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Sugar nation: the hidden truth behind America's deadliest habit and the simple way to beat it
By Jeff O'Connell. 2010
Men's health writer describes his four years of research into diabetes, after being diagnosed as pre-diabetic in 2006. Posits that…
although the pharmaceutical industry and physicians advocate medication, proper diet and exercise are more effective in preventing and controlling the disease. Outlines the lifestyle actions he took. 2010A life of control: stories of living with diabetes
By Alan L. Graber, Anne W. Brown, Kathleen Wolff. 2010
Endocrinologist interviews dozens of patients with diabetes about their challenges, coping mechanisms, successes, and failures. Joins with two nurse practitioners…
to discuss the patient's role in self-management, the disease's impact on the family, and the effect of one's environment on health. Also addresses the doctor/patient relationship. 2010Hero: the life and legend of Lawrence of Arabia
By Michael Korda. 2010
Biography of T.E. Lawrence, the British officer who led Arab armies against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Discusses…
Lawrence's childhood, Oxford education, complicated relationship with fame, role as a national hero, anonymous military reenlistments, and death at age forty-six. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2010Blood on the snow: the Carpathian winter war of 1915
By Graydon A. Tunstall. 2010
Historian uses World War I material from Vienna and Budapest archives to portray Austria-Hungary's winter campaign to rescue soldiers besieged…
by Russian troops. The armies entered the Carpathian Mountains inadequately equipped with food, clothing, and shelters, which led to the death of almost a million men. Violence. 2010The African-American guide to living well with diabetes
By Constance Brown-Riggs, Tamara Jeffries. 2010
African American dietician and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association discusses the basics of diabetes management, including nutrition, exercise, and…
medication. Focuses on spirituality and scripture to assist with necessary lifestyle changes. Includes healthy Caribbean and soul food recipes. 2010Nutrition and fitness consultant suggests people with diabetes ease into an active lifestyle by getting the most out of daily…
tasks at work, play, and home and by beginning a low-impact walking program. Includes stretching and strengthening exercises. 2006Miracle at Belleau Wood: the birth of the modern U.S. Marine Corps (Lyons Press Ser.)
By Alan Axelrod. 2007
Military historian uses primary sources to recount the epoch month-long battle in June 1918 at Belleau Wood, a hunting preserve…
outside of Paris. Describes the U.S. Marine Corps' efforts to save the Allies from defeat by holding off, at great odds, the German army--who employed mustard gas. Violence. 2007Truce: the day the soldiers stopped fighting
By Jim Murphy. 2009
Examines the events that brought European countries into battle in the First World War. Describes one particular day, Christmas Eve…
1914, when all along the Western Front German soldiers exchanged hymns with their British and French enemies and a fragile peace temporarily prevailed. For grades 4-7. 2009Unforgetting Private Charles Smith
By Jonathan Locke Hart. 2019
The best life guide to managing diabetes and pre-diabetes
By Bob Greene, Janis Jibrin, John J. Merendino Jr.. 2009
An exercise physiologist, an endocrinologist, and a nutritionist team up to offer a practical plan for living fully with diabetes…
or prediabetes. They discuss the condition, suggest improving diet and exercise and taking appropriate medication to protect health, and provide various motivation strategies. 2009Rebirth of a nation: the making of modern America, 1877-1920 (American History)
By Jackson Lears, T. J. Jackson Lears. 2009
Cultural history of the United States in the years between the Civil War and World War I. Examines the rise…
of industrial capitalism, the expansion of the American empire, and the violence of the Jim Crow regime. Highlights the efforts of reformists and anti-imperialist intellectuals to remedy societal ills. 2009Diabetes meal planning made easy
By Hope S. Warshaw, Hope Warshaw. 2006
Provides nutritional information on shopping for and preparing healthier meals for people who have diabetes. Explains ways to change eating…
habits and food choices by reading product labels, planning menus, taking vitamins, and customizing one's diet. Includes sample menus. 2006Behind the lines: WWI's little-known story of German occupation, Belgian resistance, and the band of Yanks who saved millions from starvation : beginnings, 1914
By Jeff Miller, Jeffrey B. Miller. 2014
1914. During World War I, the Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB) initiated, organized, and supervised the largest food and…
relief drive the world has ever seen. The CRB fed and clothed for four years more than 9 million Belgians and French trapped behind German lines. Young, idealistic Americans volunteered to go into German-occupied Belgium and had to maintain strict neutrality as they watched the Belgians suffer under the harsh German regimeThe long weekend: life in the English country house, 1918-1939
By Adrian Tinniswood. 2016
A history of English country houses and high society during the years between the World Wars. Drawing on thousands of…
memoirs, letters, and diaries, as well as eye-witness testimonies, Tinniswood offers a glimpse behind the veil of these great estates during a period of extraordinary societal changePittsburgh in World War I: arsenal of the allies (War Era and Military)
By Elizabeth Williams. 2013
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, Pittsburgh was a city of immigrants, but they threw their…
support into the war effort united as Americans. Pittsburgh and Allegheny County produced half of the steel and much of the munitions used by the Allies. Sixty thousand men went to war, women served on the front lines as nurses, and the city's large Red Cross provided support on the homefront. 2013Dr. Bernstein's diabetes solution: the complete guide to achieving normal blood sugars
By Richard K. Bernstein. 2011
Revised and updated edition. Dr. Bernstein offers advice on controlling blood sugars as a way of living with diabetes. He…
explains the metabolic basis of the disease and how diet and exercise can lessen its effects. Includes recipesMemories of World War I: North Carolina Doughboys on the Western Front
By R. Jackson Marshall. 1998
Visionary kitchen: a cookbook for eye health
By Sandra Young. 2013
Sandra Young, optometrist and chef has crafted 150+ mouth-watering, nutrient dense recipes based on recent published science which identifies essential…
eye nutrients. These low-glycemic impact recipes are designed to meet a wide variety of dietary needs ranging from traditional fare to gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, and dairy-free optionsWar of attrition: fighting the First World War
By William Philpott, William James Philpott. 2014
The Great War of 1914 to 1918 was the first mass conflict to fully mobilize the resources of industrial powers…
against one another. It resulted in a brutal, bloody, protracted war of attrition among the worlds' great economies. Politically, the emergence of the United States on the world stage is directly related to her support for the allied forces in the European conflagration. The war that ruined Europe enabled the rise of America. Contains strong languageMayo clinic essentials diabetes book
By Mayo Clinic. 2022
The most comprehensive up-to-date guide to preventing and managing Type 1 and 2 diabetes Whether you've recently been diagnosed with…
diabetes or you've lived with it for a number of years, Mayo Clinic The Essential Diabetes Book provides the latest information on how to live well with the disease so that you can enjoy a full and productive life. The advice comes from Mayo Clinic specialists who provide personal insight into various aspects of diabetes management