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By Steven C. Hayes, Glenn M. Callaghan, Jennifer Gregg, Glenn Callaghan, Jennifer A. Gregg. 2007
Psychologists offer a guide to coping with the anxieties and emotions that often inhibit the proper self-management of diabetes. Describes…
the principles and techniques of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), an approach to embracing the lifestyle changes that are necessary to control the disease. Covers diet, exercise, and medication. 2007By Alan L. Rubin. 2007
By Roniece A. Weaver, Rojean L. Williams, Fabiola D. Gaines, Shawn Fralin. 2006
Guide to adapting soul food--cuisine originated by slaves in the South--for diabetics. Explains ways to improve the nutritional content of…
popular African American dishes and create heart-healthy substitutions. Provides recipes for favorites such as grits, crawfish étoufée, and bread pudding. Offers shopping tips and ideas for church-group meals. 2006By Ruth R. Wisse. 2007
Harvard professor examines the politics of Jews in relation to the politics of anti-Semites as they existed throughout history. Argues…
the importance of a sovereign Israel to Jewish survival and notes Israel's staunch defense of democracy. 2007By Janis Roszler, Donna Rice. 2007
American Diabetes Association's guide to more rewarding romantic interludes for both male and female patients with diabetes. Describes available medications…
and other treatment options, explains common physical and emotional sexual complications, and offers suggestions on communicating with professionals and your partner. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2007By Deborah Heiligman. 2006
Explains the Jewish holiday called Hanukkah or the Festival of Lights. Discusses the menorah, prayers, traditional foods, and the game…
of spinning the dreidel. Includes instructions for lighting candles and playing dreidel, and a recipe for latkes, or potato pancakes. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2006Updated edition of Type 2 Diabetes (RC 54748), a guide to managing blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes, includes…
treatment options and medications available since publication of the 2001 edition. Discusses interpreting lab results, preventing complications, dealing with stress, and making lifestyle changes to cope with the disease. 2007By Abigail Pogrebin. 2005
Jewish freelance journalist's interviews with sixty-two prominent Jews on the subject of being famous and being Jewish, and how their…
heritage factors into their public lives. Interviewees include Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Neil Simon, Beverly Sills, Joan Rivers, Sarah Jessica Parker, Nora Ephron, Barney Frank, Mike Wallace, and Larry King. 2005By Abraham Joshua Heschel, Ilya Schor. 2005
Rabbi Heschel discusses the nature and celebration of Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath. Heschel's thesis is that Judaism is a religion…
of time, not space, and that the Sabbath is a day for the "detachment from things and practical affairs, as well as of attachment to the spirit." 1951By Cathy Goldberg Fishman, Melanie W. Hall. 2000
A young girl describes the activities and meaning of the Jewish High Holy Days as she celebrates them with her…
family. Explains why Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, takes place in the seventh month and why Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a fasting day. For grades K-3. 1997By Rachel Naomi Remen. 2000
Inspirational accounts by a chronically ill cancer physician and author of Kitchen Table Wisdom (DB 44852), whose grandfather was a…
rabbi and Kabbalah scholar. Remen describes learning about blessings from dying people and presents examples of giving and receiving these acknowledgments of the divine spark in everything. 2000By Louise Borden, Allan Drummond. 2005
Biography of the Jewish writers who fled from Nazi-occupied France with the original manuscript for Curious George. Features the creation…
of the illustrated story and its four-month journey with the couple by bicycle, train, and ship to New York City, where the book was published. For grades 3-6. 2005By Media Melcher, Sandra Dionisi. 2005
Twelve stories celebrating Hanukkah by contemporary authors Myra Goldberg, Daniel Pinkwater, Harlan Ellison, Dani Shapiro, Elie Wiesel, Mark Helprin, and…
others. In Anne Roiphe's "The Demon Foiled," a new Jewish mayor attempts to light the family Hanukkah candles while he is being filmed for local TV. 2005Revised edition of comprehensive guide to managing type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Contains updated information on monitoring blood glucose…
levels, using diabetic tools, navigating health care systems, planning meals, and handling emergencies. Covers advances in medications and self-care techniques. Also discusses family and work issues. Includes resources. 2005By Danny Siegel, Naomi Eisenberger. 2002
Accounts of young people whose good deeds improved life for someone else, their community, and the world. Each chapter ends…
with suggested projects that can make similar differences. Based on the traditional Jewish concept of "mitzvah," performing personal acts of kindness. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2002By Mordicai Gerstein, Erica Silverman. 2005
Describes events from the childhood of Sholom Aleichem (1859-1916) showing his love for his father and his desire from an…
early age to write stories and make people laugh. For grades 2-4. 2005By Richard S. Beaser, Amy P. Campbell. 2005
Revised and updated edition of physician's and nutritionist's comprehensive guide to diabetes self-care. Discusses understanding the disease; monitoring blood glucose…
and administering insulin; treating diabetes with nutrition, exercise, and medications; adjusting treatment programs for possible complications; meal planning; and living well. Includes appendix of food choice lists. 2005By Arthur Goldwag. 2005
Introduces the ancient tradition of Kabbalah, a mystical way of interpreting primary Jewish scriptures, of understanding creation, and of attempting…
to experience God. Describes Kabbalah's origins, history, practices, meditations, and non-Jewish adaptations. Introduction by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner. 2005By Linda Delahanty, David M. Nathan. 2005
A Harvard physician and a nutritionist offer a way to treat and prevent diabetes through modest lifestyle changes without drugs.…
The easy-to-follow program includes simple eating and activity level changes. Study participants describe their successes. 2005