Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Helth Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"In Aspertools you will discover everything you need to understand your loved one, student, co-worker, or friend, whose brain might be "a little different." This is the first book to offer simple tools, action plans, and resources to deal with neurodiverse conditions such as Asperger's or any of the other neurological, psychological, or learning disability labels applied to individuals. Also included are tips from ESE teacher Pati Fizzano, and thoughts...
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on her own experiences, Kate Swaffer explores the daily challenges faced by those diagnosed with young onset dementia. Challenging the notion of 'prescribed disengagement', Kate offers a fresh perspective on how to live well with dementia, and how family, friends and dementia care professionals can support people post diagnosis.
63) Full package
Author
Publisher
Lauren Blakely
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"I've been told I have quite a gift. Hey, I don't just mean in my pants. I've got a big brain too, and a huge heart of gold. And I like to use all my gifts to the fullest, the package included. Life is smooth sailing.... Until I find myself stuck between a rock and a sexy roommate, which makes for one very hard...place. Because scoring an apartment in this city is harder than finding true love. So even if I have to shack up with my buddy's smoking...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In The Man Who Tasted Words, Guy Leschziner leads readers through the five senses and how, through them, our brain understands or misunderstands the world around us. Vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch are what we rely on to perceive the reality of our world. Our five senses are the conduits that bring us the scent of a freshly brewed cup of coffee or the notes of a favorite song suddenly playing on the radio. But are they really that reliable?...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this book, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist answers these questions. It is a comprehensive review of fear and anxiety in most tangible aspects of the modern life. Arash Javanbakht explores how our childhood experiences define the role fear plays in us as adults, how fear may or may not affect our genes, what excessive fear and anxiety can do to our brains and bodies, and the role of fear in the wake of trauma. Readers will come away with a better...
Publisher
Distributed by Publishers Group West
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Romance, dating, sex and - Muslim women? In this groundbreaking collection, 25 American Muslim writers sweep aside stereotypes to share their search for love openly for the first time, showing just how varied the search for love can be--from singles' events and online dating, to college flirtations and arranged marriages, all with a uniquely Muslim twist.
Author
Publisher
Bazillion Points
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From disaffected Catholic schoolgirl and 1970s music fanatic to instigator on the 1980s hardcore punk scene, Nancy Barile pursued freedom at a time when punk music was new and dangerous. While booking some of Philadelphia's earliest DIY shows featuring Minor Threat and SSD, and managing raw local acts, Nancy was at the fierce center of the action as insurgents such as the dead Kennedys and Black Flag rewrote history. She survived punk riots and urban...
Author
Publisher
Howard Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein have inspired millions as stars of TLC's hit show The Little Couple. Though they both have dwarfism, they have knocked down every obstacle they have encountered together with a positive, can-do attitude. The show has featured the lives of Jennifer (a respected neonatologist) and Bill (a successful entrepreneur) from their marriage in 2009, to the launch of their pet shop, to the adoption of their children, to Jen's...
Publisher
National Storytelling Press
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
A collection of thirty-seven traditional and adapted folk and fairy tales, original tales, true narratives, and ghost stories, told at the annual National Storytelling Festival from 1973 to 1990. Includes information about the storytellers, the tales, and the background of the festival.
Author
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
He died at only 37 but his fans are legion. INXS singer/songwriter Michael Hutchence was the celebrated frontman of a band that was the biggest in the world. Tina's intimate and detailed telling of her brother's story-from faltering teenager with a lisp to raging rock star-blazes with love and adventure, and includes the acquired brain injury that changed everything for Michael; the risky schemes that saw him named in the Paradise Papers expose of...
74) The future
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Filled with nostalgia, love, heartbreak, and the author's signature wry examinations of mental health, this book helps explain what lives inside us, what we struggle to define. Written on the road over two years of touring, The Future is rugged, genuine, and relatable [...] In the author's own words, The Future is a blue sky and a full tank of gas, and in it, we are alive."
Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Lisa Garr wants you to stop going through the motions in life. She wants you to become aware. Her mission on her internationally syndicated radio program, The Aware Show, and now in her first book, is to inspire positive growth in all areas of life and to bring conscious conversations into everyone's living room. "My goal is to live each and every day in a conscious way. Even the tough times can have moments of awareness, as long as you stay committed...
Author
Publisher
Bick Publishing House
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A manual for teens and young adults to help them understand mental illness and recovery. Covers such topics as mental illnesses, suicidal thoughts, personality disorders, learning problems, intellectual disabilities, treatment, and recovery, and discusses treatments, therapies, medications, and support groups.
Author
Publisher
Aviva Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Having a stroke thrusts you and the family who loves you into a magnitude of chaos unlike anything you have previously experienced. The trauma of the medical emergency may seem to turn your life upside-down as you are forced to yield control to a cadre of new care specialists, and when the dust settles, you may find that a portion of your brain has turned to ashes. It may take years to put the chaos behind you and find your way back to the balance...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Every footstep you take towards Joy is a radical act of Justice that defies the oppressive weight of your pain. Every decision to invite in hope or gratitude, even while still living with fear or rage, creates a powerful change in your biochemistry. You and only you choose which neurochemical will take strongest hold in your brain and heart; you choose what story your cells will hear. Many of us talk about trauma-indeed, have experienced real trauma,...