YVONNE FAIR TESSLER - Braille Institute of America

Aunt Erma's Cope Book: How to get From Monday to Friday ... in
12 days
RC 14029
Comedy of the how-to/self-help mania that zooms in on favorite
national pastimes and preoccupations. The humorist claims she never
knew how miserable she was until she tried to find out why she was
happy. Her inalienable right to pursue happiness leads her to "Fear of
Buying" and "Is There a Draft in Your Open Marriage?"
LEBOWITZ, FRAN
Metropolitan Life
RC 11794
Collection of irreverent, witty, and wicked essays on the fractured
values of modern life. Among the subjects Lebowitz takes potshots at
are fingernails, specialty banking, digital clocks, houseplants, and
trendy clothes.
Social Studies
RC 17313
Collection of twenty-six humorous essays on apartment hunting in the
city, cigarette smoking, diets, pet owning, and other behavior of the
American species near the end of the twentieth century. Her spoofs
include a TV interview with a "with-it" pope, write-ups on modern
saints in social column style, and an auction house-type catalogue of
her household possessions.
HEALTH
BRODY, JANE E.
Jane Brody's Nutrition book: A Lifetime Guide to Good Eating for
Better Health and Weight Control
RC 15861
A comprehensive nutrition manual based on the latest research and the
author's own commonsense approach. Scrutinizes the American diet,
including the need for fiber and vitamins, the effects of high salt and fat
diets, the quality of water, caloric intake, and the nutritional needs of
children and the elderly.
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