books by Hudson Street Press

books by Hudson Street Press

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Hudson Street Press

Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail

Danica McKellar

Hudson Street Press, 2007

Great reference--serious home work help
I bought this book when my daughter faced some serious lags in starting the school year--3 days into a new school and 6th grade, and she was out from an appendectomy. I knew we'd have to do some serious instruction at home to keep her up to speed. Because our math text ...

Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined ...

Steve Ettlinger

Hudson Street Press, 2007

More subtle and subversive a book than it first seems
Anyone who's ever eaten a Twinkie remembers the experience, even if it's been years. The textured, firm, sweet dough combined with the intense vanilla creme (not cream, mind you) filling is distinctive and, especially when you're a kid, delicious, yet obviously somehow ...

Winging It: Dispatches from an (Almost) Empty Nest
Catherine Goldhammer

Hudson Street Press, 2008

For every woman on the verge of becoming an empty nester, a wry, insightful chronicle of rediscovering oneself at midlife . In her critically acclaimed first book, Still Life with Chickens , Catherine Goldhammer wrote of the six baby chicks that helped to pull her and her daughter forward, out of one life and into another--leaving the chaos of ...

What High Schools Don't Tell You: 300+ Secrets to Make Your Kid Irresistible to Colleges by Senior Year

Elizabeth Wissner-Gross

Hudson Street Press, 2007

An eye opener
I agree whole heartedly with the reviewer who called this book an eye opener. Until I read this it never even occurred to me, as manipulative and controlling a parent as I am, to even CONSIDER having my son take the SAT's in the 7th grade. Now I realize its a must, a ...

Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss

Danica McKellar

Hudson Street Press, 2008

Danica Rocks!
This book explains math in a way that is easy for young girls (and boys) to get a more thorough understanding of Algebra. It builds off of the fundamentals learned in her first book. My daughter loves it and I do, too! Danica, you rock!!!

Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World

Dan Koeppel

Hudson Street Press, 2007

Mangu de Platano
I am deeply grateful to Koeppel for the tribute he paid to Phil Rowe, the United Brands banana/plantain breeder in Honduras who died in 2001. Koeppel never met him but obviously captured a strong sense of who Phil was and his important contribution to world food ...

Still Life with Chickens: Starting Over in a House by the Sea

Catherine Goldhammer

Hudson Street Press, 2006

Beautiful memoir for midlifers
It's rare to find such a sweet, satisfying read on the topic of midlife changes and detours. While there's nothing terribly new in this memoir -- we've all read about painful divorces and renovating ramshackle houses in far-flung locations -- Catherine Goldhammer's ...

The Passion Test

Hudson Street Press, 2007

Delivers Exactly What It Promises, An Excellent Tool
***** The Passion Test...as a former Life Coach I've been there, done it all...yet, this book had much to offer me. I found it to be fresh, exciting, effective. For those of us into self-improvement and personal growth, The Passion Test is a wonderful, intense tool ...

Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival

Alison Wright

Hudson Street Press, 2008

A triumph!
Not everyone survived the tragic bus accident that took place on a mountain road in Laos on the second day of the year 2000. But photojournalist Alison Wright -- although horribly injured, and lingering on the razor's edge of death -- did make it through, and her book ...

The Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly About the Extraordinary Highs ...

Denise Brodey

Hudson Street Press, 2007

Candid
I loved this book! The stories were wonderful. It takes bravery to be so open and honest. Every story had something I could relate to as a parent and as a parent of special needs children. It was wonderful!

The Collaborative Way to Divorce: The Revolutionary Method that Results in Less Stress, Lower Costs, and ...

Ron Ousky, Stuart Webb

Hudson Street Press, 2006

The Healthiest Way to Divorce
I just finished this book, which was easy to read and well written. I have practiced divorce law for 34 years, mediated civil and family law disputes for 10 years, completed collaborative training, and have begun the collaborative practice of law. I am really ...

Taking Back Childhood: Helping Your Kids Thrive in a Fast-Paced, Media-Saturated, Violence-Filled World

Nancy Carlsson-Paige

Hudson Street Press, 2008

`Paige' Against the Machine...a child's survival guide
Dr. Carlsson-Paige's "Taking Back Childhood" is a profoundly affecting and gripping read. Reading this eye-and heart-opening book should be mandated for all parents and caregivers of children 0 - 10. Short of that, I highly recommend this compassionate and sensitive ...

The Smart Girl's Guide to Sports: A Hip Handbook for Women Who Don't Know a Slam Dunk from a Grand Slam

Liz Hartman Musiker

Hudson Street Press, 2005

Great read and resource
This book is fabulous! Take it from a woman who doesn't like things being thrown at her and therefore has no knowledge of sports, this book has been extremely useful. I work with teenagers and am amazed at the conversations that I've been able to start with just a ...

Red: The Next Generation of American Writers--Teenage Girls--On What Fires Up Their Lives Today

Amy Goldwasser

Hudson Street Press, 2007

Filled with substance - brilliant and satisfying
This collection of essays compiled by Amy Goldwasser is nothing less than a masterpiece, as it eschews the typical teenage bubble-gum-book syndrome in favor of a richly detailed, complex, emotive and, above all, substantial body of work from an array of teenage young ...

Eat Fat, Lose Fat: Lose Weight And Feel Great With The Delicious, Science-based Coconut Diet

Sally Fallon, Mary Enig

Hudson Street Press, 2005

Eat Fat Look Thin
This is simply one of the top 5 books I have EVER read...it marked my life in a very positive way...