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Expectant mothers are virtual magnets for unsolicited advice. Mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, sisters-in-law, new mothers, friends, and even strangers offer what seems to be an endless supply of supposedly authoritative opinions on every aspect of pregnancy: A craving for spicy food denotes a boy.

Carrying the baby low denotes a girl. Besides gender predictions, a pregnant woman is also apt to acquire an earful of advice about miscarriage, dietary habits and cravings, hair growth, weight gain, and childbirth. And, of course, everyone wants to touch her belly.

In this engaging, humorous, and very informative book, Drs Shawn A Tassone and Kathryn Landherr - experienced gynaecologists, a husband-and-wife team of physicians, and parents of four children - explore the most common superstitions and myths surrounding pregnancy.

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Every dream of becoming a fashion designer? Master the art and science of fashion design with this wonderful reference and activity book!  You will emark on your creative journey with sylish stencils, paper “fabrics,” and illustrated ideas for cool paper fashions and crafts!  You’ll also learn about color theory, exciting fashion careers, how to combine colors, shapes, patterns, and textures... and much more!  This fashionista tour de force will take your creative designs from sketches to the runway in the drop of the hat!

A little thread, a few beads and a crochet hook are all it takes to craft this contemporary collection of earrings, collars, broaches, bangles and more. Unlike most crochet jewelry books, this does not spend a great deal of time on lengthy introductions or basic stitches although there is a brief refresher section in the back.

Divided into three project chapters, Taylor gets right to the good stuff with a collection of chokers, collars and necklaces ranging from the easy, funky Disc-O-Necklace to the elegant Irish Crochet Choker and an unusual Sculptural Necklace of leaves and pods.

Included in Adorn the Hand & Wrist chapter is a collection of covered bangles and simple rings as well as a couple of cuffs with the lacey Trellis design created from metallic embroidery floss. Most of the designs in the Lobes & Lapels chapter combine simple stitches with unexpected elements such as pearls or metallic threads to create elegant designs like the Silver Spirals earrings or the Hyperbolic Beads.

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THERE’S simply no stopping comedienne Joan Rivers’ “laser mouth” which spits fire at everybody, herself included.She has written several books, one of which was “a piece of shit” though it got great reviews, she said.Rivers’ latest book is titled Men are Stupid ... and They Like Big Boobs: A Woman’s Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery.

“It’s like a girlfriend talking to you about the procedure,” she said. Laugh over it, and then get nauseous over the surgery details, she added.To the politically correct, Rivers is completely scandalous. She wrote: “The truth is, inner beauty might get you a promotion, or, for that matter, a raise, but it won’t get you a husband, or a lover.”

She gave the example of actress Demi Moore who allegedly spent US$500,000 (RM1.82mil) for head-to-toe plastic surgery, an investment that ended up with her scoring a young husband.In the old days before cosmetic surgery, the secret to staying young was to die early, said Rivers, who unabashedly gave a complete rundown of all the procedures that she has undergone.

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If you ask the average American what the leading cause of mortality in women is, most would probably guess breast cancer. In fact, heart disease is the #1 killer of women, and more women die each year from heart disease than men.

Moreover, the symptoms of heart problems in women are very different from those in men, making detection more difficult.

In this invaluable and engaging guide to the woman's heart, two leading heart specialists focus on the unique factors affecting women's cardiovascular health. Writing in language that is completely accessible to the general reader, they provide crucial, potentially life-saving information and guidance to help women monitor their own heart health. Among the topics discussed in clear, easy-to-follow language are.

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WITHOUT BEING conscious of it, Lois had waged war with her femininity all her life. As a child, she saw herself as being no different from her brother. She hated the frilly little dresses Miss Annie made for her and tore out the ribbons and clips used to adorn her hair as soon as she was out of the house. As often as she could, too, she would try to get away with wearing caps, and years later, when low-cut hair became the fashion among women, she would be among the first to adopt this style which she wore defiantly for close to a dozen years.

It was somewhere around her 11th year that Lois' body began to betray her. Her breasts began to sprout indecently and her hips behaved in like manner. Not even loose clothing could camouflage what nature had done, and when boys began to take notice of her, she grew uncomfortable and felt ashamed.

Worst year of her existence -The worst year of her entire existence, however, was when she turned 16 and J.J. went away to England. Although she had grown to have a rather pragmatic and resigned approach to life, J.J.'s departure had affected her greatly because he was the closest person in the world to her. After that, things were never quite the same at home. It wasn't hard to see that both Papa and Miss Annie were distraught over J.J.'s absence, too.

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What Men Don’t Tell Women about Business: Opening up the Heavily Guarded Alpha Male Playbook (John Wiley & Sons) would appear to be another eye-rolling self-help business book that tries to teach women how to understand men in business and how to swim with the sharks. However, a closer look reveals that the book is actually written by a self-confessed alpha male.

Breaking the code of silence, Christopher V. Flett has decided to give serious, ambitious women the scoop on how men think and behave in the business setting and how they view women in business.

 A surprisingly entertaining book, What Men Don’t Tell Women about Business is not a glory story and neither is it a list of suggestions of how women need to change. The book is a frank and revealing conversation that empowers women to find success in an environment still dominated by men.

The book is organised into three sections. The first part covers the male point of view, giving a glossary of the terminologies men use; categories men give to people in the workplace and how men view business in general. The second section focuses on tackling the common mistakes a woman makes when dealing with men. Flett ends the book with a questions and answers section that summarises his key arguments.

Despite the title, What Men Don’t Tell Women about Business would benefit male readers as much as it would to all businesswomen out there. The book teaches you how to gain and maintain the trust of male colleagues, overcome poor treatment and make sure you get credit for your work.

This book begins an overdue conversation rather than war. A genuine portrait of the proverbial feud between man and woman, What Men Don’t Tell Women about Business offers a whole new light into the other gender stating facts that we never knew or knew but never understood.

One thing that would make this book a lot better would be to integrate some theories of personality. Just like John Gray's Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, Flett unfortunately lumps all women into the detail-oriented (as opposed to big-picture-oriented) and feeling-oriented (as opposed to thinking-oriented) categories.

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The Spring Book Bazaar continues through Saturday at the Charles County Public Library's La Plata Branch.

The annual sale of used books, books on tape, books on CD, music CDs and cassettes, and movies on DVD and VHS is sponsored by the Citizens for the Charles County Public Library.

The sale is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, 1 to 5 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Items for sale are on the lower level of the La Plata library, 2 Garrett Ave.

Soup always makes a body feel good.

And "Soup's On!" by San Franciscans Leslie Jonath and Frankie Frankeny (Chronicle Books, 155 pp., $19.95) will do so doubly because a portion of the proceeds benefits Nextcourse, a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable food in public institutions, including the San Francisco County Jail.

Enjoy a variety of soup recipes from such notable culinarians as Jacques Pepin, Alice Waters of Berkeley's Chez Panisse and Bay Area public television's Martin Yan.

The asparagus and rice soup with pancetta and black pepper is perfect for spring, when asparagus is at its peak. The spicy lamb soup with cinnamon, orzo, lemon and dates is traditionally made during Ramadan, the monthlong celebration in which observant Muslims refrain from eating and drinking between sunrise and sunset. But it's so delicious, you might want to enjoy it year-round.

Some years ago, Nini Tantrini woke up the morning after a bad fall from a horse to begin writing. She had become clairaudient and telepathic to her horses' voices. 

"Our mutual conversation crossed many dimensions," Nini said.  "Often the words would just "flow through me," as if I was in a hyper-conscious trance state. As I was transmitting the voices of my horses, they, in turn, purely present, transmitted other voices: archetypes and deities, goddesses and dakinis. Bodhisattvas, lineage holders, and lamas, living Masters and Ascended Masters, archangels and space people, all are part of a great collective conversation. Rime Mind, I came to call it. Subtle conversations with the Universe. My horses' names are Ecol, (short for Ecology) Clarity and Maha Kundalini (M. Kundalini)." 

Nini borrowed the name Rime (Ri-med, pronounced Ree May) from the Tibetans, and their cross-pollination of sectarian teachings which occurred in Kham, Tibet, during the last two centuries. Lama Urgyen, in "As It Is" further defines Rime as "unconfined unity." Rangjung Yeshe Publications, Boudhanath, c. 1999

Nini's  horses speak in melodious and rhythmical language. They believe their messages have profound implications for the world. The rhymed portions of "The Tantric Cookbook" and the other texts are almost always channeled through Nini's horses. The rhythms of their words, they insist - just like the impulsion of their graceful motion - is important to the part of evolution. Horses have "five hearts pumping," as their feet act as auxiliary blood pumps to the heart. All those hearts make for rhythmical expressions and expansive conceptions on our world. Little of this verse is edited. Nini calls it "horses' verse, unrehearsed."

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