At 95, Brazelton shares ‘A Life Caring for Children’
- Books & Authors
- May 3, 2013
T. Berry Brazelton, one of the nation's most renowned pediatricians and a leading pioneer in early childhood development, is celebrating his 95th birthday this month with the publication of his memoir, Learning to Listen: A Life Caring for Children. Brazelton says of his greatest contribution to the world of child development, "The Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale
READ MORE‘A banana a day keeps the eye bags away’: Hollywood nutritionist Kimberly Snyder reveals her top ‘beauty foods’ in new book
- Books & Authors
- April 8, 2013
Kimberly Snyder, a top Hollywood nutritionist, provides her insights into what foods celebrities are eating to enhance their beauty. All her meals are gluten and dairy-free and use products that can be found at a local grocery store. She lists many foods, what they contain, and how they benefit a person’s health and beauty. She
READ MOREBook Review: Once Upon A Wish, True Inspirational Stories Of Make-A-Wish Children
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- March 22, 2013
Frank Shankwitz, co-founder of the Make a Wish Foundation, says of the new book, “You will learn how wishes granted by the foundation give both the children and their families a new focus as they reconnect and have fun together once again, forgetting about illnesses, doctors, and hospitals. Many children go into remission following the granting
READ MORETips to make sure doctors don’t tune you out
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- January 31, 2013
In their new book, When Doctors Don’t Listen, Brigham and Women’s Hospital emergency room physicians Leana Wen and Joshua Kosowsky reveal that doctors often tune out a patient’s story when seeking a diagnosis. These doctors only clue in on specific symptoms, and they tend to then over-test and over-treat. The authors of the new book
READ MORE11 Must-Read Books for Young Leaders
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- December 24, 2012
John Coleman, coauthor of the new Harvard Business Review Press book, Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders, describes the top 11 books he's read that he feels are directly relevant to young businesspeople interested in leadership. His list of books is intended to be a starting for young business leaders
READ MORELegendary Singer Tony Bennett Looks Back in New Memoir
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- November 21, 2012
Legendary singer Tony Bennett chats about his new memoir, “Life is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett,” which gives a behind the scenes look at the celebrities he’s worked with and drawn inspiration from, and offers advice to up-and-coming performers. TODAY, 11/19/2012
READ MOREHow to Stop Hospitals From Killing Us
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- September 28, 2012
Medical errors kill enough people to fill four jumbo jets a week. Author and surgeon Marty Makary writes about ways of making health care safer- he believes American hospitals need to be more transparent about their safety records and more accountable for the quality of their care. Dr. Makary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital
READ MOREMake a List: Books that have changed my life
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- September 7, 2012
People learn a great deal from reading. These days, we no longer need to buy books or go to the library to get information. We are exposed to so many written words today through modern technology and the Internet. It's no longer a challenge to find words of wisdom; the challenge is doing something useful
READ MOREHealthy Page Turners to Take to the Beach
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- August 1, 2012
Catch up on your health reading at the beach this summer with books recommended by The New York Times. The New York Times, 7/31/2012
READ MOREBook review: ‘Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss’
- Books & Authors
- June 9, 2012
Randy Pausch's speech after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis inspired millions; now his wife offers her perspective, giving new insights into their struggle, and then hers as his widow. Los Angeles Times, 6/8/2012
READ MOREJohn Updike on the Ethics and Poetics of Criticism
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- May 3, 2012
As beloved author John Updike said, "Better to praise and share than blame and ban." We need to relearn the skills of making criticism constructive rather than destructive, and we need look no further than the introduction to John Updike’s 1977 anthology of prose, Picked-Up Pieces, where Updike codifies the ethics and poetics of
READ MOREWorld Book Night: Millions Of Free Books Donated
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- April 25, 2012
During the second annual World Book Night on April 23rd, authors, booksellers, librarians, publishers and passionate literary fiends gave away 500,000 free memoirs, novels and non-fiction titles in the United States and 1 million in the United Kingdom. World Book Night is a nonprofit organization supported by American Booksellers Association, Barnes & Noble, the American
READ MOREEducating the Next Steve Jobs
- Books & Authors
- April 24, 2012
Tony Wagner, a former high-school teacher, is the Innovation Education Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard. His new book is "Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World." Wagner claims that schools need to teach students to be more innovative, and that this can be done by
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