An Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
The Downhill Lie : a Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport
Presented by Phyllis Armstrong in memory of Eugene McGregor. School Library Journal: Hiaasen, the Miami Heraldcolumnist and author of some hilarious fiction (e.g., Striptease, Skinny Dip), shares his renewed interest in golf in this departure onto the green. He recounts how easy it is to get sucked into the sport, even when trying not to. […]
Your Developing Baby, Conception to Birth
Presented by Phyllis Armstrong in memory of Eugene McGregor. Library Journal: Ultrasound has become a common practice in pregnancy, both to confirm the health of the fetus and to provide information about gender to the prospective parents. Using 250 diagnostic ultrasound images, Harvard radiology professors Doubilet and Carol B. Benson, with health writer Roanne Weisman, […]
Tree Barking : a Memoir
Presented by Phyllis Armstrong in memory of Eugene McGregor. Library Journal: Rovina, who grew up in South Africa but moved to a kibbutz in Israel and married a fellow kibbutznik (also from South Africa), was only 26 when her young husband was killed in the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Realizing then that "life is […]
Medical Myths That Can Kill You : and the 101 Truths That Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your Life
Presented by Phyllis Armstrong in memory of Eugene McGregor. Library Journal: Snyderman, chief medical editor for NBC News, here examines some common medical myths-e.g., that only old people get heart attacks and strokes, that "natural" means safe-explaining why they have become so prevalent, why they are wrong, and what sensible approaches people can take to […]
Sustaining Life : How Human Health Depends On Biodiversity
Presented by Phyllis Armstrong in memory of Eugene McGregor.Publishers Weekly: (Starred Review) In 1992, the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School agreed to coordinate a massive, international scientific effort under the direction of Nobel Peace Prize-winning scientist and author Chivian (Critical Condition: Human Health and the Environment) to catalog "what […]
Helping Teens Who Cut
From the Publisher: Discovering that your teen "cuts" is absolutely terrifying; before you understand what really motivates cutting, you may worry your child is contemplating suicide. What can you do to help when every attempt to address the behavior seems to push him or her further away? In this compassionate, straightforward book, Dr. Michael Hollander, […]
Touched By Fire : a National Historical Society Photographic Portrait of the Civil War, In Association With Civil War Times
Donated to the Lisbon Public Library by the Law Firm of Samaha & Russell PA in memory of Robert E. Bean.
How to Get Appointed to State Boards and Commissions : a Five-step Guide
The Complete Travel Detective Bible
From the Publisher: This ultimate "physician's desk reference" for travelers addresses the questions, anxieties, concerns, and desire for essential information that are common to seasoned and novice travelers alike. Peter Greenberg, best-selling author, trusted Today show travel editor, and the man that writer Paul Theroux calls "the liberator and defender of the traveling public," offers […]