Holston, Noel
Summary: From a renowned media critic to a man with sudden and full hearing loss, Noel Holston ran the gauntlet of diagnoses, health insurance, and cochlear implant surgery. On a spring night in 2010, Noel Holston, a journalist, songwriter, and storyteller, went to bed with reasonably intact hearing. By dawn, it was gone, thus beginning a long process of hearing-restoration that included misdiagnoses,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOLSTON, NOEL HOLHoughton, Marlene
Summary: There have been many books written on herbal medicine. This book differs from most because it is based on the empowerment model, which aims to help people take responsibility for their own health. Houghton helps readers tackle everyday ailments and takes the guesswork out of using herbs to keep them feeling well. Herbal medicine is useful for a range of common complaints, and gentle and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc. 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Moore, Thomas
Contents: Caring for people, not just bodies -- The body is the soul -- The healing milieu -- The spirituality of medicine -- Bad news -- Health care: a job or a calling? -- Healing dreams and images -- The soul of a hospital -- Service to humanity -- Nurse Ratched and the Marquis de Sade -- The soul of food -- Respect for the body -- Healed by illness -- Nurturing the soul -- A practical guide for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health MooreMulley, Clare
Summary: "Despite Hitler's dictates on women's place being in the home, two fiercely defiant female pilots were awarded the Iron Cross during the Second World War. Other than this unique distinction and a passion for flying that bordered on addiction, these women could not have been less alike. One was Aryan Nazi poster-girl Hanna Reitsch, an unsurpassed pilot, who is now best-known for being the last...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MULDowning, Erin
Summary: "For Soccer-Crazy Girls Only" includes training techniques, formations, and strategies :this book has it all!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Sport DowningDirksen, Julie
Summary: "If you've ever fallen asleep over a boring lecture or fast-forwarded through a tedious elearning exercise, you know that creating a great learning experience is harder than it seems. And many of us are teaching, even when it's not in our job description - maybe you have to give a presentation, write documentation, or help your audience understand your product or service. Often you know a lot...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Riders 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.1523 DIRSummary: International art sensation Keith Haring blazed a trail through the legendary art scene of '80s New York and revolutionized the worlds of pop culture and fine art. Haring's message targeted the underlying threat of violence, sexual exploitation, and political oppression. His art was shown in over one hundred group and solo exhibitions during his lifetime and he continues to be celebrated today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KEIAristotle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Augustine's Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530 ARIShenkman, Martin M.
Contents: Steps of estate planning -- Chronic illness estate planning basics -- Organizing legal, financial, and other information : the key to your security -- Competency : essential to taking legal actions to protect yourself -- Power of attorney : authorizing someone to take legal action for you -- Access to your medical records : HIPAA -- Your health care proxy and living will : designating someone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Demos Medical Pub. 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A resource for people living with disabilities and those committed to empowering them, offering resources for success at work, in school, and in the community
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Reference, Call number: Reference 362.4 Mars 2021Doi, Hiroshi.
Summary: Usui Reiki Ryoho is a Japanese technique for creating happiness, relaxation and healing. The author, Hiroshi Doi, is a Japanese Reiki Master who is a member of the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai, the original association started by the founder of Usui Reiki, Usui Sensei. The first four presidents of the Gakkai after Usui Sensei were trained by him and the last of the four was president through 1975,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vision Publications 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.852 DOIOwen, David
Summary: "Our sense of hearing makes it easy to connect with the world and the people around us. The human system for processing sound is a biological marvel, an intricate assembly of delicate membranes, bones, receptor cells, and neurons. Yet many people take their ears for granted, abusing them with loud restaurants, rock concerts, and Q-tips. And then, eventually, most of us start to go deaf." --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.8 OWEWinterbottom, Daniel M.
Summary: More than ever before, landscape architects, garden designers, and healthcare professionals are asked to create gardens that meet the physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs of a wide range of user groups. Landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom and occupational therapist Amy Wagenfeld present a collaborative approach that successfully translates the principles of therapeutic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633 WINSedaris, Amy.
Summary: With her special brand of humor, Sedaris shows how to make popular crafts, such as crab-claw roach clips, tinfoil balls, and crepe-paper moccasins; how to remember which kind of glue to use with which material; how to create your own craft room and avoid the most common crafting accidents; and, how to cook your own edible crafts, from a crafty candle salad to sugar skulls, and many more recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 SEDStutz, Phil
Summary: "There are issues, and there are issues--love, loss, success, failure, hope, regret, life, death. How can we even begin to think clearly about dilemmas so universally confounding? Phil Stutz has spent his life pondering the big challenges that we all face, and this profound book puts the conclusions he's reached at your fingertips. Stutz has been writing these remarkably insightful short essays...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Summary: In this groundbreaking and timely book, antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility. Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: TIME INC 2002
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 791.4 PEOPLGaneri, Anita
Summary: "In simple language, explains how the ears work to help us hear. Describes how the parts of the ear take in sound and how the nerves in the ear send messages to the brain to tell us what we hear"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.85 GANWilliams, William Carlos
Summary: A collection of thirty poems with illustrations and brief introductory remarks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.52 WILIbsen, Henrik
Summary: Contains production-tested translations of four plays by ninteenth-century Norwegian author Henrik Ibsen, including "A Doll House," "Ghosts," "An Enemy of the People," and "Hedda Gabler."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smith and Kraus 1995
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC IBSSandler, Lauren.
Summary: The author's discusses the pros and cons of being an only child.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 SANSha, Zhi Gang.
Summary: "Millions of people on Mother Earth are suffering from sicknesses in their spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical bodies. Millions of people have limited or no access to healthcare. They want solutions. Millions of people are searching for spiritual secrets, wisdom, knowledge, and practical techniques to transform their physical lives and spiritual journeys. The key to physical life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: Increase your energy, vitality, potency, and strength with easy-to-make herbal remedies! Focusing on 24 herbs that powerfully support various aspects of men’s health, renowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar shows you how to make teas, tinctures, baths, and foods to address the most common ailments affecting men, including heart disease, hypertension, infertility, stress, and prostate disorders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2017