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The authors of this book get straight to the point! They don't hold back any punches and when it comes to such a serious matter I don't believe that they should. By reading this book the reader will learn that African-American's suffer from the disease of obesity more than any other race. That's right, these author's feel that obesity is a disease! They don't buy into the myth that African-American women are suppose to be `thick' in order to be considered cute or sexy. They also think that we should know that obesity is dangerous and even more alarming is the fact that more of our younger African-American children are starting to show signs of obesity related diseases. Wow, this is a serious topic, right? Yes, it is, but these two authors -who by the way are sisters- have written a book filled with solid information so that African-American's can learn that they have a choice in making the right decisions about what they eat and how to live a healthier life style.

Dr. Stacy Ann Mitchell shares medical facts with us, like how the metabolism works and the formula for calculating `Body Mass Index'. Her sister Teri Mitchell on the other hand comes at the reader with a different approach. A "recovering big girl" approach. She adds humor, honesty, but even more importantly she adds that human touch to let the reader know that it was not that easy for her either to decide to make the right choices. From tips on controlling your blood pressure to poems like "The Heart of the Fat", I think these authors and this book will be successful in getting this important message across to the reader. I got the message!

I am glad that I decided to read "Livin' Large African American Sisters Confront Obesity"! I highly recommend it to those of you who are wrestling -up and down-with their weight and obesity related health problems. Also if you are still using excuses like `big bones' run in my family, you need to read this book!

Reviewed by H. Renay Anderson
For BBW Reviews

What exactly are the hazards of space, and how have scientists and technologists succeeded in overcoming them. The author explains, clearly and vividly, the effects on the body of acceleration and noise, zero-gravity, lack of oxygen, radiation, and weightlessness, as well as less obvious mental hazards such as isolation and sensory deprivation. He then describes the rigorous testing of astronauts and their life-supporting equipment, the ingenious telemetry that links the spacemen with monitoring doctors on Earth, and a selection of the numerous benefits that have spilled over from space research into everyday medicine. A final chapter looks ahead at some imaginative and more fundamental ways in which the astronauts of the early 1970's may overcome their perilous environment. 192 pages. Index.

The incredible living scuptures in this book range from enormous to small, from one-of-a-kind to I-could-do-that. Giant moss covered stone sculptures lying on the forest floor were wonderful but the best part of the book is page 82 - the sod furniture. The book says sod furniture (for outdoors, obviously) has been used since the 13th century. I can't wait to try my own. This is an amazing book that any gardener or artist would love.

After reading "Living With Cancer as 'A New Normal'" I feel this book gives great tools to those who are struggling with cancer or any major debilitating disease. As a widower I wish my wife and I had this book available with its compassionate story and workbook guidance. Many questions are answered with tips for action and concern.Living With Cancer as "A New Normal": A Journey with Cancer through the Eyes of a Caregiver

Reviewed in Journal of Financial Service Professionals - 01/01/2000:

Individuals serious about understanding the personal, corporate, and societal impacts of the shift toward defined contribution pensions should read Olivia Mitchell and Sylvester Schieber's Living with Defined Contribution Pensions: Remaking Responsibility for Retirement. The book is a compilation of the work of today's premier researchers on pensions. ...The articles in each part provide insight into many of the major issues ... along with a wealth of current data in support of the analysis. Examples include but are not limited to questions such as the following: What factors influence employees to contribute to plans? How financially literate are employees? Why do some employees spend, rather than roll over defined contribution pension amounts when they change jobs? What are the trends in defined contribution pension services? What policy options would spur more savings by employees? What is the future of the defined contribution revolution?

The book's major strength is its superb integration of corporate and personal financial planning, pension, and political issues. Understanding pension behaviors and trends requires a multidisciplinary approach. One particularly distinctive contribution of Mitchell and Schieber's editorial work is that the corporate issues have not been relegated to the background. Employer incentives are relevant to pension trends; to ignore business issues is to have a very incomplete picture. The articles in this book give the necessary attention to the nexus of corporate issues surrounding the core trend toward a shift to defined contribution plans both in the United States and abroad.

Don't expect to digest one of these articles in five minutes. This book is full of thought provoking, rigorous work aimed at those individuals with some background in economics and statistics. ...The incentives and policy implications are complex, and the analysis and discussion in this book reflect this challenge. But for those seriously interested in providing pension services, advising others about pensions, or understanding the trends for their own retirement needs, taking the time to read and comprehend the issues in Living with Defined Contributions Pensions: Remaking Responsibility for Retirement is definitely a worthwhile endeavor.

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I've known Vivian since 1973 - she was lobstering then in a tiny boat, before she went commercial! This is a wonderful depiction of her life as "The Lobster Lady."

This is a wonderful book that provides vivid insights into a forgotten aspect of Jewish history.

It is interesting to view philosophy through a woman's perspective. Indeed there lived an intellectual woman, praised for her psychological contributions to society, who still managed to devote a significant amount to writing about her personal experiences of friendship and reflection. She had a passionate love affair with poet Rainer Maria Rilke, and significant friendships with Nietzsche and Freud. Nietzsche once said that she is "by far the smartest person I ever knew." Indeed, such a woman once existed - her named was Lou Salome. Indeed the story is about Lou's life, yet intern the reader is introduced to Ree, Nietzsche, Rilke, and Freud. Reading "Looking Back" is quite a different experience than reading Nietzsche, or a nook of Rilke poems. It reminds us that these masters were human beings; they had feelings! Lou was present throughout a period of depression in both Nietzsche and Rilke. She wrote when they were mentally paralyzed. What strategies must a woman use to flirt with the some of the greatest minds of her time? Overall, how does she manage to have a successful career as well as be the subject of her lovers' poetry? Lou Salome's "Looking Back" answers some of these questions, and breaks the barrier between the words 'philosopher' and 'friend'.

This rare 1991 publication was limited to only 1,000 copies published! It features 200 pages of best material from Lost in Space fanzines such as CENTURIAN, GALAXY GIFT, LOST IN SPACE MONTHLY, LOST IN SPACE FOREVER, LOST IN SPACE QUARTERLY, LOST IN SPACE REVIEW, THE ORION WARRIOR, PHANTOM FAMILY, SAME TIME SAME CHANNEL, and LISFAN. Articles include: Irwin Allen - His Work After Lost in Space, Cast Credits After Lost in Space, Lost in Space - A Look Back, Guest Stars of Lost in Space, The Crystal Towers (fiction), Doomsday at Oh-Eight Hundred (fiction), The Lost in Space Comics (with photos of every Space Family Robinson comic!), Planet of Two Worlds (fiction), The Doctor's Deliberation, A Capsule History of Lost in Space Fandom, Plastic in Space, Death Beneath the Snow (fiction), The Rejected of Space (fiction), Planet of Blood (fiction), Lost and Spaced, The Secret of the Jupiter 2, When Guy Hisses the Villain He Means It, Still No Place to Hide (fiction), Lost in Space Fans: A Dieing Race, A Letter From June Lockhart, Better to Have Loved and Lost (fiction), Time on Their Hands (fiction), Earth 2 (fiction), and more! Interviews include Bill Mumy, Mark Goddard, Jonathon Harris,Marta Kristen,June LockhartL.B. Abbott, Bob May, Vincent Beck, Leonard Stone, Dick Tufeld, Marcel Hillaire, and director Don Richardson.