lifestyles

Discusses the fashions of the 1920s, including clothing and hairstyles, trends and fads, designers, and world events that influenced the fashion.

The anchor of CBS evening news collects the best life tips from a host of accomplished leaders, thinkers, artists and others, including Chelsea Handler, Malcolm Gladwell, Mario Batali, Colin Powell, Barbara Walters, Google's Eric Schmidt, and Mike Bloomberg.

The author proposes an agenda for living in the twenty-first century, discussing the importance of protecting the health of the planet, and suggesting small steps people can take to protect the natural environment.

Explores the history of leisure activities in America over the course of the twentieth century, looking at how citizens of different races and ethnicities used their free time, and discussing some of the factors that influenced leisure, such as the invention of the automobile, and the development of the forty-hour work week.

Identifies obesity as a health crisis of epidemic proportions in the United States, examines the health problems associated with obesity, and discusses the role of physical activity and exercise in attaining and maintaining good health, with advice on how to make exercise a habit.