A history of the development of the beach traces its image in popular culture, the rise of the great resorts, and the evolution of the leisure industry

The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth

History

Bosker, Gideon

Lencek, Lena

Americas

Penguin??Books

This manual features critical, consultative, authoritative, and cut-to-the-chase summaries for diagnosis, screening, and management of the most common clinical conditions encountered by nurses and physicians in the outpatient setting.

Quick Consult Manual of Primary Care Medicine (Little, Brown Spiral Manual)

Stander, Paul

Medical Books

Little,Brown & Co

¸ Find out which generic drugs are inefficient and out-of-date ¸ Discover drugs you may not be taking that can prevent cancer, heart disease, and stroke--and prolong your life ¸ Request a list of the approved medications your health plan prescribes ¸ Learn how to get your HMO to pay for the better, brand name pills ¸ Exchange costly medications for less expensive prescriptions ¸ Build a safer, healthier drug regimen that eliminates toxic side effects ¸ Follow Dr. Bosker's proven 12-Week Action Plan to help you and your doctor produce a sensible drug regimen that will do more with less Your access to accurate, detailed medical information is increasingly denied by the health care establishment, even while powerful new superdrugs make headlines and physicians write out billions of prescriptions each year. Now, Dr. Gideon Bosker gives you the tools you need to take charge of your health care regimen by evaluating your prescriptions and learning when (and how) to question the recommendations of your doctor or insurance company. With this indispensable resource, Dr. Bosker shows you how: ¸ One dose of Lipitor can reduce your cholesterol--why take multiple doses of less effective medications? ¸ Septra is an inexpensive medication for sinus infection-- so why spend a fortune on Ceftin? ¸ Zoloft is optimal for treating anxiety associated with panic disorder-- why risk dependency and severe withdrawal symptoms with Xanax? ¸ And much, much more!

Pills That Work, Pills That Don't: A Family Guide to Personal Pharmacology

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Ballantine Books

As a new century approaches, better living through pharmacology has become a way of life. Approximately two thirds of all physician visits result in a drug prescription. In 1996 alone, physicians wrote 2.8 billion prescriptions--about eight prescriptions for every person in this country. New superdrugs and forms of treatment generate front-page coverage and have become household names, but how much do we really know about these new drugs, their effectiveness, their life-prolonging properties, and their potentially deadly interactions and side effects? How can we protect ourselves and our families, enhance our quality of life, and participate in the heal-or-harm choices that determine whether our prescribed medications will help or hinder us, whether they will add years to our life or cut it short? With these issues in clear focus, Pills That Work, Pills That Don't is the ultimate family guide to personal pharmacology and medication use. Part medical exposé, part pharmacy home companion, this revolutionary book and information resource is the first authoritative road map to better health through better medications. First, it takes you behind the closed doors of the health care establishment and penetrates the drug-secrecy barrier, behind which critical decisions are made about your access to medications. Then, using a one-of-a-kind pill ranking system, this book presents an empowering action plan that will help you and your family get the best possible drugs in order to improve your health. A nationally acclaimed author-developer of drug selection systems, Dr. Gideon Bosker reveals how your health is being compromised by poor drug practices that are tailspinning out of control. Step by step, he gives you the best and most convenient cures for your condition and makes specific recommendations that you, as an average health care consumer, can apply to your own medical problems and health goals, day in and day out. The 12-Week Action Plan--a unique, consumer-friendly program for drug reduction, elimination, and substitution--helps you and your physician, together, produce a sensible drug regimen that will do more with less. As the authoritative guide to selecting the best and safest medications for yourself and your family, this book is nothing less than a prescription for a longer, safer, and more satisfying life. The first "diet book for pills," Pills That Work, Pills That Don't: ¸ convincingly documents the treacherous epidemic of inappropriate drug prescribing in America ¸ presents a comprehensive Consumer Reports-like, pill-by-pill rating system of more than 500 brand-name and generic products, which identifies optimal medications and those you should avoid ¸ reveals the inadequate drug-treatment education that physicians receive ¸ enables you to recognize suboptimal medication use and lodge complaints and concerns with appropriate individuals in your health care plan ¸ offers a unique resource list (complete with phone numbers and addresses) of individuals, pharmacists, and physicians at nationwide health plans, which you can use if you are unhappy about the medications or medication choices available in your health care plan ¸ shows how you can constructively steer your doctor toward prescribing fewer, safer, and more effective drugs to protect you and your family's health ¸ gives step-by-step instructions on how you can work with your physicians to customize a sensible drug regimen that will do more with less ¸ provides the only Pills to Use, Pills to Avoid medication rating guide for caring and treating the most common illnesses that affect you and your family ¸ includes Recipes for Life Prolongation, a section that identifies safe, convenient, and proven medications, as well as combinations that will prevent life-threatening conditions and optimize health

Pills That Work, Pills That Don't: Demanding and Getting the Best and Safest Medications for You and Your Family

Medicine

Harmony

A unique, illustrated account of the development of the beach traces the history of its image in popular culture, the rise of the great resorts from Coney Island to Cap d'Antibes, and the evolution of the leisure industry. 20,000 first printing.

Sports & Outdoors

Viking Adult

A precise guide to emergency room drug therapy, this book features tables, charts, and algorithms which allow rapid access. Antimicrobial agents and infectious diseases are emphasized. Arranged by organ system and emergency situation, the primary focus of the book is on adult therapy. However, special chapters on pediatric and geriatric antimicrobial therapy broaden the scope.

d Therapeutics The

Talan, David A., M.D.

CRC-Press

Thoroughly updated, the new second edition incorporates the latest ACLS protocols from the AHA and is compatible with the latest DOT curriculum for EMT-Basic. New chapters have been added on the assessment of drug reactions, hazardous waste emergencies, and the AIDS patient. An invaluable tool to the certified EMS provider and a helpful classroom text for the student.

The 60-Second Emt: Rapid Bls/Als Assessment, Diagnosis and Triage

Mosby-Year Book

Geriatric Emergency Medn

Schwartz, George R.

Jones, Jeffrey S.

Sequeira, M.

Step right up! The show's about to begin with this mesmerizing, full color collection of outrageous banners from the heyday of traveling circus sideshows. See the giant ?Alaskan king crab! Marvel at the Bearded Lady! Look, if you dare, at the Dog-Faced Boy! Watch the Woman Changing to Stone! Circus sideshows from the turn of the century through the 1950s boasted unbelievable "freaks of nature," incredible transformations, and death defying acts -- and the brazen banners that drew in the crowds were as colorful and intriguing as the lurid attractions themselves. For ?collectors and nostalgia buffs, as well as the merely curious, Freak Show celebrates this unique American commercial folk art phenomenon with vivid photographs of authentic banners highlighting the genre's most memorable ?examples, the artists who created them, and the unusual people and bizarre creatures they immortalized.

Freak Show: Sideshow Banner Art

Arts & Photography

Hammer, Carl

Photography & Video

Chronicle Books LLC.

Step aside Iron John-and pass the coleslaw. Welcome to the world of patio cuisine, where foods from the '50s meet the discerning tastes of the '90s. From Buzzomatic Coffee Coolers to Cracklin' Sugar-Charred Cowboy Steak, Backshack Blueberry Cornbread, and Gooey Mounds Sundaes, Patio Daddy-O brings back all the fun, spirit, and nostalgia of outdoor cooking with new twists on classic fare. Illustrated with full color photographs of vintage tablecloths, aprons, and other period essentials, and complete with valuable tips on barbecuing like a pro, Patio Daddy-Ooffers a lively look back for '90s fans- and makes a neat-o gift for Dad.

Patio Daddy-O: '50S Recipes With a Modern Twist

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Brooks, Karen

Payton, Crystal

Payton, Leland

Outdoor Cooking

Chronicle Books+

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