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By G. K. Chesterton. 2013
On the subject of Browning's work innumerable things have been said and remain to be said; of his life, considered…
as a narrative of facts, there is little or nothing to say. It was a lucid and public and yet quiet life, which culminated in one great dramatic test of character, and then fell back again into this union of quietude and publicity.By John Parker. 2012
In the shadow of his father Kirk's overpowering fame, Michael Douglas forged a career for himself and became recognised in…
his own right as an award-winning actor and producer. But fame has taken its toll on Michael's personal life. His struggles with sexual addiction, his treatment for alcoholism and drug dependency and the break-up of his first marriage show another side to Michael's success. In 2010, his troubled past came back to haunt him when Cameron, his eldest son, was sentenced to five years in prison for drug dealing. Yet, despite a rocky road, Michael has found happiness later in life. His marriage to Catherine Zeta Jones meant a second shot at fatherhood and gave him strength following a devastating diagnosis of advanced throat cancer at the age of 65. This is the compelling and remarkable story of a Hollywood son who waged a battle against the odds to achieve his fame and fortune, and has kept on fighting with every challenge he faces.By Allison Hill, Sheila Curry Oakes. 2017
AÂ fresh perspective on traditional and natural pregnancies/childbirth, addressing the biggest myths and realities, highlighting the medical data behind the…
most common questions from patients who are looking to achieve a natural pregnancy, explaining the most common medical interventions and how to avoid them safely, and offering tips on how to select a health-care provider and birth setting that helps to achieve your goal of natural childbirth.By Peter Downey. 2005
For new dads, So You’re Going to Be a Dad is the bottom line on pregnancy, childbirth, newborns, and young…
children. Inspiring and down-to-earth, the guide prepares readers for the changes, challenges, and joys of parenthood, from what to say (and what not to say) when she shares the big news to navigating the delivery room and first days as a family. Now fully updated, the guide offers the latest information and thinking on: Today’s delivery methods and medical procedures Social media and the online parenting world Baby gear you really needand much more.By Sylwia Englert. 2016
Dos vidas chocan cuando una víctima del terrorismo se reúne y perdona al terrorista que asesinó a su hermano A…
veces las lecciones más importantes de la vida vienen de los lugares más inverosímiles Probablemente te estés preguntando, ¿qué tipo de lecciones de liderazgo se puede aprender de uno de los terroristas más notorios del mundo? Después de todo, ¿él pasará a la historia como uno de los dictadores más brutales y malos a causa de su maldad? Este será probablemente uno de los libros más inusuales sobre el liderazgo que podrás leer. Es tanto sobre el viaje de la autora, Lisa Gibson, como de la vida de Muamar el Gadafi. El 21 de diciembre de 1988 sus vidas se cruzaron, cuando el líder libio asesinó al hermano de Lisa. A pesar de lo que hizo, ella fue a reunirse con él y dedicó su vida a ayudar a la gente del país que él trató con tanta brutalidad. Incluso si te parece que no podía haber nada que aprender sobre el liderazgo de un hombre como Gadafi, profundiza el libro de Lisa y siéntete inspirado y desafiado. Descubre que en su viaje de liderazgo se trata tanto de aprender «qué no hacer», como de aprender lo «qué hacer». Lisa Gibson es una mediadora de conflictos globales, abogada y oradora pública internacionalmente reconocida. Ella es la autora premiada de los libros más vendidos, como son: Life In Death: A Journey From Terrorism To Triumph; Releasing The Chains: Timeless Wisdom On How To Forgive Anyone For Anything y la coautora de The Expert Success Solution. Lisa recibió la distinción al ser elegida entre los Diez Jóvenes Estadounidenses Destacados y Ejemplo del Amor y del Perdón. Apareció como invitada en la CNN, la BBC, la MSNBC, el programa Hour of Power y muchos más. Género: BIOGRAFÍA & AUTOBIOGRAFÍA / General Género secundario: CIENCIAS POLÍTICAS / General Idioma: español Palabras: 45949By Glade B. Curtis, Judith Schuler. 2013
La guia medica del embarazo mas completa, actualizada y confiable, completamente revisada y puesta al dia! Su embarazo semana a…
semana es la guia sobre el embarazo mas completa a su disposicion. Los medicos la recomendan, las parejas que esperan un bebe confian en ella, y usted y su pareja la encontraran indispensable. Con este formato de semana a semana, usted podra seguir los cambios de su bebe y comparar los detalles de su embarazo segun el mismo calendario semanal que emplea sy medico. Autorizada y facil de usar a la vez, esa edicion recientemente corregida--la primera en ocho an~os--cubre la informacion mas reciente, desde las tendencias y recomendaciones de seguridad hasta las inquietudes medicas, asi como tambien: Description detallada del desarrollo del bebe cada semana La mas reciente informacion sobre examenes y procedimientos medicos Consejos sobre nutricion, su salus y como lo que usted hace afecta el desarrollo de su bebe Ejercicios semanales seguros para ayudarla a mantenerse en forma En esta version actualizada se incluyen muchos temas nuevos, tales como el tratamiento sin medicamentos para diversos malestares del embarazo, las vacaciones antes del nacimiento del bebe, la preparacion del cuarto del bebe, consideraciones ecologicas durante el embarazo, las pautas mas recientes sobre el aumento de peso, datos sobre los bancos de sangre de cordon umbilical y mucho mas. . . . Since its publication nearly twenty-five years ago, Your Pregnancy Week by Week has sold millions of copies and become the go-to guide for expectant parents. Now, the fully revised and expanded seventh edition is available in Spanish. In Su Embarazo Semana a Semana parents-to-be will find the latest information to prepare for their baby’s birthincluding more than fifty new or updated topicsaddressing today’s most pressing questions and concerns. Compassionate, reassuring, and medically grounded, this guide provides everything expectant parents need to ensure a healthy, happy pregnancy, including descriptions of the fetus’s development each week, up-to-date information about medical tests and procedures, healthy weight guidelines, safe weekly exercises for expectant moms, and helpful hints for the father-to-be.By Harry G. Lang. 2004
Edmund Booth was born in 1810 and died in 1905, and during the 94 years of his life, he epitomized…
virtually everything that characterized an American legend of that century. In his prime, Booth stood 6 feet, 3 inches tall, weighed in at 210 pounds, and wore a long, full beard. He taught school in Hartford, CT, then followed his wife-to-be Mary Ann Walworth west to Anamosa, Iowa, where in 1840, he built the area's first frame house. He pulled up stakes nine years later to travel the Overland Trail on his way to join the California Gold Rush. After he returned to Iowa in 1854, he became the editor of the Anamosa Eureka, the local newspaper. Edmund Booth fit perfectly the mold of the ingenious pioneer of 19th-century America, except for one unusual difference -- he was deaf. Edmund Booth: Deaf Pioneer follows the amazing career of this American original and his equally amazing wife in fascinating detail. Author Harry G. Lang vividly portrays Booth and his wife by drawing from a remarkable array of original material. A prolific writer, Booth corresponded with his fiancé from the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, and he kept a journal during his days on the California trail, parts of which have been reproduced here. He also wrote an autobiographical essay when he was 75, and his many newspaper articles through the years bore first-hand witness to the history of his times, from the Civil War to the advent of the 20th century. Edmund Booth depicts a larger-than-life man in larger-than-life times, but perhaps its greatest contribution derives from its narrative about pioneer days as seen through Deaf eyes. Booth became a respected senior statesman of the American Deaf community, and blended with his stories of the era's events are anecdotes and issues vital to Deaf people and their families. His story proves again that extraordinary people vary in many ways, but they often possess a common motive in acting to enhance their own communities.Although there are many books on getting baby to sleep, Sleep Deprived No More focuses on someone else who isn't…
getting any rest - the mom! Organized trimester by trimester both during and after pregnancy, this guide is straightforward, accessibly written, and easy to navigate so moms can quickly get the help - and rest - they need. Covers sleep conditions common to pregnancy and afterward: In addition to erratic feeding schedules causing moms to lose sleep, there are many sleep issues specific to pregnancy and new motherhood, including Restless Legs Syndrome, Insomnia, Sleep Apnea, and more. Tips and tricks for making it through the day: Mindell also gives moms the lowdown on how to catch up on sleep and stay focused throughout the day, even if you're waking up every few hours at night. Includes sleep advice for baby, too: Included also is the author's expert advice on the best ways to get baby to sleep through the night, making this an all-in-one resource.By Mcintosh Perry, Brandi Dion, Steven Dion, Joel Heller. 2014
Women who are serious about sports-those who compete or perform as runners, triathletes, cyclists, swimmers, as well as those who…
are serious weekend warriors-often face concerns and misinformation when they want to maintain a high level of fitness throughout their pregnancy. The Pregnant Athlete offers a wealth of practical myth-busting information for these women.Written by Brandi Dion, a triathlete, personal trainer, and mom; Steve Dion, a university professor of health and exercise science; and Dr. Joel Heller, an obstetrician-gynecologist whose patients include marathoners, triathletes, and fitness instructors; this book includes details on physical changes per trimester and gauging your own limits, guidelines for specific sports and flexible workout plans for maximum health, nutrition facts and tips, reassuring medical insights, the truth about old wives' tales, and inspiring stories from other pregnant athletes.By T. Berry Brazelton. 2013
From his childhood in Waco, Texas, where he took expert care of nine small cousins while the adults ate Sunday…
lunch, to Princeton and an offer from Broadway, to medical and psychoanalytic training, to the exquisite observations into newborn behavior that led babies to be seen in an entirely new light, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton's life has been one of innovation and caring. Known internationally for the Touchpoints theory of regression and growth in infants and young children, Brazelton is also credited for bringing the insights of child development into pediatrics, and for his powerful advocacy in Congress. In Learning to Listen, fans of Brazelton and professionals in his field can follow both the roots of a brilliant career and the evolution of child-rearing into the twenty-first century.By Valerie Hockert, Suzana Lima. 2016
Enquanto guardava recordações e fotos em uma caixa e um álbum e relembrava seus momentos, ela teve a ideia de…
realizar uma festa, pedindo a cada convidado que trouxesse alguma coisa antiga e nostálgica - um lenço, uma joia, uma pequena ferramenta, um souvenir, botão, um recibo ou coisas semelhantes. Uma mulher de meia-idade, que gosta de entreter os amigos. recentemente perdeu seu marido e achou que sua vida não fazia mais sentido e que não tinha mais utilidade para nada. Enquanto guardava recordações e fotos em uma caixa e um álbum e relembrava seus momentos, ela teve a ideia de realizar uma festa, pedindo a cada convidado que trouxesse alguma coisa antiga e nostálgica - um lenço, uma joia, uma pequena ferramenta, um souvenir, botão, um recibo ou outros pequenos itens. A ideia era que cada convidado teria que contar a história sobre o item. Mal sabia ela que alguns convidados teriam segredos surpreendentes aos quais sua recordação estava ligada. Uma vida anterior, um filho perdido, um acidente - muitos tinham tristezas ligadas a suas recordações, mas as mantinham para continuar ligadas à realidade. Depois de ouvir todas as histórias tristes, a mulher decide que sua vida não era tão ruim, afinal de contas, e que ela tinha um propósito de ser amiga dessas pessoas.By Glade B. Curtis, Judith Schuler. 2016
In print for twenty-five years, Your Pregnancy Week by Week has sold millions of copies worldwide as an established go-to…
resource. The book's trademark week-by-week formula helps expectant parents easily and effortlessly compare the details of their pregnancy with the same weekly schedule their doctor uses.In this completely revised edition, parents-to-be will find the latest information on preparing for their baby's birth while addressing today's most pressing questions and concerns. Compassionate, reassuring, and medically grounded, this guide provides everything expectant parents need for a healthy, happy pregnancy, including weekly development charts, up-to-date information about medical tests and procedures, safe exercises for expectant moms, and helpful hints for the father-to-be. Now with a completely new design and updated illustrations.By Mary Shomon, Dana Trentini. 2016
At minimum, 27 million Americans have thyroid disease. Despite being the majority of thyroid sufferers, women rarely know that thyroid…
problems increase their risk of pregnancy complications, including infertility, preeclampsia, miscarriage, premature delivery, and low birth weight. This awareness gap affects patients and doctors, who know little about the ramifications of an undiagnosed or under-treated thyroid condition on a mother and her unborn baby.Founder of HypothyroidMom.com Dana Trentini and thyroid health advocate and bestselling author Mary Shomon have both endured challenges with pregnancies due to thyroid disorders. In Your Healthy Pregnancy with Thyroid Disease, they team up to give readers the answers they need. With personal stories and cutting-edge medical advice from leading health practitioners, the book explains how to recognize thyroid symptoms, get properly diagnosed/treated, manage thyroid problems during pregnancy, overcome thyroid-related infertility, and deal with postpartum challenges.Who would you be if you felt at peace and had more time and money? An organized life enables you…
to have more freedom, less aggravation, better health, and to get more done. For nearly twenty years, Regina Leeds-named Best Organizer by Los Angeles magazine-has helped even the messiest turn their lives around. Anyone can get organized-she’ll prove it to you! One Year to an Organized Life is a unique week-by-week approach that you can begin at any time of year. Regina helps you break down tasks and build routines over time so that life becomes simple, not overwhelming. Master time management Make your kitchen efficient Permanently organize closets and drawers Deal with your finances Reclaim dumping grounds” like the guest room, garage and basement Declutter the kids’ rooms Organize your travel plans-and the vacation photos and souvenirs Entertain with joy Regina reveals her magic formula for organizing anything, plus her method to stop the chronic cycles of clutter, misplaced items, and lateness. Whether you’re living in chaos or just looking for new ways to simplify, this essential book will help you get the whole household organized-and stay that way.By Marshall H. Klaus, John H. Kennell, Phyllis H. Klaus. 2012
By Ellyn Spragins. 2008
Now in paperback, the popular second volume in the What I Know Now™ series offers wonderfully candid letters from women…
under forty, who give advice to the girls they once were. Readers will discover familiar names as well as new voices, including actress Jessica Alba; singer/songwriter Natasha Bedingfield; author Hope Edelman; Olympic soccer gold medalist Julie Foudy; singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb; and actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley. Here are stories of young love; of daring to chart a new path when everyone tells you to play it safe; of realizing that perfection is a pipe dream. The ideal gift for any young woman in your life, this collection provides a boost of hope that today’s turmoil can foster tomorrow’s growth, success, and happiness” (Boston Globe).By Holly L. Springer. 2015
This book continues the story of one woman's experiences in recovering from a near fatal brain aneurysm. Learning how to…
cope with the new person challenges the author daily. However, learning to live with the unique person she now has become with the help of new insights allows a new perspective on life, to which others may relate.By John F. Love. 1995
By G. K. Chesterton. 2013
Horatio Herbert Kitchener was Irish by birth but English by extraction, being born in County Kerry, the son of an…
English colonel. The fanciful might see in this first and accidental fact the presence of this simple and practical man amid the more mystical western problems and dreams which were very distant from his mind, an element which clings to all his career and gives it an unconscious poetry. He had many qualities of the epic hero, and especially this -- that he was the last man in the world to be the epic poet. There is something almost provocative to superstition in the way in which he stands at every turn as the symbol of the special trials and the modern transfiguration of England; from this moment when he was born among the peasants of Ireland to the moment when he died upon the sea, seeking at the other end of the world the other great peasant civilisation of Russia. Yet at each of these symbolic moments he is, if not as unconscious as a symbol, then as silent as a symbol; he is speechless and supremely significant, like an ensign or a flag. The superficial picturesqueness of his life, at least, lies very much in this -- that he was like a hero condemned by fate to act an allegory.By Anumba, Dilly and Jivraj, Shehnaaz, Dilly Anumba, Shehnaaz Jivraj. 2016
During pregnancy, most women remain well and require little formal medical input, while a much smaller group develop complications with…
significant morbidity and mortality for their baby and, occasionally, for themselves. Providers of antenatal care must be able to distinguish between these two groups of women and arrange with them an appropriate and personalised plan of care. This book covers all aspects of identifying and caring for women who develop disorders during their pregnancies. This second edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect changes in clinical practice and new research since publication of the previous edition. The contents take into account that care of such women is provided by multidisciplinary teams of physicians, obstetricians, general practitioners and midwives.