GERD Books

This book helped me immensely. Now that I follow the advice written in this book to stop my symptons of GERD, I am pain free and feel so much better. I know I am doing the right thing for my health.

Here we have a detailed explanation of the workings of the human digestive tract, how most of us can expect it to deteriorate with age, and what we can do as self help.

I can't comment on the "cures" in this book, but the whole thing about why one shouldn't live on the purple pill indefinitely was an eye opener. The authors present a compelling argument and supporting studies that leave you shocked that doctors are so quick to write those prescriptions.

The theory in this book is that most people have too little stomach acid and that antacids not only do not help you but they make the problem much worse. So here is a simple test to try if you want to see if you have too little stomach acid. The next time you feel the need for an antacid mix 2 parts standard vinegar with 1 part honey. Then take two tablespoons. If you have too little acid the vinegar will help and you will feel better. If you get worse than you probably have too much acid and you can go ahead and take your antacids. I now keep a bottle of this vile mix in my fridge and I no longer take antacids. It is nasty to take but it works like a charm, every time! If you find out you have too little acid then you should buy this book immediately and read it cover to cover. They suggest using lemon juice at meal times to help replace the acid you need. Much better than taking vinegar too! There is so much good information in here that you do not want to miss it.

I was lucky and found out about this book from doing research about acid reflux. I immediately ordered the book and read it in one night. I told my husband that this has been my problem all along. I have too little stomach acid! I have been plagued with acid reflux for the last 17 years(I am now 38 yrs old). When I would wake up in the morning, I would have a burning feeling in my esophagus even while taking the well known proton pump inhibitors. I had no energy and I really felt like I wasn't going to live much longer. I immediately flew to Dr. Wright's clinic and was tested there when they confirmed moderate hypochlorhydria. With everything they have recommended, I can't believe that I am no longer plagued with acid reflux. In addition to the low stomach acid, I was very ill with severe yeast overgrowth throughout my body and I wasn't assimilating any vitamins or nutrients. I thank God for Dr. Wright. I will be on his treatment plan for a year (currently it's been 6 months)and then will get re-tested to see if I am finally producing enough stomach acid on my own to help digest my food. Over the past 17 years, I have had many tests run on me by the Gastroenterologists. I never could get an answer as to why I had acid reflux. I was simply told to keep taking the proton pump inhibitors. If you are suffering from acid reflux,
do yourself a favor and get this book!

This book made me realize the difference between natural dressage and "fake" dressage. Many riders are seduced into forcing our poor horses into the false head sets that we see awarded at horse shows and events. Thank you for trying to enlighten those of us that truly care for our equine partners and want to work with them naturally! The end result being a happy, healthy riding partner. My horse thanks you too!

This book provides detailed information about the development of the musculature of the horse and the effects of different training methodologies. Like many riders, I have often seen training methods that made me feel ill at ease, but I didn't really understand why. This book helped me understand why these methods are technically incorrect and often inhumane. This book is a great tool for those dressage enthusiasts who are concerned about the integrity and humaneness of our sport, and wish to safeguard the well-being of our equine partners!

Every trainer and rider and judge of dressage horses needs to read this book. After doing so, you will never again wonder if hyperflexion of the neck (rollkur) and absolute elevation are legitimately sound methods of riding and training. You will also be able to spot horses in the arena which have had these methods used on them. You may even become ashamed of how our sport of dressage has progressed in the past few decades.

Dr. Heuschmann definitely has it out for those who choose to ignore the traditional methods. And with reason. With vivid color illustrations of the horse's anatomy and straightforward commentary, he takes time in this book to carefully point out the crucial points of a riding horse's anatomy and how they are affected by both correct and incorrect training techniques. The photographs clearly demonstrate the differences in movement, tension and balance between horses ridden in a traditional manner and those who are not.

As a dressage trainer who has been educated in Germany, it is my sincere hope that with the publishing of this book and support by its readers, it is an indication that we are ready to abolish training techniques that are harmful to our horses.

Tug of War is a must read for all horse owners, especially show, dressage & western riders. This book has opened my eyes about bio-mechanics of horses and why they respond and behave the way they do. The picture on the front of the book looks extreme but just have a look at what is happening in Adult Riding Clubs, Pony Clubs etc, examples of over flexing and extreme bends are there. This book is for people with a driving force within that want change for themselves their horses and within the industry, well written and in basic terms so that you don't need a degree to understand.

This book is a must for all riders/trainers who love and care for horses. Reading it was a rude awakening for me since it showed me how harmful my "modern" training and riding were for my horses. I want healthy and happy horses so no more shortcuts for me.
Pascale

A good book for beginners to the world of food allergies. Otherwise too basic with little new information.

Finally a book that gives me all the answers and then some. I checked this book out of the library, but will purchase my own to keep. The information is invaluable!

This book was easy to understand, practical and informative. I've read several books about food allergies at this point, and food allergies for dummies is the one I found to be most helpful. If you or a family member have just been diagnosed and you've looking for information. I'd definitely recommend it.

Just started reading but love this book already. Must read for those with food allergies or parents of kids with food allergies. Well worth the money.

As a grandmother of an almost 3 year old grandson, with a severe peanut/tree nut allergy, I found this book great...but sadly, not complete. What is missing? Information about products, other than food, that can cause an alergic reaction. Products, for instance, like bean bag chairs stuffed with peanut shells; certain craft items, like paint or Moon Sand, made with peanut/tree nut oils. All are dangerous and can cause a reaction by contact. To keep him as safe as possible, I DON'T BUY ANYTHING UNLESS IT HAS A CUSTOMER CARE PHONE NUMBER LISTED ON THE LABEL. Everything he eats or comes in contact with must be checked and double checked!! Hope this helps others with the same difficulty.

Gail Sangregorio

excellent book for the pro or just for the interested amateur. great pics,descriptions and info. worth every penny.

This book is geared to the watch collector and repairer, which is exactly what I was looking for. It has an excellent description of the major dials and movements with nice large pictures. The information is detailed, in-depth and informative. A professional book. It is large format, not too thick, but the glossy pages (which is a good thing) make it heavy. For the collector / repairer of chronographs, this is a must-have book.

Overall an excellent book on chronographs, which is a cross between a coffee table book and a reference work. As a collector, I refer to it a lot.

Unfortunately, the translation is poor, and there are many inconsistencies which can make it hard to follow descriptions: for example, the same component in the chronograph mechanism may be referred to by several different names. Also, the final editing of the English version leaves a lot to be desired, especially in a book of this price. Having said this, it's still a very good book, and I wholeheartedly recommend it.

This book illustrates the intricacies of chronograhs in great detail and with much attention given to not-so-well-known facts. Master Watchmaker Gerd-Ruediger Lang is the founder and manager of Chronoswiss Uhren GmbH in Munich, Germany and his attention to detail can both be found in this book and in his watches, which are famous throughout the world.

This is a great book for those interested in chronograph watches. The pictures are very good and the detail on the movements is exceptional. The format of the book is rather large, but not too thick. Quality printing and binding. Nearly a must-have for watch collectors and horologists.

As a music business educator at Five Towns College, I use Music2.0 every day. It is the most valuable resource I know of for young musicians who want to achieve success independently in the music industry. In my opinion, it is "must" reading, written by one of the music industry's true genius futurists.

Gerd Leonhard's writings come from a position that is both inside the music industry (Gerd was a performing musician for many years) and decidedly outside as well. From his insider's position, he knows well what the ecosystem needs, especially what artists need and what audiences of all kinds need. He courageously speaks truth about the arrogance, indifference, and obdurate ignorance that the music industry displays, day in and day out, as they attempt to hold on to a broken model that existed more as a fluke than because of any genius or intention.

And, as one begins to understand by seeing the timeline of his essays, the music industry, which is collapsing as profoundly as the sub-prime mortgage industry, is Just Not Listening. But just because music industry executives are ignoring his ideas does not mean that you should, especially because the future of music is going to be defined, ultimately, by a political solution. It will be music industry lobbyists vs. the public.

Gerd's book informs what is actually at stake, and how, as a capitalistic society and as a political democracy and as an emergent digital culture, we can define the boundaries and rules that make music at least somewhat sustainable and somewhat fair. Read it and help bring about a bright future for popular music. Or ignore it, and we will see the music industry look more and more like our automotive industry: building cars that nobody likes based on economics that no longer exist, supported by government policies based on hearing only one side of the story.

Gerd Leonard delivers a profoundly insightful and positive look at music's future - a survival manual, depth chart, and trail guide all rolled into one. The author not only explores the digital music world taking shape around us, but also gives us sailing lessons on how we can successfully navigate through it. Must reading for anyone entering the creative AND business sides of music.

I first heard about Gerd when doing research for an upcoming music business road map and planning book for artists/bands. His first book, The Future of Music (with co-author Dave Kusek), really opened my eyes to the possibilities of the future and reduced (if not eliminated) my negative outlook on the industry. Music 2.0 compiles his essays and is a must read for those who believe in the future of the music business and want new music to continue to have an impact on us.

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"I highly recommend Gerd Leonhard's new book, "Music 2.0," to anyone involved in the music industry, or in media & entertainment in general. Having ready and enjoyed Gerd's previous book, "The Future of Music," and having been an avid follower of Gerd's blog and other writings, I was eagerly looking forward to "Music 2.0." I was not disappointed! In a collection of his essays dating back over the past four-plus years, Gerd demonstrates time and again his unique abilities as both a keen and insightful observer of the present and uncanny predictor of the future. As Gerd makes clear, the future of music is bright, indeed... but it will belong not to the traditionalists, but instead to those willing to think -- and act -- differently. If you want to participate, you need to read "Music 2.0."" March 30, 2008 Woody Armstrong, Director of Strategy & Business Development, United For Opportunity, Inc.

"I was really looking forward to read Gerd's Music 2.0 as his "Future of Music" book has been really inspiring for me during the last 3 years. "Music 2.0" is even better and I'm really convinced that in 3/5 years we will all be saying : Yes , Gerd was right. A must read if you want to work in the music business" March 12, 2008 Andrea Rosi, COO, Vitaminic SPA

"I have watched Gerd talking at conferences a number of times and been following his blog(s) for a long time but finally I have his main ideas in one book as oppose to having to looking around in different places on the web. A great read!" March 10, 2008 Jonas Woost, Head of Music, Last.fm

"This collection of thoughts by Gerd gives a clear vision of where the music and content industry should go: (open std & interoperability)+social networking = more revenues." March 10, 2008 Fernando Mantovani, Manager of Content Relations, Sony Network Services, Salzburg, Austria

"As a fellow digital music advisor/veteran myself, and a collaborator with Gerd, I can wholeheartedly say that his Music 2.0 book is a 'must-read' for those who operate in the trenches of the digital music world. His insights and ideas are well worth reviewing if you're in search of a roadmap to navigate what comes next in this dynamic space. Highly recommended!" February 25, 2008 Kelli Richards, President & CEO, The All Access Group

"I had the privilege to read Gerd's book a bit in advance of the official release and I can say I was stricken by his vision, which I largely share. if you want to have in idea of what might happen in the Music business area, I strongly advise you to read "Music 2.0" !" February 21, 2008
Gilles Babinet, Co-founder and non ex. Advisor, mxp4

Imagine feminism and classism gone amuck and a world where men are second-class citizens. That is Egalia's Daughters. Gerd Bratenberg isn't advocating such a world. Her satire makes clear the various flaws in many societies and the need to change them. Well done, Ms. Bratenberg! Thanks for a great read!

This book illuminated on how society has designated privileged roles to one over the other gender. The story was engaging, and the use of menwim, wim, penhoes and other new words made the book even more engaging. Story is very captivating. I would like to see a sequel to this book.

This is a captivating story about coming of age and gender. Brantenberg artfully describes the process of growing up and questioning the expectations encountered along the way. An imaginary society is created and brought to life. I had trouble putting it down for curiosity about what would happen next!

Another reviewer mentioned a spiral bound booklet of maps,etc. I did not receive this when I purchased the book directly from Oxford University Press.

Having spent hundreds of dollars on this book, it was sad to see that it suffers from an extremely high number of peculiar typographical errors. Supposedly a corrupted file was the one actually sent to the printers; I guess nobody bothered to check.

Oxford University Press' ongoing translation of the German government's official history of the Second World War, Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg, has produced yet another fine volume. This is to my knowledge the best work available on Germany's attack on the Soviet Union. The sheer scope and depth of the campaign are laid out in astonishing detail.

This is the 4th volume of the "Official German" history of World War II. There are suppossed to be 10 volumes altogether. Volume 4 is so far the most ambitious and controvesial of the set. It is well over 1000 pages, many, many tables, charts etc. It even comes with a spiral bound 4 color map book that shows the operational side of the conflict. Considering that this tome covers the decision to invade, the build up, and attack from June 1941 thru December 1941 you will understand the scope of this project. While laying the bulk of the blame on the conflict to the Nazi's, there is some discussion on the new revisionist thinking that Stalin was in fact preparing a strike into Germany but was forestalled by the German assult. I will let you the reader figure out which way the book tends to go. The translation from the German is very good, I had no trouble following the text. This book and series is not meant for a first time introduction to World War II; great detail is given on the socio/economic aspects of this conflict that rarely get mentioned at all the standard popular books. All in all a great addition to the series and a wonderful new look at a topic that never seems to go out of style. You will love it in your library!!

I love this book! For a small and quite inexpensive book, it has lots of expert advise to help make up your mind whether to get a dog or not. Packed with great color photos and illustrations, it's also well organized with detailed checklists and charts on what dogs are like, what to expect, FAQs, etc., and includes a test to determine whether you are a dog person. Plus it includes a brief chart of recommended breeds and which dogs are best for families, singles and seniors.

All in all, a very handy and informative guide for someone planning to buy or adopt a dog. Best of all, it's cheap!

I love this book! For a small and quite inexpensive book, it has lots of expert advise to help make up your mind whether to get a dog or not. Packed with great color photos and illustrations, it's also well organized with detailed checklists and charts on what dogs are like, what to expect, FAQs, etc., and includes a test to determine whether you are a dog person. Plus it includes a brief chart of recommended breeds and which dogs are best for families, singles and seniors.

All in all, a very handy and informative guide for someone planning to buy or adopt a dog. Best of all, it's cheap!

I love this book! For a small and quite inexpensive book, it has lots of expert advise to help make up your mind whether to get a dog or not. Packed with great color photos and illustrations, it's also well organized with detailed checklists and charts on what dogs are like, what to expect, FAQs, etc., and includes a test to determine whether you are a dog person. Plus it includes a brief chart of recommended breeds and which dogs are best for families, singles and seniors.

All in all, a very handy and informative guide for someone planning to buy or adopt a dog. ...

Bohner and Wänke have written a textbook that's up-to-date, comprehensive and a pleasure to read.

The authors have done a great job at reviewing the psychology of attitudes. The reader learns about the origin of attitudes, how attitudes are measured, how they can be influenced, and how they guide our thinking and behaviour. Written mainly as a textbook for undergraduates, the book's content and style are accessible to readers from the general public as well. Up-to-date coverage of research findings, lots of examples and illustrations. I can highly recommend this book.

As the author of 'Extreme Weather; A Guide and Record Book' I collected as part of my research virtually every book on the climates of individual states ever published. I was surprised that there were none on the state of Alaska, a state with one of the most varied and interesting climates of all.

'The Climate of Alaska' has mercifully and excellently filled this void. The book has comprehensive statistics and information on every aspect of Alaska's weather and climate.

A must buy for any weather aficionado's library!

If you like gardening, you might scratch Barrow off your list of places to live. Alaska's farthest north town experiences about 10 frost-free days each year. Also, you would have trouble watering your plants there, especially in 1934, when an Alaska-record low 1.4 inches of precipitation fell. All year.

In stark contrast, your broccoli would have needed an umbrella in Angoon on an October day in 1982, when 15 inches of rain fell. And you probably needed more than a shovel if you were driving through Thompson Pass at the end of December in 1955, when more than five feet of snow fell in one day.

On the bright side for Barrow, its citizens are gaining 15 minutes of sunlight every day right now, in early February, while Annette in Southeast Alaska gains just four minutes per day. And Barrow is also a great place to fly a kite; the town experiences calm conditions just 1 percent of the time.

I know these things because I own a copy of "The Climate of Alaska," by Martha Shulski and Gerd Wendler, two climatologists who work for the Alaska Climate Research Center. The University of Alaska Press just published their new book, which is packed with cool facts about Alaska for weather nerds like me and anyone else who wants to learn more about this "large peninsula" we call home.

Shulski and Wendler have gathered all the reliable weather records--most of which are younger than a century old in Alaska--and have written about trends and oddities, like the fact that the farthest north tornado swept through the village of Kiana in August, 1976.

The Climate of Alaska exposes the extremes of Alaska, including the facts that it didn't snow or rain in Gulkana for two months straight in 1950, and in 1999 it didn't stop raining for 49 consecutive days in Juneau. Gah.

As the Juneau example illustrates, the book gives you a decent feeling of what it might be like to live in different areas of the state. People in Anchorage, for example, can see 39 miles on an average day. Fairbanks has a daily average of 35 miles visibility, but it might be tough to be a Cessna pilot in St. Paul, where the average visibility is six miles.

The state capitol of bluebird sunny days is Kotzebue, which features an average of 100 days each year with clear skies. If you're into clouds, Cold Bay would be the place, with an average of just 13 clear days each year. That includes an average of zero clear days in June, July, August, and September.

If you get the chills thinking about Cold Bay, Southeast's Annette is the state's warmest town, based on its yearly average of about 46 degrees F (which is due to its stable, maritime climate. If you really want heat, the town with the warmest average high temperature in July is Fairbanks, at 73). The coldest town with long-term weather records is Barrow, with an average yearly temp of 10.4.

We all hear that Alaska's climate is changing, and no one can tally that up with more certainty than a couple climatologists. Shulski and Wendler found that from 1949 to 2005, the state warmed 6.3 degrees in winter, 4 degrees in spring, 2.3 degrees in summer, and just 0.9 degrees in autumn. Every major town and city in Alaska with a dependable weather record for that half century got warmer during every season, except Bethel, Delta, and Fairbanks, which cooled ever so slightly in the fall.

This book is a great reference for an Alaska writer like me, and now sits within reach of my desk. Climatology is a young science in Alaska, and I trust this book.