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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Relearning to Write 100 Stroke Rehab Activities for Stroke Patients and Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation is a must-have resource for anyone looking to support stroke patients and traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation. Written by leading neurosurgery expert Dr. Wilma B Heard, this book contains over 100 activities and exercises designed to help restore motor skills, cognitive abilities, and language communication in those affected by stroke...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Each year, 795,000 Americans experience a stroke, and 10 to 20 percent of those cases result in a variety of problems for the survivors, such as speech impairment, cognitive decline, and loss of mobility.
After having a stroke, you will find it difficult to perform even the most basic tasks, as if your life has been taken from you.
Yes, you survived, but your limited mobility and the agonizingly delayed recovery will make the process of getting...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A modern exploration of addiction that offers nine foundational building blocks every person at any stage of sobriety can use, from the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club. When Laura McKowen was two years sober, she received an email from a woman whose sister was struggling with alcohol addiction. Laura had barely climbed out from the dark place the woman's sister was in,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Mommy Wine Culture is a symptom of a larger issue: the mental load of motherhood and a systemic lack of support for moms. Mixing research, cultural references, interviews, and the author's sobriety story, this book reveals what's really plaguing mothers and offers tangible tips for evaluating your relationship to alcohol and lightening your load"--
7) Soul surfer
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, loses her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcomes all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Christian Bagge, an Iraq War veteran, lost both his legs in a roadside bomb attack on his Humvee in 2006. Months after the accident, outfitted with sleek new prosthetic legs, he jogged alongside President Bush for a photo op at the White House. The photograph served many functions, one of them being to revive faith in an American martial ideal--that war could be fought without permanent casualties, and that innovative technology could easily repair...
Author
Pub. Date
©1988
Language
English
Description
"In the revolutionary Somatics, Thomas Hanna demonstrates that so many problems we accept as inevitable over time-chronic stiffness, bad back, chronic pain, fatigue, and even high blood pressure -need never occur if we maintain conscious control of nerve and muscle, a state which Hanna calls sensory-motor awareness. This gentle, lifelong program can help almost anyone maintain the pleasures of a supple, healthy body indefinitely, with only a five-minute...
10) Stronger
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the true story. Jeff Bauman, a working-class Bostonian, was at the 2013 marathon when the bomb blast occurred and he tragically lost both of his legs. After regaining consciousness, Jeff was able to help law enforcement identify one of the bombers, but his own battle had just begun. Jeff's deeply personal journey tests a family's bond and defines a community's pride as he overcomes adversity to become the living embodiment of ''Boston...
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Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Being the adventures of a young man who couldn't resist pretty girls, or a bit of the old ultra-violence, who went to jail, was re-conditioned, and came out a different young man. Or was he?" So might opine your humble narrator, Alex. Alex and his droogs Georgie, Dim, and Pete are bored. Alex loves Ludwig van, milk bars, and mayhem. One night a botched burglary ends in murder. Apprehended by the police, Alex is tried, sentenced, and sent to prison...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a major transformation was occurring in many spheres of society: people with every sort of disability were increasingly being marginalized, excluded, and incarcerated. Disabled but still productive factory workers were being fired, and developmentally disabled individuals who had previously contributed domestic or agricultural labor in homes or on farms were being sent to institutions and poorhouses....
13) Soul surfer
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton loses her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcomes all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Let nutrition guide you to sobriety (or to just drinking a little less) with this guide and meal plan to reduce alcohol cravings and repair your health through food. Trapped in alcohol's addictive grip, Dr. Brooke Scheller wanted a way out. For her, total sobriety was the answer to her problem, which she achieved by applying her skills as a doctor of nutrition, pairing her knowledge of nutrition with other integrative therapies to eliminate alcohol...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
There is a revolution happening in sports as more athletes base their success on a unique combination of nutrition, training, recovery, and mindset. Peak is the groundbreaking book exploring these fundamentals of high performance, getting beyond the fads. It dissects the importance of consistency, not extreme effort, and it illustrates the value of patience, not rapid transformation. With input from leading experts who are influencing the top performers...
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