![]() ![]() Yet as I dug deeper into his life and views as part of my research for my new book Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom, I was repeatedly struck by the contrast between the audaciousness of his ideas and the conservatism of his instincts, manifested by his traditional lifestyle and outlook on a broad range of issues. ![]() His impact on the thinking of his contemporaries, and on subsequent generations, can hardly be exaggerated. ![]() This made him into a truly revolutionary figure. At the turn of the last century, Sigmund Freud shocked the world with what biographer Peter Gay called “his portrayal of man, the insatiable animal pushed and pulled by unrespectable, largely unconscious, desires and aversions.” Heavily emphasizing the role of childhood sexuality, repressed memories, dreams, fantasies, and narcissism, Freud invented the term “psychoanalysis” and offered what appeared to be a bewildering glimpse into the previously uncharted subconscious territory of the human mind. ![]()
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![]() OSA is particularly common in people with type 2 diabetes, affecting at least a quarter of patients, and is associated with a higher risk of developing microvascular complications such as retinopathy. Although obesity itself is associated with hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and dysglycaemia, emerging evidence shows that those with sleep apnoea are more likely to have all of these abnormalities at any given weight, and subsequently have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. OSA causes symptoms of daytime sleepiness which can be disabling for patients, and this is currently the main criterion used to determine if treatment should be offered. ![]() ![]() It may affect between 6 and 17% of all adults, but the risk rises with increasing body weight and it is very common in people with obesity. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition that forms part of the spectrum of sleep disordered breathing (SDB). ![]() ![]() Questions about ordering or about this particular item? Contact us here. Most important, Goodwin describes with eloquence how the Dodgers' leaving Brooklyn in 1957, and the death of her mother soon after, marked both the end of an era and, for her, the end of childhood.” Johnson in the White House and later assisting him on his memoirs led to her bestselling Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream. She is cited for her ability to capture the private details of her. Doris Kearns Goodwin’s interest in leadership began more than half a century ago as a professor at Harvard. We meet the people who most influenced Goodwin's early life: her mother, who taught her the joy of books but whose debilitating illness left her housebound: and her father, who taught her the joy of baseball and to root for the Dodgers of Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, and Gil Hodges. Doris Kearns Goodwin is a critically praised writer of historical-biographical books. She re-creates the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were equally divided between Dodger, Giant, and Yankee fans. ![]() “Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin's touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball. The following synopsis is from Google Books: A nice used copy of author, historian, and baseball fan Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Wait Till Next Year. Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwins touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball. ![]() |