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Mona Lisa
The book rests on the premise that the woman in the painting "Mona Lisa" is indeed the person identified in its earliest description: Lisa Gherardini (1479-1542), wife of the Florence merchant Francesco del Giocondo. Dianne Hales has followed facts from the Florence State Archives, to the squalid street where Mona Lisa was born, to the ruins of the convent where she died
La Passione
A jubilant celebration of Italy’s outsize impact on culture, from literature to art, music to movies, that “masterfully examines the multitude of reasons why so many people fall in love with Italy and the Italian lifestyle” (Forbes) Can you imagine painting without Leonardo, opera without Verdi, fashion without Armani, food without the signature tastes of pasta, gelato, and pizza? The first universities, first banks, first public libraries? All Italian. New York Times bestselling author Dianne Hales attributes these landmark achievements to la passione italiana, a primal force that stems from an insatiable hunger to discover and create; to love and live with every fiber of one's being....
Think Thin, Be Thin
If you’ve been struggling with your weight, you know how hard it can be to lose those extra pounds and keep them off. In the groundbreaking Think Thin, Be Thin, nationally prominent psychotherapist Doris Wild Helmering and award-winning health writer Dianne Hales assert that the true key to a healthy body weight is a healthy attitude toward food and exercise. Their logic is simple: Your brain ultimately controls what you eat and whether you work out. If you change the way you think, you can change the way you behave. And you can lose weight. Using proven psychological strategies and scientifically based exercises, you will learn how to harness your thoughts to transform your behavior, body, and life. With practical advice on such troublesome issues as curbing emotional eating, motivating yourself to exercise, and overcoming diet plateaus, this book is the ideal complement to any diet and weight-loss program.
An Invitation to Health
An Invitation to Health, fourth Canadian edition, provides you with information, advice, recommendations, and research, so that you can take charge of your own health. However, knowledge alone can't assure you a lifetime of well-being. The skills you acquire, the habits youform, the choices you make, and the way you live day by day will all shape your health and your future. We hope you will embrace health and wellness so that you have the opportunity to live a fulfilling life and realize your potential.This is our invitation to you.--Dianne Hales--Lara Lauzon
An Invitation to Health
From physical and mental to social and sexual, Dianne Hales' AN INVITATION TO HEALTH: TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH helps students achieve a healthier lifestyle now and in the future. The 19th Edition covers new research on such topics as happiness and health, current statistics on life expectancy and death rates, mental health and anxiety, screen time and online presence, Dietary Guidelines, immunization, sleep habits, stress levels, safe sex practices, substance abuse including new information on the opioid epidemic, dubious diets and trendy foods, fitness monitors, vaping and cannabinoids. It also addresses healthy living on a budget, preventive measures and practical strategies that turn small changes into big benefits.
Just Like a Woman
This text seeks to redefine what it means to be female. At the turn of the century, a new item of furniture made its way into fashionable European dressing rooms: the mirror. The mirror served to reflect the differences between male and female. Drawing on cutting-edge research, this book reveals the complex interconnections among all aspects of a woman's life from infancy to old age.
La Bella Lingua
In the tradition of UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, the story of how one woman fell truly, madly deeply in love with Italy through the most seductive language on earth. 'Pronto! (Ready!), Italians say when they answer the telephone. And ready they are - to talk, laugh, curse, debate, woo, sing, lament. their native tongue conveys a sense of something coming alive ...' For anyone who has ever travelled to Italy or simply dreams of going there one day, the fantasy of living la dolce vita is powerfully seductive. Dianne Hales is no exception, but she also fell truly, madly and deeply in love with the language, fascinated by its story and its stories, tantalised by its adventures and ever eager to spend m...
An Invitation to Fitness and Wellness
This new book from best-selling author Dianne Hales covers Fitness, Nutrition, Weight Control, and some selected Wellness topics. It emphasizes fitness as the best means to achieving the goal of feeling our best and living our lives to their fullest, and focuses on the key to living more happily and more healthfully: personal responsibility.
An Invitation to Health
An Invitation to Health, Second Canadian Edition, builds on its hallmark features; its focus on diversity and spirituality; and its emphasis on a critical thinking approach that have proven extremely popular in meeting the needs of the market. This text gives students the motivation and techniques they need to apply their learning experiences and knowledge received from their fitness and wellness course. The emphasis is on teaching individuals how to take control of their personal health and lifestyle habits so they can make a constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and realize their highest potentials for well being.
