Modern life is full of stuff yet bereft of time. An economic sociologist offers an ingenious explanation for why, over the past seventy-five years, Americans have come to prefer consumption to leisure.Productivity has increased steadily since the mid-twentieth century, yet Americans today work roughly as much as they did then: forty hours per week. We have witnessed, during this same period, relentless growth in consumption. This pattern represents a striking depar...

**Unlock lasting healing through the power of the vagus nerve—the bestselling guide to understanding how vagus nerve dysfunction and trauma impact inflammation, emotional health, autoimmune disease, and moreWith practical exercises and body-based tools for regulating your nervous system, balancing your fight-or-flight response, and restoring body and mind**Dr. Stanley Rosenberg, PhD, offers an easy-to-understand overview of the vagus nerve—and helps you regulate your body’s...

Techniques et exercices pour améliorer le bien-être physique, émotionnel et socialThérapeute crânio-sacré et rolfer depuis plus de trente ans, Stanley Rosenberg expose le rôle crucial du nerf vague dans les états psychologiques et émotionnels. Il montre ainsi qu'on peut relier son dysfonctionnement à une myriade de symptômes psychologiques et physiques courants, tels que l'anxiété, les migraines ou les maux de dos. Une série d'exercices faciles à réaliser et illustrés de photographi...

For all of human history ghosts were real and they were everywhere. Then, one day, after a horrible cataclysm, they all disappeared.That was the story of The Perfectly Fine House.But there are more tales to be told from that world. And a thrilling lineup, ranging from horror legends to relative newcomers, have joined forces to bring you:- a roadside attraction featuring a real, dead serial killer- a pair of twisted sisters whose sibling rivalry only...

From filmmaker and New Yorker contributor Susanna Fogel comes a comedic novel about a fractured family of New England Jews and their discontents. Told entirely in letters to a heroine we never meet, we get to know the Fellers through their check-ins with Julie over the course of three decades: their thank-you notes, letters of condolence, family gossip, and good old-fashioned familial passive-aggression.Together, their missives—some sardonic, others absurd, others heartbre...

Al cuore della nostra capacità di adattamento – specialmente allo stress – c’è il nervo vago, il nervo cranico che gioca un ruolo cruciale nel determinare il nostro benessere fisico e i nostri stati psicologici ed emotivi.Molti sintomi comuni - dall’ansia alla depressione a emicranie e mal di schiena – indicano infatti che il nervo vago non funziona correttamente.Questa guida pratica illustra, attraverso una serie di semplici esercizi, massaggi e manipolazioni, come possiam...

**Unlock lasting healing through the power of the vagus nerve—the bestselling guide to understanding how vagus nerve dysfunction and trauma impact inflammation, emotional health, autoimmune disease, and moreWith practical exercises and body-based tools for regulating your nervous system, balancing your fight-or-flight response, and restoring body and mind**Dr. Stanley Rosenberg, PhD, offers an easy-to-understand overview of the vagus nerve—and helps you regulate your body’s...

When a diagnosis topples your life, you can identify those factors you can control in order to pursue the best care possible. This work shows you how.In the United States cancer is overtaking heart disease as the leading cause of death. Although a devastatingly common disease, the average person in the US has minimal practical or scientific knowledge about cancer and its treatment. And fewer still are aware of the pitfalls and obstacles inherent in cancer care.Here, Stephen...

Inspired by personal observations of the climate crisis, as well as health issues from patients involving ministerial fire, this text dives into the concepts of ming men and ministerial fire - core concepts of Chinese medical diagnosis and treatment. This book will assist practitioners in understanding the mechanisms of treating patients with autoimmune diseases, allergies, skin disorders and arthritic disorders.With material from the classic texts, Z'ev Rosenberg explains the conc...

Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this best-selling reference by Drs. Gregg A. Adams, Stephen D. Bresnick, Jared Forrester, and Graeme Rosenberg covers the common problems you'll encounter while on call without direct supervision in the hospital. On Call Surgery, 4th Edition, fits perfectly in your pocket, ready to provide key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You'll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a di...

This work presents a new, alternative approach to studying the formation of political ideologies and attitudes, addressing a concern in political science that research in this area is at a crossroads. The authors provide an epistemologically grounded critique on the literature of belief systems, explaining why traditional approaches have reached the limits of usefulness. Following the lead of such continental theorists such as Jurgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens, who stress the importance ...

Precision medicine is a rapidly-evolving field in the management of cancer. The use of novel molecular or genetic signatures in local-regional management is still in its infancy. Precision Radiation Oncology demystifies this state-of-the-art research and technology.By describing current existing clinical and pathologic features, and focusing on the ability to improve outcomes in cancer using radiation therapy, this book discusses incorporating novel genomic- or biology-bas...