Jun 27
Comprehensive and well-researched, this new edition provides everything you need to know about making a healthy transition to a vegetarian diet or maximizing its benefits if already a vegetarian. Updated with the latest recommendations for intakes of vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fats, the authors show how to achieve optimal nutrition for all stages of life. Easy-to-read tables, figures, menus, and food guides help you determine how to meet your nutritional requirements. (more…)
A great resource for parents struggling through the turmoil of divorce. Putting the welfare of children front and center, the book offers parents accessible ways to maintain self-safety and self-control while developing a positive new relationship as “co-parents.” Recommended reading for every divorcing or divorced couple.
About the Author
Susan Blyth Boyan, M.Ed., LMFT, and Ann Marie Termini, Ed.S., LPC, are psychotherapists widely known for their expertis (more…)
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“Takes the native plants and organic gardening movement to the next level.”–Joel M. Lerner, The Washington Post (Refers to the first edition of Gaiaâs Garden)”There is so much wisdom in Gaia’s Garden that I would need a dozen columns to do it justice. . . a bold, wonderful, nature-embracing and completely sensible vision of the future.”–Justin Siskin, Los Angeles Daily News (Refers to the first edition of Gaiaâs Garden)”Practical science for making your yard pr (more…)
“Cry over spilt milk. Remind them to always look happy in front of your friends. Nervously suggest they shouldn’t go into the basement after dark and don’t explain why. Attend parent-teacher night in a blue bunny suit.”Frederick Muench and Gregory Nemec offer a humorous account of all the little things parents can do to put the “fun” in “dysfunctional family.” Parents of wayward children will no longer have to scratch their heads and wonder where they went wrong. By following th (more…)
If you think people are born with a green thumb, THINK AGAIN!The American Gardener provides over pages and pages of helpful gardening how to information, and tips that will help you grow plants with ease without them dying like they did on me!Even if you’re a professional gardener, you’ll find many tips to help better your growing success!Here’s What You’ll Find In The American Gardener:Choosing the right location on your property for growing plants. You’ll find in depth informa (more…)
“A survival guide to healthy living indispensable advice for women of all ages.” James F. Balch, M.D., coauthor of Prescription for Natural Healing Menopause brings a multitude of changes for women. Its a time when you need to prepare your body for a hormonal roller coaster ride and protect yourself against various health risksthat means making positive, healthy lifestyle decisions. In this book, leading nutritionist Leslie Beck explains how you can (more…)
Jun 19
Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades is an invaluable resource for any gardener looking to become more knowledgeable and grow better vegetables. The book features basic info on soils, composting, chemical-free fertilizing, efficient water usage, and planning, but it is also filled with up-to-date tips on seed sources and new growing and cultivation techniques. Featuring a Earth-friendly focus on organic gardening practices, the book helps readers acquire a foundation of maste (more…)
From Library Journal
An excellent guide covering children’s and teens’ sexuality issues. Haffner (president, Sexuality, Information and Education Council of the United States) has been in the forefront of sexuality education for over a decade. Here, she travels through the stages of a child’s life, outlining sexual development, needs, issues, and problems. All people are sexual, she states, even preschoolers, and all approaches to understanding sexuality are based on some kind of (more…)
From Booklist
When heaping mounds of garden debris just sit there like so much, well, garbage, many frustrated garden composters bemoan their lack of success and throw in the old pitchfork. Some worry about becoming a slave to elaborate, multiplex bins requiring heavy maintenance, while others fret over locating a compost pile where it won’t draw the ire of neighbors. Based on their own trial-and-error experiences, the authors calm the fears that can wriggle through gardeners
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