Author: Women's Resource Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social service
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Reading Women
Author: Nanci Milone Hill
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
An indispensable guide for anyone who runs or participates in a book group, this title provides the structure and fun facts needed to examine the genre of women's fiction. Women's fiction covers numerous topics of importance in the lives of women—friendship, love, personal growth, and familial relationships. For this reason, the genre is a hotbed of engaging subjects for book group discussions. Reading Women: A Book Club Guide for Women's Fiction brings together information on over 100 women's fiction titles, providing everything a book group needs to encourage focused, stimulating meetings. Reading Women marshals information that has been, up to this point, either nonexistent or scattered in book club guides. Readers will learn the difference between women's fiction, romance, and chick lit, as well as why these genres provide a rich trove of discussion topics for book groups. Specific entries cover titles from all three genres, offering an author biography, a book summary, bibliographic material, discussion questions, and read-alike information for each book. An additional 50 titles suitable for book group discussions are listed with brief summaries.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
An indispensable guide for anyone who runs or participates in a book group, this title provides the structure and fun facts needed to examine the genre of women's fiction. Women's fiction covers numerous topics of importance in the lives of women—friendship, love, personal growth, and familial relationships. For this reason, the genre is a hotbed of engaging subjects for book group discussions. Reading Women: A Book Club Guide for Women's Fiction brings together information on over 100 women's fiction titles, providing everything a book group needs to encourage focused, stimulating meetings. Reading Women marshals information that has been, up to this point, either nonexistent or scattered in book club guides. Readers will learn the difference between women's fiction, romance, and chick lit, as well as why these genres provide a rich trove of discussion topics for book groups. Specific entries cover titles from all three genres, offering an author biography, a book summary, bibliographic material, discussion questions, and read-alike information for each book. An additional 50 titles suitable for book group discussions are listed with brief summaries.
The Women's Resource Guide
Author: Women's Resource Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social service
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social service
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Mosby's Guide to Women's Health
Author: Tolu Oyelowo
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323046010
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This essential clinical companion provides quick access to a wealth of information on effectively managing common womens health issues. It offers just the right level of coverage for health professionals, with concise, user-friendly protocols for diagnosing and treating a wide range of conditions. This book also explores alternative natural treatment options such as physical therapy, nutrition, herbs, chiropractic, and naturopathic therapies.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323046010
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This essential clinical companion provides quick access to a wealth of information on effectively managing common womens health issues. It offers just the right level of coverage for health professionals, with concise, user-friendly protocols for diagnosing and treating a wide range of conditions. This book also explores alternative natural treatment options such as physical therapy, nutrition, herbs, chiropractic, and naturopathic therapies.
A Nurse's Guide to Women's Mental Health
Author: Michele R. Davidson, PhD, CNM, CFN, RN
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISBN: 0826171141
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! 2012 Third Place AJN Book of the Year Award Winner in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing! "This is a great resource for any nurse working with women."--Score: 94, 4 Stars. Doody's Medical Reviews This is a quick-access clinical guide to the range of mental health issues and diagnoses that commonly affect women across the life span. It focuses on the unique biopsychosocial factors that make women especially vulnerable to psychological disorders and emphasizes key stressors specific to women that are precursors to mental illness. Frequent headings and bulleted, concise presentation of information facilitates reading. In addition to discussing mental health issues specific to women, the guide covers unique populations such as disabled women, lesbian and transgendered women, female veterans, women with forensic health concerns, and women who have been the object of violence. Chapters also address childbearing issues, including menstruation-related problems, infertility and its psychological implications, and antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum psychological disorders. Developmental milestones, the impact of culture on mental illness, and global health issues are covered as well. Tables and charts present key facts in an easy-to-read format. Key Features: Provides a concise, easy-to-use guide to womenĂs mental health issues across the life span for new and seasoned nurse practitioners Focuses on stressors unique to women as precursors of mental illness Delivers commonly occurring DSM-IV disorders in women, using a consistent format that includes etiology, assessment, and drug and behavioral therapeutic approaches Discusses preconception and childbearing issues, the impact of violence, female veterans, disabled women, lesbian women, and transgendered women
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISBN: 0826171141
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! 2012 Third Place AJN Book of the Year Award Winner in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing! "This is a great resource for any nurse working with women."--Score: 94, 4 Stars. Doody's Medical Reviews This is a quick-access clinical guide to the range of mental health issues and diagnoses that commonly affect women across the life span. It focuses on the unique biopsychosocial factors that make women especially vulnerable to psychological disorders and emphasizes key stressors specific to women that are precursors to mental illness. Frequent headings and bulleted, concise presentation of information facilitates reading. In addition to discussing mental health issues specific to women, the guide covers unique populations such as disabled women, lesbian and transgendered women, female veterans, women with forensic health concerns, and women who have been the object of violence. Chapters also address childbearing issues, including menstruation-related problems, infertility and its psychological implications, and antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum psychological disorders. Developmental milestones, the impact of culture on mental illness, and global health issues are covered as well. Tables and charts present key facts in an easy-to-read format. Key Features: Provides a concise, easy-to-use guide to womenĂs mental health issues across the life span for new and seasoned nurse practitioners Focuses on stressors unique to women as precursors of mental illness Delivers commonly occurring DSM-IV disorders in women, using a consistent format that includes etiology, assessment, and drug and behavioral therapeutic approaches Discusses preconception and childbearing issues, the impact of violence, female veterans, disabled women, lesbian women, and transgendered women
The Strong Women's Guide to Total Health
Author: Miriam Nelson
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 1605290688
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This practical and interactive guide shows women how to optimize their potential for health and well-being through in-depth information, self-assessment quizzes, and checklists to determine individual risk factors for common ailments and more serious diseases. Dr. Miriam Nelson shares the preventative measures that can be taken now to avoid such health problems down the road. From sexual and reproductive health to beauty, heart health, emotional well-being, bone and muscle health, and weight control, The Strong Women's Guide to Total Health offers a complete picture of the broad spectrum of issues that impact overall health. It is essential reading for women of all ages.
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 1605290688
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This practical and interactive guide shows women how to optimize their potential for health and well-being through in-depth information, self-assessment quizzes, and checklists to determine individual risk factors for common ailments and more serious diseases. Dr. Miriam Nelson shares the preventative measures that can be taken now to avoid such health problems down the road. From sexual and reproductive health to beauty, heart health, emotional well-being, bone and muscle health, and weight control, The Strong Women's Guide to Total Health offers a complete picture of the broad spectrum of issues that impact overall health. It is essential reading for women of all ages.
Women's Health and Fitness Guide
Author: Michele Kettles
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 9780736057691
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Examining the benefits of exercise for women, from osteoporosis prevention to reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, this book reviews the physiological fitness differences between men and women. It also helps women to tailor an exercise programme to their stage in life: adolescence, pre-menopause, menopause, post-menopause and ageing.
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 9780736057691
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Examining the benefits of exercise for women, from osteoporosis prevention to reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, this book reviews the physiological fitness differences between men and women. It also helps women to tailor an exercise programme to their stage in life: adolescence, pre-menopause, menopause, post-menopause and ageing.
Women's Resource Guide
A Guide to Women's Health
Author: Tolu Oyelowo
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 1284079619
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 661
Book Description
Preceded by Mosby's guide to women's health / Tolu Oyelowo. St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby Elsevier, c2007.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 1284079619
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 661
Book Description
Preceded by Mosby's guide to women's health / Tolu Oyelowo. St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby Elsevier, c2007.
The Quick-Reference Guide to Counseling Women
Author: Dr. Tim Clinton
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 0801072344
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Internationally recognized AACC President and leading women's counseling expert offer a practical, comprehensive, and biblical guide to counseling women.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 0801072344
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Internationally recognized AACC President and leading women's counseling expert offer a practical, comprehensive, and biblical guide to counseling women.
Resource Guide for Women's Ministry
Author: Linda McGinn Waterman
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 080543187X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
A wealth of information on creative ministries that help women identify their spiritual gifts and use them to fulfill their lives and the ministry of the church.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 080543187X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
A wealth of information on creative ministries that help women identify their spiritual gifts and use them to fulfill their lives and the ministry of the church.