Introduction

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Contributors

xiv

Health & Fitness

Getting Fit

Losing Weight: Getting and Staying Trim

(1)

Does Your Weight Fit You?

(1)

Cyber-Trim and Cyber-Fit

(1)

Let's Go to the Tape Measure

(1)

Should You Pop a Diet Pill?

(1)

Overweight? Check Your Body Mass Index

(2)

Exercise: No Gym, No Fees, No Strangers

(1)

Start with 12 Minutes a Day

(1)

Workout Benefits at a Glance

(2)

Exercise For the Time-Challenged

(1)

Body Sculpting: Cardio Machines

(2)

To Sculpt a Trophy Body

(1)

Advice Worth Its Weight in Gold

(1)

Exercise to Your Heart's Content

(1)

Sweating Your Way to Serenity

(1)

Avoiding Injuries: Staying Off the Bench

(1)

The Children's Hour

(1)

A Cure for Couch Potatoes

(1)

The Right Exercise Shoes

(1)

Protecting Feet and Joints

(1)

Signs That You Are Overdoing It

(1)

Looking Great

Skin Damage: The Aging Wars

(1)

The New Anti-Aging Makeup

(1)

Moles That Turn Deadly

(1)

Protecting Yourself From the Sun

(1)

January is the Cruelest Month

(1)

Beauty Aids: A Magic Moisturizer?

(1)

The Foundation of Everything

(1)

Tips From a Top Makeup Artist

(1)

Do It-Yourself Facial Peels

(1)

Adding That Youthful Glow

(1)

Enhancements: A New Kind of Beauty

(1)

Six Injections and What They Do

(1)

Hand-to-Hand Combat

(1)

Hair: An Embarrassment of Baldness

(1)

Tender Loving Care for Delicate Hair

(1)

Teeth: Beyond the Pale

(1)

Sexuality

Hormones: Hormones Are Everything

(1)

Sex Effects

(1)

Contraception: Better Safe Than Dismayed

(1)

Menopause: When Menopause Comes

(2)

How Sex Life Changes

(1)

Dysfunction: When the Pump Won't Work

(1)

Sexual Diseases: STD's

(2)

Protecting Yourself From AIDS

(1)

The Search for an AIDS Vaccine

(1)

Abortion: Facts and Figures

(1)

Options for the Morning After

(1)

Doctors & Medicine

Doctors: Where to Find a Good One

(1)

Docs Who Make House Calls

(1)

The Doctor Is Online

(1)

The Better Off You Are

(1)

Talking With Your Doctor

(2)

Heart Disease: Men, Women & Disease

(1)

When Seconds Count

(1)

Every Stroke Matters

(1)

Handicapping Your Mini-Stroke

(1)

Acetaminophen: Too Much of a Good Thing

(1)

Statins: The New Miracle Drug?

(1)

Let the Patient Beware

(1)

Diabetes: The Diabetes Epidemic

(2)

Breast Cancer: A Primer

(1)

Performing a Breast Self-Examination

(1)

Mammograms

(2)

Prostate Cancer: The Quandary

(1)

Watch Your Waist---and Prostrate

(1)

Mental Health: Minding Your Mental Health

(1)

Holiday Depression

(1)

The Real Nature of Depression

(1)

Alternative Medicine: Other Treatments

(1)

Hypnosis

(2)

Five Alternative Approaches

(1)

Well-Kneaded Respites

(1)

Exercising Away Back Pain

(1)

Sleep: Snoring, From A to Zzzzz

(1)

Think Before You Sleep

(1)

Having Children

Conception: Before You're Pregnant

(1)

The Best Day to Try Your Luck

(2)

Pregnancy: Medical Checks in the Womb

(1)

Having a Safe Pregnancy

(1)

How to Figure Your Due Date

(1)

Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems

(2)

Avoiding Another Miscarriage

(1)

Fertilization: Learning the Lingo

(1)

New Ways to Start a Family

(1)

When Morning Sickness Comes

(1)

Quick Delivery? Try Exercise

(1)

Growth of the Fetus From 8 to 40 Weeks

(1)

Baby Makes More Than Three

(1)

Less Pain? Deliver in the Afternoon

(1)

Adoption: Adopting a Baby or Child

(2)

Resources for Adoptive Parents

(1)

Child Development & Parenting: Colic

(1)

Toxins in Your Breast Milk

(1)

Serious Face Time With Baby

(1)

Who's Bringing Up Baby?

(1)

Watch Them Grow ... and Grow

(1)

Hello, Mama. Hello, Papa

(1)

Body Mass Index for Children

(1)

Have Your Children Had All Their Shots?

(1)

The Knotty Problem of ADHD

(1)

The Real Risks to Children

(2)

How to Raise a Moral Child

(1)

First Aid & Survival

First Aid: The ABC's of CPR

(1)

A Primer on Rescue Breathing

(1)

Taking Shock Seriously

(1)

Controlling Bleeding From an Open Wound

(1)

Saving a Choking Victim

(1)

Getting Burned

(1)

What's Dangerous for Babies

(1)

When Someone Is Poisoned

(1)

Treating Insect Bites

(1)

If a Snake Strikes and Bites

100

(1)

How to Alleviate Heatstroke

100

(1)

The First Step: A First-Aid Kit

101

(1)

Disasters: When the Earth Shakes

101

(2)

Surviving a Deluge

103

(1)

Riding Out a Thunderstorm

104

(1)

Preparing for a Hurricane

104

(1)

When a Twister Is Approaching

105

(1)

Disaster Info

106

(1)

Safety for Swimmers and Surfers

107

(1)

Self-Defense: If You're Mugged

107

(1)

Basic Moves in Your Own Defense

108

(1)

Survival Strategies: Airplane Crash

109

(1)

Before It All Goes Up in Smoke

110

(1)

What to Do If Confronted by a Bear

110

(1)

Lions and Tigers and Rhinos, Oh My

111

(1)

Biological and Chemical Attacks

111

(3)

Food & Drink

Diet & Nutrition

Nutrition: You Are What You Eat

114

(1)

U.S.D.A. Food Guide

115

(1)

Calorie Requirements

116

(1)

Fat: The Lowdown on Low-Fat Diets

117

(1)

The Skinny on Fat

117

(1)

Fat Attack

118

(1)

Vitamins: The Home Vitamin Shelf

118

(1)

Don't Like the Newest Diet? Wait Awhile

119

(3)

More May Be Too Many

122

(1)

Minerals: The Mineral Minder

123

(1)

Questions About Calcium

124

(1)

Healthy Eating: The Food Label

125

(2)

How Fish Can Help Your Heart

127

(1)

Fish Oil: From Herring to Flounder

127

(1)

Oil That's Really Good for You

128

(1)

The Almighty Yogurt

129

(1)

In the Kitchen

Recipes & Utensils: Evaluate a Recipe

130

(1)

A Bare-Bones Kitchen

131

(1)

Casting Call for Pots and Pans

131

(1)

The Sticky Issues of Teflon

132

(1)

Fresh Produce & Ingredients

133

(1)

Ripe for the Picking

133

(1)

Hurry Up and Ripen

134

(1)

Some Really Delicious Apples

134

(1)

Where the Pesticides Are

135

(1)

Think Globally, but Eat Locally

136

(1)

How Green Is Your Kitchen?

136

(2)

Cooking Basics: Cooking by the Book

138

(1)

Germ Warfare

138

(1)

How to Carve a Turkey

139

(1)

How to Clean a Fish

140

(1)

The Catch of the Day

141

(1)

How to Grill a Fish

142

(1)

And Now, the Perfect Sauce

142

(1)

Gourmet Dining: Chillin' With Nigella

143

(1)

The Children's Menu

143

(1)

Vegetarian Chili With Corn Bread Topping

144

(1)

The Many Nuances of Chocolate

144

(1)

Cooking With a Foreign Accent

145

(1)

Why French Women Don't Get Fat

146

(1)

Meeting the Cordon Bleu Test

147

(1)

Creme Renversee au Caramel

147

(1)

Wine, etc.

Wines: Starting a Wine Collection

148

(1)

Wine by the Numbers

148

(1)

A Worldwide Wine Sampler

149

(1)

Savoring a Good Wine

149

(1)

Wine by the Book

150

(1)

Ranking the French Elite

151

(1)

Wines Have Temperatures, Too

152

(1)

For Summer, Think Pink

153

(1)

Matches Made in Heaven

154

(1)

Plonk Ain't What It Used to Be

155

(1)

Champagne on the Cheap

156

(1)

Beer: Beyond the Basic Six-Pack

157

(1)

The Dos and Don'ts of Drinking

158

(1)

Spirits: Mixology 101: Classic Cocktails

159

(1)

How to Cure a Hangover

159

(2)

Stocking the Liquor Cabinet

161

(1)

Whiskey-Sipping Secrets

161

(1)

Not Just Any Old Mint Julep

162

(1)

Coffee & Tea: The Perfect Cup of Espresso

163

(1)

Java Jolts to Start You Up

164

(1)

A World Tour of Teas

164

(2)

Money

Personal Finance

Budgeting: You, Inc.

166

(1)

Figuring Your Budget

167

(1)

Calculating Your Net Worth

167

(1)

Saving: The Best Way to Save

168

(1)

The Risks of Online Banking

168

(1)

How to Save $100 or More This Year

169

(1)

How to Get a Swiss Bank Account

170

(2)

Want to Get Rich Quick?

172

(1)

Your Chances of (Not) Winning the Lottery

173

(1)

Children: What It Costs to Raise a Child

173

(1)

Can I Have an Allowance?

174

(1)

Teaching Kids to Use Plastic

174

(1)

Reining in Teenage Spending

175

(1)

Rules for Boomerang Kids

176

(1)

Credit: Credit Cards That Reward

177

(1)

Checking Up on Your Credit Rating

178

(1)

Debt: Beyond Get-Out-of-Debt Cliches

178

(1)

Going Bankrupt Is Harder to Do

179

(1)

Choosing a Credit Counselor

180

(1)

Filing for Bankruptcy

180

(1)

Investing

Stocks & Bonds: Where to Put Your Money

181

(1)

What a Difference 10 Days Make

182

(1)

Pick the Stock or the Moment?

183

(1)

The Bulls Are Beating the Bears

183

(1)

As January Goes, So Goes the Year

184

(1)

How Amateurs Might Beat Pros

185

(1)

Does Real Estate Beat Stocks?

185

(2)

Staying Ahead of the Yield Curve

187

(1)

Advice From the Oracle of Omaha

187

(2)

Forecasting the Future

189

(1)

Mutual Funds: How to Pick a Fund

190

(1)

Why You Can't Beat the Market

191

(1)

Reading a Balance Sheet

192

(2)

Words to Watch on Wall Street

194

(1)

How to Estimate Total Return

195

(1)

Does Big Mean Bad for Funds?

196

(1)

Beware of Mutual Fund Taxes

197

(1)

Financial Advisers: Finding a Broker

197

(1)

A Broker by Any Other Name

198

(1)

Retirement: Nurturing Your 401(k)

199

(1)

Calculating Retirement Needs

200

(2)

Real Estate

Home Buying: The Long View on Real Estate

202

(2)

America's Last True Bargains

204

(1)

Better to Buy or Rent?

204

(3)

Mortgages: The Mortgage Minefield

207

(1)

What Lenders Want to Know

208

(2)

Which Mortgage Is for You?

210

(2)

Terms to Learn Before Closing

212

(1)

Figuring Your Monthly Payments

212

(1)

Playing the Refinancing Game

213

(1)

Beware of the Reverse Mortgage

214

(1)

Second Homes: A Cottage in the Country

215

(1)

The Priciest Vacation Havens

216

(2)

Sick of the Suburbs?

218

(2)

Opportunities: Houses on the Cheap

220

(1)

Bargains Beyond the Borders

221

(2)

When You Are Homesick at 64

223

(1)

Beyond Houses

224

(2)

Insurance & Taxes

Buyers Guide: Policies to Keep You Covered

226

(1)

Life Insurance

226

(2)

Health Insurance

228

(1)

Disability Insurance

229

(1)

Homeowner's Insurance

230

(3)

Automobile Insurance

233

(1)

Filing an Auto Insurance Claim

233

(1)

Why Bet on Long-Term Care Insurance?

234

(1)

Coverage You May Not Need

235

(1)

Know Your Insurance Terms

235

(2)

Tax Planning: Overlooked Deductions

237

(1)

Preparing Tax Returns Right the First Time

237

(2)

Six Year-End Tax-Saving Tips

239

(1)

Estate Planning: A Trust With Pros and Cons

239

(1)

The Giving Circle

240

(1)

The Give-and-Take of Charitable Giving

241

(1)

What to Show Your Accountant

242

(1)

Picking an Accountant

242

(1)

Audits: How Does the I.R.S. Pick Audits?

243

(1)

If the I.R.S. Comes Knocking

244

(2)

Spending & Saving

Consumer Advice

Shopping Online: The Online Bazaar

246

(1)

Comparison Shopping Made Easy

246

(1)

Sites for Savvy Shoppers

247

(1)

Strategies: If You've Got It, Flaunt It

248

(1)

When to Take Out Your Wallet

249

(1)

Tipping: How Much?

250

(1)

Don't Forget the Hotel Maid

250

(1)

Buying Old Is New Again

251

(1)

Worthless Warranties?

252

(1)

The Bargains in Your Post Office

253

(1)

Identity Theft: Protecting Your Data

254

(1)

Who's Vulnerable to Identity Theft?

255

(1)

Emergencies: Preparing for a Quick Getaway

256

(1)

In Case I Get Hit by a Bus

257

(1)

Going Out Feetfirst

258

(1)

The Truth About Embalming

259

(1)

Autos

Buying: What Dealers Won't Tell You

260

(1)

Alternatives to Kicking the Tires

261

(1)

New Ways to Buy Used Cars

261

(1)

The Car of the Future?

262

(1)

Cars Across the Land

263

(1)

Beyond Gasoline

264

(1)

Driving: A Racer on Driving Defensively

265

(1)

What It Takes to Stop in Time

265

(1)

For Safety, First Buckle Up

266

(1)

Holding Your Liquor

267

(1)

The Meaning of Tipsy

267

(1)

Helping Your Child Drive Safely

268

(1)

Choosing a Driving School

269

(1)

When to Hang Up the Keys

270

(1)

Help When You're Stranded

271

(1)

Maintenance: The Manual or the Mechanic?

272

(1)

Gas Misers

273

(1)

Drinking Soda and Driving

274

(1)

Gas-Saving Strategies

274

(1)

Cycles & RV'S

275

(1)

Taking a Cycle for a Spin

275

(2)

Make Room for Scooters

277

(1)

Condos on Wheels

277

(1)

On the Horizon: Off-Road RV's

278

(1)

Stopping Auto Rustlers

279

(1)

Home Technology

Computers: Networking Your Home

280

(3)

Many Computers, Many Choices

283

(1)

A Basic Computer Just for E-Mail

284

(1)

Secrets to Hard-Drive Hygiene

284

(1)

Moving Data to a New Computer

285

(1)

Making Old Files New Again

286

(1)

E.R. for Hard Drives

287

(1)

The Lifespan of a Diskette

288

(1)

Backing Up While On the Go

288

(1)

How Never to Miss an E-mail

289

(1)

Online: A Bounty of Browsers

290

(1)

Serene Behind a Firewall

290

(1)

Service & Energy: Computer Docs

291

(1)

I Vant to Drink Your Vatts

292

(1)

Audio & Video: Finding Podcasts

292

(1)

Satellite Radio That Follows You Home

293

(1)

TV: Where the World Is Really Flat

294

(1)

Big Screen on a Small Budget

294

(2)

Phones: Making Calls Without a Phone

296

(1)

Should Your PC Be Your Phone?

297

(1)

Choosing a Cellphone Plan

298

(1)

Cameras: Have Digital, Will Travel

298

(2)

Collecting

Art: A Guide for the Artless

300

(2)

When Beauty and Value Merge

302

(1)

What to Look for in a Painting

303

(1)

Antiques: How to Spot a Real Antique

303

(2)

How to Recognize Famous-Name Antiques

305

(1)

What's Your Collection Worth?

306

(1)

Going on the Antiques Roadshow

307

(1)

Auctions: Hot Bids, Cold Sweats

307

(1)

Culling the Junk From the Collectibles

308

(1)

Bargains at Charity Auctions

309

(1)

Demystifying eBay

310

(1)

Shopping in Uncle Sam's Attic

310

(1)

Sniffing Out a Fake

311

(1)

Gems, Etc.: Diamonds: What's in a Rock?

312

(1)

Pearls: Only the Oyster Knows for Sure

313

(1)

The Price of Sparkle in Your Life

314

(1)

Silver: Look for a Lion or a King

314

(1)

Virtual Stamp Collecting

315

(1)

Profiting from Botched-Up Stamps

315

(1)

Wine: A Consumable Asset

316

(1)

Oriental Rugs: On a Magic Carpet Ride

317

(1)

Guitars With a Real Twang

318

(2)

Education

Pre-K Through 12

Pre-School: Lighten Up, Parents

320

(1)

How Children Really Learn

321

(1)

Identifying a Gifted Child

321

(1)

Acquiring a Second Tongue

322

(1)

Strategies: Does Music Make You Smarter?

323

(1)

Chess Check-up

324

(1)

How to Succeed in Science

324

(1)

Physical Education Is Getting Fitter

325

(1)

Testing: Public vs. Private School

326

(1)

The Child Who Does Too Much

326

(1)

Cures for Text Anxiety

327

(1)

Homework: A Helping Hand at Day's End

328

(1)

Teaching Techniques: Single-Sex Schools

329

(1)

Goodbye, Class. See You in the Fall

330

(1)

Inside the Teenage Mind

330

(2)

Reading: Summer Reading

332

(1)

The Best Books for Kids, 2001-2005

333

(3)

College & Beyond

Getting In: Translating the ``New'' SAT

336

(1)

SAT Scores: ``Will I Get In?''

336

(1)

Prepping for the SAT's

337

(1)

The Truth About College Rankings

338

(1)

Campus Reality Tour

339

(2)

The Admissions Game

341

(1)

Factors in Admissions Decisions

341

(2)

College Athletics: from Field to Dorm

343

(1)

Do A.P. Courses Help?

343

(2)

Getting Credit Before You Go

345

(1)

Arts Education: What Would Picasso Do?

346

(1)

Dancing Around the Subject

347

(1)

Financial Aid: Coping With the Cost

348

(2)

College Grants You Don't Have to Repay

350

(1)

Courses of Study: Life 101

350

(1)

The Two-Year Option

351

(1)

The Student's Life

351

(1)

Getting a College Degree Abroad

352

(2)

U.S. Exchange Programs

354

(1)

Harvard at a Bargain Price

355

(1)

The New Face of Facebooks

355

(1)

How to Win a Rhodes Scholarship

356

(1)

Other Roads to Study Abroad

357

(1)

Grad School: Let Abe Lincoln Guide You

358

(1)

Psst! Apply to Law School

359

(1)

Are You a Master of the Universe?

359

(1)

Beyond Law School Rankings

360

(1)

If You're Thinking of Med School

361

(2)

Is B-School Worth the Big Bucks?

363

(1)

The Real World: Free Advice

364

(2)

Careers

Getting Started

Picking a Profession: Personality Tests

366

(1)

What's Your Type?

367

(1)

Job Hunting: Networking Online

367

(1)

Remember Your SAT Scores?

368

(1)

Best Web Sites for Job Seekers

369

(1)

Honing Your Skills for the Hunt

370

(1)

Getting Hired: Job Interviews

371

(1)

20 Terms to Avoid on a Resume

372

(1)

A Resume That Works

373

(1)

Now, Let's Go to the Videotape

373

(1)

Strategies: Want a Job, Get an Internship

374

(1)

Majors With a Pragmatic Bent

374

(1)

Occupational Outlook:

375

(1)

Where the Best Jobs Will Be

375

(1)

Go West, Job Seeker

376

(1)

The 30 Fastest-Growing Professions

377

(1)

Salaries: What Legends Get Paid

378

(1)

What 100 Jobs Pay

379

(3)

Smart Moves

Leadership: Who Gets to the Corner Office?

382

(1)

The Changing Profile of Chief Executives

382

(1)

Management by the Book

383

(1)

Who Makes It in Washington?

384

(1)

Office Politics: Bully Bosses

385

(1)

A Spotter's Guide to Brutal Bosses

386

(1)

Disagreeing With the Boss

387

(1)

How to Shush the Office Magpie

388

(1)

Job Transfers: A Year Abroad as a Career Move

388

(1)

What to Know Before You Go Abroad

389

(1)

Stress Management: Beat Burnout

390

(1)

Commuting: The Long Road to Work

390

(1)

Stressful and Stressless Jobs

391

(1)

The E-Mail Menace

392

(1)

Moving Up: How to Get Your Next Raise

392

(1)

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

393

(1)

When You Get a Better Offer

394

(1)

How to Get Your Head Hunted

395

(1)

Moving On: When to Jump Ship

396

(1)

If Your Company Is Sold

396

(1)

You're Fired: The Art of the Comeback

397

(1)

I Quit!!!

397

(2)

The Womenless Workforce

399

(1)

Second Careers: What Is Your New Career?

400

(2)

Where Career Switchers Go

402

(1)

They'd Rather Switch

403

(1)

Want to Be Your Own Boss?

404

(1)

A Chair Fit for a Chairman

405

(1)

Your New ``Retirement'' Plan

406

(2)

House & Garden

Around the House

Remodeling: How to Pick a Contractor

408

(1)

Smaller Families = Bigger Houses?

408

(2)

Just in Case Things Go Wrong

410

(1)

The Emotional Roller Coaster

411

(1)

If I Had a Hammer

411

(1)

How Long Is a Lifetime?

412

(1)

Decorating: Antique Hardware

413

(1)

How to Stencil a Floor

413

(1)

Taming Monster Spaces

414

(1)

Living Large in Small Rooms

414

(1)

The Secret World of Decorators

415

(1)

Ready-to-Eat Kitchens

416

(1)

My Stove Is Bigger Than Your Stove

417

(1)

Concrete Is Oh-So Decorative

418

(1)

Behind Closet Doors

419

(1)

Where to Stash a Flat-Screen TV

419

(1)

Shelves That Last a Lifetime

420

(1)

The Luminous Life of Paint

421

(1)

Not All Paints Are Created Equal

422

(1)

Fixing the Light Fantastic

423

(1)

The Right Shade for the Right Lamp

424

(1)

Track Lighting That Disappears

424

(1)

The Right Bulb for the Right Light

425

(1)

Frame the World Around You

425

(2)

Furnishings: A Grandfather Clock to Go

427

(1)

Beds You Won't Lose Sleep On

427

(1)

A Little Pillow Talk

428

(1)

Put Some Spring in Your Sofa

429

(1)

What's Hidden Under the Rug?

430

(1)

Out, Out, Damn Spot

430

(1)

Looking Behind the Curtains

431

(1)

Maintenance: Cut Your Heating Bills

431

(1)

Potential Savings From a New Furnace

432

(2)

When to Fix It, When to Junk It

434

(1)

Protecting Your Castle From Time

434

(1)

What to Look For on a Leaky Roof

435

(1)

Help for a Leaking Toilet

436

(1)

If a House Is a Hot Zone

437

(1)

When You Fire the Handyman

438

(2)

In the Garden

Planting: Figments That Turn Into Flowers

440

(1)

Where Green Thumbs Shop

440

(1)

Where the Growing Zones Fall

441

(1)

A Sower's Guide to Soil

442

(2)

Tipping the pH Scales

444

(1)

Dig and You Shall Reap

445

(1)

Good Gardeners' Secret Weapon

445

(1)

Flowers: A Bulb Lover's Choices

446

(1)

We Promise You a Rose Garden

447

(1)

Out, Out Black Spot

448

(1)

10 (Comparatively) Easy Roses

449

(1)

The Scent of a Garden

450

(1)

How to Train a Rose

450

(1)

10 (Absolutely) Scented Roses

451

(1)

Perfect Plants for Tough Places

452

(1)

The 60-Second Gardener

453

(1)

Vegetables: Late-Season Vegetables

454

(1)

What Makes Them Heirlooms?

455

(1)

A Vegetable for Every Pot

456

(2)

Feed Your Plants

458

(1)

Herbs for All Spaces

459

(1)

Pests & Pruning: Doing Battle With Blight

460

(2)

How to Attract Butterflies

462

(1)

To Lure a Hummingbird

462

(1)

Even Plants Need a Haircut

463

(1)

How to Delay Blooming

463

(1)

Pruners and Spades to Die For

464

(1)

Trees & Lawns: From Root to Branch

465

(1)

Trees You Can Adopt

465

(1)

Pruning Trees

466

(1)

The Mighty Quince

467

(1)

The Perfect Lawn

467

(2)

The Grass Is Always Greener

469

(1)

Indoors & Out: Houseplants

470

(1)

Location, Location, Location

471

(1)

Books: Gardening From A to Z

472

(1)

10 Terrific Public Gardens

473

(1)

Beautiful Gardens That Gather Moss

473

(1)

Pets

Dogs & Cats: Picking a Canine Companion

474

(1)

Fair Weather Friends

474

(1)

Congenital Defects in Dogs

475

(1)

Buying a Pedigree Pup

476

(1)

That Doggie in the Pop-up Window

477

(1)

Adopting From an Animal Shelter

477

(1)

Smelling Like a Wet Dog

477

(1)

How to De-Skunk Your Dog

478

(1)

Dieting---A Dog's Life

478

(1)

All the Cat's Meows

479

(1)

Pet Photos: Smile and Say ``Arf''

480

(1)

Jumpy? Try DogCatRadio

481

(1)

Vets: When Your Pet Gets Sick

482

(2)

Boosting Your Pet's Well-Being

484

(1)

A New Age in Pet Care

485

(1)

Finding a Boarding Kennel

486

(1)

Birds, Gerbils & More: Choosing a Bird Feeder

486

(1)

This Recipe Is for the Birds

487

(1)

Caged Birds That Sing

488

(1)

Thinking of Getting a Gerbil?

488

(1)

Bringing Up the Other Baby

489

(1)

You Can't Take Them With You

490

(2)

Travel

Getting There

Flying: Finding Air-Fare Bargains Online

492

(1)

Online Travel Sites Worth a Visit

493

(1)

All's Fair in the Fare Wars

494

(1)

Two Ways to Fly for Peanuts

494

(1)

How to Get an Even Cheaper Fare

495

(1)

Vacation Packages: A Deal for You

496

(1)

Taking the Fear out of Flying

497

(1)

A Cure for Jet Lag?

498

(1)

Are You on the Safest Airplane?

498

(1)

...And in the Safest Seat?

499

(1)

If You Are Bumped From a Flight

499

(1)

No-Fly Frequent Flier Miles

500

(1)

Making the Best of a Long Layover

500

(1)

Sails & Rails: Tall Ships Sailing

501

(1)

If Shuffleboard Isn't Your Thing

501

(1)

Deck by Deck

502

(1)

Cruising the World

502

(1)

Riding the Rails

503

(1)

Distances Between Major U.S. Cities

504

(1)

Lodging: The World's Most Charming Inns

504

(2)

Where the Well-Heeled Stay

506

(1)

Taking a Bite of the Big Apple

507

(1)

Hush-Hush Hotels

508

(2)

Palaces That Could Be Yours

510

(1)

Swapping Castles

511

(1)

Get Thee to a Monastery

512

(1)

Incidentals: It's a Wireless World

512

(1)

Getting an 11th-Hour Passport

513

(1)

Calling Home for Less

514

(1)

The Case for Trip Insurance

515

(1)

Travelers' Illnesses

515

(1)

A Short Guide to Travel Guides

516

(1)

Blogs: Need Even More Travel Advice?

517

(1)

Essential Reading

518

(1)

Hot Spots

Asia: Southeast Asia's Tourist Meccas

519

(1)

Angkor Wat: Temples & Terror

520

(1)

Chowing Down in Shanghai

521

(2)

Beyond the Taj Mahal

523

(1)

Islands: The Caribbean's Hidden Gems

523

(2)

The Next St. Bart's

525

(1)

Treasures Beneath the Sea

526

(1)

Cuba: You Can't There From Here

527

(1)

The Pearl of the Atlantic Regains Its Luster

527

(1)

Beyond Hawaii's Big Island

528

(2)

Greece: So Many Islands, So Little Time

530

(3)

Family Travel: Beyond Disney World

533

(1)

Perfect Meals in London and Paris

534

(2)

Monaco: Not Just for Adults

536

(2)

Natural Treasures

National Parks: America's Crown Jewels

538

(3)

Sure Ways to Beat the Crowds

541

(4)

The Best Park Guides

545

(1)

Where the Crowds Aren't

546

(3)

Pick a Park, Any Park

549

(2)

Lodges: Places to Hang Your Hiking Boots

551

(1)

Paths Across the Nation

552

(2)

Wildlife: Catch a Glimpse of a Bighorn

554

(1)

Where to Watch the Whales

555

(1)

Way South: Galapagos Unbound

556

(1)

A Birdwatcher's Best Friend

557

(1)

Rain Forests: Wet and Wild

558

(1)

Butterflies Are Free

559

(1)

The Pyramids Next Door

559

(2)

On Safari: Into the Heart of Africa

561

(2)

Where the Wild Things Roam

563

(1)

Adventure

Trekking: A Heck of a Trek

564

(1)

G.P.S. Devices: Lost and Found

565

(2)

Life Is Better in Bhutan

567

(1)

Hiking All Day, Pampered at Night

568

(4)

Biking: Your Personal Tour de France

572

(1)

River Trips: Slow Boats Through Europe

573

(1)

Renting a Canal Cruiser

574

(1)

White Water Runs Through It

574

(2)

The Ultimate River-Rafting Trip

576

(1)

Pristine Places: Sites for the Intrepid Traveler

577

(2)

Follow the Silk Road to the `Stans

579

(3)

Sports & Games

A Fan's Guide

Baseball: Take Me Out to the Ballgame

582

(2)

Baseball's Winter Games

584

(3)

Following the Boys of Summer in the Spring

587

(1)

Tickets: Nothing Beats Being There

588

(1)

Football: Reading the Football Ref's Arms

589

(1)

Scalper's Guide: Snagging a Seat

590

(1)

Get Ready for the Kickoff

591

(1)

Basketball: A Short History of B-ball

592

(1)

A Who's Who of Pro Hoop Teams

593

(1)

The Odds of Winning the Office Pool

594

(1)

Hockey: The Fastest Game on Ice

594

(1)

Where to Watch the Puck Fly

595

(1)

Auto Racing: Following the Racing Flags

596

(1)

Legends: How to Get to the Hall of Fame

597

(1)

Must-See Sites for Sports Junkies

598

(1)

An Athelete's Guide

Golf: Get a Grip on Your Golf Game

599

(2)

How Handicapping Works

601

(1)

Playing Golf Like a Billionaire

602

(1)

The Power Game

603

(1)

Game Plans: How to Play Smart Tennis

604

(1)

Basketball: The Home Court Advantage

604

(1)

Picking a Tennis Racket

605

(1)

Growing Squash

606

(1)

Hitting the Softball Every Time

606

(1)

From Little Leaguer to All-Star

607

(1)

Should Kids Play Football?

608

(1)

Sports for a Summer Day

609

(3)

How to Ride a Raging Bull

612

(1)

Rodeos With a Twist

613

(1)

Outdoors: Bicycles: Deals on Wheels

614

(1)

Beyond the Basic Bike

615

(1)

How to Swim Like a Fish

616

(1)

Snorkeling: A Mask and the Deep Blue

617

(1)

Fishing: Finding Bigger, Meaner Fish

618

(1)

Flies That Never Fail

619

(1)

A Little Night Fishing

620

(1)

Rare Books for an Angler's Soul

621

(1)

The Call of the Hunt

621

(2)

Dick Cheney's Hunting Lessons

623

(1)

Falconry: A Sport of Sultans

624

(1)

Rock Climbing: Clinging to the Crags

625

(2)

Winter Games: Polar Chills and Thrills

627

(1)

Fitting a Snowshoe

627

(1)

The Dangers of Thin Air

628

(2)

Snowboarding: Catching Some Air

630

(2)

Skiing: It's All Downhill From Here

632

(1)

Cross-Country Skiing

632

(1)

The Best of the West and East

633

(1)

How Long Should Your Skis Be?

634

(1)

Face-Saving Lessons From the North Pole

635

(1)

Igloos: Living Like the Inuit

636

(1)

Hitch Rover and Go Skijoring

637

(1)

Gear for Warm Toes and Safe Wrists

637

(1)

Adventures in Wild Skating

638

(1)

Figure-Skating: Making It on the Ice

638

(2)

Anatomy of an Ice Skate

640

(1)

Extreme Sports: Radical Races

640

(1)

Waivers: The Fine Print

641

(1)

Parlor Games

Pool: Taking Cues From a Shark

642

(1)

Pool Rules

643

(1)

Online Gaming: Rules for Multiplayer Newbies

644

(1)

Board Games: Secrets of a Monopoly Champ

645

(1)

The Most Landed-on Monopolies

646

(1)

A-D-V-I-C-E From a Scrabble Master

647

(1)

Go Directly to Go

648

(1)

Bored? Looking for Board Games

648

(1)

Mah-Jongg: Joining the Tile-High Club

649

(1)

Where Kings and Queens Reign

650

(3)

Card Games: Poker: Cut the Deck, Please

653

(1)

What Beats What

654

(1)

Be Prepared to Bet the Ranch

655

(2)

A Guide to Poker-Table Manners

657

(1)

A Full House With Harry or Johnny

657

(1)

Poker Can Make You Rich ... or President

658

(1)

The Rest: From Bridge to Solitaire

658

(6)

Seduced by Sudoku

664

(2)

Arts & Entertainment

Movies & TV

Classics: The Very Best ``Best Movies'' List

666

(1)

Who Is Oscar, Anyway?

666

(5)

Fan Fun: Online Sites for Movie and TV fans

671

(1)

Parties: Just in Case You Get Invited

672

(1)

Home Video: Best DVD's You Haven't Seen

673

(3)

Films for a Very Rainy Day

676

(1)

Festivals: Film Festivals Worth the Journey

677

(1)

How to Get on a Reality TV Show

678

(1)

Children: The Best 100 Movies for Kids

679

(2)

Music

Critics' Picks: Picks for a Desert Island

681

(1)

Where Classical Music Thrives

682

(3)

What Jazzes Wynton Marsalis

685

(1)

Pop & Rock: Rock & Roll Royalty

686

(3)

Opera & Ballet: Cecilia Bartoli Airs Her Arias

689

(1)

Opera-Wherever You May Be

690

(1)

Ballet at Its Best

691

(1)

Indie Music & Jazz: The Earliest Recordings

691

(1)

For R&B and Jazz Lovers

692

(1)

A Who's Who of Music Lists

692

(1)

Sites From the Underground

693

(1)

Festivals: The Best Summer Festivals

694

(1)

The Battle of the Bands

695

(1)

The World's Most Remote Music Festival

696

(1)

Museums & Books

Art: The World's Great Modern Museums

697

(1)

Can't Get to the Louvre? Try This

698

(1)

Small European Gems

699

(1)

Whistler's Mother Unseated

700

(1)

Architecture: Sites for Your Eyes

701

(1)

Great Books: Best Books of the 21st Century

702

(6)

Libraries: Getting Lost in the Stacks

708

(1)

Beloved American Novels

708

(2)

Everyday Science

Weather & Geology

Forecasting: Crickets as Thermometers

710

(1)

When to Believe the Weatherman

710

(1)

What Weather Maps Say

711

(1)

Weather Watching Around the U.S.

712

(1)

Know Which Way the Wind Blows

713

(1)

Be Your Own Forecaster

714

(1)

Why Windchill Matters

715

(1)

Hurricanes: Stormy Weather Ahead

715

(1)

Avoiding Hypothermia

716

(1)

Looking Beyond the Clouds

717

(1)

Earth Science: How to Read Rocks

717

(1)

Common Minerals and Their Uses

718

(1)

Predicting Earthquakes

719

(2)

Earthquake-Prone Zones

721

(1)

The Magnitude of Tremors

721

(1)

Stars & Tides

The Stars & Planets: With the Naked Eye

722

(1)

The Night Sky: Month by Month

723

(1)

Stars and Constellations

724

(1)

Our Closest Stellar Neighbors

725

(1)

A Portrait of the Planets

726

(2)

What's a Planet, Anyway?

728

(1)

The Question of Comets

729

(1)

Computer-Assisted Telescopes

730

(1)

The Sun & Moon: Solar Eclipses

731

(1)

Shadows of the Moon

732

(1)

Mountains on the Moon

733

(1)

The Phases of the Moon

734

(2)

Star Talk: How to Talk Like an Astronomer

736

(1)

Internet Travel: To the Moon, Alice

736

(3)

Astrology: What the Stars Say About You

739

(2)

The Stars They Are A-Changin'

741

(1)

The Tides: A Beachgoer's Guide to the Tides

742

(2)

Times & Dates

About Time: A Very Brief History of Time

744

(1)

A Quick Glance at the Clock

744

(1)

How to Tell Time Like a Sailor

745

(1)

Time Zones: Daylight Saving Time

746

(1)

International Time Zones

747

(1)

Calendar Dates: The Perpetual Calendar

748

(1)

Holidays Around the World

749

(7)

Why Are There Leap Years?

756

(2)

How to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions

758

(1)

Ancient Times: The Chinese Zodiac

759

(2)

How to Tell Geologic Time

761

(1)

Figures & Formulas

Weights & Measures: Measuring Everything

762

(1)

Making Do Without a Ruler

762

(1)

U.S. Customary Units

763

(1)

Temperature Conversions

763

(1)

Metric Units

764

(1)

The Long and Short of Clothing Sizes

765

(1)

Converting U.S. Units to Metric

765

(1)

How Far Is That in Miles?

766

(1)

Bits, Bytes & Beyond

767

(1)

Special Weights & Measures

767

(1)

Common Household Measures

768

(1)

Chemistry & Math: Chemistry

769

(1)

The Periodic Table of Elements

769

(1)

Placing Math on a Timeline

770

(1)

Algebra

770

(1)

Reading the Signs

770

(1)

Roman Numerals

771

(1)

Fractions and Their Decimal Equivalents

772

(1)

Geometry: Angles and Triangles

772

(1)

Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons

773

(1)

The Right Way to View Right Triangles

773

(1)

Solids

774

(2)

Law & Mores

Legal Guide

Citizenship: How to Become a U.S. Citizen

776

(1)

Registering to Vote

777

(1)

How the Electoral College Works

777

(1)

How a Bill Becomes a Law

778

(1)

Getting a Passport

778

(1)

Obtaining a Social Security Number

779

(1)

How to Register for the Draft

780

(1)

How to Make a Campaign Contribution

780

(1)

Deciphering an Opinion Poll

781

(1)

How to Join AmeriCorps

782

(1)

Legalities: Jury Duty: The Whole Truth

783

(1)

Having Your Day in Small Claims Court

784

(1)

Where to Go When the Stakes Are Low

785

(1)

How to Read Your F.B.I. File

786

(1)

Divorce on the Cheap

787

(1)

How to Change Your Name

788

(1)

When a Child Needs a Guardian

788

(1)

Do You Need a Will?

789

(1)

Living Wills: Whose Life Is It Anyway?

790

(1)

Manners & Miscellany

Etiquette: 21st-Century Manners

791

(1)

If the Queen Drops By

792

(1)

If You Only Knew What to Do

793

(1)

Entertaining With Children

794

(1)

Flummoxed by Finger Bowls

795

(1)

Putting the ``R'' back in R.S.V.P.

796

(1)

The Lost Art of Letter Writing

796

(1)

The Art of the Thank-You Note

797

(1)

Minding Multicultural Manners

797

(1)

Weddings: Weddings Ring a New Bell

798

(1)

Looking for Mr. Right

799

(1)

Raising a Glass

800

(1)

All the Nuptials Fit to Print

801

(1)

What to Say If You Get Cold Feet

801

(1)

Ways to Remember a Big Day

802

(1)

Stepping Out on the Dance Floor

803

(1)

Genealogy: Tracing Your Family Tree

803

(1)

Finding Grandma, the DNA Way

804

(1)

Words: New York Times Crossword Puzzles

804

(1)

Grammar in a Jiffy

805

(1)

Research: Your Personal Reference Desk

806

(1)

Signs & Symbols

Visual Aids: Negotiating Highways & Byways

807

(1)

Map Symbols

807

(1)

International Road Signs

807

(1)

Codes: If You Are Lost in the Woods

808

(1)

Symbols of Distress

808

(1)

Tracking Codes

808

(1)

Secrets in Code

809

(1)

The Semaphore Code

809

(1)

The Morse Code

809

(1)

Without Words: Musical Notations

810

(1)

Proofreader's Marks

811

(1)

Second That Emoticon

811

(1)

How to Sign

812

(1)

American Sign Language Alphabet

812

(1)

The Braille System

812

(1)

Index

813

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