Hyman delivers a lively and fascinating history of consumer debt in America from its origins in the 1910s to today's credit crisis. Discussing car loans, mortgages,…
#1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Mark Hyman sorts through the conflicting research on food to give us the skinny on what to eat. Did you know that eating oatmeal actually isn't a healthy way to start the day? That milk doesn't build bones,…
If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), chances are that your persistent obsessive thoughts and time-consuming compulsions keep you from enjoying life to the fullest. But when you are in the habit of avoiding the things you fear, the idea of…
An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille--a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet. **Winner of a Schneider Family Book Award ** Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever bo…
About the book Before I had a chance to rebel against the world of my childhood, that world rebelledagainst me. In truth, confronting my parents, my social class, its poverty, racism andbrutality came second. From early on I provoked shame and even di…
This inspiring survey challenges conventional ways of viewing the Victorian novel. Provides time maps and overviews of historical and social contexts. Considers the relationship between the…