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By Naomi Kleinberg, Barry Goldberg. 2007
Grover and Elmo teach toddlers and their parents all about getting a good night's sleep. In the guise of the…
Sleepytime Monster, Grover appears in Elmo's dream, and the two then "visit" all over Sesame Street, hoping to sprinkle Sleepy Dust to help their friends fall asleep. But, alas, no one is ready for bed! Meanwhile, Grover dispenses Sleep Facts and Tips, gently telling readers why it's important to get enough sleep and how to make bedtime easy and pleasant. And since bedtime is such an important and often difficult time for parents and children, this book will help! Funny illustrations and text make learning about how to be healthy both easy and fun.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 David Sheff. 2007
Before meth, Sheff's son, Nic, was a varsity athlete, honour student, and award-winning journalist. After meth, he was a trembling…
wraith who stole money from his eight-year-old brother and lived on the streets. Sheff traces the first warning signs, the attempts at rehabilitation, and, at last, the way past addiction. He shows us that, whatever an addict's fate, the rest of the family must care for one another, too, lest they become addicted to addiction. Bestseller. 2008, c2007.By Jamie Oliver. 2017
Cooking doesn't have to be complicated. It's all about making the journey to good food, super-simple. Every recipe uses just…
five key ingredients, ensuring you can get a plate of food together fast, whether it's finished and on the table super-quickly, or after minimal hands-on prep, you've let the oven do the hard work for you. 2017.By Nigella Lawson. 2012
Italian food now plays a familiar role in our everyday eating but 'Nigellissima' goes beyond bolognese to bring to our…
table 120 inspired recipes, from the crustless meatzza to long fusilli with a no-cook Sicilian sauce. 2012.By Nigella Lawson. 2002
A collection of uncomplicated, fresh recipes that are easy to make after a busy day at the office, fun to…
linger over at weekends or to make with the kids, dreamy to look at and delicious to eat. Recipes include late breakfasts, party food, TV dinners, trailer trash and indoor picnics. 2002.By Jamie Oliver. 1999
The author applies his "strip it bare then make it work principle" to all his meals, from salads, to roasts,…
desserts to pastas - and has created a foolproof repertoire of simple and delicious recipes which combine bold flavours with fresh ingredients. 1999.By Atul Gawande. 2014
In his previous books, Dr. Gawande, a practicing surgeon, has fearlessly revealed the struggles of his profession. Now he examines…
its ultimate limitations and failures - in his own practices as well as others’ - as human lives draw to a close. And he discovers how we can do better. He follows a hospice nurse on her rounds, a geriatrician in his clinic, and reformers turning nursing homes upside down. He finds people who show us how to have the hard conversations and how to ensure we never sacrifice what people really care about. The subject of a PBS documentary. Bestseller. 2014.By Jonathan Safran Foer. 2009
By Martha Williamson. 2001
The hit television show Touched By An Angel offers more than entertainment -- it also offers encouragement. Each week Monica,…
Tess, and Andrew meet people who, like most of us, hunger for purpose, strength, and inspiration. Now the show's warmth and wisdom are available in this treasury of stories, In the Words of Angels. Each thought-provoking, life-affirming story in this volume is based directly on an episode of the show, many of which were written by acclaimed Executive Producer Martha Williamson. Tackling the most difficult topics of our times, the stories are alternately heartbreaking and heartwarming. Like the beloved television show, In the Words of Angels proves the power of words can change lives forever.By Clare Walmsley. 1991
This practical guide to assertiveness was written to accompany the BBC television series "Tomorrow the World". You can discover how…
assertive you are; how to build up self esteem; how to identify your feelings, needs and rights as well as those of others and how to say NO and feel good about it! 1991.By James Frey. 2005
Memoir by a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, whose parents checked him into a Minnesota rehabilitation clinic as a last-step…
measure when he was twenty-three. Discusses his experiences there, including treatment methods he accepted and rejected to regain sobriety. This recording includes the publisher's and author's notes issued in response to the controversy over the accuracy of the book. Strong language. Bestseller. 2005.By Eric Schlosser. 2002
By Elizabeth Wurtzel. 1996
Wurtzel claims to speak for herself and for a young generation facing major societal problems. A former popular-music critic for…
the New Yorker, she details her life with depression, from a despairing pre-adolescence through suicide attempts after college. Prozac has helped her, but she worries that its trendy reputation may minimize the seriousness of depression.