Books with author Marcia Fitzgerald

From the national bestselling author of Racing Weight, Matt Fitzgerald exposes the irrationality, half-truths, and downright impossibility of a “single right way” to eat, and reveals how to develop rational, healthy eating habits.From “The Four Hour Body,” to “Atkins,” there are diet cults to match seemingly any mood and personality type. Everywhere we turn, someone is preaching the “One True Way” to eat for maximum health. Paleo Diet advocates tell us that all foods less than 12,000 years old are the enemy. Low-carb gurus demonize carbs, then there are the low-fat prophets. But they agree on one thing: there is only one true way to eat for maximum health. The first clue that that is a fallacy is the sheer variety of diets advocated. Indeed, while all of these competing views claim to be backed by “science,” a good look at actual nutritional science itself suggests that it is impossible to identify a single best way to eat. Fitzgerald advocates an agnostic, rational approach to eating habits, based on one’s own habits, lifestyle, and genetics/body type. Many professional athletes already practice this “Good Enough” diet, and now we can too and ditch the brainwashing of these diet cults for good.

A dark, queer YA fantasy that's perfect for fans of the Three Dark Crowns series and Wicked Saints. After Emanuela Ragno kills the one person in Occhia who can create water, she must find a way to save her city from dying of thirst. Emanuela Ragno always gets what she wants. With her daring mind and socialite schemes, she refuses to be the demure young lady everyone wants her to be. In her most ambitious move yet, she's about to marry Alessandro Morandi, her childhood best friend and the heir to the wealthiest house in Occhia. Emanuela doesn't care that she and her groom are both gay, because she doesn't want a love match. She wants power, and through Ale, she'll have it all. But Emanuela has a secret that could shatter her plans. In the city of Occhia, the only source of water is the watercrea, a mysterious being who uses magic to make water from blood. When their first bruise-like omen appears on their skin, all Occhians must surrender themselves to the watercrea to be drained of life. Everyone throughout history has given themselves up for the greater good. Everyone except Emanuela. She's kept the tiny omen on her hip out of sight for years. When the watercrea exposes Emanuela during her wedding ceremony and takes her to be sacrificed, Emanuela fights back...and kills her. Now Occhia has no one to make their water and no idea how to get more. In a race against time, Emanuela and Ale must travel through the mysterious, blood-red veil that surrounds their city to uncover the secrets of the watercrea's magic and find a way to save their people-no matter what it takes.

When Gabe and his mom set out to adopt a dog from the local animal shelter, they get more than they bargained for!Samson is an older dog who weighs 95 pounds, and Gabe is instantly drawn to this gentle giant. Soon, Samson is much more than a little boy’s first dog—he becomes a beloved member of the family and Gabe’s very best friend. Children and adults alike will find it hard to resist the quiet charm of this story or the loving relationship between Gabe and Samson.

I am eleven. I love Nancy. I have loved her for two years already. Spies have kidnapped her parents and brother. We have to rescue them and the only one we can trust to help us is the most unlikely person of all; Steve, the homeless guy with the broken back. Steve the Hobo. Oh.... we have a gun! This is a book for teens and young adults. And adults about my age who remember being a kid in the '60s.This is a revised addition. I took care of a lot of typos. I also considered expanding it a bit but, really, it is just meant to be a short little adventure story to be read in one sitting. Enjoy it like you would a movie. Let me know if you like it too. BTW, this is an homage to my first love... Lib. A FB friend now, 50 years later.

Nukes ended most of society. Now all that’s left is taxes.Arthur McDowell works for the most indestructible employer left in post-apocalyptic America: the IRS. Safe and sound inside a government bunker, Arthur is proud to be just another drone. But for an ambitious man (and excellent typist) such as Arthur, a promotion to supervisor is just around the corner. Arthur’s world flips when instead of a becoming supervisor, the brass makes him a census-taker. His task: to head out into the irradiated streets armed with paperwork and red tape. Assigned to him is a drug-addicted bodyguard, Rabia Duke, who could care less if they survive. All’s well at first, but after Arthur is confronted by a warlord, he realizes that the only thing that can save them all is a massive audit. Because even above radiation, roving gangs, and starvation, what the world should fear the most remains bureaucracy. A happy bureaucracy.Brazil by way of Mad Max, M.P. Fitzgerald’s A Happy Bureaucracy is a bleak and hilarious look at the wheels of a system that keep turning even when nothing else is left. Get your copy today!

Written between 1920 and 1937, when F. Scott Fitzgerald was at the height of his creative powers, these ten lyric tales represent some of the author's finest fiction. In them, Fitzgerald creates vivid, timeless characters -- a dissatisfied southern belle seeking adventure in the north; the tragic hero of the title story who lost more than money in the stock market; giddy and dissipated young men and women of the interwar period. From the lazy town of Tarleton, Georgia, to the glittering cosmopolitan centers of New York and Paris, Fitzgerald brings the society of the "Lost Generation" to life in these masterfully crafted gems, showcasing the many gifts of one of our most popular writers.

One of the masterworks of 20th-century literature, The Great Gatsby is a novel of Jazz Age romance and the dark side of the American Dream that has been beloved for generations. Because of multiple revisions and the tight production schedule, the text of the first edition did not appear as Fitzgerald had intended. Now noted Fitzgerald biographer Matthew J. Bruccoli has produced the critical, accurate edition.

Jennie Dog and Smudge Cat is the first of a series of stories for young children with pathos without violence.Jennie is a Fox Terrier puppy new to the household whilst Smudge is a long time resident. A large war-weary shaggy superior tabby. At first, Smudge does his best to ignore the lively bundle of energy who wants to intrude into his settled life. Smudge spends most of his time wandering the woods that adjoin their home. A solitary sad grumpy figure searching for Petra the beautiful elegant Russian blue who lived next door but has now disappeared. He has no idea where she is or how to find her. He has a network of friends in the forest who love and respect him trying to track down Petra to no avail.Smudge sees the hurt he is causing Jennie so makes small overtures little knowing that through Jennie he will be reunited with Petra and enjoy many more adventures.

When Gabe and his mom set out to adopt a dog from the local animal shelter, they get more than they bargained for! Samson is an older dog who weighs 95 pounds, and Gabe is instantly drawn to this gentle giant. Soon, Samson is much more than a little boy's first dog-he becomes a beloved member of the family and Gabe's very best friend. Children and adults alike will find it hard to resist the quiet charm of this story or the loving relationship between Gabe and Samson.