Family & Community Health is in search of book reviewers. If you would like to become an FCH reviewer, please contact: Jeanette Lancaster, PhD, RN, FAAN, Editor, Family & Community Health, Dean and Professor, School of Nursing, University of Virginia, McLeod Hall, PO Box 800782, 202 15th St, SW (22903), Charlottesville, VA 22908, Tel. 434-924-0063, e-mail: [email protected].

The following books have been received by the editor and are currently awaiting review:

* Bedlam Among the Bedpans: Humor in Nursing, by Amy Y. Young

* 108 Days, by Lisa Lindell

* Beasts of the Earth: Animals, Humans, and Disease, by E. Fuller Torrey, MD, and Robert H. Yolken, MD

* Beating Diabetes: Lower Your Blood Sugar, Lose Weight, and Stop Diabetes and Its Complications in Their Tracks}, by David M. Nathan, MD, and Linda M. Delahanty, MS, RD

* The Bioterrorism Sourcebook, by Michael R. Grey and Kenneth R. Spaeth

* Bipolar Disorder for Dummies: A Reference for the Rest of Us, by Candida Fink, MD, and Joe Kraynak

* The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Women's Health, by Sat Dharam Kaur, ND, Dr Mary Danylak-Arhanic, MD, and Dr Carolyn Dean, ND, MD

* The Death of a Disease: A History of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis, by Bernard Seytre, and Mary Shaffer

* Drive Like a Champ: A Safe Start to Driving Smart, by Allen S. Hardin

* Curing Our Sick Health Care System: A Solution to America's Healthcare Crisis, by Robert Gumbiner, MD, with Alis Cumbiner, MA, MBA

* Families With Futures: A Survey of Family Studies for the Twenty-First Century, by Meg Wilkes Karraker, and Janet R. Grochowski

* Get a Healthy Weight for Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Better Eating and Exercise, by Brian W. McCrindle, MD, MPH, FRCP(C), and James G. Wengle, Msc

* Healing Research, Volume II, How Can I Heal What Hurts? Wholistic Healing and Bioenergies}, by Daniel J. Benor, MD, and Consciousness Bioenergy and Healing: Self-Healing and Energy Medicine for the 21st Century}, by Daniel J. Benor, MD

* Everyday Guide to Managing Your Medicines, by Jack E. Fincham

* Health Promotion and Aging (4th ed.), by David Habel

* Help for Eating Disorders: A Parent's Guide to Symptoms, Causes & Treatments, by Dr Debra K. Katzman, MD, FRCP(C), and Dr Leora Pinhas, MD, FRCP(C)

* Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice (4th ed.), by Barbara Montgomery Dossey, Lynn Keegan, and Cathie E. Guzzeta

* How to Get the Health Care You Want: The Savvy Consumer's Guide to Navigating the Health Care System}, by Laura L. Casey

* Imagine Stopping the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease (CD), by Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

* Leave No Nurse Behind: Nurses Working with DisAbilities, by Donna Carol Maheady, ARNP, EdD

* Making Adult Stepfamilies Work: Strategies for the Whole Family When a Parent Marries Later in Life}, by Grace Gabe, MD, and Jean Lipman-Blumen, PhD

* The New Glucose Revolution: The Authoritative Guide to The Glycemic Index-The Dietary Solution for Lifelong Health}, by Jennie Brand-Miller, PhD, Thomas M. S. Wolever, MD, PhD, Kaye Foster-Powell, M. Nutr. & Diet., and Stephen Colagiuri, MD

* The QOD Diet: Eating Well Every Other Day, by John T. Daugirdas, MD

* In Control: Living a Healthy Life With Diabetes, a DVD featuring Cynthea Degazon, PhD, RN, as researcher and narrator

* A Lean Guide to Transforming Healthcare: How to Implement Lean Principles in Hospitals, Medical Offices, Clinics and Other Healthcare Organizations}, by Thomas G. Zidel

* The Medicare Part D Drug Program: Making the Most of the Benefit, by Jack E. Fincham, PhD

* Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization Program: Maximizing Potential, by Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

* You're Stronger Than You Think: Tapping Into the Secrets of Emotionally Resilient People, by Peter Ubel, MD

* Medline: A Guide to Effective Searching in PubMed & Other Interfaces, by Brian S. Katcher

* Spiraling Through the School of Life: A Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Discovery-"Find Your Miracles,"} by Diane Ladd

* A Woman's Concise Guide to Common Medical Tests, by Michele C. Moore, MD, and Caroline M. De Costa, MD

* Paralyzed but not Powerless, Kate's Journey Revisited, by Kate Adamson

* What Do You Do When Your Parents Live Forever? A Practical Guide to Caring for the Elderly}, by Dan and Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok

* Who Killed Health Care? America's $2 Trillion Medical Problem-and the Consumer-Driven Cure}, by Regina Herzlinger

* The Family Guide to Surviving Stroke and Communication Disorders (2nd ed.), by Dennis C. Tanner, PhD