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Pregnant! what can I do?: a guide for teenagers
Par Tania Heller. 2002
Physician provides guidance for teenage women who become pregnant unintentionally. Offers suggestions for getting help, making the right decisions, and…
building a better future. Discusses pros and cons of parenthood, abortion, and adoption, and presents interviews with teens who chose each option. For senior high and older readers. 2002The teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship
Par David Halberstam. 2003
The saga of four Boston Red Sox players from the 1940s--Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, and Bobby Doerr--who remain…
friends for over sixty years. In 2001 DiMaggio and Pesky begin a long car trip to visit the dying Williams and reminisce about the past. Bestseller. 2003Kate remembered
Par A. Scott Berg. 2003
Berg's memoir of his twenty-year personal dialog with Academy Award-winning actress Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003). He recalls her reminiscences about her…
family, her acting career, and her relationship with Spencer Tracy, along with his own memories of his time spent with her. Bestseller. 2003Schott's original miscellany
Par Ben Schott. 2002
Unique collection of trivia that covers such topics as the longest word in English, knitting abbreviations, deities of various cultures,…
English monarchs, American diner slang, chat-room acronyms, and the Order of Service for the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. Bestseller. 2002Curves: permanent results without permanent dieting
Par Gary Heavin. 2003
Fitness center founder Gary Heavin demonstrates how to achieve permanent weight loss by modifying one's lifestyle to include a fitness…
program and healthy eating habits. Includes examples of specific exercises and sample menus that raise the metabolic rate and lead to loss of unwanted pounds. Bestseller. 2003La difficulté de vivre (Collection "Leur vie")
Par Françoise Dolto. 1986
Recueil de vingt textes déjà parus dans des revues ou des livres. L'auteure a une longue expérience comme psychanalyste d'enfants.…
L'ouvrage est moins un livre sur la psychanalyse des enfants que sur des aspects de la psychologie de l'enfant. On y trouve des réflexions, des informations, des analyses de cas, des conseils sur la psychologie des enfants et sur la façon de vivre avec eux. [SDMOnce upon a town: the miracle of the North Platte Canteen
Par Bob Greene. 2002
The inspirational story of North Platte, Nebraska, a town that served as a brief haven for millions of WWII American…
soldiers. From Christmas Day 1941 until the end of the war, the residents welcomed every troop train with food, drink, magazines, and words of encouragement. Bestseller. 2002Fix-it and forget-it cookbook: feasting with your slow cooker
Par Dawn J Ranck. 2000
More than 800 recipes for foods prepared using slow cookers, including appetizers, snacks, and spreads; breakfast foods; soups and stews;…
main dishes; vegetables; and desserts. The authors have included numerous helpful hints to aid in the use of slow cookers. Bestseller. 2002The right words at the right time
Par Marlo Thomas. 2002
Actress Marlo Thomas's compilation of more than one hundred celebrities' personal turning points in life--for example, her father Danny Thomas's…
advice changed her attitude about being compared to him. Contributors include Muhammad Ali, Tom Brokaw, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Toni Morrison, Steven Spielberg, Sammy Sosa, Barbara Walters, Oprah Winfrey, and others. Bestseller. 2002Let's roll!: ordinary people, extraordinary courage
Par Lisa Beamer. 2002
The widow of Todd Beamer, who led his fellow passengers against the terrorists on September 11, 2001, on Flight 93…
that crashed in Pennsylvania, describes her late husband's life. Todd, a devout Christian family man, was raised with some traditional values that enabled him to risk his life for others. Bestseller. 2002Life strategies: doing what works, doing what matters
Par Phillip C McGraw. 1999
Behavioral scientist McGraw, an advisor to Oprah Winfrey, demonstrates how to take control over your life: assume responsibility for past…
actions, change bad habits, and reverse negative conditioning to prepare the mind and body for greater happiness. Describes ten "life laws" that improve the chances of success. BestsellerThe cell: inside the 9/11 plot and why the FBI and CIA failed to stop it
Par John Miller. 2002
Investigative reporters (John Miller interviewed Osama bin Laden in 1998) chronicle the investigation of Islamist terrorist cells by police, the…
FBI, and the CIA begun in the late 1980s. Highlights how political concerns that followed the 1993 World Trade Center bombing contributed to the failure to deter the militants. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2002"De nombreux enfants sont atteints de troubles tels que le trouble du déficit de l'attention avec ou sans hyperactivité, les…
troubles d'apprentissage ou les troubles anxieux. Un fait est toutefois moins connu : la concomitance des troubles constitue la norme et non l'exception. Les parents, les enseignants et les professionnels doivent donc souvent apprendre à intervenir auprès de l'enfant en difficulté en tenant compte d'un nombre considérable de facteurs. Cet ouvrage, facile à consulter, présente les causes, les symptômes et le traitement des troubles de façon claire et accessible. Le lecteur peut en outre y trouver des conseils précis et efficaces, après avoir découvert les principes généraux de l'évaluation et de l'intervention dans les premiers chapitres. Écrit sur un ton réaliste mais amusant, cet ouvrage s'avère un guide incontournable pour tous ceux qui cherchent à améliorer la qualité de vie d'enfants atteints de troubles multiples". -- 4e de couv100 words every high school graduate should know
Par American Heritage Publishing Company. 2003
Bush at war
Par Bob Woodward. 2002
Reconstructs the inner workings of the White House following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Draws on interviews with…
the principal power brokers--George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, and Donald Rumsfeld--to recreate the processes by which decisions were reached to bomb Afghanistan and confront Iraq. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2002Dyslexie: une vraie-fausse épidémie (Noir #379)
Par Colette Ouzilou. 2001
L'auteur porte un regard nouveau sur la dyslexie et pointe du doigt la confusion faite entre mauvais lecteurs et dyslexiques.…
Elle dénonce certaines pratiques scolaires qui s'avèrent très sélectives et propose des voies pédagogiques préventives. Un livre qui s'adresse aussi bien aux enseignants qu'aux parents qui veulent lutter contre l'échec de l'enfant dès le cours primaireOf paradise and power: America and Europe in the new world order
Par Robert Kagan. 2003
Neo-conservative scholar analyzes the divergence in foreign policies of western Europe and the United States in the context of terrorism…
from the Middle East. Discusses their different perceptions of threat in terms of power and ideology. Offers steps to reconciliation. Bestseller. 2003The conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman, and the destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945
Par Michael R Beschloss. 2002
Historian relates the political dilemmas facing the Allies during World War II, including the future of conquered Germany. American Secretary…
of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr. urged harsh punitive measures in retaliation for Nazi crimes against European Jews, while others sought rehabilitation and the establishment of democracy to prevent further German aggression. Bestseller. 2002A girl named Zippy: growing up small in Mooreland, Indiana
Par Haven Kimmel. 2001
Memoir of growing up in the late 1960s and 1970s in a mid-America hamlet of three hundred people. Nicknamed "Zippy"…
(after a fast-moving chimpanzee on TV), the author recounts childhood incidents involving her family, best friend Julie, and school. In the process, she describes her community. Bestseller. 2001To America: personal reflections of an historian
Par Stephen E Ambrose. 2002
Historian intersperses his personal story with reflections on American history. His topics include the transcontinental railroad, World War II, Native…
Americans, Vietnam, civil rights, and women's rights. Also describes well-known persons such as Washington, Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, Nixon, and Eisenhower. Bestseller. 2002