An authoritative guide to natural childbirth and postpartum parenting options from an MD who home-birthed her own four children. Sarah Buckley might be called a third-wave natural birth advocate. A doctor and a mother, she approaches the question of how a woman and baby might have the most fulfilling birth experience with respect for the wisdom of both medical science and the human body. Using current medical and epidemiological research plus women's experiences (including her own), she demonstrates that what she calls "undisturbed birth" is almost always healthier and safer than high-technology approaches to birth. Her wise counsel on issues like breastfeeding and sleeping during postpartum helps extend the gentle birth experience into a gentle parenting relationship.
Often imitated but never equalled, the Old Ireland in Colour books are beloved by Irish readers at home and abroad, and in this, the third book of the series, the authors have uncovered yet more photographic gems and breathed new life into them in glorious colour. All of Irish life is here – from evictions in Connemara to the mosgt elegant drawing rooms in Dublin. Famous faces from politics and the arts appear alongside humble labourers and farmers and impish children from all kinjds of backgrounds light up this book’s glorious pages. With endless surprising details to pore over in every picture, and captivating and illuminating text, Old Ireland in Colour 3 is a winning addition to this spectacular series of bestsellng books.
Pregnancy and birth can be ecstatic, instinctive, fulfilling and safe for you and your baby. Gentle birth abd gentle parenting lay a strong foundation for life-long health and wellbeing for all the family. In this book, Dr Sarah Buckley combines the best medical evidence with her gentle mothering wisdom.
Stunning pictures and packed full of really good advice and inspiration' – Monty Don --------------- Pots are everywhere in Sarah Raven's garden at Perch Hill. Every corner comes to life with their colour and vibrancy. A Year Full of Pots overbrims with year-round inspiration, planting ideas and expert advice from Sarah Raven, the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Year Full of Flowers and A Year Full of Veg. Accessible and rewarding, growing flowers in pots is a simple and enjoyable way to enhance any space, from small city plots to huge gardens. Get the pots right and your garden will take on a cheerful energy of its own. They are the bubbles in the champagne, the cherries on the cake; the final flourish in making a garden beautiful. And with pots, there is one iron rule: more is more. Discover practical design tips that will really enhance your containers. Use ingenious tricks when combining flower colours such as choosing a BRIDE (the star of the show), a BRIDESMAID (similar to the bride but smaller and less conspicuous) and a GATECRASHER (the colour contrast, which brings the whole thing to life). Learn all about the types of forms and plant structures – THRILLER, FILLER, PILLAR and SPILLER – and how to put them to best use. And take on the simplest of ideas, such as raising flower pots on to a wall or table so you see more of them, for instant impact. Following the seasons, A Year Full of Pots shows you how to make your own evolving tapestry of colour through long-lasting container combinations. All the flowers and planting schemes Sarah has tried and tested over the decades are in here, plus the design principles that will work for you at any scale, whether you have one pot or a garden full of them. 'An archipelago of inspirational potted paradises awaits on every page of this beautiful but also hugely helpful book' – Arthur Parkinson
Recent debates surrounding children in State care, parental rights, and abuse in Ireland's industrial schools, concern issues that are rooted in the historical record. By examining the social problems addressed by philanthropists and child protection workers from the nineteenth century, we can begin to understand more about the treatment of children and the family today. In Ireland, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) was the principle organisation involved in investigating families and protecting children. The 'cruelty men', as NSPCC inspectors were known, acted as child protection workers and 'children's police'. This book looks at their history as well as the history of Ireland's industrial schools, poverty in Irish families, changing ideas around childhood and parenthood and the lives of children in Ireland from 1838 to 1970. It is a history filled with stories of real families, families often at the mercy of the State, the Catholic Church and voluntary organisations. It is a must-read for all with an interest in the Irish family and Irish childhood past and present.
This groundbreaking book reports on almost three decades of excavations conducted on the Commonwealth Block – the area of central Melbourne bordered by Little Lonsdale, Lonsdale, Exhibition and Spring streets.
A vegetable plot is a beautiful thing to make, with the extra bonus of producing the best possible things to eat. If you get it right, the whole place can become your market, your haven and your playground.' So says Sarah Raven in The Great Vegetable Plot, an indispensable practical guide to creating the perfect vegetable garden with the minimum of fuss and effort. By eschewing the timely and unnecessary steps that can frustrate even the most patient gardener, Sarah's principles of speed and simplicity can help you to craft a plot that perfectly suits your needs - and lets you enjoy fresh, home-grown crops all year round. Sarah's straight-forward approach focuses on easy and rewarding vegetables that don't require huge amounts of time or space, meaning you don't need to devout hours to slavishly tending your plot. Beautifully illustrated with over 250 photographs from award-winning photographer Jonathan Buckley, this inspiring guide is ultimately all about pleasure - from the enjoyment you'll get from planting and growing your own produce to the priceless reward of having a wealth of fresh vegetables just outside your door.
A Recommended Read from: The Los Angeles Times * Town and Country * The Seattle Times * Publishers Weekly * Lit Hub * Crime Reads * Alma From the author of The Real Lolita and editor of Unspeakable Acts, the astonishing story of a murderer who conned the people around him—including conservative thinker William F. Buckley—into helping set him free In the 1960s, Edgar Smith, in prison and sentenced to death for the murder of teenager Victoria Zielinski, struck up a correspondence with William F. Buckley, the founder of National Review. Buckley, who refused to believe that a man who supported the neoconservative movement could have committed such a heinous crime, began to advocate not only for Smith’s life to be spared but also for his sentence to be overturned. So begins a bizarre and tragic tale of mid-century America. Sarah Weinman’s Scoundrel leads us through the twists of fate and fortune that brought Smith to freedom, book deals, fame, and eventually to attempting murder again. In Smith, Weinman has uncovered a psychopath who slipped his way into public acclaim and acceptance before crashing down to earth once again. From the people Smith deceived—Buckley, the book editor who published his work, friends from back home, and the women who loved him—to Americans who were willing to buy into his lies, Weinman explores who in our world is accorded innocence, and how the public becomes complicit in the stories we tell one another. Scoundrel shows, with clear eyes and sympathy for all those who entered Smith’s orbit, how and why he was able to manipulate, obfuscate, and make a mockery of both well-meaning people and the American criminal justice system. It tells a forgotten part of American history at the nexus of justice, prison reform, and civil rights, and exposes how one man’s ill-conceived plan to set another man free came at the great expense of Edgar Smith’s victims.
Having a baby is hard, isn't it? Confession time… I tried to get pregnant, then I tried to have a healthy pregnancy hoping I'd have a healthy baby. I spent months glued to the computer researching the best and safest stuff (and bought way too much of it!), I read all the best pregnancy books and took a $150 birth class. I popped those prenatal vitamins like they were going out of style and happily went to all my pre-natal pregnancy appointments. I was uncomfortable. My back hurt. I wasn't sleeping worth a darn, I mean seriously, how can you when you're peeing every 5 seconds? The whole pregnancy experience was totally new to me, but I knew it was my job to make sure that I did everything I could for our baby. My husband heard me say, on more than one occasion, “Whelp hun, there's nothing else I can do. Once I get to the hospital, my doctor and nurse will tell me what to do and take over.” But they didn't. My baby was born and had respiratory distress. Two minutes later he was sent off to be observed in the nursery. I felt panicky when the nurse leaned down and whispered … “there's nothing you can do, just get some rest.” That wasn't true. That's why I wrote Birth Book #2 for you. The best hospitals, doctors, midwives and researchers know there are scientifically proven ways you can improve your baby's health during the most critical hour of their life, their first hour. But most providers and birth classes never tell you what these are. If our babies miss out on these benefits, they're missing out on critical health boosts that affect healthy brain development, how well their vital organs work, how strong their immune systems will be to fight off nasty infections, and lots more. You deserve to know what these are, so your baby can get the benefits too! We've asked some of the best and most sought after doctors, midwives and researchers in the world to teach you exactly what these benefits are and how to get them for your baby. Your teachers are: Dr. Sarah Buckley Dr. Lucky Jain Barbara Harper R.N, Midwife Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN Dr. Robert Sidonio Jr. Dr. Anna Morad Mavis Schorn, PhD, CNM (the last three are from Vanderbilt University, one of the leading maternity care hospitals in the world). Most people think they have no control over their baby's health, but really they have 100% control over giving their baby these benefits that have been scientifically proven to improve their baby's health. Just learn WHAT they are, then your baby can get all these benefits & have better health too! You'll learn: -How to help your baby breathe easier & avoid respiratory distress -How to help you baby avoid anemia (10x lower chance says Dr. Alan Greene) -How to easily give your baby up to 33% more iron rich, oxygen rich & stem cell rich blood -How to strengthen your baby's immune system … and a lot more If you didn't know that you could help your baby get all these big health benefits, it's not your fault. I didn't know any of this for my first baby either, but once I learned, it changed everything. Imagine this … you just had your baby, you can smell their sweet soft skin, you're hearing her precious coos, you're feeling her warm snuggly little body on yours as you look down gazing into her eyes knowing with 100% certainty that you gave her one of the most important health boosts she'll ever get! Wouldn't that feel good? You'll also get a printable summary of the research studies (from the US Cochrane Center, National Institute of Health, World Health Organization, etc.) so you can take them to your appointments and exact scripts you can use when talking with your provider. So what are you gonna do from here? You can ignore the proven ways to help your baby have the best possible health. Or you can take a shortcut and learn from the best.
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