"Life is weighing us down. Each day we add more possessions, more commitments, more worries, more stress to our lives. Striving for fulfillment, our closets become overstuffed, our calendars overscheduled, and our spirits overwhelmed. Instead of feeling happy, we just feel heavy. Lightlyoffers help. Whether you want to strip down your life to a backpack or free up some space in your closet, overhaul your schedule or gain back an hour in the evening,...

"In this new, updated version of the groundbreaking book, gynecologist and leading women's health expert Dr. Lauren Streicher, in a direct, clear, and often humorous way reveals the following: what your doctor isn't telling you; what robotic hysterectomy is and why it is becoming so popular; new nonsurgical ways to control heavy bleeding; the latest on hormone therapy, including bioidentical hormones; how to decrease your risk of uterine or ovarian...

Vegetable gardening is happening everywhere-in cities and suburbs, in farms and schools, in community gardens and at the White House. And it's happening in houses and apartments, on balconies and porches, and anywhere else people can find the space. 'Small-Space Vegetable Gardens' explains the basics of growing a bounty of edibles in a minimal amount of space. Andrea Bellamy, author of the award-winning blog 'Heavy Petal,' shares all the knowledge...

The birth of America’s first interstate highways in the 1950s hit the gas pedal on the road trip phenomenon and families were soon streaming—sans seatbelts!—to a range of sometimes stirring, sometimes wacky locations. In the days before cheap air travel, families didn’t so much take vacations as survive them. Between home and destination lay thousands of miles and dozens of annoyances, and with his family Richard Ratay experienced all of them—from...

Explores the little-known true story of the kidnapping of thirteen-year-old Jemima Boone, Daniel Boone's daughter, by a Cherokee-Shawnee raiding party and the ensuing battle with reverberations that nobody could predict.

The very mention of this generation-defining year summons indelible memories: Woodstock. The moon landing. Charles Manson. Easy Rider. The Miracle Mets. Joe Namath. Richard Nixon. Chappaquiddick. The Zodiac Killer. Altamont. The Days of Rage. Americans saw new boundaries pushed on screen, stage, and the printed page. The first punk and heavy metal records hit stores. Swinger culture became chic. The Santa Barbara oil slick and Cuyahoga river fire...

"James Holland's The Rise of Germany, the first volume in his War in the West trilogy, was widely praised for Holland's impeccable research and narrative skills. With a wealth of characters from across the western theatre of WWII, Holland told a captivating story and used new research to challenge our assumptions and reframe our understanding of this momentous conflict. As The Rise of Germany ended, the Nazi war machine looked to be unstoppable. Germany...

"Combining epic history with rich family stories, Michael Korda chronicles the outbreak of World War II and the great events that led to Dunkirk. In an absorbing work peopled with world leaders, generals, and ordinary citizens who fought on both sides of World War II, Alone brings to resounding life perhaps the most critical year of twentieth-century history. For, indeed, May 1940 was a month like no other, as the German war machine blazed into France...

"Recipes from the Italian island of Sardinia, with information about Sardinian culture, history, geography, and cuisine. Includes photographs"--Provided by publisher.