Reviews

Elizabeth Cohen, author of The Enpowered Patient and CNN’s senior medical correspondent, has written a book which is a must-read for everyone interested in being in control of their own  and their loved ones health care.

Jane lives in Santucket, a small village on Cape Cod. It is a beautiful place and Jane enjoys the company of her father, step-mother and many siblings. However, Jane has refused to marry the man her father has chosen for her, so she is sent to live with an older, ailing aunt in Boston.

In Dede Wilson’s A Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies, you’ll find 70+ recipes for all sorts of chocolate cookies.  From the plain and simple, to crazy or sophisticated, if it’s remotely related to a chocolate chip cookie, it’s probably in here.  Like a nature field guide, each cookie has a type indicated, a description, field notes, and a life span noted for s

I read computer technology books and will on occasion review books from this category.

After seeing this book at the bookstore, I checked our catalog to see if we owned it. However, I thought it was something along the lines of badger, ground squirrel or some other rodent lifestyle. But once I figured out it was Possum Living, I couldn't get enough.

Both from Seattle, John William Barry inherited wealth and pedigree while Neil Countryman came from blue-collar Irish stock. At the age of 16 they met and began a friendship based on their love of the outdoors. John William was intellectual and talked incessantly on Gnosticism. His mother had mental health problems and his father was a busy executive who spent little time with his family.

Dennis McFarland’s The Music Room is one of those novels that you don’t forget. I first read it 20 years ago. When my aunt recently mentioned it, I immediately knew the book she was talking about. I decided to read it again. Alcoholism, suicide and divorce figure prominently, yet it’s still a lyrical, poetic work of beauty, sensitivity and dark humor.

Dr Junger is certified in internal medicine and cardiology and practices in New York City. He has also studied Eastern medicine in India and is currently director of integrative medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC. After experiencing a variety of health issues himself and trying different options, Dr Junger tried a detox program and found his symptoms eliminated.