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Book Reviews
Book Reviews: 23 Apr - 29 Apr 2007

  1. The family guide to sex and relationships
  2. The love hunger action plan
  3. Don't pick up the baby or you'll spoil the child and other old wives tales about pregnancy and parenting
  4. From medication to meditation
  5. The practical art of Baby Massage
  6. Nestle nutrition baby care book
  7. Stress Control for peace of mind
  8. The Breathing Disorders Sourcebook


1) The family guide to sex and relationships

The book covers the entire spectrum of human sexuality and relationships between the sexes. It gives clear explanations of every sexual topic, from gender ide4ntification to adolescent hormonal changes, from the mechanics of sex to sexual dysfunction and STD's, from menstruation to menopause-Female and male. Ideal for parents wanting to talk to their children about sex, this comprehensive reference takes the reader through the entire lifecycle from birth to old age.

Authors: Richard Walker
Publishers: Macmillan
Date of Publication: 1996
No. of pages: 320


2) The love hunger action plan

The book is a lifelong eating plan that will help you develop a healthy lifestyle and keep those unwanted pounds off forever. More than a diet or exercise regimen, the book is based on sound psychological principles and its 10 step plan helps one satisfy the underlying needs that caused one to gain weight. Thus the love hunger action plan is a complete program that will help you reach and maintain ones weight goals for life.

Authors: Dr.Sharon Sneed
Publishers: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Date of Publication: 1993
No. of pages: 237


3) Don't pick up the baby or you'll spoil the child and other old wives tales about pregnancy and parenting

The book is friendly, fun, and informative, an illustrated collection of all the exaggerations and superstitions about pregnancy and babies, along with the reassuring, medically proven truths for the health and wellbeing of the newest member of ones family. Thus the book provides a humorous, accessible and responsible look at more than one hundred pieces of folk wisdom and their actual medical reliability.

Authors: Colleen Davis Gardephe and Steve Ettlinger
Publishers: Chronicle Books
Date of Publication: 1993
No. of pages: 95


4) From medication to meditation

The book is written in a language that is fresh, profound, entertaining and understandable for those who wonder whether meditation can help one enjoy better health and a greater sense of wellbeing.

Authors: Osho
Publishers: Saffron Walden, The C.W. Daniel Company Ltd.
Date of Publication: 1994
No. of pages: 340


5) The practical art of Baby Massage

A step by step guide to massage routines and flexibility exercises for babies upto 3 years old. It helps the baby sleep better, soothes a colicky baby, enhances the bonding process and promotes flexibility and coordination. The book shows massage techniques to help alleviate the symptoms of childhood complaints, with step by step photos and head to toe massage for every part of baby's body. It also includes massage games for toddlers that promote good posture, balance, flexibility and agility.

Authors: Peter Walker
Publishers: Perseus Publishing
Date of Publication: 2000
No. of pages: 93


6) Nestle nutrition baby care book

The book has been designed to be one's companion through all the testing times. Right from the birth of ones baby, till it grows up to be a healthy toddler, the book will help understand and record every stage of the fascinating days of growing up.

Authors: Nestle nutrition
Publishers: Nestle nutrition
No. of pages: 24


7) Stress Control for peace of mind

The book will give the tools one needs to get started. From an analysis of why stress is so distressing-both physically and mentally. Also, the book demonstrates tactics to deal with the pressure as well as the whole host of stress management techniques and exercises, from time planning to meditation.

Authors: Linda Wasmer Andrews
Publishers: Barnes and Noble Books
Date of Publication: 2005
No. of pages: 160


8) The Breathing Disorders Sourcebook

The book helps one understand how environmental factors often interfere with normal breathing. The author explains the various types of breathing disorders including asthma, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Each disorder is discussed in terms of its causes, symptoms and treatments. Thus the book explains how patients can be proactive in their respirator health care by making important lifestyle changes.

Authors: Francis V.Adams
Publishers: Lowell house
Date of Publication: 1998
No. of pages: 236

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