Specialties Medicine Books

I already had the "What to expect when you are expecting" book when my sister gave me "Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy". I was so impressed with the details on a week by week basis. The pictures of the different development stages of the...
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I found this book a little too technical... I didn't find any information for irregular periods... it does not even mention it...
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This is the best book I read when I had my first child, Cullen, in October of 1996. And believe me, I read all I could get my hands on. Dr. and Martha Sears provide a friendly, been there, done that approach for issues concerning new parents....
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Society has changed so much in the past 2 decades in regard to women and careers and the role of fathers in childcare. Dr. Sears' book has many excellent areas but it is not up to date in regard to these societal issues which are so important...
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Dr. Sears' book contains valuable discussions of contemporary parenting issues that cannot be found in other standard parenting books, including a comprehensive discussion of breastfeeding techinques and chapters on "baby-wearing" (using a sling)...
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Elaine Petrone is my teacher. I had the privilege of taking classes with her over the course of many years. If you can't take personal classes with her, then her book is the next best thing. Her book and her work derive from her personal...
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The ball exercises are helpful, but they are only one part of the total package.If you suffer from any kind of back pain you need more than just these to overcome and get stonger. If you have never tried ball exercises this is not bad. There are...
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I bought this to help with my going back, hip, shoulder issues. They are ok for pain control. The book that comes with it is too small to hold and read. Basically the balls are for use on trigger points. I use them to help with knees while I do...
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This book is by far the best I have read on low-tech fertility methods. Not only does it explain in simple terms the various natural signals of the cycle, but it includes numerous discussions of what charts that are a little less than...
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I hoped this book would help me get pregnant, after more than a year of trying, but there was almost nothing in it that I didn't already know. Sometimes there's just no fertility to take charge of, I guess. I find it kind of scary that so many...
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It has a lot of good information but nothing that I think you couldn't find on the 'net or just common knowledge. I have been trying to get pregnant for 18 months and I pretty much knew all that she went over in her book. I was disapointed...
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The study of mental disorders is an ever evolving process. It is good to see a revision of the old DSM IV which has been in use for the past five years. The book is printed in a easy to read print size and the layout has been updated. There...
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I quote Karl Menninger, on the publication of the DSM-II in 1968:
"This year [1968] the APA took a great step backward when it abandoned the principles used in the simple useful nosology [DSM-I]. In the interest of uniformity, in the interest...
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Although DSM-IV is the bible of psychiatric diagnosis it's validity as a party game should not be overlooked. With a group of people gathered round you can almost certainly categorise any one of them with numerous mental disorders that should...
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Originally, I thought this would be a boring textbook. Was I WRONG! This gem gives you step-by-step explanations woven together with clear, bone-simple theory and fascinating examples of how to persuade - or what to watch out for.

Cialdini...
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I had always held Caldini's work in high regard. But this was before I understood that he means not to educate the public in order to empower them to withstand the techniques of advertisers, but rather to give advertisers, marketers, and other...
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I actually enjoyed this book somewhat but it wasn't quite what I expected. After reading most of the reviews I thought this was a book I couldn't afford not to have as part of my library. Many of the ideas presented were the same recycled ideas...
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This is a hillarious book. If you are looking for a touchy-feely-Mr.-Roger's-neighborhood kind of pregnancy book, don't buy My Boys Can Swim. However, if you want to laugh, this witty, at times irreverent, look at pregnancy will definitely keep...
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I bought this book for my husband hoping he would find it funny and useful. Several reviews said something to the effect of "if you like Howard Stern" you'll like this. It turns out I'll have to re-evaluate my position on Mr. Stern. This book...
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This book made me chuckle a few times, but didn't provide any infomation that wasn't in the pamphlets I got from my wife's ob/gyn. I was really suprised when the book arrived and it was so small. I finished it in about 90 minutes. If you're an...
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This book is a must for any new parents. The information is a life safer for your kids.
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This book is fine if you need a medical opinion but it does not go far enough reporting on the hazards of vaccination. Also, the author advocates selective MMR (individual measles, mumps and rubella shots) but this option does not exist....
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Pretty good book if you are looking for background information regarding vaccines. Unfortunately, this is a fairly old edition, hence much of the information provided is in dire need of an update/revision. If you want basic information regarding...
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