The Circumcision Decision: An Unbiased Guide for Parents - Softcover

Terkel, Susan; Greenberg, Lorna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983411573 ISBN 13: 9780983411574

Publisher: Carrot Seed Publishing LLC, 2012

Synopsis

The Circumcision Decision is an unbiased and thoughtful exploration of the important question of whether to have a son circumcised or left intact. With a readable approach, and reliable information, it will guide parents through the full range of issues to help them reach their own decision, one that is right for their newborn son and themselves.

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About the Author

Susan Terkel is the author of numerous books about medical and social issues, including Feeling Safe, Feeling Strong (one of the earliest books about child sexual abuse) and Finding Your Way, a book that explains ethics for teens. Her book People Power was on the American Bookseller Association's "Pick of the List," and Ethics was selected as Hungry Mind Review's "Editor's Choice," and recommended reading by Parents Magazine. Colonial American Medicine was selected for Science Books and Film's "Best Children's Books" list. She has written two books about drug policy: the first earned starred reviews; the second was selected for the American Library Association's "100 Books a College-Bound Student Should Read." Recently, she coauthored Small Change, selected a finalist for Books for a Better Life Award.

Ms. Terkel is a graduate of Cornell University, where she studied Child Development and Family Relationships. She also studied Social Work at Case Western Reserve University. In addition to writing, she is an artist, wife, mother, and grandmother.

Lorna Greenberg is along-time book editor. She has originated and directed a wide range of projects, including books on brain damage, a teen health dictionary, kids and guns, women in the Middle East, a study of creativity, a history of jazz, and numerous biographies of historical figures. She is the author of AIDS: How It Works in the Body, which was selected for Science Books and Film's "Best Children's Books" list. She coauthored The Circumcision Decision with Susan Terkel, after editing a number of her previous books.

After graduating from the University of Rochester, Ms. Greenberg earned an M.A. from New York University's Graduate Institute of Book Publishing. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She has worked for numerous publishers, and edited hundreds of books. She works as a freelance editor, writer and consultant, specializing in non-fiction.

Edition details

• Publisher: Carrot Seed Publishing LLC
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983411573
• ISBN 13: 9780983411574
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192