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The uncomplicated guide to diabetes complications
Par American Diabetes Association. 2002
Recommendations from the American Diabetes Association for the control and prevention of complications. Medical specialists describe testing, treatments, and care…
for eyes and feet, gastrointestinal problems, nerve function, kidney and heart disease, sexual dysfunctions, psychosocial complications, and more. 2002Lewis celebrates "America's only truly original art form"--the western--by collecting what he considers to be classic western short stories and…
novelettes. The twenty-seven selected authors range from "pulp" writers such as Max Brand to classic authors such as Stephen Crane and Mark Twain, who are not usually thought of as contributors to the genre. Some strong language and violenceSmoke from this altar
Par Louis L'Amour. 1990
In 1939, Louis L’Amour first gave public voice to his now-celebrated spirit of wanderlust in SMOKE FROM THIS ALTAR. Like…
many of his stories, the poems in this book are inspired by his experiences and memories of his journeys across oceans and continents. It is vintage L’Amour storytelling — in verse — about nature, the land, and the people who loved and braved it.Choosing the right camp 1993-94 edition: the complete guide to the best summer camp for your child
Par Richard C Kennedy. 1992
A camp director with more than thirty years' experience answers everything parents and kids need to know about summer camps,…
from obtaining brochures to packing the trunk, and includes a list of the top fifty camps in America.Excess baggage: getting out of your own way
Par Judith Sills. 1993
Maybe you always have to finish what you start—from a book to a dismal marriage. Or your mother is always…
there when you need her—but sometimes you wish she had somewhere else to go. Each of us has a little too much of our own good thing—it's excess baggage that's holding us back. As Judith Sills says in this exceptionally wise and refereshingly pragmatic book, everyone has baggage. It's the aspect of your personality that keeps getting in your way. Excess Baggage shines a light on our blind spots, defining five common obstacles to happiness that we create: We need to be right We feel superior We dread rejection We create drama We cherish our anger Life doesn't have to be so hard. Using easy-to-follow but powerful psychological excercises, Dr. Sills helps you discover just what it is about yourself that keeps you from getting what you want. Then you can set your excess baggage down foerever—and get out of your own way.Anthology of sports stories taken from a variety of publications, such as Sports Illustrated and the New Yorker. Topics range…
from basketball and boxing to a racehorse autopsy and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. There are articles about amusing incidents, tragic losses, exciting championships, collecting memorabilia, diehard fans, aging stars, and sports triviaRising voices: writings of young Native Americans
Par Arlene Hirschfelder, Beverly Singer. 1992
A collection of poems and essays written by young Native Americans between the late 1800s and 1990. Included is a…
nineteenth-century piece by a Chippewa girl who describes the heartbreak of returning home a stranger from seven years of boarding school and a poem declaring "Indians are native people...Yet, we are treated as though we just got here." For grades 5-8 and older readersLove and war
Par John Jakes. 1987
Ten stories featuring the heroes and villains of Krynn as they pursue their objects of love or war, or sometimes…
both. Passion and selfishness, the tender aspects of love, love and sacrifice, and war as the eradicator of love and life are depicted in this collection. Some violence. Sequel to Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes (RC 36746.)Original short stories in English by Latino writers. Some are based entirely on Latino culture, others explore Latino-Anglo interrelationships, and…
still others examine a dual perspective of Latinos in the United States. In Jose Antonio Villarreal's "The Last Minstrel in California," a man from Chile entertains a camp of prune pickers, inspires a small boy, and cuckolds one of the menWhat these selections by Margaret Atwood, John Updike, and seventy others have in common is their brevity--most consisting of 250…
to 750 words. One story breezes through a couple's entire marriage from meeting to retirement. Others are magical--a woman learns origami and turns all of the apologies she constantly receives into folded shapes. Strong language and some descriptions of sexLatin American writers react to the Spanish conquest. Some writers identify only with pre-Columbian times, some view the invasion by…
Columbus with horror, and a few see the introduction of European culture as a blessing. In "Afterword: Two Anniversaries," Juan Goytisolo contrasts the legacy of the French revolution and its principles of freedom with the Spanish colonization of the New World. Strong languageThis selection of stories from the men's magazine Esquire contains some that have become famous, such as "The Snows of…
Kilimanjaro" by Ernest Hemingway and "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien. Also includes stories by women such as Flannery O'Connor and Gail Godwin. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sexA story from Harper's Magazine--"Is Laughter Contagious?" by Joyce Carol Oates--threatens the dissolution of civilization. Nearly half of the stories…
come from the New Yorker, including Alice Munro's "Carried Away" and Mavis Gallant's "Across the Bridge." One, "It's Come to This," is Annick Smith's first published fictionThe Handy science answer book
Par The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 1994
Collection of answers "to some of the mysteries of daily life." Addressed are a wide variety of topics of a…
scientific or technological nature including space, transportation, weather, communications, animals, and plants. Examples of questions are "Is glass a liquid or a solid?" "Why are eye transplants not available?" "How much data can a floppy disk hold?" and "How is the date for Easter determined?"Katakis defines stewardship as a way of seeing, thinking, and acting on this planet with underpinnings of honor, duty, and…
courage. Reflecting this idea are essays by thirty authors, including Wendell Berry, Gerald Vizenor, and Gary Paul Nabhan. In her contribution, Mary Catherine Bateson discusses the integral part death plays in both forests and families. Some strong languageDiane Goode's book of silly stories & songs
Par Diane Goode. 1992
An eclectic collection of silly folktales from the world over, with five nonsensical songs interspersed for a dash of vim…
and verve. The author's intention is to "make you laugh all the way through...," and her selections include "The Husband Who Was to Mind the House," "Talk," "On Top of Spaghetti," and "The Magic Pot." For grades 2-4 and older readersNine faces of Kenya
1991
Anthology explores aspects of Kenya, the African country once ruled by the Portuguese and the British. The nine faces of…
the title refer to such topics as wildlife, settlers, exploration, travel, environment, hunting, lifestyles, wars, and legend and poetry. Huxley contributes to this portrait, adds stories and poems by native peoples, and includes selections by other writers, such as Richard Leakey and Karen Blixen, known as Isak DinesenDrug trafficking
1991
The pros and cons of waging war on drugs, legalizing drugs, and pursuing the end of drug trafficking at home…
and abroad are addressed in this sourcebook of short articles. The book also contains articles on the effects of drugs on American society and the particular impact drugs have on minority communities. The short essays are by politicians, scholars, and journalists of diverse backgrounds. For junior and senior high and older readersXanadu
1993
Collection of eighteen short stories and five poems by award-winning authors in and out of the fantasy genre. In The…
Poacher by Ursula K. LeGuin, an abused boy ends up in the castle of fairy-tale princesses. In Nancy Kress's story To Scale, a young boy builds a dollhouse in his basement. William Stafford's poem It Comes Lightly Out of the Sea, concerns walks on the beach. Some strong language