Books published by Linden Publishing Co Inc

Diets work, but what good are they if the weight returns? Statistics show that 80 to 90 percent of dieters regain every lost pound. This fact represents the largest and least addressed problem in obesity management. The recidivism of dieters fuels a $30 billion weight-loss industry, an industry that would shrink like Al Roker''s waistline if the newly-thin could only make weight loss stick. But here is the problem: The skills needed to maintain a new, smaller body size are not obvious or intuitive; they must be taught. Inexplicably, books that deal successfully with ways to prevent regain have gone unwritten. Refuse to Regain, by longtime weight-management authority Barbara Berkeley, MD, fills this void. Berkeley, former medical director for the Optifast program and founder of Weight Management Partners, is a board-certified internist. She continues to have close ties to Novartis Medical Nutrition (recently acquired by Nestle), producer of the weight-loss supplement Optifast, which has 300 weight-loss centers nationwide.

A charming and personal travel guide that invites readers to explore the beauty and cultural riches of Italy through the universal language of cinema, this book shows readers where to find the exact locations of the most famous movies set in Italy. Guided by celebrated Italian pop opera singer Romina Arena, readers will discover the real Italy as only natives know it through this irresistible combination of film history, travel guide, and the zest and seductiveness of la dolce vita. The beautiful and historic sites immortalized in great films, including Roman Holiday, Eat Pray Love, Letters to Juliet, Life is Beautiful, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Under the Tuscan Sun and more, are the reader''s keys to experiencing the best in Italian travel, art, dining, and living as each detailed location includes information on nearby attractions, museums, restaurants, shops, and must-experience slices of Italian life. Special sections highlight romantic Italian sites that are perfect for scheduling weddings and other special events, and the book includes recipes for dishes from famous films and authentic Italian regional specialties.

Creating a successful mobile-web presence is achievable with the tools found in this guide--without needing to learn a programming language or become a Web designer. Such a presence is now a necessity, rather than a luxury, for all businesses, organizations, and independent professionals to stay competitive. This quick, practical, hands-on introduction to the nuts and bolts of using the mobile web to grow a brand, improve sales, and increase profits is written for lay people and avoids jargon and programming concepts. Time- and money-saving solutions are presented, teaching technical novices how to quickly adapt their existing websites to the mobile ones and how to easily create mobile applications without having to learn to program. Step-by-step instructions stand alongside real-world examples of successful mobile-web transitions, and advice on best practices is provided to help business owners, entrepreneurs, marketing professionals, and creative professionals create the presence they need to help their business flourish.

When investigators are called to a meticulously staged crime scene on a canal bank in rural Central Californiathe latest in a series of murders that have killed three young women in one monththey realize a dangerous serial killer is on the loose, someone who is highly adept at hiding his tracks. And before the murderer can be brought to justice, young assistant DA Matt Jamison will lose his illusions about what justice means. As a fourth victim is abducted and investigators race against time, Jamison must cope with a sophisticated and elusive killer, a politically-minded sheriff eager to claim credit and spread blame, mounting pressure to win a high-profile trial, and his own conscience as part of the machinery of justice. A gripping, fast-paced, and coldly realistic thriller that tracks a killer from the crime scene to the courtroom and to a devastating aftermath, ''Fractured Justice'' is a stunning debut crime novel from a former investigator, prosecutor, and judge who intimately knows the real world of attorneys, detectives, and men who kill.

Minerva Rus can raise the dead. And it might get her killed. Minervas life has never been the same since the childhood car accident that paralysed her and killed her best friend, Raven. But when the long-dead Raven reappears in her life, now as a very attractive grown man, she discovers that her photographic memory has the power to bring the dead back to life ... heal her paralysis ... and shape reality itself. Pursued by a rogue government agent who wants to eliminate her and her talents, Minerva must learn to control her powers to save herself and Raven. Because if she dies, he dies as well -- again.

Put your artistic mind in gear for a stimulating and invigorating colouring experience in 'Industrial Strength Coloring Book'. Designed by top-ranked commercial illustrator Robert Pizzo, 'Industrial Strength Coloring Book' will immerse you in a modern world of industry, factory, tools, and machinery. Intricate, mandala-like images of gears, sawblades, assembly lines, loading docks, and other industrial installations will give you hours of intense calming focus. Designed for a superior coloring experience, 'Industrial Strength Coloring Book' features thick, high-quality paper, printed on only one side, giving you a smooth, firm colouring surface with no bleed-through, and perforated pages let you share and preserve your creative work. The perfect colouring book for busy minds that love activity and purpose, the book will efficiently increase your production of fun.

Every woman needs a room of her own, a meditative space where the bustle of the outside world can be forgotten. Find your private place in the enchanting world of Boudoir Coloring Book. Designed by renowned artist Laurie Triefeldt, Boudoir Coloring Book offers hours of creative absorption in a personal world of calmness and beauty. These intricate images of elegant ladies, vanity tables, perfume, make up, and flowers will transport you to a place of rest and relaxation. Thick, high-quality paper, printed on only one side, gives you a smooth, firm coloring surface with no bleed-through, and perforated pages let you share and preserve your creative work. Discover your own personal world in the pages of Boudoir Coloring Book.