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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. ...

67 reviews
Norman Doidge

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

It reconciles so much
I've been reading other recent books about amazing recent neurological work. This one stands out for the degree to which it puts that work in a broader and more useful perspective on what it all means for everyone's future ways of learning, training and healing. Doidge even makes me see finally why psychiatry still holds Freud in such high esteem, and how what is supposed to go on in ...

Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines

64 reviews
Nic Sheff

Ginee Seo Books, 2008

Gut-wrenching and real
I read Nic Sheff's Tweak after reading Beautiful Boy, which was written by his father, David Sheff. As I mentioned in my Amazon review of Beautiful Boy, my son is an 18-year-old addict and our lives have been turned upside down for the last 4+ years because of it. Tweak is gut-wrenching, very graphic, and very real. It certainly shows how a nice, highly intelligent kid can screw his life up ...

Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder: A 4-Step Plan for You and Your Loved Ones to Manage the Illness and Create ...

19 reviews
Julie A Fast, John Preston

Warner Wellness, 2006

Out ranks all others
As a mental health professional who specializes in the management and treatment of persons with bipolar spectrum disorders, I find this to be the most informative and helpful book on the subject. I keep copies available in my office to make sure my clients have a copy in hand when they begin treatment with me. Fast's personal insight and well developed coping skills make this the best resource ...

The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Third Edition

76 reviews
Alice Miller

Basic Books, 1996

A Significant Piece of the Puzzle
Reading books about psychology, especially books dealing with childhood trauma, is a bit like looking into a shattered mirror. Some parts will accurately reflect aspects of one's own psyche; other parts will be too distorted to have any relevance. As far as mirrors go, I think Alice Miller's "The Drama of the Gifted Child" provides for excellent viewing. The core of the book is about ...

Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog . . . and Your Life

79 reviews
Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier

Harmony, 2007

a must have for a " parent" of a strong-minded dog
the book (especially at the end ) gives very specific instruction on taking action in situation where your dog may want to step into pack leader's shoes (walks, exiting, entering, feeding, vet visit etc). Still lots of stories (like in Cesar's Way) of solved problems but good specific remedies. Important book to read if you have a dog- just like watching Cesar's "Dog Whisperer" on Nat'l ...

A Million Little Pieces

1819 reviews
James Frey

Anchor, 2005

saved my life
I wrote a review years ago after I read this book. Still today, regardless of all the notoriety, I give thanks to James for writing this book. Unless someone has walked in the shoes of very early sobriety and recovery from drug addiction as well as alcohol abuse there can be no understanding of how powerful this book is. Bottom line: it saved my life and my MIND. Without this book God only ...

Engaging Autism: Helping Children Relate, Communicate and Think with the DIR Floortime Approach

18 reviews
Stanley I. Greenspan

Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2006

Good beginner Floortime book
I am "seasoned" in DIR/FT, having read numerous books by Dr. Greenspan and Dr. Wieder and attended ICDL and Floortime Foundation conferences. This book thoroughly explains the core deficits of autism spectrum disorder and the DIR/FT approach. If your child was recently diagnosed with ASD or if you have an older child/adolescent with difficulty with social interactions (pragmatic language) or ...

Touching Spirit Bear (rack)

263 reviews
Ben Mikaelsen

HarperTeen, 2005

touching spirit bear
Cole has been a screw up ever since birth. He beats people up, he steals, and he does the worst in school he can do basically he does the one thing he knows how to do screw up. So there's no surprise when one day at school when he goes over the edge and beats up a geek called peter till there's blood everywhere. Cole has to pay for his crime and it's his choice of either jail or a Native American ...

The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

33 reviews
Laura Davis

Collins, 1990

Workbook is my Guide to Healing
Just as The Courage to Heal was my Bible in helping me get through the crisis stage of sexual abuse revisited, helping me to decipher what it was I was feeling, and that it was perfectly normal, probably more normal than anything in my life ever had been, and letting me know what I may be going through next, and how people might react to me, ect.....This Courage to Heal Workbook is my homework in ...

The Frozen Shoulder Workbook: Trigger Point Therapy for Overcoming Pain & Regaining Range of Motion

17 reviews
Clair Davies

New Harbinger Publications, 2006

This book saved my life
This book is wonderful. It has enabled me to resume my life without pain. I have recomended it to several friends and relatives so they can treat themselves. I only wish I had found it years ago. Prior to treating my self with the information contained in this little gem, I was constantly awakened by shoulder pain in the middle of the night, was afraid to drive because just reaching for the ...

Pharmacology in Rehabilitation (Contemporary Perspectives in Rehabilitation)

7 reviews
Charles D. Ciccone

F. A. Davis Company, 2007

Pharmacology in rehabilitation
Excellent book! Well-written, very easy to understand. This book covers basic neurology, anatomy, and physiology, thus provides an excellent review! It also explains very well in details how drugs act on the body. Highly recommed to physical therapy students, medicine students, and the other medical discipline students.

Healing The Child Within: Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families

37 reviews
Charles L. Whitfield M.D.

Health Communications, Inc., 1987

Very Helpful
This book, consisting of 15 chapters and roughly 145 pages, is easy to read and well written, but difficult to get through. It was not difficult in a sense of reading it, but it was difficult in an emotional sense. This book has given me great insights and shocks to which it gave me a harsh glimpse into my past. It gave me a lot to absorb. The strategies, the tables, the stories, and the ...

Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath

7 reviews
Michael Paul Mason

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008

Difficult to read, difficult to put down
I was cringing all the way through this book, horrified at the accidents and the run-around that the injured get in our pathetic excuse for a health care system. Mason doesn't go too much into neuroscientific details, but focuses instead on how the injury has affected the injured, their lives and livelihood, their friends and family, and how they have learned or failed to learn to live with ...

Special Diets for Special Kids

32 reviews
Lisa Lewis

Future Horizons, 1998

Great Information
I found this book to be extremely informative and would recommend it to anyone considering a special diet.

Changing the Course of Autism: A Scientific Approach for Parents and Physicians

24 reviews
Bryan Jepson

Sentient Publications, 2007

Must read if you care for someone with autism -- or who is at risk
If you care for an autistic* child (or someone older) then this book is a must read -- several times, until you thoroughly understand the science involved in this condition and until someone writes an update in a few years, as the science grows. *Autistic Spectrum Disorders, PDD, (including 'regressive' autism in children who initially developed normally.) [If there is a better book -- or ...

Playing, Laughing and Learning With Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Practical Resource of Play Ideas for ...

8 reviews
Julia Moor

Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002

Wonderful book
This book is about learning how to work, act, and play with a child on the spectrum. The book is written in plain english, which makes it very easy to understand and incoperate the play ideas. I enjoyed this book. However my few critisms are that some of the links and references in the back of the book are mostly UK sites. Also, if you want to learn more about behavioral modification programs ...

The Emotionally Abused Woman : Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself

40 reviews
Beverly Mfcc Engel

Ballantine Books, 1992

Take the Time
It can take years, even a lifetime, to heal from emotional abuse. The author, Beverly Engel, lets us know within the first pages that she has endured a history of abuse, and from this background, she has made her career choices, mainly, to become a therapist helping others in similar circumstances. The abused person is often taken by surprise, emotionally involved before the abuse fully takes ...

Drop The Rock: Removing Character Defects, Steps Six and Seven, Second Edition

15 reviews
Bill P., Todd W., ...

Hazelden, 2005

Not 150 pages
This book is phenomenal! It is a must have for anyone serious about true recovery. There is no reason we should be prisoners to our own character flaws. Break the chains, drop the rock, call it what you will, but quit living in the problem and start living in the solution. Talk is cheap. It takes practice and time. The main reason I wanted to write this review is to warn people about ...

Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (A Hazelden Guidebook) (Hezelden ...

20 reviews
Jeff Jay, Debra Jay

Hazelden, 2000

A Wonderful Book for Anyone who has an Alcoholic in their Life
The subject of alcoholism was approached so lovingly in this book that it brought tears to my eyes. What a wonderful way to encourage the alcoholic to seek treatment. I could relate to so many instances when I had tried to get my partner, who I love dearly, into rehab, without success. I would highly recommend this book to anyone seeking information and answers on this very misunderstood ...

Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination

14 reviews
Henry M. Seidel, Jane Ball, ...

Mosby, 2006

Amazing
My books (all of them) were received in excellent condition and in lightning fast speed on schedule. Just in the nick of time!

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