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Alphas . . . for Alphas
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B C D E
F G H I
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R S T U
V W X Y Z
- AFTER
THE ACCIDENT . . . Triumph over Trauma
Marsha Gentry—addresses what trauma does to your
mind, body and soul; a miraculous survival after a major accident
and the value of the mind, emotions, hospital environment, and
loving support while recuperating.
- All I
Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, It Was
on Fire When I Lay Down on It, and Uh-Oh (3 titles)
Robert Fulghum—short stories/observations from everyday
life to the meaning of existence; humorous, similar to chicken
soup, all from one author’s perspective.
- The Aladdin
Factor
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen—introduces the magical
wellspring of confidence and desire that turns dreams into reality,
and teaches how to put it into effect in personal lives . .
. read before your next visit to your healthcare provider!
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Cane
River
Lalita Tademy—fictional accounting of her real life
ancestors from days of their slavery in the deep south to
today.
Corrections
Jonathan Franz—supremely intelligent and deeply affecting
. . . describes a family and a society, gracefully illuminating
the inner lives of a handful of characters struggling to find
and apply “the corrections” that will transform
and redeem their lives.
Courage
and Information for Life with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease
Rick Carter, Ph.D., Brook Nicotra, MD and Dr. Brian Tier,
MD—a handbook for patients,
families, and care givers managing COPD (emphysema, asthmatic
bronchitis, or chronic bronchitis). See http://www.healthyresources.com/copd/courage/index.html
for
more details.
Dave Barry
Turns 50
Dave Barry—“It’s silly, it’s crazy, and the laughter
will strengthen your diaphragm!”
Devine
Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Rebecca Wells—takes place in the deep south (around
the Cane River area). Fictional story of female loyalty and
friendship.
Don’t Take My Grief Away
Doug Manning—a Christian-based book about grief.
8
Weeks to Optimum Health
Andre Weil MD—improving health through proper nutrition
. . . examines how devastating stress is and ways to eliminate
it and how to assist your body’s inherent healing system.
Fast
Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Eric Schlosser—the labor and human cost of
the American food machine is investigated; a thoughtful and
well-researched look into its disturbing effects on populations.
He breaks America’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy
on the country’s cuisine.
Flesh
and Blood
Jonathan Kellerman—one of many Dr. Delaware series
crime novels written with great intelligence and characterizations
. . . stories are complicated with expertly woven details.
Fortunate
Son . . . The Healing of a Vietnam Vet
Lewis B. Puller, Jr.—the son of “Chesty” Puller,
a World War II and Korean War hero . . . who grew up in a
family whose strongest tradition was serving one’s country
. . . a wonderful autobiography for everyone, male or female,
especially if you have a military history.
From
A1 to ZZ
Amy Lindloff—beautifully illustrated alphabet book for
children that teaches about Alpha-1; great for children who
have Alpha-1 or children whose parents have Alpha-1; for sale
at http://www.alpha1.org/.
The
Gift of Life
Parichehr Yomtoob and Ted Schwartz. This is the
story of David Yomtoob, who was one of Dr. Starzl’s transplants
and mentioned in Puzzle People. Although his post-op
was extremely difficult, David rallied and gloriously met
with educational conferences and congressional inquiries looking
healthy and energetic in his varsity soccer jacket...in the
days when the medical community fought to get liver transplantation
recognized as a treatment, not an experiment.
Give
Me My Father’s Body
Kenn Harper—the tale of Minik, a Greenland Inuit brought
as a young boy to the US in 1897 . . . his life in New York
was as an amusement, a scientific experiment, and eventually
a nuisance . . . sobering tale of cultural imperialism.
Gratitude:
Affirming the Good Things in Life
Melody Beattie—a positive approach to real life.
Guests
of the Sheik, An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village
Elizabeth Warnock Fernea— great description of a newly-wed
American living for two years with her anthropologist husband
in a Shiite tribal village in southern Iraq. Wonderful reading!
The
Gypsies and Their Journey
Isabel Fonseca. Fonseca—account of her journeys . .
.who choose to wander as insulated bands
of nomads, and the negative response of the peoples of eastern
Europe; “learn a lot about familial loyalty and cultural
longevity.”
The
Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey—powerful lessons in personal change.
Heartsongs
and Journey Through Heartsongs
Mattie Stepanek—11 year-old award-winning Muscular
Dystrophy patient (Mattie) writes eloquently and courageously
about life and death, love, loss, faith, hope innocence and
joy. Hope through Heartsongs due out in April and
a portion of all proceeds goes to the Children’s National
Medical Center PICU.
Hope
Works Medical Diary; A Patient’s Daily Log
Donna Hope with the Cunningham Family—a workbook to
help patient and their medical team manage vital information
regarding care and treatment, including appointments, phone
number, addresses, medications, questions, test results, referrals,
etc. Available for $24.95 at: HopeWorks, P.O. Box 754 Los
Alamitos, CA 90720, ph. 714-828-5774 ISBN 0-9657195-0-2 Email:
hope.works@juno.com.
I’d
Rather Be Laughing (How to be happy even when life has other
plans for you) by Linda Richman Story—of
a string of almost unbelievable losses and setbacks-and the
equally unbelievable way with which they were dealt.
Into
Thin Air
Jon Krakauer. Normal healthy people paying up to $65,000
each to climb Mt. Everest . . . a personal account . . . learning
what Oxygen-depletion can cause...a great adventure story!
Killer
Germs Rogue Diseases of the Twenty-first Century
Pete Moore BSc, PhD— studies the truth behind the headlines
and the hyperbole; looks at what the future holds in the battle
against infectious diseases.
The
Language of Letting Go
Melody Beattie—many short writings that help
clarify muddled situations in life (“family craziness”
is one topic).
Letters
for Emily
Cameron Wright—about an old man that passes away and
has written letters to his granddaughter on a computer disk;
they must find the clues in a book he has written. Beautifully
written and full of wisdom.
Life
Strategies
Phillip C. McGraw, PhD—whether it’s a bad relationship,
dead-end career, or harmful habit, 10 life laws to empower
you to take responsibility for your own actions and break
free from self-destructive patterns.”
The
Liver-cleansing Diet
Sandra Cabot, Karen Barbouttis (Illustrator)—a practical
approach to healthy eating designed to aid the liver regulate
the metabolism and burn fat.
The
Lung Transplantation Handbook: A Guide For Patients (2nd
ed)
Karen A. Couture—things you should know about lung transplantation
before, during, and after.
Mayo
Clinic on Healthy Weight
Mayo Clinic—a new approach to healthy weight based upon
leading edge research and clinical experience; a comprehensive
yet practical approach to weight control.” See http://www.healthe-store.com/MayoBook/My_Bk_heweight.asp?id=
for more details.
Medicine,
Money and Morals: Physicians’ Conflicts of Interest
Marc A. Rodwin—discusses the commercialization of
US medicine and the . . . role of both overt and covert conflicts
of interest between physicians and their patients.
Memoirs
of a Geisha
Arthur Golden and Jakob Haarhuis—a really good novel
about the world of geisha as seen through one young woman’s
eyes, from apprentice to successful courtesan.
Milk
Thistle
Christopher Hobbs, Virginia R. Ducale (Illustrator)—includes
the history, folk uses, and recent scientific testing of this
important liver protecting herb.
Nickeled
and Dimed
Barbara Ehrenreich—a journalist spent a couple years
living on what is not a living wage; this is the story of
people’s struggle to live on the minimum wage or less.
No
Great Mischief
Alistair McLeod—fictional tale of the Canadian branch
of the Highlander MacDonalds who settled in the Cape Breton
area of Canada; beautifully crafted, great read.
Oil—From
Prospect to Pipeline
Wheeler and Whited—a thriller from page 1; couldn’t
put it down.”
Organ
Transplants
H. F. Pizer—a complete patient’s guide to Kidney,
Heart, Heart-Lung, Lung, Liver, Pancreas, and Bone marrow
transplantation.
The
Patient’s Guide to Medical Tests
Joseph Stauffer and Joseph C. Segen—everything you need
to know about the tests your doctor prescribes.
Passages:
Predictable Crisis of Adult Life
Gail Sheehy—a thoughtful look at life’s
milestones.
Prescription
for Nutritional Healing
James F. Balch, MD & Phyllis A. Balch—a very
comprehensive book on drug-free remedies; a must for anyone
who wants to add vitamins, herbs, or nutritional supplements
to their diet.
The
Public Lands of Texas 1519–1970
T. L. Milner—a laugh a minute; fun for the whole family!
The
Puzzle People
Thomas E. Starzl, M.D., PhD—autobiographical, Dr. Starzl’s
thoughts and a guided tour through the history of development
of transplantation (mostly livers, some kidneys, mentions
hearts), and the development of immunosuppression. Many references
to other doctors whose names are familiar to many of us...
mentions landmark patient cases. Very moving. Shows Starzl’s
personal commitment and dedication to his area of interest.
REPLAY
Ken Grimwood—the best fantasy/reality story I’ve read...the
story is of a man who dies and reawakens as himself at a younger
age. He does this over and over . . . and recounts the different
things he does in each replay and how they end up affecting
him.
The
Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Anne Fadiman (A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the
Collision of Two Cultures)—
story of Lia Lee, a small child of her loving parents who
believe her (epileptic) “fits” are a special gift
from the gods . . . the struggle between modern medical practices
and a people. This really is a page-turner.
Spontaneous
Healing (paperback)
Andres Weil, MD.—improving physical health through alternative
medicines in combination with traditional medicines.
Still
Here: Embracing Aging, Changing and Dying
Ram Dass—a spiritual adventurer of the 60s and 70s,
he now writes about addressing his aging and debillitating
illness as a wake-up call to take control of his life, to
let go of his ego’s fear-inducing grip and embrace an awareness
and awakening of his soul instead.
Stolen
Lives
Malike Oufkir—true story of how a Mother and 5 children
survive twenty years in a Moroccan
Jail.
Taking
Heart
Carol Doumani—aA story about a family dealing with a
heart transplant as it goes around full circle. It really
does keep a person in suspense clear till the end.
A
Time to Grieve
Carol Staudacher—easy-to-read book about loss/grief.
Tuesdays
with Morrie
Mitch Albom—describes weekly visits with dying college
professor and life’s lessons learned . . . could not
put it down!”
An
Unexpected Light
Jason Elliot—a really great book that tells a lot about
the Afghan people...tribes, customs and issues prior to 9/11.
Vikings:
The North Atlantic Saga
Elizabeth I. Ward—with color photographs, drawings,
and maps of Viking sites, artifacts, and landscapes, this
book celebrates and explores the Viking saga from the combined
perspectives of history, archaeology, oral tradition, literature,
and natural science.
When
Bad Things Happen to Good People
Harold
Kushner—a “how-to” guide to crisis management.
When Things
Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Pema Chodron—a book that could serve you for a lifetime;
“shows that the secret to freeing oneself from pain is
not to run from it, but to step right up to the uncharted
territory of difficulty with friendliness and curiosity.”
Widowed
Dr. Joyce Brothers—about loss and grief.
Will I
Ever Be Whole Again? by Sandra P. Aldrich—opens
the door of her own grief experience, welcoming the grieving
and serving as a travel companion along our journey of healing.
Available along with many other helpful titles at http://www.howardpublishing.com/books/willieverbewholeagain.asp.
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