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How psychopharmacology has usurped the role of psychotherapy in our society, to the great detriment of the patients involved. William Glasser describes in "Warning: Psychiatry Can Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health "the sea change that has taken place in the treatment of mental health in the last few years. Millions of patients are now routinely being given prescriptions for a wide range of drugs including Ritalin, Prosac, Zoloft and related d...

Millions of viewers of "Tony Brown's Journal, " the longest-running series on PBS, know Tony Brown as an advocate for self-reliance and self-enrichment. Now, in his most personal book yet, he introduces us to the woman who brought him up and taught him the seven core values he lives by to this day: reality, knowledge, race, history, truth, patience, and love. "What Mama Taught Me" states that only by understanding one's place in the world can ...

A superb tutorial for anyone wanting to learn from pros how to polish fiction writing with panache."--"Library Journal.

The author of "Without Reservation" investigates the world of the Smithsonian's top forensic scientist, Doug Owsley, who has worked with remains from ancient times to some of the most notorious cases today. 35 photos.

In "Founding Mothers, " Roberts tells the fascinating yet overlooked story of the women who helped create a new nation. While the men were debating the merits of revolution, these women were living it even as the Redcoats landed on their doorsteps.

Maggie Sweet has had it! For nineteen years, she's kept house, raised a pair of battling twin daughters, put up with her frugal husband, Steven, humored his impossible mother, and kept her mouth shut. But when Steven spends their life savings on a cemetery plot, it's time for Maggie to take control. With her twenty-year high school reunion just around the corner and her long-lost high school boyfriend back in town, it's Maggie's turn to start...

Vivid descriptions of wildlife and the strategies used to rescue them combine with the heart-stopping story of a 14-year-old girl who joins her uncle for a summer in Seattle and takes part in some extraordinary animal rescues.

Mayday! Landed on river. Engine out. Floating toward the falls." When the engine of their float plane fails during a water landing near the head of Canada's monumental Virginia Falls, what began as a sightseeing detour turns into a survival mission for two high-school students and their elderly companion. With the brutal sub arctic winter about to fall like a hammer, Gabe Rogers, his boarding-school roommate, Raymond Providence, and Raymond's ...

Each state boasts a claim to fame. Davis highlights distinctive facts about states through quizzes, fun questions, and riddles. Eye-catching and humorous full-color vignettes illustrate key points about each state.

Drawing on a lifetime of playing and teaching the game of golf, David Leadbetter has developed the unique ability to translate very difficult swing concepts and golf fundamentals into easy-to-understand language that will help you to become a more consistent player. David Leadbetter 100% Golf is the defining point of a lifetime's theories, teachings, tips, and drills from the game's greatest and most successful golf coach. This book will help ...

The fifth book in the bestselling "100 Simple Secrets" series offers 100 practical tips on how to find and maintain love, joy, and satisfaction in family relationships.

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In her twenties, journalist Sarah Macdonald backpacked around India and came away with a lasting impression of heat, pollution and poverty. So when an airport beggar read her palm and told her she would return to India—and for love—she screamed, "Never!” and gave the country, and him, the finger.But eleven years later, the prophecy comes true. When the love of Sarah's life is posted to India, she quits her dream job to move to the most pollute...

Die vordere Kreuzbandläsion gehört zu den häufigsten (Sport-) Verletzungen. Mit ca. 28.000 Operationen im Jahr steht sie mit an der Spitze der operativen Eingriffe am Knie. Dieses Buch befasst sich ausschließlich mit dieser Thematik und erläutert in komplexer und strukturierter Form die anatomischen, physiologischen, pathophysiologischen und biomechanischen Grundlagen des gesunden und verletzten vorderen Kreuzbands. Der Weg zur Diagnose sowie ...

Henry Huggins feels that nothing very interesting ever happens to him. But from the moment a stray dog in the drugstore begs for a taste of his ice-cream cone and downs it in one gulp, everything is different. Henry names the dog Ribsy and decides to keep him. Before Henry even reaches home with Ribsy he spends all of his money, gets kicked off three buses, and enjoys a hair-raising ride in a police car. And that's only the beginning of Henry'...

A one-stop reference for IP-based internetworks The TCP/IP suite-the protocols developed to support the Internet-has moved into mainstream networking. From the smallest PDA right up to the largest mainframe system, in both enterprise and carrier networks, IP-based networking is an essential feature of modern telecommunications systems. As a result, network managers from both voice- and data-centric perspectives must understand the principles ...

Pursuit of the fabled wild brook trout has for generations attracted anglers to the western mountains of Maine. This phenomenon has, over the course of two hundred years, transformed the town of Rangeley from a settlement of farmers and woodsmen to a popular outdoor sporting destination where the names of Carrie Stevens, Herb Welch, and Fly Rod Crosby still echo along the streams and lakes. Rangeley Lakes Region examines the region's rich heri...

Throughout the years, scores of players have polished their skills in Broome County with the Crickets, the Bingos, the Triplets, and today's Binghamton Mets. Professional baseball began in the area in 1871, and the highlights came quickly. The early stars included an eighteen-year-old future Hall of Famer, Montgomery Ward, the first known black player in professional baseball, Bud Fowler, and Hall of Famer "Wee Willie" Keeler.By 1923, the Trip...

Since settlers first arrived in the mid-1800s, the townships of Millington and Arbela have developed into strong communities with deep cultural roots. This informative book documents the Millington-Arbela area's growth and progress over the course of 150 years, exploring founding families, village growth, religion, business, and education through rare archival photographs and postcards. In celebration of the region's sesquicentennial anniversa...

The Southern Railway was the pinnacle of rail service in the South for nearly 100 years. Its roots stretch back to 1827, when the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company was founded in Charleston to provide freight transportation and America's first regularly scheduled passenger service. Through the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Great Depression, rail lines throughout the South continued to merge, connecting Washington, D.C. to Atlanta a...