Product Description: A comprehensive guide to the diagnosis & treatment of teenage depression (TD). If ignored or poorly treated, clinical TD can be a devastating illness for adolescents & their families. Drawing on her many years of experience as a psychiatrist working with teenagers, Empfield answers the questions that parents & teens have about depression, providing detailed information on: how depression is diagnosed; identifying the different types of depression; which teenagers are most at risk; assessing the risk of suicide; the drugs used to treat TD -- what they are & how they work; when a teenager needs to be hospitalized for depression; & the effect of depression on other teenage problems...read more

Citing social anxiety disorder as the third most common psychiatric illness in the United States, a guide for sufferers discusses the nature of the disorder, the latest research into its psychological effects and links to depression, and the range of available treatments. Original. 30,000 first printing.

Describes what microbes are, where they are found, what types of illnesses and diseases they can cause, and ways to avoid harmful germs. (view table of contents)

This volume contains the essential thoughts of Pope John Paul II on matters of belief and conscience. Collected from his encyclicals, speeches, homilies, and statements to fellow bishops, it includes the pontiff's thoughts at the beginning of the third millennium.

Quotations from the Pope's writings cover human rights, the laity, love, marriage, peace, progress, poverty, suffering, death, women, work, and other religions

Quotations from the Pope's writings, speeches, and homilies cover such topics as human rights, the laity, love, marriage, peace, progress, poverty, suffering, death, women, work, and other religions. (view table of contents)

An updated edition is culled from the Pope's encyclicals, speeches, homilies, and statements to fellow bishops, imparting his thoughts on all aspects of modern world life, from his definition of the Church's teachings to his beliefs about basic human rights. Reprint. (view table of contents)

Learn about all strains of hepatitis, including the symptoms to watch for and how each strain can be contracted, treated, and avoided, as well as the latest treatments, vaccines, available resources, and current research into this dangerous health problem. Original.

Covering twenty questions most often asked about lice, a handbook explains the most up-to-date, effective, and safe treatments for head lice, how lice are transmitted, the difference between head and body lice, and more. Original.

Product Description: This entertaining, informative collection covers the best of American satire—from Ben Franklin's cutting satiric attacks to Nathaniel Hawthorne's Celestial Railroad, Calvin Trillin's Old Marrieds, Mark Twain's American Abroad to P...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: From George Bush's Auschwitz blunder to Bob Dole's convoluted vision for America, the most baffling, outrageous, and just plain dumb things to escape Republican lips are gathered in this zany, irreverent collection. It presents Republican anti-wisdom in areas ranging from education and the arts to homosexuality and family values...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Explains the rules and strategies of baseball, as well as examining the sport from a business angle

Product Description: This helpful guide to baseball covers everything from the basic rules to the all-important strategies of the game -- some simple & others complex. It tells you what each player on the field is doing whenever a ball is hit, & why. What to anticipate with each pitch thrown -- & before each pitch is thrown...read more

Quotations from the Pope's writings cover human rights, the laity, love, marriage, peace, progress, poverty, suffering, death, women, work, and other religions.

Selected papal writings

Product Description: Packed with useful, practical advice from a successful literary agent, this is the essential guide to how to get a book published--and then marketed well. The entire process is covered as well as new sections on the use of computers, and the electronic, multi-media, and audio cassette markets...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Citing specific examples, this guide offers lively discussion about the money-making opportunities in minor league baseball and provides detailed instructions and guidelines on how to purchase part of a minor league franchise.