Droemer Knaur*

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HEALTH
Dr. Arne Schäffler (Ed.)
Health: The Complete Handbook
1300 pages, 3-426-64326-6
October 2007
The comprehensive book of illnesses,
diagnoses, and therapy
You can only take an active role in your
own good health if you know the facts
about the cause, diagnosis, treatment
options, and development of an illness.
That’s what this book is for. This new
standard work was written by a team
of doctors from all over the Germanspeaking
region, and illustrated by outstanding
medical illustrators. The book
opens up a broad range of knowledge
and experience to the layman.
Illness Finder: Quick reference on more
than 100 common maladies like fever,
coughing, or diarrhea.
Stay healthy: The proper nutrition; preventive
medicine; recognizing symptoms
early.
Illness, Diagnosis, Therapy: Everything
you need to know about more than 2.000
illnesses, from diagnosis to healing.
Editor Dr. Arne Schäffler, in addition
to his duties as a physician specializing
in internal medicine, is a publisher of
medical texts for doctors and nurses. He
assembled the team of over 50 physicians
that combined to author this new
reference work.
Christoph Bamberger
Stress Intelligence
144 pages, 3-426-64281-8
February 2007
Polish rights sold to Wydawnictwo
Helion
Find your ideal level of stress and gain
energy for life
In this book, Prof. Bamberger disproves
the traditional theory about stress,
namely that it’s a matter of fate and
that outward stimuli are bound to cause
a stress reaction that we’re helpless
against. Bamberger shows that there are
ways of intervening to mitigate the stress
reaction. This certain something is what
he calls stress intelligence. A certain
amount of this is innate, and similar to
cognitive or emotional intelligence. But
it’s possible to extend and amplify it by
using certain “master tools”: prevention,
mental strength, and time and priority
management.
Prof. Bamberger describes these three
master tools step by step, and the result
is stress intelligence that anyone can
learn and begin using immediately. Also
included is a test for readers to determine
their individual stress type.
Prof. Christoph Bamberger is in charge
of the department of endocrinology at
the University of Hamburg. The 39-yearold
professor is an interesting and eloquent
personality who has already been
featured in the media on many occasions.
His book Live Better, Live Longer
was previously published by Knaur.
Michael Despeghel
Quality Sleep
160 pages, 3-426-64535-1
October 2007
To get the most out of life when you’re
awake, you have to sleep right!
The author has developed two-week
“quality sleep programs” for each of
three sleep types. He has distinguished
these sleep types through years of observation
and research, correlating with
recent discoveries in the field of neuropsychology.
These have found that while
every person has the same basic needs
for living, their requirements of sleep,
nutrition, and exercise differ slightly: this
has to do with the structures of the
human brain.
The core of this guide is an extensive test
to help the reader determine his or her
sleep type. By matching up one’s sleep
type with the appropriate program, anyone
can improve his sleep results in just
two weeks. This program includes thorough
recommendations for the propernutrition
and exercise. It’s the key to
regenerative sleep and an active, healthy
lifestyle!
Dr. Michael Despeghel is one of
Europe’s leading fitness and lifestyle
experts, and author of several successful
books on health topics.