Free Press imprint: 1019 books
Indecent Secrets
The Infamous Murri Murder Affair
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2006
On a hot summer day in Italy in 1902, the brutally stabbed body of Count Francesco Bonmartini was discovered, by means of its decomposing stench, inside his locked apartment. He was a typical Italian provincial aristocrat in all but one way: he had married into a prominent but deeply troubled family....
8 Men and a Duck
An Improbable Voyage by Reed Boat to Easter Island
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
8 Men and a Duck charts the hilarious and unnerving Pacific voyage as it rolls between waves of high drama and high farce: from the five-day launch off a Chilean beach, to the bungled phone call that triggered a naval rescue alert, to the sad fate of Pedro the duck, to the constant race against the...
by Gerald N. Grob
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 1994
In the first comprehensive one-volume history of the treatment of the mentally ill, the foremost historian in the field compellingly recounts our various attempts to solve this ever-present dilemma from colonial times to the present.
Gerald Grob charts the growth of mental hospitals in response...
Ask a Nurse
From Home Remedies to Hospital Care
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2001
In the hospital or at the doctor's office, it's the nurses whom patients trust to answer their questions simply, directly, and understandably. So who better to provide inside information about how to manage common health conditions, apply simple home treatments, and make the most of the health care...
by Michael Alan Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry presents a new view of psychiatry, melding traditional biologic, neuro-, and descriptive psychiatry into a broad neuropsychiatric approach to diagnosis and treatment. The book relies on insights from basic neuroscience, neuropsychology, behavioral...
The Mind-Beauty Connection
9 Days to Reverse Stress Aging and Reveal More Youthful, Beautiful Skin
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2008
**It's not your age that's causing half of those lines and crinkles. It's your life.
Now, Amy Wechsler, MD shows you how to de-stress your skin and take years -- years -- off your face.
In 9 days.**
Liking the way you look is vital to your health and happiness. But that's not...
by Stanley Coren
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 1997
An eye-opening and engrossing exploration into the science and mysteries of sleep and sleeplessness from the bestselling author of The Intelligence of Dogs.
Is there some way to determine if you are getting enough sleep?
Do dogs and cats dream?
What are the ways to help children...
The Pawprints of History
Dogs in the Course of Human Events
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2002
The Pawprints of History shines a new light on a favorite subject -- the relationship between humans and their four-legged best friends. Stanley Coren, a renowned expert on dog-human interactions, has combed the annals of history and found captivating stories of how dogs have lent a helping paw and...
by Dr. Mike Moreno
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Cada año, cada mes, cada día, cada hora, cada minuto que estás vivo, estás envejeciendo. No importa la edad que tengas, tu cuerpo está pasando por cambios que tienen que ver con el envejecimiento y que pueden llevarte a sentir menos energía, dolor en las articulaciones, tener piel flácida,...
Born On A Blue Day
Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2007
A journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today—guided by the owner himself.
Bestselling author Daniel Tammet (Thinking in Numbers) is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life and able to explain...
by Robert Wuthnow
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Drawing on a new survey of more than two thousand working Americans, the author of Christianity in the 21st Century explores the relationship between religious faith and attitudes toward work and money to examine Americans' ambivalence toward materialism and consumerism.
Sharing the Journey
Support Groups and the Quest for a New Community
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1996
A look at how support groups have affected American society argues that, although support groups provide a warmth and security that holds society together, they can lead to an unhealthy self-absorption and a trivialized sense of what is sacred.
Management Lessons from the E.R.
Prescriptions for Success in Your Business
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2002
Life in the emergency room is often like that in the business world. Both are places of activity and excitement, unexpected developments, highs and lows, crises, and great intensity. On the treatment table and in the boardroom, problems must be diagnosed correctly and dealt with as effectively and...
by Jacob Joshua Ross
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Since the sexual revolution, the traditional family’s moral authority has been the subject of an increasingly politicized debate. The family’s detractors have viewed it as an arbitrary social arrangement which perpetuates injustice and legitimates violations of individual rights. Those who defend...