While they lived in a world often regarded as oppressive and restricted, the tales of how women fared in the medieval era actually offer a more nuanced take. In this book, the roles that women took as members of their communities, within their families, and within society at large are explored with vivid imagery and attention to rich historical sources. It is sure to expand readers' understanding of the complexity of medieval women, who far beyond simply being housewives, took central roles in agriculture, trade, craftsmanship, religious and literary life, and much more.
Throughout Europe, medieval forces were either engaged in conflict or preparing for it through training. Arising from the need to keep the skills of warriors sharp and battle-ready, medieval jousting for knights on horseback became a widespread pastime. This book details how the culture of medieval tournaments arose around jousting and other games of combat, including both for the mounted cavalry (knights) and foot soldiers (in events such as melees) and became a central aspect of medieval court life. Readers will be further drawn in by the visual pageantry and artifacts depicted in the book's historical imagery.
Presents the history of Viking discovery, including travel to Greenland and North America, discussing the artifacts found to prove the Norse people settled there at one time.
The Princeton Review gives readers an honest evaluation of the business, law, and medical schools they are considering. Their guides explain what life is really like at the nation's top schools, with information on academics, faculty, admissions, and financial aid, plus important phone numbers and addresses needed to apply. As always, these guides are updated annually to report the latest changes at each school.
This bestselling annual guide is acclaimed every year as the best source for valuable insights into the top programs in the country. The guide contains everything aspiring medical students need to know about the best medical schools in the country.
Twenty years ago, at age twenty-nine, Andrea Sullivan was a high-level executive at HUD in a state of what she now calls "dis-ease": stressed out, thirty-pounds overweight, with a face full of acne. Moved by a desire to help her community and herself in a "meaningful way," she quit her job and decided to become a doctor. She applied and was accepted to Bastyr Medical School for Alternative Medicine and became a naturopathic physician. Since then, Dr. Sullivan has been at the vanguard of naturopathic medicine and has helped hundreds of African Americans create dramatic and lasting lifestyle changes. Unlike traditional doctors, naturopathic physicians, with the aid of herbs, roots, and other natural remedies, treat the patient, not the disease. Here, in easy-to-understand language, Dr. Sullivan provides an overview of alternative medicine (paying close attention to naturopathy), discusses the African American tradition and its link to naturopathic medicine, and delves into stress, high blood pressure, arthritis, obesity, depression, and diabetes (all problems that plague African Americans), and prescribes an overall guide to maintaining health and keeping disease at bay. In "A Path to Healing, Dr. Sullivan makes a convincing case for naturopathic medicine as the best way to prevent disease and treat chronic illnesses, while not discounting the use of traditional Western medicine, especially in cases of traumatic injury.
In A Path to Healing, Dr. Andrea Sullivan, one of the nation's leading naturopaths, tells readers everything they need to know about establishing wellness in their lives. In easy-to-understand language, she demystifies alternative medicine and prescribes an overall guide to maintaining health and keeping disease at bay. Special attention is devoted to the most common and dangerous diseases, including: stress hypertension cancer diabetes obesity HIV/AIDS arthritis depression In the tradition of Dr. Andrew Weil's Natural Health, Natural Medicine, A Path to Healing is a necessary prescription for creating a healthy and balanced life.
The process of adoption - be it an open or a closed adoption, domestic or international - is seldom simple, short, or standardized. It can often take many years of frustrating and expensive searching before parents can bring an infant or child home, and once they do, they face a whole new set of challenges as they learn together to be a family. The Unofficial Guide to Adopting a Child gives prospective adoptive parents the inside scoop on: * How long it will really take to adopt, and how much it will cost * What the challelnges are for single people, older couples, and gay lesbian couples seeking to adopt * What the all-important home study entails -- from writing the autobiographical statement to creating a child-friendly atmosphere * What questions to ask agency personnel and birth parents -- and what questions to refuse to answer
Build your own personal sales force--without spending any money! Sales guru Andrea Sittig-Rolf pushes referral marketing to the next level with her proven Ambassador Method. Power Referrals teaches her step-by-step process of winning over and deploying an army of referral-givers that go out and actually do the selling for you--freeing up the time you need to grow your business. You'll learn how to: Employ the ACT (Acquire, Cultivate, Teach) principle to build your Ambassador sales force Convince referral-givers that your gain is their gain Provide Ambassadors with the tools to promote and sell for you Leverage Ambassadors to close more business than you thought possible Comes with bonus online material for each chapter “Follow Andrea Sittig-Rolf's strategies and you'll soon find both your personal and business lives improving exponentially." -Tom Hopkins, sales trainer and author of How to Master the Art of Selling "Andrea Sittig-Rolf's new book will unquestionably help you win more Ambassadors, which will give you an edge on your competition and substantially increase your sales and profits." -Dr. Tony Alessandra, author of The Platinum Rule “Wow, Andrea nailed it! Her insights are relevant, practical, and so true in today's sales world. Power Referrals is the secret sauce to achieving your next level of sales success!” -Michael Norton, Chairman and Founder CanDoGo.com and president of Zig Ziglar Corporation "Don't just read this book...use this book to get Power Referrals to the next VITO in your sales territory!” -Anthony Parinello, author of Selling to VITO, the Very Important Top Officer
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