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Book SynopsisHumane, wise and funny letters to Peter's children; a blueprint for liberal, thoughtful living in the modern world.Trade ReviewI wish I had had this book by my side when I was starting out, giving very straightforward advice, and helping us make sense of often confusing and difficult situations and emotions we meet along the way. A book to be kept in your back pocket at all times! * Penelope Wilton *If the 50 gems in this book were collected in the first 50 years of Peter Dunne's life, let's pray that he lives to 100. Really smart and thoughtful and insightful...and pretty damn funny, too. * Peter Farrelly, director of Oscar-nominated Green Book *

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Book Synopsis.Drop up to 4 pounds a week, safely and sustainably, with the revolutionary 8 week fat-loss plan from acclaimed celebrity personal trainer, David Kingsbury.Most diets don''t work because they aren''t personalised to YOU. David has combatted that, providing tailored menus and movement plans that can be applied to anyone. Split into three sections, the route to a healthier, slimmer you has never been so easy:1) THE PLAN - how to tailor your calorie intake and movement regime to achieve your personal goals2) THE RECIPES - over 70 easy, delicious and healthy meals to ensure weight-loss while keeping you satisfied3) MOVEMENT - simple exercise routines that provide results fastUsing the methods that have worked on the actors and actresses in X Men, Wolverine and Mamma Mia 2 to name a few, David''s easy, achievable plan will help you get the body you''ve always dreamed of, for good.Trade ReviewDavid is knowledgeable on every aspect of training... His expertise is unrivalled and the results speak for themselves - Michael Fassbender

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Book SynopsisThe Medicine on the Move series provides fully flexible access to subjects across the curriculum in a unique combination of print and mobile formats ideal for the busy medical student and junior doctor. No matter what your learning stylewhether you are studying a subject for the first time or revisiting it during exam preparation, Medicine on the Move gives you the right information whenever and wherever you need it.Medicine on the Move is: Mobile download the entire book for use on your smartphone or tablet for access anytime, anywhere Accessible bulleted text, flow charts, colourful diagrams and summary tables enable you to find information fast Concise gives you must have rather than nice to have knowledge, ensuring exam success and as a grounding for further study Flexible notes sections, ideal for rapid reference in the clinical setting, guide you quickly to key points while self-assessment materiaTable of Contents Mental health assessment and service provision: Psychiatric history and mental state examination. Mental health and the law. MDT approach to psychiatry. Mental health disorders: Organic mental disorders. Mental disorders due to psychoactive substance use. Schizophrenia and delusional disorders. Affective disorders. Neurotic and somatoform disorders. Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbance. Disorders of adult personality. Child and adolescent psychiatry. Forensic psychiatry. Treatment and psychiatric emergencies : Pharmacotherapy. ECT and psychotherapy. Psychiatric emergencies. Self-assessment questions : Mental health assessment and service provision. Mental health disorders. Treatment of psychiatric emergencies.

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Book SynopsisSimple strategies to take the hassle out of homework and help your child succeed at school.

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Book SynopsisWith more than 40 family-friendly cultural activities and adventures, Family Field Trip makes it easy to incorporate moments of learning and exploration into life with kids. In this engaging guide, parents and caretakers will find simple-to-follow ideas and tips for cultural experiences the whole family can enjoy, whether they are at home, exploring the neighborhood, or taking a vacation. Drawing on a range of popular experiential educational techniques—including Montessori, World Schooling, Forest Schooling, and more—Family Field Trip is the perfect handbook for any family with young children and an invaluable resource for raising kids who will grow into curious, well-rounded citizens of the world.• Gives parents the tools and inspiration to turn the world into a giant field trip full of opportunities to teach children cultural appreciation• Provides parents with easy ways to incorporate learning, adv

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Book SynopsisCannabis is at the very beginning of a craft and educational renaissance. While emerging from the legislative shadows, a second awakening is occurring: people are proactively seeking information about how to properly consume and enjoy.And cannabis is a wildly diverse product, even more so than alcohol. Consumers can experience not only different flavor profiles, but different cerebral and body effects; they can consume using different methods, from vaporization to combustion to topical application; and they can pick and choose between an ever-growing number of different strains and products.THE LEAFLY GUIDE provides all the best tips to navigating this growing market. Leafly is the world''s leading cannabis information website and app, providing its community with knowledge about products, strains, news, dispensaries and more. A trusted resource, Leafly is uniquely positioned to author this definitive guide and enhance every user''s enjoyment and high.

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Book Synopsis''A moving read - honest, funny and sad'' Woman and Home''wonderful, moving, humorous ... extremely poignant'' Charlie Mortimer, Dear Lupin''Iain''s love for his son shines through every sentence of this affecting account, as does his guilt. He blames himself for being unable to demonstrate or verbalise his affection ... This is a wonderfully entertaining and moving book, with lessons for every parent.''Daily Mail''Raising the issue of men''s mental health is important ... loving and well meant mix of letters and commentary.'' ExpressDear Michael, Moving your whatnots et al into the flat has put paid to any improvements in my back. Still, at least it''s done now. Your mother is already worrying how youTrade Review'wonderful, moving, humorous ... extremely poignant' Charlie Mortimer, Dear LupinIain's love for his son shines through every sentence of this affecting account, as does his guilt. He blames himself for being unable to demonstrate or verbalise his affection... This is a wonderfully entertaining and moving book, with lessons for every parent. * Daily Mail *A moving read - honest, funny and sad. * Woman and Home *Raising the issue of men's mental health is important and Dear Michael, Love Dad is to be praised for that.. loving and well meant mix of letters and commentary. * Express *

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Book SynopsisThe Lefaivre Rainbow Effect is a groundbreaking treatment for those suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This strategy is different from most others because it is individually designed for each client and focuses on the cognitive retraining of the brain based on pre-injury lifestyle as well as the organic damage to the brain, rather than the disability alone.Starting in the community, after the acute and in-patient rehabilitation phases of recovery have been completed, the Lefaivre Rainbow Effect maximizes the recovery process by positioning the TBI survivor to be a motivated participant in the arduous journey of recovery.Key features: Provides tools and templates for managing the individualized treatment and integration process, including additional material available for download Addresses physical, emotional, and cognitive deficits with a strong influence on participation in life activities IncludesTrade Review" … the vital piece that has been missing in the treatment of traumatic brain injury. … brilliantly uncovers and develops strategies to manage the unique stress experience for each patient and makes insightful use of the brain’s enhanced capacity to grow while pursuing pre-injury interests and motivations."—David I. Levy, MD, Neurosurgeon, University of California, San Diego"This is a valuable resource for healthcare practitioners working with TBI clients because it provides a unique approach to community integration. It also offers many practical suggestions on how to work with brain injury clients and their families."—Cristy Daniel, EdD, OT, College of St. Mary for Doody's Review Service"From a litigation point of view, there is no better way to prepare your evidence for trial than to follow the Rainbow Effect rehabilitation approach. Whether you are a survivor, a family member, a medical /rehabilitation expert, or a lawyer, read this book—it was a game changer for me and it will be for you as well."—David Marr, Personal Injury Lawyer, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada"Chris Lefaivre puts forth a framework that truly reflects the best elements of person-centered care."—Tina M. Trudel, PhD, President, Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Centers and Specialty Hospitals, USA"Through her longstanding extraordinary experience in the therapy of (TBI) survivors, Christine Lefaivre succeeds in transcending primary organic damage with a multi-modal therapeutic approach."—Dr. Michael Starke, Radiologist, Federal Armed Forces Hospital Berlin, Germany"Chris Lefaivre’s portrayal of working with her clients, their families, and the treatment team is inspirational. … This well written and accessible book is truly a must-read for all health and social workers, legal professionals, family members, employers and indeed anyone involved in the support of traumatically brain injured individuals."—Deborah Buszard, PhD, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of British Columbia " … [it] provides a multi-modal, multi-disciplinary model that stages interventions for the survivor, the family, and the community (e.g. school, workplace), so that recovery is maximized."—Bill de Bosch Kemper, PhD, Neuropsychologist, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada"As I read Lefaivre’s work, I was astounded by her complete understanding that the best chance for functional recovery and optimal psychological benefit is when the TBI client is in their pre-injury environment, versus an institutional setting … What a gift this text is to the world of traumatic brain injury treatment and patient care in general."—Gaye Gould, MSW, RSW, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada "I strongly recommend this book. It’s not just an important teaching tool for professionals but a guide for families as well. Christine has provided an excellent framework for TBI management—with tools, templates, diagrams, case studies, and practical resource material for managing individualized treatment. It offers an insightful and common-sense approach you will refer to often."—Diane M. Wilson, mother of TBI daughter "What makes this book unique and a must-read for any clinician working in community brain injury rehabilitation is the attention to topics that are not traditionally addressed in similar texts: business practices, litigation, future care cost analyses, case management, quality statistics, and complex family dynamics."—Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy "In this 15-chapter book on Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation author Ms. Christine Lefaivre (Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia) has methodically elucidated a new model: The Lefaivre Rainbow Effect, exclusively for the rehabilitation of TBI. Based on her vast clinical experience of 26 years with TBI patients, she has developed this model which appears to be simple and can be implemented conveniently ... The core of this model is based on the principles of human spirit, forgiveness, acceptance, and hope.The model comprises medical as well as occupational assumptions such as brain plasticity, client centered ness, environment, adaptation, and therapeutic devices. In most of the chapters, numerous case studies are highlighted that make this book effortless to appreciate and apply clinically. ... In conclusion, the book may be clinically helpful for the rehabilitation of TBI clients. The concepts will enhance the understanding of TBI and related issues. The principles of the novel model may also be utilized for other neurological disabilities. The occupational therapists, co-professionals, students, family members, employer, and insurance executives may benefit a lot from this book."—Dr. Kamal Narayan Arya, MOT, PhD, in The Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol. 47, Issue 2, May - August 2015 The Lefaivre Rainbow Effect is a clearly written and logically sequenced book, one that is worth reading. It offers healthcare providers involved in the rehabilitation of TBI patients a basic strategy to optimize functional restoration across the spectrum from mild to severe injury.- Bruce A. Barron, Springer Science, 2018 Table of ContentsThe Human Spirit. Introduction. The Human Spirit. Forgiveness. Loss. Principles That Preserve Hope. Summary. Appendix 1A: Kubler-Ross’s Five Stages of Grief. The Lefaivre Rainbow Effect. Introduction. How the Lefaivre Rainbow Effect Came to Be. The Theory of the Rainbow Effect. The Approach. The Philosophy. The Assumptions. The Lefaivre Rainbow Effect Formula. Elements of the Rainbow Effect Formula. The Process of the Rainbow Effect. Providers of Services. Summary. Appendix 2A: Definitions of Service Providers. Total Sum. Introduction. Determining the Total Sum. How This Approach Differs from Current Trends. Preparing for the History Intake. Advocating to the Funder. The Process of Determining the Total Sum. Establishing the Community Team. The History-Taking Process. Suggestions for Taking a Client’s History. Balanced Lifestyle Inventory. Clinician Self-Assessment. Summary. Appendix 3A: History-Taking Template. Appendix 3B: Balanced Lifestyle Sheet. Appendix 3C: Severity of Brain Injury Stratification. Appendix 3D: Post-traumatic Amnesia. Appendix 3E: Glasgow Coma Scale. Glasgow Coma Scale. Appendix 3F: Rancho Los Amigos Scale: Levels of Cognitive Functioning. Appendix 3G: Form 1: Clinician Self-Checklist for Establishing Therapeutic Rapport. Appendix 3H: Form 2: Clinician Self-Checklist for Determining the Total Sum. The Loss. The Loss. The Process of Transferring the Client from. Hospital to Home and Community. Case Manager. Initial Clinical Reports Produced by Community. Clinicians. Preparing for the Team Meeting. Summary of How the Case Manager will Run a. Team Meeting. Summary. Appendix 4A: Cross-Reference of Assessment Tools and Sectors of Balanced Lifestyle Example for an Occupational Therapist. Educating the Family. Introduction. Family Meeting. Burn Blister Analogy. Introducing Stress. The Interplay between Stress and Organic Symptoms. Summary. The Loss…Stress. Stress. The Process for Managing Stress. Summary. The Traumatically-Induced Dysfunctional Family Theory. Introduction. Systems in General. Family Systems. Ideal Conditions for Best Clinical Outcomes. Outcomes with Clinical Intervention. Summary. Intervention. Introduction. Setting the Stage for the Intervention. Assumptions. The Brain—A Brief Overview. Limbic System. Memory. Sensory Overload: Analogy of a Breaker Box. Some Causes of Sensory Overload. Energy Conservation. Setting Goals. Observations. Cognitive Retraining Strategies. Useful Therapeutic Hints. Summary. Residual Loss Cost-of-Future-Care Analysis. Introduction. Helpful Hints for Preparing a Cost-of-Future-. Care Analysis. Summary. Appendix 9A: Template for Creating a Cost-of-. Future-Care Analysis. Litigation. Introduction. The Litigation Process. The Expert Witness. Important Points to Remember for the Expert Witness. Medical Legal Report Writing. My To-Do’s Preparing to Go to Court. Expert Witness Testimony. Summary. Appendix 10A: Litigation Terms Defined. Business Practices and Public Relations. Introduction. What Does a Good Business Profile Look Like?. Establishing a Professional Profile in the Start-Up Phase. Enhancing Your Image: Public Relations. Summary. Four-Week Time Management System. Introduction. The Premise. Goals of the Time Management System. The Process. How the Time Management System Works. Case Histories and To-Do’s for Time Management System. The 4-Week Schedule. Quality Statistics. How to Prepare Quality Statistics. Summary. Diverse Funding. Introduction. Funding Sources. Tort Claims. Partial No-Fault System. No-Fault System. Government Funding. Medication. Vocational Retraining. Disability Tax Credit. Workers’ Compensation. Veterans Affairs and Military Benefits. Aboriginal Affairs. Victims Assistance. Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Private Disability Insurance. Homeowner Insurance. Travel Insurance. Alternate Sources of Funding for Service Provision. Private Funding. Fund-Raising. Summary. The Use of Volunteers. Introduction. The Use of Volunteers. The Recruitment of University or College Students. Orientation and Education of Volunteers. Summary. Ethical Considerations. Introduction. Prevention Identification of Risk Factors and. Improvement of Public Policy. International Sharing of Information and Standards. Specialized Training. Barriers. Selection of Community Service Providers. Summary. Glossary of Terms. References. Appendix: Brain Injury Associations.

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Book SynopsisFilm directors recognize that neurologic disease impacts mind and motility and often use it in a plot or defining scene. It should be informative and educational to deconstruct neurologic representation in film. Neurocinema: When Film Meets Neurology is a collection of film essays that summarize the portrayal of major neurologic syndromes and clinical signs in cinema. Many films approach the reality of disease quite closely, and as a result, are deeply moving and memorable. Equally important, these films say as much about consequences as they say about the disorder. Therefore, the main themes include sudden confrontation with a major neurologic illness, disability from chronic neurologic disease, and failure to lead a normal life.More than 100 fiction films and documentaries are discussed in this completely original and definitive work on how film meets neurology. The book includes nearly 50 neurology topics, explains them, and places them in a brTrade Review"…should be required reading for all neurologists."—Howard S. Kirshner, MD, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology"This volume is written with passion, and the author’s real affection for the cinema seeps from every page. This book is not just for film buffs … We should all watch and learn."—Sallie Baxendale, UCL Institute of Neurology in The Lancet NeurologyTable of ContentsMedicine in Film. The Neurologist in Film. Neurologic Disorders in Film. Neuroethics in Film. Neurologic Disorders in Documentary Film. Neurofollies in Film. Epilogue: The Neurology of Cinema. Appendix: Neurofilmography.

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Book SynopsisGood teamwork ensures the close collaboration and coordination between professional groups and across disciplinary boundaries. This is particularly important in healthcare centres and clinics admitting complicated patient cases, but contrary to what many healthcare organisations seem to believe, effective teamwork does not happen automatically. It needs to be successfully trained and practiced. Teamwork in Medical Rehabilitation provides a guide to efficient teamwork in professional healthcare. Showcasing the practice of medical rehabilitation in Sweden, the book describes how to create, develop, nourish and organise a team. Medical rehabilitation in Sweden is a discipline filled by not only doctors and nurses, but also physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, speech therapists and dieticians. Using these multi-professional teams as clinical case studies, the book contains many practical examples from different rehabilitation care areasTable of ContentsChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Historical BackgroundChapter 3. Teamwork in TheoryChapter 4. Teamwork in PracticeChapter 5. Clinical TeamworkChapter 6. Team CommunicationChapter 7. Examples of Team Rehabilitation SettingsChapter 8. Concluding Discussion: advantages and disadvantages of advanced team work

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Book SynopsisBody Reshaping through Muscle and Skin Meridian Therapy: An Introduction to 6 Body Types shows you how your weight and body shape can be a direct result of ill health and explains the structures and functions involved. It explores much more than just what your scale and the fit of your clothes might tell you. It looks at skin, fat, muscles, diaphragm, historical illnesses or injuries, body posture, body clock or circadian rhythm, digestion, blood vessels, nutrition, sympathetic nervous system, parasympathetic nervous system, and enteric nervous system. By examining the above factors, you will learn how they contribute toward changes in body shape (notice no mention of dieting or exercise).Muscle meridian therapy refers to the passive application of treatments to muscles not connected to any major organ. The techniques involved improve all the metabolic balances of the body (pressure, temperature, and balance) as well as your overall health. Therapies can beneTable of ContentsBody Reshaping for Health and Beauty. A First Look at the Meridian System in TCM. Who Can Benefit from This Treatment? Body Posture and Homeostasis. Six Body Types. Anatomical Approach: Types M1, M2, and M3. Muscle Meridian Therapy and Skin Cutaneous Therapy. Treatment Methods. Specific Clinical Cautions and Applications.

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Book SynopsisFrom priapism to baldness, yawning to scary dreams, Dr Jerome Z, Litt explores all curios reactions to medication.

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Book SynopsisHealthcare has been transformed from a “this is what you do” concept to a profession that has a significant educational and scientific basis with an ethos of evidence-based material. The demand for comprehensive and focused evidenced-based text and scientific literature covering single areas of nursing and healthcare science or treatment has also increased. This then is the rational for the present series. The volume on Arthritis covers, rheumatoid arthritis, cytokines, leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors, alleles, cardiovascular risk, disease outcomes, treatment protocols, and drugs for arthritis.Table of ContentsRheumatoid Arthritis. Disease Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cytokines in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Leukocyte Immunoglobulin-like Receptors in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Alleles and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Drugs in Arthritis—An Overview. Drugs in Focus in Arthritis—Leflunomide.

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Book SynopsisExercises for Cardiac Recovery is the authoritative post-rehabilitation exercise guide designed to help patients regain their physical health and strength after heart attack or heart surgery.

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Book SynopsisA knowledgeable handbook with a patient's perspective for women afflicted with the common, debilitating, painful disease known as endometriosis.

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Book SynopsisThe Green Elephant is the comprehensive resource for healthcare providers and patients on the use of medical cannabis and CBD.

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Book SynopsisNew York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she’s believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family’s story. In this, her first book, Blair offers a room-by-room guide to keeping things sane, organized, creative, and stylish. She provides advice on getting the most out of even the smallest spaces; simple fixes that make it easy for little ones to help out around the house; ingenious storage solutions for the never-ending stream of kid stuff; rainy-day DIY projects; and much, much more.Trade Review“A thoughtful take on how to create beautiful, well-organized functional family spaces, and a cool parenting handbook to boot.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Blair’s book . . . [is] broken down into numbered principles, each with uncluttered, simple and approachable photos. These aren’t merchandise-y shots; they’re pieces of doable advice such as ‘Extra seating without extra chairs’ and ‘Artful ways to display your kids’ art’—which includes a strategy session on how to decide which art to keep. Blair is all about the art of the possible and the workable, and remembering that those are moving targets.” —Denver Post “Practical and inspirational advice.” —Arizona Republic “Blends home décor ideas with parenting insights. . . . Design Mom is about creating interiors that encourage living together successfully and happily as a family.” —Newark Star-Ledger “Finally, there’s a book that provides professional-level interior design advice and solutions aimed specifically at families with children. While the book includes the occasional crafty how-to, it is far more focused on providing ideas for decluttering the household, facilitating family activities, and making even the laundry room pretty. Blair tackles the entryway first, but not in the passing fashion of the average interiors book. For families with young kids, the entryway is often the most problematic space, where shoes, coats, backpacks, keys, loose change, and old mail make ever-changing chaos. The author has six children, so interspersed with design ideas are incidental moments of parenting insights (“If kids are expected to rearrange furniture, hunt for sheet music, and haul their instruments from the opposite end of the house at practice time, there will be some resistance”) and purposeful recommendations for making family life better, such as a page on teaching kids to do their own laundry. Blair even finds a way to keep mass-marketed character decor out of a child’s bedroom by substituting NASA photos for Buzz Lightyear pinups. This is a happy marriage of interior design book and parenting guide.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “This book addresses design in a novel way—it’s aimed at real, messy and boisterous families with children. No priceless vases or fragile materials are recommended here. Renowned interior designer, author of a top parenting blog and mother of six, Gabrielle Stanley Blair lays out her best advice in this warm, funny and down-to-earth guide.” —BookPage “A keeper. . . . Gabby guides us, room by room, through close to 300 beautifully photographed pages which will surely help parents achieve that elusive balance of practical function and beauty.” —CoolMomPicks.com“A thoughtful take on how to create beautiful, well-organized functional family spaces, and a cool parenting handbook to boot.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Blair’s book . . . [is] broken down into numbered principles, each with uncluttered, simple and approachable photos. These aren’t merchandise-y shots; they’re pieces of doable advice such as ‘Extra seating without extra chairs’ and ‘Artful ways to display your kids’ art’—which includes a strategy session on how to decide which art to keep. Blair is all about the art of the possible and the workable, and remembering that those are moving targets.” —Denver Post “Practical and inspirational advice.” —Arizona Republic “Blends home décor ideas with parenting insights. . . . Design Mom is about creating interiors that encourage living together successfully and happily as a family.” —Newark Star-Ledger “Finally, there’s a book that provides professional-level interior design advice and solutions aimed specifically at families with children. While the book includes the occasional crafty how-to, it is far more focused on providing ideas for decluttering the household, facilitating family activities, and making even the laundry room pretty. Blair tackles the entryway first, but not in the passing fashion of the average interiors book. For families with young kids, the entryway is often the most problematic space, where shoes, coats, backpacks, keys, loose change, and old mail make ever-changing chaos. The author has six children, so interspersed with design ideas are incidental moments of parenting insights (“If kids are expected to rearrange furniture, hunt for sheet music, and haul their instruments from the opposite end of the house at practice time, there will be some resistance”) and purposeful recommendations for making family life better, such as a page on teaching kids to do their own laundry. Blair even finds a way to keep mass-marketed character decor out of a child’s bedroom by substituting NASA photos for Buzz Lightyear pinups. This is a happy marriage of interior design book and parenting guide.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “This book addresses design in a novel way—it’s aimed at real, messy and boisterous families with children. No priceless vases or fragile materials are recommended here. Renowned interior designer, author of a top parenting blog and mother of six, Gabrielle Stanley Blair lays out her best advice in this warm, funny and down-to-earth guide.” —BookPage “A keeper. . . . Gabby guides us, room by room, through close to 300 beautifully photographed pages which will surely help parents achieve that elusive balance of practical function and beauty.” —CoolMomPicks.com

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Book SynopsisA Bigger, Smarter, Hipper Family Craft Book Move over, macaroni picture frames. Here are 100 stylish, inventive projects that promise endless hours of creative fun. From a rocket ship made with a body-wash bottle to an owl made from a juice box, there are ingenious uses for upcycled objects and materials on every page. This book is packed with hundreds of step-by-step photographs and basic crafting lessons (from pom-pom making to fabric dyeing) to help kids build a DIY arsenal. With lists of must-have tools and materials, a handy source directory, and more, this is the ultimate family craft bible!

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Book SynopsisGet in top riding shape! Designed to strengthen the muscles commonly used by equestrians while improving overall balance, flexibility, and coordination, this six-week fitness program includes clear instructions and step-by-step photographs for more than 70 exercises. You’ll learn how to create workout routines that are customized for specific disciplines like jumping, dressage, and rodeo. Whether you’re a beginning rider or have years of experience, increased fitness will help you prevent injury and improve your riding form.

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Book SynopsisDr Null provides better alternatives to drugs, surgical intervention and other standard Western techniques.

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Book SynopsisCompletely revised and expanded edition of Null's legendary bible for revamping mental health with proper nutrition.

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Book SynopsisCreate a herd of model paper horses! Kids ages 8 to 12 will enjoy applying authentic paint markings and mane and tail features to 10 pop-out horse-breed templates. With illustrated instructions that use simple materials like acrylic paints, glue, embroidery floss, and yarn, children are in for plenty of crafting fun as they bring to life an Arabian, Appaloosa, Tennessee Walker, and more! Sturdy enough for playing with, these paper animals are sure to bring hours of enjoyment to your horse-crazy child.

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Book SynopsisThe first book to address the compelling evidence that it is the pairing of environmental exposures with genetic susceptibilities that might be driving the rising number of children with autism.

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Book SynopsisThe ever-increasing popularity of Yoga and related practices makes a desktop reference like this indispensible. With over twenty-five hundred entries and extensive illustrations, it combines comprehensiveness with accessibility. The book is arranged and written in a manner that will inform rather than overwhelm the lay reader, while at the same time offering valuable references for the professional researcher and the historian of religion. This new edition includes information about contemporary Yoga teachers. It also provides fuller descriptions and illustrations of Yoga poses, and features additional cross references.

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2022 Eating the West Award! An accessible guide to time-honored Indigenous wisdom, healing recipes, and wellness rituals for modern life from an experienced curandera.In Earth Medicines, Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz, a curandera (or traditional healer) who is a Xicana with Tewa ancestry, combines Indigenous wisdom from many traditions with the power of the four elements. This modern guide is designed to support readers on their path to wellness with lifestyle practices and recipes perfected by Ruiz in her twenty-five years of training and working as a curandera. Ruiz teaches readers to be their own healers by discovering their own ancestral practices and cultivating a personal connection to the elements. These healing recipes and rituals draw on the power of Water, Air, Earth, and Fire—a reminder that the natural elements are the origins of everything and can heal not only our bodies, but the mind and spirit as well. In chapters organized by each element, readers will first find recipes and advice for:Promoting inner harmony through Hydrotherapy for Headache Relief, Mayan Tea to Calm the Mind, or Ginger Fire Honey ChewsNurturing beauty inside and out with Tepezcohuite Honey Mask, Salt of the Earth Deodorant, or Sweetwater Herbal Mouth RinseTaking care of the spirit by creating an ancestral altar, making loose incense, or performing a Mayan Bajo Steaming Ritual

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Book SynopsisStay calm, steady, and composed through the ups and downs of life with yoga poses, relaxation techniques, meditations, and lessons on how to manage stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and life''s transitions.Yoga was originally designed to make you calmer, steadier, and more content, not just stronger and healthier. This guide offers many ways you can use yoga as a healthy coping mechanism when you''re confronted with the physical, emotional, and mental changes that life brings you. It covers both ancient and modern techniques?including yoga poses, breathing practices, relaxation, mantras, and meditation?that allow you to return yourself to balance when you''re experiencing challenges, and to fortify yourself for the future.Nina Zolotow covers myriad topics related to living through times of change, including stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, being present, making peace with change, how to practice yoga when you''re experiencing physical changes, and how to practice meditation, breath practices, and yoga on your own, among others. Become more content through life''s ups and downs by learning to live your everyday life the yogic way.

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