Jam-packed with must-have information for all teenage girls and their parents, from the practicalities of periods to tips on zit control, from hints on how to shave your legs to eating well, exercising and stuff about masturbation. It tackles the difficult issues such as the effects of alcohol, learning to develop self-esteem and dealing with stress. It also helps to explain the facts of life - which doesn't just mean the mechanics of sex but what to do when your boyfriend wants sex and you don't.
Covers all aspects of the work environment including the physical environment, the human environment, the organizational environment, and health and safety.
Covers all aspects of the work environment including the physical environment, the human environment, the organizational environment, and health and safety.
Provides information for pregnant women on suitable maternity clothes, diet, body care, working, travelling, homemaking, baby names and birth. Includes a section for prospective fathers.
Pocket guide to losing weight and staying slim by eating the correct balance of foods and following an exercise regime. Provides tips on foods to avoid, shopping, preparing food, eating out, meal planning and menus.
Guide to organising your house and garden according to the principles of feng shui. Introduces the basic concepts of feng shui and suggests ways to disperse negative energy in your surroundings and create a sense of harmony and well-being. Includes a Chinese calendar, a glossary and a bibliography. The author writes a monthly feng shui column for 'Better Homes and Gardens'.
The fifth edition Flora of the Sydney Region is the definitive technical guide to the identification of wild plants in one of the world's botanical heartlands. The Flora covers an area of coastal New South Wales stretching from Newcastle to Nowra and west to Lithgow. This comprehensive treatment contains diagnostic keys and descriptions that make it possible for the reader to identify any of the 3,000 indigenous or naturalised plant species found in this botanically diverse region. The identification keys efficiently guide the reader through those plant characteristics necessary to arrive at the correct scientific name. The identification process is further aided by a glossary and an extensive index of scientific and common plant names. Species descriptions include habitat details and flowering times. An instructive introduction provides support for the novice botanist. When first published in 1963, Flora of the Sydney Region was the only complete regional Flora in Australia. This fully revised edition of the Flora incorporates the wealth of botanical research which has taken place since the publication of the fourth edition in 1994. As a trusty field guide and authoritative desktop reference, it will be a constant companion to environmental consultants, amateur and professional botanists, ecologists, bushwalkers, bush regenerators and teaching institutions.
As a society we are buying more sex than ever before. Adult sex shops now take their place amongst retailers in the high street and lap dancing clubs compete for an increased share of the leisure economy; hotel chains offer sexually explicit films as part of their standard service, the party selling of adult toys to women in their homes has become a mainstream activity; and at the traditional end of the sexual service economy, prostitution has experienced new growth. Along with this has come new legal measures and attempts to regulate the sexual leisure economy, and far more comprehensive plans than ever before to regulate prostitution, in particular in the form of the new Sex Offences Act. This book seeks to address the range of issues and contemporary debates on the sex industry, including the demand by customers who buy sex, the policing of women who work in the street sex industry, and the violence that pervades prostitution. It shows how these issues have been addressed in policy terms, the problems that have emerged in this, and how a social policy might be formulated to minimize harm and enhance public understanding. Overall the book aims to provide a critical perspective on prostitution policies and the legal chaos and complexities that surround this.
The well-being of rural communities affects the well-being of those who reside in towns and cities because of rural-urban connections through food, drinking water, infectious disease, extreme environmental events, recreation, and for many, retirement residence. In rural areas themselves, women play a critical role in the health of their families and communities, yet women’s health is often marginalized or ignored. There have been limited studies to date about rural women and health in Canada. Filling an important gap in scholarship, this collection identifies priority issues that must be addressed to ensure these women’s well-being and offers innovative theoretical and methodological ideas for improvement. Rural Women’s Health integrates perspectives from rural practitioners, residents, and scholars in a variety of fields, including nursing, sociology, anthropology, and geography, to tackle issues relevant to diverse settings across the country. As such, it presents a national perspective on the nature of women’s health while respecting internal and regional diversity, as well as viewpoints from international scholarship.
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