Past convictions

How do people, in both the past and the present, think about moments of social and political crisis, and how do they respond to them? What are the interpretive codes by which troubling events are read and given meaning, and what part do these codes play in suggesting specific strategies for copin...

English renaissance drama and the specter of spain

The specter of Spain rarely figures in our discussions of the drama that is often regarded as the crowning achievement of the English literary Renaissance. Yet dramatists such as Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeare are exactly contemporary with England's protracted conflict w...

Necessary inventions

A study of thirteenth-century philosopher Roger Bacon that reveals the medieval thinking that erased non-Christian texts, actors, and cultures from the history of scienceIn his works, thirteenth-century English scholastic philosopher and Franciscan Roger Bacon depicted an enticing future that inc...

Benjamin franklin in american thought and culture, 1790-1990

How Benjamin Franklin’s life and legacy have been used, misused, interpreted, and reinterpreted throughout American history and popular cultureA teenage runaway whose face later appeared on the one-hundred-dollar bill, as well as the man who penned Poor Richard’s Almanac and later helped shape th...

Resources for south asian language studies in the united states

Extinct medical schools of nineteenth-century philadelphia

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniv...

University education for business

An exhaustive survey of the subject, from both the economic and academic points of view, with pertinent suggestions for a closer harmony between collegiate training and the modern business world.

Languages and their status

Humanistic teaching and the place of ethical and religious values in higher education

The increasing emphasis on a "practical" education in this technological age has threatened to deprive more and more students of a thorough schooling in the humanities. In this book Edwin E. Aubrey seeks to show how humanistic values and the humanistic spirit may better be served in higher educat...

Contested currents

A compelling history of New England told through its rivers and the Native Americans and colonists who depended on themIn Contested Currents, Zachary M. Bennett presents a new perspective on the history of New England by following its many rivers: how they shaped, and were shaped by, the people w...

The inquisition's gambit

A demonstration of how the Spanish Inquisition’s property confiscations created a racialized economic order in colonial Cartagena de IndiasIn 1632, in the port city of Cartagena de Indias in what is now Colombia, officials of the Spanish Inquisition, having recently arrived to take up their posts...

Your emergency contact

In venture capital, money and ambition may open doors, but trust determines who gets to stay in the room. In Your Emergency Contact: Why Trust Drives Venture Capital Success, Jonathan Hung shares hard-earned lessons from investing in more than 250 companies and 50 funds.

Claiming land, claiming water

Explores how and why people manipulated borders in the early modern Atlantic worldClaiming Land, Claiming Water shares what historians and geographers wish readers knew about maps and borders before, during, and after the founding of the United States. The essays collected in this volume model ho...

Unsettled cameras

Busting your butt and gut

The Butt and Gut Program focuses on the hip and stomach areas, but is also anoverall fitness regimen that takes 20 minutes, six days a week, for 120 days.160 pp.

I have parkinson's: what should i do?

A realistic, compassionate, supportive guide to living positively with a disease that is usually portrayed in depressing terms. Drawing on her own experience and that of others with early onset Parkinson's, the author combines clear information about the symptoms and treatments with practical str...

Dr. earl mindell's memory bible

We are living longer than ever before. With this extended life span comes new concerns like memory issues and dementia, which can interfere with the ability to live a full, involved, and independent life. The good news is, age-related memory problems are not a natural product of aging. We can enj...

Fries, thighs, and lies

In this lively book aimed squarely at women, author and clinical nutritionist Arneson makes the case, often humorously, that many of the dictums of dieting are just plain wrong. Her direct, no-nonsense talk about what works and what doesn't makes for an entertaining take on a (literally) deadly s...

The missing wellness factors: epa and dha

Wellness is more than the absence of disease. It's a vital combination of vibrancy, vitality, abundant energy, and extraordinary health. Here, the authors reveal two essential wellness factors which are often missing in people's diets - omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA.

Total heart health

How to prevent and treat heart disease with Maharishi Consciousness based care. Readers discover a bold new approach to heart disease based on the world's oldest holistic system of care.

Golden rules for vibrant health in body, mind, and spirit

Sickness makes people turn inward and become more self-oriented, and chronic debilitating illness robs them of their ability to enjoy life to its fullest. This expansive book of commonsense rules for a healthy life offers practical information and tools for health-conscious people who are not in ...

Health benefits derived from sweet orange

Discusses the eight most common vein complications: varicose veins, hemorrhoids, diabetes, leg ulcers, ankle swelling, capillary fragility, leg cramps and phlebitis. A safe, natural, and effective solution for these conditions is in the rind of sweet oranges, an anti-inflammatory bioflavonoid cal...

Earthing (2nd edition)

Earthing introduces readers to the landmark discovery that living in contact with the Earth's natural surface charge - being grounded - naturally discharges and prevents chronic inflammation in the body. This effect has massive health implications because of the well-established link between chro...

Gluten-free cooking

Eveerything readers need to make healthy food choices and manage celiac disease or gluten intolerance is here. In addition to the recipes, the book includes a glossary and introductory essays on eating well on a gluten-free diet, dietary principles, and celiac disease.

The healing enigma

In his twenty-five years as a homoeopathic lecturer, Vinton McCabe has taught thousands of medical professionals and laypersons alike both the philosophy and practice of homoeopathic medicine. Through his books on the subject, he has reached many more, giving his readers both the tenets of homoeo...

Healing is possible

A useful and comprehensive resource for anyone who has fallen through the medical cracks, 'Healing Is Possible' provides readers with new hope for healing. Through direct, hands-on experience, Dr. Nathan has brought countless people relief from their long-term symptoms and illnesses. Like a top-n...

The healing nutrients within

Research and clinical use of amino acids are booming worldwide. Aminos are becoming part of everyday life--helping people sleep, feel better, and overcome anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. This revision of the landmark book on amino acids covers the exciting discoveries of the last decade...

Orthomolecular nutrition for everyone

Orthomolecular nutrition prevents and cures disease. This fact has been ignored by our current health care system, the media, and the medical literature. Why doesn’t your doctor use nutritional therapy? Is it for lack of safety? Because it’s not effective? Because it’s expensive? It happens to be...

User's guide to saw palmetto & men's health

By middle age, men often start experiencing the early signs of prostate disease. Backed up by extensive research, the herb saw palmetto can prevent and reverse many cases of prostate disease. This is a User's Guide to this self-help supplement.

The healing power of meditation

Medical research confirms something that Buddhists have maintained for centuries: meditation can cause physical changes in the brain and body. This book combines medical studies, neuroscientific research, clinical case histories, spiritual wisdom, jazz lyrics, poems, paintings and Zen philosophy,...

Vitamin c: the real story

Discover the latest research on the benefits of vitamin C, a proven antibiotic, nontoxic anticancer agent, and treatment for heart disease.

Lifting your depression

McLeod discovered that atypical depression is triggered by insulin resistance, and that supplemental chromium can bring fast, safe, effective relief in people who had suffered from depression for as long as twenty or thirty years.

Healthy travel

This concise handbook provides information on a broad range of topics, including: researching a destination, protecting against injury and disease-carrying bugs, preventing identity theft, avoiding motion sickness, and more.

Food & your health

Since Consumers' Research Magazine's inception in 1928, readers have been given reliable and useful information on food issues. Characteristically, much of the information had been provided far in advance of official concern or public awareness. Thus, you will find a discussion of E. coli 0157:H7...

Exercise for your muscle type

As explained in this book, the body has both fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibers. Using the information provided by the authors, the reader can determine the correct type of exercise program for his or her body type. Illustrations throughout.

Get off your ass!

In a completely revised and updated edition of his best-selling book, Marty Tuley presents a direct, unique, lifestyle-changing programme for weight-loss success for the average person, whom he knows doesn't have a lot of time or energy to waste. The Get Off Your Ass! (GOYA) programme is comprise...

Generic alternatives to prescription drugs

A licensed pharmacist and pharmaceutical industry veteran explains how consumers can save money by asking their physicians or pharmacists to substitute generic equivalents for many well-known prescription drugs.

The power of yoga

Based on Hatha yoga for exercise and relaxation, and Kalari yoga for preparing the mind and body for meditations, this book provides readers with all they need to know to perform the postures well, and to understand each one's underlying purpose and what benefits to expect. Color illustrations th...

What is homeopathy?

The author explores both ways in which homeopathic remedies are used and the philosophy behind their use in a manner that is at once clear, concise, and entertaining. This is the one book that can answer all of your questions about homeopathic medicine - most important, "Will it work for me?"

Macular degeneration

In this newly revised and updated second edition patients and their loved ones can turn to one easy-to-understand and authoritative source for up-to-date information about macular degeneration. A wealth of insights into what the disease is and the array of contemporary treatment options.

Earthing (2nd edition)

Now including a color insert! Earthing introduces readers to the landmark discovery that living in contact with the Earth's natural surface charge - being grounded - naturally discharges and prevents chronic inflammation in the body. This effect has massive health implications because of the well...

Probiotic foods for good health

Probiotics are fermented foods cultured by beneficial microorganisms. These foods have values byond their original states as fermentation increases some nutrients, gives foods a tasty zing, and keeps food without preservatives. The beneficial bacteria in fermented foods helps keep the digestive t...

User's guide to good fats and bad fats

Nearly everyone seems confused about dietary fats. Not all fats are bad for your health. In fact, some fats are essential for optimum health. This User's Guide to Good Fats and Bad Fats helps you understand the difference. You'll learn how to avoid unhealthy fats hidden in many foods, while learn...

User's guide to healthy digestion

User's Guide To Healthy Digestion is an easy-to-read information-packed book that will teach you how to put an end to your digestive problems. Heartburn, indigestion, bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhoea, and other digestive problems affect nearly everyone at one time or another. Health writer ...

Surviving the unsurvivable

Dr. Yutsis' theory posits that cancer is a well-connected whole-body disease linked to lifestyle, diet, age and how the different body systems function. He has identified 10 specific factors, including genetics, sugar, obesity, stress and toxins, that make it easier for cancer to get a foothold a...

Rawsome!

Mars presents historical data and scientific evidence confirming the efficacyof a raw foods diet, and provides more than 200 kitchen-tested recipes.

User's guide to stress-busting nutrients

In this Users Guide, fitness professional and nutrition author RoseMarie Gionta Alfieri describes the most important supplements for improving mood, reducing irritability, and preventing depression. Among these supplements are the B-complex vitamins, GABA, and St. Johns wort. These and other nutr...

The coconut oil and low-carb solution for alzheimer's, parkinson's, and other diseases

From the author of the best-seller Alzheimer's Disease; What if There Was a Cure?, Mary T. Newport, M.D.,now presents this guide of how to integrate diet in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Natural supplements for diabetes

Practical and proven health suggestions for Types 1 and 2 diabetes. Helps readers create a program to address diabetes and its complications and improve their health and well-being.

Killer diseases, modern-day epidemics

In the past 100 years, the average lifespan in the United States alone has increased by nearly thirty years. However, the years gained are being plagued by non-infectious, killer chronic diseases in epidemic proportions that are increasingly contributing to poor health and premature death in late...

Niacin: the real story (2nd edition)

#1 NEW RELEASE ON AMAZONSecond Edition, Revised, Updated, and ExpandedNow with 116 new references added to this edition, providing summary of the very latest niacin researchDiscover the newest cutting-edge research about the wonderful healing properties of niacin!Vitamin B3—or niacin—is a small m...

Raw living

With this new book of raw recipes from a leading advocate of the raw foods lifestyle, adopting a diet that truly nourishes the body and mind couldn't be easier. More than 150 outstanding recipes. An extensive introductory section covers all aspects of the raw lifestyle.

Nurse barb's personal guide to pregnancy

Nurse Barb provides readers with a comprehensive guide to the changes, challenges, and joys that are in store for them, as well as a guide to preparing for baby's arrival. A joyful, healthy pregnancy can be just a read away.

User's guide to chronic fatigue & fibromyalgia

Covering a wide range of popular alternative medicine and health issues, User' are written by leading experts and science writers and are designed to answer the consumer's basic questions about disease, conventional and alternative therapies, and individual dietary supplements.

The vitamin cure for migraines

"How to prevent and treat migraine headaches using nutrition and vitamin supplementation"--Cover.

The benjamin franklin diet

In this title, author Kelly Wright details Benjamin Franklin's lifetime and diet principles. Recipes for his favourite foods are followed by sample meal plans.

The laguna beach diet

This book presents an eating and exercise plan for sustained weight loss, along with the science that backs it up. It conforms to the principles of the Mediterranean diet, yet is also adapted to the cuisines of Asia and Mexico, representing the ethnic diversity of Southern California, where the L...

Mackie shilstone's body plan for kids

With four decades of health and fitness expertise, world-famous Mackie Shilstone"s book focuses on providing solutions to the problem of childhood obesity. This is a comprehensive guide for parents to gain control of their child's weght. It is the first book of its kind to offer specific strategi...

User's guide to easing menopause symptoms naturally

Menopause has traditionally signaled a time of change and uncertainty in women's bodies. In this remarkable User's Guide, Dr. Cynthia M. Watson explains that most women can use foods and natural supplements--not drugs--to ease and often stop many of the undesirable signs of peri-menopause and men...

Infectious connections

Explains how short-term infections from foodborne diseases can lead to long-term health issues. Details food-processing to agricultural practices, global warming and imported foods. This book is an eye-opener for anyone concerned with the safety of our food sources.

121 ways to live 121 years . . . and more

Originally published: Chicago: American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, c2005.

User's guide to pycnogenol

One of the most remarkable natural antioxidants ever discovered, Pycnogenol is a complex of more than forty individual antioxidants extraced from the bark of French maritime pine trees. It has been shown in scientific studies to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, painful inflammation, an...

Health benefits of vitamin k2

A new supplemental form of vitamin K, specifically vitamin K2--menaquinone-7 (MK-7)--shows great promise as a natural treatment for heart disease and bone loss. Available in soy products and as a nutritional supplement, the antioxidant and its possible benefits are thoroughly discussed in this vo...