NotJustSkin 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
An incomplete list of 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 |