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This book is a presentation of unassisted homebirth (childbirth without an obstetrician or midwife) as it relates to psychological growth and development of the couple, the woman and the man. It addresses why people choose to give birth unassisted, why couples should consider unassisted homebirth and why so many are against unassisted homebirth. It shows how planned unassisted birth is safer than in the hospital and almost always joyful.
The book provides a comparison of traditional hospital birth to unassisted homebirth, how couples are brought closer together because of unassisted birth and the profound impact this type of birthing has on fathers.
Unassisted Homebirth: An Act of Love combines research, theory and personal experience. It has several unassisted birth stories after 1990 including: babies born at 36 and 43 weeks gestation, waterbirth, Rh- mother, breech twins, unassisted birth after cesarean (U-BAC), first baby a Do-it-Yourself birth, fourth generation baby born in the same house. The Stories include situations with baby born in amniotic sac, with meconium, and with the cord wrapped tightly around baby s neck. Babies were born to parents ranging from age 21 to 44.
It includes chapters on preparing for an unassisted homebirth, self-actualization, how childbirth is a feminist issue, major deterrents to unassisted homebirth, unassisted birth gone awry (death and disillusion), how to recover/heal from a traumatic birth, home-based living (homebirth, homeschool, working from home), midwives role in the birth process, advocacy.
It presents new ideas such as The Birth Pyramid and the power of silence at birth. Although this book presents unassisted birth as a safe and joyous way to give birth, any pregnant couple, whether they are considering an unassisted homebirth or not, would benefit from the comprehensive childbirth information as a way to improve confidence, knowledge and comfort for a more satisfying birth.
Customer Reviews:
Book to be reprinted and offered by November 1, 2007.......2007-08-14
Friends and moms-to-be: Due to several requests from customers and the capitalist nature of what has occured since my book went out of print in 2006, I have decided to reprint UNASSISTED HOMEBIRTH: AN ACT OF LOVE for a third time. Check back here in November and also feel free to visit my website at unassistedhomebirth dot com. You may also be interested to know that I've created the first inspirational childbirth CD titled YOUR BODY, YOUR BIRTH: SECRETS FOR A SATISFYING AND SUCCESSFUL BIRTH.
Good...but..........2005-08-23
I have mixed feelings about this book. It is really one lady's perspective. I bought it because I too had problems finding someone to attend my home birth. I am severely chemically sensitive and so giving birth in a hospital is actually more likely to cause me life threatening complications than a birth at home. I just don't want to take the risk. So as my husband and I realized that we might have to do this ourselves I ordered this book and I'm glad I did. We have completely come around to the idea that even if there was a good practitioner (doctor or midwife) available we would still want an unattended birth and this book might help you understand why we might come to this conclusion. It is worth reading if you are thinking about it.
This author prevents few verifiable facts, so if that is what you seek you won't find much here. BUT what I found most valuable about this book is the non-tangable. The author strikes to the heart of the matter and brings up some points that I would not have thought about as benefits to having a private husband and wife only birth. I don't agree with all her points or her reasons behind them, but the book was still enjoyable. My husband and I both read this book and discussed it and found that we very much agreed with certain of her perspectives on how this experience would enhance our relationship.
If you are considering an unattended birth this is a great book to read - especially the testimonies (and I don't typically like testimonies in books like this). She does belabor her predudices, so just be prepared to skim those sections that you disagree with.
If you are already convinced you want an unattended and are looking for detailed information on how to recognize problems and what to do if they develop or what supplies to have on hand this isn't the book you are looking for, though it might be enjoyable to you for other reasons. The only thing I found for this is the two volume set "Holistic Midwifery" by Anne Frye. They are huge and expensive, but invaluable and, I think, understandable to the lay person.
I expected more from the book...........2005-08-17
My DH and I both read the book and found it to be more entertainment reading than what we had hoped.
This book is definately for the couples who are unsure of what type of birth you want.
We are absolutly sure that we are going to UC and we did not feel this book was written for those of us who 100% know. We are happy this book was written for those who are sitting on the fence. It gives lots of inspirational stories of successful and happy UCs.
We were looking for more of a "getting ready for your UC" type of book... and this is not it. We have found more supportive info online that have helped us much more.
I liked the book and enjoyed reading it..........2003-03-29
I have a lot of the same views. Childbirth is a natural function of women's bodies, not a crisis situation to be treated with interventions. I have seen the same situation in my state regarding midwives. I have had the same bad experiences with hospitals and doctors who do not respect women's rights in childbirth. My unassisted homebirth was by far one of the most wonderful things I have ever experienced. It was so different than my hospital births, so much more peaceful. It drew my husband I closer to each other and the Lord and we were able to bond instantly with our child. I did give myself excellent prenatal care before embarking on this journey and had one ultrasound to ensure everything was looking good. This was my 4th birth and lasted only 20 minutes. What a remarkable difference when compared to my hospital births!
The only thing I did not like about the book was that it did not give more information on how to handle the more common problems at birth such as the cord around the neck, meconium, etc. For that, I recommend Spiritual Midwifery and internet research.
I really tried to like this book but..........2002-11-16
This author had a very strong bias due to living in a state without a strong midwife system. All the points she made against midwifes (based on anecdotal evidence) were never backed up like most of the points in her book. A lot of her points all stem from the fact that there were only 3 available midwives for her birth (one who was to be out of town during her due date, one who was too far away, and one who she had a personality conflict with.) The remainder of her anecdotes focused on ONE midwife who had never attended a birth where the mother was in a particular position.
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This digital document is an article from Special Delivery, published by Association of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators on December 22, 1998. The length of the article is 521 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Book Review: Unassisted Homebirth An Act of Love.(Review) (book reviews)
Author: Annmarie G. Klyzub Kalmar
Publication:
Special Delivery (Newsletter)
Date: December 22, 1998
Publisher: Association of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators
Volume: 21
Issue: 4
Page: 25
Article Type: Book Review
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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Although overshadowed, to a large extent, by the B-17 Flying Fortress the B-24 Liberator was made in greater quantity, and used by more Allied air forces on every front of the Second World War.
The first operational models were used by the Royal Air Force as a transport on the North Atlantic ferry service. The RAF Liberator I, used both as a bomber in North Africa and as a long-range Coastal Command patroller, had ASV (air-to-surface vessel) radar and four 20mm cannons. Its armament was greatly improved when powered turrets in the tail and mid-upper positions were incorporated into the Liberator II.
As a heavy bomber it saw service in the Pacific with the USAAF; in North Africa and Italy with the RAF and USAAF. Specially equipped Liberators were also used to drop agents and equipment in Occupied Europe on behalf of the OSS (Office of Strategic Service), SOE (Special Operations Executive) and SIS (Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6).
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Bland Retelling of the B-24 Story!.......2006-11-02
Though it never received the publicity of its better-known counterpart, the B-17, Consolidated's B-24 Liberator complied an enviable war record. More B-24s were built than Flying Fortresses, serving with a variety of Allied units around the world. The B-24's history is recounted in this book by author Edward Shacklady, volume 3 in the 'Classic WWII Aviation' series.
The Classic Aviation series aims at producing comprehensive histories of many of the well-known WWII aircraft, covering each aircraft's early development, production and operational use. Shacklady covers the B-24's service in broadbrush chapters, each chapter being illustrated with black and white photos. A center section contains 16 pages of color photos and artwork. Most of the artwork is 40 years old, being first seen in the Arco-Aircam series.
While Shacklady does recount the aircraft's history, the resulting book is a curiously bloodless volume with almost no mention of the actual people who designed, tested, maintained and flew the aircraft. The emphasis is entirely on the machine and not the men. If you're into nuts-and-bolts, this is a book for you; otherwise, this is an optional purchase.
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Books such as Martin Bowman's Crowood Press B-24 book and Frederick Johnsen's RUGGED BUT RIGHT book covered similar ground with much more interesting results. Also, check out Roger Freeman's B-24 LIBERATOR AT WAR for the human side of Lib operations.
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The B-24 Liberator may not have had the publicity and glamour of its contemporary, the Boeing B-17, but it was produced in far greater numbers and served all over the globe as a bomber, transport and long-range anti-submarine airplane. Martin W. Bowman examines the career of the B-24 Liberator, from its design in 1939 through all theatres of World War Two to the present, where a precious few airframes survive. With over 200 rare photographs this is a detailed and absorbing book on a significant airplane.
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator (American Bomber Aircraft, Vol 1)
John M. Campbell , and
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B-24 Liberator Bomber Pilot's Flight Manual
ASIN: 0887404529 |
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From the authors of Talisman-A Collection of Nose Art, volume one of a projected multi-volume historical series on American bomber aircraft. Over 24,000 b-24s were constructed between 1940 and 1945, making it the single most produced aircraft of World War II. The B-24 served in all theaters of World War II: China-Burma-India, Japan, South Pacific, North Africa, Italy, France, Germany, and Russia. The history of the B-24 is presented here in hundreds of photos, over seventy in World War II era color, and most unpublished. Detailed photographs of nose art and markings, and overall shots, present all aspects of the various models. All war fronts are covered and show the early B-24c types to the late war, Privateer, and Naval models, and the B-32 Dominator. A special color section features the doomed Lady Be Good when it was found in the Libyan desert in the early 1960s. Future volumes in the series include the B-29, the B-17, and a volume on the medium bombers including the B-25 and B-26. Also, by John & Donna Campbell are Talisman-A Collection of Nose Art, and Allied Aircraft Art, both from Schiffer Military/Aviation History
, over 700 b/w and color photographs, 10 color profiles, 8 1/2" x 11"
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The Soldier: Consolidated B-24 Liberator (Living History Series, Vol 2)
Paul Perkins ,
Michelle Crean , and
Joseph A. Ventolo
Manufacturer: Howell Press Inc.
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The second volume in the "Living History" series, THE SOLDIER explores the development, service, and provides an air crew's view of the B-24 Liberator, a four-engine bomber that saw combat in every major theater of WWII. 58 color photos, 47 b&w photos and illustrations.
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator (Osprey Production Line to Frontline 4)
Michael O'Leary
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Commissioned to replace the B-17, the Liberator was built in near-record time. The machine was designed around the long-span low-drag Davis wing, a new concept at the time of production. Early models were soon superseded on all production lines by the J model, the most successful B-24 of all time. When production ceased on 31 May 1945, 18,475 Liberators had been made, making it the most produced American aircraft of WW2. A special feature in this book is a selection of wartime black and white photos and colour company advertisements, the latter not seen since the end of the war.
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator (Koku-Fan, 1971) (Famous Airplanes of the World, 21)
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Polish text. 88 pages, over 150 b/w photographs, color profiles and highly detailed drawings in 1/72 scale.
Book Description
Vintage photos from assembly line to flight line, plus exploded views, cutaway and phantom drawings from tech manuals, disassembled aircraft, rare variants and experimental models. Covers A through M models, PB4Y Privateers, C-87s and C-109s. WarbirdTech 1.
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Rather Low On Liberator Content For A Liberator Book.......2004-04-18
Call me old-fashioned, but when I buy a reference work on the B-24 Liberator, I expect to get a book about the B-24 Liberator. If it covers "cousins" like the cargo and VIP transport versions, fine, if it devotes time to the Privateer, great, if it covers post-war Privateer use as firebombers, even better.
However, the one thing the book rather skimps on is, uh, the Liberator. After 20 pages of covering what most people think of when they think Liberator (bomber, twin tails, built in really large numbers) it wanders off to spend almost as many pages on the single-tail YB-24N (number built - seven) then goes on to cover the use of B-24s in refuellling trials, spends the best part of thirty pages on the C-87 cargo model, and finishes off on the Privateer. The color section is split roughly 50/50 between the Liberator and other versions, although about 75% of the pictures of wartime B-24s seem to have been included because of their typically curvaceous noseart.
Don't get me wrong, this is a well-written book that gives the impression of being solidly researched. It's probably quite a nice supplement to the library of someone who has a collection of B-24 books. However, unlike most of the other titles in the Warbirdtech series, which actually cover the aircraft specified in their title, you get the impression here that somehow the main section of the book is missing and has been replaced with a quick filler chapter instead.
So...if you're looking for a good history of the B-24 this *isn't* the book for you. If you've already got a good history of the B-24, and want to know more than you ever thought possible about the YB-24N or the seating arrangements in the C-87, this is the book for you.
In the end I give it three stars - the writing and density of content is up to the usual standards of the Warbirdtech series, which'd earn it four, but the title's pretty misleading given the actual content and the fact that the Warbirdtech books often represent the start of somebody's library on a plane, not a late addition. That'd normally earn it a one or a two. So I've compromised, and settled on giving it three stars. That may be a bit generous, even.
Definitely a case where skimming the book before buying would have been a good idea. Caveat emptor, and so forth.
A good basic command of the B-24 and PB4Y........1997-12-30
From the preface: "As you read this volume, the history of the B-24 and PB4Y as machines will hopefully provide a glimpse into the lives of the men and women who built and crewed these aircraft." Included in this edition: definition and evolution of the long-range, high capacity bomber, color photos and significant dates.
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Passionate Pilgrims: The American Traveler in Great Britain, 1800-1914
Allison Lockwood
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National Geographic Field Guide to Birds provides affordable, portable, reliable region-specific information, perfect for the novice or experienced birder. In each guide, an introduction by an expert birder from the region offers guidance on where to look for key birds. An opening section gives pointers on how to look for key birds and what to focus on when you spot them. Each guide features approximately 150 birds, grouped by family. Two indexes: one alphabetical and one color-coded help readers identify a bird quickly.
Each entry has a vivid photograph showing the bird in its native habitat. On the facing page, there is a list of bulleted points of field identification clues as well as behavioral and habitat information, and the best local places to find the bird. Special field notes give additional i.d. or behavioral information and detailed maps show the range of each bird's habitat. With comprehensive coverage of the region and valuable advice from experts, these user-friendly guides will quickly become favorite companions on the journey to lifelong birding.
In Texas, birders will find the richest possible range of species in this ultimate migration ground that draws birds from around the world.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent resource.......2007-05-14
This book was just what I was looking for. It has great pictures, description of the female and territory map. It has been no end of value and has helped me identify all the birds that have come into my yard so far.
national geographic field guide to birds: texas.......2007-01-19
Left a lot of state birds out, and had those that were there in a strange order.
Well below the "Geo Guide" standard.......2006-04-20
This book is published by the organization which also produces the NA Bird field guide considered "best" by most avid birders, the National Geographic Field Guide (Geo guide for short). However it is absolutely NOTHING like said field guide! It is very small (6 inches by 4 inches) and consists entirely of full page color photographs on the left page, and brief descriptive text with a Texas-only range map on the right page. At the bottom of the text page are even more brief notes, usually about another similar bird, and often accompanied by a tiny painting of that bird (which appears to be taken directly from the Geo Guide).
The photographs are quite good, and really are the only saving grace of the entire book. They appear to be chosen for their artistic value more so than to illustrate field marks, however. The selection of species is extremely superficial - for example, the only species of oriole shown is Bullock's Oriole, despite the fact that in west Texas Scott's Oriole is routinely found, and for birders in the lower Rio Grande valley the target species is likely to be Altamira Oriole (not pictured), or, if coverage was as exceptional as I had hoped an NGS bird publication would be, even Audubon's or Black-vented Oriole - and one also wonders why Orchard Oriole, found throughout the state, is left out!
The book description here on Amazon is "generous" in its pronouncements. The "guidance on where to look for key birds" consists of a one-page, incredibly simplistic commentary on birding in Texas ("The Texas coast is well-known as a place for migrant birds to rest and feed on their way northward." "Other regions of the state include the High Plains where Lesser Prairie-Chickens still strut . . .") Turn the page and the most specific location data provided is a map of the entire state with numerous parks and refuges depicted. But it is left entirely up to you to figure out how to navigate to Anahuac NWR to look for those migrants (where's High Island?), and, since Lesser Prairie-Chicken isn't even included in the main text, how are you supposed to know that Muleshoe NWR might be a place to try to see them?
My greatest hope for this book was that it would give additional insight into the Texas specialities of ABA area birding, but even here it is basically incomplete. Plain Chachalaca, Least Grebe, White-tailed Hawk, Crested Caracara, Common Paraque, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Ringed Kingfisher, Great Kiskadee, Black-capped Vireo, Green Jay, Colima and Golden-cheeked Warbler, and Olive Sparrow are all here, but missing are a few regular species which make Texas birding so unique, such as Groove-billed Ani and White-collared Seedeater. Since only in south Texas can a Muscovy Duck be counted (as opposed to being labelled an escapee from you local park's pond), why not show a wild Muscovy instead of another photo of a wild Mallard? And what about every birder's favorite dump denizen, the Tamaulipas Crow?
Overall this book is not recommended, at any level of birding, for any use other than its collection of photographs. For a beginner in the field (or even in the backyard) it doesn't provide the necessary comparison images to differentiate even the most obvious field marks so as to allow identification. For the intermediate birder trying to locate target species in Texas, the guidance (or essential lack thereof) to places where the birds can be found is woeful. And for advanced birders - well, they really don't need something this small in size or detail.
Be aware that there are several other titles in this series, for other states, and I suspect that this review's basic criticisms hold for all of them. As for me, I'll hold on until November when the Fifth Edition of the REAL Geo Guide comes out!
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