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|  | Natural Obsessions by Lewis Thomas, Natalie Angier
As dramatic as The Double Hex and as absorbing as The Soul of a New Machine, Natural Obsessions explores the advanced reaches of molecular biology, the nature of the human cell, and the genes that control cancer. It unforgettably portrays some of the best young scientists in the world, the rewards and discouragements of scientific research, and the very process of scientific inquiry. AUTHOR: Lewis Thomas, Natalie Angier
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body 
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 | Syndrome X, the Silent Killer by Barry Fox, Terry Kristen Strom
Description not available.Describes the potentially fatal metabolic disorder, Syndrome X, that causes elevated insulin levels, high blood sugar, the prevalence of harmful fats in the blood stream, and hypertension, leading to an increased risk of heart attack, and explains how an effective program of diet, exersize, lifestyle changes, and medication can lower that risk. Reprint. 12,500 first printing. AUTHOR: Barry Fox, Terry Kristen Strom
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body
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 | Battleships by Alan Raven, Robert F. Sumrall, Robert O. Dulin, Thomas G. Webb, William H. Garzke
Part of a three-volume set on the world's battleships, this book provides a comprehensive history of all U.S. Navy battleships and battlecruisers built, designed, or projected built since the early 1930s. It covers their design and construction, operational careers, and eventual disposition. Complete plans are presented for many classes as well as extensive technical data covering their characteristics and performance, information that is sometimes hard to find and often contradictory. The operational careers of the ships are chronicled in detail. Incidents that challenged a ship's design adequacy, particularly from the standpoint of damage resistance, are discussed. Originally published in 1976 with the subtitle U.S. Battleships in World War II, the book has undergone significant revision. Not only has it been brought up to date with the addition of a new chapter covering the Iowa-class reactivation through 1992, but the book now includes revelations uncovered in newly accessible material. The authors offer a complete description and analysis of the tragic turret explosion aboard the USS Iowa in April 1989, with conclusions that differ from those widely reported by the media and from those officially presented by the Navy. In an appendix, they bring to light for the first time the full extent of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's involvement in the shaping of the U.S. fleet and credit him with influencing the design, construction, and deployment of battleships and battlecruisers built during his administration. For example, they cite Roosevelt as the individual responsible for the speed and endurance of the Alaska-class battleships and the design and construction of the Alaska-classbattlecruisers and for controlling the number, general characteristics, gunnery, and anti-aircraft armament of other classes as well. In addition, this massive work now offers information about the secret development of accurate long-range major-caliber gunfire control in the period befor AUTHOR: Alan Raven, Robert F. Sumrall, Robert O. Dulin, Thomas G. Webb, William H. Garzke
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body
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 | What's So Great about America by Dinesh D'Souza
Culture critic D'Souza debunks what he sees as the standard liberal charges against the United States--such as that it is decadent and an inheritor of the West's colonial heritage. He celebrates the American values of liberty, freedom, and individuality, and shows how they argue against such a view. D'Souza regrets that anti-American views seem to dominate in the education system, and that, in a post-September 11 world, it is necessary to speak what he sees as the truth. AUTHOR: Dinesh D'Souza
PUBLISHER: Regnery Publishing, Incorporated, An Eagle Publishing Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body
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 | The Art of Erotic Massage by Andrew Yorke
Massage is now increasingly being seen as a means of communication between people who use it as a way of showing their love and care, enriching interpersonal relationships. Written by an expert on sexual and marital relationships, this photo-filled guide is designed to help those who wish to enrich their sensual and erotic experiences. Learn the joys of erotic massage, using aromatherapy, shiatsu, acupressure, and reflexology. AUTHOR: Andrew Yorke
PUBLISHER: Blandford Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body
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 | Getting Pregnant When You Thought You Couldn't by Benjamin Sandler, Helane S. Rosenberg, Yakov M. Epstein
Description not available.Thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate the latest medical breakthroughs, this helpful handbook for would-be parents discusses the diagnosis of infertility, a range of treatment options, reproductive technology, and recent developments in third party procedures. Original. AUTHOR: Benjamin Sandler, Helane S. Rosenberg, Yakov M. Epstein
PUBLISHER: Warner Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body
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