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Inspiring and Enlightening
Melissa Fay Greene's book is a voice for the millions of orphans unable to speak or understand the brutal reality that is their everyday life. Her diligent research and personal observation has given us insight to a devastation so alarming that it seems incomprehensible that humanity hasn't moved beyond the table talk to actively control the "pandemic". The author introduces us to a woman of remarkable courage, service and commitment as she struggles to heal from her personal losses by opening her heart to orphaned children with a renewed spirit and purpose. I am grateful to the author for tackling a social issue of perplexing magnitude with respect, sincerity and fact.

Heartbreaking, powerful & moving
For years, I have thought about adopting a child from Africa, and this book confirmed for me that this is something I will, and need to do in the near future.This book was heartbreaking, heartfelt, and also showed the power of what simple woman with endless love in her heart can do.Haregewoin Teferra is a true angel here on earth - she took in orphans, some of them infected with HIV, in a country where such a disease is stigmatized.She overcame her own personal heartbreak over losing her husband and daughter and transformed that pain into something amazing and beautiful. She is a true inspiration to me.To hear the statistics of poverty and disease in Africa is mind-boggling.It humbles me and makes me want to do more.We should all want to do more.

Fantastic page turner
First, a confession:My family, joined together through adoption, is mentioned in this book.I admit to wanting to like this book, beginning to read with a certain prejudice, wanting the book to be good.Instead I discovered that Melissa Fay Greene's latest book is fantastic, a page turner, a book that I began one night and then continued to read into the wee hours, finding myself unable to put it down.You will laugh, you will cry, you will be amazed and depressed and convicted and yet you will be so glad you read this book.
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Subjects:  1. Addis Ababa    2. Aids (Psychosocial Aspects)    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Children of AIDS patients    5. Children's Studies    6. Diseases - AIDS & HIV    7. Ethiopia    8. Health & Fitness    9. Health/Fitness    10. Humanitarians    11. Orphans    12. Philanthropy & Charity    13. Services For Children    14. Services for    15. Social conditions    16. Women    17. Social Science / General   

Editorial Review

Dr. John Sarno caused quite a ruckus back in 1990 when he suggested that back pain is all in the head. In his bestselling book, Read more

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transformation
I have not even finished reading this book yet, and already, I am feeling a lot less pain.I am a 27-year-old woman.I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, abdominal wall pain, and irritable bowel syndrome.I have been through physical therapy, special diets, and a chronic pain clinic, not to mention a boatload of painkillers. A great discovery in the quest to rid chronic pain
This works! Do not simply disregard the theories because they are radically different from other approaches and ideas behind chronic pain used by practioneers the world over.If you are open-minded enough to just embrace the idea and remain persistent, you will be pleasantly surprised!The fact is had I RSI FOR two years, but before ever reading sarno the following things did not make sense to me:
Sceptic Turned Believer
I am a writer/editor who endured seven years of carpel tunnel-like symptoms: tingling, pain, weakness, and numbness from both wrists all the way up to my neck. I underwent every possible treatment, mainstream and alternative, but nothing worked. One day, someone who had similar pain told me how she was cured by this book. I didn't believe her, but I was desperate: at the time I was taking the highest dosage of my painkillers, and had just quit my job because the pain was crippling. After two months of reading Dr. Sarno's book nonstop and learning how the pain was psychosomatic--which has a bad rap for being fake; it's real pain that is initiated from the brain--I was off of my meds and almost pain-free. Within four months I was pain-free. It's been one and half years and I'm still pain-free!!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Body, Mind & Spirit    3. Consumer Health    4. Healing - General    5. Medicine, Psychosomatic    6. Mind and body therapies    7. New Age    8. Pain    9. Pain Management    10. Psychosomatic aspects    11. Sales & Selling - General    12. Body, Mind & Spirit / Mental & Spiritual Healing    13. Mind, Body, Spirit   

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Fantastic book
One of the best books I have read on alternative treatments. The chapters on Protocel were fantastic. Anyone contemplating using Protocel should definitely read this book!

Informative----Easy to Read.
The book itself is very educational, also, has a lot of information on titles of other good reads to look for as well as phone numbers and places to seek treatments.
Outsmart Your Cancer Reader Review
Overall, I thought that the book presents a credible case for using alternative treatments for cancer although there are substantial areas where clarification is needed. The author, Tanya Harter Pierce, is not a doctor and states that the book is the result of extensive personal research carried out by herself after a family member was diagnosed with cancer.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Medicine    2. Alternative treatment    3. Cancer    4. Diseases    5. Diseases - Cancer    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Holistic medicine    9. Medical / Nursing    10. Oncology    11. Complementary Medicine    12. Medical / Oncology    13. Popular medicine   

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A Real-life Mystery with All the Elements of a Fictional Blockbuster
Spanning two centuries, this book traces the origins of prions (and the terrible diseases they cause) to our current state of understanding.
the reader that couldn't stop reading it
For anybody interested in 4 hours of no sleep, buy this book. It is reasonably priced and fills a heretofore empty niche especially the parts written from the author's practical experience.
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Subjects:  1. Diseases    2. Diseases - General    3. Diseases Of Central Nervous System    4. Fatal familial insomnia    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. History    8. History Of Medicine    9. Medical / Nursing    10. Neurology - General    11. Prion diseases    12. Prions    13. Medical / Diseases   

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Is This a Book?
Is this a book to help out women who suffer from being misinformed about menopause or an advertisement for progesterone cream?Didn't help me at all, if anyone wants to buy it, it's yours but I don't recommend it.

An Eye-Opener Sans The Wool
Back-to-back, I've read this book and the other one by Dr. John Lee, "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Pre Menopause: Balance Your Hormones And Your Life From Thirty To Fifty."Although the one just mentioned is more pertinent to my age group, and both books cover much of the same ground, I chose to review this book because it seems to be more in-depth.Both books, however, are laden with valuable information for women of any age.
Very Informative
This is the most informative and easy to read book I've ever owned. I couldn't put it down. It should be mandatory reading for all doctors involved in women's issues. I recommend it to all my friends. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Consumer Health    3. Diseases - Breast Cancer    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Menopause    7. Oncology    8. Women's Health - General    9. Health & Fitness / Women's Health   

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Essential item for people with back pain.
This book was recommended to me by a senior physiotherapist at my local public hospital.It contains an effective set of excercises and advice as to how to prevent and treat back pain.

This book changed my life...really.
I had severe back pain for most of my teenage years, but when I got to college my lower back hurt so much that it made it almost impossible for me to sit through lectures.The pain was so bad that I could hardly move from bed on many days.
Simple and effective
I had a severe disc herniation at L5-S1.My physical therapist recommended this book.In fact, I have had therapists tell me they are "McKenzie trained."The book is simple to follow and truly helps relieve my sciatic nerve pain.My therapist recommended doing the exercises every 2 hours if I have acute pain.I credit physical therapy and this book with saving me from surgery. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    5. Exercise    6. Exercise therapy    7. General    8. Health & Fitness    9. Pain Management    10. Self-Help    11. Popular medicine   

Editorial Review

As CEO at accounting giant KPMG, Eugene O'Kelly was so immersed in his job that over thecourse of a decade, he managed to have lunch with his wife on weekdays just twice. His travelschedule was set 18 months out. Once, he was so obsessed with impressing a potential client that hetracked down the man's travel schedule, booked the seat next to him on a flight, schmoozed the guyall the way to Australia, landed the account, and flew immediately back to Manhattan. His Type-A ways vanished when, at age 53, a top neurosurgeon in New York told him he had late- stage brain cancer. "His eyes told me I would die soon. It was late spring. I had seen my last autumnin New York." [p.7] Read more

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Meaningful message for all who read...
Having just lost my own mother to Glioblastoma multiforme grade IV, I found this book comforting and relevant. It had a great message to share "take the time to tell those you love about the perfect moments you will remember about them". I have purchased a dozen copies since my first to send out to friends in memory of my own mother.

Must read for accountant!
What an inspirational book! I read this book few days prior to a job interview with KPMG. Well good news is.. I got the job! but the message behind this book is "balance" and purpose of life. Life is too short and many people knew that, but we need a reminder once a while to put us into perspective again. Gene is a visionary behind KPMG and to lost someone like him is definitely a lesson to learn. As an accountant, we know how many hours we have to spend at work, but think it this way to balance it out.. treat your family like your client. They need as much time as your other clients need you too. I would recommend this book for any accounting major college students.

Courageous
This book is phenomenal.Those with a Type A personality will certainly appreciate the approach the author took to put closure on his impending death.Since another reader had mentioned that Joan Didion's "The Year of Magical Thinking" was better, I had decided to read both books.I absolutely loved Chasing Daylight better although both books have value.
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Subjects:  1. Brain    2. Cancer    3. Cancer (Psychosocial Aspects)    4. Consumer Health    5. Death    6. Death And Dying (Sociological Aspects)    7. Death, Grief, Bereavement    8. Diseases - Cancer    9. General    10. Health & Fitness    11. Health/Fitness    12. Patients    13. Psychological aspects    14. Psychology    15. Terminally ill    16. Coping with illness    17. Death & dying    18. Self-Help / Death, Grief, Bereavement    19. True Stories   

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The Dash Diet Action Plan
It was a great read. It was informative but not a boring. I would reccomend this to anyone.

This book makes it easy!
The other books, and the federal guidelines didn't make it easy to follow the DASH diet. Finally, a book that makes it practical. It has real life suggestions, without getting too bogged down in the minutia of how the research was done. This plan helped me lower my blood pressure. And I didn't expect that I would find it so easy to lose weight, too. Real common sense approach (that isn't really so common today). Definately recommended for anyone who wants a healthy way of eating, rather than a fad diet that makes big promises.

Good but overpriced
When I received this book, I almost thought it was the wrong book.Although there is a lot of information, much of it is common sense.I received another book that was less than $10 more but the author is well known and the book was three times the size with pictures and extensive information.If this DASH book is going to get many sales, the price definitely needs to drop.I was honestly expecting a lot of recipes and would never have ordered it if I hadn't seen it first.Sorry. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies    2. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Heart    3. Alternative treatment    4. Blood pressure    5. Diet therapy    6. Hypertension    7. Low-cholesterol diet    8. Nutrition   

Editorial Review

People around the world have found inspiration in the story of Lance Armstrong--a world-class athlete nearly struck down by cancer, only to recover and win the Tour de France, the multiday bicycle race famous for its grueling intensity. Armstrong is a thoroughgoing Texan jock, and the changes brought to his life by his illness are startling and powerful, but he's just not interested in wearing a hero suit. While his vocabulary is a bit on the he-man side (highest compliment to his wife: "she's a stud"), his actions will melt the most hard-bitten souls: a cancer foundation and benefit bike ride, his astonishing commitment to training that got him past countless hurdles, loyalty to the people and corporations that never gave up on him. There's serious medical detail here, which may not be for the faint of heart; from chemo to surgical procedures to his wife's in vitro fertilization, you won't be spared a single x-ray, IV drip, or unfortunate side effect. Athletes and coaches everywhere will benefit from the same extraordinary detail provided about his training sessions--every aching tendon, every rainy afternoon, and every small triumph during his long recovery is here in living color. Read more

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trash
we all know this story, but if you want to read a cocky, self absorbed version from lance's perspective pick this up. horribly written, some attempts are made at poeticism ("I keep riding, into the highest peering hills, up the pitch of a mountainside, where green leaves quiver in the cold sun") but overall i'd probably get more out of a 2 page summary of his life on wikipedia.

Inspirational!
Lance provides a lot of insight into his life, who he is, and how he became the greatest cyclist in the world in this book!This book covers his life from birth to the 2nd Tour de France win.The dedication he has to his job (cycling) is so impressive.A truly inspirational story....

Fantastic- One of the best books I have ever read
I must say that this is easily one of the best books I have ever read, and probably the most inspirational.It delves deep into the realms of the human spirit, against the worst of odds.Lance Armstrong isn't just the single greatest athlete of our generation, hes an American hero, and he beat cancer.Yes, he did not just survive, he defeated it, and proved it can be done.I have never had cancer, I have never fought against unbelieveble odds.This man has, and he tells his story in a remarkable, touching, and humane way.Fantastic Read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Armstrong, Lance    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Cancer    7. Cycling - General    8. Cyclists    9. Diseases - Cancer    10. Patients    11. Specific Groups - Special Needs    12. Sports - General    13. United States    14. Biography & Autobiography / Sports   

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The Bible for Weight Loss Surgery Patients
This book is amazing.If you have had recent weight loss surgery or if you are thinking about having it, you must read this book.Paula outlines everything you could ever imagine and answers the questions that we all have about weight loss surgery. After reading this book there is no doubt in my mind that I am going to have the weight loss surgery.In the book Paula gave me the courage to want a better and new life for myself.

This book was a life saver for me
Being aware that my surgery would be life altering, I was nervous about how to proceed with the rest of my life post-operation. Paula Peck's book was written with such care, concern and intelligence that upon turning the final page I realized my anxiety had completely left me and that I literally held a blue-print for success in my hands. Thank goodness for Paula's sensitivity, charm and wit. This is a honest guide to living and coping after weight-loss surgery - and who knew? A funny one too! Kudos for this book.

A pre-operation necessity.
I could not put Exodus from Obesity down.I highlighted it and even felt compelled to email Paula Peck, the author.
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Subjects:  1. Eating Disorders    2. Gastric bypass    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health & Fitness / Weight Loss    5. Obesity    6. Popular works    7. Self-Help    8. Self-Help / Eating Disorders    9. Surgery    10. Weight Loss   

Editorial Review

When your child isn't sleeping, chances are that you aren't either.Read more

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Other than the actual "Ferberizing", great info
I am a mother of 6 month old twins who recently *both* were waking every 1 to 2 hours on some nights.I read this book after trying No-Cry Sleep Solution for a month with lots of improvment on everything *except* the number of night-wakings.The girls fell asleep faster, easier, and with less help - but kept waking up, dropping only about one night-waking.
Excellent book - REALLY helped
Our two older kids basically didn't fall asleep on their own for a long time, as well as woke up quite frequently at nights. We were big followers of Sears method. I think, our nervous system was quite drained as a result of bad and insufficient sleep.
On the fourth night, it really seems to be working!
I think now, after trying the Ferber method, that a baby trying to fall asleep is just like a curious kitten that climbed up a tree and got herself stuck.I thought that my baby was always crying for us, but really she was crying for our help so she could fall back asleep.We were always rescuing our little kitten from that tall tree branch by picking her up out of the tree, without teaching her how to climb down on her own.
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Subjects:  1. Child Psychology    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Family & Relationships    4. Family/Marriage    5. Health - General    6. Parenting - Child Rearing    7. Parenting - General    8. Sleep Disorders    9. Sleep disorders in children    10. Child care & upbringing    11. Family & Relationships / Child Care   

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EXCELLENT NEW EDITION
Forget the hype about Bolognia, this is the best book on clinical dermatology out there today. Written by three of the top clinical dermatologists in the country, there is a unity of writing and approach and and a consistent high quality level that you don't get with texts with hundreds of co-authors (many of whom are in training themselves). There is also a refreshing aspect that this book is written for practicing dermatologists and avoids much of the incomprehensibility of so-called academic dermatology texts. Andrews is much improved over the last edition with color photos and the input from Dirk Elston, one of the most prolific dermatogists in the country. This is the one book EVERY dermatologist should have on his desk.
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Reducedmy MS symptoms drastically
It's very important to start slowly with this product.Start with taking a third of the amount any other person would take.
Lots of information... but needs better organisation
This book ends up with 4 stars simply because of the amount of information Ed has put into it... and that's reflected in his involvement with Ozone for so long.
The Best Book I Ever Read
Flood Your Body With Oxygen, by Ed McCabe, is hands down the best book that I have ever read, and a MUST HAVE for everyone's library! I have read it cover to cover five times, and will many more times. Mr. McCabe has compiled such a wealth of amazing and life-saving information! Do not hesitate to purchase it, and while you do, purchase one for all those you know and love so that you don't have to be without your copy!
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Health & Fitness / Diseases / General    5. Specific disorders & therapies   

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Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book:4th Edition 2005
Excellent book, covering all aspects of breast cancer. Dr. Love is considered the top authority on breast cancer. Her style of writing is interesting as well as informative. It is as if she is talking personally to you.

Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book
This book has been a lifesaver for me.I had breast cancer a year ago and if I had a question, I knew I could turn to the index and find the page that would have my answers.It put me at ease most of the time through a very scary experience.I have bought this book for a friend who just found out that she has breast cancer.She, too, have enjoyed the peace this book gives.It is very informative and interesting.I recommend this book to every lady who is told that she has, the scary words, "breast cancer".

Important information
I bought this book for a relative who had breast cancer.This book helped her refine her questions about treatment as she met with physicians.It also gave her a much needed information about breast cancer.It was especially helpful in being very clear about what was known for sure about the disease and treatment and what was still unclear.I consider this book a must for anyone with breast cancer or with a family member or friend with breast cancer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Breast Cancer    2. Consumer Health    3. Diseases - Breast Cancer    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health Services For Women    6. Health/Fitness    7. Women's Health - General    8. Women's health   

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Very practical approach,simple,excellent illustrations
I have read this book alot during exams,an excellent book,easy to understand,too the point,excellent illustrations. I am a consultant dermatologist from Pakistan I shall be grateful if someone could donatethis book for our Library!

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eu gostaria de saber mais sobre o seguinte livro: Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine by Irwin M. Freedberg (Editor), Thomas B.Fitzpatrick (Editor) Our Price: $55.00 Puede mejorar el formato, aumentar los síndromes clásicos.
El hecho de que los vol�menes sean tan grandes empeoran el manejo del mismo. Falta m�s informaci�n sobre s�ndromes dermatol�gicos cl�sicos, fundamentalmente cong�nitos. La fisiopatolog�a aunque muy ampl�ia alprincipio del libro, deber�a ser m�s clara y mejor explicada. Falta en losdiversos tratamientos que hayan sido contrastados con una medicina basadaen la evidencia. No obstante es uno de los libros de dermatolog�a que sonimprescindibles para el dermat�logo. ... Read more

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Beating Cancer with Nutrition
Love it!! I think this book is going to be my healing angel.I have purchased 5 more copies to give out to two family members and a friend with cancer. I also will give this book to my sisters so they can avoid getting this terrible disease.

Beating Cancer With Nutrition
I found this book to very helpful in changing nutrition for cancer and everyday living.

Beating Cancer with Nutrition Review
A must for anyone recently diagnosed with cancer.Many Quacks have cancer cures.A cancer patient needs to be aware of not waisting their precious time on "snake oil" cures.This books information is well documented with legitimate major medical center and university studies.The information is also easily cross referenced with other doctors findings.I would advise anyone fighting cancer to implement the books recommendations.It certainly aided me in my successful recovery. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Cancer    5. Health & Fitness / Nutrition    6. Health Care Issues    7. Health/Fitness    8. Coping with illness    9. Oncology    10. Popular medicine   

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Excellent Intro to Neurofeedback
This is the latest book on neurofeedback and reports the state of the art as of 2005. The author takes the basic protocols used by the majority of the field and then integrates qEEG, one of the fastest growing approaches to neurofeedback. Another reviewer calls qEEG "outdated."This is an outrageous, misleading statement, at best. qEEG IS controversial and not all practitioners use it. My own opinion on qEEG is that it is very often useful and sometimes essential, partifcularly for traumatic brain injury, as the book states, but not always necessary. I also believe that non-qEEG approaches can be very effective. But suggesting that qEEG outdated is, just plain wrong.
OK from an historical point of view
The book is well done, clear and a comprehensive introduction to neurofeedback. I enjoyed reading (studying) it. I must say I mostly appreciated it from an historical point of view though. It describes the old way of doing neurofeedback -- still much in use -- and for instance doesn't mention that qEEG as a basis for neurofeedback has been outdated for several years now. Unfortunately there are no books detailing the more recent neurofeedback tools...

Good intro book
Excellent overview of a field that is growing. I started out in biofeedback but had been out of it for 20 years. Went to a workshop reviewing the latest in QEEG and neurofeedback, so I wanted to learn more. This book has given me a good sense of what I will need to do to get back into this area of treatment and analysis. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biofeedback training    2. Education & Training    3. Neuropsychology    4. Psychology    5. Psychotherapy - General    6. Specific disorders & therapies   

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Learning to Speak Alzheimers
Although I have only read the sections pertaining to the beginning stages of Alzheimers (since that is where we are now with my mother-in-law) this book has been extremely helpful already. It was actually recommended to me by a co-worker, who said she refers back to it frequently as her mother-in-law grows progressively worse. I highly recommend it as a starting point if you are just beginning this journey with someone you love.

It's a great help
I really appreciat this book, the book is a real help for me to deal with my mother.

To Much Fluff
As a caregiver with two Alzheimer's victims, I found the book to be a how to do little right and treat the patient like a mindless doll.I prefer a real world approach to AD not one from fantasy land. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alzheimer's Disease    2. Caregiving    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Medical / Caregiving