Search Results: Medical: Health and Fitness from The Owl at the Bridge

JP Tarcher, Los Angeles / St. Martin's Press, NY [c1978]. Soft Cover. [10], 212 p., photos, sketches, 23 cm. Each of 26 poses carefully explicated in photographs, sketch, and text in Bikram's own words as teacher and Bonnie's as 'beginning student'. Color pictorial paper covers a bit worn; VG. stock#31939.

[Boston] The Colonial Society, c1980 {Stinehour printed]. Periodical. Offprint. pp. 263-288, illus., 12 facsims., 23.5 cm. Offprint from Medicine in Colonial Massachusetts, 1620-1820, Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, volume 57. Dr. George Gifford died, much too young in a promising career, the year after this came out.Included is the program from his memorial service at Harvard 6 May, 1981. Stock# 44,107. Vg / offprint

N.Y. Knopf,1992. Hard Cover. 6 p.l., 442p. 24 cm. "Challenges all of our accepted notions about the physical and emotional effects of menopause and aging." Stock# 32,779. Vg/ dj vg

Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, 1994. Hard Cover. xvii, 654 p.; 24 cm. "What common fruit can help prevent cataracts?" "Which drug really works when it comes to battling migraines?" "Can vitamin supplements actually give you more energy?" "These questions and hundreds of others are answered. Healing Foods --Vitamins, Minerals and Other Supplements. ISBN (10): 0875961908. Stock#47045. Vg / decorative boards.

Barnes & Noble, NY [Element Books, c1996]. Hard Cover. Therapeutic Foot Massage for Health and Well-being. 192 p., color illus. & photos; 30 cm. Includes The Holistic Approach; Counteracting Stress; Understanding Energy; How Can Reflexology Help?; The History of Reflexology; Meridians: The Vital Link; Mapping the Reflexes on the Feet; Interpreting the Feet; The Treatment Sequence in Detail; Footcare; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. Color pictorial covers; matching dj slightly worn; VG. 39951.

N.Y., Plume/ New American Library, 1985. Soft Cover. xvi, 284 p.,illus., 20.5 cm. "How to assess your choices and alternatives. What to expect from hospitalization and recovery." Stock# 32,842. Vg/ soft cover

Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press, London [1983]. Hard Cover. [8], 176 p., 17 cm. "A Garland of Odd and Old Receipts to Assuage the Ills of Man and Beast." Pictorial grey boards; minor wear; good. 39044.

St. Martin's Press, NY [c1985]. Soft Cover. 532 p., indexes, illus. Includes "an introduction to the macrobiotic approach to heart disease: how to balance your diet naturally; a guide to preventing and/or relieving twelve different cardiovascular problems: dietary causes, environmental factors, and specific food recommendations; the Diet itself: recipes, menus, exercises." Tan paper stamped in black & red; minor wear; VG. stock#24337/h.

GuildAmerica Books / Doubleday, Garden City, NY [c1993]. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. 845 p., index, 90 illus. incl. 15 color plates; 24 cm. "With an Encyclopedia of 938 Health and Medical Terms." Contributing doctors: JJ Christmas, EB Connell, KS Cox, F Drew, B Gastel, A Geller, TO Graham, MJ Gray, MN Harker, CE Haycock, D Hicks, FM Love, M Schurter, K Stephenson, L Tyrer, R Westheimer. Sections include The Healthy Woman; Nutrition, Weight, & General Well-Being; Fitness; Sexual Health; Contraception & Abortion; Pregnancy & Childbirth; Infertility; Gynecologic Problems & Treatment; Sexually Transmissible Diseases; Breast Care; Cosmetic Surgery; Substance Abuse; Rape & Family Abuse; Health on the Job; Aging Healthfully-- Your Body, Mind, & Spirit; You, Your Doctors, & the Health Care System; Alternative Therapies. Pictorial dj; minor wear, small tears; VG. Another copy, Third Edition, c1985, no dj, VG. stock#44933x.

N.Y., Newmarket Press, 1984. Soft Cover. xi, 211 p., 21 cm."Discussion of the constantly shifting biological stress and conflicting pressures that women face." Stock# 34,246. Vg/ paper.

Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Association, 1997. Hard Cover. 400 p., color illus.; 26 cm. "Breaking through the confusion of contradictory claims, this book is a clear, authoritative, and eminently useful guide to the vital links between food and health." ISBN (10): 0895779129. Stock#47046. Vg. illustrated boards.

Timeless Books, 1989. Soft Cover. Approx. 150 unnumbered pages, mostly blank for personal reflections, illus.; 24 cm. In sequence by asana; Structures, Tools, Plants, Fish, Reptiles, Insects, Birds, Animals, Shavasana, Additional Reflections. "A personal reflecting tool for Yoga students of all levels." "Based on Hatha Yoga: The Hidden Language by Swami Sivananda Radha." Color pictorial paper covers; VG. stock#44802.

Boston: Waite, Peirce & Co., Cornhill, 1846. Hard Cover. 264 p., illus.; 16 cm. 11th Edition. Compares the human body to the structure of a house. Alcott, an American educator and reformer, a physician, and author of 108 books, was the second cousin of Louisa May Alcott. The popularity of this book is testified by the number of Boston editions. There are English editions as well. Stock#OB991. Vg, spine has been repaired.

Cambridge, MA/ Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1990.. Hard Cover. xi, 420 p. Publication of The World Hunger Program, Brown University. Hunger has haunted mankind throughout the known history of the world. Stock #101,222. Vg, gift inscription to front flyleaf/dj fine. History

NY, Alfred A. Knopf, ©1978. Hard Cover. xiv, 363 p.; 25 cm. The radical new theory of adult development that shows how every grown man must pass through a series of specific age-linked phases which underlie his personal crises, govern his emotional states and attitudes, and even shape his behavior. ISBN (10): 039440694X. Very Good in VG dust jacket. Stock#47428.

New York, Gilbert Press; distributed by Messner, [1964]. Hard Cover. 256 p. 21 cm. There are long sections on depression and alcoholism, the root cause of most male sexual problems. Stock# 41,099. Vg/ dj vg. Middle age Sex (Psychology)

[Ottawa, National Museum of Man, 1977]. Soft Cover. [36] p., illus., 21.5 cm. French title continues: médical dans l'art Esquimau. Cover title. 31 objects, Inuit art on medicine. "The first United States exhibition of 'shamans and spirits' at the Countway Library"--P. [8] "This exhibition is jointly sponsored by Canadian Arctic Producers Ltd. and the National Museum of Man (National Museums of Canada)"--P. [1]. English and French. IAB. Stock# 40,110. Vg/ paper.

NY, William Radde¦ 1854. Hard Cover. 4 p.l. (pp. 2-4 of ads for books on homeopathic medicine), 165 pages; 24 cm. An early contribution to gynecology by a New York physician. Vg, embossed cloth boards; no dj. Stock#OB117 (dr).

New York, Eugenics Publishing, 1929. Hard Cover. 411 p., 19 cm. When this wass first published in 1917 there were few places a woman could turn for basic, factual information about sex, sexual hygiene, and health issues. Dr. Johnson in a series of books tried to provide the facts we all need and much that we learn the hard way in clear objective books. Stock# 32,824. Vg/ dj poor, torn, much lost.

Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pa. [c1993]. "Medical Adviser Lila A. Wallis, M.D." Topics are arranged alphabetically, from Aging, Anemia, Anger to Childbirth, Dependencies, Endometriosis, Fatigue, Housework, Medical Care through Nutrition, Office Romance, Retirement Planning, Self-Esteem, Thyroid Problems, Wrinkles, each with a useful, compact two- or three-page essay. stock#101337.