New Additions
Updated: October 2009
Topics:
Body Image
Title: Bigger, Stronger, Faster - DVD
Artists: Bell, Chris
Published Date: 2008
Description: Learn more: http://www.biggerstrongerfastermovie.com/
General Health
Title: Why Our Health Matters: A Vision of Medicine That Can Transform the Future
Artists: Eisenberg, Arlene, Heidi Murkoff and Sandee Hathaway
Published Date: 2009
Description: Amazon.com Review - Product Description
A landmark book that shows us exactly how we have let health and medicine become a crisis in our society and what we can all do to resolve it.
Healthcare is no longer just a public issue; for millions of Americans it is now a crisis on their own doorstep. Cost of medical care today are a leading cause of personal bankruptcy. Although policy makers have weighed in on all sides, in this book, bestselling author Andrew Weil, M.D., identifies the root of the problem. He shows us exactly how we have become embroiled in the present situation and provides a solution that will not only make healthcare affordable, but will also put each one of us on the road to optimum health.
Dr. Weil states that we have a right to good healthcare that is effective, accessible, and affordable. Many Americans would be surprised to know that our national health is far from the best in the world, even though we spend more money on it than any other country. The World Health Organization recently rated America thirty-seventh in health outcomes, on par with Serbia. Tackling head-on the Three Major Myths of American Medicine, Dr. Weil shows how medical schools fail to give future doctors the education they need to care for patients, how insurance companies have destroyed our opportunity to get excellent care, and how pharmaceutical companies have come to rule our lives. The solution involves nothing less than the creation of a completely new culture of health and medicine in this country, one that we can each start building today.
Holistic Health
Title: Humorous Herbalist, The
Artists: Dewey, Laurel
Published Date: 1996
Description: A practical guide to leaves, flowers, roots, barks and other neat stuff.
Title: Tai Chi Workout: The Beginner's Program to a Healthier Mind and Body
Artists: Carradine, David
Published Date: 1994
Description: David Carradine, star of the TV show Kung Fu, presents the fundamentals of tai chi, a highly effective fitness program. This ancient and invigorating art strengthens the body and reduces stress, and can be done by practically everyone. The book includes a brief history of the program, breathing and meditation techniques, step-by-step instructions, and much more.
Meditation
Title: Learn to Meditate - Manual
Artists: Carrington, Patricia
Published Date: 1996
Nutrtition
Title: Leaky Gut Syndrome
Artists: Lipski, Elizabeth
Published Date: 1998
Relationships
Title: Path to Love, The: Renewing the Power of Spirit In Your Love Life
Artists: Chopra, Deepak
Published Date: 1997
Description: Chopra has moved in his writing career from a focus on the body and healing (Ageless Body, Timeless Mind) toward more overtly spiritual subjects, skillfully tying bits of wisdom about the spiritual underpinnings of life to materialistic Western concerns (The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success). Here, he gently weans his readers from what he sees as the addictive, culture-fueled belief that love is to be found outside one's self, urging readers to shift their focus to the inner experience of their own hearts so that they might come to discover that true love comes from the Self, which Chopra sees as identical to God. Affirming the value of psychotherapy for chasing down the demons behind low self-esteem, Chopra maintains that "a lasting solution to whether you are deserving or not will only come spiritually." Making his discussion of the divine energy of love user-friendly by providing exercises for evaluating the hidden feelings and expectations that strangle our experiences, Chopra bravely tackles difficult subjects like the suffering of attachment and karma. Although inquiring readers will long for more detail and more discriminating wisdom about the secrets and the pitfalls of the "Way," Chopra convinces that love really does come from within. Simply and encouragingly describing the Vedic concept of the divinity of the Self, he proves himself here to be the most effective disseminator and translater of ancient Vedic wisdom for Western audiences in recent times. Major ad/promo; BOMC alternate selection; One Spirit Book Club and QPBC main selection; author tour.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Stress Management
Title: Campus Calm University: The College Student's 10-Step Blueprint to Stop Stressing & Create a Happy Purposeful Life
Artists: Pascucci, Maria
Published Date: 2009
Description: "Calm college student stress with the 10 mindsets to authentic success and happiness ... in school and in the real world." The college student's step-by-step blueprint teaches you how to find 'campus calm' at any university and embrace the new paradigm of success characterized by joy, passion and purpose. You will discover how rewarding it is to: • Manage college stress and still excel in demanding academic environments. • Ditch your inner perfectionist and embrace lifelong learning. • Tap your inner Picasso & be marketable to any employer no matter what your college major or degree. • Eliminate confusion by looking inside for answers when the rest of the world is telling you that “you should” be headed down a different path. • Use your unique strengths to transform your world on your own terms. • Uncover the most important mindset shared by all happy, stress resistant people and learn why you can never be truly successful without it.
Women's Issues
Title: Mean Girls, Meaner Women: Understanding Why Women Backstab, Betray and Trash-Talk Each Other and How to Heal
Artists: Holiday, Erika and Joan Rosenberg
Published Date: 2009
Title: So Sexy, So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do To Protect Their Kids
Artists: Levin, Diane and Jean Kilbourne
Published Date: 2009
Description: Constantly, American children are exposed to a barrage of sexual images in television, movies, music and the Internet. They are taught young that buying certain clothes, consuming brand-name soft drinks and owning the right possessions will make them sexy and cool—and being sexy and cool is the most important thing. Young men and women are spoon-fed images that equate sex with violence, paint women as sexually subservient to men and encourage hooking up rather than meaningful connections. The result is that kids are having sex younger and with more partners than ever before. Eating disorders and body image issues are common as early as grade school. Levin and Kilbourne stress that there is nothing wrong with a young person's natural sexual awakening, but it is wrong to allow a young person's sexuality to be hijacked by corporations who want them as customers. The authors offer advice on how parents can limit children's exposure to commercialized sex, and how parents can engage kids in constructive, age-appropriate conversation about sex and the media. One need only read the authors' anecdotes to see why this book is relevant. (Sept.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
