Natural Alternatives to Dieting

Arguing that diets do not work, this book challenges beliefs about weight loss and offers advice on conquering bingeing, boosting metabolism, controlling food cravings, giving up yo-yo diets, and taking vitamins and minerals to lose weight and identify food allergies and intolerances.

McGraw-Hill's SAT, 2011 Edition

McGraw-Hill's SAT will help you prepare for the big exam with its valuable features and interactive test-taking practice online!

McGraw-Hill's SAT is now equipped with new additions to better meet your needs. The guide teaches critical thinking skills designed to help you solve any SAT problem. And it provides test-taking practice with questions just like those on the real SAT.

Master Critical Reading for the SAT: What You Need for Test Success, 2nd Edition

The Master Critical Reading for the SAT book will help you get ready for the SAT. You'll get an overview of the critical reading portion of the exam, subject reviews of key critical reading topics, and test-taking tips and strategies. You'll also have the chance to practice your skills and diagnose your strengths and weaknesses by taking five critical reading practice tests.

Words for the Taking: The Hunt for a Plagiarist

In Words for the Taking author Neal Bowers takes the reader on an unusual hunt for a literary stalker. A poet and teacher by profession, Bowers became a detective out of necessity when he discovered one of his poems had been plagiarized and repeatedly published by someone calling himself David Sumner. Later, he learned Sumner had stolen more of his work and the poems of other writers as well. Here he describes his almost surreal search for the plagiarist and its surprising aftermath.

Garfield, Peanuts, The New Yorker, The Far Side—these are just a few of the sources for Taking Your Pet to the Vet, a collection of cartoons from more than 200 strips, panels, and other drawings from the best cartoonists in the world. Included are the eerie art of Playboy cartoonist Gahan Wilson, who puts a werewolf in a vet's waiting room; the homey newspaper comic strips of For Better or For Worse's Lynn Johnston, featuring the effects of a huge sheepdog on a small family; and comedy from B. Kliban, whose cat books and calendars have been an international favorite.