Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities Carol Sellars Wiley-Blackwell, 2002 This book arose out of the author's awareness that there was little material relating to the assessment of risks for people with learning disabilities, even though many care workers and health and social services staff are required to carry out such assessments for their clients. Sellars provides a readily understood explanation of the concept of risk, and an accessible discussion of the key ...             Caring and Coping When Your Loved One is Seriously Ill Earl A. Grollman Beacon Press, 1995 When someone you care about develops a serious illness, your own world is often turned upside down as well. In his gentle, straightforward style, Earl Grollman shows how you can best support the person who is ill—and handle your own emotions, too. A completely updated resource section lists organizations throughout the United States and Canada.             The Complete Book of Papercraft: Over 50 Designs for Handmade Paper, Cards, Gift-Wrapping, Decoupage, and ... Lynne Garner St. Martin's Griffin, 2006 With a wide range of papermaking techniques and over 50 designs for handmade paper, cards, gift-wrapping, decoupage and manipulating paper this book will provide crafters with the ideas and inspiration to get started making paper or crafting with paper. It will appeal to the crafter who wants to both explore a variety of papercraft techniques and learn the basics of papermaking. The clear step by ...             Life After Loss: Conquering Grief and Finding Hope4 reviews Raymond Moody, Dianne Arcangel HarperOne, 2002 Excellent Resource + I agree + Wonderful ! + Life After Loss             Merry Christmas Ideas -- 225 projects for crafting, cookie baking, gift giving, decorating and more! Carol Field Dahlstrom Brave Ink Press, 2007 With Merry Christmas Ideas you will love Christmas more than any other holiday - but you are busy. You are really busy. First, there are the stores decorating even before Thanksgiving. Then, there are the parties to plan, the programs to attend, the cards to write, and the packages to wrap. You want to go shopping and the kids want to go see Santa. Your heart is in the right place but your feet ...             No Easy Answers: The Learning Disabled Child at Home and at School1 review Sally Smith Bantam, 1995 "No Easy Answers" Being the Parent of a L.D. (Learning Disabled)Child, I found the hardest part of the entire process to be finding a doctor who could accurately access my child's disability and then finding guidelines to help him grow to his fullest potential. My Early Childhood Development Doctor gave me "No ...             The House of Make-Believe: Childrens Play and the Developing Imagination Dorothy G. Singer, Jerome L. Singer Harvard University Press, 1990 In the most thorough attempt to cover all aspects of children's make-believe, Dorothy and Jerome Singer examine how imaginative play begins and develops, from the infant's first smiles to the toddler's engagement in social pretend play. They provide intriguing examples and research evidence on the young child's invocation of imaginary friends, the adolescent's daring, rule-governed games, ...             Copy This!: Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic who Turned a Bright Idea Into One of America's Best Companies23 reviews Paul Orfalea, Ann Marsh Workman Publishing Company, 2007 He's an excellent reader (of people, that is) + "Our primary objective is to take care of our customer..." + Copy THIS? Caveat that! + Interesting Read + He's an excellent reader (of people, that is)             Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas (Simplicity Series)11 reviews Donna Smallin Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999 Unclutter Your Home + Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas (Simplicity Series) + Ok, color me surprised but it *works*! I found this book to be very helpful. There were many ideas that are really just common sense but you need someone to point them out to you. For example, just the idea that everything has a place and mail once opened never goes into a pile, but gets filed or thrown out. My piles are now a lot ...             Jazzy Jeans3 reviews Mickey Baskett Sterling, 2007 Better than Most I find this book better than most on the remake of denim and jean projects. The written and visual instructions are included and present much needed details in project production. I have found some other books on this subject provide only general instructions and sketches and are not suitable for ...             Strong at the Broken Places: Voices of Illness, a Chorus of Hope21 reviews Richard M. Cohen Harper, 2008 Strong But Hopeful + Great resource for people with chronic or terminal illness + STRONG WORDS OF WISDOM AND INSIGHT + Sharing Their Strength             Craft, Inc.: Turn Your Creative Hobby into a Business14 reviews Meg Mateo Ilasco Chronicle Books, 2007 Just what I was looking for + Excellent book + Good reference book + Yes!! This book has everything! + Invaluable Resource             The Mirror Crack'd (Miss Marple Mysteries)22 reviews Agatha Christie Signet, 2000 Piecing Together the Shards + WILL SOMEONE LET THE WOMAN SPEAK? + One of My Favorites by Agatha Christie + Vintage Miss Marple             I Never Knew I Had a Choice2 reviews Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey Thomson Brooks/Cole, 1996 Book a Worthwhile Purchase + Fabulous Book! I Never Knew I Had a Choice is not only the best textbook I ever used, it's the book that has had a larger impact on me than any other single book. I first discovered this book as part of an applied psychology class called Psychology of Adjustment and it brought me innumerable insights that helped ...             Blindsided : Lifting a Life Above Illness: A Reluctant Memoir51 reviews Richard M. Cohen, 2005 A family of courage and determination. + Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness: A Reluctant Memoir + One of my Favorites BLINDSIDED by Richard Cohen. This is not just a book for for those dealing with MS, Although it could be the story of my family. It is the story of a man and his family who takes the blows and then gets up and keeps on going. It may not be the path was originally planned but they find a way to ...             Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes65 reviews Mark Penn, E. Kinney Zalesne Twelve, 2007 Excellent analysis of contemporary society + Cross-section of Present-day America + An intriguing and fun skimread + 75 Interesting Thoughts About the Future!             The Seeing Eye (NJ) (Images of America) Steve Swanbeck Arcadia Publishing, 2002 The Seeing Eye traces its origin to the trenches and battlefields of World War I, where legions of soldiers were blinded during years of brutal engagements. After the war, Germany trained dogs to guide its blinded veterans. In the late 1920s, a small group of innovators took it upon themselves to teach blind and visually impaired people in North America to use dog guides. The Seeing Eye has since ...             Write It Down, Make It Happen2 reviews Ph.D. Henriette Anne Klauser Simon & Schuster, 2005 "How to" book + Write it Down, Make it Happen This was my first time to read a book by Ms. Klauser. It was easy to read and she used great examples of people who have had successes by "writing it down". At the end of each chapter she encourages the reader to put into practice what they have just finished reading.             The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir31 reviews Victoria Rowell William Morrow, 2007 Rising Above... + An Author's Artistry + Abandonment + Mentorshop + Talent = Success + 10 stars for The Women Who Raised Me! Fantastic! + A Book of Love             I Never Knew I Had a Choice2 reviews Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey Thomson Brooks/Cole, 1996 Book a Worthwhile Purchase + Fabulous Book! I Never Knew I Had a Choice is not only the best textbook I ever used, it's the book that has had a larger impact on me than any other single book. I first discovered this book as part of an applied psychology class called Psychology of Adjustment and it brought me innumerable insights that helped ...