Da Capo Lifelong Books imprint: 466 books
How to Write Like Chekhov
Advice and Inspiration, Straight from His Own Letters and Work
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2008
Maxim Gorky said that no one understood the tragedy of life's trivialities” as clearly as Anton Chekhov, widely considered the father of the modern short story and the modern play. Chekhov's singular ability to speak volumes with a single, impeccably chosen word, mesh comedy and pathos, and capture...
How We Age
A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Growing Old
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
In the tradition of Atul Gawande and Sherwin Nuland, Marc Agronin writes luminously and unforgettably of life as he sees it as a doctor. His beat is a nursing home in Miami that some would dismiss as God's waiting room.” Nothing in the young doctor's medical training had quite prepared him for...
by Ellen J. Langer
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Radical in its implications, this original and important work may change forever the views we hold about the nature of learning. In The Power of Mindful Learning, Ellen Langer uses her innovative theory of mindulness, introduced in her influential earlier book, to dramatically enhance the way we learn....
The House Always Wins
Create the Home You Love-Without Busting Your Budget
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
Via her weekly syndicated column, At Home with Marni Jameson,” Jameson is one of the funniest, most eagerly read purveyors of home-improvement advice. The House Always Wins, her compulsively readable, zanily humorous, yet completely practical guide hailed by critics, now has even more moneysaving advice on creating, living in, and even selling a beautiful, livable home.
Letters from Motherless Daughters
Words of Courage, Grief, and Healing
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
After a mother's death, a daughter embarks on a personal journey of grief and healing. Hope Edelman shared her journey in Motherless Daughters; afterward, she received letters from motherless women all over the world who felt compelled to share their own stories of mother loss. Comforted by the shared...
Motherless Daughters
The Legacy of Loss, 20th Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
The classic New York Times bestseller that has helped millions of women cope with and heal from the grief of losing their mothers
Although a mother's mortality is inevitable no book has discussed the profound lasting and far reaching effects of this loss until Motherless Daughters, which became...
Voices Of Alzheimer's
Courage, Humor, Hope, And Love In The Face Of Dementia
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2009
Betsy Peterson spent fourteen years caring for her husband who was suffering from dementia, an experience that put her in touch with others inside the struggle to have or to care for someone with the disease. A combination of contributions from patients, their families, friends, and caregivers, Voices...
by Ellen J. Langer
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
The revolutionary book that showed how mindfulness can be applied to every aspect of our lives
The highly innovative findings of social psychologist Dr. Ellen J. Langer and her team of researchers at Harvard introduced a unique concept of mindfulness, adapted to contemporary life in the West....
The Life You Save
Nine Steps to Finding the Best Medical Care-and Avoiding the Worst
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2009
Millions of Americans suffer from indifferent, outdated health care; an estimated 40,000 incidents of medical harm happen every day. The good news is that you can prevent this from happening to you or a family member. Better yet, you can find the very best care in the world. Patrick Malone’s sensible...
by Peter Downey
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
A wry, funny guide to the trials and joys of pregnancy and parenting, updated for the dad of the 21st century.
For new dads, So You're Going to Be a Dad is the bottom line on pregnancy, childbirth, newborns, and young children. Inspiring and down-to-earth, the guide prepares readers for the...
50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your Life
And the 50 Diabetes Truths That Can Save It
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2009
This one-stop information spot for diabetes management dispels the most common diabetes myths and shares critical info on prevention, nutrition, medication, insulin and more
Patient-expert Riva Greenberg's book is an essential guide for the more than 24 million Americans with diabetes and the...
The Heart Health Bible
The 5-Step Plan to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Follow your H-E-A-R-T
Heart disease remains the #1 killer of men and women in the U.S., claiming nearly one million lives each year—more than ever before, despite recent advances in medical research that are paving the way for us to live longer, healthier lives. Our supercharged modern lifestyle...
Shelter From The Storm
Caring For A Child With A Life-threatening Condition
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
critically ill and unlikely to survive. A recent Harvard University study on pediatric end-of-life care has shown that the medical community is failing such children and their families. Indeed, in their effort to be ever-hopeful and cure-oriented in the face of a child's terminal illness, they neglect...
by Pam Brodowsky, Evelyn Fazio
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2009
They took away hormone replacement therapy and now hot flashes are back with a vengeance. What's a menopausal gal to do? If you're tired of fanning yourself in meetings or in line at the grocery store, cool your heels and take pleasure in these stories that provide inspiration and humor from those...