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By Mireille Guiliano. 2005
Guide to the "French paradox" of staying trim while eating for pleasure. A four-part program includes inventorying your current diet,…
adjusting to balanced portions and nutritional diversity, reintegrating favourite foods in proper measure, and maintenance. Discusses grocery shopping, food preparation, simple exercise, and secrets of Frenchwomen. Includes recipes. Bestseller. 2005.By Sheila Murphy. 1993
A guide to nutrition adapted to the needs of people who are HIV-positive. Covers general nutrition, menu planning, cooking, and…
ideas for improving situations such as loss of appetite, diarrhea, nausea, and trouble swallowing. Also includes recipes. 1993.By Patricia Hausman. 1983
By Miriam Polunin. 1997
This book highlights the best 50 foods to guard against illness and to enhance health and well-being. It also demystifies…
the scientific evidence about healing properties of the top health-promoting foods. Clearly displayed information enables you to assess each food's therapeutic benefits, key nutritional values, the medical conditions it can help prevent or relieve, the best forms in which to eat it, and how much to eat for particular health needs. 1997.By Mark Epstein. 2001
Going On Being is Mark Epstein's memoir of his early years as a student of Buddhism and of how Buddhism…
shaped his approach to therapy. Before Epstein became a medical student at Harvard and began training as a psychiatrist, he immersed himself in Buddhism through experiences with such influential Buddhist teachers as Ram Dass, Joseph Goldstein, and Jack Kornfield. Drawing on his own life and stories of his patients, he illuminates the concept of "going on being," the capacity we all have to live in a fully aware and creative state unimpeded by constraints or expectations. 2001.By Frank Rich. 2000
Former theatre critic of the New York Times reminisces about his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area in the 1950s…
and 1960s. Recalls how his love for the stage developed and how he coped with family problems by taking refuge in theatre productions. Includes violence and strong language. c2000.By A. Scott Berg. 1989
At the age of 16, Schmuel Gelbfisz left his native town and made his way to New York. Here, as…
Samuel Goldfish, he worked as a glove salesman until a Bronco Billy western inspired him to enter the film business. In 1916 he formed the Goldwyn Picture Corporation and changed his name again to Samuel Goldwyn. 1989.By Hayden Herrera. 1998
Frida is the story of one of the twentieth-century's most extraordinary women, the painter Frida Kahlo. Born near Mexico City,…
she grew up during the turbulent days of the Mexican Revolution and, at eighteen, was the victim of an accident that left her crippled and unable to bear children. To salvage what she could from her unhappy situation, Kahlo had to learn to keep still - so she began to paint. 1998.By Harvey Diamond, Marilyn Diamond. 1985
A plan for a permanent weight-loss that the authors say "proves it's not what you eat, but when and how."…
They emphasize that it is a sensible way to approach losing weight based on natural physiological laws and cycles of the human body. Eating only fruit until noon is one of the more important tenets of the program. Bestseller. 1985.Drawing from thousands of scientific studies, Carper discusses the role food may play with respect to heart trouble, digestive problems,…
cancer, diabetes, and other ailments. For those who wish to avoid health problems, Carper points out which foods may have preventive properties. Also discussed are foods that may be detrimental to certain health conditions. 1993.By Michael Pollan. 2009
Journalist offers a set of rules for eating wisely that draws from a variety of ethnic and cultural traditions. Discusses…
the link between diet and health and suggests that people renounce or modify the Western diet of highly processed foods and meat. Bestseller. 2009.By Steve Friedman, Scott Jurek. 2012
Offers an inspirational account of Jurek's life as a runner and vegan. Regaling readers with jaw-dropping tales of endurance, Jurek…
also delivers sound science and practical advice - as well as his favourite plant-based recipes. 2012.By Laurie Capogna, Barbara Pelletier. 2011
Optometrists Pelletier and Capogna's guide to improving eye health and preventing, suppressing, and slowing common eye disorders. Combines the latest…
scientific study results, practical advice, and meal ideas and recipes, highlighting the power of foods such as green and orange vegetables and cold water fish in maintaining optimum eye health. Explains how simple it is to keep your eyes healthy for a lifetime while improving your overall health in the process. 2011.By Rosemary Neering. 1975
By James Raffan. 1996
This biography gives the reader insight into the motivations of this filmmaker, writer, photographer, canoeist and consummate nature-lover. Mason's love…
of the wilderness in general and canoeing in particular led to a prolific body of work including "Cry of the wild" and "Paddle to the sea." 1996.By Susan B Roberts, Melvin B Heyman, Lisa Tracy. 1999
Authors explain how foods eaten in childhood can have lasting effects on the body's growth and functions--a science called metabolic…
programming. Avers that a proper youthful diet influences physical and intellectual development, prevents allergies and obesity, teaches children to enjoy healthy foods, and protects against other health problems. c1999.By Eric Schlosser. 2001
An exposé of the fast-food industry, revealing its dubious production techniques, marketing strategies, and exploitation of workers. Deplores the industry's…
indifference to health problems it has fostered (obesity, food-borne disease) and criticizes its role in the spread of global corporate culture. Suggests solutions to the "McDonaldization of America." Bestseller. 2001.By Gabe Mirkin, Diana Rich. 1995
Mirkin describes his own experience with reducing dietary fat and tells how others can do the same. He presents stories…
of patients' successes, discusses what foods are low in fat or fat free, suggests helpful exercises, and provides more than 250 recipes. Bestseller. 1995.By Amanda Vaill. 1998
The saga of a New York society couple, Gerald and Sara Murphy, who moved to France in the 1920s. Gerald's…
interest in painting brought them into contact with artists and writers of the time, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Pablo Picasso. In later years, personal tragedy and financial setbacks struck the Murphys, but their love endured. Bestseller. 1998.By Lewis DeSoto. 2008
Mad, bad, and dangerous to know is how Victorian society dismissed Emily Carr, but the author sees her as a…
woman in search of God, freedom, and the essence of art. Her quest to be an independent woman and artist took her from the studios of Paris to deep inside the remote Native villages of the West Coast forests. Carr is revealed as one of those unique individuals who articulate the symbols and images by which Canada identifies itself. 2008.