Chronicling her life from age fifteen to twenty-two, aspiring writer Lisa Messinger captured on paper the evolution of her eating disorder, from its development to its eventual treatment. Interspersed throughout this fascinating story, eating-disorder expert and psychotherapist Merle Cantor Goldberg provides insights into Lisa’s struggle and ultimate victory. Lisa tells of her unwavering need to excel in school and in her career. She also describes her compulsion to record every calorie consumed, every pound gained and lost, as her obsession took control of her life. While Lisa’s journey offers a unique view of the nature of eating disorders, Ms. Goldberg helps identify the causes and signs of the problem, as well as the paths toward recovery. My Thin Excuse can make a crucial difference in the lives of all who suffer from this dangerous disorder.
A revised edition of this classic survey that presents a thorough overview of Georgia O’Keeffe’s life and work. Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) was a major figure in American art for seven decades. Throughout that long and prolific career she remained true to her unique artistic vision, creating a highly individual style that synthesized the formal language of modern European abstraction and the themes of traditional American pictorialism. The main subjects she returned to again and again were the flowers, animal bones, and landscapes around her studios in Lake George, New York, and New Mexico, to which her legacy is tied. This comprehensive and illuminating book by noted O’Keeffe scholar Lisa Mintz Messinger surveys her complete oeuvre—drawings, watercolors, and paintings from all periods—and explains her life in the context of her artistic output. Now revised with an updated bibliography, Georgia O’Keeffe features color reproductions of artworks throughout.
Traces the history of tofu, explans its health benefits, offers tips on shopping for it, describes how it can be made at home, and includes over one hundred recipes.
A varied and fascinating look at sin, confession and pardon in Judaism. Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, almost forty contributors—men and women, scholars, rabbis, theologians and poets, representing all Jewish denominations—examine the history of confession in Judaism, its roots in the Bible, its evolution in rabbinic and modern thought, and the very nature of confession for men and women today. Featuring the traditional prayers—provided in the original Hebrew and a new and annotated translation—this third volume in the Prayers of Awe series explores the relevance of confession today in what is bound to be the most up-to-date, comprehensive and insightful reconsideration of sin and confession in Judaism.
Abstract Expressionist works on paper from the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art are presented in this volume, which documents the wealth of the Museum's holdings in that area. Many of them are published here for the first time, and several are recent additions to the collection. All are illustrated in full-page color reproductions that show the nuances of each work in great detail. The Abstract Expressionists are best known for their paintings and sculptures, and virtually all of the many publications about these artists concentrate on those large-scale works. This unique catalogue deals exclusively with their smaller, more intimate works on paper, providing many new insights about the routes that led to the Abstract Expressionists' innovative artistic accomplishments. The nineteen artists included are William Baziotes, James Brooks, Elaine de Kooning, Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, Adolph Gottlieb, Philip Guston, Gerome Kamrowski, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Richard Pousette-Dart, Theodore Roszak, Mark Rothko, Anne Ryan, David Smith, Theodoros Stamos, and Mark Tobey. Each of them is discussed in a separate essay, which encompasses information about the artist's background and development, commentary about the importance of drawing in his or her oeuvre, and an analysis of each work in the selection. Also included in the essays is technical information about a number of the individual works that enhances understanding of the variety and originality of these artists' media and techniques.
Options in Community Living has been building community for 24 years. In Sharing Community, the authors share their experiences, the lessons they've learned, and some of their most meaningful efforts. This book establishes that the real, most basic reason for community-building is to find and develop opportunities for relationships, belonging, inclusion, and more meaning in the lives of all involved. The authors shows how each staff person is a resource and how community-building efforts have a snowball effect: one unexpected connection leads to another, which in turn leads to new opportunities and more connections. With this process, there is no end to the possibilities. As the authors state, "Community building teaches us that when people open up their lives to the unexpected, amazing things can happen." So, explore the experiences that the Options staff share in this book - their processes, efforts, and successes. We hope that these experiences, successes, failures, and lessons learned will inspire you to reflect and take action to build your own community.
Designed to assist with everyday nutrition decisions. Explains the relationship between diet and health by discussing how diet can prevent or overcome such disorders as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and hypertension. Explains which foods are good and which are bad so that unnecessary fats and oils, cholesterol, sodium and artificial ingredients can be avoided. Provides easy-to-follow plans of action.
Presents a catalog of an exhibition featuring the work of African-American artists, accompanied by an introductory essay, chapter introductions, and a discussion of the printmaking techniques of depression-era WPA printmakers.
Me 101: A Workbook for a Better Relationship provides the structure and format for you to openly and honestly express who you truly are to yourself and your romantic partner. Your responses to our clever quizzes and questionnaires will allow you the freedom to be who you really are in your relationship. By revealing your authentic self, your proclivities and passions, boundaries and fantasies, Me 101 will help you create a climate of fun and intimacy that you never dreamed was possible.
So he got her best friend pregnant--twice! She could kill him, but there are options besides murder. Ms. All That and a Bag of Chips meets King of the Jungle. Will she let his wrapper block her blessing? This is a lesson on how not to do relationships. Just do the opposite, and you will be fine! Psychology, therapy, and all the self-help in the world may get people one-third of the way, but what about the rest? Friendship woes, relationship woes, inner struggles, and self-esteem issues are all challenges anyone can face. The OBM ladies take some of the most challenging relationship situations and dissect them to provide healing, understanding, self-awareness and, most importantly, help to keep the knives and guns locked away. These are moments when all four said, "I can't believe this is happening to me!" The four of them are just the above-average everyday women ready to make a difference in the lives of other people ages 18-118. They have stories that they have lived, loved, hated, heard about, or been affected by. So they decided to share in a unique way. They tell it like it happened and make room for the best friend peanut gallery to weigh in on the tales of intrigue, deceit, and self-discovery.
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