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If Memory Serves
Gay Men, AIDS, and the Promise of the Queer Past
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
The AIDS epidemic soured the memory of the sexual revolution and gay liberation of the 1970s, and prominent politicians, commentators, and academics instructed gay men to forget the sexual cultures of the 1970s in order to ensure a healthy future. But without memory there can be no future, argue Christopher...
Old Age
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Vanity Fair columnist Michael Kinsley escorts his fellow Boomers through the door marked "Exit."
The notorious baby boomers—the largest age cohort in history—are approaching the end and starting to plan their final moves in the game of life. Now they are asking: What was that...
by Jan Wong
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2012
An explosive memoir of workplace-related depression and recovery - the book the Globe, Manulife and Doubleday didnt want you to see. Jan Wong, a journalist at the top of her game, wrote a story that sparked a violent backlash, including death threats. For the first time in her life she spiraled into clinical depression. Her newspaper accused her of feigning illness, and fired her.
From This Moment On
A Guide for Those Recently Diagnosed with Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2009
So, it's official. You've been diagnosed with cancer. And from this moment on your life will never
be the same. No matter how much others may wish to help, you alone must initiate the journey. This is the first step.
From This Moment On offers its hand to anyone dealing with cancer.
Following...
So Much to Be Done
The Writings of Breast Cancer Activist Barbara Brenner
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2016
“What kind of cancer is it?” was the first question Barbara Brenner asked her doctor after hearing that the lump in her breast was malignant. His answer: “You don't need to know that.” Wrong response. Brenner, who was already an activist, made knowing her business and spreading knowledge her...
Pain Free for Women
The Revolutionary Program for Ending Chronic Pain
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
“Women today not only deserve but should expect a pain-free, active lifestyle, no matter their age, no matter their previous experience.”
Pain Free for Women
In his famed San Diego clinic, Pete Egoscue has taught women of all ages and from all walks of life how to use the Egoscue...
After Breast Cancer
A Common-Sense Guide to Life After Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2008
As women quickly discover, their life when treatment ends is very different from what it was before their diagnosis. Often exhausted, anxious, and emotionally volatile, they are beset by physical discomforts, fearful of intimacy, afraid for their children, worried about recurrence. Anticipating a...
by Nancy Golinski
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Exercise Your Way to a Happy Hysterectomy (and beyond) is a wonderful resource for any woman about to undergo the surgery. Written by Nancy Golinski, an ACE certified personal trainer and college professor, the book is divided into four sections: • Before – simple things to help prepare,...
by Catherine Walker
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Do you want to maintain psychological and physical wellbeing? Now, if your answer is yes… then, Aromatherapy is one of the best options you can go for. The reason is not farfetched: it is natural and involves using the volatile oils derived from plants.
In fact, the process triggers certain...
My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
International Bestseller
A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power of love.
Mark and Giulia’s life together began as a storybook romance. They fell in love at eighteen, married at twenty-four, and were living...
A Sick Life
TLC 'n Me: Stories from On and Off the Stage
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
A candid memoir of fame, strength, family, and friendship from the lead singer of TLC
As the lead singer of Grammy-winning supergroup TLC, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins has seen phenomenal fame, success, and critical acclaim. But backstage, she has lived a dual life. In addition to the balancing...
Promise Me
How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
Suzy and Nancy Goodman were more than sisters. They were best friends, confidantes, and partners in the grand adventure of life. For three decades, nothing could separate them. Not college, not marriage, not miles. Then Suzy got sick. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1977; three agonizing years...
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope & Healing for Your Breast Cancer Journey
Surviving and Thriving During and After Your Diagnosis and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope & Healing for Your Breast Cancer Journey will encourage comfort and encourage breast cancer patients and survivors with its inspiring stories and helpful medical information.
A support group from breast cancer diagnosis through treatment to rehabilitation and...
Living with Cancer
A Journey
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2012
In June 2009, Andrew Griffith’s life turned upside down with his diagnosis of mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive and incurable form of lymphoma. Join Andrew through his treatment, recovery, relapse and further treatment over a three year period, as he is faced with numerous physical, emotional...