Weight Loss - Common Myths
It was once thought that the key to weight loss was eliminating all high carbohydrate foods, including pasta, rice and potatoes. We now know that carbohydrates are the body's preferred energy source. Eating a potato, or any type of carbohydrate ... [... more]
Better Health |
Of Myths, Models And Intelligent Investing
Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton, the authors of The Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns (Princeton University Press, 2002, ISBN: 0691091943), for example, studied 16 countries' ... [... more]
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Jean-Pierre Vernant
Jean-Pierre Vernant is a professor at the College de France in Paris and one of the foremost classicists of our time. He is the author of numerous scholarly books on Greek thought, myths, tragedy, politics, society, ... [... more]
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Barbara G. Walker
Barbara G. Walker, author of The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects, and many other books, is a member of the Morris Museum Mineralogical Society and the ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Jay Mulvaney
Jay Mulvaney is an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer whose books include Diana & Jackie: Maidens, Mothers, Myths; Jackie: the Clothes of Camelot; and Kennedy Weddings: A Family Album. He visits Palm Beach often, ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Susan Golant
Dr. Carducci draws on more than twenty years of research to penetrate the many myths and mysteries surrounding shyness. His principal mission is to promote "the successfully shy life"--one of self-awareness, self ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Weight Loss Myths - Quiz
It sounds like your knowledge of healthy ways to lose weight is limited. It might be a good idea to seek professional help to assist you in making healthier lifestyle choices. See your doctor for further information and referral or visit a ... [... more]
Better Health |
Brad Blanton
Radical Honesty is not a kinder, gentler self-help book. In it Dr. Brad Blanton, a psychotherapist and expert on stress management, explodes the myths, superstitions... click for more> ... [... more]
Random House |
Top 10 Sun Myths
It is possible to get burnt in as little as 11 minutes due to the high levels or UV radiation year round. It's important to be protected whenever you're out in the sun, even for short periods. Skin cancer can happen to you when you're young and ... [... more]
NineMSN Health |
Murray Kempton
Through brilliant portraits of real persons who created the myths and realities of the 1930s, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Murray Kempton brings that turbulent decade to life. Himself a child of the time, Kempton examines with the ... [... more]
Random House |
David S. Pisetsky
If you are one of the nearly forty million people in the United States who suffers from some form of arthritis, you are probably confused by the myths and misinformation surrounding the illness. Arthritis is, in fact ... [... more]
Random House |
Regina Barreca
With wit, humor, and an engaging style, Barreca considers the evolving roles of husbands and wives in American culture, and reveals how the static myths that many women cling to can lead to unhappiness in today's ... [... more]
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