Social Value of Drug Addicts: Uses of the Useless by Merrill Singer and J Bryan Page

Social Value of Drug Addicts: Uses of the Useless

Drug users are typically portrayed as worthless slackers, burdens on society, and just plain useless—culturally, morally, and economically. By contrast, this book argues that the social construction of some people as useless is in fact extremely useful to other people.

Our Bodies, Ourselves: The Classic-Written by Women, For Women by Judy Norsigian, Boston Women's Health Book Collective

Our Bodies, Ourselves: The Classic-Written by Women, For Women

Our Bodies, Ourselves is the resource that women of all ages turn to for information about their bodies, sexuality, and reproductive health. Completely revised and updated, these pages provide women with the information and tools they need to make key health decisions-accurate, evidence-based information, input from leading experts, and personal stories from women who share their experiences.

Why Diets Fail (Because You're Addicted to Sugar): Science Explains How to End Cravings, Lose Weight, and Get Healthy by Nicole M. Avena Ph.D., John R. Talbott

Why Diets Fail (Because You're Addicted to Sugar): Science Explains How to End Cravings, Lose Weight, and Get Healthy

This revolutionary eating plan reveals definitive proof that sugar is addictive, and presents the first science-based program to cut out the sugar, stop the cravings that cause most diets to eventually fail, and lose weight--permanently.
If you’re like most people, you’ve tried a few (or maybe many) different diets without success.

The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine Third Edition Paperback by Michael T. Murray, Joseph Pizzorno

The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND PRACTICAL GUIDE AVAILABLE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY HEALING POWERS OF NATURAL MEDICINE.
From the world-renowned naturopathic doctors and bestselling authors of The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods comes the authoritative third edition of the classic reference work, revised and expanded to include the latest cutting-edge natural therapies for the most common ailments.

American Diabetes Association Complete Guide to Diabetes: The Ultimate Home Reference from the Diabetes Experts

The Ultimate Home Reference from the Diabetes Experts

The American Diabetes Association (ADA)'s bestselling resource on living with and managing diabetes.
The organization's flagship book on diabetes care, and American Diabetes Association Complete Guide to Diabetes is the quintessential sourcebook for people who want to take charge of their disease for a lifetime.

Drugged: The Science and Culture Behind Psychotropic Drugs by Richard J Miller

Drugged: The Science and Culture Behind Psychotropic

"Morphine," writes Richard J. Miller, "is the most significant chemical substance mankind has ever encountered." So ancient that remains of poppies have been found in Neolithic tombs, it is the most effective drug ever discovered for treating pain. "Whatever advances are made in medicine," Miller adds, "nothing could really be more important than that."

The Plan: Lose Weight Fast and Forever by Eating the Right Foods for Your Body by Lyn-Genet Recitas

The Plan: Lose Weight Fast and Forever by Eating the Right Foods for Your Body

In this revolutionary, New York Times bestselling book, cutting-edge nutrition expert Lyn-Genet Recitas reveals the surprising truth behind what actually makes people pack on the pounds. Carbs and portion sizes, it turns out, are not the problem. Foods that are revered by traditional weight loss programs, such as turkey, eggs, cauliflower, beans, and tomatoes, may be healthy in a vacuum,

Organic Body Care Recipes: 175 Homemade Herbal Formulas for Glowing Skin & a Vibrant Self by Stephanie Tourles

Organic Body Care Recipes: 175 Homemade Herbal Formulas for Glowing Skin & a Vibrant Self

Radiantly healthy skin, hair, feet, hands, eyes, and nails. Commercial beauty products make this promise every day and live up to it with varying degrees of success. Stephanie Tourles offers a better solution to everyone frustrated with the endless cycle of expensive, synthetic, famous-name cosmetics that often fall short of expectations.

Ultimate Facercise: The Complete and Balanced Muscle-Toning Program for Renewed Vitality and a More Youthful Appearance by Carole Maggio

Ultimate Facercise: The Complete and Balanced Muscle-Toning Program for Renewed Vitality and a More Youthful Appearance

The Complete and Balanced Muscle-Toning Program for Renewed Vitality and a More Youthful Appearance
Carole Maggio's Facercise program has helped many thousands of women and men look younger and more vibrant without surgery, chemical peels, or Botox.

Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease by Gary Greenberg

Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease
Am I depressed or just unhappy? In the last two decades, antidepressants have become staples of our medicine cabinets—doctors now write 120 million prescriptions annually, at a cost of more than 10 billion dollars.

At the same time, depression rates have skyrocketed; twenty percent of Americans are now expected to suffer from it during their lives.

Madness: A Bipolar Life by Marya Hornbacher

Madness: A Bipolar Life

A searing, unflinching and deeply moving account of Marya Hornbacher's personal experience of living with bipolar disorder. From the age of six, Marya Hornbacher knew that something was terribly wrong with her, manifesting itself in anorexia and bulimia which she documented in her bestselling memoir 'Wasted'. But it was only eighteen years later that she learned the true underlying reason for her distress: bipolar disorder. In this new, equally raw and frank account,

Depression, the Mood Disease (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) by Francis Mark Mondimore

Depression, the Mood Disease (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
Depression is a mood disorder that affects one in ten Americans in any given year. At one time too stigmatized to be mentioned in polite conversation, depression is now discussed frankly in the media, and advertisements for drug therapy appear everywhere. The third edition of this widely acclaimed book reflects changes in how mood disorders are thought about, and how they are treated.
Dr. Francis Mark Mondimore, author of the best-selling book Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, here explains depression—its causes and symptoms, and its treatment.

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook has already helped over one million readers make a full and lasting recovery from generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, specific phobias, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other anxiety-related issues. Packed with the most effective skills for assessing and treating anxiety, this workbook can be used alone or as a supplement to therapy to help you develop a full arsenal of skills for quieting worried thoughts and putting yourself back in control.