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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.\\+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.\\ 
 {{ :mn1a_coping_skills.jpg?100 |Coping Skills cover page}} {{ :mn1a_coping_skills.jpg?100 |Coping Skills cover page}}
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 I have listed all of the categories as they were in the publication, but I am not tied to them.  It has been 20 years since the creation of this publication so I'm sure that everything from the category names to the books included could be outdated.\\ I have listed all of the categories as they were in the publication, but I am not tied to them.  It has been 20 years since the creation of this publication so I'm sure that everything from the category names to the books included could be outdated.\\
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 I have added two new sections/categories: [[http://lbphwiki.aadl.org/coping_skills#unemployment_job_hunting_added_2013|Unemployment/Job Hunting]] and [[http://lbphwiki.aadl.org/coping_skills#returning_vets_military_families_added_2013|Returning Vets/Military Families]].\\ I have added two new sections/categories: [[http://lbphwiki.aadl.org/coping_skills#unemployment_job_hunting_added_2013|Unemployment/Job Hunting]] and [[http://lbphwiki.aadl.org/coping_skills#returning_vets_military_families_added_2013|Returning Vets/Military Families]].\\
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-NOTE: I have created a format that I would like to retain if possible (for example, category name = Headline level 2; book format (talking book or braille) = Headline level 3; book titles = Headline level 4).  That said, I'm open for suggestions and corrections.\\ 
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  --- //[[dan.malosh@state.mn.us|Dan Malosh @ MN1A Regional]] 2013/07/28 16:22//  --- //[[dan.malosh@state.mn.us|Dan Malosh @ MN1A Regional]] 2013/07/28 16:22//
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 Psychology professor Baumeister and New York Times science journalist Tierney share twenty-first century research on willpower, or self-control, and suggest ways to increase it. They offer anecdotes, describe experiments that highlight strategies to improve performance and manage impulses, and discuss Alcoholics Anonymous, dieting, parenting, and self-esteem. **2011**.\\ Psychology professor Baumeister and New York Times science journalist Tierney share twenty-first century research on willpower, or self-control, and suggest ways to increase it. They offer anecdotes, describe experiments that highlight strategies to improve performance and manage impulses, and discuss Alcoholics Anonymous, dieting, parenting, and self-esteem. **2011**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.74884|DB 74884]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 10 hours, 36 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/74884|DB 74884]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 10 hours, 36 minutes.
  
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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's life and cause overreactions, marital problems, addictions, toxic parenting, and destructive relationships. He describes how to heal the wounded child within. **1990**.\\ 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's life and cause overreactions, marital problems, addictions, toxic parenting, and destructive relationships. He describes how to heal the wounded child within. **1990**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.31960|DB 31960]] - Read by Bill Wallace. Reading time: 12 hours, 33 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/31960|DB 31960]] - Read by Bill Wallace. Reading time: 12 hours, 33 minutes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.17739|DB 17739]] - Read by Bob Askey. Reading time: 8 hours, 14 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/17739|DB 17739]] - Read by Bob Askey. Reading time: 8 hours, 14 minutes.
  
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 Originally published in 1937 and revised in 1981 to "clarify and strengthen the book for a modern reader," this guide provides fundamental techniques in handling people. Includes how to make people like you, how to win them to your way of thinking, and how to be a leader without offending or arousing resentment. **1936**.\\ Originally published in 1937 and revised in 1981 to "clarify and strengthen the book for a modern reader," this guide provides fundamental techniques in handling people. Includes how to make people like you, how to win them to your way of thinking, and how to be a leader without offending or arousing resentment. **1936**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.53469|DB 53469]] - Read by Jack Fox. Reading time: 8 hours, 28 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/53469|DB 53469]] - Read by Jack Fox. Reading time: 8 hours, 28 minutes.
  
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-=== How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age === +=== Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life === 
-***ADDED 2013***\\ +**Author:** Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter\\
-**Author:** Brent Cole; Dale Carnegie & Associates\\+
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-This update to //How to Win Friends and Influence People// ([[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.53469|DB 53469]]), offered seventy-five years after the original was published, incorporates successful use of social media. Details easy-to-employ strategies for productive conversations and collaborations in business and personal life. Discusses ways to communicate, lead, and work well with others. **2011**.\\+Account of how the former president and first lady made the transition from the White House to Plains, Georgia. In this joint narrative with individual interjections when recollections or interpretations differ, the Carters tell of their involvement in a host of projects and volunteerism. **1987**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.75355|DB 75355]] - Read by Jeff Allin. Reading time: 7 hours, 24 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/25995|DB 25995]] - Read by Mitzi Friedlander. Reading time: 7 hours, 1 minute.
  
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-=== Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life === +=== Smart for Life: How to Improve Your Brain Power at Any Age === 
-**Author:** Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter\\+**Author:** Michael D. Chafetz\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-Account of how the former president and first lady made the transition from the White House to Plains, Georgia. In this joint narrative with individual interjections when recollections or interpretations differ, the Carters tell of their involvement in a host of projects and volunteerism. **1987**.\\+A research psychologist's guide to increased mental ability. Chafetz stresses the importance of proper sleep, nutrition, and physical fitness, and the negative aspects of drugs. He focuses on ways to enlarge both memory and mental capacity, to expand language and creative skills, and to increase logic. Includes suggested brain exercises. **1992**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.25995|DB 25995]] - Read by Mitzi Friedlander. Reading time: 7 hours, 1 minute.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/36407|DB 36407]] - Read by Richard Hauenstein. Reading time 7 hours, 31 minutes.
  
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 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
   * [[RC 16153]]   * [[RC 16153]]
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 +=== How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age ===
 +***ADDED 2013***\\
 +**Author:** Brent Cole; Dale Carnegie & Associates\\
 +**Annotation:**\\
 +This update to //How to Win Friends and Influence People// ([[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/53469|DB 53469]]), offered seventy-five years after the original was published, incorporates successful use of social media. Details easy-to-employ strategies for productive conversations and collaborations in business and personal life. Discusses ways to communicate, lead, and work well with others. **2011**.\\
 +**Available Formats:**
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/75355|DB 75355]] - Read by Jeff Allin. Reading time: 7 hours, 24 minutes.
  
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 New York Times reporter draws on academic studies, interviews with scientists, and industry research to explore habit formation in individuals, organizations, and societies. Argues that by understanding habits, we can change them. Examines how changing habit loops affected the outcomes for Alcoholics Anonymous members, Target shoppers, and others. **2012**.\\ New York Times reporter draws on academic studies, interviews with scientists, and industry research to explore habit formation in individuals, organizations, and societies. Argues that by understanding habits, we can change them. Examines how changing habit loops affected the outcomes for Alcoholics Anonymous members, Target shoppers, and others. **2012**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.74596|DB 74596]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 11 hours, 36 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/74596|DB 74596]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 11 hours, 36 minutes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.30718|DB 30718]] - Read by Andy Chappell. Reading time: 9 hours, 28 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/30718|DB 30718]] - Read by Andy Chappell. Reading time: 9 hours, 28 minutes.
  
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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's Ninth Symphony, jumper cables, a shoebox of childhood momentoes, and the author's wife. A frequently quoted maxim, from a kindergarten graduation speech, is "When you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together." **1988**.\\ 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's Ninth Symphony, jumper cables, a shoebox of childhood momentoes, and the author's wife. A frequently quoted maxim, from a kindergarten graduation speech, is "When you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together." **1988**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.28047|DB 28047]] - Read by Harry Elders. Reading time: 3 hours, 18 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/28047|DB 28047]] - Read by Harry Elders. Reading time: 3 hours, 18 minutes.
   * [[BR 07700]] - 1 volume.   * [[BR 07700]] - 1 volume.
  
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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 "grown-ups" do (such as cleaning sink strainers and plunging out toilets); about Rosa Parks, a black woman, who began the Montgomery bus boycott; and about children. He advises, "Love them long, and let them go early." **1989**.\\ 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 "grown-ups" do (such as cleaning sink strainers and plunging out toilets); about Rosa Parks, a black woman, who began the Montgomery bus boycott; and about children. He advises, "Love them long, and let them go early." **1989**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 30956]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/30956|DB 30956]] - Read by John Rayburn. Reading time: 3 hours, 52 minutes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.14830|DB 14830]] - Read by John Stratton. Reading time: 9 hours, 47 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/14830|DB 14830]] - Read by John Stratton. Reading time: 9 hours, 47 minutes.
   * [[BR 01880]] - 4 volumes.   * [[BR 01880]] - 4 volumes.
  
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 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
   * [[RC 12056]]   * [[RC 12056]]
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 +=== Solving the Self-Esteem Puzzle: A Guide for Moving from Piece to Peace ===
 +***ADDED 2014***\\
 +**Author:** \\
 +**Annotation:**\\
 +A blind mental-health counselor offers advice on improving self-awareness, focusing on the effect self-esteem has on personal relationships, on how we feel about our environment, and on life's meaning. She guides the reader through introspective examination of the component parts of life, endeavoring to fit the puzzle pieces together. Contains explicit sexual terms. **1991**.\\
 +**Available Formats:**
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/34984|DB 34984]] - Read by Miriam Wagner. Reading time 4 hours, 22 minutes.
  
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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 "unfairness." In his search for answers to why tragedies seemingly strike those undeserving of them, he offers comfort and reassurance to the troubled. **1978**.\\ 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 "unfairness." In his search for answers to why tragedies seemingly strike those undeserving of them, he offers comfort and reassurance to the troubled. **1978**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.48900|DB 48900]] - Read by Bill Wallace. Reading time: 5 hours, 13 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/48900|DB 48900]] - Read by Bill Wallace. Reading time: 5 hours, 13 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/16801/prefix/BR|BR 16801]] - 1 volume.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/16801|BR 16801]] - 1 volume.
  
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 At age thirty-five, the author was a derelict who came very close to spending his last few dollars on a gun with which he planned to kill himself. Mandino explains what prevented his suicide, and then offers "Seventeen Rules to Live By" that he hopes will help everyone avoid living even one more day feeling failure, grief, poverty, shame, or self-pity. **1990**.\\ At age thirty-five, the author was a derelict who came very close to spending his last few dollars on a gun with which he planned to kill himself. Mandino explains what prevented his suicide, and then offers "Seventeen Rules to Live By" that he hopes will help everyone avoid living even one more day feeling failure, grief, poverty, shame, or self-pity. **1990**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 30865]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/30865|DB 30865]] - Read by John Rayburn. Reading time: 2 hours, 59 minutes.
  
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 Twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the 1978 classic psychological treatise concerning spirituality, self-actualization, maturation, and interpersonal relationships. Emphasizes mental and spiritual growth, love, and self-discipline. **1978**.\\ Twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the 1978 classic psychological treatise concerning spirituality, self-actualization, maturation, and interpersonal relationships. Emphasizes mental and spiritual growth, love, and self-discipline. **1978**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.55631|DB 55631]] -  Read by Jack Fox. Reading time: 11 hours, 28 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/55631|DB 55631]] -  Read by Jack Fox. Reading time: 11 hours, 28 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/14516/prefix/BR|BR 14516]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/14516|BR 14516]] - 3 volumes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.37302|DB 37302]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 8 hours, 25 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/37302|DB 37302]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 8 hours, 25 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/09391/prefix/BR|BR 09391]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/09391|BR 09391]] - 2 volumes.
  
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 Brash, cynical guidebook outlines startling ideas for leading a life filled with more pleasure and fewer complications. **1977**.\\ Brash, cynical guidebook outlines startling ideas for leading a life filled with more pleasure and fewer complications. **1977**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.10833|DB 10833]] - Read by Bob Butz. Reading time: 9 hours, 57 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/10833|DB 10833]] - Read by Bob Butz. Reading time: 9 hours, 57 minutes.
  
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 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
   * [[RC 30069]]   * [[RC 30069]]
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 +=== The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of Life's Difficulties, Setbacks, and Imperfectionse ===
 +***ADDED 2014***\\
 +**Author:** Norman E. Rosenthal\\
 +**Annotation:**\\
 +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**.\\
 +**Available Formats:**
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/77939|DB 77939]] - Read by Kurt Elftmann. Reading time 10 hours, 52 minutes.
  
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 Discusses the importance of "the blessin," that is, the approval received from our parents, and how it affects the way we feel about ourselves and others. Also details in religious and psychological terms how to overcome the lack of "the blessing" in our lives. **1986**.\\ Discusses the importance of "the blessin," that is, the approval received from our parents, and how it affects the way we feel about ourselves and others. Also details in religious and psychological terms how to overcome the lack of "the blessing" in our lives. **1986**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 27180]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/27180|DB 27180]] - Read by Butch Hoover. Reading time: 7 hours, 34 minutes.
  
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 A co-founder of "Ms." magazine and outspoken feminist, Steinem her confronts internal barriers to women's equality. She examines the experiences of individual men and women; researches self-help books; and, recognizing that "Good writers write to find out about themselves--and it lasts forever," she finally listens to herself. **1992**.\\ A co-founder of "Ms." magazine and outspoken feminist, Steinem her confronts internal barriers to women's equality. She examines the experiences of individual men and women; researches self-help books; and, recognizing that "Good writers write to find out about themselves--and it lasts forever," she finally listens to herself. **1992**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 34110]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/34110|DB 34110]] - Read by Mitzi Friedlander. Reading time: 13 hours, 39 minutes. 
  
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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's Ninth Symphony, jumper cables, a shoebox of childhood momentoes, and the author's wife. A frequently quoted maxim, from a kindergarten graduation speech, is "When you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together." **1988**.\\ 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's Ninth Symphony, jumper cables, a shoebox of childhood momentoes, and the author's wife. A frequently quoted maxim, from a kindergarten graduation speech, is "When you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together." **1988**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.28047|DB 28047]] - Read by Harry Elders. Reading time: 3 hours, 18 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/28047|DB 28047]] - Read by Harry Elders. Reading time: 3 hours, 18 minutes.
   * [[BR 07700]] - 1 volume.   * [[BR 07700]] - 1 volume.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.14830|DB 14830]] - Read by John Stratton. Reading time: 9 hours, 47 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/14830|DB 14830]] - Read by John Stratton. Reading time: 9 hours, 47 minutes.
   * [[BR 01880]] - 4 volumes.   * [[BR 01880]] - 4 volumes.
  
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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 "unfairness." In his search for answers to why tragedies seemingly strike those undeserving of them, he offers comfort and reassurance to the troubled. **1981**.\\ 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 "unfairness." In his search for answers to why tragedies seemingly strike those undeserving of them, he offers comfort and reassurance to the troubled. **1981**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.48900|DB 48900]] - Read by Bill Wallace. Reading time: 5 hours, 13 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/48900|DB 48900]] - Read by Bill Wallace. Reading time: 5 hours, 13 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/16801/prefix/BR|BR 16801]] - 1 volume.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/16801|BR 16801]] - 1 volume.
  
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 Twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the 1978 classic psychological treatise concerning spirituality, self-actualization, maturation, and interpersonal relationships. Emphasizes mental and spiritual growth, love, and self-discipline. **1983**.\\ Twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the 1978 classic psychological treatise concerning spirituality, self-actualization, maturation, and interpersonal relationships. Emphasizes mental and spiritual growth, love, and self-discipline. **1983**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.55631|DB 55631]] -  Read by Jack Fox. Reading time: 11 hours, 28 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/55631|DB 55631]] -  Read by Jack Fox. Reading time: 11 hours, 28 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/14516/prefix/BR|BR 14516]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/14516|BR 14516]] - 3 volumes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.37302|DB 37302]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 8 hours, 25 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/37302|DB 37302]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 8 hours, 25 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/09391/prefix/BR|BR 09391]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/09391|BR 09391]] - 2 volumes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/05340/prefix/BR|BR 05340]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/05340|BR 05340]] - 2 volumes.
  
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 **Author:** Melody Beattie\\ **Author:** Melody Beattie\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-As a follow-up to //Codependent No More// in which Beattie discussed stopping the pain of codependency and gaining control of one's life, she now addresses the topic of self care--what to do when the pain has stopped. Using case histories, she discusses topics such as recovery and relapse, breaking free, dealing with shame, overcoming fatal attractions, and dealing with the fear of commitment. **1989**.\\+As a follow-up to //Codependent No More// ([[RC 28220]]) in which Beattie discussed stopping the pain of codependency and gaining control of one's life, she now addresses the topic of self care--what to do when the pain has stopped. Using case histories, she discusses topics such as recovery and relapse, breaking free, dealing with shame, overcoming fatal attractions, and dealing with the fear of commitment. **1989**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 31290]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/31290|DB 31290]] - Read by Patricia McDermott. Reading time 7 hours, 59 minutes.
  
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 A follow-up to the classic //Codependent No More// (DB 28220) explains that codependency is a pattern of behavior rather than an illness. Using examples from her own life, Beattie discusses analyzing one's actions and offers enabling techniques to set boundaries and take better care of oneself. **2009**.\\ A follow-up to the classic //Codependent No More// (DB 28220) explains that codependency is a pattern of behavior rather than an illness. Using examples from her own life, Beattie discusses analyzing one's actions and offers enabling techniques to set boundaries and take better care of oneself. **2009**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.68362|DB 68362]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 10 hours, 6 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/68362|DB 68362]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 10 hours, 6 minutes.
  
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 Two Beverly Hills psychologists analyze the successes and failures of women looking for acceptable men. They suggest that today's accomplished, discriminating women should 'become more realistic in their expectations if they want to form close long-term relationships with men. **1985**.\\ Two Beverly Hills psychologists analyze the successes and failures of women looking for acceptable men. They suggest that today's accomplished, discriminating women should 'become more realistic in their expectations if they want to form close long-term relationships with men. **1985**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.21543|DB 21543]] - Read by Bob Butz. Reading time: 5 hours, 48 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/21543|DB 21543]] - Read by Bob Butz. Reading time: 5 hours, 48 minutes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.31291|DB 31291]] - Read by Madelyn Buzzard. Reading time: 7 hours, 47 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/31291|DB 31291]] - Read by Madelyn Buzzard. Reading time: 7 hours, 47 minutes.
  
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 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
   * [[RC 20143]]   * [[RC 20143]]
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/05660/prefix/BR|BR 05660]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/05660|BR 05660]] - 2 volumes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.22965|DB 22965]] - Read by Madelyn Buzzard. Reading time: 6 hours, 58 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/22965|DB 22965]] - Read by Madelyn Buzzard. Reading time: 6 hours, 58 minutes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.35918|DB 35918]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 9 hours, 19 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/35918|DB 35918]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 9 hours, 19 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/09230/prefix/BR|BR 09230]] - 3 volumes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/09230|BR 09230]] - 3 volumes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/17778/prefix/BR|BR 17778]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/17778|BR 17778]] - 3 volumes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +=== Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples === 
 +***ADDED 2014***\\ 
 +**Author:** Harville Hendrix\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +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**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/31202|DB 31202]] - Read by Harold Parker. Reading time 10 hours, 17 minutes.
  
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 Kreidman's theory is that a man falls in love with a woman because of the way he feels when he is with her. She offers suggestions on how to communicate with your man and make him a sex object, how to express feelings and create moods, and how to keep his fire lit forever. **1991**.\\ Kreidman's theory is that a man falls in love with a woman because of the way he feels when he is with her. She offers suggestions on how to communicate with your man and make him a sex object, how to express feelings and create moods, and how to keep his fire lit forever. **1991**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 30551]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/30551|DB 30551]] - Read by Ilona Dulaski. Reading time 5 hours, 41 minutes.
   * [[BR 08108]] - 2 volumes.   * [[BR 08108]] - 2 volumes.
  
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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, she argues, they often fail to express their anger for fear of rocking the boat. Lerner shows readers ways to deal more effectually with anger. **1985**.\\ 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, she argues, they often fail to express their anger for fear of rocking the boat. Lerner shows readers ways to deal more effectually with anger. **1985**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.27934|DB 27934]] - Read by Patricia McDermott. Reading time: 6 hours, 59 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/27934|DB 27934]] - Read by Patricia McDermott. Reading time: 6 hours, 59 minutes.
   * [[BR 06419]] - 2 volumes.   * [[BR 06419]] - 2 volumes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.29052|DB 29052]] - Read by Patricia McDermott. Reading time: 7 hours, 20 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/29052|DB 29052]] - Read by Patricia McDermott. Reading time: 7 hours, 20 minutes.
  
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 **Author:** Robin Norwood\\ **Author:** Robin Norwood\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-Collection of letters-to-the-author inspired by the bestselling //Women Who Love Too Much// ([[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.22991|DB 22991]]). The author amplifies her basic theory, that some women become "addicted" to either long-term or serial relationships that are destructive to their mental and physical well-being. **1988**.\\+Collection of letters-to-the-author inspired by the bestselling //Women Who Love Too Much// ([[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/22991|DB 22991]]). The author amplifies her basic theory, that some women become "addicted" to either long-term or serial relationships that are destructive to their mental and physical well-being. **1988**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 27603]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/27603|DB 27603]] - Read by Rita Hottois. Reading time 11 hours, 58 minutes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.22991|DB 22991]] - Read by Madelyn Buzzard. Reading time: 9 hours, 58 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/22991|DB 22991]] - Read by Madelyn Buzzard. Reading time: 9 hours, 58 minutes.
  
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 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
   * [[RC 20143]]   * [[RC 20143]]
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/05660/prefix/BR|BR 05660]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/05660|BR 05660]] - 2 volumes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.35918|DB 35918]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 9 hours, 19 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/35918|DB 35918]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 9 hours, 19 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/09230/prefix/BR|BR 09230]] - 3 volumes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/09230|BR 09230]] - 3 volumes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/17778/prefix/BR|BR 17778]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/17778|BR 17778]] - 3 volumes.
  
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   * [[BR 06184]]   * [[BR 06184]]
- 
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- 
-=== Light His Fire: How to Keep Your Man Passionately and Hopelessly in Love with You === 
-**Author:** Ellen Kreidman\\ 
-**Annotation:**\\ 
-Kreidman's theory is that a man falls in love with a woman because of the way he feels when he is with her. She offers suggestions on how to communicate with your man and make him a sex object, how to express feelings and create moods, and how to keep his fire lit forever. **1989**.\\ 
-**Available Formats:** 
-  * [[RC 30551]] 
-  * [[BR 08108]] - 2 volumes. 
  
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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, she argues, they often fail to express their anger for fear of rocking the boat. Lerner shows readers ways to deal more effectually with anger. **1985**.\\ 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, she argues, they often fail to express their anger for fear of rocking the boat. Lerner shows readers ways to deal more effectually with anger. **1985**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.27934|DB 27934]] - Read by Patricia McDermott. Reading time: 6 hours, 59 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/27934|DB 27934]] - Read by Patricia McDermott. Reading time: 6 hours, 59 minutes.
   * [[BR 06419]] - 2 volumes.   * [[BR 06419]] - 2 volumes.
  
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 A romantic self-help book that is upbeat, practical, and winning. The author is a feminist former director of women's programs at the University of California at Berkeley and a leader of singles workshops. **1988**.\\ A romantic self-help book that is upbeat, practical, and winning. The author is a feminist former director of women's programs at the University of California at Berkeley and a leader of singles workshops. **1988**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/07460/prefix/BR|BR 07460]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/07460|BR 07460]] - 3 volumes.
  
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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, giving unexpectedly, and reversing the Golden Rule. **2004**.\\ 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, giving unexpectedly, and reversing the Golden Rule. **2004**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/16093/prefix/BR|BR 16093]] - 1 volume.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/16093|BR 16093]] - 1 volume.
  
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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, receiving gifts, acts of service, and physical touch--that are based on psychological disposition. Suggests ways individuals can decipher their spouse's emotional preferences, providing examples from his own practice. **1995**.\\ Marriage counselor offers advice on affirming love to one's partner. Chapman defines five different love languages--quality time, words of affirmation, receiving gifts, acts of service, and physical touch--that are based on psychological disposition. Suggests ways individuals can decipher their spouse's emotional preferences, providing examples from his own practice. **1995**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.64174|DB 64174]] - Read by Gary Tipton. Reading time: 5 hours, 16 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/64174|DB 64174]] - Read by Gary Tipton. Reading time: 5 hours, 16 minutes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.47134|DB 47134]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 8 hours, 57 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/47134|DB 47134]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 8 hours, 57 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/11781/prefix/BR|BR 11781]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/11781|BR 11781]] - 2 volumes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.40459|DB 40459]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 5 hours, 11 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/40459|DB 40459]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 5 hours, 11 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/10089/prefix/BR|BR 10089]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/10089|BR 10089]] - 2 volumes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.47134|DB 47134]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 8 hours, 57 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/47134|DB 47134]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 8 hours, 57 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/11781/prefix/BR|BR 11781]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/11781|BR 11781]] - 2 volumes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.40459|DB 40459]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 5 hours, 11 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/40459|DB 40459]] - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 5 hours, 11 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/10089/prefix/BR|BR 10089]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/10089|BR 10089]] - 2 volumes.
  
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-===== Families ===== +===== FAMILIES ===== 
-==== Talking Books ==== +==== When Parents Love Too Much: What Happens When Parents Won't Let Go ====
-=== When Parents Love Too Much: What Happens When Parents Won't Let Go ===+
 **Author:** Laurie Ashner and Mitch Meyerson\\ **Author:** Laurie Ashner and Mitch Meyerson\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== Making It as a Stepparent: New Roles--New Rules ===+==== Making It as a Stepparent: New Roles--New Rules ====
 **Author:** Claire Berman\\ **Author:** Claire Berman\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== Families: Crisis and Caring ===+==== Families: Crisis and Caring ====
 **Author:** T. Berry Brazelton\\ **Author:** T. Berry Brazelton\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 Using the predicaments of five real families with different situations--parent rivalry, single parenting, step-parenting, family illness, and adoption--Brazleton offers advice for families confronted with these difficult situations. **1989**.\\ Using the predicaments of five real families with different situations--parent rivalry, single parenting, step-parenting, family illness, and adoption--Brazleton offers advice for families confronted with these difficult situations. **1989**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.31715|DB 31715]] - Read by Phil Regensdorf. Reading time: 8 hours, 45 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/31715|DB 31715]] - Read by Phil Regensdorf. Reading time: 8 hours, 45 minutes.
  
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-=== What Do You Really Want for Your Children? ===+==== Straight from the Heart: How to Talk to Your Teenagers about Love and Sex ==== 
 +**Author:** Carol Cassell\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +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, contraception, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. A list of frequently asked questions with the author's answers is also provided. **1987**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[BR 07091]] - 2 volumes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Peace in the Family: A Workbook of Ideas and Actions ==== 
 +**Author:** Lois Dorn with Penni Eldredge-Martin\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +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**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[BR 06058]] - 2 volumes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Raising Our Children's Children ==== 
 +***ADDED 2014***\\ 
 +**Author:** Deborah Doucette-Dudman and Jeffrey R. LaCure\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +Handbook for grandmothers as primary caregivers of their grandchildren. The authors discuss the under-reported problem of "kinship care" as they present case histories augmented by guidelines for dealing with such issues as conflict management, drug addiction, and physical and sexual abuse. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. **1996**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:**\\ 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/44075|DB 44075]] - Read by Madelyn Buzzard. Reading time 10 hours, 48 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== What Do You Really Want for Your Children? ====
 **Author:** Wayne W. Dyer\\ **Author:** Wayne W. Dyer\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== P.E.T. in Action ===+==== P.E.T. in Action ====
 **Author:** Thomas Gordon, with Judith Gordon Sands\\ **Author:** Thomas Gordon, with Judith Gordon Sands\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== Instant Parent: A Guide for Step-parents, Part-time Parents, and Grandparents ===+==== Emotional Illness in Your Family: Helping Your Relative, Helping Yourself ==== 
 +**Author:** Harvey R. Greenberg\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +The author, a clinical professor of psychiatry, has written this book to help adolescents contend with the difficulties a relative's troubles can cause. He examines ways, both within the family and through professional help, of dealing with problems. Presenting a catalog of disorders, he discusses each and suggests specific coping strategies. For junior and senior high readers. **1989**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/35019|DB 35019]] - Read by Maxine Wasserman. Reading time 10 hours, 30 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Instant Parent: A Guide for Step-parents, Part-time Parents, and Grandparents ====
 **Author:** Suzy Kalter\\ **Author:** Suzy Kalter\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== The One-minute Scolding: The Amazingly Effective New Approach to Child Discipline ===+==== The One-minute Scolding: The Amazingly Effective New Approach to Child Discipline ====
 **Author:** Gerald E. Nelson\\ **Author:** Gerald E. Nelson\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== Saying No Is Not Enough: Raising Children Who Make Wise Decisions about Drugs and Alcohol === +==== The One-Minute Scolding: The Amazingly Effective New Approach to Child Discipline ==== 
-**Author:** Robert Schwebel\\+***ADDED 2014***\\ 
 +**Author:** Carl E. Pickhardt\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-A clinical psychologist gives practical advice on how to empower children to make wise decisions about drugs and alcohol. He enumerates ways to raise competent children with well-developed life- and problem-solving skills. He discusses how important it is to communicate and suggests ways to begin a dialog. Information on intervention for the child who is already on drugs is included. **1989**.\\+Psychologist and Psychology Today blogger addresses the common developmental changes in children before and during the teen years. Offers suggestions for dealing with conflicts and protecting kids from danger. **2013**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 31311]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/20140|BR 20140]] - 4 volumes.
  
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-==== Braille ==== +==== Saturday Parent: A Book for Separated Families ==== 
-=== Straight from the Heart: How to Talk to Your Teenagers about Love and Sex === +**Author:** Peter Rowlands\\
-**Author:** Carol Cassell\\+
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-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, contraception, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. A list of frequently asked questions with the author's answers is also provided. **1987**.\\+A book for and about the other parent--the one who lives apart from the children and sees them only occasionally. The author, a psychologist by training and Saturday parent himself, gives specific tips on planning long and short visits, introducing newcomers in the noncustodial parent's life, and handling guilt and confusion. **1980**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[BR 07091]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[BR 04873]] - 2 volumes.
  
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-=== Peace in the Family: A Workbook of Ideas and Actions === +==== When Your Child Is Afraid ==== 
-**Author:** Lois Dorn with Penni Eldredge-Martin\\+**Author:** Robert Schachter and Carole Spearin McCauley\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-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**.\\+The authors present an extensive discussion of the normal fears of childhood from infancy through age sixteen. Parents are advised on identifying fears, helping their children deal with them, and recognizing serious fears that may require professional help. The final section of the book discusses phobias, their symptoms, causes, and treatments. **1988**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[BR 06058]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[BR 07392]] - 2 volumes.
  
 ---- ----
  
-=== Saturday Parent: A Book for Separated Families === +==== Saying No Is Not Enough: Raising Children Who Make Wise Decisions about Drugs and Alcohol ==== 
-**Author:** Peter Rowlands\\+**Author:** Robert Schwebel\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-A book for and about the other parent--the one who lives apart from the children and sees them only occasionally. The author, a psychologist by training and Saturday parent himself, gives specific tips on planning long and short visits, introducing newcomers in the noncustodial parent's life, and handling guilt and confusion. **1980**.\\+A clinical psychologist gives practical advice on how to empower children to make wise decisions about drugs and alcohol. He enumerates ways to raise competent children with well-developed life- and problem-solving skills. He discusses how important it is to communicate and suggests ways to begin a dialog. Information on intervention for the child who is already on drugs is included. **1989**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[BR 04873]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[RC 31311]]
  
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-=== When Your Child Is Afraid === +==== When You and Your Mother Can't Be Friends: Resolving the Most Complicated Relationship of Your Life ==== 
-**Author:** Robert Schachter and Carole Spearin McCauley\\+***ADDED 2014***\\ 
 +**Author:** Victoria Secunda\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-The authors present an extensive discussion of the normal fears of childhood from infancy through age sixteen. Parents are advised on identifying fears, helping their children deal with them, and recognizing serious fears that may require professional help. The final section of the book discusses phobias, their symptoms, causes, and treatments. **1988**.\\+Written for daughters whose childhood relationships with their mothers continue to haunt their adulthood and affect their relationships with friends, lovers, husbands, and children. Secunda's goal is to help daughters break their dependency on their mothers and gain a healthy perspective on their mothers and themselves. **1990**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[BR 07392]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/32117|DB 32117]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time 15 hours, 15 minutes.
  
 ---- ----
  
-=== Yes, I Can Say No: A Parent's Guide to Assertiveness Training for Children ===+==== The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind ==== 
 +***ADDED 2014***\\ 
 +**Author:** Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +Neuropsychiatrist Siegel and psychotherapist Bryson provide insight into child brain development. They discuss ways to foster children's emotional intelligence and offer tools to implement a holistic approach to modifying behavior. Commercial audiobook. **2011**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/74711|DB 74711]] - Read by Tina Payne Bryson. Reading time 6 hours, 17 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain ==== 
 +***ADDED 2014***\\ 
 +**Author:** Daniel J. Siegel\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +Neuropsychiatrist Siegel, author of //The Whole-Brain Child// ([[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/74711|DB 74711]]), uses scientific research into the field of interpersonal neurobiology and anecdotes from patients and his own family to explain teenage behavior. Discusses the purpose of the adolescent mind, the timing of puberty, and ways to help families thrive. Bestseller. **2013**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78189|DB 78189]] - Read by Jeremy Gage. Reading time 9 hours, 47 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Yes, I Can Say No: A Parent's Guide to Assertiveness Training for Children ====
 **Author:** Manuel J. Smith\\ **Author:** Manuel J. Smith\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== How to Talk with Your Child about Sexuality (Planned Parenthood) ===+==== How to Talk with Your Child about Sexuality (Planned Parenthood) ====
 **Author:** Faye Wattleton and Elisabeth Keiffer\\ **Author:** Faye Wattleton and Elisabeth Keiffer\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-===== Child Abuse ===== +==== When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart: Coping with Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, and the Problems That Tear Families Apart ==== 
-==== Talking Books ==== +***ADDED 2014***\\ 
-=== The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse ===+**Author:** Joel L. Young and Christine A. Adamec\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +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**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78064|DB 78064]] - Read by Gary Tipton. Reading time 10 hours, 21 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== CHILD ABUSE ===== 
 +==== The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse ====
 **Author:** Ellen Bass and Laura Davis\\ **Author:** Ellen Bass and Laura Davis\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
   * [[RC 28461]]   * [[RC 28461]]
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/07673/prefix/BR|BR 07673]] - 6 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/07673|BR 07673]] - 6 volumes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and about Adults Abused as Children ==== 
 +**Author:** Elaina M. Gil\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +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.
  
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-=== Children at Risk, My Fight Against Child Abuse: A Personal Story and a Public Plea ===+==== Children at Risk, My Fight Against Child Abuse: A Personal Story and a Public Plea ====
 **Author:** Paula Hawkins\\ **Author:** Paula Hawkins\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== Secret Scars: A Guide for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse ===+==== 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, presents case studies in which she analyzes victims' experiences. Contains a fourteen-step guide for recovery. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. **1989**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/30420|DB 30420]] - Read by Mitzi Friedlander. Reading time 10 hours, 6 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Secret Scars: A Guide for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse ====
 **Author:** Cynthia Crosson Tower\\ **Author:** Cynthia Crosson Tower\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-==== Braille ==== + 
-=== The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse === +===== Health and Healing ===== 
-**Author:** Ellen Bass and Laura Davis\\+==== Stress / Anxiety & Fears (ADDED 2014) ==== 
 +=== The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living === 
 +***ADDED 2014***\\ 
 +**Author:** Amit Sood (Mayo Clinic)\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-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**.\\+Sood, the chair of the Mind Body Medicine Initiative at the Mayo Clinic, draws on brain research to develop techniques for reducing stress. Discusses practical tips for starting a personal mind-body practice that will promote present-moment awareness, gratitude, compassion, meaning, and forgiveness. **2013**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 28461]] +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78222|DB 78222]] - Reading time 11 hours, 53 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/07673/prefix/BR|BR 07673]] - 6 volumes.+Read by Gary Tipton.
  
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-=== Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and about Adults Abused as Children === +=== My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind === 
-**Author:** Elaina M. Gil\\+***ADDED 2014***\\ 
 +**Author:** Scott Stossel\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-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**.\\+Editor of //The Atlantic// chronicles anxiety disorder through history, philosophy, religion, culture, and science, while relating his lifelong struggle with the condition. Discusses medications, therapies, and treatment theories, including nature versus nurture. Describes his own personal redemption and resilience. Some strong language. Bestseller. **2013**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[BR 06379]] - 1 volume.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78163|DB 78163]] - Read by Bill Burton. Reading time 17 hours, 54 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Cancer (ADDED 2014) ==== 
 +=== The Priority List: A Teacher's Final Quest to Discover Life's Greatest Lessons === 
 +***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://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78769|DB 78769]] - Read by Bob Moore. Reading time 4 hours, 47 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== 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://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/74530|DB 74530]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time 15 hours, 29 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +=== 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://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/74530|DB 74530]]) offers specific nutritional strategies to reduce insulin levels. Includes detailed explanations for food choices and recipes. Suggests ways to prepare both your kitchen and your mind for the recommended plan. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. **2014**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78677|DB 78677]] - Read by Mark Hyman. Reading time 7 hours, 35 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +=== Diabetic Retinopathy: From Diagnosis to Treatment === 
 +***ADDED 2014***\\ 
 +**Author:** Homayoun Tabandeh and David S. Boyer\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +Retina specialists and authors of //Macular Degeneration// ([[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/74495|DB 74495]]) describe diabetic retinopathy, a potential problem for people with diabetes. Discuss its development, treatment options and ways to slow its progress, and lifestyle changes that lead to better glucose control. Offer advice on coping with visual impairment. **2014**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78358|DB 78358]] - Read by Patrick Downer. Reading time 3 hours, 41 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== 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://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/74306|DB 74306]] - Read by Gary Tipton. Reading time 11 hours, 33 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +=== 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://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/74306|DB 74306]]) into a concise collection of tips for healthy living. Recommends a diet of non-processed seasonal foods and a daily fitness routine to maintain weight and manage stress. Bestseller. **2014**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78295|DB 78295]] - Read by Guy Williams. Reading time 3 hours, 18 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== 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://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78345|DB 78345]] - Read by Mare Trevathan. Reading time 7 hours, 21 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +=== 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." **1996**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/44084|DB 44084]] - Read by Sharon Murray. Reading time 6 hours, 18 minutes.
  
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-===== Health and Healing ===== 
 ==== Talking Books ==== ==== Talking Books ====
 === The Relaxation Response === === The Relaxation Response ===
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 The author contends that a positive mental attitude, attained through his "relaxation response" for dealing with stress, can also help people increase their control over health and happiness. **1984**.\\ The author contends that a positive mental attitude, attained through his "relaxation response" for dealing with stress, can also help people increase their control over health and happiness. **1984**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 22254]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/22254|DB 22254]] - Read by Fred Major. Reading time 5 hours, 3 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +=== 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://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/22254|DB 22254]]) describes how self-care can be combined with pharmaceuticals, surgery, and other procedures to help the healing process. Self-care methods include a belief in "something good," the placebo effect of "remembered wellness," and religious convictions that enhance the relaxation response. **1996**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/50143|DB 50143]] - Read by Gary Tipton. Reading time 11 hours, 18 minutes.
  
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 The author reports on results of treating depression, from mild blues to serious cases, with "cognitive thinking," a program pioneered by colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania. The therapy involves fighting automatic responses to disappointments by intelligent thinking that can put one's shortcomings into perspective. **1980**.\\ The author reports on results of treating depression, from mild blues to serious cases, with "cognitive thinking," a program pioneered by colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania. The therapy involves fighting automatic responses to disappointments by intelligent thinking that can put one's shortcomings into perspective. **1980**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.17777|DB 17777]] - Read by Pat Hurley. Reading time: 14 hours, 58 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/17777|DB 17777]] - Read by Pat Hurley. Reading time: 14 hours, 58 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/09097/prefix/BR|BR 09097]] - 4 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/09097|BR 09097]] - 4 volumes.
  
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 The author's reflections generated by his triumph over a crippling disease. Cousins investigates the chemistry of the will to live and factors influencing the capacity for self-healing. He also believes that humor and laughter, along with a strong doctor/patient relationship, aid the body's natural healing powers. **1979**.\\ The author's reflections generated by his triumph over a crippling disease. Cousins investigates the chemistry of the will to live and factors influencing the capacity for self-healing. He also believes that humor and laughter, along with a strong doctor/patient relationship, aid the body's natural healing powers. **1979**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.55117|DB 55117]] - Read by Bob Moore. Reading time: 5 hours, 2 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/55117|DB 55117]] - Read by Bob Moore. Reading time: 5 hours, 2 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/14347/prefix/BR|BR 14347]] - 1 volume.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/14347|BR 14347]] - 1 volume.
  
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 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, and patients, Cousins argues that faith, love, determination and humor, promote healing within the body. **1989**.\\ 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, and patients, Cousins argues that faith, love, determination and humor, promote healing within the body. **1989**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.31001|DB 31001]] - Read by Bob Butz. Reading time: 12 hours, 18 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/31001|DB 31001]] - Read by Bob Butz. Reading time: 12 hours, 18 minutes.
  
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 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 "catastrophic thoughts." **1987**.\\ 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 "catastrophic thoughts." **1987**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.27951|DB 27951]] - Read by Lou Harpenau. Reading time: 8 hours, 50 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/27951|DB 27951]] - Read by Lou Harpenau. Reading time: 8 hours, 50 minutes.
  
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 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
   * [[RC 31741]]   * [[RC 31741]]
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/07811/prefix/BR|BR 07811]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/07811|BR 07811]] - 2 volumes.
  
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 The author, a metaphysical counselor, asserts that "if we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed." This handbook tells how to eliminate the blocks to good health and a happy life by regaining one's self-esteem and confidence. **1984**.\\ The author, a metaphysical counselor, asserts that "if we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed." This handbook tells how to eliminate the blocks to good health and a happy life by regaining one's self-esteem and confidence. **1984**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.26986|DB 26986]] - Read by Pam Ward. Reading time: 6 hours, 6 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/26986|DB 26986]] - Read by Pam Ward. Reading time: 6 hours, 6 minutes.
  
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 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**.\\ 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:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.31753|DB 31753]] -Read by Dee Weber. Reading time: 5 hours, 48 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/31753|DB 31753]] -Read by Dee Weber. Reading time: 5 hours, 48 minutes.
  
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 Divided into chapters on the major stress causing stages of life; pregnancy, parenting, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and work, midlife transition, aging, and death. This book presents techniques and exercises that are designed to help people relax in order to more effectively handle these stages and stresses. **1988**.\\ Divided into chapters on the major stress causing stages of life; pregnancy, parenting, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and work, midlife transition, aging, and death. This book presents techniques and exercises that are designed to help people relax in order to more effectively handle these stages and stresses. **1988**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.28955|DB 28955]] - Read by Mary Pederson. Reading time: 9 hours, 44 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/28955|DB 28955]] - Read by Mary Pederson. Reading time: 9 hours, 44 minutes.
   * [[BR 07755]] - 3 volumes.   * [[BR 07755]] - 3 volumes.
 +
 +----
 +
 +=== Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Brain Cancer ===
 +***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, chemotherapy, and combined modality protocols. Provides information on the disease in older adults and an index of resources. **2011**.\\
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/73936|DB 73936]] - Read by Jill Ferris. Reading time: 5 hours, 31 minutes.
  
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   * [[RC 08659]]   * [[RC 08659]]
 +
 +----
 +
 +=== Johns Hopkins Medicine Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults ===
 +***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, and nutrition. **2012**.\\
 +**Available Formats:**
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/77887|DB 77887]] - Read by Michael Scherer. Reading time 5 hours, 8 minutes.
  
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 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**.\\ 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:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.26318|DB 26318]] - Read by Jim Bond. Reading time: 9 hours, 22 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/26318|DB 26318]] - Read by Jim Bond. Reading time: 9 hours, 22 minutes.
   * [[BR 06561]] - 3 volumes.   * [[BR 06561]] - 3 volumes.
  
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 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**.\\ 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:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.30953|DB 30953]] - Read by Jim Bond. Reading time: 10 hours, 40 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/30953|DB 30953]] - Read by Jim Bond. Reading time: 10 hours, 40 minutes.
   * [[BR 07837]] - 3 volumes.   * [[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's cancer diagnosis. Provides information on the disease and offers advice on communicating with family and friends, dealing with stress, and seeking support. Includes accounts from peers and resources. For junior and senior high and older readers. **2013**.\\
 +**Available Formats:**
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/76350|DB 76350]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 8 hours, 44 minutes. 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/19907|BR 19907]] - 3 volumes.
  
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 The author reports on results of treating depression, from mild blues to serious cases, with "cognitive thinking," a program pioneered by colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania. The therapy involves fighting automatic responses to disappointments by intelligent thinking that can put one's shortcomings into perspective. **1980**.\\ The author reports on results of treating depression, from mild blues to serious cases, with "cognitive thinking," a program pioneered by colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania. The therapy involves fighting automatic responses to disappointments by intelligent thinking that can put one's shortcomings into perspective. **1980**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.17777|DB 17777]] - Read by Pat Hurley. Reading time: 14 hours, 58 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/17777|DB 17777]] - Read by Pat Hurley. Reading time: 14 hours, 58 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/09097/prefix/BR|BR 09097]] - 4 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/09097|BR 09097]] - 4 volumes.
  
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 The author's reflections generated by his triumph over a crippling disease. Cousins investigates the chemistry of the will to live and factors influencing the capacity for self-healing. He also believes that humor and laughter, along with a strong doctor/patient relationship, aid the body's natural healing powers. **1979**.\\ The author's reflections generated by his triumph over a crippling disease. Cousins investigates the chemistry of the will to live and factors influencing the capacity for self-healing. He also believes that humor and laughter, along with a strong doctor/patient relationship, aid the body's natural healing powers. **1979**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.55117|DB 55117]] - Read by Bob Moore. Reading time: 5 hours, 2 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/55117|DB 55117]] - Read by Bob Moore. Reading time: 5 hours, 2 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/14347/prefix/BR|BR 14347]] - 1 volume.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/14347|BR 14347]] - 1 volume.
  
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   * [[RC 31741]]   * [[RC 31741]]
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/07811/prefix/BR|BR 07811]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/07811|BR 07811]] - 2 volumes.
  
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 Divided into chapters on the major stress causing stages of life; pregnancy, parenting, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and work, midlife transition, aging, and death. This book presents techniques and exercises that are designed to help people relax in order to more effectively handle these stages and stresses. **1988**.\\ Divided into chapters on the major stress causing stages of life; pregnancy, parenting, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and work, midlife transition, aging, and death. This book presents techniques and exercises that are designed to help people relax in order to more effectively handle these stages and stresses. **1988**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.28955|DB 28955]] - Read by Mary Pederson. Reading time: 9 hours, 44 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/28955|DB 28955]] - Read by Mary Pederson. Reading time: 9 hours, 44 minutes.
   * [[BR 07755]] - 3 volumes.   * [[BR 07755]] - 3 volumes.
  
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 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**.\\ 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:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.26318|DB 26318]] - Read by Jim Bond. Reading time: 9 hours, 22 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/26318|DB 26318]] - Read by Jim Bond. Reading time: 9 hours, 22 minutes.
   * [[BR 06561]] - 3 volumes.   * [[BR 06561]] - 3 volumes.
  
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 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**.\\ 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:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.30953|DB 30953]] - Read by Jim Bond. Reading time: 10 hours, 40 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/30953|DB 30953]] - Read by Jim Bond. Reading time: 10 hours, 40 minutes.
   * [[BR 07837]] - 3 volumes.   * [[BR 07837]] - 3 volumes.
  
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 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. **1972**.\\ 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. **1972**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.12873|DB 12873]] - Read by Patricia Beaudry. Reading time: 7 hours, 52 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/12873|DB 12873]] - Read by Patricia Beaudry. Reading time: 7 hours, 52 minutes.
  
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 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**.\\ 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:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 27104]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/27104|DB 27104]] - Read by Randy Atcher. Reading time 13 hours, 25 minutes.
  
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 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**.\\ 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:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 29176]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/29176|DB 29176]] - Read by Ed Blake. Reading time 3 hours, 21 minutes.
   * [[BR 07599]] - 2 volumes.   * [[BR 07599]] - 2 volumes.
  
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 New York Times reporter draws on academic studies, interviews with scientists, and industry research to explore habit formation in individuals, organizations, and societies. Argues that by understanding habits, we can change them. Examines how changing habit loops affected the outcomes for Alcoholics Anonymous members, Target shoppers, and others. **2012**.\\ New York Times reporter draws on academic studies, interviews with scientists, and industry research to explore habit formation in individuals, organizations, and societies. Argues that by understanding habits, we can change them. Examines how changing habit loops affected the outcomes for Alcoholics Anonymous members, Target shoppers, and others. **2012**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.74596|DB 74596]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 11 hours, 36 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/74596|DB 74596]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 11 hours, 36 minutes.
  
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 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**.\\ 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:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[DB 76527]] - **IN PROCESS**+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/76527|DB 76527]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time 19 hours, 21 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +=== Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change: A Guide for Families  === 
 +***ADDED 2014***\\ 
 +**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, and motivational strategies helped loved ones change their behavior. **2014**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78349|DB 78349]] - Read by Martha Harmon Pardee. Reading time 12 hours, 37 minutes.
  
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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's twelve steps and twelve traditions. Includes the personal stories of forty-six recovering addicts. Explicit descriptions of sex. **2005**.\\ Describes the spiritual recovery program for sex addiction that is based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. Explains each of the program's twelve steps and twelve traditions. Includes the personal stories of forty-six recovering addicts. Explicit descriptions of sex. **2005**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.72042|DB 72042]] - Read by Kristin Allison. Reading time: 13 hours, 24 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/72042|DB 72042]] - Read by Kristin Allison. Reading time: 13 hours, 24 minutes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.49986|DB 49986]] - Read by Gregory Gorton. Reading time: 14 hours, 58 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/49986|DB 49986]] - Read by Gregory Gorton. Reading time: 14 hours, 58 minutes.
  
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 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
   * [[RC 24380]]   * [[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**.\\
 +**Available Formats:**
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/76720|DB 76720]] - Read by Patrick Downer. Reading time 12 hours, 36 minutes.
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/20109|BR 20109]] - 5 volumes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.60169|DB 60169]] - Read by John Polk. Reading time: 13 hours, 38 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/60169|DB 60169]] - Read by John Polk. Reading time: 13 hours, 38 minutes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.66107|DB 66107]] - Read by Steven Carpenter. Reading time: 10 hours, 41 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/66107|DB 66107]] - Read by Steven Carpenter. Reading time: 10 hours, 41 minutes.
  
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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, and psychology to explore the causes and patterns of addiction and ways to treat it. **2013**.\\ 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, and psychology to explore the causes and patterns of addiction and ways to treat it. **2013**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.76745|DB 76745]] - Read by Jeffrey Cummings. Reading time: 13 hours, 33 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/76745|DB 76745]] - Read by Jeffrey Cummings. Reading time: 13 hours, 33 minutes.
  
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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**.\\ 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:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.56317|DB 56317]] - Read by Butch Hoover. Reading time: 8 hours, 40 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/56317|DB 56317]] - Read by Butch Hoover. Reading time: 8 hours, 40 minutes.
  
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 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's twelve traditions, plus medical and religious views of the organization. **2001**.\\ 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's twelve traditions, plus medical and religious views of the organization. **2001**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.67094|DB 67094]] - Read by John Polk. Reading time: 19 hours, 37 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/67094|DB 67094]] - Read by John Polk. Reading time: 19 hours, 37 minutes.
  
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 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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.47614|47614]] - Read by Patricia McDermott. Reading time: 5 hours, 41 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/47614|47614]] - Read by Patricia McDermott. Reading time: 5 hours, 41 minutes.
  
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 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. **1983**.\\ 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. **1983**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.19221|DB 19221]] - Read by Bob Askey. Reading time: 2 hours, 1 minute.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/19221|DB 19221]] - Read by Bob Askey. Reading time: 2 hours, 1 minute.
  
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 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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.44432|DB 44432]] - Read by Bob Moore. Reading time: 7 hours, 49 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/44432|DB 44432]] - Read by Bob Moore. Reading time: 7 hours, 49 minutes.
  
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 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 "assumptions" regarding aging that he claims will allow people to strive towards an ageless body and a timeless mind. **1993**.\\ 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 "assumptions" regarding aging that he claims will allow people to strive towards an ageless body and a timeless mind. **1993**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.37057|DB 37057]] - Read by Bill Wallace. Reading time: 12 hours, 45 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/37057|DB 37057]] - Read by Bill Wallace. Reading time: 12 hours, 45 minutes.
  
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 Americans cherish their independence, and so it is difficult when age raises the specter of dependence. Falk suggests ways in which older people can continue to live successfully on their own. She outlines meal programs, alternative living arrangements, family support systems, leisure activities, and employment opportunities. **1989**.\\ Americans cherish their independence, and so it is difficult when age raises the specter of dependence. Falk suggests ways in which older people can continue to live successfully on their own. She outlines meal programs, alternative living arrangements, family support systems, leisure activities, and employment opportunities. **1989**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.31678|DB 31678]] - Read by Dee Weber. Reading time: 7 hours, 6 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/31678|DB 31678]] - Read by Dee Weber. Reading time: 7 hours, 6 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/08291/prefix/BR|BR 08291]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/08291|BR 08291]] - 2 volumes.
  
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 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 information, advice, and encouragement on skin care, body mechanics, menopause, middle-age spread, good nutrition, and the prime-time workout. **1984**.\\ 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 information, advice, and encouragement on skin care, body mechanics, menopause, middle-age spread, good nutrition, and the prime-time workout. **1984**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.21229|DB 21229]] - Read by Jill Ferris. Reading time: 10 hours, 18 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/21229|DB 21229]] - Read by Jill Ferris. Reading time: 10 hours, 18 minutes.
  
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 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
   * [[RC 29848]]   * [[RC 29848]]
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/07874/prefix/BR|BR 07874]] - 5 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/07874|BR 07874]] - 5 volumes.
  
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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, implementing lifestyle choices, and planning financially for future needs. **2010**.\\ Geriatrician offers advice to seniors on obtaining good medical treatment as one ages. Discusses finding the right physician and care facility, making home modifications, implementing lifestyle choices, and planning financially for future needs. **2010**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.72226|DB 72226]] - Read by Butch Hoover. Reading time: 15 hours, 12 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/72226|DB 72226]] - Read by Butch Hoover. Reading time: 15 hours, 12 minutes.
  
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 **Author:** Cathryn Jakobson Ramin\\ **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**.\\ 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**.\\
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.65246|DB 65246]] - Read by Martha Harmon Pardee. Reading time 10 hours, 30 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/65246|DB 65246]] - Read by Martha Harmon Pardee. Reading time 10 hours, 30 minutes.
  
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 Actress and health guru describes her search for a cure to the "Seven Dwarfs of Menopause." Drawing on her own experience working with physicians who specialize in natural hormone treatment, Somers explains the value of bioidentical hormones in making menopause the best years of life. **2004**.\\ Actress and health guru describes her search for a cure to the "Seven Dwarfs of Menopause." Drawing on her own experience working with physicians who specialize in natural hormone treatment, Somers explains the value of bioidentical hormones in making menopause the best years of life. **2004**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.58056|DB 58056]] - Read by Suzanne Toren. Reading time 9 hours, 31 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/58056|DB 58056]] - Read by Suzanne Toren. Reading time 9 hours, 31 minutes.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.60915|DB 60915]] - Read by Andrew Weil. Reading time 8 hours, 33 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/60915|DB 60915]] - Read by Andrew Weil. Reading time 8 hours, 33 minutes.
  
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 Americans cherish their independence, and so it is difficult when age raises the specter of dependence. Falk suggests ways in which older people can continue to live successfully on their own. She outlines meal programs, alternative living arrangements, family support systems, leisure activities, and employment opportunities. **1989**.\\ Americans cherish their independence, and so it is difficult when age raises the specter of dependence. Falk suggests ways in which older people can continue to live successfully on their own. She outlines meal programs, alternative living arrangements, family support systems, leisure activities, and employment opportunities. **1989**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.31678|DB 31678]] - Read by Dee Weber. Reading time: 7 hours, 6 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/31678|DB 31678]] - Read by Dee Weber. Reading time: 7 hours, 6 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/08291/prefix/BR|BR 08291]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/08291|BR 08291]] - 2 volumes.
  
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 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
   * [[RC 29848]]   * [[RC 29848]]
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/07874/prefix/BR|BR 07874]] - 5 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/07874|BR 07874]] - 5 volumes.
  
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 +===== Disabilities: Deafness and Hearing Loss =====
 +==== 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://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/32878|DB 32878]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time 7 hours, 42 minutes.
 +
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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** ("developmentally delayed" or "mentally challenged"???) children until her parents intervened. The richness of her experiences, surrounded by a loving family in a close-knit neighborhood in New York, helped to ease her transfer to the hearing world. **1990**.\\
 +**Available Formats:**\\
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/32598|DB 32598]] - Read by Laura Giannarelli. Reading time 11 hours, 13 minutes.
  
 ===== Disabilities: General ===== ===== Disabilities: General =====
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 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, such as visual impairment and diabetes. Appendices include a list of helpful organizations, other contacts, and a bibliography. **1990**.\\ 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, such as visual impairment and diabetes. Appendices include a list of helpful organizations, other contacts, and a bibliography. **1990**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.33357|DB 33357]] - Read by Kerry Cundiff. Reading time: 7 hours, 1 minute.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/33357|DB 33357]] - Read by Kerry Cundiff. Reading time: 7 hours, 1 minute.
  
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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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.24717|DB 24717]] - Read by Rosemary Schwartzel. Reading time: 4 hours, 32 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/24717|DB 24717]] - Read by Rosemary Schwartzel. Reading time: 4 hours, 32 minutes.
  
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 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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.29501|DB 29501]] - Read by Ralph Lowenstein. Reading time: 5 hours, 4 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/29501|DB 29501]] - Read by Ralph Lowenstein. Reading time: 5 hours, 4 minutes.
  
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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://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/36219|DB 36219]] - Read by Lou Harpenau. Reading time 8 hours, 22 minutes.
  
 ==== Braille ==== ==== Braille ====
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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, he begins by discussing the shattering experience of sight loss and its implications. **1961**.\\ The national chaplain of the Blinded Veterans Association comments on the problems of the blinded adult. While his main theme is rehabilitation and restoration, he begins by discussing the shattering experience of sight loss and its implications. **1961**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.20473|DB 20473]] - Read by Kerry Cundiff. Reading time: 13 hours, 56 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/20473|DB 20473]] - Read by Kerry Cundiff. Reading time: 13 hours, 56 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/16701/prefix/BR|BR 16701]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/16701|BR 16701]] - 3 volumes.
  
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 Calling upon his own experiences, the author describes how visually impaired persons can gather and process information, including using computers as assistive devices. He also discusses personal information management systems, jobs and leisure activities, daily living, and organizations that assist visually disabled persons. **1993**.\\ Calling upon his own experiences, the author describes how visually impaired persons can gather and process information, including using computers as assistive devices. He also discusses personal information management systems, jobs and leisure activities, daily living, and organizations that assist visually disabled persons. **1993**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.36212|DB 36212]] - Read by John Stratton. Reading time: 3 hours, 16 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/36212|DB 36212]] - Read by John Stratton. Reading time: 3 hours, 16 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/09176/prefix/BR|BR 09176]] - 1 volume.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/09176|BR 09176]] - 1 volume. 
 + 
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 + 
 +=== 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 "colorblind" society. **2014**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78044|DB 78044]] - Read by Gary Telles. Reading time 14 hours, 14 minutes. 
 +  * [[BR 20441]] - **IN PROCESS**
  
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 The author, blind since birth, has worked with the visually handicapped since completing her master's degree in journalism. Designed primarily to help blind people cope, the volume is crammed with anecdotes and information that offers the sighted a realistic glimpse into what it is like to live without sight. **1984**.\\ The author, blind since birth, has worked with the visually handicapped since completing her master's degree in journalism. Designed primarily to help blind people cope, the volume is crammed with anecdotes and information that offers the sighted a realistic glimpse into what it is like to live without sight. **1984**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.21060|DB 21060]] - Read by Kerry Cundiff. Reading time: 11 hours, 36 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/21060|DB 21060]] - Read by Kerry Cundiff. Reading time: 11 hours, 36 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/05858/prefix/BR|BR 05858]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/05858|BR 05858]] - 3 volumes.
  
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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, and issues of self-esteem. Includes case studies. **2004**.\\ 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, and issues of self-esteem. Includes case studies. **2004**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.66055|DB 66055]] - Read by Lou Harpenau. Reading time: 13 hours, 27 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/66055|DB 66055]] - Read by Lou Harpenau. Reading time: 13 hours, 27 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/16647/prefix/BR|BR 16647]] - 4 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/16647|BR 16647]] - 4 volumes. 
 + 
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 + 
 +=== 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://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/27117|DB 27117]] - Read by Pam Ward. Reading time 4 hours, 42 minutes.
  
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 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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.76495|DB 76495]] - Read by Carol Dines. Reading time 5 hours, 8 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/76495|DB 76495]] - Read by Carol Dines. Reading time 5 hours, 8 minutes.
  
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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, he begins by discussing the shattering experience of sight loss and its implications. **1961**.\\ The national chaplain of the Blinded Veterans Association comments on the problems of the blinded adult. While his main theme is rehabilitation and restoration, he begins by discussing the shattering experience of sight loss and its implications. **1961**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.20473|DB 20473]] - Read by Kerry Cundiff. Reading time: 13 hours, 56 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/20473|DB 20473]] - Read by Kerry Cundiff. Reading time: 13 hours, 56 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/16701/prefix/BR|BR 16701]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/16701|BR 16701]] - 3 volumes.
  
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 Calling upon his own experiences, the author describes how visually impaired persons can gather and process information, including using computers as assistive devices. He also discusses personal information management systems, jobs and leisure activities, daily living, and organizations that assist visually disabled persons.  **1993**.\\ Calling upon his own experiences, the author describes how visually impaired persons can gather and process information, including using computers as assistive devices. He also discusses personal information management systems, jobs and leisure activities, daily living, and organizations that assist visually disabled persons.  **1993**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.36212|DB 36212]] - Read by John Stratton. Reading time: 3 hours, 16 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/36212|DB 36212]] - Read by John Stratton. Reading time: 3 hours, 16 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/09176/prefix/BR|BR 09176]] - 1 volume.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/09176|BR 09176]] - 1 volume.
  
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 The author, blind since birth, has worked with the visually handicapped since completing her master's degree in journalism. Designed primarily to help blind people cope, the volume is crammed with anecdotes and information that offers the sighted a realistic glimpse into what it is like to live without sight. **1984**.\\ The author, blind since birth, has worked with the visually handicapped since completing her master's degree in journalism. Designed primarily to help blind people cope, the volume is crammed with anecdotes and information that offers the sighted a realistic glimpse into what it is like to live without sight. **1984**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.21060|DB 21060]] - Read by Kerry Cundiff. Reading time: 11 hours, 36 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/21060|DB 21060]] - Read by Kerry Cundiff. Reading time: 11 hours, 36 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/05858/prefix/BR|BR 05858]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/05858|BR 05858]] - 3 volumes.
  
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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, and issues of self-esteem. Includes case studies. **2004**.\\ 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, and issues of self-esteem. Includes case studies. **2004**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.66055|DB 66055]] - Read by Lou Harpenau. Reading time: 13 hours, 27 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/66055|DB 66055]] - Read by Lou Harpenau. Reading time: 13 hours, 27 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/16647/prefix/BR|BR 16647]] - 4 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/16647|BR 16647]] - 4 volumes.
  
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-===== Disabilities: Mobility Issues ===== +===== DISABILITIES: MOBILITY ISSUES ===== 
-==== Talking Books ==== +==== Sexual Adjustment: A Guide for the Spinal Cord Injured ====
-=== Sexual Adjustment: A Guide for the Spinal Cord Injured ===+
 **Author:** Martha Ferguson Gregory\\ **Author:** Martha Ferguson Gregory\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== Triumph! Conquering Your Physical Disability ===+==== Triumph! Conquering Your Physical Disability ====
 **Author:** LeRoy Hayman\\ **Author:** LeRoy Hayman\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== The Sensuous Wheeler: Sexual Adjustment for the Spinal Cord Injured ===+==== The Sensuous Wheeler: Sexual Adjustment for the Spinal Cord Injured ====
 **Author:** Barry J. Rabin\\ **Author:** Barry J. Rabin\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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, sexual options, and specific methods for achieving sexual satisfaction. May be used by professionals as a counseling guide and by persons with Spinal Cord Injuries as a self-help aid. **1980**.\\ 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, sexual options, and specific methods for achieving sexual satisfaction. May be used by professionals as a counseling guide and by persons with Spinal Cord Injuries as a self-help aid. **1980**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 16641]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/16641|DB 16641]] - Read by Hal Tenny. Reading time: 7 hours, 6 minutes. 
  
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-=== The Wheelchair Child: How Handicapped Children Can Enjoy Life to Its Fullest ===+==== The Wheelchair Child: How Handicapped Children Can Enjoy Life to Its Fullest ====
 **Author:** Philippa Russell\\ **Author:** Philippa Russell\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== An Easier Way: Handbook for the Elderly and Handicapped ===+==== An Easier Way: Handbook for the Elderly and Handicapped ====
 **Author:** Jean Vieth Sargent\\ **Author:** Jean Vieth Sargent\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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 "taker-offer." **1981**.\\ 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 "taker-offer." **1981**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 21628]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/21628|DB 21628]] - Read by Ila Toney. Reading time: 3 hours, 20 minutes. 
  
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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, and the nursing home dilemma. **1996**.\\ 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, and the nursing home dilemma. **1996**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.42931|DB 42931]] - Read by Margaret Strom. Reading time: 7 hours, 24 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/42931|DB 42931]] - Read by Margaret Strom. Reading time: 7 hours, 24 minutes.
  
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 Parkinson's disease afflicts thousands of older Americans and affects many more who are concerned with their care. Although neither cause nor cure is known, this series of essays addresses the diagnosis, possible complications, and treatment of this neurological disorder. The book also provides professional, practical advice for families and other community support systems. **1989**.\\ Parkinson's disease afflicts thousands of older Americans and affects many more who are concerned with their care. Although neither cause nor cure is known, this series of essays addresses the diagnosis, possible complications, and treatment of this neurological disorder. The book also provides professional, practical advice for families and other community support systems. **1989**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 32558]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/32558|DB 32558]] - Read by Butch Hoover. Reading time 6 hours, 38 minutes.
  
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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, financial, and legal problems and suggests possible solutions. Includes information on hospice and assisted facility care and advances in medical research. **1999**.\\ Third edition (updating RC 19261) of guide for families whose members suffer from dementia. Covers a wide array of related social, medical, psychological, financial, and legal problems and suggests possible solutions. Includes information on hospice and assisted facility care and advances in medical research. **1999**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.52028|DB 52028]] - Read by Janis Gray. Reading time: 17 hours, 39 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/52028|DB 52028]] - Read by Janis Gray. Reading time: 17 hours, 39 minutes.
  
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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, and, eventually, letting go and grieving. Includes resources. **2005**.\\ 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, and, eventually, letting go and grieving. Includes resources. **2005**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.60482|DB 60482]] - Read by Jill Ferris. Reading time: 10 hours, 48 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/60482|DB 60482]] - Read by Jill Ferris. Reading time: 10 hours, 48 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/16115/prefix/BR|BR 16115]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/16115|BR 16115]] - 3 volumes.
  
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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, and, eventually, letting go and grieving. Includes resources. **2005**.\\ 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, and, eventually, letting go and grieving. Includes resources. **2005**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.60482|DB 60482]] - Read by Jill Ferris. Reading time: 10 hours, 48 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/60482|DB 60482]] - Read by Jill Ferris. Reading time: 10 hours, 48 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/16115/prefix/BR|BR 16115]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/16115|BR 16115]] - 3 volumes.
  
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-===== Death and Bereavement ===== +===== DEATH & BEREAVEMENT ===== 
-==== Talking Books ==== +==== The Hospice Handbook: A Complete Guide ==== 
-=== Widower ===+***ADDED 2014*** 
 +**Author:** Larry Beresford\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +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**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/38968|DB 38968]] - Read by Dick Jenkins. Reading time 6 hours, 24 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Widower ====
 **Author:** Scott Campbell and Phyllis Silverman\\ **Author:** Scott Campbell and Phyllis Silverman\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens about Grieving & Healing ===+==== When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens about Grieving & Healing ====
 ***ADDED 2013***\\ ***ADDED 2013***\\
 **Author:** Marilyn E. Gootman and Pamela Espeland\\ **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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.66273|DB 66273]] - Read by Gabriella Cavallero. Reading time: 1 hour, 4 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/66273|DB 66273]] - Read by Gabriella Cavallero. Reading time: 1 hour, 4 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== On Children and Death ==== 
 +**Author:** Elisabeth Kübler-Ross\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +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**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[BR 05868]] - 3 volumes.
  
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-=== Survival Handbook for Widows: And for Relatives and Friends Who Want to Understand ===+==== Survival Handbook for Widows: And for Relatives and Friends Who Want to Understand ====
 **Author:** Ruth Jean Loewinsohn\\ **Author:** Ruth Jean Loewinsohn\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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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 ===+==== When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults ==== 
 +**Author:** Edward Myers\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +An analysis of the problems and emotional reactions experienced by those who have lost a parent, and how they coped. **1986**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[BR 06931]] - 2 volumes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== How Do We Tell the Children? A Step-by-Step Guide for Helping Children Two to Teen Cope When Someone Dies ====
 ***ADDED 2013***\\ ***ADDED 2013***\\
 **Author:** Dan Schaefer and Christine Lyons\\ **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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 54913]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/54913|DB 54913]] - Read by John Hammock. Reading time: 7 hours, 5 minutes. 
  
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-=== The Bereaved Parent ===+==== The Bereaved Parent ====
 **Author:** Harriet Sarnoff Schiff\\ **Author:** Harriet Sarnoff Schiff\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 Written by one who suffered "the ultimate tragedy," the death of her child, this book conveys a positive self-help message of survival. Schiff recommends that we carry our sadness rather than let it carry us. **1977**.\\ Written by one who suffered "the ultimate tragedy," the death of her child, this book conveys a positive self-help message of survival. Schiff recommends that we carry our sadness rather than let it carry us. **1977**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 29210]]+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/29210|DB 29210]] - Read by Sara Morsey. Reading time 4 hours, 22 minutes.
   * [[BR 05475]] - 1 volume.   * [[BR 05475]] - 1 volume.
  
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-=== Living Through Mourning: Finding Comfort and Hope When a Loved One Has Died ===+==== Living Through Mourning: Finding Comfort and Hope When a Loved One Has Died ====
 **Author:** Harriet Sarnoff Schiff\\ **Author:** Harriet Sarnoff Schiff\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.25917|DB 25917]] - Read by Kay Bergen. Reading time: 11 hours, 13 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/25917|DB 25917]] - Read by Kay Bergen. Reading time: 11 hours, 13 minutes.
  
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-=== When Someone Dies: The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death ===+==== When Someone Dies: The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death ====
 ***ADDED 2013***\\ ***ADDED 2013***\\
 **Author:** Scott Taylor Smith with Michael Castleman\\ **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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.76454|DB 76454]] - Read by Bill Wallace. Reading time: 5 hours, 33 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/76454|DB 76454]] - Read by Bill Wallace. Reading time: 5 hours, 33 minutes.
  
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-=== Living Through Personal Crisis ===+==== Living Through Personal Crisis ====
 **Author:** Ann Kaiser Stearns\\ **Author:** Ann Kaiser Stearns\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-==== Braille ==== +===== GENERAL ===== 
-=== On Children and Death === +==== Having It All: Love, Success, Sex, Money, Even If You're Starting with Nothing ====
-**Author:** Elisabeth Kübler-Ross\\ +
-**Annotation:**\\ +
-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**.\\ +
-**Available Formats:** +
-  * [[BR 05868]] - 3 volumes. +
- +
----- +
- +
-=== When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults === +
-**Author:** Edward Myers\\ +
-**Annotation:**\\ +
-An analysis of the problems and emotional reactions experienced by those who have lost a parent, and how they coped. **1986**.\\ +
-**Available Formats:** +
-  * [[BR 06931]] - 2 volumes. +
- +
----- +
- +
-=== The Bereaved Parent === +
-**Author:** Harriet Sarnoff Schiff\\ +
-**Annotation:**\\ +
-Written by one who suffered "the ultimate tragedy," the death of her child, this book conveys a positive self-help message of survival. Schiff recommends that we carry our sadness rather than let it carry us. **1977**.\\ +
-**Available Formats:** +
-  * [[RC 29210]] +
-  * [[BR 05475]] - 1 volume. +
- +
----- +
- +
-=== Living Through Personal Crisis === +
-**Author:** Ann Kaiser Stearns\\ +
-**Annotation:**\\ +
-A self-help guide to dealing with loss, grief, and guilt. Based on her personal acquaintance and professional experience with bereavement, the author offers insight and support for facing loss and allowing the healing process to unfold. **1984**.\\ +
-**Available Formats:** +
-  * [[RC 22639]] +
-  * [[BR 05954]] - 2 volumes. +
- +
----- +
- +
-===== General ===== +
-==== Talking Books ==== +
-=== Having It All: Love, Success, Sex, Money, Even If You're Starting with Nothing ===+
 **Author:** Helen Gurley Brown\\ **Author:** Helen Gurley Brown\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 The editor of "Cosmopolitan" magazine offers her wit and wisdom and cheery common-sensible advice on men and women, sex and marriage, work and love, health and money. Some explicit descriptions of sex. **1982**.\\ The editor of "Cosmopolitan" magazine offers her wit and wisdom and cheery common-sensible advice on men and women, sex and marriage, work and love, health and money. Some explicit descriptions of sex. **1982**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.18684|DB 18684]] - Read by Terry Hayes Sales. Reading time: 17 hours, 26 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/18684|DB 18684]] - Read by Terry Hayes Sales. Reading time: 17 hours, 26 minutes.
  
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-=== Dr. Dobson Answers Your Questions ===+==== Dr. Dobson Answers Your Questions ====
 **Author:** James Dobson\\ **Author:** James Dobson\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== The Ann Landers Encyclopedia, A to Z: Improve Your Life Emotionally, Medically, Sexually, Socially, Spiritually ===+==== The Ann Landers Encyclopedia, A to Z: Improve Your Life Emotionally, Medically, Sexually, Socially, Spiritually ====
 **Author:** Ann Landers\\ **Author:** Ann Landers\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== The Best of Dear Abby === +==== How to Do Just About Anything ==== 
-**Author:** Abigail Van Buren\\+***ADDED 2014***\\ 
 +**Author:** Reader's Digest Association\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-Collection of the author's syndicated columns with a brief story of her life as Pauline Esther Friedman, twin of Esther Pauline, the popular columnist Ann Landers. The remainder of the book is made up of letters and snappy responses. The correspondence is arranged by topics such as marriage, sex, snoring, teen traumas, infidelity, pets, and aging. **1981**.\\+In this comprehensive guide to solving common household problems are such diverse topics as making a pie crust, fixing a squeaky door, curing laryngitis, and how to get your rent deposit returned. Skills and tools needed to complete most jobs are suggested, as well as advice on when to seek professional help. **1986**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[RC 17329]] +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/29903|DB 29903]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time 43 hours, 46 minutes.
-  * [[BR 05028]] - 2 volumes.+
  
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-==== Braille ==== +==== The Healing Circle: Authors Writing of Recovery ==== 
-=== The Best of Dear Abby ===+**Author:** Mary Swander and Patricia Foster\\ 
 +**Annotation:**\\ 
 +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**.\\ 
 +**Available Formats:** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/50192|DB 50192]] - Read by Kimberly Schraf. Reading time 11 hours, 22 minutes. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== The Best of Dear Abby ====
 **Author:** Abigail Van Buren\\ **Author:** Abigail Van Buren\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== Kim Williams' Book of Uncommon Sense: A Practical Guide with 10 Rules for Nearly Everything ===+==== Kim Williams' Book of Uncommon Sense: A Practical Guide with 10 Rules for Nearly Everything ====
 **Author:** Kim Williams\\ **Author:** Kim Williams\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-===== Unemployment/Job Hunting (Added 2013) ===== +===== UNEMPLOYMENT / JOB HUNTING (Added 2013) ===== 
-==== Talking Books ==== +==== Successful Job Search Strategies for the Disabled: Understanding the ADA ====
-=== Successful Job Search Strategies for the Disabled: Understanding the ADA ===+
 **Author:** Jeffrey G. Allen\\ **Author:** Jeffrey G. Allen\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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, and enforcement of the ADA guidelines. **1994**.\\ 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, and enforcement of the ADA guidelines. **1994**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.39730|DB 39730]] - Read by Art Metzler. Reading time: 9 hours, 31 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/39730|DB 39730]] - Read by Art Metzler. Reading time: 9 hours, 31 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/09834/prefix/BR|BR 09834]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/09834|BR 09834]] - 3 volumes.
  
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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? ===+==== 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\\ **Author:** Richard Nelson Bolles\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
   * [[DB 53895]] - **IN PROCESS**   * [[DB 53895]] - **IN PROCESS**
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/14098/prefix/BR|BR 14098]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/14098|BR 14098]] - 2 volumes.
  
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-=== What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual For Job-Hunters and Career-Changers ===+==== What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual For Job-Hunters and Career-Changers ====
 **Author:** Richard Nelson Bolles\\ **Author:** Richard Nelson Bolles\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-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**.\\+Revised and updated edition of the popular guide for determining job objectives and career goals. This 2014 version offers advice on social media and search tactics and discusses interviewing, networking, negotiating salary, beginning your own business, changing careers, and dealing with handicaps. **2013**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.61233|DB 61233]] - Read by Ken Kliban. Reading time: 16 hours, 10 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/77533|DB 77533]] - Read by Bill Burton. Reading time 14 hours, 43 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/16193/prefix/BR|BR 16193]] - 4 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/16193|BR 16193]] - **2005 edition** - 4 volumes. 
 +  * [[BR 20222]] - **2014 edition** - **IN PROCESS**
  
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-=== What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future ===+==== What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future ====
 **Author:** Richard Nelson Bolles and Carol Christen, with Jean M. Blomquist\\ **Author:** Richard Nelson Bolles and Carol Christen, with Jean M. Blomquist\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.62321|DB 62321]] - Read by Ken Kliban. Reading time: 16 hours, 10 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/62321|DB 62321]] - Read by Ken Kliban. Reading time: 16 hours, 10 minutes.
  
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-==== Braille ==== +==== Daddy Lost His Job (Children's Book) ==== 
-=== Successful Job Search Strategies for the Disabled: Understanding the ADA === +**Author:** Jennifer Moore-Mallinos\\
-**Author:** Jeffrey G. Allen\\+
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-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, and enforcement of the ADA guidelines. **1994**.\\+When siblings learn that their father has lost his job, they launch Operation Save to cut expenses and help their family. Offers tips on ways parents can include their kids in family decisions and discusses changes caused by unemployment. For grades K-3. **2012**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.39730|DB 39730]] - Read by Art Metzler. Reading time: 9 hours, 31 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78337|DB 78337]] - Read by Abigail Maupin. Reading time 10 minutes.
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/09834/prefix/BR|BR 09834]] - 3 volumes.+
  
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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? === +==== Job Search Handbook for People with Disabilities ==== 
-**Author:** Richard Nelson Bolles\\+**Author:** Daniel J. Ryan\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-The author defines a disability and discusses vocabulary that is important to people with disabilities. While he is primarily interested in helping people looking for work, he is also eager to educate employers. He prepares both sides for the interviewing process, offering hope and practical suggestions. **2001**.\\+Comprehensive resource guide to career development for people with disabilities. Covers locating openings, preparing for interviews, writing resumes, using government programs, networking, and succeeding at work. Discusses available accommodations and provides job links from the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy. **2011**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[DB 53895]] - **IN PROCESS** +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/77534|DB 77534]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time 12 hours, 2 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/14098/prefix/BR|BR 14098]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[BR 20270]] - **2011 Edition** - **IN PROCESS** 
 +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/15463|BR 15463]] - **2005 Edition** - 3 volumes.
  
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-=== What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual For Job-Hunters and Career-Changers === +===== RETURNING VETS / MILITARY FAMILIES (Added 2013) ===== 
-**Author:** Richard Nelson Bolles\\ +==== Flashback: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, and the Lessons of War ====
-**Annotation:**\\ +
-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**.\\ +
-**Available Formats:** +
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.61233|DB 61233]] - Read by Ken Kliban. Reading time: 16 hours, 10 minutes. +
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/16193/prefix/BR|BR 16193]] - 4 volumes. +
- +
----- +
- +
-===== Returning Vets/Military Families (Added 2013) ===== +
-==== Talking Books ==== +
-=== Flashback: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, and the Lessons of War ===+
 **Author:** Penny Coleman\\ **Author:** Penny Coleman\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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' families. Warns that a non-responsive military system will cause the suicide rate of soldiers in Iraq to exceed that of Vietnam veterans. Some strong language. **2006**.\\ 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' families. Warns that a non-responsive military system will cause the suicide rate of soldiers in Iraq to exceed that of Vietnam veterans. Some strong language. **2006**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.64341|DB 64341]] - Read by Michele Schaeffer. Reading time: 7 hours, 14 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/64341|DB 64341]] - Read by Michele Schaeffer. Reading time: 7 hours, 14 minutes.
  
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-=== On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society ===+==== On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society ====
 **Author:** Dave Grossman\\ **Author:** Dave Grossman\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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. **1996**.\\ 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. **1996**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.53109|DB 53109]] - Read by Rick Rohan. Reading time: 12 hours, 19 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/53109|DB 53109]] - Read by Rick Rohan. Reading time: 12 hours, 19 minutes.
  
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-=== Special Needs Families in the Military: A Resource Guide ===+==== Special Needs Families in the Military: A Resource Guide ====
 **Author:** Janelle Hill and Don Philpott\\ **Author:** Janelle Hill and Don Philpott\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.72224|DB 72224]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 12 hours, 51 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/72224|DB 72224]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 12 hours, 51 minutes.
  
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-=== The Wounded Warrior Handbook: A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans ===+==== The Wounded Warrior Handbook: A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans ====
 **Author:** Janelle Hill, Don Philpott, and Cheryl Lawhorne\\ **Author:** Janelle Hill, Don Philpott, and Cheryl Lawhorne\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 Guide for injured U.S. military veterans and their families provides information on medical treatment, rehabilitation, mental-health counseling, family support, and transitioning to civilian life. Details benefits, taxes, and legal issues and discusses bereavement. Includes resources and success stories.\\ Guide for injured U.S. military veterans and their families provides information on medical treatment, rehabilitation, mental-health counseling, family support, and transitioning to civilian life. Details benefits, taxes, and legal issues and discusses bereavement. Includes resources and success stories.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.68275|DB 68275]] - **2009 Edition** - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 19 hours, 52 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/68275|DB 68275]] - **2009 Edition** - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 19 hours, 52 minutes. 
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.75316|DB 75316]] - **2012 Edition** - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 24 hours, 56 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/75316|DB 75316]] - **2012 Edition** - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 24 hours, 56 minutes.
  
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-=== Life After the Military: A Handbook for Transitioning Veterans ===+==== Life After the Military: A Handbook for Transitioning Veterans ====
 **Author:** Janelle Hill, Don Philpott, and Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott\\ **Author:** Janelle Hill, Don Philpott, and Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
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-=== Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: A Resource and Recovery Guide ===+==== Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: A Resource and Recovery Guide ====
 **Author:** Cheryl Lawhorne and Don Philpott\\ **Author:** Cheryl Lawhorne and Don Philpott\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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, support, and insurance and benefits issues. **2010**.\\ 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, support, and insurance and benefits issues. **2010**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.72228|DB 72228]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 12 hours, 54 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/72228|DB 72228]] - Read by Kerry Dukin. Reading time: 12 hours, 54 minutes.
  
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-=== Military Mental Health Care: A Guide for Service Members, Veterans, Families, and Community ===+==== Military Mental Health Care: A Guide for Service Members, Veterans, Families, and Community ====
 **Author:** Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott and Don Philpott\\ **Author:** Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott and Don Philpott\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 Resource guide for U.S. military veterans and their families provides information on medical treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, transition, and other care needed for mental and physical health. Includes information on traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide, and other psychological issues. **2013**.\\ Resource guide for U.S. military veterans and their families provides information on medical treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, transition, and other care needed for mental and physical health. Includes information on traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide, and other psychological issues. **2013**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.76384|DB 76384]] - Read by Peter Johnson. Reading time: 10 hours, 23 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/76384|DB 76384]] - Read by Peter Johnson. Reading time: 10 hours, 23 minutes.
  
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-=== Through Veterans' Eyes: The Iraq and Afghanistan Experience ===+==== Through Veterans' Eyes: The Iraq and Afghanistan Experience ====
 **Author:** Larry Minear\\ **Author:** Larry Minear\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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, and contractors; and living with post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injury. Strong language and some violence. **2010**.\\ 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, and contractors; and living with post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injury. Strong language and some violence. **2010**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.73626|DB 73626]] - Read by Peter Johnson. Reading time: 9 hours, 18 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/73626|DB 73626]] - Read by Peter Johnson. Reading time: 9 hours, 18 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/19370/prefix/BR|BR 19370]] - 3 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/19370|BR 19370]] - 3 volumes.
  
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-=== Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives ===+==== Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives ====
 **Author:** Jim Sheeler\\ **Author:** Jim Sheeler\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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**.\\ 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**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.67110|DB 67110]] - Read by Roy Avers. Reading time: 6 hours, 48 minutes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/67110|DB 67110]] - Read by Roy Avers. Reading time: 6 hours, 48 minutes. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/17911/prefix/BR|BR 17911]] - 2 volumes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/17911|BR 17911]] - 2 volumes.
  
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-=== The Things They Cannot Say: Stories Soldiers Won't Tell You About What They've Seen, Done, or Failed to Do in War ===+==== The Things They Cannot Say: Stories Soldiers Won't Tell You About What They've Seen, Done, or Failed to Do in War ====
 **Author:** Kevin Sites\\ **Author:** Kevin Sites\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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. **2013**.\\ 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. **2013**.\\
 **Available Formats:**     **Available Formats:**    
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.76432|DB 76432]] - Read by Donald Corren. Reading time: 7 hours, 47 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/76432|DB 76432]] - Read by Donald Corren. Reading time: 7 hours, 47 minutes.
  
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-=== After the War Zone: A Practical Guide for Returning Troops and Their Families ===+==== After the War Zone: A Practical Guide for Returning Troops and Their Families ====
 **Author:** Laurie B. Slone and Matthew J. Friedman\\ **Author:** Laurie B. Slone and Matthew J. Friedman\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 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. **2008**.\\ 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. **2008**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.67380|DB 67380]] - Read by Jill Ferris. Reading time: 13 hours, 4 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/67380|DB 67380]] - Read by Jill Ferris. Reading time: 13 hours, 4 minutes.
  
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-=== Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors ===+==== Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors ====
 **Author:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs\\ **Author:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 2012 summary of benefits provided to eligible individuals. Covers health care, service-related disabilities, pensions, education and training, home loans, life insurance, burial and memorial benefits, transition assistance, and dependents and survivors. **2012 edition**.\\ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 2012 summary of benefits provided to eligible individuals. Covers health care, service-related disabilities, pensions, education and training, home loans, life insurance, burial and memorial benefits, transition assistance, and dependents and survivors. **2012 edition**.\\
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.75377|DB 75377]] - Read by Annie Wauters. Reading time: 6 hours, 1 minute. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/75377|DB 75377]] - Read by Annie Wauters. Reading time: 6 hours, 1 minute. 
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/19606/prefix/BR|BR 19606]] - 2 volumes. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/BR/bookmag/19606|BR 19606]] - 2 volumes. 
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.72994|DB 72994]] - **Spanish, 2011 edition**. Read by Harry Froget. Reading time: 8 hours, 52 minutes.+  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/72994|DB 72994]] - **Spanish, 2011 edition**. Read by Harry Froget. Reading time: 8 hours, 52 minutes.
  
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-==== Braille ==== +===== SPECIAL EDUCATION (Added 2014) ===== 
-=== Through Veterans' Eyes: The Iraq and Afghanistan Experience === +==== When the School Says No, How to Get the Yes!: Securing Special Education Services for Your Child ==== 
-**Author:** Larry Minear\\+**Author:** Vaughn Lauer\\
 **Annotation:**\\ **Annotation:**\\
-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, and contractors; and living with post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injury. Strong language and some violence. **2010**.\\ +Special education professional offers guidance to help parents obtain an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for a child with special needs. Advocates a collaborative approach and uses case studies to illustrate what works and what does not. **2014**.\\
-**Available Formats:** +
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.73626|DB 73626]] - Read by Peter Johnson. Reading time: 9 hours, 18 minutes. +
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/19370/prefix/BR|BR 19370]] - 3 volumes. +
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-=== Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives === +
-**Author:** Jim Sheeler\\ +
-**Annotation:**\\ +
-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**.\\ +
-**Available Formats:** +
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.67110|DB 67110]] - Read by Roy Avers. Reading time: 6 hours, 48 minutes. +
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/17911/prefix/BR|BR 17911]] - 2 volumes. +
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- +
-=== Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors === +
-**Author:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs\\ +
-**Annotation:**\\ +
-U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 2012 summary of benefits provided to eligible individuals. Covers health care, service-related disabilities, pensions, education and training, home loans, life insurance, burial and memorial benefits, transition assistance, and dependents and survivors. **2012 edition**.\\+
 **Available Formats:** **Available Formats:**
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.75377|DB 75377]] - Read by Annie Wauters. Reading time: 6 hours, 1 minute. +  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/detail/prefix/DB/bookmag/78247|DB 78247]] - Read by Jeff Allin. Reading time 15 hours, 28 minutes.
-  * [[https://nlsbard.loc.gov/download/book/srch/19606/prefix/BR|BR 19606]] - 2 volumes. +
-  * [[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.nls/db.72994|DB 72994]] - **Spanish, 2011 edition.** Read by Harry Froget. Reading time: 8 hours, 52 minutes.+
  
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