Lending Library and Recommended Reading

NotJustSkin now offers a lending library with books, videos, and CDs that we recommend. We have reviewed these materials and consider them in the top 10% of resources available in terms of clarity, accuracy, and helpfulness. Donations of additional material meeting those criteria will be gratefully accepted.

Topics covered include:

Childbirth
Children's Books
Community Building
Communication
Cooking
Health
The Medical School Experience
Nutrition
Parenting Approaches
Pregnancy
Relationships
Schooling Options
Supporting Parents
Sustainability
Useful for Home School

Our current holdings:

Media Type	Title	Author(s)	Affiliation	Topic 1	Topic 2	Topic 3
VHS	Giving Birth: Challenges and Choices			Childbirth
VHS	Circumcision: Informed Consent			Circumcision
VHS	First Do No Harm		Intersex Society of North America	Intersex
VHS	Intersex: Redefining Sex		Intersex Society of North America	Intersex
VHS	Settling Limits with Young Children	Patty Wipfler	Hand in Hand	Parenting
VHS	Playlistening		Hand in Hand	Parenting
Multiple Media	The Nonviolent Communication Training Course	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
Magazine	Communities: Journal of Cooperative Living		ic.org	Community
Magazine	Home Power: The Hands-on Journal of Home-Made Power			Environment
Magazine	Mothering		Mothering.com	Parenting	Health
DVDs	Making Life Wonderful: An Intermediate Training in Nonviolent Communication	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
DVDs	The Basics of Nonviolent Communication	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
CDs	Nonviolent Communication	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
CDs	Speaking Peace: Connecting with Others through Nonviolent Communication	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
CDs	Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong	James W. Loewen		History	Useful for Homeschooling and Independent Study
CDs	Listening to Children	Patty Wipfler	Hand in Hand	Parenting	Supporting Parents
CD	Creating A Life-Serving System Within Oneself	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
CD	Needs and Empathy	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
CD	Intimate Relationships	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
CD	Girrafe Fuel for Life	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
CD	Experiencing Needs as Gifts	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
CD	The Power We Have to Create the World of Our Choosing	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
Book	Milk, Money, and Madness: The Culture and Politics of Breastfeeding	Naomi Baumslag and Dia L. Michels		Breastfeeding
Book	Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You	Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher, and Suzanne Arms		Breastfeeding
Book	Breastfeeding at a Glance: Fact, Figures, and Trivia about Lactation	Dia L. Michels, Cynthia Good Mojab, Naomi Bromberg Bar-Yam		Breastfeeding
Book	Obstetric Myths versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature	Henci Goer		Childbirth	Scientific References
Book	If My Mom Were a Platypus: Mammal Babies and Their Mothers	Dia L. Michels	Platypus Media	Children's Books	Pregnancy	Childbirth
Book	Zach in the Middle	Dia L. Michels	Platypus Media	Children's Books
Book	I was Born to be a Brother	Zaydek G. Michels-Gualtieri	Platypus Media	Children's Books
Book	I was Born to be a Sister	Akaela S. Michels-Gualtieri		Children's Books
Book	Do Children Have Rights	Jamuna Carroll, ed.		Children's Rights
Book	Circumcision, the Hidden Trauma: How an American Cultural Practice Affects Infants and Ultimately Us All	Ronald Goldman		Circumcision	Culture
Book	Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective	Ronald Goldman		Circumcision	Religion: Judaism
Book	Doctors Re-examine Circumcision	Thomas J. Ritter, George C. Denniston		Circumcision	Scientific References
Book	Nonviolent Communication	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Communication
Book	Ecovillage Living: Restoring the Earth and Her People	Hildur Jackson, Karen Svenson, eds.		Community	Environment
Book	Creating a Life Together	Diane Leafe Christian		Community
Book	The New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook	Louise Hagler, Dorothy R. Bates, eds.		Cooking
Book	Myths of Gender	Anne Fausto-Sterling		Gender	Scientific References
Book	Transgender Warriors	Leslie Feinberg		Gender
Book	Raising Vegan Children in a Non-Vegan World	Erin Pavlina	VegFamily.com	Health	Cooking
Book	Intersex and Identity	Sharon E. Preves		Intersex	Gender
Book	Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex	Alice Domurate Dreger		Intersex
Book	Parenting from Your Heart	Inbal Kashtan	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Parenting	Communication
Book	Raising Children Compassionately	Marshall B. Rosenberg	Center for Nonviolent Communication	Parenting	Communication
Book	I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World, A Guide for Parents and Teachers	Marguerite A. Wright		Parenting	Race
Book	Parenting by Connection: Supporting and Empowering Parents	Patty Wipfler	Hand in Hand	Parenting	Supporting Parents
Book	Listening Effectively to Children	Patty Wipfler	Rational Island	Parenting	Supporting Parents	Counseling
Book	Listening to Children, the complete series	Patty Wipfler	Hand in Hand	Parenting	Supporting Parents
Book	Supporting Adolescents	Patty Wipfler	Hand in Hand	Parenting
Book	Settinf Limits with Children	Patty Wipfler	Hand in Hand	Parenting
Book	How to Talk so Your Kids Will Listen and Listen so Your Kids Will Talk	Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish		Parenting
Book	Siblings without Rivalry	Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish		Parenting
Book	Playful Parenting	Lawrence J. Cohen		Parenting
Book	After the Baby's Birth: A Complete Guide for Postpartum Women	Robin Lim		Postpartum
Book	Immaculate Deception II: Myth, Magic, and Birth	Suzanne Arms	Birthing the Future	Pregnancy	Childbirth	Babies
Book	Seasons of Change: Growing through Pregnancy and Birth	Suzanne Arms	Birthing the Future	Pregnancy	Childbirth
Book	The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth	Henci Goer		Pregnancy	Scientific References
Book	Taking Charge of Your Fertility	Toni Weschler		Reproductive Health	Birth Control	Fertility
Book	Safer for Your Baby: A Guide to Better Living with Fewer Chemicals	Lynn Tondat Ruggeri, Laura Costa		Safety	Environment	Chemical Sensitivity
Book	Listening to Parents	Patty Wipfler	Hand in Hand	Supporting Parents
Book	Listenting to Parents: Leading a Parents Resource Group	Patty Wipfler	Hand in Hand	Supporting Parents
Book	Parenting by Connection Study Group Leader's Manual	Patty Wipfler	Hand in Hand	Supporting Parents
Book	A Not Entirely Benign Procedure: Four Years as a Medical Student	Perri Klass		The Medical School Experience
Book	101 Things Everyone should Know about Science	Dia L. Michels, Nathan Levy	Platypus Media, Science Naturally	Useful for Home School	Children's Books	Science

NotJustSkin is an educational charity that is not associated with the government or any private corporation. Our mission is to support the physical health, emotional wellness, and quality of relationships of children, parents, and others.

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This page was last modified on 1/12/2008.

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