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Kids on-line: 150 ways for kids to surf the net for fun and information
Par Marian Salzman. 1995
This young persons' guide to searching the Internet covers such topics as getting connected; sending electronic mail; using bulletin boards…
and "chat rooms"; downloading games, graphics, and other free software; and finding information on various topics using on-line resources and databases. For grades 5-8Living with asthma
Par Margaret Hyde. 1995
The authors discuss what asthma is, what triggers attacks, and different ways to treat the disease. They also cite various…
myths about asthma and describe treatments used in earlier times. Also includes information on managing asthma at home and at school, and lists sports and camps for children with asthma. For grades 4-7Going the distance: one man's journey to the end of his life
Par George Sheehan. 1996
Sheehan, a cardiologist and marathoner well-known for his books on running, learned at sixty-seven that he had inoperable prostate cancer.…
Sheehan writes about the physical process of dying and his struggle during the last seven years of his life to find peace of mindCrossing the moon: a journey through infertility
Par Paulette Alden. 1996
A writer reflects on her life and tells of the stages she went through to come to terms with her…
infertility. Alden waited until her late thirties to try to get pregnant, then realized it would not happen naturally and began a long series of medical tests and treatmentsSupercomputers: shaping the future
Par Charlene Billings. 1995
Billings details the workings of the world's fastest and most powerful computers. She explores the wide-ranging uses of supercomputers in…
such areas as weather, medicine, and agricultural research; industry and design; virtual reality; superconductors; and the modeling of new materials. For junior and senior high and older readersMieux vivre la ménopause: les hormones et l'alimentation à votre rescousse
Par Lyne Desautels. 2023
La ménopause entraîne un débalancement hormonal et ce déséquilibre amène tout un lot de symptômes incommodants: bouffées de chaleur, sueurs…
nocturnes, insomnie, prise de poids, irritabilité, difficultés d'ordre sexuel, vieillissement de la peau et déclin cognitif. Heureusement, il existe des solutions pour minimiser ces symptômes: l'hormonothérapie et la saine alimentation. Quelles sont les trois phases de la ménopause? Quels rôles jouent les hormones et quelles sont leurs interrelations? Qu'est-ce qui distingue les hormones synthétiques des hormones bio-identiques? Comment atténuer les symptômes de la ménopause liés à la chute d'estrogènes et de progestérone? Comment modifier ses habitudes de vie afin de prévenir les maladies chroniques et vieillir en bonne santé? Grâce à leur grande expérience et à leur expertise, Dre Lyne Desautels et Isabelle Huot abordent tous ces sujets, répondent à toutes ces questions et offrent des outils concrets pour aider les femmes à trouver l'harmonie dans le monde hormonal!The clock of ages: why we age-- how we age-- winding back the clock
Par John Medina. 1996
A scientist explores the biological meaning of aging and death for lay readers. Explains how each system of the body…
changes with age and presents biochemical theories on the aging process. Discusses ways to combat agingSteve Wozniak--inventor of the Apple computer
Par Martha Kendall. 1994
Biography of a man called the father of the computer age. When Wozniak was a boy, he was very good…
at math and electronics. He later dropped out of college to work in the field of computers and at twenty-six founded a computer company called Apple, which produced a "small, easy-to-use, and affordable home computer." The now very wealthy Wozniak volunteers to teach children about computers. For grades 6-9A pocket tour of music on the Internet
Par Colin Berry. 1995
A music journalist and disc jockey discusses the basics of the Internet, necessary hardware and software, different providers, and lingo.…
He provides electronic addresses and brief descriptions of sites, newsgroups, and mailing lists for different aspects of musicCocaine and crack
Par Marilyn Carroll. 1994
Carroll explains that cocaine comes from the coca plant of western South America. She discusses the history of cocaine use;…
describes how it is processed and what the different forms are; and outlines the effects of cocaine, the personal aspects of abusing cocaine and crack, and the efforts that are being made to solve this drug problem. For junior and senior high readersDiabetes
Par Alvin Silverstein. 1994
Discusses the two types of diabetes--type I, which is found mostly in children, teens, and young adults, and type II,…
which is found mainly in obese middle-aged and older adults. The authors provide a brief history and discuss causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this metabolic disorder. Includes glossary and bibliography. For grades 6-9 and older readersBeing digital
Par Nicholas Negroponte. 1995
Negroponte explains the digital revolution by combining his knowledge of information technology, a style of writing that has made his…
column in Wired one of the magazine's most popular features, and his ability to envision possibilities for a future considerably changed by computersUndercurrents: a therapist's reckoning with her own depression
Par Martha Manning. 1994
A harried psychologist is shocked to realize that she meets more of the criteria signifying a major depressive episode than…
does the patient she is counseling. In fact, as these journal entries show, she has every one of the warning signs. She also describes the steps she takes to recover, including electroconvulsive therapy, over the months that follow. Strong languageEqual partners: a physician's call for a new spirit of medicine
Par Jody Heymann. 1995
A week after she graduated from Harvard Medical School, the author bled into her brain and had a seizure. She…
describes the following year and a half during which she was both a doctor and a patient. Her experience led to her belief that doctors are ignorant of too many aspects of illness and patients' lives to work alone. They need their patients as equal partnersSmart exercise: burning fat, getting fit
Par Covert Bailey. 1994
PBS fitness star believes "exercise ... can cure almost everything." Bailey explains the difference in the body's procedures for utilizing…
sugars and burning fat, and he recommends aerobic exercise. He claims any activity that lasts at least twelve minutes, causes deep breathing but not breathlessness, and uses the muscles in the thighs and buttocks falls in this category. BestsellerThe Internet complete reference
Par Harley Hahn. 1994
Guide to a worldwide group of information resources available through an international computer network. Following a general introduction, the first…
few chapters explain the basics and give some technical details. The remaining chapters need not be read in any specific order, but can be consulted according to one's interests. Among the many appended resources is an extensive list of Usenet discussion groupsEcoLinking: everyone's guide to online environmental information
Par Don Rittner. 1992
"EcoLinking" is Rittner's term for using computers to share ideas and research on environmental issues. Anyone interested in this multifaceted…
topic and with access to a personal computer, modem, telephone line, and communications software can use this information. Rittner describes how to get online for global networks, electronic bulletin boards, commercial online services, and library databasesUsing MS-DOS 6.2
Par Allen Wyatt. 1993
A tutorial to all DOS commands and utilities through MS-DOS 6.2. Designed for PC users at every level, this guide…
covers DOS fundamentals, file and directory management, maximal use of the hard drive, and control of DOS from the most basic procedures to international communication. A reference section provides detailed information about each MS-DOS 6 command and contains seven appendixes and a glossaryAutobiography of a face
Par Lucy Grealy. 1994
In fourth grade, the author had a toothache that turned out to be cancer. A portion of her jaw was…
eventually removed, leaving her face misshapened. Grealy describes her growing awareness that she was now odd-looking and her attempts to come to terms with people's reactions. After a series of failed surgeries, she had her jaw reconstructed as an adult, but she learned her belief that "when my face gets fixed, then I'll start living," was too simplisticInstructions on effectively accessing the global network's millions of interconnected directories, subdirectories, files, programs, and other data using various navigation…
tools and techniques. The author discusses the future of Internet searching