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Health Promotion
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 45.95Health promotion is an increasingly central tenet in health professionals' lives. It has come into the public eye as the subject of party politics and policy, but where does the movement come from? This book brings together views from a range of subjects, some not always associated with health promotion, such as marketing or communication theory. Others,... more...
African American Grief
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 34.95African American Grief is a unique contribution to the field, both as a professional resource for counselors, therapists, social workers, clergy, and nurses, and as a reference volume for thanatologists, academics, and researchers. This work considers the potential effects of slavery, racism, and white ignorance and oppression on the African American... more...
Yoga Wisdom at Work
Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2013; US$ 15.95Yoga practitioners fight work stress with stretching and breathing exercises?but does yoga stop when you step off the mat? In this surprising book, the authors show why poses?asanas?are just one part of yoga practice. There are seven other "limbs" of yoga that are often neglected, especially during the workday. more...
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Vol. 19 No. 1 2013
World Health Organization 2013; US$ 24.00The EMHJ was launched in 1995 as a peer-reviewed medical journal. Starting January 2010, the Journal has been given a new format and is now published monthly. The EMHJ serves as a forum for the dissemination of biomedical information through the publication of scientific research papers on a range of topics related to public health, with particular... more...
Living with HIV and Dying with AIDS
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 49.95Doyal brings together findings from a wide range of empirical studies spanning the social sciences to explore experiences of HIV positive people across the world. This will illustrate how the disease is physically manifested and psychologically internalised by individuals in diverse ways depending on the biological, social, cultural and economic circumstances... more...
Ecologies and Politics of Health
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 160.00Human health exists at the interface of environment and society. Decades of work by researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers has shown that health is shaped by a myriad of factors, including the biophysical environment, climate, political economy, gender, social networks, culture, and infrastructure. Yet while there is emerging interest within... more...
The XX Factor
Profile 2013; US$ 25.58For most of history, being female defined the limits of a woman's achievements. But now, women are successful careerists equal to men. In Norway, women legally must constitute a third of all boards; in America, women have gone from 3% of practising lawyers in 1970 to 40% today, and over half of all law students. These changes are revolutionary... more...
Environmental Health Risk VII
WIT Press 2013; US$ 266.00Environmental Health Risk VII contains contributions presented at the Seventh International Conference on the Impact of Environmental Factors on Health. Topics covered include Risk prevention and monitoring; Mitigation problems; Disaster management and preparedness; Epidemiological studies and pandemics; Control of pollution risk; Air pollution; Water... more...
Therapeutic Revolutions
Rutgers University Press 2013; US$ 36.95Therapeutic Revolutions examines the evolving relationship between American medicine, psychiatry, and culture from World War II to the dawn of the 1970s. In this richly layered intellectual history, Martin Halliwell ranges from national politics, public reports, and health care debates to the ways in which film, literature, and the mass media provided... more...
The First Twenty Minutes Personal Trainer
Icon Books 2013; US$ 4.36Much of what we thought we knew about fitness is turning out to be wrong. You should always stretch before exercising? Wrong! Sit-ups are good for you? Wrong! In the ideal companion to her brilliant and bestselling The First 20 Minutes, Gretchen Reynolds identifies these common misconceptions and develops a health and fitness workout tailored to your... more...









