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Author Hutto presents the quintessential stories of America's oldest money. Readers will meet Joseph Pulitzer, J.P. Morgan, Vanderbilt, and other members in the parlors of the Jekyll Island Club, a pristine Georgia retreat.

The aim of this dissertation is to identify and contextualize important features of the archaeologically-recovered early Chinese manuscript genre known as rishu ("day books"). Dating from the period between the late fourth century and the late first century B.C., these texts circulated widely among local elites, who used them to determine auspicious times and places for the affairs of daily life. Through inductive analysis of the second century B.C. day-book manuscript found at Kongjiapo in Suizhou, Hubei in 1992, I consider the social circumstances of day-book compilation and usage, editorial conventions in manuscript production, and the implied cosmology underlying the various systems by which day books assigned auspicious or inauspicious qualities to times and directions. Close attention is given to the final 21 slips of the Kongjiapo day-book manuscript, a cosmological text called "Sui" ("Year"). This text is shown both to broaden our current conception of the early Chinese genre of yue ling ("monthly ordinances") and to embody connections with other types of technical literature such as the well-known classic of Chinese medicine Huangdi neijing. These results in turn bring a significant new critical perspective to the reading of transmitted classics of technical literature such as Huainanzi.

With an increasing number of patients combining herbal treatments with prescribed medications, reliable information on herb/supplement and pharmaceutical interactions is much needed. This portable reference is organized alphabetically by drug name and features an entry for each drug-herb/drug-supplement combination that has a proven interaction. Each entry is rated on a scale of 1 to 4 to show the severity of the interaction and includes information on related drugs, an interaction summary, a discussion of the interaction, management suggestions, and references. In addition to the core material, there are also several helpful appendices on interactions by herb or supplement, nutrient depletions, and drug-herb add-on depressant interactions.

Discover Nature's Treatment for Heart Disease Did you know that scientific evidence suggests there are natural ways you can protect yourself from heart disease? It's true. Millions have already discovered the preventive benefits of a healthful diet, exercise, and other natural approaches. With this book, so can you. Inside you'll learn which herbs, vitamins, and other natural supplements can help reduce cholesterol and lower high blood pressure, how vitamins can protect the heart from damage, the differences between good fat and bad fat, and much more! Includes up-to-date information on heart disease and: - Vitamin E - Niacin - Garlic - Soy Protein - Sitostanol - Red Yeast Rice - Coenzyme Q10 - Folic Acid - Omega-3 Fatty Acids - Hawthorn - And conventional medical treatments It's all here in simple, straightforward language. You'll find yourself turning to this helpful, trusted companion again and again.

Discover a Natural Approach to Cancer Prevention Did you know that scientific evidence suggests that certain foods and natural supplements can help you prevent cancer? And there's still more you can do to reduce the risk. Inside you'll learn which herbs, vitamins, and other natural supplements can help cut your cancer risk, which foods contain natural anticancer agents, four key ways you can keep cancer away, how to reduce carcinogens in grilled meats, and much more! Includes up-to-date information on cancer and: - Vitamin E - Selenium - Lycopene - Soy - Green Tea - Garlic - Flaxseed - Beta-Carotene - Vitamin C - And conventional medical treatments It's all here in simple, straightforward language. You'll find yourself turning to this helpful, trusted companion again and again.

Interactions between herbs/supplements and drugs can be life threatening. Yet, according to a 1998 study, 15 million Americans are using such combinations. This concise and portable guide is the most comprehensive and detailed source of science-based information on drug-herb and drug-nutrient interactions available, providing critical information on which supplements and herbs should be avoided or used with caution together with over-the-counter or prescription medications. Beneficial interactions, such as reducing drug side-effects or assisting drug actions, are also covered.