Combining memoir with a synthesis of science, and describing both conventional and alternative ways to slow and prevent cancer, "Anticancer" advocates a revolutionary change in the way individuals understand and confront the disease.
In this post-9/11 thriller, Osama bin Laden is dead, Saddam Hussein is terrorizing the Western world, the U.S. president is wounded in an assassination attempt, and a Wall Street pro named Jon Bennett (with his beautiful sidekick, Erin McCoy) is called in to assist as the rumors grow that Saddam is planning to attack the U.S. with nuclear arms.
The original "You: The Owners Manual" book showed how bodies work in general, and "You: On a Diet" explained how bodies lose weight and stay fit. In their latest book in the phenomenally bestselling series, Drs. Roizen and Oz illuminate the mysterious mechanisms of aging. (Consumer Health)
In this guide to reversing severe coronary heart disease, a respected clinician draws on his revolutionary research to show afflicted readers how a major lifestyle change--involving diet, moderate exercise, and relaxation techniques--has retarded the progression of the deadly condition in 82% of his patients. His program includes healthy recipes ...
Danny Dwyer's book sets a land speed record for packing in worthy facts and hints to help runners avoid injury, get marathon-ready mileage from their run, and obtain even higher "runner's highs." As the title might suggest, the focus here is on harnessing "chi," which means inner energy (or life force) in Eastern medicine, and using the whole body ...
The latest pulse-pounding thriller by #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Flynn explodes onto the scene with a deadly and charismatic hero, in this work that delivers an all-too-real portrayal of an intelligence war that is waged every day by a handful of brave souls.
The winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize outlines his vision for a new business model that combines the power of free markets with the quest for a more humane world - and tells the inspiring stories of companies that are doing this work today. Over the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe, bringing with them enormous potential for ...
Drawing on the groundbreaking results of his 20-year nutritional study, the author maintains that a plant-based, oil-free diet can not only prevent and stop the progression of heart disease but can also reverse its effects.
A professor of economics pens an informed and excoriating attack on the tragic waste, futility, and hubris of the West's efforts to date to improve the lot of the so-called developing world, and provides constructive suggestions on how to move forward.
In an age of Prozac and victimhood, we are not encouraged to take control of our behavioural ailments. This book, based on the authors' years of work with stress and trauma victims, aims to pass control back to the individual and away from the treatment centre. It challenges the myth that trauma stays with you for the rest of your life, and ...
Emphasises the critical relationship between children's health, safety and nutrition and the critical relationship between these three areas in an easy-to-read and thought-provoking format. Offers practical suggestions and underlying principles for creating high quality environments that maximise children's well-being and development.
In the Brave New World of terrorism--where anybody with a spare AK-47, a knowledge of kitchen chemistry, or simply the will to die can become a player--the old rules no longer apply. Established with the knowledge of President John Patrick Ryan, "the Campus" is always on the lookout for promising new talent, its recruiters scattered throughout the ...
""Proficient Motorcycling" is hands down the best and most complete book ever written on how to ride a motorcycle safely and efficiently."--Fred Rau, Senior Editor, "Motorcycle Consumer News." 100 photos, some in color.
This insider's story of America's most elite counter-terrorist team reveals the special training that members go through, and reveals what it is like to go on its covert missions. The author was a founding member of Delta Force, the existence of which is never even acknowledged by the government.
Dr. Braverman expands upon concepts introduced in "Younger You" to present a new approach to lifelong weight management. The author believes that obesity results from a brain chemical imbalance and explains how certain foods and spices can reverse this imbalance.
A pioneering gynecologist and antiaging specialist with a successful Beverly Hills practice, Dr Uzzi Reiss show the way for women who want to turn back the effects of time through natural hormone therapy, but who wonder: is is safe? Does it work? Is hormone therapy right for me? Regardless of your age, the depletion of female hormones is sometimes ...
In this skin maintenance program, a dermatologist insists that wrinkles are not an inevitable aspect of aging. He claims that a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet--that is rich with antioxidants (vitamin C, vitamin E, and beta carotene)--is essential for maintaining moist, elastic skin. He also advises readers to exercise, to avoid extreme ...
Outlines a three-minute daily program for pain relief that utilizes six thirty-second therapeutic exercises designed to strengthen muscles and enable a full range of joint motion, identifying key sources of pain while counseling readers on how to address pain at a biomechanical level.
Mitch Rapp, a CIA agent who has never hesitated to get his hands dirty in the service of his country, risks paying the ultimate price for his coldblooded efficiency in the seventh action-packed thriller in a bestselling series. The industrialist father of a terrorist that Mitch killed is manipulated by a Saudi prince into putting out a $20 million ...
Since the beginning of mankind, adventurers and scientists have dispensed with logic and chased life, believing that not only could we delay death but would even dare say that 'practical immortality' was within our reach. They may be right. Dr Gupta explores the medical world's quest to satisfy the insatiable desire of millions of baby boomers to ...
Pete Blaber knows what it takes to survivea]and thrive. As a commander in Delta Forceathe most elite counter-terrorist organization in the worldaPete Blaber has taken part in some of the most dangerous, controversial, and significant military and political events of our time. And heas learned and experienced more about the "real" world and how ...
With a fresh approach to a common problem, this self-help guide to overcoming back pain advocates adopting the natural, healthy posture of athletes, young children, and people from traditional societies the world over. Arguing that most of what our culture has taught us about posture is misguided - even unhealthy - and exploring the current ...
Swashbuckling counter spy Alex Hawke is the only man, both Americans and the Brits agree, who can stop the madness created by the new Russia and its new Tsar, who is pulling strings and pulling them hard.
This provocative text prepares readers to identify, detect, investigate and prevent financial fraud. It outlines the nature and different types of fraud, including the unique e-bsiness fraud that is now possible.
Filled with rich prose and breathtaking turns of plot, "Moscow Rules" is at once superior entertainment and a searing cautionary tale about the new threats rising to the East--and Silva's finest novel yet. Now available in a tall Premium Edition.
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