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Paperback. The failure of long-term care is the US' embarrassing secret. Robert L. Kane, a physician and gerontologist, and his sister, Joan C. West, tell the painful story of what happened to their mother after she suffered a debilitating stroke and spent the last years of her life in rehabilitation, assisted-living facilities, and finally a nursing home. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSG; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826514882
ISBN
9780826514882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.25

Hardcover. The failure of long-term care is the US' embarrassing secret. Robert L. Kane, a physician and gerontologist, and his sister, Joan C. West, tell the painful story of what happened to their mother after she suffered a debilitating stroke and spent the last years of her life in rehabilitation, assisted-living facilities, and finally a nursing home. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JKSG; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826514875
ISBN
9780826514875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.61

Paperback. A guidebook for anyone who must attend to the needs of a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Members of caregivers' support groups speak candidly about the challenges they have faced at every step in the caregiving process. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBP; MJND; VFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826514806
ISBN
9780826514806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Hardcover. A guidebook for anyone who must attend to the needs of a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Members of caregivers' support groups speak candidly about the challenges they have faced at every step in the caregiving process. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBP; MJND; VFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826514790
ISBN
9780826514790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.95

Paperback. Combining powerful personal stories with astute analysis and recommendations, "Always on Call" reveals the hidden struggles of the more than 25 million family caregivers in the United States. Editor(s): Levine, Carol. Series: United Hospital Fund Book S. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; MBP; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826514615
ISBN
9780826514615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.40

Paperback. Comic and unsparing, Cancerlandia! chronicles Alvarado Valdivia's journey as he not only fights to survive his personified adversary, Mr. Hodgkins, but also as he struggles with his own self-destructive spirit." Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826341891
ISBN
9780826341891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.54

Paperback. For more than twenty years Josie Mendez-Negrete has endured the emotional journey of watching her son Tito struggle with schizophrenia. Her powerful account is the first memoir by a Mexican American author to share the devastation and hope a family experiences in dealing with this mental illness. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JMP; MMJT; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826340566
ISBN
9780826340566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.29

Paperback. When Robert Hine's daughter, Elene, first showed signs of unhappiness as a little girl, no one dreamed she would grow up to have a serious personality disorder. This book shares the story of the family's struggle to keep Elene functional, to see her through her troubles with delusions, medication, and eventually to help her raise her own children. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826339973
ISBN
9780826339973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. Revision of: Creating moments of joy for the person with Alzheimer's or dementia. 2007. 4th ed. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MJND; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Purdue University Press United States
Edition
5 Rev ed
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557537607
ISBN
9781557537607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. Offers guidelines for training day care workers to be sensitive to an infant's needs and help children develop mentally, physically and emotionally. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815601692
ISBN
9780815601692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.10

Paperback. Widely debated in feminist, poststructuralist, and literary theory is the relationship between subjectivity and the body. This book states that yet, autobiographical criticism - an obvious place for testing this conceptual relationship - has lagged behind queries about the embodied self. It analyzes the genre of terminal illness autobiographies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; DSK; VFJB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926650
ISBN
9780813926650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.43

Paperback. Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America Series: H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807872338
ISBN
9780807872338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Paperback. Before Head Start: The Iowa Station and America's Children Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JNLA; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807854327
ISBN
9780807854327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.90

Paperback. BIC Classification: VFJ; VFV. Dimension: 221 x 150. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496413697
ISBN
9781496413697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.18

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761512769
ISBN
9780761512769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.48

paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRL; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414348124
ISBN
9781414348124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.98

Hardback. Num Pages: frontispiece. BIC Classification: HRCV; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414325484
ISBN
9781414325484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.03

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414322278
ISBN
9781414322278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.61

paperback. Series: Focus on the Family. Num Pages: 558 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; MQCX; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 181 x 29. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
558
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414301600
ISBN
9781414301600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.51

paperback. Accurate, accessible, and up-to-date, Living with Spina Bifida is written especially for families and professionals who care for children, adolescents, and adults with spina bifida. This edition contains a new preface by the author, addressing recent developments in research and treatment, as well as an updated list of spina bifida associations. Num Pages: 296 pages, 93 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: MJN; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Updated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807855478
ISBN
9780807855478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.25

Paperback. An episodic lyrical memoir that juxtaposes recovery after a near-fatal accident and the formative stories of childhood. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5665 x 3480 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226418
ISBN
9780803226418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.73

paperback. Follows the hilly course of the author's romantic life as she falls in love with a series of pets and in and out of love with an equally eclectic string of men, many of whom bear a striking resemblance to the animals, both in looks and temperament. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 images. BIC Classification: VFVG; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 18. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803225138
ISBN
9780803225138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Combining the elders' tales - of old loves and ancient dreams, abandonment and loneliness, and the struggle for dignity - with the author's own family's story, this title presents a collective portrait of the often-hidden world of the aged. Series: River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFFZ; MQT; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224513
ISBN
9780803224513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483486
ISBN
9780801483486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.66

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