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Spinal cord injury: a guide for living (A Johns Hopkins Press health book)
Par Sara Palmer, Kay Harris Kriegsman, Jeffrey B Palmer. 2000
Three professionals in rehabilitation medicine and psychology describe the trauma of spinal cord injury; what to expect during the therapeutic…
process; and how to meet the psychological, medical, and social challenges of living with the disability. Patients' stories are used to illustrate each aspect. Includes sex. 2000.Slow dance: a story of stroke, love, and disability
Par Persimmon Blackbridge, Bonnie Sherr Klein. 1997
Bonnie Sherr Klein recounts her catastrophic stroke, the friends and family who rallied round, the health care system that both…
helped and hindered, and her road back to a full and active life. 1997.Solitude: a return to the self
Par Anthony Storr. 1988
The author takes issue with the view that intimate relationships are the exclusive source and measure of mental and personal…
satisfaction. He reasons that many creative people work alone and that voluntary and enforced solitude may have a restorative value. 1988.Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired: living with invisible chronic illness
Par Paul J Donoghue, Mary E Siegel. 1992
Millions of people suffer from chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis, migraine headaches and Crohn's disease. This book offers way…
to enhance the quality of life through positive thinking, effective communication and pain management techniques.Shanghai grand: forbidden love and international intrigue on the eve of the Second World War
Par Taras Grescoe. 2016
Emily 'Mickey' Hahn was a legendary New Yorker journalist whose vivid writing played a crucial role in opening Western eyes…
to the realities of life in China. At the height of the Depression, Hahn arrived in Shanghai after a disappointing affair, and became absorbed into the social swirl of the expats drawn to pre-war China, among them Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn, Harold Acton, and gangster Morris 'Two-Gun' Cohen. But when she meets Zau Sinmay, a Chinese poet, she discovers the real Shanghai through his eyes: the city of rich colonials, triple agents, opium-smokers, displaced Chinese peasants, and increasingly desperate White Russian and Jewish refugees. Danger lurks on the horizon, though, as the brutal Japanese occupation destroys the seductive world of pre-war Shanghai, paving the way for Mao Tse-tung's Communists' rise to power. 2016.Sex, sex and more sex: 101 questions & answers
Par Sue Johanson. 1995
Sue Johanson has assembled the most frequently asked questions about sex and relationships which she has encountered on her popular…
radio and television programs. The book is written in question and answer format and arranged alphabetically according to topic. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1995.Sexually speaking: what every woman needs to know about sexual health
Par Ruth K Westheimer, Pierre A Lehu, Amos Grünebaum. 2012
Addresses the most pressing health issues women face today and provides everything needed to take charge of your health -…
from finding a gynecologist to having a happy sex life to planning or avoiding a pregnancy. Covers questions related to sexuality, hormones, STDs, pregnancy, menopause, fibroids, and ovarian cancer, and helps you overcome embarrassment and other common obstacles to understanding and safeguarding your personal health. Includes sex. c2012.Seven types of ambiguity (Pelican books)
Par William Empson. 1973
Professor Empson analyses the effects which may be obtained, deliberately or unconsciously, through the use of ambiguity. According to Empson…
developments in British and American criticism can only be understood in terms of the key word "ambiguity." 1973.Sex life: how our sexual experiences define who we are
Par Pamela Stephenson. 2011
Explodes the myths and answers the embarrassing questions we've always wanted to ask about sex and our insatiable appetite for…
it. Drawing on research and interviews with people of all ages, appetites and backgrounds, the book reveals how the sexual force in each of us evolves throughout our lives. Includes sex and strong language. 2011.Self-healing with Reiki: how to create wholeness, harmony & balance for body, mind & spirit
Par Penelope Quest. 2003
This text explains how Reiki can be used as a powerful tool for healing mind, body, emotions and spirit to…
create wholeness and harmony, personal peace and a sense of purpose. This book is designed to provide easy access to the real impact and power of self-healing with Reiki and is packed with innovative and simple-to-follow techniques. 2003.Saving China: Canadian missionaries in the Middle Kingdom, 1888-1955
Par Alvyn Austin. 1986
From 1888 to 1949, Canadian missionaries aimed to Christianize China's people, educate its youth, eliminate its disease and reform its…
agricultural methods. Within this atmosphere of religious and cultural imperialism, the church moved from simple evangelistic goals to active participation in Third World modernization. 1986.Reiki: un pont entre deux mondes
Par Paulette Gagnon, Nathalie Lachanche, André DeLadurantaye. 1995
Ronfleurs, réveillez-vous!: conseils et traitements pour les ronfleurs et leurs victimes
Par Jacques Piché. 1996
Le ronflement est une maladie du système respiratoire qu'il ne faut pas prendre à la légère. L'auteur, oto-rhino-laryngologiste de renommée…
internationale, nous expose toutes les questions qui s'y rapportent et les solutions pour y remédier, depuis les trucs simples jusqu'au traitement au laser. Ce livre, écrit dans un style accessible à tous, est recommandé aux ronfleurs de même qu'à leurs victimes.Rencontrer ses peurs: une voie de passage vers l'amour de soi
Par Marilou Brousseau, Marcel Lebœuf. 2014
" Marilou Brousseau et Marcel Leboeuf ont entrepris de nous livrer leur propre voyage dans les sentiers de la peur…
et d'en tirer pour nous d'ultimes leçons permettant de l'apprivoiser et de la guérir avant qu'elle ne devienne chronique ou invalidante. "-- 4e de couv.Rémission radicale: survivre au cancer malgré les pires pronostics : les 9 facteurs clés chez ceux qui s'en sortent
Par Paulette Vanier, Kelly A Turner. 2016
Kelly A. Turner, chercheuse, spécialisée en oncologie et consultante en médecine intégrative, a analysé plus de 1000 cas de rémission…
radicale consignés dans des publications médicales. Elle a aussi parcouru le globe pour interviewer une centaine de thérapeutes alternatifs. Au fil de ses recherches, elle a ainsi répertorié 75 facteurs physiques, émotionnels et spirituels ayant joué un rôle dans le processus de guérison. L'auteure est parvenue à définir 9 facteurs clés mis en oeuvre par les survivants. Pour chacun, elle expose les études scientifiques les plus récentes, les traitements complémentaires existants et le témoignage d'authentiques cas de rémission radicale. Elle propose finalement une liste pratique de mesures à adopter pour la personne souffrant d'un cancer et son entourage. Écrit par une scientifique, l'ouvrage présente une approche globale et proactive, en plus des traitements médicaux classiques. 2016. Titre uniforme: Radical remission.Relire sa vie: 21 récits pour vous guider
Par Marie-Paule Dessaint. 2014
" Que l'on frôle la quarantaine ou que l'on fête ses 80 printemps, chaque étape de l'existence nous place devant…
des interrogations et des défis particuliers. Pour y voir clair, Marie-Paule Dessaint propose de relire sa vie. Elle a réuni 21 récits qu'elle livre en intégralité afin de saisir la nature de l'exercice et d'en apprécier les bénéfices. En contrepoint, elle expose les caractéristiques et enjeux de chaque âge à partir du mitan : activité professionnelle, vie affective, familiale, santé, spiritualité, retraite" -- 4e de couv.Rollercoaster: a cancer journey : re-inventing myself after diagnosis
Par Wayne Tefs. 2002
When teacher and author Wayne Tefs was diagnosed with a relatively unknown form of cancer, he decided to chronicle his…
journey from the onset of the disease, his shock at the diagnosis, his spiritual struggle, and his eventual learning to live with it. Tefs also describes his encounters with a wide spectrum of people whose varied reactions gave him the necessary combination of hope and anger to carry on. Some strong language. 2002.River of time: A Memoir Of Vietnam
Par Jon Swain. 1997
Account of the exodus in Vietnam and the fall of Cambodia to the Khmer Rouge, which Swain witnessed as a…
foreign correspondent in Indo-China from 1970-1975. Although shocked and horrified by the senseless killing around him, Swain admired and appreciated both the French colonists and native cultures he encountered. Descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. 1997.Rex: a mother, her autistic child, and the music that transformed their lives
Par Cathleen Lewis. 2008
How can an 11-year old boy hear a Mozart fantasy for the first time and play it back perfectly, but…
struggle to navigate the familiar surroundings of his own home? Lewis shares the mystery of her son Rex, blind and autistic, and the highs, lows, hopes, dreams, joy, sorrows, and faith she has journeyed through with him. 2008.Tracy reveals how every one of us is engineered for success, and with the right focus, can re-make ourselves and…
put an end to the chronic stress, unhappiness, and dissatisfaction we might feel in our careers and lives. 2009.