Books to Educate and Comfort
The Korean edition of Exercising through Your Pregnancy is off the press in South Korea.
The Korean publisher is Yeong Mun Publishing. The foreign rights sale was handled by the Schulman Agency in New York City. Written by Catherine Cram, M.S., the book offers advice on exercise for pregnant woman.
The medical memoir, Breathless—The Role of Compassion in Critical Care, has shipped from the printer and will soon be available through retailers. The author, Ronald Kotler, MD, draws from four decades of experience shares compelling stories of patients who were near death or who were facing the end-of-life. He takes readers behind the scenes as he describes the importance of compassion in the care for these patients. Dr. Kotler’s inspiring stories also salutes doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who make up the American healthcare system. His final chapter on “Self-Compassion” for healthcare professionals is particularly timely.
Dr. Kotler is a pulmonary/critical care medicine specialist at the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He has been a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught pulmonary pathophysiology.
Three Things Matter Most—Linking Time, Relationships, and Money is off the press and selling briskly. The author, Brett Atlas explains how the quick pace at which we live our lives can allow us to lose track of the things that most influence the quality of our lives. Those three things are time, relationships, and money—not how much money we have about how we handle it. Atlas, lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with his wife and children.
In his new memoir, Behind Sacred Walls, Michael Roberts tells a story of his abuse by Catholic priests. Roberts, who came from a family of devout Catholics, explains how he felt powerless to break away from the abuse. Even when he finally gathered the courage to report the abuse to a trust priest, he was sexually abused by that priest. Roberts explains how he was able to finally able break away from the abuse and the red tape he dealt with in settling the matter with the Catholic Church.
Addicus Books has published another book in its series on divorce. Divorce in New Hampshire—The Legal Process, Your Rights, and What to Expect is authored by attorneys Jessica Eckert and Dana Prescott. The book offers answers to more than 350 commonly asked questions by couple who are divorcing. Easy to understand, the book is written in a question-and-answer format.
“We want to wish congratulations to Gerry M, our copy editor of twenty years,” said Rod Colvin, Publisher at Addicus Books. “She has provided us with two decades of meticulous copy-editing work. We will miss here. I just received this note from her.”
“It has really been fun working with the team at Addicus Books!! I admire that in the publishing world gone mad with mega mergers and ever-condensing numbers of publishing houses, you have held onto an independent house. I’ve also have appreciated how you take such admirable hands-on interest in your books! MAJOR KUDOS!! I’ve worked for a number of the “big name” publishing houses over the years, but they have become soul-less. Without a doubt, I’ve enjoyed working with Addicus Books the most!”
—Gerry M.
Straight Talk about Breast Cancer, Sixth Edition. This breast cancer guidebook should be in every library. It’s a comprehensive overview of breast cancer written in an accessible style and a friendly tone. Each chapter delves deeply into its subject, clearly explaining all that is involved and including both photographs and illustrations.
—Consumer Connection, Newsletter of Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS)
of the Medical Library Association
Cataract Surgery—A Patient’s Guide to Treatment. This is an excellent work for those facing cataract surgery. In 9 chapters, the authors, Robert Maloney, M.D., and Neda Shamie, M.D., clearly explain what a cataract is along with its symptoms and causes. In addition, they describe the preoperative eye exam, when to have the surgery, the procedure itself and possible risks, side effects, and potential complications. Contains excellent color photographs and illustrations throughout the book.
—Consumer Connection, Newsletter of Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS)
of the Medical Library Association
101 Things to Know if You Are Addicted to Painkillers. Addicted to pain killers? If so, you can get sober and recover to a better joy-filled life, according to Michael McGee, M.D. An addiction psychiatrist, McGee drives that message home in his new book. In easy-to-understand prose, he covers all the basics of what addiction is, what treatment options are available, how to find help, and what it is like to become sober. He provides lessons that are the heart and soul of the book.
—Consumer Connection, Newsletter of Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS)
of the Medical Library Association
The St. Louis law firm, SWMW, has chosen the Addicus publication, Lung Cancer—from Diagnosis to Treatment, to use as a client education tool for its clients who have been diagnosed with lung cancer. The author is Walter Scott, M.D., a thoracic surgeon with Fox Chase Cancer Center in Pennsylvania.
Three Things Matter Most—Linking Time, Relationships, and Money. In his new self-help book, Brett Atlas discusses the three things he believes help us live our best lives. Time, relationships, and money are three assets that, when used efficiently, lead to a life filled with meaning. To make his case, Atlas draws from personal experiences as well as wisdom and philosophy passed down through the ages.
In Behind Sacred Walls, Michael Roberts tells the compelling story of how he was abused by Catholic priests. His story tells not only how he was abused by a priest for several years, but also how the Catholic Church turned its back on him when he finally reported the abuse. A naïve teen, he was sexually and emotionally dominated by the priest who was revered by his family and parishioners. Fear kept Roberts emotionally paralyzed. He feared hurting his parents, who were devout Catholics. He feared God. Most of all, he feared the wrath of the priest who demanded his obedience.
