Fibromyalgia is a chronic arthritic condition characterized by widespread aching and pain in the muscles, ligaments and tendons and multiple joints, and is accompanied by debilitating fatigue and multiple tender points on the body where even the slightest pressure may cause pain.

Fibromyalgia is more common in women than in men. Fibromyalgia is estimated to affect 2-4% of the population, with a female to male incidence ratio of approximately 10 to 1.


Fibromyalgia continues to be considered a controversial diagnosis, lacking a widely accepted scientific consensus as to its cause. Not all members of the medical community regard Fibromyalgia a disease because of a frequent lack of precise abnormalities on physical examination and the absence of objective diagnostic tests or laboratory findings. However, Fibromyalgia has been recognized as a diagnosable disorder by the American College of Rheumatology and the National Institutes of Health.

Coping with Fibromyalgia – it’s not in your head, it’s a disease was written by Drs. Seiden and Bilett – the same doctors who wrote Coping with Arthritis. Fibromyalgia is a form of arthritis, however, Fibromyalgia pain may come and go and also tends to travel throughout the body, differentiating it from arthritis pain.

The intent of Coping with Fibromyalgia is to help those who are suffering (or fear they are suffering) from Fibromyalgia to understand the disease better, identify the symptoms, learn the causes, the diagnosis and better understand the treatments of it. Not all the treatments are medical treatments, dietary and lifestyle treatments are addressed along with the medical terminology and issues.

Fibromyalgia is not progressive, not life threatening, and if understood, its symptoms can be better dealt with.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic arthritic condition characterized by widespread aching and pain in the muscles, ligaments and tendons and multiple joints, and is accompanied by debilitating fatigue and multiple tender points on the body where even the slightest pressure may cause pain.

Fibromyalgia is more common in women than in men. Fibromyalgia is estimated to affect 2-4% of the population, with a female to male incidence ratio of approximately 10 to 1.


Fibromyalgia continues to be considered a controversial diagnosis, lacking a widely accepted scientific consensus as to its cause. Not all members of the medical community regard Fibromyalgia a disease because of a frequent lack of precise abnormalities on physical examination and the absence of objective diagnostic tests or laboratory findings. However, Fibromyalgia has been recognized as a diagnosable disorder by the American College of Rheumatology and the National Institutes of Health.

Coping with Fibromyalgia – it’s not in your head, it’s a disease was written by Drs. Seiden and Bilett – the same doctors who wrote Coping with Arthritis. Fibromyalgia is a form of arthritis, however, Fibromyalgia pain may come and go and also tends to travel throughout the body, differentiating it from arthritis pain.

The intent of Coping with Fibromyalgia is to help those who are suffering (or fear they are suffering) from Fibromyalgia to understand the disease better, identify the symptoms, learn the causes, the diagnosis and better understand the treatments of it. Not all the treatments are medical treatments, dietary and lifestyle treatments are addressed along with the medical terminology and issues.

Fibromyalgia is not progressive, not life threatening, and if understood, its symptoms can be better dealt with.

Thirty-something teacher and professional shopper Grace has a passion for shoes. In fact they were responsible for her meeting her partner, Mark, when she speared his foot with one of her dangerously sharp heels whilst running for a train.

Mark is the other passion in her life, or so she thinks.... When he suggests they try for a baby - but is reluctant to tie the knot on their very long-term engagement - the cracks in her champagne lifestyle start to appear. As Mark becomes ever more controlling, Grace begins to see her blond and sexy boss, Tom, in a different light. A conventionally one-man woman who doesn't 'do' affairs, she suddenly finds herself in the midst of the sort of tangled lifestyle she has only read about in the celeb pages. Throw in the added complications of an untimely pregnancy, a case of mistaken identity and some pretty zany friends and Grace's life is thrown into turmoil. Retail therapy and even the comfort of her vast shoe collection can't help her out of this dilemma.....

NEW from SARA DOWNING - 'Urban Venus' - Contemporary and historical fiction meet in this love story set in present-day and Renaissance Italy. AVAILABLE NOW!

Thirty-something teacher and professional shopper Grace has a passion for shoes. In fact they were responsible for her meeting her partner, Mark, when she speared his foot with one of her dangerously sharp heels whilst running for a train.

Mark is the other passion in her life, or so she thinks.... When he suggests they try for a baby - but is reluctant to tie the knot on their very long-term engagement - the cracks in her champagne lifestyle start to appear. As Mark becomes ever more controlling, Grace begins to see her blond and sexy boss, Tom, in a different light. A conventionally one-man woman who doesn't 'do' affairs, she suddenly finds herself in the midst of the sort of tangled lifestyle she has only read about in the celeb pages. Throw in the added complications of an untimely pregnancy, a case of mistaken identity and some pretty zany friends and Grace's life is thrown into turmoil. Retail therapy and even the comfort of her vast shoe collection can't help her out of this dilemma.....

NEW from SARA DOWNING - 'Urban Venus' - Contemporary and historical fiction meet in this love story set in present-day and Renaissance Italy. AVAILABLE NOW!

The son of a classical pianist straight out of the Bronx of old Archie comics, Steven Tyler was born to be a rock star. Weaned on Cole Porter, Nat King Cole, Mick—and his beloved Janis Joplin—Tyler began tearing up the streets and the stage as a teenager before finally meeting his "mutant twin" and legendary partner Joe Perry. In this addictively readable memoir, told in the playful, poetic voice that is uniquely his own, Tyler unabashedly recounts the meteoric rise, fall, and rise of Aerosmith over the last three decades and riffs on the music that gives it all meaning.

Tyler tells what it's like to be a living legend and the frontman of one of the world's most revered and infamous bands—the debauchery, the money, the notoriety, the fights, the motels and hotels, the elevators, limos, buses and jets, the rehab. He reveals the spiritual side that "gets lost behind the stereotype of the Sex Guy, the Drug Guy, the Demon of Screamin', the Terror of the Tropicana." And he talks about his epic romantic life and his relationship with his four children. As dazzling, bold, and out-on-the-edge as the man himself, Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? is an all-access backstage pass into this extraordinary showman's life.

From the author of Lucy Stands on Her Principal, Lucy, the nerdy and awkward teacher who seems to get herself into trouble, is in danger again! This time, one of her most difficult students goes missing, and Lucy is on the trail, once again with help from her friends sexy Christina, hot cop Ben, and Cousin Herman. In the mix this time is a scary and strangely arousing gang leader who is lusting after Lucy. Confusion sets in as Lucy has several ethical choices to make in a very short time--all connected to the disappearance of her principal's grandson!

From the author of Lucy Stands on Her Principal, Lucy, the nerdy and awkward teacher who seems to get herself into trouble, is in danger again! This time, one of her most difficult students goes missing, and Lucy is on the trail, once again with help from her friends sexy Christina, hot cop Ben, and Cousin Herman. In the mix this time is a scary and strangely arousing gang leader who is lusting after Lucy. Confusion sets in as Lucy has several ethical choices to make in a very short time--all connected to the disappearance of her principal's grandson!

D. Harlan Wilson returns with another ferociously mindbending collection of short fiction. Masked in absurdity, these stories reveal the horrifying and hilarious faces of everyday life. Wilson tells of egg raids, hog rippers, monk spitters, fathers who take their children to pet stores to buy them whales, sociopaths who threaten to clothesline eternity, and the simple act of the story itself becoming a means of repetitive, endless torture. Put on your goat head, hop in your hovercraft, and take a ride with a juggernaut of modern imaginative fiction.

Breaking rules and breaking hearts

Free-spirited Chloe lives life on the edge. Unlike her soon-to-be married sisters, she isn't ready to settle into a quiet life running their family's newly renovated inn. But soon her love of trouble--and trouble with love-draws the attention of the very stern, very sexy sheriff who'd like nothing better than to tame her wild ways.

Suddenly Chloe can't take a misstep without the sheriff hot on her heels. His rugged swagger and his enigmatic smile are enough to make a girl beg to be handcuffed. For the first time, instead of avoiding the law, Chloe dreams of surrender. Can this rebel find a way to keep the peace with the straitlaced sheriff? Or will Chloe's colorful past keep her from a love that lasts . . . and the safe haven she truly wants in a town called Lucky Harbor?

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This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and interactive text. Singing songs and rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby and share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds and patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain and helps muscle development.

Jeff Roberts is engaged to the boss's daughter, and eventually he'll run the company he works for. When Kurt Lacey joins the construction crew, Jeff is suddenly fighting urges he'd forced himself to repress. There were male lovers in his past, but deciding that wasn't what he wanted, Jeff proceeded to 'go straight'. Kurt has other ideas, and one night together has Jeff rethinking his life.

Jeff Roberts is engaged to the boss's daughter, and eventually he'll run the company he works for. When Kurt Lacey joins the construction crew, Jeff is suddenly fighting urges he'd forced himself to repress. There were male lovers in his past, but deciding that wasn't what he wanted, Jeff proceeded to 'go straight'. Kurt has other ideas, and one night together has Jeff rethinking his life.