Nonfiction Health

Growing up, Dr Camilla Pang loved patterns and ordering things. She was obsessed with Disney, infatuated by Stephen Hawking and the language she only really understood was science. Diagnosed with autism age eight, Camilla felt like an outsider - and kids often like nothing better than to gang up on outsiders. This is the story of how Camilla used science as her sidekick for navigating the world - allowing her to translate ideas she could understand (like gravity and light waves) onto things she couldn't (like people, how long to smile for and when someone needed a hug).

A few months ago, Dan had to make a choice. Go to Geneva with his parents for a year, board at school, or move into a house with his 22-year-old bass-playing aunt, Jacq, and her friend, Naomi. He picked Jacq's place.

Now he's doing his last year at school and trying not to spin out, trying to master calculus, and trying to pick up a few skills for surviving in the adult world. Problem is, he falls for Naomi, and things become much more confusing.

On the ten-year anniversary of the release of Joe Public Doesn't Care About Your Hospital, Chris Bevolo and Revive have set their sights a decade in the future with Joe Public 2030: Five Potent Predictions Reshaping How Consumers Engage Healthcare. The book explores five key ways consumer health engagement may change over the coming decade, covering everything from AI and personal monitoring to consumerism, new competition, the politicization of healthcare, and growing health disparities. The purpose of the book is to spark conversation about the future of healthcare.

A four-chapter guide to help children identify how anger feels for them, discover helpful and safe ways for working through their anger, explore common reasons that we all get angry for, and a final chapter that encourages making amends. Rhyming throughout with helpful prompts, tips, and affirmations, this is a kid-friendly listen for ages four to 10.

A conversation-changing look at the social, familial, neurological, and psychological benefits of reading aloud, especially for parents and children. A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful fuel for the heart, brain, and imagination. Grounded in the latest neuroscience and behavioural research, and drawing widely from literature, The Enchanted Hour explains the dazzling cognitive and social-emotional benefits that await children who are read to.

How to Talk to Boys gives a realistic picture of the challenges and choices that face girls today when they're talking to boys. Written by a highly experienced educator, it provides a clear and informative guide to help girls through obstacles like shyness and awkwardness. Featuring 'uncut' individual comments from girls, this audiobook links their ideas about their ability to develop boys as friends and looks at what is needed to further a friendship into a relationship.

Our senses are truly amazing—sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste constantly teach us about the things and people around us and guide us through the world. Feel-me wakes up one morning with the gift of sight—but what is this magical sense, and what can it teach him? Slowly, accompanied by animal friends he meets on the way, he begins to hear, smell, taste, and touch as well. Join him as he and his new friends embark on a joyful journey of discovery, making sense of their senses.

Life After Schizophrenia breaks down the theory, or thought form schizophrenia into many different levels starting with the opening essay which is titled, “Schizophrenia: Real or Imagined.” The science known as ontology which delineates the bases of existence is a device used to further scrutinize schizophrenia from the oblique angle of those diagnosed, or as put in the book misdiagnosed as per misconstrued symptoms which are spiritual or religious in origin. Individuals many times are taken against their will to mental health offices and even institutionalized for deviant thoughts ...

A fun, colorful, comic book-style, easy-to-follow guide for kids 10-13.

2023 FINALIST - AMERICAN WRITING AWARDS YOUNG ADULT - NONFICTION Congratulations to 16-year old author, Riley Boerger, for receiving the recognition of 2023 FINALIST - AMERICAN WRITING AWARDS, YOUNG ADULT - NONFICTION category for TWELVE SPOONS! Sixty-two doctor appointments, sixteen blood draws, one surgical procedure, and one hell of a story. Ruth Bilbruck, a normal girl living in a small town in Washington lived a normal television life. She went to school, had friends and hopes for the future. That all changed when Ruth started having sharp, stabbing pain in her hips. She traded in her ...

Plus qu'un régime ou un mode de vie, le véganisme est un mouvement social et politique visant à libérer les animaux du joug humain. S'opposant au carnisme, les véganes renoncent autant que possible à utiliser des produits ou des services issus de leur exploitation. Leurs arguments rencontrent aujourd'hui un écho de plus en plus favorable parmi les consommateurs, alors même que les animaux, sur terre et dans la mer, n'ont jamais été tués dans de si grandes proportions.

From a talented emerging writer comes a brave, honest, unforgettable memoir about mental illness, which breaks the silence and shatters the taboos to give hope to all those struggling to find their way through. One day Sophie Hardcastle realised the joy she’d always known had disappeared. She was constantly tired, with no energy, no motivation and no sense of enjoyment for surfing, friends, conversations, movies, parties, family - for anything. Her hours became empty.

¿Quién necesita pañales? ¡Yo no! es el ímpetu para tener éxito a la hora de ir al baño y dominar el uso del mismo que has estado esperando. Simple, tenaz e infinitamente entretenido, este es el nuevo tema musical para las nuevas experiencias de su hijo en el logro del uso del baño: ¡Un canto de orgullo por ir al baño! Aprobado para niños pequeños y verificado para dar risas, ¿Quién necesita pañales? ¡Yo no! trae emoción y nueva motivación para deshacerse de los pañales y anular la necesidad de usarlos.

Dan had been biting his nails for as long as he could remember. It began at night time with his mother saying goodnight to him and turning off the light; he felt alone in his big, dark room. As he grew older and he felt a little nervous or agitated, like at the beginning of the school year, his nails would always make their way into his mouth. In the beginning, Dan's thumbnail was his favorite to chew. However, once he was finished chewing that nail and there was nothing left of it, he would move onto the rest of his fingernails.

Through a child's eyes, the world may seem chaotic with coronavirus (COVID19), masks, and social distancing. Masked Ninja explains what's going on in our current pandemic and shows us actionable steps we can take to prevent the spread of viruses and racism. Find out what happens in this comedic book about pandemics, viruses, and kindness. Life is hard! And it's even harder for children who are just trying to figure things out. The new children's book series, Ninja Life Hacks, was developed to help children learn valuable life skills.

Transform your life in just 28 days! What if you could tap into the extraordinary power of your mind and reshape your realities? This compelling guide invites you on a transformative journey of self-discovery and empowerment, equipping you with the tools to shift your mindset and soar to new heights of success, happiness, and fulfilment. Whether you seek to crush self-doubt, embrace change, or ignite your passion, 28 Days of Mindset Mastery is your roadmap to a more resilient, focused, and vibrant you! 28 Days of Mindset Mastery isn’t just a book; it’s a life-altering experience. Who ...

Once upon a time, Hopeful Ninja never dared to dream big. It wasn't until she learned a great exercise to reframe her mind that her hope began to rise. Find out what happens in this Ninja Life Hacks book about finding the silver lining in every situation.

My Puppy Can Find Me is your child's first step on an exciting learning experience that will teach them what to do if they are lost or find themselves alone. By listening to this book with your children, the whole family will learn what to do if they are ever separated or missing. You'll also learn how the family dog can be of assistance during emergencies.

L'autoanalyse est née lorsque Freud a considéré les rêves comme des expressions humaines à part entière et mis au point une méthode pour les interpréter. Cette pratique n'est pas, pour autant, réservée au fondateur de la psychanalyse. Elle est accessible à tous ceux qui acceptent leur inconscient. Cependant, s'ouvrir à sa part irrationnelle nécessite rigueur et lucidité. Cet ouvrage nous explique comment instaurer ce dialogue entre nos parties les plus méconnues.

In Born Liars, Ian Leslie takes the listener on an exhilarating tour of ideas that brings the latest news about deception back from the frontiers of psychology, neuroscience and philosophy and explores the role played by lies - both black and white - in our childhoods, our careers and our health, as well as in advertising, politics, sport and war.