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**OWN THIS SPECTACULAR RARE VHS - HOOKED ON AEROBICS VOL III: ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND WITH RANGE FOR THIS VARIETY OF PARTICIPANTS! Very Fun, Exciting Video! Companion To Volumes I And II, This Video Contains Regular Instructors Plus Special Group Leaders For: Grandparents, Handicapped, Youth, Children, At Many Effort Levels, Plus Ball-Handling And Jump Roping Skills Complete With Warm-Ups And Cool-Downs. Opening Credits Features Sneak Peak Of 'Hooked On Aerobics: Aerobic Activities For the Family and School.' FREE GIFTS: **THE THERAPEUTIC TOUCH: HOW TO USE YOUR HANDS TO HELP OR HEAL, by Dolores Krieger, Ph.D., R.N. Whether It Be To Relieve A Headache, Calm A Muscle Spasm, Soothe A Crying Baby, Or Alleviate Your Pain, This Book Shows You How You Can Use Your Hands To Help/Heal Someone Sick. *FREE GIFT: **RELAXATION: AN INTRODUCTION TO RELAXATION TECHNIQUES WITH ADAPTATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (SPIRAL-BOUND). EXTREMELY RARE, ORIGINAL, 27-YEAR-OLD, 1981 COLLECTIBLE. Truly Ahead of Its Time, The Selection Of Relaxation Techniques In This Manual Represents A Sampling Of Different Approaches Toward Reducing The Mental And Physical Effects Of Stress And Tension. Deep Breathing, Progressive Relaxation, Centering, Suggestive Power Of The Mind, Yoga, Guided Imagery, And Group Relaxation Are Some Of The Practices Discussed. Illustrated With Photos And Drawings.

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Introduces wheelchair track events, relates the history of these activities for the physically handicapped, and discusses the rules, equipment, and training needed to participate safely.

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Now in its 3rd edition, Spinal Network: The Total Wheelchair Resource Book is as vibrant as ever with 586 pages of profiles, articles and resources on every topic of interest to wheelchair users. Subjects include health, coping, relationships, sexuality, parenthood, computers, sports, recreation, travel, personal assistance services, legal rights, financial strategies, employment, media images and much more.

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Witty, provocative, highly informative, must-have

This is a brand-new edition of probably the very best resource volume for anyone who is paralyzed, quasi-paralyzed, or just thinking about becoming paralyzed, and it's a beauty.

If you are old enough to grok the reference, this is the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG of all things wheelchair and para-health related, from sex, travel, and sports to personal assistant services and cure research. It's all there.

There are also many witty and provocative essays on life in a wheelchair by people who live it daily. One example: in a section called "Our Labels, Ourselves," the writer S.L. Rosen makes this eloquent observation:

"For me, and I imagine for most others like me, 'survivor' is the real term that holds meaning. We are surviving indeed, to the embarrassment of a society that can't figure out what to do with us, ghastly successes of that medical skill of patching shards of people who, some years ago, wouldn't have survived at all."

As a patch of shards myself, I say buy this book.

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Must have

No joke - if you are living with a spinal cord injury or if you are newly injured, you need to own this book. From getting groceries to medical issues, this book is filled with tips and tricks.

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Important (and fun) information. Should be required reading!

This is a "must have" book for people with any connection to Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The list of people that will benefit from and enjoy this book is endless. After 24 years as a T10 paraplegic I still return to Spinal Network for information, be it medical info, resources, or reading and re-reading some of the profiles when I need to get "re-stoked". It addresses all of my SCI related questions and then some. Should be on the reference shelf of every journalist and writer as well!

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Not for the Ambulatory.

One reviewer said, "This is a 'must have' book for people with any connection to Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)."

Another said, "No joke - if you are living with a spinal cord injury or if you are newly injured, you need to own this book."

Well...sort of. The author of the book clearly meant it for wheelchair-bound persons and all the previous reviewers must have assumed anyone with SCI is. If you are, this book is a great resource. If you have SCI but are still able to walk, dress yourself, etc., albeit with difficulty, as I am, you will find it less useful. There is no information on walking aids, exercise equipment, etc. for those with limited ability to walk or use their arms.

I would also have liked to have tabs for all the chapters not just a couple.

My other gripe...after paying [...] for this book I am annoyed at all the advertisements thru out the book.

The day will probably come when I will need wheels to get around, and will find the book more useful. In the interim, it will spend most of the time on the shelf.

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Outstanding Book!

I can't understand why this book is no longer in print. I bought it soon after I suffered a severe spinal cord injury. This book describes so many ways that someone with a SCI can remain active, from sailboating to downhill skiing, handcycling, flying a glider, traveling, mountain climbing, sex, etc, etc, etc... It also gives the current state of medical research in stem cell therapy. It gives phone numbers and web site addresses to the experts where you can get more information and the book itself is FULL of practical information (for example, what to do if you need to urinate during a long airplane flight). I've mentored other new SCI patients and loaned out my copy of this book and found this to be an indispensible resource. It answers basic questions that aren't covered by rehab therapists.

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"Two years before I started drawing, my wife was run over by a subway train. Sounds really terrible, I know. But, well, this book is about how art and New York City saved my life." When Danny Gregory's wife was severely injured, his life was changed in an instant. Searching about for meaning for what had happened to his little family, he began to create a richly illustrated journal of his life. Gregory as driven to record and comment on every aspect of his life, from dirty dishes to cathedrals, from hospital wards to life-drawing classes, from brunch with Hell's Angels to book shopping at the Strand. This unique book chronicles his discovery of drawing, his wife's rehabilitation, his son's infancy, and the life of the city he loves. Funny, bittersweet, romantic, and perverse, Everyday Matters is an inspiration, an invitation to look for the beauty and significance in the details of our daily lives.

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Brilliant

This book is filled with brilliant inspiration, especially during this economic crisis. We all have faced challenges and this is the story of the Danny Gregory and how his families challenges have inspired a creative life! We can all benefit from slowing down viewing the world with creativity and appreciation. The Creative License - Giving Yourself Permission to be the Artist You Truly Are, is also a five star read!

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More than I expected

This book was required for a typography class I entered this Spring. While I thought it seemed like an interesting read, I wasn't sure what to expect. This is a very spirited book that encourages the artist in all of us. It also is wonderful to see art as therapy in a tragic event, and see it helping someone to come out of the mire, discovering the beauty in the new. A colorful meld of philosophy and art, coupled with the everyday "Joe" we can all relate to with a good sense of humor, and humanistic tendencies of emotion, this book gets a big thumbs up from me.

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An emotional rollercoaster

This book is sad, funny, makes you angry, upset, happy, everthing in it is definitely aimed straight to the heart! I enjoyed it. It's endearing and heartfelt. Makes you think about life being short and not so sweet sometimes. Thanks for making me count my blessings in this book.

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A Great Read

This book is a feast for the eyes. It is fun to read all of the text, and enjoy all of the pictures. Mr. Gregory and family have had some hard times and it's interesting how he turned to drawing to pull himself out of his anger and depression for Patti's accident. Definitely a good book to read, savor and then go back to.

My one caveat is that I was looking for a how-to book. I have no natural talent for drawing and want to learn how to draw so badly. Thought this was more of a how to. It is a memoir, and while it is a great book, it was kind of misleading.

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How did he get from there to here?

I'm glad I got this little book from the library and didn't paid for it.
I often woundered how people without God make it though trauma and tradigy. Well, Danny Gregory is one. I acknowledge in this journie he trained his artistic eye to see and grew in drawing skill. Unfortunately, the book dosen't show the first attempts, how he learned perspective, shadow and finally the use of color, you don't really SEE the process and progress.

The information I wanted was what art matterials he tried, what did he like, or didn't work for him. The only indication of material was on the front cover.

Definitely, not a how to book on drawing. There were no new insights or revelations for me.


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