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ART OF GIVING BIRTH
With Chanting, Breathing, and Movement
ISBN: 9781594772764
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With Chanting, Breathing, and Movement
Giving birth is a veritable 'explosion' of joy. The baby arrives when the life force surges up so strongly in the woman that it breaks all limitations in order to spring forth. But in our modern culture, women often do not feel empowered to give birth by themselves. They want the 'experts' to handle the birth for them, out of fear of the pain or the possible risks to them or the baby.
Dr Frédérick Leboyer, author of the groundbreaking book Birth without Violence, which looks at birth from the baby's point of view, now explores the birth process from the mother's perspective. Through the heartfelt letters of women sharing their experiences, which are accompanied by his advice and commentary, he reveals how women can develop the skills needed to create a successful and joyful birth.
Dr Leboyer stresses that proper breathing is the most important component for women going through childbirth. The breathing should come from the lower belly and the exhalation should be accompanied by a musical tone. Without this musical dimension, breathing is merely a physical exercise. Dr Leboyer found that, by using the music of the tambura, an Indian stringed instrument whose tones represent the embodiment of universal harmony, women are transported to a place of inner peace. THE ART OF GIVING BIRTH includes breathing and singing exercises and gentle movements to be practised throughout the pregnancy and during labour. Also included is a 26-minute free CD of tambura music to accompany the exercises.
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BABY FAT DIET
A Busy Mom’s Guide to Losing Weight and Looking Fabulous
ISBN: 9781592577972
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A Busy Mom’s Guide to Losing Weight and Looking Fabulous
Losing the “baby fat” is one of the hardest things for mothers - even years after they give birth. “Eating for two” often results in gaining too much weight and the more a woman gains, the harder it is to lose. And after having kids, mums are so busy and distracted it’s necessary for them to learn how to eat in a healthy, self-nurturing way again. In THE BABY FAT DIET mums will be relieved to learn that small changes can make a big difference. Restrictive dieting and cutting out favourite foods to the extreme isn’t necessary. The book offers simple, easy-to-live-by health and nutrition tips that help women change the behaviour that make losing weight so difficult. The 30 timeless tips throughout are eminently practical and the recipes are delicious. Not only will mums lose weight on THE BABY FAT DIET, they’ll feel good about themselves, too. Mums will discover:
• Eating for one again—the importance of portion sizes
• Why breakfast is a weight-loss ally
• The fast-food solution
• Pairing pleasure with healthy foods
• Exercising to the Wiggles®
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• Eating for one again—the importance of portion sizes
• Why breakfast is a weight-loss ally
• The fast-food solution
• Pairing pleasure with healthy foods
• Exercising to the Wiggles®
ISBN: 9781592577972
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£12.99
BITCHES ON A BUDGET
Sage Advice for Surviving Tough Times in Style
ISBN: 9780451229175
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Sage Advice for Surviving Tough Times in Style
Today's woman may have a dwindling stock portfolio, but that shouldn't make her bite one well-manicured nail with worry. Rosalyn Hoffman dishes up the wisdom women need to get perfect style without busting what's left of their bank accounts.
The author is a recession-era fashion guru, travel agent, grooming consultant, therapist, sommelier and life coach all rolled into one, and with this book vows no coupon clipping, Prada depriving, carb hating allowed. Because it doesn't take oodles of moola to live well- and that's one trend that will never go out of style.
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BLOOD TIES
The Stories of Five Positive Women
ISBN: 9781876451295
ISBN 10: 1876451297
The Stories of Five Positive Women
Five women - all HIV-positive - tell their diverse stories with honesty and determination. These powerful narratives reveal how each woman approached her predicament and the inner qualities she drew on to persevere. This book has an important role to play in raising issues that are rarely discussed - issues such as the social impact of HIV/AIDS; how people (and particularly women) are marginalised as a result; facing personal fears about death and our life values; and dealing with family and friends.
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ISBN: 9781876451295
ISBN 10: 1876451297
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BODY AFTER BABY
A Simple Healthy Plan to Lose Your Babyweight fast
ISBN: 9781583332801
ISBN 10: 1583332804
A Simple Healthy Plan to Lose Your Babyweight fast
Nutrition expert Jackie Keller explains that women's bodies are designed naturally to drop pounds in the thirty days after childbirth. With this in mind, she developed a thirty-day nutrition and workout program composed of easy-prep meals and gentle daily workouts that take ten minutes or less to complete.
The Body After Baby plan provides:
- Meal plans and more than one hundred delicious recipes rich in the nutrients new moms need;
- Helpful weekly shopping lists and label-reading tips;
- Nonvegetarian and vegetarian meal options for both breast-feeding and bottle-feeding moms;
- and fun movements that mom and baby can do together.
Jackie Keller's unique, doctor-approved program has helped some of the most famous celebrities in Hollywood shed their baby weight. Now, women everywhere can follow her plan and not only learn how to lose weight but also how to create a healthy lifestyle for their families.
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The Body After Baby plan provides:
- Meal plans and more than one hundred delicious recipes rich in the nutrients new moms need;
- Helpful weekly shopping lists and label-reading tips;
- Nonvegetarian and vegetarian meal options for both breast-feeding and bottle-feeding moms;
- and fun movements that mom and baby can do together.
Jackie Keller's unique, doctor-approved program has helped some of the most famous celebrities in Hollywood shed their baby weight. Now, women everywhere can follow her plan and not only learn how to lose weight but also how to create a healthy lifestyle for their families.
ISBN: 9781583332801
ISBN 10: 1583332804
£17.99
BODY SNATCHERS
How the Media Shapes Women
ISBN: 9781876451073
ISBN 10: 1876451076
How the Media Shapes Women
In April 1997 Cyndi Tebbel then editor of New Woman Magazine featured a size-16 model on the cover of a special issue on body image. The issue was a big hit with New Woman's readers but when a cosmetics company withdrew its advertising from the magazine Cyndi was encouraged to discontinue promoting 'unhealthy' imagery. When Cyndi left New Woman in late 1997 her story was front-page news. She began a speaking tour and discovered there was enormous support for her views. The result was an invitation to write THE BODY SNATCHERS. THE BODY SNATCHERS looks at the rampant conditioning of women and girls by those pushing starvation imagery. At no other time in history have women been so preoccupied with the shape they are in. Wherever we look - in magazines on television in films - the prevailing 'ideal' body shape for women is closer to a Barbie doll than a real woman. The cosmetics fashion and diet industries the mass media and the burgeoning business of cosmetic surgery all profit from this imagery. But for woman and girls there's a high price to pay: low esteem body hatred and eating disorders are now a major part of their lives. How do women combat this brainwashing and begin to believe that they are more than a dress size? By challenging the messages that saturate our media and refusing to buy their lies. THE BODY SNATCHERS is written in an engaging and witty style. Cyndi encourages women of all ages to stop obsessing about the shape they are in and to challenge society's preoccupation with the 'ideal' body which is both unnatural and for the vast majority of women unattainable.
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ISBN: 9781876451073
ISBN 10: 1876451076
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BREASTFEEDING WITH CONFIDENCE
ISBN: 9781876451578
ISBN 10: 1876451572
Breastfeeding is a practical skill which young women used to learn by watching a mother breastfeed her baby. Today there are many new mothers who would like to breastfeed but who have not had the opportunity to successfully learn how to do it. This practical book aims to help by presenting easily understood information, including many stories and comments from breastfeeding mothers that provide a wealth of reassuring advice for others.
Sue Cox, lactation consultant and educator, provides simple answers to the wide range of questions asked by contemporary mothers on many topics, including:
what you need to know about your baby to make breastfeeding work;
understanding breasts and breastmilk;
patterns of feeding;
changes in your relationship with your partner;
difficulties with breastfeeding; and
weaning your child
Also included are useful lists of 'Things to do' which provide both preventative and problem-solving approaches to difficulties that may arise during breastfeeding.
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Sue Cox, lactation consultant and educator, provides simple answers to the wide range of questions asked by contemporary mothers on many topics, including:
what you need to know about your baby to make breastfeeding work;
understanding breasts and breastmilk;
patterns of feeding;
changes in your relationship with your partner;
difficulties with breastfeeding; and
weaning your child
Also included are useful lists of 'Things to do' which provide both preventative and problem-solving approaches to difficulties that may arise during breastfeeding.
ISBN: 9781876451578
ISBN 10: 1876451572
£7.99
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BRIDE & GROOM THANK YOU GUIDE
A Thoroughly Modern Manual For expressing Your Gratitude - Quickly Painlessly and Personally
ISBN: 9780399532580
ISBN 10: 0399532587
A Thoroughly Modern Manual For expressing Your Gratitude - Quickly Painlessly and Personally
Thank-you notes are essential - but they don't have to be torturous to write and stilted to read. With this concise guide you can make the task easy while adding those personal touches to each note you send. Everything you need to know to write the perfect thank-you including: o Modern technology like e-mail DVDs and video-streaming - to use or not to use? o The Top fifteen thank-you mistakes -and how to avoid them o A thank-you thesaurus o How to word thank yous for non-traditional gifts including charitable donations and honeymoon registries o Thanking the bridal party and other special people o Creating unique cards with stamp art photos and more o Thank-you checklists shopping lists and a writing timetable So chuck your grandma's etiquette books (after you've thanked her for loaning them to you of course!). Brides - and grooms - grab a pen and prepare to be grateful!
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ISBN: 9780399532580
ISBN 10: 0399532587
CHILD OF YOUR DREAMS
Approaching Conception and Pregnancy with Inner Peace and Reverence for Life
ISBN: 9780892813650
ISBN 10: 0892813652
Approaching Conception and Pregnancy with Inner Peace and Reverence for Life
By exploring the myriad, but all too frequently neglected, psychological and spiritual dimensions of conception, childbirth, and parenthood, you can positively influence the mental and emotional development of your unborn child, creating the greatest possible potential for his or her future. Complete with inspiring colour illustrations and suggested visualization exercises, The Child of Your Dreams helps you establish a dialogue with your inner self--to ask important questions about becoming a mother or father so that you can consider, dream, and plan long before your child is actually conceived, and then can continue to communicate with your unborn child after conception.
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ISBN: 9780892813650
ISBN 10: 0892813652
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CHILD WITHIN
Surviving the Shattered Dreams of Motherhood
ISBN: 9780855723187
ISBN 10: 0855723181
Surviving the Shattered Dreams of Motherhood
In this book the author talks to women who tell of the struggle and sadness of facing infertility or loss through miscarriage and the accompanying merry-go-round of tests, treatment and trauma. While struggling to keep up a brave front, these women plunge to the depths of despair, hating their bodies, and often their partners, and longing for the one thing they believe will make them whole - a baby.
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ISBN: 9780855723187
ISBN 10: 0855723181
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CLAN OF THE GODDESS
Celtic Wisdom and Ritual for Women
ISBN: 9781564146045
ISBN 10: 1564146049
Celtic Wisdom and Ritual for Women
Renew Your Faith in the Feminine Divine.
Combining the wisdom of the early Celtic Clan, the enchantment of ancient magick and the playfulness of the Celtic spirit, this book illustrates the basic principles of Goddess teachings so seekers can develop steadfast faith in their feminine power. This groundbreaking primer weaves a rich tapestry of authentic Celtic wisdom with the brilliant-coloured threads of today's result-oriented visualization and motivational techniques.
CLAN OF THE GODDESS invites you to relive those moments of true joy or bliss - moments when you were closest to the feminine divine - and brings you to your personal power base: your magick. Once your magick is claimed, this book shows you how to unburden and improve the health of your soul; to cast a Spell of Protection; to find your sacred place of healing (Nemeton); and to become personally acquainted with your Spirit Guide, firmly establishing your foundation of spiritual enlightenment and faith in the feminine divine, and in yourself.
Using this Celtic magick to enrich your daily life, you can reduce the damaging influence of past sorrows and haunting shadows in order to quiet the negative voices in your mind and add essential balance to your world. You can decide exactly what you want from life, so the Goddess within can fulfil your heartfelt dreams and ambitions.
C. C. Brondwin is a professional woman who has been honoured as an award-winning documentary journalist in both print and broadcast, and who has served as a senior executive at two universities; one a women's institution. Her studies include herbalism, homeopathic medicine, as well as the mythology of the Mother Goddess, Briganntia.
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ISBN: 9781564146045
ISBN 10: 1564146049
£15.99
DOUBLE GODDESS
Women Sharing Power
ISBN: 9781591430117
ISBN 10: 1591430119
Women Sharing Power
Numerous figures depicting two women in intimate relation with one another or as a single body with two heads have been discovered in important centres of early civilisations such as Catal Huyuk and Gozo. These have been routinely ignored by scholars or dismissed as mere dolls with no sacred connotations whatsoever. Vicki Noble shows to the contrary that this double goddess is an ancient icon that can considerably expand our understanding of female sovereignty as well as provide contemporary women with a way to reconnect with the integral sense of self and wholeness enjoyed by their ancestors. Ancient Goddess religion was informed by the organic cycles of nature--the dual poles of Life and Death. The double goddess represents phenomena such as the Earth-Moon pair the Upper-Underworld pair the Summer and Winter poles of the seasonal year and the dual poles of the female biological reality of menstruation and ovulation--the dark and the light. The double goddess in all her varied forms also depicts the vast array of potential relationships women can form with themselves and each other. This book is a celebration of an archetype that not only empowers women but also teaches them how to share that power with each other. · Offers an important symbol for modern women seeking to reconnect with their ancient integral sense of self and wholeness. · Presents an archetype for the sacred potential of female bonding whether between mother and daughter teacher and student friends or lovers. · Illustrated with 149 examples of double goddess images.
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ISBN: 9781591430117
ISBN 10: 1591430119
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DR. GUTTMACHERS PREGNANCY BIRTH & FAMILY PLANNING
The Most Comprehensive Guide for Pregnancy and Childbirth
ISBN: 9780451198891
ISBN 10: 0451198891
The Most Comprehensive Guide for Pregnancy and Childbirth
Now with more than 3 million copies sold this book has been completely revised and updated for the new century by a team of experts and covers a wide range of topics including: · Choosing a doctor or midwife for your pregnancy care · Choosing between a hospital birth centre or home birth · What to expect at prenatal visits · Morning sickness and other common discomforts of pregnancy · Genetics and genetic testing · Early foetal assessment · Keeping your environment safe for your foetus · Eating well in pregnancy · The effects of infectious diseases on the foetus · Normal labour and delivery · Complications of labour and delivery · Controversies in maternity care such a routine ultrasound widespread use of electronic foetal monitoring epidural anaesthesia and episiotomy · Multiple birth · Newborn care · Postpartum care · Infertility · Emergency contraception and old and new methods of birth control
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EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR BABY
The Individualised Guide to Fertility and Maximum Health during Pregnancy Nursing and Your Babys First Year.
ISBN: 9780425196144
ISBN 10: 0425196143
The Individualised Guide to Fertility and Maximum Health during Pregnancy Nursing and Your Babys First Year.
Anyone who is having a child is concerned about how to have a healthy baby and anyone trying to conceive is concerned about fertility problems.
From the best-selling author of 'Eat Right For Your Type' comes a complete blood type plan for fertility, maximising health during all stages of pregnancy and a baby's first year. Peter D'Adamo brings decades of research on the connection between blood type and health in this comprehensive guide to healthy pregnancy and childbirth. Now for the first time Dr. D'Adamo's revolutionary blood type diet has been customised for expectant parents and infants.
In EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR BABY you'll find out the most promising and problematic blood type combinations for getting pregnant and carrying to term and you'll learn what you can do through diet, exercise and supplements to increase fertility. You'll find out what to eat, how to exercise, what teas to drink and which supplements to take during each phase of your pregnancy according to your blood type. You will learn what beneficial foods to eat and exactly how much while nursing. You'll have a plan for introducing your new-born to the blood type diet to give your baby the healthiest possible first year. You'll also discover the best strategies for getting back into shape!
The book is packed with success stories from patients who have tested the programme as well as food lists supplement guides and advice for dads.
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From the best-selling author of 'Eat Right For Your Type' comes a complete blood type plan for fertility, maximising health during all stages of pregnancy and a baby's first year. Peter D'Adamo brings decades of research on the connection between blood type and health in this comprehensive guide to healthy pregnancy and childbirth. Now for the first time Dr. D'Adamo's revolutionary blood type diet has been customised for expectant parents and infants.
In EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR BABY you'll find out the most promising and problematic blood type combinations for getting pregnant and carrying to term and you'll learn what you can do through diet, exercise and supplements to increase fertility. You'll find out what to eat, how to exercise, what teas to drink and which supplements to take during each phase of your pregnancy according to your blood type. You will learn what beneficial foods to eat and exactly how much while nursing. You'll have a plan for introducing your new-born to the blood type diet to give your baby the healthiest possible first year. You'll also discover the best strategies for getting back into shape!
The book is packed with success stories from patients who have tested the programme as well as food lists supplement guides and advice for dads.
ISBN: 9780425196144
ISBN 10: 0425196143
£9.95
ELDERWOMAN
Reap the wisdom feel the power embrace the joy
ISBN: 9781899171293
ISBN 10: 1899171290
Reap the wisdom feel the power embrace the joy
Old age is a ripening a harvest and potentially the most satisfying stage of our whole lives. The elderwoman has an important part to play at any level she chooses. Since our most pressing social imperative is that we learn to dwell more lightly and co-operatively on the earth the natural 'lightening' of the ageing process makes the elderwoman an ideal leader/expert in the art of what is nowadays called 'downshifting' i.e. the conscious choice of a simple lifestyle. The book draws on developmental and Jungian psychology ecopsychology deep ecology spirituality and ecofeminist philosophy yet is written in a clear jargon free language which renders it accessible to all regardless of educational standard colour race belief system socio-economic level or sexual persuasion.
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ISBN: 9781899171293
ISBN 10: 1899171290
£12.99
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EMBRACING MENOPAUSE NATURALLY
Stories Portraits and Recipes
ISBN: 9780757002960
ISBN 10: 075700296X
Stories Portraits and Recipes
We are all too familiar with its symptoms: hot flushes night sweats anxiety irritability sleeplessness and more. While menopause triggers many physical and emotional changes it also brings forth spiritual issues that for many women mark a redefinition of the feminine self. To address the total impact of menopause Gabriele Kushi has created a supportive practical and personal guide to dealing with this time in a woman's life. The author first provides a clear understanding of the overall process of menopause from biological changes to emotional and spiritual challenges. She then goes on to offer research-based nutritional guidelines that can help relieve and overcome menopausal symptoms as well as healthy kitchen-tested recipes based on a natural foods diet. However it is the stories and portraits of twenty menopausal women that are at the heart and soul of the book. In their own words these beautiful women share their diverse experiences with the reader. They relate their backgrounds discuss their children and grandchildren and detail how and when they noticed their first menopausal symptoms as well as what they did to alleviate them. Some turned to their traditional cultural rituals for affirmation of this phase of life while others sought alternative or conventional medicine. The reader learns how the passage affected each woman's quality of life and how she ultimately expressed her new self. EMBRACING MENOPAUSE NATURALLY is a true companion for any woman who wants to nurture her own spiritual growth adopt a natural foods diet and enjoy good health throughout the midlife years and beyond.
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ISBN: 9780757002960
ISBN 10: 075700296X
£15.99
EMOTIONAL HEALING THROUGH MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
Stories and Meditations for Women Seeking Wholeness With free CD
ISBN: 9780892819980
ISBN 10: 0892819987
Stories and Meditations for Women Seeking Wholeness With free CD
As a result of her years of working with women as a psychotherapist Barbara Miller Fishman developed the discipline of Mindfulness Psychotherapy - a combination of mindfulness meditation and psychotherapy that taken together describe a path toward wholeness. Now she presents the integration of her life's work through the poignant stories of eight women - all faced with critical decisions and tough life circumstances - and how they used Mindfulness Psychotherapy to attain greater levels of peace and well-being. The author offers a radical shift in a woman's relationship to life. Readers will discover the importance of naming a life problem accepting the is-ness of it developing a matter-of-fact curiosity and exploring the mind/body reactions that we call emotional pain. The path continues as the reader creates an observing self and discovers the deep compassion that ultimately heals. Once learned these six awareness practices can be used to face difficult situations discover self-acceptance and release the love needed to reside fully in one's whole self. Includes free 60 min CD of guided meditations
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ISBN: 9780892819980
ISBN 10: 0892819987
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£16.99
EXERCISES FOR WOMEN
The Quality of Life Series
ISBN: 9789654941181
ISBN 10: 965494118X
The Quality of Life Series
As a result of her personal experience, Rivka Gadish developed a unique and exclusive set of exercises for strengthening the female body systems and preventing urine leakage. This method, which has a beneficial effect on the health of men but more especially of women, is especially recommended for post-partum, menopausal and elderly women.
A simple set of exercises teaches the reader to recognise dormant muscles and organs and to activate them, thus curing diseases and problems that are caused by the atrophying of the muscles.
Every exercise is simple and easy, and is illustrated with a photograph. Each set of exercises is taught separately. Over a period of six weeks, it is possible to learn every set of exercises. After this time, a significant improvement in health will be felt.
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A simple set of exercises teaches the reader to recognise dormant muscles and organs and to activate them, thus curing diseases and problems that are caused by the atrophying of the muscles.
Every exercise is simple and easy, and is illustrated with a photograph. Each set of exercises is taught separately. Over a period of six weeks, it is possible to learn every set of exercises. After this time, a significant improvement in health will be felt.
ISBN: 9789654941181
ISBN 10: 965494118X
£12.99
FEISTY WOMANS BREAST CANCER BOOK
ISBN: 9780897932691
ISBN 10: 0897932692
This book features the thoughtful and rebellious insights of a woman who took charge of her breast cancer experience. Weaving her own story with advice about approaching treatment choices, communicating with doctors and, most importantly, maintaining a positive outlook, Elaine Ratner has written the book that she herself searched for after her cancer diagnosis, one that will help women navigate the emotional and psychological landscape of breast cancer.
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ISBN: 9780897932691
ISBN 10: 0897932692
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