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| I looked-up every book listed in the fantastic //**Coping Skills**// publication (ISBN: 0-8444-0799-2) that the NLS put out in 1993. I have re-created my findings here. All are welcome (and encouraged) to suggest new titles and/or categories.\\ | |
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| Psychology professor Baumeister and New York Times science journalist Tierney share twenty-first century research on willpower, or self-control, | |
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| A counselor, theologian, and television personality claims that many people harbor a wounded inner child with leftover feelings from past hurts. This inner child can contaminate an individual' | |
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| Series of lectures originally delivered between 1970 and 1981 on the need of people for one another. Includes stories and anecdotes illustrating the joys and pitfalls that the search for love entails in these troubled times. Reassuring self-help philosophy. **1982**.\\ | |
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| === How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age === | |
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| **Author:** Brent Cole; Dale Carnegie & Associates\\ | |
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| This update to //How to Win Friends and Influence People// ([[https:// | |
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| New York Times reporter draws on academic studies, interviews with scientists, and industry research to explore habit formation in individuals, | |
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| The author of //Your Erroneous Zones// and //Pulling Your Own Strings// gives the reader a set of directions for personal transformation. He argues that the human being is a spirit in a body, not a body with a spirit, and emphasizes spiritual experience. Using examples and anecdotes, he describes why and how to visualize what you want from life. **1989**.\\ | |
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| A retired Unitarian minister presents his thoughts and observations on the joy of life. The essays cover such topics as: the joys of Crayolas, Beethoven' | |
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| From the author who reminded us that all we really need to know we learned in kindergarten. Fulghum writes about the joy of climbing trees; about the things " | |
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| A popular approach to psychological self-help based on the theory that each person contains three active elements: the Parent, the Adult, and the Child. The goal of transactional analysis is to achieve a healthy balance of these elements, freeing the Adult from the archaic recordings of the Parent and the Child. **1969**.\\ | |
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| === Solving the Self-Esteem Puzzle: A Guide for Moving from Piece to Peace === | |
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| A blind mental-health counselor offers advice on improving self-awareness, | |
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| Impelled by personal tragedy in his own life, the author, a rabbi, helps others cope with grief, guilt, rage, bitterness, and bewilderment at God's " | |
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| At age thirty-five, | |
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| Twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the 1978 classic psychological treatise concerning spirituality, | |
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| Continuing with the messages put forth in //The Road Less Traveled//, Peck lectures as both psychiatrist and spiritual guide. He stresses striving for self-love rather than self-esteem and proposes that being disillusioned and being confused are actually signs of mental health. Some strong language. **1993**.\\ | |
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| Brash, cynical guidebook outlines startling ideas for leading a life filled with more pleasure and fewer complications. **1977**.\\ | |
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| === The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of Life's Difficulties, | |
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| **Author:** Norman E. Rosenthal\\ | |
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| Psychiatrist posits that to navigate life successfully one must encounter--and overcome--difficulties. Uses the experiences of his patients, colleagues, and his own Jewish childhood in 1950s apartheid South Africa to illustrate methods and techniques for dealing with challenges. **2013**.\\ | |
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| === Learned Optimism === | |
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| **Author:** Martin E.P. Seligman\\ | |
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| The director of clinical training in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania asserts that pessimists tend to view the causes of adversity as permanent and personal, while optimists view them as temporary and impersonal. Stressing that optimists fare better in life, he suggests ways to change negative attitudes into positive ones in all areas--family, | |
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| === What You Can Change and What You Can't: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement === | |
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| Seligman believes certain traits are ingrained and unchangeable, | |
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| Discusses the importance of "the blessin," | |
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| A retired Unitarian minister presents his thoughts and observations on the joy of life. The essays cover such topics as: the joys of Crayolas, Beethoven' | |
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| A popular approach to psychological self-help based on the theory that each person contains three active elements: the Parent, the Adult, and the Child. The goal of transactional analysis is to achieve a healthy balance of these elements, freeing the Adult from the archaic recordings of the Parent and the Child. **1971**.\\ | |
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| Impelled by personal tragedy in his own life, the author, a rabbi, helps others cope with grief, guilt, rage, bitterness, and bewilderment at God's " | |
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| Twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the 1978 classic psychological treatise concerning spirituality, | |
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| Continuing with the messages put forth in //The Road Less Traveled//, Peck lectures as both psychiatrist and spiritual guide. He stresses striving for self-love rather than self-esteem and proposes that being disillusioned and being confused are actually signs of mental health. Some strong language. **1993**.\\ | |
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| The author of the bestselling //Peter Principle// teams up with humorist Bill Dana to prescribe laughter as the best medicine. Rather than a bitter pill, they recommend humor as preventive medicine for physiological and psychological health. **1982**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Melody Beattie\\ | |
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| A follow-up to the classic // | |
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| Two Beverly Hills psychologists analyze the successes and failures of women looking for acceptable men. They suggest that today' | |
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| The author believes that a woman has three choices in dealing with men: get angry and complain, give them up, or learn everything there is to know about them so you can have a wonderful relationship. Her secrets include the six biggest mistakes women make with men, the three biggest mysteries about men, the top twenty sexual turn-offs for men, and ways to communicate with men. **1990**.\\ | |
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| A practicing psychologist examines the excuses and myths she believes women often use to avoid taking charge of their own lives. She offers woman of all ages and backgrounds advice on mining their individual strengths to shape more promising futures. **1985**.\\ | |
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| Therapist Gray describes what he perceives to be fundamental differences in how men and women communicate. Provided are instructions on translating what the other sex is saying and responding in an appropriate manner to improve relationships. **1992**.\\ | |
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| === Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples === | |
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| **Author:** Harville Hendrix\\ | |
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| A marriage therapist and pastoral counselor shows how to transform the marital relationship into a lasting source of love. He describes how to change confrontational habits learned as children into techniques that promote mutual growth and healing. He recommends a series of ten exercises that will help couples gain insight and resolve problems. **1988**.\\ | |
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| A staff psychologist at the Menninger Foundation emphasizes that women have more trouble dealing with anger than men do. Because culture has taught women to be mediators in relationships, | |
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| Although directed toward a female audience, this self-help guide can be useful to males as well. Picking up where //Dance of Anger// left off, the author details how difficult change can be. By using case histories, Lerner shows how to make positive moves within day-to-day relationships with spouses, parents, siblings, and lovers. **1989**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Robin Norwood\\ | |
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| Collection of letters-to-the-author inspired by the bestselling //Women Who Love Too Much// ([[ | |
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| The author believes that this work will help anyone who loves too much, though she asserts that it is written for women because loving too much is primarily a female phenomenon. Its purpose is to help women recognize destructive patterns of relating to men, understand their origins, and gain the tools for changing their lives. **1985**.\\ | |
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| Therapist Gray describes what he perceives to be fundamental differences in how men and women communicate. Provided are instructions on translating what the other sex is saying and responding in an appropriate manner to improve relationships. **1992**.\\ | |
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| A staff psychologist at the Menninger Foundation emphasizes that women have more trouble dealing with anger than men do. Because culture has taught women to be mediators in relationships, | |
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| A romantic self-help book that is upbeat, practical, and winning. The author is a feminist former director of women' | |
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| Grandson-grandfather coauthors present a life guide based on positive psychology and the simple metaphor of a bucket and a dipper, which can be used either positively or negatively to influence others. Offers five strategies for increasing good emotions including praising others appropriately, | |
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| Marriage counselor offers advice on affirming love to one's partner. Chapman defines five different love languages--quality time, words of affirmation, | |
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| The author of //Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus// offers suggestions on opening one's self to love after the death of a mate or after a divorce. Describes the healing process common to both men and women. Explains the differences in the ways males and females resolve loss. **1998**.\\ | |
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| The author of //Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus// offers suggestions to help couples communicate better in the bedroom and therefore keep sex alive in a monogamous relationship. He discusses what to say and do, what not to say and do, the mechanics of sex, and how to rekindle passion. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. **1995**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Terry Arendell\\ | |
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| How sixty middle-class divorced mothers have dealt with lawyers, judges, jobs, dating, public assistance, children, sex, and ex-hubbies. Provides eye-opening information. **1986**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Millard J. Bienvenu\\ | |
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| Deals with the elements contributing to good communication between engaged couples, and focuses on some subjects that young people may find difficult to discuss. Concrete verbal and non-verbal exercises for building communication skills are also suggested. **1974**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Esther Oshiver Fisher\\ | |
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| A lawyer provides practical help for the various phases of divorce, including advice on how to cope with the emotional strains. Emphasis is on personal development. **1974**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** James T. Friedman\\ | |
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| Provides information and advice, in question and answer format, on when to consider divorce, responsibilities of parties involved in divorce cases, how to choose a lawyer, child custody and support in divorce situations, financial considerations, | |
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| **Author:** John Gray\\ | |
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| The author of //Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus// offers suggestions on opening one's self to love after the death of a mate or after a divorce. Describes the healing process common to both men and women. Explains the differences in the ways males and females resolve loss. **1998**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** John Gray\\ | |
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| The author of //Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus// offers suggestions to help couples communicate better in the bedroom and therefore keep sex alive in a monogamous relationship. He discusses what to say and do, what not to say and do, the mechanics of sex, and how to rekindle passion. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. **1995**.\\ | |
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| === When Parents Love Too Much: What Happens When Parents Won't Let Go ==== | |
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| ==== Making It as a Stepparent: New Roles--New Rules ==== | |
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| Advice on the complex problems of stepfamilies, | |
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| ==== Families: Crisis and Caring | |
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| Using the predicaments of five real families with different situations--parent rivalry, single parenting, step-parenting, | |
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| ==== Straight from the Heart: How to Talk to Your Teenagers about Love and Sex ==== | |
| **Author:** Carol Cassell\\ | |
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| A former president of the American Association of Sex Educators and mother of six provides a sex education guide for parents of teenagers. Includes suggestions for discussing love, sex, surviving a broken heart, homosexuality, | |
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| ==== Peace in the Family: A Workbook of Ideas and Actions ==== | |
| **Author:** Lois Dorn with Penni Eldredge-Martin\\ | |
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| This guide for individuals or for family support groups stresses the importance of developing positive relationships. Offers a down-to-earth approach to family living and tells how to find alternatives to traditional discipline and solve problems in ways that meet the needs of everyone involved. **1983**.\\ | |
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| ==== Raising Our Children' | |
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| **Author:** Deborah Doucette-Dudman and Jeffrey R. LaCure\\ | |
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| Handbook for grandmothers as primary caregivers of their grandchildren. The authors discuss the under-reported problem of " | |
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| ==== What Do You Really Want for Your Children? | |
| **Author:** Wayne W. Dyer\\ | |
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| A guide for parents on leading children to become fulfilled, self-directed adults. Explains in practical terms how to instill self-confidence, | |
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| ==== P.E.T. in Action | |
| **Author:** Thomas Gordon, with Judith Gordon Sands\\ | |
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| Advice and instructive examples for handling family problems through Parent Effectiveness Training. Dr. Gordon uses verbatim excerpts from his case studies. **1976**.\\ | |
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| ==== Emotional Illness in Your Family: Helping Your Relative, Helping Yourself ==== | |
| **Author:** Harvey R. Greenberg\\ | |
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| The author, a clinical professor of psychiatry, has written this book to help adolescents contend with the difficulties a relative' | |
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| ==== Instant Parent: A Guide for Step-parents, | |
| **Author:** Suzy Kalter\\ | |
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| A guide to the pitfalls and pratfalls of caring for someone else's children. Written by a woman who was painfully innocent when she stepped into instant parenthood. Includes a calendar of thirty days' worth of things to do and places to go and a development profile for ages two to twelve. **1979**.\\ | |
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| ==== The One-minute Scolding: The Amazingly Effective New Approach to Child Discipline | |
| **Author:** Gerald E. Nelson\\ | |
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| As a disciplinary technique, the scolding consists of thirty seconds or less of overt, voiced anger at a misdeed, followed by thirty seconds of equally intense affection. Nelson explains how the technique may be used to teach desirable behavior to children eighteen months to eighteen years old. **1984**.\\ | |
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| ==== The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child' | |
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| **Author:** Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson\\ | |
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| Neuropsychiatrist Siegel and psychotherapist Bryson provide insight into child brain development. They discuss ways to foster children' | |
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| ==== Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain ==== | |
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| **Author:** Daniel J. Siegel\\ | |
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| Neuropsychiatrist Siegel, author of //The Whole-Brain Child// ([[https:// | |
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| ==== Yes, I Can Say No: A Parent' | |
| **Author:** Manuel J. Smith\\ | |
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| Through adult-child dialog about a range of situations, such as experimentation with sex and drugs, the author elicits responses that can help a young person withstand negative peer pressure. Smith' | |
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| ==== How to Talk with Your Child about Sexuality (Planned Parenthood) | |
| **Author:** Faye Wattleton and Elisabeth Keiffer\\ | |
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| Sensitive, sensible guide for parents that emphasizes the importance of creating and maintaining avenues of communication with a child from preschool years through adulthood. Presents typical questions that each age group is likely to ask about sex and supplies direct, helpful responses. **1986**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Joel L. Young and Christine A. Adamec\\ | |
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| Psychiatrist and medical writer offer practical advice and coping strategies for parents dealing with adult children who are mentally ill, drug addicted, abusive, or incarcerated. Focuses on identifying and treating underlying conditions of mental illness and substance abuse as the most efficient way to assist your troubled child. **2013**.\\ | |
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| ==== The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse ==== | |
| **Author:** Ellen Bass and Laura Davis\\ | |
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| The authors, one a counselor and one a survivor of child abuse, describe the healing process and the importance of recalling painful incidents clearly and recognizing the emotional damage the abuse caused. They discuss ways to help victims understand that they were not at fault, and ways to develop self-esteem. Some descriptions of sex. **1988**.\\ | |
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| ==== Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and about Adults Abused as Children ==== | |
| **Author:** Elaina M. Gil\\ | |
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| A therapist helps victims admit the full effect of abuse in their lives, shows the aftereffects of child abuse, and offers suggestions for healing. **1983**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[BR 06379]] - 1 volume. | |
| ---- | |
| ==== Children at Risk, My Fight Against Child Abuse: A Personal Story and a Public Plea ==== | |
| **Author:** Paula Hawkins\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Combination personal saga and political-action tract on the problem of child abuse by the Florida senator. Hawkins recounts the personal agonizing that led her to publicly announce that she herself had been abused at the age of five. She discusses case histories, outlines preventive steps, recommends resources, and provides a checklist to help individuals protect their children. **1986**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 25119]] | |
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| ---- | |
| ==== Reclaiming Our Lives: Hope for Adult Survivors of Incest ==== | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Carol H. Poston and Karen Lison \\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Help for women who have been victims of incest--whether one incident, or many. Each chapter begins with a narrative by Poston, a victim, regarding her abused childhood, then Lison, a psychotherapist, | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| ==== Secret Scars: A Guide for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse ==== | |
| **Author:** Cynthia Crosson Tower\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Written by a therapist and educator, this book defines sexual abuse and quotes case histories to describe its impact. The author examines therapy, self-help groups, and independent survivor goals and offers advice to survivors on raising their own children. Includes a listing of support organizations. Some descriptions of sex. **1988**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 29366]] | |
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| ---- | |
| ==== | |
| ==== Stress / Anxiety & Fears (ADDED 2014) ==== | |
| === The | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author: | |
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| **Available Formats:** | |
| | |
| Read by Gary Tipton. | |
| ---- | |
| === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
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| **Annotation: | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| ---- | |
| ==== Cancer (ADDED 2014) ==== | |
| === The Priority List: A Teacher' | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** David Menasche\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| High school English teacher Menasche relates his battle with brain cancer that began at age thirty-four with a prognosis of death within a few months. Explains his decision years later--despite vision and mobility loss--to travel alone throughout the country to visit hundreds of his former students. **2013**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| ==== Diabetes (ADDED 2014) ==== | |
| === The Blood Sugar Solution: The Ultrahealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now! === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Mark Hyman\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Medical director of the UltraWellness Center explains the causes of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Discusses adopting an organic diet, exercise plan, and stress-relief methods to prevent chronic illness. Includes recipes. Bestseller. **2012**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| === The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet: Activate Your Body's Natural Ability to Burn Fat and Lose Weight Fast === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Mark Hyman\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Author of //The Blood Sugar Solution// ([[https:// | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| === Diabetic Retinopathy: | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Homayoun Tabandeh and David S. Boyer\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Retina specialists and authors of //Macular Degeneration// | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| ==== Healthy Living / Diet and Exercise (ADDED 2014) ==== | |
| === The End of Illness === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** David Agus and Kristin Loberg\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Cancer researcher Agus advocates a systemic view of health and recommends knowing about your own physiology and genetics to personalize your health care. Discusses the holistic value of nutrition, sleep, movement, and keeping a regular schedule. Highlights developing medical technologies like proteomic analysis, the analysis of human proteins. Bestseller. **2011**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| === A Short Guide to a Long Life === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** David Agus and Kristin Loberg\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Cancer researcher distills his book //The End of Illness// ([[https:// | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| ==== Multiple Sclerosis (ADDED 2014) ==== | |
| === Lean On Me: Ten Powerful Steps to Moving Beyond Your Diagnosis and Taking Back Your Life === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Nancy Davis (Nancy Sue)\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author describes a doctor telling her at age thirty-three that she had multiple sclerosis and there was nothing she could do. To provide others with tools for dealing with their own chronic illness, she details the steps she used to take charge of her health. **2006**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| === Waist-High in The World: A Life Among the Nondisabled === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Nancy Mairs\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A Tucson writer describes her experiences with multiple sclerosis. Having lived as both nondisabled and disabled, Mairs hopes her observations and responses will "make the terrain seem less alien, less perilous, and far more amusing than the myths and legends about it would suggest." | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| ==== Talking Books ==== | |
| === The Relaxation Response === | |
| **Author:** Herbert Benson\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A hypertension specialist defines the risk of stress and explains how tensions can lead to strokes, heart failure, and high blood pressure. Dr. Benson offers simplified instructions in the use of Transcendental Meditation, Yoga, and traditional prayers of the Eastern and Western religions to cope with anxieties. **1975**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 10647]] | |
| @@ Line -1355,7 +1576,17 @@ | |
| **Author:** Herbert Benson, with William Proctor\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author contends that a positive mental attitude, attained through his " | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| === Timeless Healing: The Power and Biology of Belief === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Herbert Benson, with Marg Stark\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author of //Beyond the Relaxation Response// ([[https:// | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1364,5 +1595,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Harold H. Bloomfield, Robert Kory\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| For what the authors prescribe as " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 14310]] | |
| @@ Line -1374,5 +1605,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Harriet B. Braiker\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author, a clinical psychologist, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 29402]] | |
| @@ Line -1383,8 +1614,8 @@ | |
| **Author:** David D. Burns\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author reports on results of treating depression, from mild blues to serious cases, with " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1393,5 +1624,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Edward A. Charlesworth and Ronald G. Nathan\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Two clinical experts identify symptoms and causes of stress and offer step-by-step physical and psychological relaxation techniques. They include chapters on assertiveness, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 23203]] | |
| @@ Line -1402,8 +1633,8 @@ | |
| **Author:** Norman Cousins\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1412,7 +1643,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** Norman Cousins\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author, a professor at UCLA's School of Medicine, contends that positive attitudes can play important roles in the healing process. Drawing upon his personal experiences as well as those of doctors, researchers, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1421,5 +1652,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Frederic F. Flach\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A psychiatrist asserts that depression, which is a common response to stress, offers the hidden opportunities of personal insight and growth. **1974**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 08599]] | |
| @@ Line -1430,5 +1661,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Kenneth France\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Focuses on how the hospital visitor can relate to a patient, as well as how a patient can cope with and profit by the good intentions of others. The practical matters discussed include the kinds of gifts to bring, how long a visitor should stay, interaction with medical personnel, and how the visitor can pose questions regarding such sensitive areas as a patient' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 26822]] | |
| @@ Line -1439,7 +1670,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** Alan Goldstein and Berry Stainback\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A professor of psychiatry discusses the causes of the phobia and the treatment methods he has devised. He also outlines a self-help program based on such techniques as diaphragmatic breathing and positive thinking to rid oneself of " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1448,5 +1679,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Mimi Greenberg\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Discusses the options, medical procedures, outcomes, and emotional problems that accompany the treatment of, and recovery from, breast cancer. Greenberg, herself a recovered cancer patient, tells how to choose a compatible physician, find a personal support system, make treatment decisions, and get back to a normal life-style. **1988**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 29364]] | |
| @@ Line -1457,8 +1688,8 @@ | |
| **Author:** Thomas Hanna\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author explains the " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 31741]] | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1467,7 +1698,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** Louise L. Hay\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author, a metaphysical counselor, asserts that "if we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed." | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1476,5 +1707,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Lesley Hazleton\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A practicing psychologist and journalist defines depression in imaginative, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 21392]] | |
| @@ Line -1485,5 +1716,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Blair Justice\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Offers recent research on how the body can heal itself. Some of the beliefs cited indicate that a positive and outgoing disposition, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 29092]] | |
| @@ Line -1494,5 +1725,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Tim LaHaye\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A pastoral counselor offers a therapeutic formula to combat depression, the leading mental illness in the United States. Dr. LaHaye believes that acceptance of Jesus Christ will insure emotional stability. **1974**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 09749]] | |
| @@ Line -1503,7 +1734,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** JoAnn LeMaistre\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author, a clinical psychologist who counsels chronically ill people and has multiple sclerosis herself, presents a collection of vignettes drawn from actual cases, along with her own commentaries. **1985**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1512,5 +1743,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Harold N. Levinson with Steven Carter\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Rejecting the traditional view that phobias are a mental disorder, the author suggests that most phobias have a physiological basis, having to do with inner ear problems that can be treated simply and safely. Dr. Levinson offers case histories and self-diagnostic tests and advocates a holistic approach to treatment. **1986**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 25252]] | |
| @@ Line -1521,8 +1752,17 @@ | |
| **Author:** L. John Mason\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Divided into chapters on the major stress causing stages of life; pregnancy, parenting, childhood, adolescence, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[BR 07755]] - 3 volumes. | |
| ---- | |
| === Johns Hopkins Patients' | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Deanna Glass Macenka & Alessandro Olivi\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Medical professionals offer guide to help patients make informed decisions about brain cancer treatment. They discuss therapy options and their side effects, including surgery, radiotherapy, | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1531,5 +1771,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Paul Pearsall\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Explores the field of psychoneuroimmunology, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 29380]] | |
| @@ Line -1540,5 +1780,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Cheri Register\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author, who is herself chronically ill, draws on her experiences and those of others who suffer from a wide range of chronic conditions to paint a vivid and thorough picture of their daily lives. She also discusses the reactions of healthy people to the chronically ill, and offers advice on providing support and assistance. **1987**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 27433]] | |
| @@ Line -1549,7 +1789,17 @@ | |
| **Author:** Hans Selye\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A researcher who holds doctorates in medicine, science, and philosophy tells how to achieve a rewarding life style in harmony with the laws of nature by using stress as a positive force for personal achievement and happiness. **1974**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 08659]] | |
| ---- | |
| === Johns Hopkins Medicine Patients' | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Gary R. Shapiro & Ilene S. Browner\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Oncologists explain cancer treatment in older adults. They discuss the biology of aging, therapy options and their potential side effects, palliative care, rehabilitation, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1558,7 +1808,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** Bernie S. Siegel\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A surgeon and professor at Yale Medical School, the author became interested in cancer victims who had regained their health, although diagnosed as incurable. He founded ECaP (Exceptional Cancer Patients), which inspired creative programs based on the belief that miracles occur when the mind is focused on healing. **1986**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[BR 06561]] - 3 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1568,8 +1818,19 @@ | |
| **Author:** Bernie S. Siegel\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| After examining the causes for diseases and the ways people activate illnesses, Siegel discusses how to use self-healing. He does, however, caution people that they should not rely on self-healing alone, but use it in conjunction with treatment by medical professionals. **1989**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[BR 07837]] - 3 volumes. | |
| ---- | |
| === My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks: Real-Life Advice from Real-Life Teens === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Maya Silver and Marc Silver\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Teens' guide to coping with a parent' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[https:// | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1578,5 +1839,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Robert L. Veninga and James P. Spradley\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Explores the effect of unrelieved work-related stress on performance, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 18778]] | |
| @@ Line -1587,5 +1848,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Georgia Witkin-Lanoil\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A clinical psychologist zeroes in on the female mind and body, describing special stresses unique to women. Covers working, marriage, living alone, motherhood, hidden stresses, and being female after forty. Offers insight and self-help exercises, relaxation techniques, and other methods for managing female stress syndrome. **1984**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 21796]] | |
| @@ Line -1596,5 +1857,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Georgia Witkin-Lanoil\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A clinical psychologist offers timely advice to men on the causes of and cures for stress. The author contends that although men and women share many stresses, such as stress from job and family, each sex is likely to experience these situations differently. Includes profiles for self-evaluation. **1986**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 25829]] | |
| @@ Line -1606,5 +1867,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Harold H. Bloomfield, Robert Kory\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| For what the authors prescribe as " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 14310]] | |
| @@ Line -1616,8 +1877,8 @@ | |
| **Author:** David D. Burns\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author reports on results of treating depression, from mild blues to serious cases, with " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1626,8 +1887,8 @@ | |
| **Author:** Norman Cousins\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1636,5 +1897,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Edited by Charles A. Garfield\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Essays on the importance of interpersonal relations presented by doctors, nurses, mental health professionals, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 06189]] - 6 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1645,8 +1906,8 @@ | |
| **Author:** Thomas Hanna\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author explains the " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 31741]] | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1655,5 +1916,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Peter G. Hanson\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A Canadian family practitioner tells how we can stop letting stress run our lives. People' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 06755]] - volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1664,5 +1925,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Helen Singer Kaplan\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A candid discussion of AIDS specifically aimed at answering questions that women may have about the virus. Includes an explicit discussion of the types of sex deemed " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 07397]] - 2 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1673,7 +1934,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** L. John Mason\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Divided into chapters on the major stress causing stages of life; pregnancy, parenting, childhood, adolescence, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[BR 07755]] - 3 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1683,5 +1944,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Geneen Roth\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A former anorexic believes that one's self-image should not depend on weight or on other people' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 06352]] - 2 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1692,5 +1953,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Angelo T. Scotti with Thomas A. Moore\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A former assistant director of the venereal disease section of the Federal Center for Disease Control addresses the symptoms, treatments, and methods of prevention of many familiar and lesser-known sexually transmitted diseases. Includes discussion of the emotional impact of STDs; a short list of self-help groups; and chapters on pregnancy, contraception, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 07324]] - 2 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1701,5 +1962,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Susan Seliger\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Guidance in achieving better health through self-control, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 06278]] - 3 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1710,7 +1971,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** Bernie S. Siegel\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A surgeon and professor at Yale Medical School, the author became interested in cancer victims who had regained their health, although diagnosed as incurable. He founded ECaP (Exceptional Cancer Patients), which inspired creative programs based on the belief that miracles occur when the mind is focused on healing. **1986**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[BR 06561]] - 3 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1720,7 +1981,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** Bernie S. Siegel\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| After examining the causes for diseases and the ways people activate illnesses, Siegel discusses how to use self-healing. He does, however, caution people that they should not rely on self-healing alone, but use it in conjunction with treatment by medical professionals. **1989**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[BR 07837]] - 3 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1730,5 +1991,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** O. Carl Simonton, Stephanie Matthews-Simonton, | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Outlines a psychological treatment program involving mind-body control, positive imaging, and stress management. Endorses the philosophy that individuals must accept responsibility for their own healing. The authors submit considerable evidence that cancer patients can participate successfully in overcoming " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 06928]] - volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1739,5 +2000,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** C. Eugene Walker\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A self-help guide that briefly presents a number of methods for decreasing anxiety. Among the useful techniques described are relaxation exercises, assertion training, self-hypnosis, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 02995]] - 1 volume. | |
| @@ Line -1750,5 +2011,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The story of Alateen, the organization of children of alcoholics. Members share personal experiences, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 10360]] | |
| @@ Line -1759,5 +2020,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, | |
| **Annotation: | |
| For families and friends of alcoholics, Al-Anon provides a program which is also a spiritual way of life. Based on the suggested Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. **1972**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 19492]] | |
| @@ Line -1768,5 +2029,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Written "to help those who feel their personal lives are being or have been affected by the obsessive drinking of a family member or friend." | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 18513]] | |
| @@ Line -1778,7 +2039,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** \\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Daily messages for those who must deal with the problem of alcoholism in the family. Suggests ways to find in each day a measure of comfort, serenity and a sense of achievement. | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1787,7 +2048,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** Alcoholics Anonymous\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The first part of the book presents a sketch of the St. Louis convention at which Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) came of age. The second part includes three talks on the history of A.A. given by co-founder Bill W. The third part is devoted to A.A.'s friends, who tell of their association with A.A. and their view of what the future holds for this society. **1985**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1796,5 +2057,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** John Burns\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A former Madison Avenue advertising man, with the help of three other recovered alcoholics, believes that the solution to alcoholism is a spiritual conversion and a return to God. **1975**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 09818]] | |
| @@ Line -1805,5 +2066,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Don Cahalan\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Despite the millions of dollars spent on alcoholism treatment over the last two decades, little progress has been made in arresting its incidence or prevalence. The author suggests that a major reason is that elected officials are reluctant to enact legislation to control drinking or to place restrictions on the powerful alcohol industry. The costs and efficiency of various rehabilitative programs, as well as controversies concerning treatment within the health care profession are also discussed. **1987**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 27576]] | |
| @@ Line -1814,7 +2075,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** James Christopher\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| This book is intended for persons who want to give up alcohol but have had problems with the religious beliefs and practices of more traditional groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous. The author, an alcoholic himself, describes a program of self-control and a day-by-day plan for handling alcohol. **1988**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[BR 07599]] - 2 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -1824,7 +2085,27 @@ | |
| **Author:** Robert Custer and Harry Milt\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Custer, who developed the first treatment program for compulsive gamblers, and professional writer, Milt, delineate the roots of the disease. They cite the increasingly destructive stages through which the compulsive gambler passes, discuss how the problem can be recognized, and list the steps that can be taken to remedy the behavior. **1985**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 23780]] | |
| ---- | |
| === Breaking Addiction: A 7-step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction === | |
| ***ADDED 2013***\\ | |
| **Author:** Lance M. Dodes\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| In this companion to The Heart of Addiction ([[https:// | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| === The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors === | |
| ***ADDED 2013***\\ | |
| **Author:** Lance M. Dodes\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Psychiatrist addresses addiction' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1836,5 +2117,5 @@ | |
| New York Times reporter draws on academic studies, interviews with scientists, and industry research to explore habit formation in individuals, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| ---- | |
| @@ Line -1846,5 +2127,15 @@ | |
| Award-winning health writer investigates the effectiveness of drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers by visiting fifteen treatment programs and interviewing clients, counselors, and administrators. Challenges common beliefs about addiction and offers insight into different types of therapy, success rates, and keys to recovery. **2013**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| === Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change: A Guide for Families | |
| ** | |
| **Author:** Jeffrey Foote, Carrie Wilkens, Nicole Kosanke, and Stephanie Higgs\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Drawing on their collective forty years of clinic experience, the authors offer supportive, nonconfrontational techniques to promote positive behavioral change in family members struggling with addiction and compulsive disorders. They share case studies demonstrating that kindness, positive reinforcement, | |
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| Describes the spiritual recovery program for sex addiction that is based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. Explains each of the program' | |
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| Using scientific research, the authors make the case that alcoholism is a medical disease resulting from abnormalities in brain chemistry. Explains how to diagnose the condition and proposes that treatment programs include psychological and spiritual elements. Investigates fallacies promoted by the liquor industry. **2000**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Jean Kirkpatrick\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Vividly describes the pain of alcoholism, the recovery, and keys to "the good life." Kirkpatrick, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 24380]] | |
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| === What's Wrong With My Kid?: When Drugs or Alcohol Might Be a Problem and What to Do About It === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** George E. Leary\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Leary, a social worker and father of a drug addict, provides a guide to help parents recognize the warning signs of substance abuse in their children. Discusses the biology of addiction, mental health issues, treatment plans, and parenting skills. **2012**.\\ | |
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| * [[https:// | |
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| **Author:** Emily Marlin\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Drawing on personal experience and professional training, a family therapist offers a self-help guide to adults seeking to recover from the trauma of growing up in an alcoholic household. She stresses that recovery is a lifelong process that begins with understanding the origins of the trauma, and outlines strategies for change and for rebuilding old and forming new relationships. **1987**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 27402]] | |
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| **Author:** Milton A. Maxwell\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A health care professional offers a comprehensive picture of current AA operations, including the social setting of the fellowship and the recovery process. Anonymous interviews with members provide an intimate portrait of personal and collective aspects of the AA experience. **1984**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 22621]] | |
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| Psychologists’ techniques for alcohol abusers to change harmful patterns and learn to imbibe in moderation. They explain the use of self-monitoring by keeping track, taking charge, and slowing down, and offer practical advice on handling social situations and substituting other behaviors for drinking. **2005**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Jack Mumey\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A former TV producer and " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 20841]] | |
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| **Author:** Pauline Neff\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Real-life accounts of young drug users who wanted help and of their parents' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 23197]] | |
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| **Author:** Janice Keller Phelps and Alan E. Nourse\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The authors maintain that four of every ten people are addicted to sugar, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, or some prescription drugs because they are born with a metabolic or genetic predisposition. Phelps and Nourse offer a program for fighting such addictions that includes heavy doses of vitamin and mineral supplements, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 24537]] | |
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| **Author:** Mary Ellen Pinkham\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| As an alcoholic whose habit was destroying her life, Mary Ellen struggled to free herself, and then her husband and sister, from drinking problems. Through the intervention technique, a loving confrontation with the drinker, advocated by the Families in Crisis Center, she accomplished what most believed to be impossible. **1986**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 25084]] | |
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| **Author:** Judith S. Seixas and Geraldine Youcha\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Offers peer-group support for the offspring of alcoholic parents. Includes a report on the case histories of more than two hundred children of alcoholics. **1985**.\\ | |
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| Expanding on an award-winning //New York Times Magazine// article, journalist Sheff chronicles his son Nic's descent into methamphetamine addiction and its devastating effects on their family. Relates Nic's cycles of rehabilitation and relapse and his own struggles and realizations. Offers information on the nature of drugs. Strong language. **2008**.\\ | |
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| The author of //Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey through His Son’s Addiction// discusses drug abuse in America. Uses case studies and research in medicine, neuroscience, | |
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| @@ Line -1975,5 +2277,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Ed Storti & Janet Keller\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A guide to the technique of controlled confrontation with those addicted to drugs or alcohol. The book includes case histories of interventions, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 30319]] | |
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| Essays explore the problem of alcoholism, addressing such topics as the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous, marketing by the liquor industry, effects on children and families, binge drinking in college, the disease theory of addiction, and government regulation. **2000**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
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| === Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism === | |
| **Author:** Bill W.\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Fourth edition of the basic 1939 text of Alcoholics Anonymous, the "big book." Describes the recovery program and includes personal histories of recovering members. Highlights founder Bill's story, the self-help group' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
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| === A Simple Program: A Contemporary Translation of the Book Alcoholics Anonymous === | |
| **Author:** Bill W.\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| This revision of Alcoholics Anonymous, first published in 1939, uses modern language without gender or relationship assumptions. Explains alcoholism and AA's twelve-step method of recovery. In AA tradition, the author remains anonymous. **1996**.\\ | |
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| * [[https:// | |
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| **Author:** Janet Geringer Woititz\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A handbook to help the children of alcoholics understand their childhood experiences in relating to an alcoholic parent and how these experiences contributed to their personal problems as adults. Demonstrates how the cycle can be broken and problems caused by alcoholism avoided in the next generation. Designed for individual use, for counselors, and for discussion groups. **1983**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 26174]] | |
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| **Author:** Geraldine Youcha and Judith S. Seixas\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A commonsense guide for parents whose children may be substance abusers or potential abusers. It offers suggestions on keeping the family together, getting children to talk about their problems, and the merits of various treatment programs. **1989**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 29858]] | |
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| **Author:** Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A thought for each day of the year contributed by the members of Alateen, a fellowship of young people whose lives have been affected by the alcoholism of a family member or close friend. Includes the Twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Alateen is part of the Al-Anon Family Groups. For junior and senior high and older readers. **1983**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 07882]] - volumes. | |
| @@ Line -2030,5 +2342,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** James Christopher\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| This book is intended for persons who want to give up alcohol but have had problems with the religious beliefs and practices of more traditional groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous. The author, an alcoholic himself, describes a program of self-control and a day-by-day plan for handling alcohol. **1988**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 29176]] | |
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| **Author:** Eric Ryerson\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The author, who lived with an alcoholic mother when he was a teenager, describes the problems, fears, and worries that beset him and how he was able to overcome them. For junior and senior high readers. **1985**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 06645]] - 1 volume. | |
| @@ Line -2052,5 +2364,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Janet K. Belsky\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Clinical psychologist Belsky, who states that old age starts closer to eighty-five than sixty-five, reports to those over fifty about research in medicine, psychology, and the social sciences. Divided into four parts, the book covers the self, relationships, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 29830]] | |
| @@ Line -2071,5 +2383,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Victoria E. Bumagin and Kathryn F. Hirn\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Demonstrates how families have accommodated themselves to changes wrought by time, usually by learning how to listen to and understand other generations. Encourages older men and women to be active and useful. Contains practical advice on managing finances, making decisions for or against nursing homes, and coping with illness and death. **1979**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 15697]] | |
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| **Author:** George Burns\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Chatty George Burns at eighty-seven recommends martinis and a simple half-hour exercise routine. He cautions against worry and stress and offers a sound diet. With humor he warns about fretting over children, and cautions about doctors and funerals. | |
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| **Author:** Robert N. Butler and Myrna I. Lewis\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| With the average life span having increased by more than twenty-five years since the turn of the century and with a more positive attitude towards sexuality in older Americans, two gerontologists offer advice for coping with late-life sexuality. Topics include sexual fitness, common emotional problems, dating, and family reactions. **1996**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Deepak Chopra\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Chopra examines the life-styles of long-lived individuals and challenges the assumptions that he contends are the basis of the generally accepted paradigm of aging. Stating that the mind influences every cell in the body, Chopra suggests a new set of " | |
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| **Author:** Mark A. Edinberg\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A psychologist specializing in gerontology and family counseling offers a guidebook for children of the elderly. He explains how to open and maintain communication with aging parents and warns offspring against the destructive tendency to act as though they are now " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 26848]] | |
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| **Author:** Ursula A. Falk\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Americans cherish their independence, | |
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| * [[ | |
| * [[https:// | |
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| @@ Line -2128,7 +2440,7 @@ | |
| **Author:** Jane Fonda with Mignon McCarthy\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| At age forty-six, Jane Fonda advocates a total approach to health and fitness for the special needs of women thirty-five to sixty-five years of age. She offers concrete | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
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| **Author:** Irene Gore\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Handbook of practical suggestions to prevent falling into a rut and accepting a less-than-flattering image of old age. Dr. Gore believes that decline in advancing years should be due primarily to disease; that lack of mental and physical activity and just plain laziness contribute too much to aging. **1973**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 14491]] | |
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| **Author:** Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| In this general reference book geared toward older people, the authors advocate that patients become actively involved in their own care. They focus on such problems as aging skin, forgetfulness, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 29848]] | |
| * [[https:// | |
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| Geriatrician offers advice to seniors on obtaining good medical treatment as one ages. Discusses finding the right physician and care facility, making home modifications, | |
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| **Author:** Art Linkletter\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| TV and radio personality Art Linkletter informs and advises senior citizens on the rights, choices, and opportunities at their disposal. A section is devoted to each of the author' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 27335]] | |
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| **Author:** Elissa Melamed\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A psychologist examines our youth-oriented society, where it is acceptable for men to age but not women. Tracing the historical roots of this discrimination which makes growing older such a torment for many women, she encourages them to express their frustration and anger, to affirm their right to age, and to recognize their responsibility to contribute their unique resources to a precarious world. **1983**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 20840]] | |
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| **Author:** Jane Porcino\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A gerontologist provides information and encouraging advice on the social, emotional, and physical well-being of women over forty. Includes chapters on family matters, living alone, new beginnings, changing lifestyles, financial independence, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 19979]] | |
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| **Author:** Cathryn Jakobson Ramin\\ | |
| A journalist in her forties, dismayed by her unreliable memory, chronicles her journey in pursuit of an agile brain. She interviews experts in the fields of physiology, psychology, and sociology to explore such factors as sleep, stress, diet, exercise, medication, and genetics. **2007**.\\ | |
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| Actress and health guru describes her search for a cure to the "Seven Dwarfs of Menopause." | |
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| Physician and author of //Eight Weeks to Optimum Health// explains the aging process and describes ways to keep healthy while growing older. Covers nutrition, physical activity, vitamins, rest, stress reduction, and maintaining a social and spiritual life. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. **2005**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Robert N. Butler and Myrna I. Lewis\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Information and guidance for mature people on continuing sexual activity. **1976**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 03108]] - 2 volumes. | |
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| **Author:** Herbert A. deVries\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Fully-tested exercise program for adults over 50. Progressive walking or jogging, modified calisthenics, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 02804]] - 2 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -2250,5 +2562,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** Paula Brown Doress and Diana Laskin Siegal\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Under the auspices of the Boston Women' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 07658]] - 10 volumes. | |
| @@ Line -2259,8 +2571,8 @@ | |
| **Author:** Ursula A. Falk\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Americans cherish their independence, | |
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| * [[ | |
| * [[https:// | |
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| **Author:** Allan Fromme\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A clinical therapist calls upon older Americans to rise to the occasion of retirement and to avoid becoming trapped in patterns that lead them to yearn for the past or to decry the present. Dr. Fromme insists that apathy, boredom, and loneliness do not have to be the lot of today' | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 06738]] - 2 volumes. | |
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| **Author:** Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| In this general reference book geared toward older people, the authors advocate that patients become actively involved in their own care. They focus on such problems as aging skin, forgetfulness, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 29848]] | |
| * [[https:// | |
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| **Author:** Christopher Hallowell\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Science writer Hallowell reports on the aging process as it affects both the individual and society, with attention on the effect that a large older population will have on the United States. He points out the aged hold an exalted position in some countries, while we segregate our aged in retirement communities. **1985**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 06840]] - 3 volumes. | |
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| **Author:** Jane Seskin\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Emphasizes the opportunities for self-awareness, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 06748]] - 2 volumes. | |
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| **Author:** Miriam Stoppard\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Provides advice on maintaining physical and mental health for men and women over the age of fifty. Among the topics discussed are nutrition and exercise, the changes retirement brings, special problems of the older body, sex, and coping with long-term illness. **1984**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 06229]] - 3 volumes. | |
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| ===== Disabilities: | |
| ==== How to Survive a Hearing Loss ==== | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Charlotte Himber\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Himber, whose hearing has been impaired for most of her life, is one of more than twenty million Americans with some form of hearing impairment. She chronicles her own hearing loss, her gradual acceptance of it, and her experiences with a variety of hearing aids. She also provides information on various kinds of hearing loss, on how hearing is evaluated, and on how to help friends and families adjust. **1989**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
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| ==== In Silence: Growing Up Hearing in a Deaf World ==== | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Ruth Sidransky\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| As a hearing child of deaf parents, Ruth Sidransky learned signing as her first language. Only when she entered school did she master speech. She was placed in a class for **retarded** (" | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ===== Disabilities: | |
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| **Author:** Frank G. Bowe\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Individual case studies demonstrate the many ways in which computers can make education, employment, and independent living safer and more enjoyable for people with vision and hearing impairments, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 23573]] | |
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| **Author:** Leo Buscaglia\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The popular lecturer, writer, and educator emphasizes the importance of quality counseling for disabled persons and their families. He reviews the needs and rights of disabled persons, the role of family in their lives, and, in particular, the role of the counselor. **1983**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[DB 20580]] - '' | |
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| **Author:** Mukti Jain Campion\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Practical guide to motherhood. Covers making the decision to become pregnant, available support services, pregnancy, delivery, and assistance from health professionals. Provides specific information about selected physical disabilities, | |
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| **Author:** Sol Gordon\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Takes a practical and honest look at how handicapped young people can face their problems and achieve full and happy adult lives. **1975**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 12712]] | |
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| A young, legally blind woman offers practical advice, based on her own experiences and insights, on how to develop a healthy attitude and a good outlook on life if one is handicapped. **1986**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Chalda Maloff and Susan Macduff Wood\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| After interviewing hundreds of people who have lived with impairments for at least three years, the authors offer suggestions about how people with disabilities wish to be treated in both business and social situations. **1988**.\\ | |
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| @@ Line -2372,5 +2703,5 @@ | |
| **Author:** David Melton\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| The parent of an exceptional child himself, the author provides detailed advice on such topics as finding Dr. Right, financing necessary medical treatments, selecting good day-care services, preserving family relationships, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 22807]] | |
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| **Author:** Edited by Maxwell J. Schleifer and Stanley D. Klein\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| 62 articles culled from issues of the " | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[DB 25386]] - '' | |
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| ---- | |
| === Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** United States Congress\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Public Law 102-569 was enacted by Congress on October 29, 1992, "to revise and extend the programs of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973." Provisions of this bill include the establishment of a national council on disability, a study of the needs of American Indians with handicaps, the creation of independent living services for older individuals who are blind, and a section dealing with special training projects. **1992**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ==== Braille ==== | |
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| **Author:** Sol Gordon\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Takes a practical and honest look at how handicapped young people can face their problems and achieve full and happy adult lives. **1975**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 12712]] | |
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| **Author:** Robin Simons\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Parents of children with disabilities share their emotions, problems, and experiences in this handbook. Suggestions for dealing with relatives, strangers, and teachers and other professionals are provided, and a list of resources is included. **1987**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[BR 07173]] - 1 volume. | |
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| The national chaplain of the Blinded Veterans Association comments on the problems of the blinded adult. While his main theme is rehabilitation and restoration, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
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| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[RC 22319]] | |
| ---- | |
| === Coping with Low Vision === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Marshall E. Flax, Don J. Golembiewski, | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Information for everyone coping with visual impairment, including friends, family, and care givers. The term "low vision" | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[https:// | |
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| Calling upon his own experiences, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| === Blinded by Sight: Seeing Race Through the Eyes of the Blind === | |
| ***ADDED 2014***\\ | |
| **Author:** Osagie K. Obasogie\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Legal scholar explores the ways blind people experience racial differences. Argues that we are socialized to attach particular characteristics to race regardless of our ability to see and considers the implications of that convention on efforts to achieve a " | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| * [[BR 20441]] - **IN PROCESS** | |
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| The author, blind since birth, has worked with the visually handicapped since completing her master' | |
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| Third edition of a manual written for professionals who work with blind and low-vision individuals. Topics include an overview of blindness and its meaning for the individual. Describes the adjustment to the condition, psychological implications, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| === How Do You Kiss a Blind Girl? === | |
| ***ADDED 2014*** | |
| **Author:** Sally Wagner\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| A newspaper reporter shares the story of her adjustment to blindness resulting from a complication of diabetes. She also offers advice about living with friends and strangers who have disabilities. **1986**.\\ | |
| **Available Formats: | |
| * [[https:// | |
| ---- | |
| === Macular Disease: Practical Strategies for Living with Vision Loss === | |
| ***ADDED 2013***\\ | |
| **Author:** Peggy R. Wolfe\\ | |
| **Annotation: | |
| Second edition of guidebook suggests strategies to compensate for declining vision. Provides tips for organizing one's home; dealing with financial, personal, and legal affairs; and maximizing one's independence. Lists technological devices available and organizations and businesses that offer assistance. **2011**.\\ | |
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| The national chaplain of the Blinded Veterans Association comments on the problems of the blinded adult. While his main theme is rehabilitation and restoration, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
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| Calling upon his own experiences, | |
| **Available Formats:** | |
| * [[ | |
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| The author, blind since birth, has worked with the visually handicapped since completing her master' | |
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| * [[ | |
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| Third edition of a manual written for professionals who work with blind and low-vision individuals. Topics include an overview of blindness and its meaning for the individual. Describes the adjustment to the condition, psychological implications, | |
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| === Sexual Adjustment: A Guide for the Spinal Cord Injured | |
| **Author:** Martha Ferguson Gregory\\ | |
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| ==== Triumph! Conquering Your Physical Disability | |
| **Author:** LeRoy Hayman\\ | |
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| Hayman was disabled in his early thirties by a freak accident that caused massive brain damage. He tells how the daily victories achieved since his near-death experience have made him a winner. Interviews with other disabled people focus on self-esteem, | |
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| ==== The Sensuous Wheeler: Sexual Adjustment for the Spinal Cord Injured | |
| **Author:** Barry J. Rabin\\ | |
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| An experienced psychologist and sex counselor offers a survey of information on sexuality as it relates to people with Spinal Cord Injuries. Discusses sexual response and functioning, | |
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| ==== The Wheelchair Child: How Handicapped Children Can Enjoy Life to Its Fullest | |
| **Author:** Philippa Russell\\ | |
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| A comprehensive guide for people living or working with children who use wheelchairs. Detailed discussions cover a variety of concerns, from choosing schools, pets, sports, mobility aids, and special furniture to discussions of toilet training, sibling rivalry, and adolescent sexuality. Lists addresses for manufacturers of special products discussed and organizations serving the handicapped. **1985**.\\ | |
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| ==== An Easier Way: Handbook for the Elderly and Handicapped | |
| **Author:** Jean Vieth Sargent\\ | |
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| This book was compiled from a series of articles published in two Iowa newspapers on the needs of elderly and handicapped persons who want to remain independent. Suggestions include cups for shaky hands, writing aids for the arthritic, a tricky way to puncture a tall juice can with only one hand, and a sock " | |
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| A guide for children who care for aging parents. Offers advice on balancing the needs of parent and caregiver, while protecting the physical and emotional health of the latter. Covers key areas such as sibling stress, communication, | |
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| Parkinson' | |
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| Third edition (updating RC 19261) of guide for families whose members suffer from dementia. Covers a wide array of related social, medical, psychological, | |
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| AARP's advice for middle-aged people on assisting one's aging parents. Subjects include communicating about issues, advocating on health and legal care, determining financial status, finding caretakers and suitable living arrangements, | |
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| AARP's advice for middle-aged people on assisting one's aging parents. Subjects include communicating about issues, advocating on health and legal care, determining financial status, finding caretakers and suitable living arrangements, | |
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| **Author:** Larry Beresford\\ | |
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| Beresford has been involved with the concept of hospice since 1978, when his mother was diagnosed with cancer and received hospice care. At several facilities around the country he talked with staff, patients, and family members. He offers information on the philosophy of hospice; services provided, including caring for patients at home; and issues such as referral, finances, barriers to hospice access, and legal considerations. **1993**.\\ | |
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| **Author:** Scott Campbell and Phyllis Silverman\\ | |
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| ==== When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens about Grieving & Healing | |
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| **Author:** Marilyn E. Gootman and Pamela Espeland\\ | |
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| Advice for teens on handling grief, anger, guilt, and depression after a friend dies. Includes quotes from youths who have experienced the loss of someone their age. Offers suggestions for seeking help from family, counselors, and/or therapists. For junior and senior high readers. **2005**.\\ | |
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| ==== On Children and Death ==== | |
| **Author:** Elisabeth Kübler-Ross\\ | |
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| A renowned psychiatrist considers the difficulties faced by parents who are losing or have lost a child. She offers compassionate and practical help for coping with the loss of a child through miscarriage or stillbirth, terminal illness, or accidental or violent death. **1983**.\\ | |
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| * [[BR 05868]] - 3 volumes. | |
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| ==== Survival Handbook for Widows: And for Relatives and Friends Who Want to Understand | |
| **Author:** Ruth Jean Loewinsohn\\ | |
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| ==== When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults ==== | |
| **Author:** Edward Myers\\ | |
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| An analysis of the problems and emotional reactions experienced by those who have lost a parent, and how they coped. **1986**.\\ | |
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| * [[BR 06931]] - 2 volumes. | |
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| ==== How Do We Tell the Children? A Step-by-Step Guide for Helping Children Two to Teen Cope When Someone Dies ==== | |
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| **Author:** Dan Schaefer and Christine Lyons\\ | |
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| Guide for parents, older siblings, and other caregivers who are helping children deal with death. This third edition includes a section on assisting children to cope with traumatic loss. Provides instructions both for specific types of loss and for children of specific ages. **2001**.\\ | |
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| ==== The Bereaved Parent | |
| **Author:** Harriet Sarnoff Schiff\\ | |
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| Written by one who suffered "the ultimate tragedy," | |
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| ==== Living Through Mourning: Finding Comfort and Hope When a Loved One Has Died ==== | |
| **Author:** Harriet Sarnoff Schiff\\ | |
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| Manual designed to assist the bereaved and those around them. Focuses on the death of a loved one, describing the grieving process and suggesting ways to cope with the loss. Includes advice on relating to others during the mourning period. **1986**.\\ | |
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| ==== When Someone Dies: The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death ==== | |
| ***ADDED 2013***\\ | |
| **Author:** Scott Taylor Smith with Michael Castleman\\ | |
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| Smith, an investment banker and lawyer, uses personal experience and advice from estate attorneys to provide a step-by-step guide to the practical decisions that must be made following the death of a loved one. Discusses funeral and related expenses, and covers paying outstanding bills and settling the estate. **2013**.\\ | |
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| ==== Living Through Personal Crisis | |
| **Author:** Ann Kaiser Stearns\\ | |
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| === Having It All: Love, Success, Sex, Money, Even If You're Starting with Nothing | |
| **Author:** Helen Gurley Brown\\ | |
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| The editor of " | |
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| ==== Dr. Dobson Answers Your Questions | |
| **Author:** James Dobson\\ | |
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| ==== The Ann Landers Encyclopedia, | |
| **Author:** Ann Landers\\ | |
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| **Author:** Mary Swander and Patricia Foster\\ | |
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| Explores strategies of recovery for people with chronic illnesses or long-term injuries from accidents. The writers, including such literary artists as Jane Smiley, Dennis Covington, and Andrew Sullivan, discuss disability and recovery in the context of personal experience. Examines the notion that healing through imagination is an act of courage. **1998**.\\ | |
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| ==== The Best of Dear Abby ==== | |
| **Author:** Abigail Van Buren\\ | |
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| ==== Kim Williams' | |
| **Author:** Kim Williams\\ | |
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| === Successful Job Search Strategies for the Disabled: Understanding the ADA ==== | |
| **Author:** Jeffrey G. Allen\\ | |
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| Allen addresses the more than forty million Americans who are disabled, sixty percent of whom are unemployed. He offers advice on finding a job, gives an overview of the ADA, and discusses topics such as: where jobs are, self-assessment for a job, what to disclose regarding a disability, interview guidelines, accommodations, | |
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| ==== Job-Hunting Tips for the So-Called Handicapped or People Who Have Disabilities a Supplement to What Color Is Your Parachute? | |
| **Author:** Richard Nelson Bolles\\ | |
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| ==== What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual For Job-Hunters and Career-Changers | |
| **Author:** Richard Nelson Bolles\\ | |
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| Revised and updated edition of the popular guide for determining job objectives and career goals. This | |
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| ==== What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future | |
| **Author:** Richard Nelson Bolles and Carol Christen, with Jean M. Blomquist\\ | |
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| Revised and updated edition of the popular guide for determining job objectives and career goals. This 2005 version assesses the impact of global outsourcing on job growth as compared to actual job vacancies, which are the product of constant employment turnover. Offers advice for finding a niche. Includes resources. **2005**.\\ | |
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| === Flashback: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, and the Lessons of War ==== | |
| **Author:** Penny Coleman\\ | |
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| Vietnam War widow studies the link between war-induced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide. Includes the history of PTSD and interviews with veterans' | |
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| ==== On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society | |
| **Author:** Dave Grossman\\ | |
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| A psychologist and former army officer examines the specific nature of the act of killing and its social and psychological implications and repercussions. Compares modern military combat training to conditioning children through media and video-game violence. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. | |
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| ==== Special Needs Families in the Military: A Resource Guide ==== | |
| **Author:** Janelle Hill and Don Philpott\\ | |
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| The authors of //The Wounded Warrior Handbook// (DB 68275) provide advice for military families dealing with special-needs children and adults. They discuss benefits and treatment options and highlight the importance of acting as an advocate for one's child. Includes resources section that lists support groups. **2011**.\\ | |
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| ==== The Wounded Warrior Handbook: A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans | |
| **Author:** Janelle Hill, Don Philpott, and Cheryl Lawhorne\\ | |
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| Guide for injured U.S. military veterans and their families provides information on medical treatment, rehabilitation, | |
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| ==== Life After the Military: A Handbook for Transitioning Veterans ==== | |
| **Author:** Janelle Hill, Don Philpott, and Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott\\ | |
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| A guide for veterans leaving the military. Discusses the emotional and psychological challenges of becoming a civilian and ways for families to cope with the change. Includes information on obtaining employment, furthering education, and managing finances. Lists relevant websites. **2011**.\\ | |
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| ==== Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: A Resource and Recovery Guide ==== | |
| **Author:** Cheryl Lawhorne and Don Philpott\\ | |
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| Guidance for military veterans--and their families--who are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or combat-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Authors describe symptoms and diagnoses; discuss treatment options; and list resources for rehabilitation, | |
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| ==== Military Mental Health Care: A Guide for Service Members, Veterans, Families, and Community | |
| **Author:** Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott and Don Philpott\\ | |
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| Resource guide for U.S. military veterans and their families provides information on medical treatment, rehabilitation, | |
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| ==== Through Veterans' | |
| **Author:** Larry Minear\\ | |
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| Commentary from post-9/11 veterans collected from the Library of Congress Veterans History Project and supplemented by author interviews. Covers reasons for enlisting; dealing with combat, local populations, | |
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| ==== Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives ==== | |
| **Author:** Jim Sheeler\\ | |
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| Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Sheeler recounts the two years he spent shadowing marine major Steve Beck, an officer whose job is to notify the families of fallen soldiers. Sheeler portrays the lives of the deceased, Beck's efforts to comfort the grieving relatives, and the toll on surviving kin. **2008**.\\ | |
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| ==== The Things They Cannot Say: Stories Soldiers Won't Tell You About What They' | |
| **Author:** Kevin Sites\\ | |
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| Eleven veterans--including the author, an award-winning war correspondent--discuss their combat experiences in World War II Europe, Vietnam, and the Middle East. They relate the difficulties of returning to civilian life and dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. Violence and strong language. Commercial audiobook. | |
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| ==== After the War Zone: A Practical Guide for Returning Troops and Their Families | |
| **Author:** Laurie B. Slone and Matthew J. Friedman\\ | |
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| Two experts in post-traumatic stress disorder address the needs of soldiers returning home after their tour of duty. The authors detail the emotional cycle of deployment and common reactions to the trauma of war. They discuss case studies and the effect of community and family support on service members. | |
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| ==== Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors | |
| **Author:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs\\ | |
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| U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 2012 summary of benefits provided to eligible individuals. Covers health care, service-related disabilities, | |
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