nelson 'You Only Live Twice is an intelligent ode to enchantment, to the possibilities that arise in 'second lives' when all past expectations have been foreclosed.' - Chris Kraus 'The writing is out of the park -- strong and surprising, a relay race of brilliant twirling, tossing thoughts back and forth like balletic rugby bros. Joynt and Hoolboom's dances of disclosure are so courageous and generative, gifts to us all.' - John GreysonEach year about 785 000 women runners who are pregnant or who have recently given birth hear conflicting fitness…
advice from friends family and even doctors Save for a handful of magazine articles these women have nowhere to turn for accurate up-to-date information Until now The Runner s World Guide to Running and Pregnancy is a first-of-its-kind comprehensive look at the how-tos and benefits of running for expectant mothers And the benefits abound Even a modest pregnancy running program gives women a reduced risk of gestational diabetes high blood pressure and premature birth It also leads to fewer cesareans faster recovery after delivery and even smarter babies From the worldwide authority on running the Runner s World Guide to Running and Pregnancy offers the latest most detailed information available along with real-life tips to help you succeed Inside you ll find - Advice from experts including sports gynecologists nutritionists and exercise physiologists- The most current heart rate and training guidelines- Pre-pregnancy and pregnancy stretching and strength programs- Cross-training suggestions including yoga Pilates swimming and more- Running-specific menu plans for a healthy pregnancy- Strategies for preventing injuries- Money-saving tips for choosing the best maternity running gear- Guidance for postpartum runningThe Runner s World Guide to Running and Pregnancy gets to the bottom of the how-much-is-too-much debate once and for all Pregnant runners will never be puzzled by conflicting advice againIn the Highest Degree Tragic tells the heroic story of the U S Asiatic Fleet s sacrifice…
defending the Dutch East Indies from the Japanese in the first three months of the Pacific War Donald M Kehn Jr s comprehensive narrative history of the operations involving multiple ships and thousands of men dramatically depicts the chaotic nature of these battles His research has uncovered evidence of communications failures vessels sinking hundreds of miles from where they had been reported lost and entire complements of men simply disappearing off the face of the earth Kehn notes that much of the fleet went down with guns blazing and flag flying highlighting where many others have failed to do so the political and strategic reasons for the fleet s deployment to the region in the first place In the Highest Degree Tragic rectifies the historical record showcasing how brave yet all-too-human sailors and officers carried out their harrowing tasks Containing rare first-person accounts and anecdotes from the highest command echelons down to the lowest enlisted personnel Kehn s book is the most comprehensive and exhaustive study to date of this important part of American involvement in World War IIStrengthening your own foundation is one of the very best beginnings you can give your child In The Mindful…
Mom-to-Be doula and pregnancy coach Lori Bregman guides you in your journey toward motherhood by empowering you to find what works best for you and your baby In addition to concrete prescriptive health information including nutritional advice natural remedies developmental milestones and techniques for labor she offers simple and enjoyable spiritual and emotional exercises to help you prepare for motherhood As Lori explains you re not just birthing a baby you re birthing yourself as a mom too With month-by-month advice comprehensive checklists and customizable birth plans this is your indispensible holistic companion for pregnancy birth and beyondFort Benning (Images of America)
By Kenneth Thomas. 2003
Established outside Columbus Georgia in October 1918 by the United States Army as Camp Benning the base was…
moved to its permanent location nine miles south in June 1919 In 1922 the post was made permanent and was named Fort Benning Created as the new location of The Infantry School of Arms Fort Benning became the training post for many of the country s future leaders as well as a major part of the military experience for hundreds of thousands of American soldiers The post s current size more than 180 000 acres has long made it recognized as one of the largest infantry bases in the world Named for Gen Henry L Benning of Columbus the installation has had a major impact on the economic and social life of nearby Columbus Images of America Fort Benning features vintage photographs and postcards mostly from 1918 to 1978 showcasing the first 60 years of the base s 85-year history Included are scenes of the temporary encampment on Macon Road and the early wooden encampment on the Main Post The permanent buildup from the late 1920s to the early 1940s is shown in photographs of The Infantry School the Officers Club Main Post Chapel Doughboy Stadium Gowdy Field the Jump Towers Lawson Field the Cuartel Barracks and the officers quarters as well as Riverside the Commandant s Home formerly the Bussey Plantation Activities and events include military reviews visits of presidents and the National Infantry Museum s dedication Generals who served there and are featured include Bradley Eisenhower Marshall and PattonWhen did making babies get to be so hard Infertility is on the rise globally affecting as many…
as one in six couples But instead of considering diet and lifestyle factors doctors pump their patients full of expensive and invasive fertility treatments Once pregnant women just accept that carrying a baby will be the gassy swollen irritable sleepless nightmare that has become the new normal and then assume that new motherhood will be just as challenging from breastfeeding woes to screaming fits It doesn t have to be that way In The Kind Mama Alicia Silverstone has created a comprehensive and practical guide empowering women to take charge of their fertility pregnancy and first 6 months with baby Drawing on her own experience as well as that of obstetricians midwives nutritionists holistic health counselors and others Silverstone offers advice on getting one s baby house in order through nutrient-rocking foods that heal and nourish and once pregnant gentle ways to boost comfort energy and health during each trimester She helps readers navigate everything from prenatal testing and birth plans to successful breastfeeding and creating a supportive baby nest The result is an authoritative one-stop guide that empowers women to trust their instincts during this vital milestone while helping them embark on a healthy and more vibrant path to motherhoodTotal War: From Stalingrad To Berlin
By Michael Jones. 2011
In February 1943, German forces surrendered to the Red Army at Stalingrad and the tide of war turned. By May…
1945 Soviet soldiers had stormed Berlin and brought down Hitler's regime.Total War follows the fortunes of these fighters as they liberated Russia and the Ukraine from the Nazi invader and fought their way into the heart of the Reich. It reveals the horrors they experienced - the Holocaust, genocide and the mass murder of Soviet POWs - and shows the Red Army, brutalized by war, taking its terrible revenge on the German civilian population. For the first time Russian veterans are candid about the terrible atrocities their own army committed. But they also describe their struggle to raise themselves from the abyss of hatred. Their war against the Nazis - which in large part brought the Second World War in Europe to an end - is a tarnished but deeply moving story of sacrifice and redemption.Nominated for The National Magazine Awards Public Interest categoryEvery war has its signature wounds…
injuries inflicted by frightening new weapons and tactics the U S military has never faced before Blistered flesh from mustard gas in World War I Petroleum burns from oil and gas igniting on the surface of the Pacific in World War II And now lost legs hands and most devastating of all genitals as a result of improvised explosive devices IEDs in today s war in Afghanistan Men s Health contributing editor Bob Drury a veteran reporter of both the Afghan and Iraq wars delivers his most hard-hitting and important dispatch yet--the unforgettable accounts of U S soldiers who have suffered these very personal wounds Their intense tales of battlefield survival are just a prologue to the unimaginable fights they face once they re stateside This is essential reading for truly understanding what our fighting forces put on the line--and lose--every single dayFertility Wisdom: How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Help Overcome Infertility
By Katherine Anttila, Betsy Brown. 2006
Introducing the only clinically proven program steeped in ancient Chinese healing traditions that has enabled hundreds…
of infertile couples to conceive At Wu s Healing Center in San Francisco miracles are happening Women and their partners come to the clinic often from across the country-- to fulfill a passionately held yet fragile dream to conceive and deliver the healthy baby that mainstream doctors have told them they cannot have Using traditional Chinese medical techniques sometimes integrated with Western fertility treatments Dr Angela Wu is helping these couples experience the miracle of birth In this book Dr Wu details a proven 6-part self-care regimen that helps create the internal harmony and balance vital to conception Her techniques not only enhance the results and reduce the side effects of in vitro and other Western fertility treatments they also shorten labor and speed postpartum recovery Babies benefit too adopting regular sleep patterns more quickly and getting sick less frequently At a time when one in five U S couples is struggling with fertility problems this practical and uplifting volume filled with the inspirational stories of Dr Wu s grateful patients will be a godsendFive Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW
By James N Rowe. 1971
When Green Beret Lieutenant James N. Rowe was captured in 1963 in Vietnam, his life became more than a matter…
of staying alive.In a Vietcong POW camp, Rowe endured beri-beri, dysentery, and tropical fungus diseases. He suffered grueling psychological and physical torment. He experienced the loneliness and frustration of watching his friends die. And he struggled every day to maintain faith in himself as a soldier and in his country as it appeared to be turning against him.His survival is testimony to the disciplined human spirit.His story is gripping.From the Paperback edition.Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal
By Jay Parini. 2015
An intimate, authorized yet totally frank biography of Gore Vidal (1925-2012), one of the most accomplished, visible, and controversial American…
novelists and cultural figures of the past century The product of thirty years of friendship and conversation, Jay Parini's Empire of Self digs behind the glittering surface of Gore Vidal's colorful career to reveal the complex emotional and sexual truths underlying his celebrity-strewn life. But there is plenty of glittering surface as well--a virtual Who's Who of the twentieth century, from Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart through the Kennedys, Johnny Carson, Leonard Bernstein, and the crème de la crème of Hollywood. Also a generous helping of feuds with the likes of William F. Buckley, Norman Mailer, Truman Capote, and The New York Times, among other adversaries. The life of Gore Vidal teemed with notable incidents, famous people, and lasting achievements that call out for careful evocation and examination. Jay Parini crafts Vidal's life into an accessible, entertaining story that puts the experience of one of the great American figures of the postwar era into context, introduces the author and his works to a generation who may not know him, and looks behind the scenes at the man and his work in ways never possible before his death. Provided with unique access to Vidal's life and his papers, Parini excavates many buried skeletons yet never loses sight of his deep respect for Vidal and his astounding gifts. This is the biography Gore Vidal--novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, historian, wit, provocateur, and pioneer of gay rights--has long needed.From the Hardcover edition.