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  • Writing Out Loud
    Beth Finke
    You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll write. She's never taught a class in her life. But when the City of Chicago calls on blind writer Beth Finke to teach a memoir-writing class for older adults, she reluctantly agrees. What she learns about her students, their stories, and herself will move and inspire you.Written the way Beth hears life, you will come to know and ...
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    13,68 €

  • Rewiring Tinnitus
    charlotte berry / art blumesberry
    BUTTERFLIES AND FLOWER GARDENS: Healing Garden is a visual therapeutic garden that brings you relaxation, stress relief and harmony, using color and creativity to promote healing. As you color-up beautiful botanicals, your room becomes a virtual garden. Color, relax and create a tranquil space within. Sharpen your pencils – all shades of red, green, yellow and blue. Your own cr...
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    5,68 €

  • Time to Soar
    Renee d'Offay / Renee d’Offay
    In this inspiring true story, Renee d’Offay, shares the challenges and experiences of surviving a life threatening illness that sent her into a world of silence overnight. In 2002, she contracted with meningococcal meningitis, which wiped away all her natural hearing, leaving her profoundly deaf in both ears. ‘Time to Soar’ gives you an honest insight into her ability to overco...
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    22,57 €

  • Sleep
    Ace McCloud
    Have you had it with being tired all the time? Would you do almost anything for a good night's sleep?Whether you want to (1) feel more energized all day long, (2) know how to easily fall asleep, or (3) know how to get a more restful and better night's sleep, then this is the book for you!Destroy insomnia once and for all.There's no reason to spend your days in a men...
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    10,98 €

  • Sleep
    Ace McCloud
    Have you had it with being tired all the time? Would you do almost anything for a good night's sleep?Whether you want to (1) feel more energized all day long, (2) know how to easily fall asleep, or (3) know how to get a more restful and better night's sleep, then this is the book for you!Destroy insomnia once and for all.There's no reason to spend your days in a men...
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    9,13 €

  • Sleep
    Ace McCloud
    Have you had it with being tired all the time? Would you do almost anything for a good night's sleep?Whether you want to (1) feel more energized all day long, (2) know how to easily fall asleep, or (3) know how to get a more restful and better night's sleep, then this is the book for you!Destroy insomnia once and for all.There's no reason to spend your days in a men...
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    19,61 €

  • Sleep
    Ace McCloud
    Have you had it with being tired all the time? Would you do almost anything for a good night's sleep?Whether you want to (1) feel more energized all day long, (2) know how to easily fall asleep, or (3) know how to get a more restful and better night's sleep, then this is the book for you!Destroy insomnia once and for all.There's no reason to spend your days in a men...
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    17,96 €

  • Meniere Man. The Meniere Answer Book.
    Meniere Man
    Q: Can I die from Meniere's? Q: When can I expect Meniere's to go away? Q:Will I ever get better? Q:What causes Meniere's? Q: Does no known cure mean you can never get better? Q: How bad can it get? Q: Is every person’s experience of Meniere’s the same? Q: Is Meniere’s disease curable or do you have Meniere’s for life?     'The Meniere Answer Book' is one of...
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    16,28 €

  • Sophia y su amigo el gato George/ Sophia and her friend George the cat
    Reinaldo Luis Saliva González
    El miedo puede ser una de las emociones más incapacitantes para un ser humano porque paraliza. Pero cuando se cuenta con un amigo o amiga que nos acompañe podremos llegar tan lejos como a la luna. Esa es la historia que presentamos en este libro, una historia sobre una chica que, a pesar de ser Aspi, pudo vencer sus miedos interiores compartiendo su amor con su amigo el gato Ge...
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    17,88 €

  • Parenting ADHD Now!
    Diane Dempster / Elaine Taylor-Klaus
    'An empathetic, personal and practical approach for parents craving relief from the wide-ranging childhood impact of ADHD.'-Mark Bertin, M.D., author of Mindful Parenting for ADHDParents: This book is for you.Most of us need help to overcome the challenges of parenting a child with ADHD. Watching your bright, vibrant child struggle with ADHD can make you feel helpless, especial...
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    16,36 €

  • My Pain Alert (TM) Scale Communication Tool
    Gail Goldstein
    My Pain Alert TM Scale Communication Tool is an introduction to pain management for the very young and for people with communication handicaps.  Just as we train our small children to convey their bowel and bladder needs, we can train very young and limited communicators to clarify their pain relief needs. Forty years of speech therapy practice have been distilled to make this...
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    5,60 €

  • My Other Bag’s a Prada
    AW Cross
    You've just gotten an ileostomy. Now what?Living with an ileostomy seems daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. In My Other Bag’s a Prada: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving an Ileostomy, author and ileostomy veteran AW Cross gives you a first-hand, non-medical perspective of what to expect from your ileostomy and how to cope successfully day-to-day.Through a straightforward ...
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    12,07 €

  • Unicorn Farts and Glitter
    AW Cross
    You’ve just gotten a j-pouch. Now what?Life with your new j-pouch might feel intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. In Unicorn Farts and Glitter: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving a J-Pouch, author and j-pouch veteran AW Cross gives you a first-hand, non-medical perspective about what to expect from your j-pouch and how to manage it successfully.Through her usual blend of pr...
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    8,88 €

  • He Is Her Friend
    Margaret Houser
    Little by little I have guided Darlene and Dan through their life’s journey. It has been one of my life’s greatest and most rewarding experiences, I have truly been blessed. Getting the most out of the education system, obtaining and keeping a job, taking them to and from work, taking them where they want to go and where they need to go, making a meal, taking care of a house ...
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    26,51 €

  • Help Me! I Am Losing My Sight!
    Darlene G. Smith
    Being diagnosed with a crippling eye condition can be extremely devastating.  Many people feel helpless after receiving this news and look to the future with uncertainty and overwhelming anxiety.  This book will help you move past this fear and live in a world of possibility and self-assurance. Get ready to utilize the crucial tips, techniques, and critical information provided...
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    27,63 €

  • Defending Jeanine
    Marlena Ray
    This is the story of a determined mother's struggle with a state agency which was established to provide care and oversight for persons who were intellectually or mentally challenged so they can have a life in society. The agency's methods of determining who should receive their attention varied widely and were very subjective rather than being guided by their own rules. It is...
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    13,81 €

  • How I Recovered From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia
    Rhonda King
    Anyone who has suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and/or Fibromyalgia will empathize with Rhonda King’s ten-year journey through chronic illness and eventual return to full health. Rhonda tells her story with candidness and humour. She shares her knowledge about these two life-changing conditions and her efforts to work her way back to a state of well-being. Rhonda’s journe...
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    34,76 €

  • How I Recovered From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia
    Rhonda King
    Anyone who has suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and/or Fibromyalgia will empathize with Rhonda King’s ten-year journey through chronic illness and eventual return to full health. Rhonda tells her story with candidness and humour. She shares her knowledge about these two life-changing conditions and her efforts to work her way back to a state of well-being. Rhonda’s journe...
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    10,78 €

  • My Puzzled Angel
    Laurie Frey
    This powerful Memoir that I have written will either put a tear in your eye or a smile on your face! The day to day struggles of Autism that my family endured were so important for me to share! What is AUTISM? Why do we see more children inflicted and families devastated with this diagnosis?? Where does it come from?? Is it treatable? Curable?? Autism comes in many forms on a w...
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    15,09 €

  • Multiple Sclerosis
    MD Barry Farr
    There’s no miracle cure for multiple sclerosis. But there are ways to reduce its negative impact. What better source than a physician who battled MS as a patient for 24 years? Unlike the 'cure for MS' books published for decades (none yet deemed valid by the scientific community), this one aims to help patients deal with the reality of chronic complications of MS, sharing new s...
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    50,68 €

  • Multiple Sclerosis
    MD Barry Farr
    There's no miracle cure for multiple sclerosis. But there are ways to reduce its negative impact. What better source than a physician who battled MS as a patient for 24 years? Unlike the 'cure for MS' books published for decades (none yet deemed valid by the scientific community), this one aims to help patients deal with the reality of chronic complications of MS, sharing new s...
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    30,36 €

  • Disability in Film and Literature
    Nicole Markotic
    Literary and filmic depictions of the disabled reinforce an -ableist- ideology that classifies bodies as normal or abnormal--positive or negative. Disabled characters are often represented as aberrant or evil and are isolated or incarcerated. This book examines language in film, fiction and other media that perpetuates the representation of the disabled as abnormal or problemat...
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    50,25 €

  • Handbook of Research on Diagnosing, Treating, and Managing Intellectual Disabilities
    Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan
    Intellectual disabilities can be difficult to detect in children prior to their school-age years. Throughout their lives, individuals with intellectual disabilities may require specialized care and support in order to lead healthy and fulfilled lives. The Handbook of Research on Diagnosing, Treating, and Managing Intellectual Disabilities is a pivotal reference source for the l...
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    276,09 €

  • Insight into Low Vision
    Terri Cyr OD
    Whether you have low vision or you know someone who has lost vision, this book is a guide and reference to adjusting and adapting to life with sub-normal vision. Topics include: Description and use of low vision aids Electronic technology for low vision Eyeglass technology Optical and non-optical aids Adaptive techniques Types of vision loss and the impact on vision Re...
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    32,57 €

  • Developing Expressive Language in Verbal Students With Autism Using Rapid Prompting Method
    Soma Mukhopadhyay
    This book was written for a group of students with autism who have speech- enough to state requests or recite dialogs but not enough to discuss a topic.Verbal autistic students may have functional speech but it may be difficult for them to extract the right word/language at the right moment required. Expressive language may lie dormant and the student may need a way to bring th...
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    37,97 €

  • Facial Shift
    Dawn Shaw
    Your face, and your life, has been radically altered. Accident, military injury, medical condition...the result is the same. You are now having to confront the world with a 'different' face, and understandably this has wrecked your self-image and undermined your confidence, leaving you with a thousand questions and concerns including: What should I do when people stare at me...
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    9,58 €

  • Wired For Sound
    Beverly Biderman
    American Library Association’s Choice Outstanding Academic Title (1999) One of the Globe and Mail's 100 Notable Books of 1998. This classic book on deafness and cochlear implants, now available in a new edition that’s been revised and updated by the author. This rare “inside” account of hearing with a cochlear implant, the first effective artificial sensory org...
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    15,06 €

  • Crooked Paths Made Straight
    Isabelle L. D. Grant
    In 1959, two years before she retired from teaching, Dr. Isabelle Grant set off on a yearlong journey around the world with Oscar, her long white cane, in her hand. She had been totally blind for the past twelve years. In Crooked Paths Made Straight, she shares the story of her journey during which she visited twenty-three countries from Great Britain to Fiji. In Karachi, she t...
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    24,17 €

  • Screwed up somehow but not stupid, life with a learning disability
    Peter Flom
    When Peter Flom was five years old, his parents were told that he had “minimal brain dysfunction” and would never go to college. Peter skipped one year of high school, did college in three years, got his BA at twenty and now has two MAs and a Ph.D. He’s married and has two sons. He also has a different diagnosis: Nonverbal Learning Disability. In “Screwed Up Somehow but Not Stu...
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    12,46 €

  • Grief Diaries
    Christine Bastone / Lynda Cheldelin Fell
    Christine lost her 38-year-old sister to suicide. Shannon lost her 21-year-old brother to a drunk driver. Brooke lost her 31-year-old brother to homicide.Part of the award-winning Grief Diaries series, Surviving Loss of a Sibling shares the poignant stories of 13 people who have lost a brother or sister. Covering tender issues such as surviving the funeral and transition, navig...
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    11,42 €


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