February 2007
Books: "Gospel of Food"
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Play CBS Video Video Exposing Food Myths Julie Chen interviews professor and author Barry Glassner about his new book, "The Gospel of Food." She learns about some commonly-held misconceptions about nutrition.
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Video 'The 51 Percent Minority' Attorney and author Lis Wiehl discusses her latest book, "The 51 Percent Minority: How Women Still are Not Equal and What You Can Do About It," with Julie Chen.
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Video Staying Slim At 30 And Beyond Nutritionist Lisa Drayer gives Hannah Storm tips for maintaining a healthy weight from her book "Strong, Slim, and 30." She says eating right when you're young can make a difference in the long run.
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Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007
"The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food Is Wrong," by Barry Glassner
Sociologist Barry Glassner says we spend too much time thinking about food, and not enough time enjoying it. He explains why in his new book, "The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food is Wrong."
Glassner visited The Early Show to discuss it. To see the segment, click here.
In the book, Glassner opens eyes to some common food myths that have grown be accepted. He says we should simply enjoy eating, letting our tastes determine what we eat, rather than other people's opinions of the latest fads and diets.
To read an excerpt of "The Gospel of Food," click here.
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007
"The 51% Minority: How Women Still Are Not Equal and What You Can Do About It," by Lis Wiehl
Fifty-one percent of Americans are female, but in life and business, women still don't get their fair share, according to attorney and author Lis Wiehl.
She tells women how to help themselves in her latest book, "The 51 Percent Minority: How Women Still are Not Equal and What You Can Do About It."
Wiehl stopped by The Early Show to talk about it.
She stressed and explained why women need to be aware of their legal rights in every aspect of their lives, from employment to age discrimination, domestic abuse cases, divorce, etc.
The book is a practical handbook.
On the show, Wiehl offered six "divorce don't's" -- mistakes women frequently make when involved in divorce cases.
To watch the segment, click here.
To read an excerpt of "The 51% Minority," click here.
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007
"Strong, Slim, and 30: Eat Right, Stay Young, Feel Great, and Look Fabulous," by Lisa Drayer
When you reach your 30s, it becomes painfully clear that you can't eat the way you used to.
Changing your diet could not only help your waistline, but be good for your hair, skin, and more.
Nutritionist Lisa Drayer offers diet tips for women in their 30s in her new book, "Strong, Slim, and 30: Eat Right, Stay Young, Feel Great, and Look Fabulous."
She talked about it on The Early Show Thursday. To watch the segment, click here.
To read an excerpt of "Strong, Slim and 30," click here.
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007
"Your Money and Your Man: How You and Prince Charming Can Spend Well and Live Rich," by Michelle Singletary (paperback)
"Money may not be able to buy you love, but conflicts about it can certainly bankrupt your relationship." That's what Washington Post financial columnist Michelle Singletary says in her book, "Your Money and Your Man: How You and Prince Charming Can Spend Well and Live Rich."
Singletary receives countless requests from women who want to know how to handle their finances and relationships at the same time. In the book, she gives no-nonsense advice on how women can manage their finances, with pointers for every stage of romance.
The book is just out in paperback.
She discussed it, and shared some of her financial wisdom on The Early Show Wednesday. To see the segment, click here.
To read an excerpt of "Your Money and Your Man," click here.
"You're Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation," by Deborah Tannen (paperback)
No one knows more about a woman than her mother, but the bond between mothers and daughters can be a sore spot for both.
Communication expert Deborah Tannen's latest book, "You're Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation," is now out in paperback.
When the book about that special bond and mother/daughter communication styles was published last year, it was an instant hit that stayed on the best-seller list for four months.
Mothers and daughters are still talking about it. Tannen stopped by The Early Show Wednesday to discuss it. To watch the segment, click here.
To read an excerpt of "You're Wearing That?", click here.
Monday, Feb. 19, 2007
"He's Just Not That Into You (The Newly Expanded Edition), by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo are the authors of the 2004 hit relationship book "He's Just Not That Into You." Both of the authors, who used to work for the HBO production "Sex in the City," became relationship experts overnight.
In the new expanded edition of the book, they offer more tidbits of dating info for women. At the heart of the advice: Women can spare themselves hours of waiting by the phone, obsessing over the details with sympathetic girlfriends, and hoping a man's mixed messages really mean "I'm in love with you and want to be with you."
Behrendt and Tuccillo discuss surviving life after realizing he's just not into you.
To read an excerpt from "He's Just Not That Into You," click here.
To see their appearance on The Early Show, click here.
Friday, Feb. 16, 2007
"The Double Bind: A Novel," by Chris Bohjalian
Chris Bohjalian's best-selling novels are full of great characters and memorable scenes. He combines "The Great Gatsby," sexual violence, and a homeless man's mysterious past in his latest effort, a thriller, "The Double Bind."
On The Early Show, Bohjalian told co-anchor Harry Smith three seemingly unconnected events in real life combined to form the core of "The Double Bind."
To watch the segment, click here.
They were his learning of the photos of luminaries taken by a man who wound up dying homeless, his re-reading of "The Great Gatsby," and a bike ride (Bohjalian is an avid rider).
The homeless photographer in the novel is fictitious, a composite of many people Bohjalian met in researching the book. But the photographs in "The Double Bind" are real, taken by Bob "Soupy" Campbell, the photographer Bohjalian learned of, who died homeless in Vermont.
To read an excerpt of "The Double Bind," click here.
Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007
"The A-List Workout," by Alyssa Shaffer
Ever wonder what it would take to get a body like Jennifer Lopez or Hilary Swank?
One way to find out: Ask the trainers who put celebrities through the motions!
Alyssa Shaffer, fitness director of Fitness magazine, did just that for her new book, "The A-List Workout."
It's a compilation of exercise advice and tips from a slew of trainers of big-name celebrities, such as Lopez, Swank, Jessica Simpson and Angelina Jolie. Shaffer culls the information into several categories and gives readers the opportunity to decide which level is best for them. The book covers nutrition, different levels of exercise abilities, and different body parts, so readers can focus on exactly what they need to work on.
Shaffer stopped by The Early Show and put co-anchor Julie Chen through some paces!
To read an excerpt of "The A-List Workout," click here.
To see the segment, click here.
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007
"The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work," by Terrence Real
A recent Census Bureau analysis showed that 51 percent of American women are living without a spouse.
That didn't surprise author Terrence Real, who contends in his latest book, "The New Rules of Marriage," that 20th century rules aren't working for 21st century women.
He discussed the book on The Early Show. To watch the segment, click here.
Real says women have changed their expectations for relationships, but men have been slow to change. The result is marriages that don't work anymore. Real discussed five old, losing relationship strategies, then looked at five strategies that can improve any relationship.
To read an excerpt of "The New Rules of Marriage," click here.
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- As someone working in the financial industry I find this book absolutly ridiculous! Financial advisors have access to tools that track markets as well as access to money managers that the average person just flat out does not. Financial advisors spend day in and day out researching and and finding the best investments for clients. What this individual is doing is very simple, it is true that financial advisors can not guarantee anything, who can? This person is giving people lousy advice and making a commission by selling his book. instead of working for a company where you are stricly forbiddin to guarantee anything he is doing exactly that. Nothing in the investment world is guaranteed and anyone who tells you it is like this person is doing is a LIAR and is robbing you blind. The days of financial advisors making huge commisions off of trading away on peoples accounts are long gone, my father has 30 + years in the business, my brother has 6 and I have 1. All three of us have degrees in finance and work for leaders in the industry. When people invest they have the option of having an account set up that charges a yearly commision between .0075% and .03% regardless if you make one trade or a thousand. This book is elementary, and would be A total waste of money!!!!!!!! Leave investing to the professionals.
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- It is obvious Kathleen Kennedy Townsend "Failing America's Faithful" doesn't know about being a catholic. If you walk into any mass you will see female alter-servers. We follow god's gift;his word, the Holy gospel. We receive the 6 sacraments. 7 if you become a priest. We follow god's laws: The Ten Commandments. We believe life is precious. If a woman chooses an abortion, we pray the rosary for her and the unborn child. Every parent today, believes that children are the most important, why wouldn't an unborn child be any different? Kathleen should take the RICA classes; conversion classes to become a catholic or a review on being a catholic. At the very least she should have spoken to a Priest or Bishop to answer her questions.
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- 2/28/07 Obesity problem was discussed----I may have missed it but in the 1980's sugar was replaced with high fructose corn syrup in soda, cereal, cookies, fruit drinks , bread and on and on-----what about the direct correlation between high fructose corn syrup and obesity?????
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- Must we continue to hear the same old tired argument that women are still oppressed in this country? The author jumps on the same old bandwagon about how women need more help in divorces and with domestic violence. Unfortunately, she - along with most of the population - still by-in to the fact that women are treated SO unfairly in these two realms, but nothing could be further from the truth. People in the US and in most western civilzations are still being brainwashed by media and women's support groups (read: FEMINISM) that women are just as oppressed now as 100 years ago. However, when somebody does some ACTUAL research in the matter, they soon realize the data used is only a half-truth, or worse, completely false. See: http://www.lectlaw.com/files/fam27.htm
Any father who has been divorced understands who is favored more in divorces. If they are lucky, they MIGHT get to see their children 1-2 nights a week each month, while paying some outrageous support order to their wife for her to do with whatever she pleases (he is accountable - she isn't). And God help the poor guy if he loses his job and kind find another quickly that pays the same. His support will be put in arrears, and he will be labeled a "deadbeat dad" by society. If he does get a court date to lower his support payments, it will usually be weeks or months later, but he still must pay the same amount in the meantime, and the judge will do nothing and just impute his income anyway. - Reply to this comment
