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The womanly art of breastfeeding
By Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Teresa Pitman. 2010
Breastfeeding is a normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Now the La Leche League’s classic guide has…
been updated for today’s mothers and lifestyles. Working mothers, stay-at-home moms, single moms, and mothers of multiples will all benefit from its nursing advice, stories, and information - from preparing for breastfeeding during pregnancy to feeding cues, from nursing positions to expressing and storing breast milk. c2010.Periods (H wise guides)
By Charlotte Owen. 1995
Based on current research and endorsed by the Brook Advisory Centre, this book covers everything a girl needs to know…
about periods. Written by the agony aunt of "19" magazine, it contains practical information and real-life quotes. It also includes a list of useful addresses.The world we're in
By Will Hutton. 2002
Will Hutton calls for Britain and Europe to offer alternatives to the American Way. Under President Bush America has been…
forthright in it's isolationism - until the attack on the World Trade Center - but whatever happens next, it is undoubtedly true that Bush will pursue a policy of America first. Hutton argues for a countervailing balance - economically and socially - to the American model. 2002.The puzzle of sex
By Peter Vardy. 1997
Exploring where sex, God and religion meet, this book asks whether there is a clear teaching in the Church and…
the Bible about how we should behave sexually. It also considers whether these are matters over which the modern church is out of touch and has no business ruling on.Work. pump. repeat: the new mom's survival guide to breastfeeding and going back to work
By Jessica Shortall. 2017
Meet the frenemy of every working, breastfeeding mother: the breast pump. In this practical, relatable, and humorous guide, Shortall shares…
the nitty-gritty basics of surviving the working world as a breastfeeding mother and gives women moral support for dealing with the stress and guilt that come with juggling working and breastfeeding. 2017.World 3.0: global prosperity and how to achieve it (Your coach in a box)
By Pankaj Ghemawat. 2011
Reeling from the brutal impacts of the early 21st-century recession, governments and societies everywhere are retrenching and pushing hard for…
increased protectionism. Global economy expert Pankaj Ghemawat details why, while this reaction is understandable, following a protectionist ideology to its fullest will only cause further irreparable harm to world economies. 2011.Whoa, baby! What just happened?: what nobody tells you about the postpartum year
By Laura Moser, Kelly Rowland, Tristan Bickman. 2017
When multi-million-selling vocalist and actress Kelly Rowland gave birth to her son Titan in November 2014, it was love at…
first sight. But Rowland was also a little freaked out about what had just happened to her body, as well as by many overwhelming new thoughts and emotions. Dr. Tristan Bickman, Rowland's OB/GYN for the last 14 years, was there, day and night, to answer every single question that popped into her head. Dr. Bickman provided Rowland with the reassurance she needed, telling her that in the months after a woman gives birth, nothing is exactly strange--but nothing is necessarily normal, either. Rowland and Dr. Bickman team up to cover everything a new mom needs to know: the gross physical stuff; the hormonal and emotional stuff; and the just plain weird stuff. 2017.Wheel of fortune: work and life in the age of falling expectations
By Jamie Swift. 1995
Swift analyzes the recent changes in the nature of employment and work in the 1990s. He examines the recent growth…
in the services sector and decline in the goods sector, and discusses the high unemployment of recent years and the "jobless recovery" from the recession of the early 1990s. 1995.What's going on down there?: answers to questions boys find hard to ask
By Karen Gravelle, Nick Castro, Chava Castro. 1998
Written with two teenage boys as advisors, this book presents the facts about puberty for boys. It includes straightforward information…
about sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and also what happens to girls during puberty. The author includes answers to many related questions, and explains things in a factual but fun way. Some strong language. Grades 4-7. 1998.Waking dragon: the emerging Chinese economy and its impact on the world (The modern scholar)
By Peter Navarro. 2007
In this course, University of California at Irvine business professor Peter Navarro dissects the coming China wars and their implications…
for all mankind. China's rapid economic growth has serious implications for issues ranging from oil prices and energy security to global warming and environmental pollution, and from U.S. political independence and financial market stability to hot-war military conflict. 2007.Votre grossesse au jour le jour: toutes les étapes, de la conception à la naissance
By Lesley Regan, Régine Cavallaro, Anne Trager, Fabrice Neuman. 2006
Avoir un enfant est sans aucun doute l'un des plus importants moments d'une vie. Pour s'assurer de vivre cette période…
dans le calme et la sérénité, voici un indispensable outil renfermant toutes les informations nécessaires, de la conception à la vie après l'accouchement, en passant par toutes les étapes de l'accouchement. Comprenant les toutes dernières mises à jour de la législation québécoise en matière de maternité, ce livre pratique est le plus complet qui soit. 2006. Titre uniforme: Pregnancy week by week.Vos questions sur l'économie: 75 questions, 75 réponses
By Gérald Fillion, François Delorme. 2014
Qu'on soit aux études, au travail ou à la retraite, l'économie est au coeur de notre vie quotidienne : peu…
de décision se prennent sans qu'il y ait un enjeu économique, et c'est pourquoi il est important d'en comprendre les rouages essentiels. C'est dans cette perspective que ce livre a été conçu. Vous y trouverez 75 questions et réponses qui vous concernent, allant du prix de l'essence à l'acquisition d'une maison en passant par l'achat ou la location d'une voiture, l'écart des prix entre le Canada et les Etats-Unis, les impôts, les taux d'intérêt, le système bancaire et la dette. Ce livre se veut un outil pratique et accessible écrit dans un langage clair et simple pour vous permettre de comprendre les enjeux socio-économiques de la vie d'aujourd'hui. 2014.Voices from the 99 percent: an oral history of the Occupy Wall Street movement
By Ed Flank Lenny, Lenny Flank. 2011
“This is the first communiqué from the 99 percent. We are occupying Wall Street." With those words, the Occupy Wall…
Street movement announced its presence, and within four weeks, it had spread across the country and around the globe, drastically changing the terms of political debate in the US. Technically savvy, the Occupiers posted events as they happened, presented hopeful pleas for social change and energetic calls to action. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2011.Une naissance heureuse: bien vivre sa grossesse et son accouchement
By Isabelle Brabant. 2013
"Depuis sa première édition il y a plus de vingt ans, Une naissance heureuse a accompagné des milliers de femmes…
durant leur grossesse et la naissance de leur bébé. Nouvellement mis à jour pour répondre aux besoins et aux questionnements de la femme enceinte, ce livre explique en détail tout le processus de la grossesse et de l'accouchement, du début du travail jusqu'à l'arrivée du bébé. "Une histoire de la fraude financière
By Omar Fassal. 2016
Aborder l'histoire de la finance à travers les scandales permet de comprendre tout le parcours de l'industrie financière, qui agit…
souvent a posteriori afin de corriger les abus. Cela permet également de comprendre le devenir des institutions, qui se dévorent les unes les autres à coups d'acquisitions et ne font qu'une bouchée des malades affaiblis par un scandale. Cela permet enfin de comprendre le développement des produits financiers, qui s'adaptent après chaque scandale pour faire face aux réticences des investisseurs qui ne veulent plus se faire avoir de la même façon. Mais pas de panique, l'escroc est innovateur, et les clients se feront avoir autrement. Le chat et la souris. 2016.Trois leçons sur la société post-industrielle (République des idées)
By Daniel Cohen. 2006
La société industrielle liait un mode de production et un mode de protection. Elle scellait ainsi l'unité de la question…
économique et de la question sociale. La " société post-industrielle ", elle, consacre leur séparation et marque l'aube d'une ère nouvelle. Daniel Cohen analyse ici les ruptures qui ont conduit le capitalisme du XXIe siècle à la destruction méthodique de cet héritage : innovations technologiques, révolution financière, transformations des modes d'organisation du travail, mondialisation des échanges. En examinant les logiques à l'oeuvre dans ces bouleversements, ces " trois leçons " aident à comprendre les défis du monde à venir. 2006.Too big to fail: inside the battle to save Wall Street
By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 2010
From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South Korea, Russia and the corridors of Washington,…
Too Big to Fail is the definitive story of the most powerful men and women in finance and politics grappling with success and failure, ego, greed, and, ultimately, the fate of the world's economy. Includes strong language. 2010.This time is different: eight centuries of financial folly (Your coach in a box)
By Kenneth S Rogoff, Carmen M Reinhart. 2009
This work examines financial crises of the past and discusses similarities between these events and the current crisis, presenting and…
comparing historical patterns in bank failures, inflation, debt, currency, housing, employment, and government spending. 2009.The world of the newborn
By Daphne Maurer, Charles Maurer. 1988
The authors dispel the idea that the womb is a warm, quiet place: it is noisy, cramped and turbulent. They…
also offer information on the development of senses and emotions after the baby is born. Winner of the 1988 National Psychology Award for Excellence in the Media. 1988.The wealth and poverty of nations: why some are so rich and some so poor
By David S Landes. 1998
Explores causes of the disparities in wealth and health that exist among societies, "the greatest single problem and danger facing…
the world." Argues that a nation's prosperity derives from industrial technology, nurtured by supportive cultural values and institutions. Avers that world peace depends on the well-being of all people. 1998.