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My first copy was pretty worn, so I decided to buy this edition. Really interesting new stories, not only from the Pardeys expereinces in storms, but also from others. I liked the deductions made by folks from both ends of the experience spectrum, one a real novice, others all along the expereince wave, they all add to the information Lin and Larry share in a very understandable manner. I still think this book is really important. And this edition is definitely easier to navigate. I have the Storm tactics DVD and like it. The two work well together.

The authors give their opinion. It can be discussed but they support it by many examples. I was convinced by the interest of heaving to in bad weather or just to wait and rest at sea. Now, I am buying a parachute anchor...

In my humble opinion this is the Pardey's best book to date. The techniques they present are life savers have no doubt.
M. Bertsche

My wife and I spent four years living on our sailboat (55ft) voyaging from Calif. to the east coast and read every book I could find on heavy weather sailing. About half-way through I came across Pardey's book. I think it's far and away the best volume out there on the subject. Even if you pass on the parachute angle and just plan on heaving-to in a tough situation. Should be in every crusing boat's library, and read and implemented by the skipper.

After reading this book you will know a lot of theory about when and how to heave to. Diagrams and well-written explanations describe methods and techniques of survival during a storm at sea. Also consider "Heavy Weather Sailing" (revised edition) as an excellent source of information on storm tactics and heavy weather sailing. It describes the yacht's stability in more detail.

Truman's Loose Tooth takes us back to those years when a loose tooth was either traumatic or exciting -- or both. Now we can share that experience with our children before, during and after the experience. Love the illustrations! This book makes a great gift!

What a delightful story about a young man, Truman, and one of life's first rites of passage. I shared this story, which was brought so vividly to life through Michael Chesworth's illustrations, with my seven-year old daughter. We laughed about it together, and she could relate to Truman's fears, anxiety, and eventual pride. I only wish I'd had the book a year ago, while her first tooth was loose. Truman's Loose Tooth is a must for parents of five- and six-year olds. Your children will enjoy the book now, and thank you for reading to them later.

Truman is a freckle-faced, six-year-old, first grader. His every day activities include: sitting quietly at his desk, enjoying snacks, and playing with his best friend. But alas, one day something is different. Just as he was ready to head down the slide, like he does every day, he noticed his tooth did something strange. His tooth moved a little when his tongue touched it. Feeling a little woozy, he touched it with his finger and sure enough it wiggled. He had a loose tooth!

He seemed to temporarily forget about his loose tooth the next day as he concentrated on his school work. But he bit down on his pencil while contemplating the solution to a problem. His tooth flipped out of his mouth, hit his desk and rolled across the floor. Suddenly, retrieving his tooth, he felt much older, he was filled with pride. He had joined the ranks of the big kids who had lost a tooth. Truman is later introduced to that generous, fictional creature, the tooth fairy. He puts the tooth under his pillow and the next morning he finds a dollar.

This charming, colorful book describes a young boy's experience with losing his first tooth through the eyes of a child. It will open the lines of communication between you and your child, giving you the opportunity to explore various childhood experiences while letting them know they're not alone.

Truman's Loose Tooth is a delightful story of a young boy, Truman, who is mystified by the looseness of his front tooth. Kristine Wurm captures the tender-hearted unsureness a small child may experience compared to their everyday routine. The book tells the probable reactions of friends and family members to his loose tooth, and clearly teaches that it is a normal part of life to be celebrated and not feared.

Michael Chesworth does a very nice job with the illustrations. The characters facial expressions clearly communicate their wonder and delight in Truman's growing up experience.

My 6 year old Autistic son will be losing teeth soon, and I wanted to prepare him. I ordered 4 or 5 books on losing teeth and this is his absolute favorite. He has limited communication skills, but for some reason, this book speaks to him. He even now lets me put my fingers in his mouth to check for loose teeth!

I feel that after reading this book to him nearly every night (his choice), that he will not be frightened when his first tooth gets loose. I even think he'll be excited!

Some books we ended up with made it sound scary to lose a tooth, but this book doesn't. It does have one page where the older brother and dad each tease the boy about ways to get the tooth out, but it's handled in a non-scary way (at least for us--and my kid is afraid of a LOT).

As the mother of sons, I was curious about what types of questions girls were asking about sex. What a surprise! This book is enlightening for people of all ages about today's teen sexual culture. Sexual awareness is a parent's best tool for helping their teens stay pure. The book is very well organized and easy to read, even for the preteen. It's a great book for keeping on an accessible shelf for when "those" questions might come up or to give to the preteen and teen girls you love.

This book is a great read! It's filled with useful information and is provided in a format that is easy to comprehend. I was specifically interested in the section on pregnancy, it gives the adoption option that is not always spoken about now days. Adoption can touch so many lives and is often the best option. I wish this book was around when I was a teen!!

I thought this book helped counter the myths and innuendo about sex that the kids of today seem to have. It is hard get the real facts about sex when the media distorts it so very much. Regardless of one's beliefs, I think that we can all agree that kids should have a proper launch into the sexual arena when the time comes. Hopefully, with books like this, it will be as adults in a loving friendship framed by marriage. The format was very teen-friendly and readable. When is the adult Unwrapped coming out? LOL

I had been reading the book for about a week when I suddenly realized that others in the home were reading it too. Husband and two teenage sons had picked it up and read some excerpts. It sparked a beneficial discussion about what they knew already and what they learned from the book. I think this is the best use of Unwrapped. It can help parents to bridge the gap between what your teens already know and what they NEED to know. The book is laid out so that teens can scan the topics and find a quick answer. No need to try and digest it all in one sitting. Most of the facts and information presented could be found elsewhere but with Unwrapped, it's all in one small, easy-to-read book.
I must admit, it was unsettling that the Islamic Qur'an was given authority alongside the teachings of the Christian Bible and the Jewish Torah in some instances and that Oprah got the last word but, overall, a good resource.

It takes a religious point of view; and is an easy read containing much good information and many important facts aimed for today's teens. This book brings up many topics for discussion. After reading it, my wife and I have given copies to both our teens (daughter and son).

Really gorgeous, very easy reading and I was translating some parts to my mother. It is a pleasure reading it, so excuse my enthusiasm, but I am sure it deserves to be translated into Spanish.

Excellent book and good web references; nice to have medical terms well explained - a rare thing in popular books.

This is one of the best books I have ever read. The author is a fantastic teacher. He is able telling complex things so everybody can understand it. He is also very balanced in his teachings. If you are looking for a book about vitamin E, there are no better alternative.

Thank you you for such a wonderful book, The Vitamin E Factor. I have learned so much I am again reading it for the third time. I only wish that every person would read this book. When you have an updated version I would hope you would let me know. Again, Thanks for such a well written book. Yes, some of the information was repetitive, but sometimes we need to read it several times to absorb all the information. Debra M. Kowalski, Dayville, Oregon

this book is simply the best on this subject!.it discover all the types of vitamin e:the first 4 polimers and the other 4 polimers known as tocotrienols,but the main issue remains the potent d-alpha tocopherol.absobtion is very important and it is discovered in details including ways to improve it.how vitamin e operates in immunity,and in autoimmune diseases such as:cancer,aids, arthritis, and also asthma,and inflamation.there is also a superb outstanding chapter that showing new researches with a great promise about neurological diseases such as: altzheimer,huntington,parkinson,lou- gehrig's disease,heart disease cataracts,macular degeneration, and other diseases are discovered and explain not only the mechanisms of disease, but also how the vitamin e is operate in those diseases and suggested approximate doses recommandations. diabetes,crohn- disease ,cystic- fibrosis, and many other diseases and illnesses are well explained very simply.as a orthomolecular nutritionist that do treats those dd (degenerative- diseases)wich actually are ortomolecular diseases because they have a vitamin and or mineral dependency because of a bad genes, and or submolecular nutrient\s, i can tell you that the knoledge that represent in this wonderful book is very much scientific and it is very valuable. i realy think that this book concerning vitamin e is the vitamin e bible!

About four years ago I purchased We Want to Live at a friend's recommendation. Odd thing is the same day an acquaintance (a lady in her eighties who had met me wife while both of them were going to doctors and to hospitals) recommended the same book to my wife. I got so enthused even on first reading that I marked about 30 pages with different colored post-its. I have never done that before or since. Since then my health and my lifestyle have improved about 900%. See [...]for hundreds of similar stories.

This is a fantastic book and I highly recommend it. It opens ones eyes to a whole new form of diet. The 2nd edition is now available. Don't waste your money by buying from some of those who offer it used. (...). Hopefully amazon will soon update its catalog accordingly.

A fascinating book by someone who dares to challenge the medical establishment. Made me aware of biases I didn't even know I had. Helps me understand why I had so many problems when I used to be on a raw vegan diet. I have already developed a much healthier respect for raw fats -- and I never even really thought of avocado, coconut, soaked nuts, raw milk, etc., as raw fats.

I have been studying Nutrition and Diets looking for the answer to good health for almost a decade. Every single book including Atkins, The Zone, Carbohydrate Addicts, Eat Right For Your Type, and more seemed to be missing something when I tried them. I wasn't looking to lose weight, I was looking to be healthy.

This book fills in that missing element. Some of the information in this book may be hard for you to swallow (literally), but I guarantee that if you read this book and apply the information contained within, your life will never be the same.

Do not miss out on this wonderful opportunity to learn the truth about food, diet and health.

This book provides only anecdotes and results from Aajonus's personal experience. It contains very little useful information unless you're willing to completely trust Aajonus, though he provides little reason to do that either.

Aajonus's second book The Recipe for Living Without Disease, on the other hand, provides verifiable reasons for choosing the Primal Diet, complete with citations of clinical studies.

This is a well explained chidrens book about getting another baby in the family and preparing a child for that. If you bottle feed though, you'll have to skip two pages or skip the book.

We bought this book for our two year old boy when I was a few weeks away from expecting our second baby. We started reading it to him then and have continued to do so through his sister's first year. I love that the text and pictures portray our parenting style and have taught him about how we take care of babies. I've bought this book for my friend who is expecting her second.

I got this book (among others) to introduce our 2 1/2 year old to the concept of babies, and what they might need. He's reading it with interest, and I'm glad it was recommended to me. I like that it promotes attachment parenting, nursing, etc. while making it clear that there's always room for more love in a family.

This book was just what I was looking for -- something to help prepare my 2-year-old for her coming sibling, how the family will change, how mommy will feed the baby (breastfeeding), and how the older sibling can help out. Easy text. Nice pictures.

We're expecting #2 & bought this book recently for our 2 y/o. She loves it! The text is very easy to adapt to our family -- we make it personal to our daughter whenever we read it. The tips for parents at the beginning are a great feature that I haven't seen in other books like this, and there are lots of little extras throughout the story for inquisitive kiddos. It is pro-attachment & pro-breastfeeding which is awesome for our family. This book & it's companion "Baby on the Way" are really getting our daughter excited about her little brother or sister -- she even suggests ways she can help with the baby! Our family feels so much more prepared!

This incredibly valuable book is characterized by almost reckless honesty in combination with a concern for the welfare of patients that I have encountered nowhere else to date.

If it is read casually, there is much of critical value; if studied carefully, there is even more.

Dr. Levine had earned the gratitude of everyone who reads the book as well as all others because, with his trail blazing book, he has put the medical establishment on notice that they can no longer depend on the code of silence that has for so long protected inadequate and impaired heath care professionals. And it's high time.

I agree with all the reviews here - this is a must read. But after you read it go give it to a friend - it could save their life. As for the one review from the Texas man....probably a criminal doctor or someone who works for the pharmaceutical companies!

Ask the nurses who the good doctors are? Nurses like the doctors that are nice to them. The best doctors aren't always nice.

Go to a Teaching hospital if you can? So a resident can do your procedure and round on you? I think not.

Drug companies are out to rip us all off? Dr. Levine doesn't like drug companies because drugs like statins and ace inhibitors decrease his business.

Asked to be transferred during your care? So a new doctor that hasn't been following you can start all over.

Tell the ER doctor to call your Primary care doctor? So he can get whoever is on call for the group and knows nothing about you. Right. Lots of help.

Really weird stuff to come from an MD.

I can't express how important I believe this book to be. I am a business consultant of more than 30 years. I have read extensively in many areas of business - and in Health, Wealth, Happiness, and Success. I'm not a doctor. I'm not sure there isn't some exaggeration here. But, both Dr. Levine and what he says "feels" right. And, even if it isn't, it is a wonderful checklist of things to watch our for and check against. I plan to purchase additional copies for members of my family. I plan to recommend this book to those who attend my seminars.

I was shocked to learn that drug companies and medical suppliers "court" and "pay" (my quotes) doctors to use their products.

The author explains the process behind the FDA approving a drug and that some doctors have a conflict of interest while taking part in the approval process.

This book is an incredible resource for women struggling with depression. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars; I credit it with helping me save my life. The research is current, thorough and on point. It is particularly useful if you have post-partum, are pregnant or are trying to get pregnant. My husband also found it extremely helpful in learning more about my situation. This is absolutely worth the investment because it is a resource you will use time and time again.

This was the best book I have ever read on depression.

This book was easy to understand and very helpful. I myself already had some knowledge about depresssion so it was not as useful to me as it would be to most people. I really learned some very interesting new things though. It clearly described the types of depression and how to know the difference. It gave me some new knowledge about hormones and their role-which is KEY. I definetly recommend if you have a relative with depression(like me) or you feel you may be depressed- even if you don't want to admit it (like me.)

I have suffered ppd for the last 1.5 years. It was so bad I had to go on medication and since then had to up my dose. This book has helped me see why this has happened to me and how a person gets depressed in the first place. IT is NON judgemental and also validating but besides that it tells you how to RECOVER! It is a wonderful book. It doesn't leave anything uncovered. I want Valerie Raskin to know THANKYOU for saving my life and my marriage from the demon of ppd. I also got your book This isn't what I Expected and it is a wonderful addition to this one for the PPD sufferer. Big hugs and big thankyou to you Valerie.
You changed my life :)

I have suffered ppd for the last 1.5 years. It was so bad I had to go on medication and since then had to up my dose. This book has helped me see why this has happened to me and how a person gets depressed in the first place. IT is NON judgemental and also validating but besides that it tells you how to RECOVER! It is a wonderful book. It doesn't leave anything uncovered. I want Valerie Raskin to know THANKYOU for saving my life and my marriage from the demon of ppd. I also got your book This isn't what I Expected and it is a wonderful addition to this one for the PPD sufferer. Big hugs and big thankyou to you Valerie.
You changed my life :)

This book rose to the top as I flipped through every pregnancy guide at my local big bookstore. It covers everything I'd be interested in, explaining the scientific reasons for the "don't eat" foods, and offering balanced, clear descriptions of both traditional and alternative approaches to prenatal health and childbirth. I've found that it touches on everything I've wanted to know, from why I suddenly have a strange ache, to what to consider when thinking about whether to have an OB, midwife, or doula at the birth. Most importantly though, it is thoroughly non-alarming. many of the other books i looked at seemed panic-inducing and malpractice oriented, full of too much detail about every risk, unbalanced by the discussion of how to physically and psychologically enjoy this time of life. I will give this book as a gift to every friend who gets pregnant. It has been the perfect guide for me.

I enjoyed learning and am glad I read this book first. It's not only full of useful information AND factual as it is written by an OB/GYN physician, but also includes tidbits of personal experiences. I'd recommend it for anyone expecting a baby. **BUT, don't read the miscarriage part - unless you have one and want to - but it just really scared me and I didn't need that

My husband and I are working on becoming pregnant for our first time. I like to be well informed and I hoped this book would do that for me. I thought I was pretty well studied on pregnancy until I read this book, now I know I had a lot to learn! I have had the book for 48 hours and am already 150 pages into it. Besides being incredibly informative and interesting, it is written in a descriptive way that allows a layperson to better understand the more confusing subjects. The book covers all areas of pregnancy. So far, the areas I have found incredibly helpful are how to prepare for pregnancy (physically, mentally, and emotionally), how ovulation works, determining if a doctor, midwife, or doula is best for me and what questions to ask these people, herbs, vitamins, and medicines to take and avoid. This book offers non bias details on each type of birth, birthing practices, medications, medical procedures, etc. It is also organized in a way that you can read it from front to back, or use it as a reference book. I can't say enough about it!

I bought this book at the onset of my first pregnancy, and now the second time round, this is the only book I ever look through. I'm constantly enlightened and impressed how informative and approachable the whole tone of the book is. As the title suggests, it integrates conventional and alternative appproaches to pregnancy. However, this doesn't mean that it presents just one intermingled outlook. Instead when presenting each facet and symptom of pregnancy, it will give a highly informative but readable overview, and impartially present various solutions - from traditional medicine, to common sense health tips to alternative therapy (herbal teas, acupuncture, etc). Also included are meditations or relaxation exercises, as well as short anecdotes of women's personal experiences - but all these are clearly distinct from the text itself. So you feel as a reader that you are enjoying a tapestry of approaches rather than one dogmatic theory. And all this is written in an empathetic and empowering way to the pregnant reader.

Aside for the usual overview of pregnancy - which it covers thoroughly, the book contains an excellent section on nutrition, a chapter on yoga (which isn't my speed anyway!) as well as a useful appendix with links for further reading or resources. Most certainly a worthwhile choice for any woman who likes having a broad knowledge of what's out there during this important time in her life.

I got this book a year ago -- I was lucky to be in a pretty progressive bookstore at the time that we decided to start 'trying', and the staff there said they'd heard good things about it. Without that rec, I doubt I would have bought it because it doesn't have that name-recognition or reputation. I'm so glad I did. All the basics of pregnancy are here, in the same depth as a book like Dr.Sears's, etc, but in addition you get really thorough explanation of alternative medicine applications. It's a perfect resource if you really try to straddle both worlds. So don't be put off just because you may not have heard of this book! It's excellent! It was my only pregnancy book all thruout and I never felt that I needed to look at anything else.

I was lucky and found out about this book from doing research about acid reflux. I immediately ordered the book and read it in one night. I told my husband that this has been my problem all along. I have too little stomach acid! I have been plagued with acid reflux for the last 17 years(I am now 38 yrs old). When I would wake up in the morning, I would have a burning feeling in my esophagus even while taking the well known proton pump inhibitors. I had no energy and I really felt like I wasn't going to live much longer. I immediately flew to Dr. Wright's clinic and was tested there when they confirmed moderate hypochlorhydria. With everything they have recommended, I can't believe that I am no longer plagued with acid reflux. In addition to the low stomach acid, I was very ill with severe yeast overgrowth throughout my body and I wasn't assimilating any vitamins or nutrients. I thank God for Dr. Wright. I will be on his treatment plan for a year (currently it's been 6 months)and then will get re-tested to see if I am finally producing enough stomach acid on my own to help digest my food. Over the past 17 years, I have had many tests run on me by the Gastroenterologists. I never could get an answer as to why I had acid reflux. I was simply told to keep taking the proton pump inhibitors. If you are suffering from acid reflux,
do yourself a favor and get this book!

The theory in this book is that most people have too little stomach acid and that antacids not only do not help you but they make the problem much worse. So here is a simple test to try if you want to see if you have too little stomach acid. The next time you feel the need for an antacid mix 2 parts standard vinegar with 1 part honey. Then take two tablespoons. If you have too little acid the vinegar will help and you will feel better. If you get worse than you probably have too much acid and you can go ahead and take your antacids. I now keep a bottle of this vile mix in my fridge and I no longer take antacids. It is nasty to take but it works like a charm, every time! If you find out you have too little acid then you should buy this book immediately and read it cover to cover. They suggest using lemon juice at meal times to help replace the acid you need. Much better than taking vinegar too! There is so much good information in here that you do not want to miss it.

A new remedy came on the market promising 14 days of heartburn relief. I rushed to the drugstore the day it hit the shelves. As advertised, I had 14 days of blissful remission.

My suffering relieved, I relived the days when heartburn was impossible. There was a time I could gulp jalapeno peppers like candy. I could eat a double order of Nick's Famous Coney Island Dogs piled with onions, washed down with a (small) pitcher of beer. I laughed at heartburn.

When the 14 days ended, the heartburn returned with a vengeance, worse than ever. Warning labels proscribed continued use of the remedy. There has to be a better way, I concluded, and started researching heartburn online. This book turned up among the search results.

Following the book's advice, I swallowed a spoonful of fresh lemon juice to combat an attack of heartburn. The lemon juice caused some alarming turmoil in my stomach, but the heartburn subsided. I had some lemons on hand, so I squeezed them into glass bottles of drinking water. I put the juice of half a lemon in each quart bottle.

For the next few months, I drank lemon-spiked water. The heartburn abated from day one. I didn't need to take the acid tablets the book recommends.

I am a beer and coffee lover, so there were occasional flareups. I might forget to take the onions out of my gyro. I fought these flareups with chewable papaya enzyme tablets, which work better than any antacid.

My shopping habits changed. Instead of buying antacids in jumbo bottles, I bought lemons by the 5-pound bag. I squeezed one or two lemons a day into my drinking water.

Eventually, water didn't taste right without lemon. I ended my lemon water addiction. In 3 years, the heartburn has not returned. I've been working on the same bottle of papaya enzyme while eating and drinking practically anything I want (except onions).

I've had a puzzling response from fellow sufferers when I have suggested this book. People don't want to hear about it. They get the idea that it's some kooky, possibly dangerous, health fad. Strangely, they seem reluctant to give up their trusty antacids. They'd rather keep fighting a losing battle than take a chance on a simple cure that sounds counterintuitive. MORE stomach acid will cure heartburn?

I consider myself lucky to be open to alternatives. I turned to this book only because I was so fed up with years of riding the antacid merry-go-round. If you are serious about ending antacid dependence, this book has the answer.

You have to be patient while the authors lay out their theories and research findings. For the doubting medical community and readers leery of jarring unconventional ideas, the authors take several chapters to make their case.

Actual advice for heartburn sufferers can be summarized in a few pages. A few pages that can make your life a whole lot better.

Ive been on hard core acid suppressent drugs for years and had huge problems every time i tried to go off them. Within a week i would have to start taking them again. Anyway i started reading this book and immediately stopped taking the nexium and started using superzymes. I dont quite understand how this works exactly but it does. Im just so relieved to not have to rely on those drugs anymore! Give it a go!

whose heartburn was made worse by taking more acid. I suspect that much heartburn is caused by stress, which produces TOO MUCH stomach acid. It's always suspicious when EVERY review is 5 stars.