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This wasn't supposed to be literary hugs and kisses
One of my favorites!
Loved the book, not the ending
A Different Take
Wonderful story

What We Keep
Elizabeth Berg
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0345435028
Release Date: 2002-01-02

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“BERG KNOWS THE HEARTS OF HER CHARACTERS INTIMATELY, showing them with compassion, humor, and an illuminating generosity.”
–The Seattle Times

“BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN . . . [Ginny Young] crosses the country for a reluctant reunion with the mother she has not seen in 35 years. During the long hours of her flight, she returns in memory to the summer when she turned 12 and her family turned inside out. . . . What We Keep is about ties that are buried but not broken, wounds that are dressed but never heal, and love that changes form but somehow survives.”
–USA Today

“COMPELLING . . . Reading [this] book is like having an intimate conversation with a friend who is baring her soul.”
–Charleston Post and Courier

“TOUCHING . . . WHAT WE KEEP IS SOMETHING OF VALUE.”
–San Antonio Express-News

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This wasn't supposed to be literary hugs and kisses.......2007-03-25

This is my first and only book read by Elizabeth Berg so far and I enjoyed this book a lot. The ending is a bit abrupt, but people like resolution, I guess. It's unfortunate that some people were expecting the same from EB, which I believe would be a huge sign that the author isn't creative and/or is in a rut. She could really take me back to her childhood and EB capturing the sisterly bond between Ginny and Sharla was a nice read. I read this novel in a women's lit class in college and approached it from a feminist standpoint. The dad wasn't the greatest by any means, but consider what time period this was written for. Martha, the woman seated next to her on the plane, notes to Ginny that "people like 'differentness' in everything except their mothers." If you approach the novel like that, you can empathize with both sides of the story and makes for a much more interesting read.

One of my favorites!.......2007-02-25

I'm not sure why I'm so drawn to this story, but this is one of my favorite books! Maybe it's because I'm an only child and envious of the sisterly relationship between Ginny and Sharla. I love how they're always trying to be the "cool" one and vying for the upper hand. Anyway, I don't have any deep insight to offer, just that I think this is a wonderful book!

Loved the book, not the ending.......2006-10-23

This is my first EB book and I know I will read more of her books simply because I liked this one. The story line held my interest well. Her language dripped with memorable imagery that brought me back to times when I was young. I felt like a spectator in the girls' private world while reading this book. I thought the story ended too quickly without benefit of the fine, descriptive story telling Ginny provided throughout the rest of the book. I was hoping for a more emotional ending.

A Different Take.......2006-09-24

I usually enjoy reading EB's books as I find them insightful, humorous and easy to read in a leisurely fashion. I've read quite a few of the reviews of this book and have a completely different take. If I'd managed to raise two selfish, self-centered monsters who insisted their mother wait on them hand and foot, I'd be like Marion and lament going astray in parenting skills. How anyone could have compassion for these little manipulative twits is beyond me and only wonder why Marion didn't bail sooner. Not only are Ginny and Sharla obnoxious pieces of work, dear old dad is a major loser. Stiff, cold, inflexible, that's dad. I'd rather hang out with Marion than any of these other characters. I'll continue to read EB's books and hope they're more believable than this offering.

Wonderful story.......2006-08-20

I loved this book. The complexity of the relationship between the mother and her 2 daughters was extremely realistic.
Unlike some other readers, I thought the anger/hatred toward the mother was totally justified.
I was disappointed when the book ended, and that is rare for me.

Distractions that keep us from being who we are & Doing what we really want to do

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Distractions that keep us from being who we are & Doing what we really want to do

Manufacturer: Faith Strong
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0971868107

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Faith Strong takes you on a personal Journey helping you to reach your full potiential as creative passionate and Committed human beings. she inspires us to confront our "Distractions"

Wild Health: How Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From Them

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Wonderful Read: Healthy Living using "Nature's Pharmacy"
Excellent review
great book--fascinating
More than Common Sense
Interesting book for Wildlife's vets and animals lover!!

Wild Health: How Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From Them
Cindy Engel
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0618071784

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This is the first book on a fascinating new field in biology -- zoopharmacognosy, or animal self-medication -- and its lessons for humans. When Rachel Carson published SILENT SPRING, few people knew the meaning of the word "ecology." Even fewer people today probably know the meaning of "zoopharmacognosy." But that is about to change. In WILD HEALTH, Cindy Engel explores the extraordinary range of ways animals keep themselves healthy, carefully separating scientifically verifiable fact from folklore, hard data from daydreams. As with holistic medicine for humans, there turns out to be more fact in folklore than was previously thought.
How do animals keep themselves healthy? They eat plants that have medicinal properties. They select the right foods for a nutritionally balanced diet, often doing a better job of it than humans do. Animals even seek out psychoactive substances -- they get drunk on fermented fruit, hallucinate on mushrooms, become euphoric with opium poppies. They also manipulate their own reproduction with plant chemistry, using some plants as aphrodisiacs and others to enhance fertility. WILD HEALTH includes scores of remarkable examples of the ways animals medicate themselves.
- Desert tortoises will travel miles to mine and eat the calcium needed to keep their shells strong.
- Monkeys, bears, coatis, and other animals rub citrus oils and pungent resins into their coats as insecticides and antiseptics against insect bites.
- Chimpanzees swallow hairy leaves folded in a certain way to purge their digestive tracts of parasites.
- Birds line their nests with plants that protect their chicks from blood-draining mites and lice.
In other words, animals try to keep themselves healthy in many of the same ways humans do; in fact, much of early human medicine, including many practices being revived today as "alternative medicine," arose through observations of animals. And, as WILD HEALTH, animals still have a lot to teach us. We could use a little more wild health ourselves.

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Wonderful Read: Healthy Living using "Nature's Pharmacy" .......2007-06-09

Have you ever wondered what happens to a wild animal that breaks a leg? What does it do if it gets infested with parasite worms, or if there is are many infectious bugs around?

Read this book to find out.

The author takes a very scientific approach explaining how there are important differences between romantic notions about animals magically knowing exactly what they need to stay well vs. hard scientific evidence of an animal intentionally seeking and engaging in self-medication.

In truth, animals don't magically know what is good for them, for when animals raised in captivity are let go in the wild, they can die from eating poisonous plants that no one taught them to avoid. It is also exceptionally difficult to meet a scientist's rigid definition of self-medication which entails a observation in the wild of 1) an animal is visibly unwell 2) it starts eating things that it normally does not eat 3) it goes out of its way to find those things to eat 4) it becomes visibly better after consuming the unusual `food' in a reasonably short period of time and 5) there is a clear cause and effect link between the treatment and the condition.

Such observations are hard to make because most animals are healthy and fit most of the time just by living a naturally healthy lifestyle with varied diet, plenty of exercise etc. If you get plenty of vitamin C in your diet, you will never get scurvy. Similarly, many animals from mice to primates to elephants eat clay on a regular basis - it seems to prevent many forms of disease.

Yet such examples do exist. A most interesting one is the widespread consumption of rough textured bitter leaves which are carefully folded up accordion-style before eating by primates. The texture and folding is used to catch and mechanically expel worms.

Animals have been observed chewing on the root of a specific tree known to protect against malaria, during times of heavy infestation. Animals watch other animals to see what is safe to eat, or to see what they are eating when sick.

Native people have watched what animals eat to learn how to treat human ills. Bears are a particularly good source of information. Western societies have in turn, learned much from native peoples about medicine.

There is a lot to learn from this book, both in terms of what we can apply in our lives, as well as just remarkable facts from nature. Like: why do so many animals seemingly intentionally get drunk on fermenting fruit? Could it be that alcohol reduces stress which is keeps animals healthy and thus has an adaptive benefit?

Did you know that when a giraffe starts eating leaves from a tree, the leaves turn bitter in 10-15 minutes. Furthermore, the nearby trees sense this is going on, and their leaves turn bitter as well. Yet this only happens to the leaves that are in reach. Those that are higher up in the tree out of reach, remain succulent. The trees are not wasting any more energy than needed. The giraffes have learned that after they graze on one tree, they need to go quite a distance (45 minutes or so) to find trees that did not get the signal from the last feeding.

Highly Recommended Reading!

Excellent review.......2007-01-12

Since I was writing a literature review on zoopharmacognosy I wasn't sure if this book was going to be too "light". It was in fact a lit review in itself with many interesting insights from the author and known scientists in the field. Although it could be more critical the points made are still valid. A must for the study of zoopharmacognosy!

great book--fascinating.......2002-09-16

This is a totally fascinating, wonderfully illuminating book--it's become a favorite for me. Cindy Engel is a superb writer.

More than Common Sense.......2002-07-14

This is the book I have been waiting for! Herbalists and other behavioral scientists such as nurses who have encouraged the public to look at their health behaviors will be buoyed up by Engel's research and ability to deliver the "message". This is a must for all health science collections both personal and institutional. Timely.

Interesting book for Wildlife's vets and animals lover!!.......2002-05-06

I have recently received this book at home and I started to read it. At the moment, I finished the chapter one and I started the second one and I can tell you that this book is very interesting. I had not listened about other similar book with this topic.
Really, I recommend that Wildlife and Zoo's vets read this book, in order to learn more about the means to be healthy in the wild.
We can learn more of Wild's medicine and probably to be able to use it in a captivity environment.

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How should the war on drugs be fought? Everyone seems to agree that the United States ought to use a combination of several different approaches to combat the destructive effects of illegal drug use. Yet there is a remarkable paucity of data and research information that policy makers require if they are to create a useful, realistic policy package-details about drug use, drug market economics, and perhaps most importantly the impact of drug enforcement activities.

Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs recommends ways to close these gaps in our understanding-by obtaining the necessary data on drug prices and consumption (quantity in addition to frequency); upgrading federal management of drug statistics; and improving our evaluation of prevention, interdiction, enforcement, and treatment efforts.

The committee reviews what we do and do not know about illegal drugs and how data are assembled and used by federal agencies. The book explores the data and research information needed to support strong drug policy analysis, describes the best methods to use, explains how to avoid misleading conclusions, and outlines strategies for increasing access to data. Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs also discusses how researchers can incorporate randomization into studies of drug treatment and how state and local agencies can compare alternative approaches to drug enforcement.

Charting a course toward a better-informed illegal drugs policy, this book will be important to federal and state policy makers, regulators, researchers, program administrators, enforcement officials, journalists, and advocates concerned about illegal drug use.

Baptism: We've Got It Right and Wrong: What Baptists Must Keep, What We Must Change, and Why
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Baptism: We've Got It Right and Wrong: What Baptists Must Keep, What We Must Change, and Why
John R. Tyler
Manufacturer: Smyth & Helwys Publishing
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"Baptism: We've Got It Right…and Wrong" considers why Baptists must rethink baptism in this post-denominational age. It reviews what the Bible says about baptism and provides the best survey currently available for laypeople. Each chapter includes a guide for individual or group discussion. It describes how and why the practice of baptism changed in church history, including the return of believer's baptism at the dawn of Baptist history. It helps readers understand the complications different baptismal practices create for today's churches. It suggests ways to bring renewed vitality to the baptism service and why this is increasingly important. It explores the question facing many families and Baptist churches today as Christians from other denominations enter Baptist church doors: Should the rebaptism of Christians from other denominations be a requirement for Baptist church membership? "Baptism: We've Got it Right…and Wrong" is a decidedly honest look at this biblical and sacramental practice of today's believing church.

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Each chapter includes a guide for discussion and questions for individual reflection or group discussion. Also, the appendix connects the chapters for ministerial application. "Baptism: We've Got It Right . . . and Wrong" is a wonderful resource for those new to the Baptist faith and for lifetime Baptists.

Who Stole the News? Why We Can't Keep Up with What Happens in the World and What We Can Do About It.: An article from: American Journalism Review
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Who Stole the News? Why We Can't Keep Up with What Happens in the World and What We Can Do About It.: An article from: American Journalism Review
John Maxwell Hamilton
Manufacturer: University of Maryland
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ASIN: B00092UA5E
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on December 1, 1993. The length of the article is 683 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Who Stole the News? Why We Can't Keep Up with What Happens in the World and What We Can Do About It.
Author: John Maxwell Hamilton
Publication: American Journalism Review (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1993
Publisher: University of Maryland
Volume: v15 Issue: n10 Page: p51(1)

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Vernon Stone keeps tabs on what we know - and don't know. (Radio-Television News Directors' Association researcher) (Interview): An article from: St. Louis Journalism Review

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Vernon Stone keeps tabs on what we know - and don't know. (Radio-Television News Directors' Association researcher) (Interview): An article from: St. Louis Journalism Review

Manufacturer: SJR St. Louis Journalism Review
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from St. Louis Journalism Review, published by SJR St. Louis Journalism Review on June 1, 1994. The length of the article is 3091 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Radio-Television News Directors' Assn. researcher Vernon Stone noted that advances in telecommunications technology will continue to have a major impact on radio and television news broadcasting. He stated that technology has allowed the establishment of a more diversified news media. However, Stone believes that the average person still remains largely uninformed despite better news broadcasting technology.

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Title: Vernon Stone keeps tabs on what we know - and don't know. (Radio-Television News Directors' Association researcher) (Interview)
Publication: St. Louis Journalism Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 1994
Publisher: SJR St. Louis Journalism Review
Volume: v23 Issue: n167 Page: p8(2)

Article Type: Interview

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Week by week, Zeitgeist keeps track of what we really care about.(General News) : An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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Week by week, Zeitgeist keeps track of what we really care about.(General News) : An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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ASIN: B000BW6OPM
Release Date: 2005-11-08

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on October 23, 2005. The length of the article is 461 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Week by week, Zeitgeist keeps track of what we really care about.(General News)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: October 23, 2005
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What We Keep
Elizabeth Berg
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OW06LC

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