Conquering Your Child's Chronic Pain: A Pediatrician's Guide for Reclaiming a Normal Childhood

Monona Rossol

Pick Your Poison: How Our Mad Dash to Chemical Utopia Is Making Lab Rats of Us All

How the chemicals in everyday products are killing us--and what the government is not doing about itDid you know that ""nontoxic"" usually means ""never tested""? Or that many green cleaners are good for the environment but terrible for you? Chemist and activist Monona Rossol goes from under your sink to the halls of the powerful, tracing America's love affair with chemicals that kill, explaining how much worse the problem has gotten in the last decade. Shocking and appalling and completely reckless--that's how she describes the current prevalence of harmful chemicals in our everyday lives. Scientists have started linking our increased rates of cancer, autism, obesity, and asthma (among others) to chemical exposure and Rossol points the finger directly at the companies and executives making millions of dollars by polluting our environment and introducing toxic chemicals into our bodies. She chronicles how everyday toxins get into our bodies and accumulate over time and provides us with inspiration to make changes at the checkout lines. She also explains that Americans are not nearly as well protected by our government as we might think we are. Unlike the European Union, the United ...

Allan S. Roth

How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street: Golden Rules Any Investor Can Learn

Straightforward strategies from a successful young investor In How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street, you'll follow the story of Kevin Roth, an eight-year-old who was schooled in simple approaches to sound investing by his father, seasoned financial planner Allan Roth, and discover exactly how simple it can be to become a successful investor. Page by page, you'll learn how to create a portfolio with the widest diversification and lowest costs; one that can move up your financial freedom by a decade and dramatically increase your spending rate during retirement. And all this can be accomplished by using some common sense techniques. Along the way, Kevin and his dad discuss fresh, new approaches to investing, and detail some tried-and-true, but lesser known approaches. They also take the time to debunk the financial myths and legends that many of us accept as true, and show you what it really takes to build long-term wealth with less risk. Discusses how to design a portfolio composed of a few basic building blocks that can be "tweaked" to fit your personal needs Addresses how you can reengineer your portfolio in order to stop needlessly paying taxes Reveals how you can increase ...

Don Durrett

How to Invest in Gold and Silver: A Complete Guide from an Investor's Viewpoint

Want to invest in gold and silver, but aren't sure how? How to Invest in Gold and Silver is a practical guide for investors who are new to the emerging gold and silver markets. Written in clear layman's terms, this forward-thinking book is packed with information to help gold and silver investors navigate an exciting, timely and largely unexplored market. How to Invest in Gold and Silver includes: -An overview that explains the wisdom of gold and silver investments in today's economic environment. -Indispensible information on how to manage the risk of gold and silver assets. -A step-by-step strategy to investing in bullion and coins. -Clear explanations on using ETFs (Electronic Trading Funds) and options. -The pros and cons of investing in major, mid-tier and junior mining companies - and a how-to methodology for making informed choices for the best gains. In his pioneering work, author Don Durrett shares the details of his own systematic, successful approach to investing in gold and silver. This easy to follow book shows investors how to take advantage of the rising prices of precious metals using a balanced portfolio of gold and silver assets. Armed with this knowledge you will ...