books: the epidemic     books:     The epidemic      Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men Leonard Sax Basic Books, 2007 Completely New Ideas The idea that boys are in trouble was a completely new idea to me. I have always heard about girls needing help with self-esteem and acedemics (like science & math). But boys in trouble . . . nope, never heard of it. My sister recommended this book because I have a ...             The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the ... Steven Johnson Riverhead Trade, 2007 Read this book and you'll have a new-found appreciation for toilets, clean water and water treatment plants This book should make you appreciate how far public health and sanitation have come in the past 150 years. Did you know, most of modern society's gains in life expectancy precede major medical breakthroughs like antibiotics? You can thank improvements in water, ...             The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance--and the Cutting-Edge Science that ... Donna Jackson Nakazawa Touchstone, 2008 Autoimmune disease, environment and medicine all in one place I am, admittedly, a fan of the book because it tells a powerful story of a neighborhood activism in Buffalo, NY, and I was involved in that story in a small way. But the story of folks with undiagnosed autoimmune disease, how this poor, minority community had the ...             Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the ... Kenneth Bock, Cameron Stauth Ballantine Books, 2008 Quite Intriguing! Dr. Bock presents a very interesting theory regarding why we see so much autism, ADHD, and allergies these days. The information presented is vastly different than that presented in my training and my interest in this area has been perked. I plan to set forth to ...             Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic Peter H.r. Green, Rory Jones Collins Living, 2006 Informative, Up-to-date, and Easy to Understand I was diagnosed with celiac disease in the fall of 2007, and I immediately went to the library to check out the most recent book on celiac disease. This was it, and it was so excellent I decided to buy a copy to have as a constant reference. This book has the latest ...             Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Aladdin, 2002 Fabulous Story It's hard to find books these days that are historical and yet still interesting for youn readers. This book fits the bill. Although detailing the accounts of a young girl, my son was enthralled by the story. The descriptions of what life was like back then and the ...             Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic Pamela Weintraub St. Martin's Press, 2008 Fills a need in Lyme literature bookshelf Having written four books on Lyme disease myself, I was skeptical about this book -- do we really need *another* Lyme disease book? As Lyme books flood the market, I think many are asking this question. However, after reading this book, I can say that it is a ...             Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (Bk Currents) John de Graaf, David Wann, ... Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005 Changed my life for the better (through simplication) This book quite literally changed my life in a great way. Upon reading the introductory chapters, it was clear to me that I surely had Affluenza. Continuing through the book, I realized how dire it was that our whole country was "infected" and how deeply. Finally, ...             Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Daughters Against the Injury Epidemic in Women's Sports Michael Sokolove Simon & Schuster, 2008 A must-read for soccer dads and moms Girls are suffering ACL injuries (which can take as much as year to recover from) at an alarming rate in soccer games and similar sports. Sokolove reviews the evidene about these injuries and suggests valuable training reforms that might spare these girls from such ...             The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders John E. Sarno Harper Paperbacks, 2007 Saved me from further pain and immobility. Priceless! I can go on writing about my own personal healing story, but since it is more/less simmilar to the other ones, I'll just write what I think may be useful for you people out there, looking to get better. I was studying Vedic philosophy for over a decade and the ...             The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History Molly Caldwell Crosby Berkley Hardcover, 2006 A very interesting book to read! I loved reading the first part of the book based in Memphis and was sad at first when that part of the story ended to tell the story of Cuba. After getting into the second part of the book I actually liked that part even better. This is two stories that are connected ...             Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic M.D., Mark Starr New Voice Publication, 2005 The best book EVER on hypthyroidism I've read every book I could get my hands on about thyroid disorders. This is the best one I've found. This MD has the answer to thyroid problems. I also appreciate how he writes about the weird symptoms you can have that no one else has explained. Myxedema ...             Dr. Mary's Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a Secret Laboratory in New Orleans and Cancer-Causing ... Edward T. Haslam Trine Day, 2007 Dr. Mary's Monkey Edward T. Haslam An incredible journey.Absolutely Brilliant writing! A book that should be in everyone's home. The millions of children innoculated with the polio vaccine,that were contaminated with monkey virus'. This led to a possible development of soft tissus in later life,(and ...             The Savvy Woman's Guide to PCOS: The Many Faces Of A 21st Century Epidemic... And What You Can Do About It. Elizabeth Lee Vliet Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2006 Ugly cover, great information If you're not put off by the awful cover choice, this book is full of great information, charts, health tests, etc. I read this book in a 2 hour sitting, and took it with me to my nutritionist who specializes in PCOS and it really helped to guide my questions and ...             Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation Frans Johansson Harvard Business School Press, 2006 A great read A great book on innovation and outside the box thinking. Many innovators may find that their thinking, curiosity, and intuitiveness are outlined in the pages of this book. Use it as a catalyst for new ideas and possibilities. Ideation, in today's world, must have a ...          products you might be interested in search for books all-consuming, assassination, cancer-causing, groundbreaking, hypothyroidism, underachieving      toavi.com    web we recommend Fabulous Story randomly chosen book: Virus-Resistant Transgenic Plants: Potential Ecological Impact