Informative and Useful Books

Physics for Scientists and Engineers


Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics (4th Edition)Product Description

Key Message: This book aims to explain physics in a readable and interesting manner that is accessible and clear, and to teach readers by anticipating their needs and difficulties without oversimplifying...

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics and MasteringPhysics (2nd Edition) 

Newton's Laws: Concepts of Motion • Kinematics in One Dimension • Vectors and Coordinate Systems • Kinematics in Two Dimensions • Force and Motion • Dynamics I: Motion Along a Line • Dynamics II: Interacting Objects • Dynamics III: Motion in a Plane Conservation Laws:  Impulse and Momentum • Energy • Work Applications of Newtonian Mechanics: Rotation of a Rigid Body • Newton's Theory of Gravity • Oscillations • Fluids and Elasticity Thermodynamics: A Macroscopic Description of Matter • Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics • The Micro/Macro Connection • Heat Engines and Refrigerators Waves and Optics: Traveling Waves • Superposition • Wave Optics • Ray Optics • Optical Instruments •  Modern Optics and Matter Waves Electricity and Magnetism: Electric Charges and Forces •  The Electric Field • Gauss's Law • The Electric Potential • Potential and Field • Current and Conductivity • Fundamentals of Circuits • The Magnetic Field • Electromagnetic Induction • Electromagnetic Fields and Waves • AC Circuits  Relativity and Quantum Physics: Relativity • The End of Classical Physics • Quantization • Wave Functions and Probabilities • One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics • Atomic Physics • Nuclear Physics

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Standard Version 

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For nearly 30 years, Paul Tipler’s Physics for Scientists and Engineershas set the standard in the introductory calculus-based physics course for clarity, accuracy and...


Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, Chapters 39-46 (with CengageNOW 2-Semester, Personal Tutor Printed Access Card)
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Achieve success in your physics course by making the most of what PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS has to offer you. From a host of in-text features to a range of outstanding technology resources, you'll have everything you need to understand the natural forces and principles of physics.

College Chemistry Study Guide

Organic Chemistry (Study Guide & Problem Book) 

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The fundamentals of the structure of organic compounds, their reactions, and underlying reaction mechanisms. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

In Preparation for College Chemistry (5th Edition) 

From the Publisher

This text anticipates and solves problems encountered by students learning chemistry for the first time. The authors present the basic principles of general chemistry in a concise and down-to-earth fashion so that complex material is easier to learn.

College of Law

College Student's Guide to the Law 

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No one ever informs students of their legal rights, or offers clear and understandable advice on staying out of trouble...

Find the Perfect College for You: 82 Exceptional Schools That Fit Your Personality and Learning Style 

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A comprehensive approach to selecting a college that is in tune with a student's learning style, this guide offers a personalized, psychology-based approach to selecting the perfect university...

Understanding the Law 

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Learn the basics of business law and what it means to you with UNDERSTANDING THE LAW...

The Law of Higher Education 

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Based on the fourth edition of The Law of Higher Education—the indispensable guide to law that bears on the provision of higher education...

College of Medicine

ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities-3rd Edition 

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Audiences: A reference for exercise physiologists, physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, nurses, physicians, health and fitness instructors, and clinical program directors; also a textbook for students studying chronic disease, disabilities, or multiple conditions.


Somatic Dysfunction in Osteopathic Family Medicine
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This clinically oriented textbook provides a patient-focused approach to the diagnosis and treatment of somatic dysfunction--functional impairment of the musculoskeletal system and related neural and vascular elements--in the context of family medicine practice...

 

Principles of Athletic Training 

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This market-leading text emphasizes the prevention and management of athletic injuries and remains the only text to cover all aspects of the profession of athletic training. It is a valuable resource in seeking professional certification...

 

ACSM's Advanced Exercise Physiology 

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Written by international experts in physiology, exercise physiology, and research, ACSM's Advanced Exercise Physiology gives students an advanced level of understanding of exercise physiology. It emphasizes the acute and chronic effects of exercise on various physiological systems in adults and the integrative nature of these physiological responses...

 

Wild Onion Nurse: A Collection of 25 Years of the Poetry of Nursing in a College of Medicine Literary Journal 

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The wild onion is an everyday plant, but rewardingly flavorsome and beautiful when closely examined - hence the choice of 'Wild Onions' as the title of the literary journal for and by Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine students, in which nurse and poet Judy Schaefer's work was first published in 1984...

 

Review Text in Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine 

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This reference text, presented in easy-to-read outline format, serves both as a source for quick information for the podiatric physician and as a handy study guide for the certification examinations in podiatric orthopedics and medicine...

 

ACSM's Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription 

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This valuable complement to ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription elaborates on all major aspects of preventative rehabilitation and fitness programs and the major position stands of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and other scientific organizations. "Doody's Core TitlesTM 2009."

 

Essentials of Chinese Acupuncture 

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PREFACE FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION INTRODUCTION PART I A General Description of the Basic Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine CHAPTER I YIN-YANG AND THE FIVE ELEMENTS I. YIN-YANG 1...

 

Action Plan for Diabetes (Action Plan for Health Series) 

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Take control of your blood sugar with Action Plan for Diabetes. This complete guide to managing and preventing complications associated with the disease can significantly decrease your chances of needing insulin injections...

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Concise Atlas of World History 

From Publishers Weekly

This useful resource is also dangerously absorbing, allowing readers to pore over charts, maps and short articles on such subjects as the golden age of Athens, the 16th-century expansion of the Mughal Empire through India, the foreign policy of Mao Zedong and the break-up of the Soviet Union...

 
World History Atlas 
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Spanning more than 20,000 years from the Ice Age to the Cold War and beyond, this book attempts to create a panorama of global history...

 

The Penguin Atlas of World History: Volume 1: From Prehistory to the Eve of the French Revolution (Penguin Reference Books) 

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This wide-ranging, chronological summary of the main cultural, scientific, religious, and political events from the beginning of world history to the eve of the French Revolution is accompanied by detailed maps that clarify complex historical situations and make this an essential reference book for students and for the home...

 The Times Atlas of World History (Hammond Concise Atlas of World History) 

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This major revision has been hailed as the most definitive volume of world history to date...

Atlas of World History 

Excerpt of a Costumer Review

The quality of this book matches or exceeds the quality of the major atlases. You do not need a better general world history atlas book than this. And the fact that the price is so low, gives you no reason not to buy this book...

 

The Sum of Our Parts: Mixed-Heritage Asian Americans (Asian American History and Culture) 

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Largely as a result of multiracial activism, the US Census for 2000 offers people the unprecedented opportunity to officially identify themselves with more than one racial group. Among Asian-heritage people in this country and elsewhere, racial and ethnic mixing has a long but unacknowledged history...

 

 East Asia: A New History (5th Edition) 

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This accessible text offers a comprehensive history of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, including coverage of everyday life, women and gender-related issues, and the environment–topics often neglected in other texts.

 

An Economic History of Malaysia, 1800-1990: The Transition to Modern Economic Growth (A modern economic history of South East Asia) 

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Malaysia has long been known as a leading exporter of important primary commodities (notably tin, rubber, timber, palm oil, petroleum) to developed countries...

 

World History: Connections to Today 

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This is an excellent work for teaching global history with a multi-cultural component. The contents are easy to read and understand...

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 Understanding Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences 

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Based on over 30 years of successful teaching experience in this course, Robert Pagano's introductory text takes an intuitive, concepts-based approach to descriptive and inferential statistics. He uses the sign test to introduce inferential statistics, empirically derived sampling distributions, many visual aids and lots of interesting examples to promote student understanding...

Real Data Analysis (PB) (Quantitative Methods in Education and the Behavioral Sciences: Issues, Research, and Teaching) 

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The invited authors of this edited volume have been prolific in the arena of Real Data Analysis (RDA) as it applies to the social and behavioral sciences, especially in the disciplines of education and psychology...

 

Building Classroom Discipline (with MyEducationLab) (10th Edition) 

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The leading text in the field, this book analyzes the contributions of the leading authorities in discipline to show how their theories and systems can be used by teachers to create structures of positive discipline.

Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Positive Approach to Behavior Management, Second Edition with DVD 

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A teacher's success throughout the school year is largely determined by the events of the first few weeks of school. In his highly successful book Discipline in the Secondary Classroom (more than 100,000 copies sold), classroom management guru Randall Sprick offers practical strategies for beginning the school year, organizing the classroom for success, and establishing rules and behavior expectations for students. He also provides scores of helpful tips gathered from successful classroom teachers or gleaned from the latest educational research.

 

Positive Discipline in the Classroom, Revised 3rd Edition: Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in Your Classroom 

 The Acclaimed Bestseller That Can Improve Your Classroom Experience Forever! -- Review

 

Solving Discipline and Classroom Management Problems 

What really works for managing classroom discipline? There are so many approaches for managing discipline problems, how do you choose what’s best for your classroom? Wolfgang’s Solving Discipline and Classroom Management Problems, Seventh Edition outlines a wide range of classroom management strategies that have proven successful in the field, so you can have the tools to deal with the different situations you might face—from minor misbehavior to serious assaults.

 

Setting Limits in the Classroom, Revised: How to Move Beyond the Dance of Discipline in Today's Classrooms 

Excerpt from Costumer Review

In college and throughout my student teaching, I felt strong in my classroom management. Then I started substitute teaching in urban schools, and I found myself at a loss and not understanding what I was doing wrong. Then an assistant principal handed me this book. This book saved me! This book has practical advice and skills you can begin applying the very next day. The advice makes sense and it works! I wish I would have read this book in college. They should teach a college class using these methods! Without classroom management, how can we actually teach? Read this book. Of all the books I had to read for college, this has proved the most valuable in the practical "real" world of teaching.

 

One-Minute Discipline : Classroom Management Strategies That Work 

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For classroom teachers at all levels, here is a unique collection of practical, proven-effective techniques and ready-to-use tools for managing classroom behavior and creating the positive environment that students and teachers need to promote learning. 

 

Positive Discipline: A Teacher's A-Z Guide, Revised 2nd Edition: Hundreds of Solutions for Every Possible Classroom Behavior Problem 

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Take Back the Classroom and Make a Positive Difference in Your Students' Lives -- Review

 

Learning to Trust: Transforming Difficult Elementary Classrooms Through Developmental Discipline 

"...presents a strong case for an alternative approaching utilizing Developmental Discipline." -- Education Review, 10/2/03

 

The Child Who Never Grew 

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Woodbine House is proud to bring back into print a classic in disability literature. Written by the Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winning author of The Good Earth and many other books, this personal account broke a national taboo when it was originally published in 1950. Buck's inspiring account of her struggle to help and understand her daughter with mental retardation was the first disclosure of its kind by a public figure. Today, much of the emotional experience Buck so eloquently describes still rings true. New material written especially for this edition amplifies her story and gives the book an important historical perspective.

 

Making Music With the Young Child With Special Needs: A Guide to Parents 

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'I would recommend it to play group leaders, nursery staff, health and social workers - anyone who is concerned with the development of children in their care.' - British Journal of Learning Disabilities 'What I particularly liked about this book was its gentle insistence that everyone (yes everyone!) can make and enjoy music... There are helpful tips on how to match activities to a child's abilities...All in all, this is a very useful and well-presented book.' - Share an Idea 'A well written, beautifully illustrated and easy to follow book which re-emphasises that making music should be fun.' - Play Matters 'If, like me, you find performing music a minefield of difficulty, take heart, Elaine Streeter, a renowned music therapist, has given us a guide on how to make music, in a quality way, with a child who has special needs... A very useful little book.' - Child Language Teaching and Therapy

 

Special Children, Challenged Parents: The Struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child With a Disability  

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Not just another resource on parenting. More than a book on autism. This important book is a must-have guide for any parent of a child with a disability as well as anyone who works with or cares for those families. Special Children, Challenged Parents shares the unique perspective of a father of a son with autism, with additional reflection from his perspective as a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with families of children with disabilities.

 

 Socially ADDept: A Manual for Parents of Children with ADHD and/or Learning Disabilities 

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Eminently readable, this book belongs on your bookshelf...but will undoubtedly not spend much time there. It is a book that will be used and referred to often! -- Richard Lavoie, Producer

 

When My Worries Get Too Big! A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live with Anxiety 

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The thought of losing control can cause major problems for children who live with anxiety. Now, parents, teachers and children have a helpful tool that gives young children an opportunity to explore their own feelings with parents or teachers as they react to events in their daily lives. Engaging and easy to read, this illustrated children s book is filled with opportunities for children to participate in developing their own self-calming strategies. Children who use the simple strategies in this charming book, illustrated by the author, will find themselves relaxed and ready to focus on work or play!

Parenting Out of Control: Anxious Parents in Uncertain Times 

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“Nelson goes beyond simplistic criticisms of ‘helicopter parents’ to illuminate the complex motivations, personal histories, and practical dilemmas that affect the parenting choices of educated professionals in our changing world. Using rich interview data, she shows that their new parenting styles reflect and in turn exacerbate the growing social isolation of these mothers and fathers and even put their marriages at risk. Persuasively argued and highly readable.”
- Stephanie Coontz, author of Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage

 

Parenting Your Out-of-control Child: An Effective, Easy-to-use Program for Teaching Self-control Product Description Real Solutions for Parents Most children learn to stop throwing temper tantrums, lying, refusing to go to bed or take a bath at an early age. But some have trouble with impulsivity and self-control, problems that, if left unchecked, can lead to more serious long-term issues that can even cross the line into crime and delinquency. This book offers a sound and safe step-by-step program for heading off conflict and getting your child to cooperate.



Wit's End: Advice and Resources for Saving Your Out-of-Control Teen
Plain Talk and Straight Answers for Parents of Troubled Teens
Wit's End is the shockingly gripping story of how Sue Scheff, a parent of a formerly troubled teen, turned her mistakes—and her relationship with her daughter—around. This highly practical and prescriptive book calls upon Scheff's personal experiences with finding help for her daughter...


The Angry Child: Regaining Control When Your Child Is Out of Control
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Every child has an off day when nothing seems to go right, but for some, angry outbursts, frustration, and resentment are the norm. When a child's anger threatens to jeopardize his school and social life and introduces an element of strain into the family dynamics that affects every member, it's time for a parent to ask: When is angry too angry?


The Whipped Parent: Hope for Parents Raising an Out-Of-Control Teen
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This book was written to help the parents of out-of-control teens. These parents ask, "Why is my child acting this way?" and "Where did I go wrong?" and "How can I take back control of my home and my life?" The Whipped Parent offers answers to help parents meet the challenge of raising an out-of-control teen.


Drive: 9 Ways to Motivate Your Kids to Achieve 
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This book was written to help the parents of out-of-control teens. These parents ask, "Why is my child acting this way?" and "Where did I go wrong?" and "How can I take back control of my home and my life?" The Whipped Parent offers answers to help parents meet the challenge of raising an out-of-control teen.

 

Bringing Out the Best in Students: How Legendary Teachers Motivate Kids (1-Off) 

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You’re already a good teacher. Your students learn, and they graduate or pass to the next grade. But you want more—for them and for yourself. You want to be the teacher your students remember, the one who makes real, positive differences in their lives. You want to become a legendary teacher.

 

Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for Change 

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'Like the first edition it is very clearly written, often a joy to read. Motivational Interviewing" remains a classic for mental health trainees in general....I would particularly recommend it to psychiatry residents, medical students, early career psychiatrists if they have missed previous exposure to it, and those working with patients with addictive disorders."--William M. Greenberg, M.D. , New Jersey Psychiatrist "...explores the topic in detail, wowing the reader through numerous clear descriptions of how to communicate with clients to increase their motivation to change and to decrease any resistance to it....

 

 Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior (Applications of Motivational Interviewin) 

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"We use this book for Coaching Wellness Behavior Change, a core class for all Exercise and Health Science students at UMass Boston. Lifestyle behavior has become a targeted issue contributing to population health. This book provides all health professionals (and future professionals) with invaluable information on developing provider-client relationships that facilitate change."--Dana Commesso, MA, Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Psychological Problems (Applications of Motivational Interviewin) 

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"This excellent book is essential reading for therapists and students interested in motivational interviewing (MI). Expert practitioners offer a step-by-step guide to MI with people who may have any of a wide range of mental health problems, and who hesitate to accept help. Valuable vignettes and therapist-patient dialogues illustrate how to manage various clinical scenarios with skill and sensitivity. The chapters also succinctly review MI research for each type of problem under consideration."--Isaac Marks, MD, FRCPsych, Professor Emeritus, King's College Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, UK


Curriculum-Based Motivation Group: A Five Session Motivational Interviewing Group Intervention 
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This five-session motivational interviewing group intervention elicits and effects positive change in the lives of people struggling with life choices and personal behavior (e.g. addictions, compulsive behaviors, anger management, leaving an abusive relationship, illegal behaviors).

 
Reading Reasons: Motivational Mini-Lessons for Middle and High School 
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"Why should I read?" Can your students answer that question? Do they have trouble seeing the importance that reading may have in their lives? Are they lacking motivation, both in academic and recreational reading? Do you think you can effectively teach reading strategies if students don't understand the benefits of literacy?


Get Motivated!: Overcome Any Obstacle, Achieve Any Goal, and Accelerate Your Success with Motivational DNA 
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“Identifying drive as the single greatest key to success in every area of life, [Tamara Lowe] investigates its origins, concluding that everyone is hardwired with a specific motivational pattern, or DNA, and that anyone can nurture and harness its potential in themselves, their children and coworkers…Full of practical tools and techniques (including a useful “Goal Achievement Blueprint”), this refreshing and inspirational book is sure to keep readers on a path to self-realized, self-motivated success.”Publishers Weekly


 Caring for Older Adults Holistically 
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Mary Ann Anderson's personal, easy-to-read style has made her books staples of LPN/LVN programs. In the new fourth edition of her engaging "Caring for Older Adults Holistically", she gives her text a complete overhaul to more comprehensively address the needs of a burgeoning population of elderly who require a wide range of care from LPN/LVNs. All chapters have been revised and updated in light of Healthy People 2010 initiatives.

 
Caring for Our Parents: Inspiring Stories of Families Seeking New Solutions to America's Most Urgent Health Crisis
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“Compelling personal stories, helpful information about where to turn for assistance, and ideas for ways to strengthen the safety net that too often fails families facing crisis. Caring for Our Parents is a book for everyone, but particularly for Boomers with aging parents or loved ones, and for our elected representatives who need guidance on how we can do better.”--John Rother, Executive Vice-President AARP


Lessons From A Caregiver: Caring for an Elder with Love and Compassion 
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How an elderly loved one is treated and cared for is a main concern of relatives and health care professionals around the globe. In Lessons from a Caregiver, Laurel Wicks shows how focusing on the older person's comfort, happiness, and serenity is not only good for the elder but also a less stressful way for the caregiver to manage the elder's care.


Caring for Your Parents: The Complete AARP Guide 
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Filled with inspiring stories from real people and packed with creative ideas, this thought-provoking book shows readers how to transform caregiving into an act of spiritual growth and personal discovery.

 
My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine," the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones 
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“A valuable book, chilling and comforting in equal measure. A similar book directed at fast doctors, fast hospital administrators and fast insurers might be the next welcome stride backward down the path.” (New York Times )


Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up with DVD: The Inspiration of Jimmy V--One Coach, 11 Minutes, and an Uncommon Look at the Game of Life 
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"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."

 
 The Don't-Give-Up Kid: and Learning Disabilities (The Coping Series)
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“A reassuring theory for the learning-disabled.”  —Contemporary Pediatrics

DON'T GIVE UP, DON'T GIVE IN 
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Terry Coleman's life didn't start off auspiciously. Abandoned by his mother and raised by his grandma and aunts, he reached adulthood with no sense of direction or purpose. Marriage and fatherhood did not halt his descent into alcoholism and despair. But, as he explains in Don't Give Up, Don't Give In, a chance invitation by a friend to attend church reawakened the religious leanings of Terry's childhood...