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"Top cat Arnie teases Philip because he is confined to a wheelchair. Yet when Arnie falls down the school steps and breaks a leg, twists a wrist, and sprains a tail, he begins to see life from a different perspective. With few books about mainstreaming available, this entertaining story should be welcome."--Booklist. Full color.

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Carlson failed miserably with this one!

Clearly the author made an effort towards inclusion but she failed miserably. Arnie and the New Kid is really the story of how the school bully was able to save a classmate with a physical disability from a life of shunning by befriending him. This is far from the message that we should be imparting in our children. We need to show children that people with disabilities are valuable, contributing citizens. I'd recommend Verna Allette Willkins' books Are We There Yet and Boots for a Bridesmaid as wonderful examples of this fact.

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Kids understand it!

I don't agree with the former reviewer. I have used this book in classes of 2nd and 3rd grade children. They all understood the story and its message. I thought it was a very good book.

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1. ISBN13: 9781932603170
2. Condition: NEW
3. Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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"Yoga And Multiple Sclerosis" is especially recommended for those who are experiencing symptoms across the MS spectrum

The collaborative work of Loren M. Fishman (Assistant Clinical Professor in Rehabilitation at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons) and Eric L. Small (an expert yoga instructor who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 22), "Yoga And Multiple Sclerosis" is specifically designed to instruct MS patients in the benefits of yoga exercises which can be tangible beneficial for those afflicted with this neurologic disease. Ideal for the non-specialist general reader, "Yoga And Multiple Sclerosis" describes how yoga works. The text is enhanced with photographs and descriptions of each yoga pose and clearly explains their effects, advantages, and contraindications. Of special value the yoga novice are the 'starter poses' that enable the uninitiated or physically challenged to gently achieve a yoga posture. An important acquisition for personal and community library Health & Medicine instructional reference collections, "Yoga And Multiple Sclerosis" is especially recommended for those who are experiencing symptoms across the MS spectrum (including anyone in a wheelchair or who has limited mobility) and seek to raise their functional abilities and thereby foster both their physical independence and their psychological morale.

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A LONG-AWAITED BOOK

For those with MS, Loren Fishman and Eric Small's well-illustrated book offers substantial help in coping with this illness in both its relapsing-remitting and progressive forms through the practice of Yoga, the benefits of which are grounded in solid research and long experience. Eric Small is a living testament to the power of Yoga. Loren Fishman has practiced Yoga for decades as well and is also featured in the book along with Eric Small and other Yoga practitioners.

Yoga Therapy is one of the fastest growing forms of Yoga in the US, and with it comes more specialization and focus. BKS Iyengar has been at the forefront of this specialization for decades and Eric Small acknowledges this great master's work at the outset. Students unfamiliar with the use of props typical of Iyengar Yoga are charmingly encouraged to use whatever is at hand, including a bag of flour or rice if a sandbag is unavailable.

The reader will come away with a clear idea of how to begin a practice appropriate to the student's physical capacity, with illustrations for each level. Loren Fishman's sweeping and lyrical introduction helps set this focused practice within the larger context of Yoga as a whole. Indeed, it is the nature of Yoga Therapy to place the whole person at the center of a whole practice, inviting the student to participate not only as someone with a problem, but as someone with a full life interested in exploring Yoga in all its facets. In other words, this book doesn't show a student just how to use Yoga for MS, but how to have a full Yoga practice with MS.

I agree with B. Wells that the photographs in the first section could be numbered and related to the text. I would also welcome explanations in the Benefits section for each pose of how the poses actually affect the body. One takes on faith that a pose will help with urinary disorders, for example, but for the interested and curious student, how or why that is would be welcome information.

This book is accessible and valuable to all, from beginning student to teacher wanting to help a student with MS or a student having suffered stroke or other trauma to the nervous or muscular system. Eric Small's own trajectory through MS and Yoga is inspiring.

Alison West, Ph.D., Co-Director, Yoga Union Center for Backcare and Scoliosis, NY NY

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Yoga and Muultiple Sclerosis: A Journey to Health and Healing

This book gives detailed illustrations and directions, but it is helpful to get a DVD of the exercises (available from the Northern & Southern California Chapters of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at a reduced price if you purchase the book). I am unable to use most of these exercises detailed in the book as I do not have access to a certified yoga instructor (that also has certification to work with people with Multiple Sclerosis)to assist me in doing them. The book it better suited to individuals who live in larger population areas with an expert yoga instructor.

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great exercises

I am an MS patient and this book provides great detailed photos and descriptions for workouts of all types.

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Eric Small is a gifted Iyengar teacher and his work shines through in this book!

Congratulations to Eric Small and Loren Fishman on this fine book that will help thousands learn and teach yoga postures. I highly recommend this book to MS patients, the disabled, the elderly, and anyone else who is interested in starting the opening and deeping that yoga offers to us all. Superb incites and brilliant photographs showing the ways that Iyengar yoga can be adapted and made available to everyone. This book is a gift. Thanks to Mr. Small and Mr. Fishman for sharing their light with us all. And thanks to their teachers, the teachers before them, and their teachings.

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1. ISBN13: 9781602397712
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“Not since Lance Armstrong has an American athlete been so celebrated for dodging death and competing again.”—Washington Post It was a horrific car crash. On the way home from swim practice, eighteen-year old Brian Boyle’s future changed in an instant when a dump truck plowed into his Camaro. He was airlifted to a shock-trauma hospital. He had lost sixty percent of his blood, his heart had moved across his chest, and his organs and pelvis were pulverized. He was placed in a medically-induced coma. When Brian finally emerged from the coma two months later, he had no memory of the accident. He could see and hear, but not move or talk. Unable to communicate to his doctors, nurses, or frantic parents, he heard words like “vegetable” and “nursing home.” If he lived, doctors predicted he might not be able to walk again, and certainly not swim. Then, miraculously, Brian clawed his way back to the living. First blinking his eyelids, then squeezing a hand, then smiling, he gradually emerged from his locked-in state. The former swimmer and bodybuilder had lost one hundred pounds.

Iron Heart is the first-person account of his ordeal and his miraculous comeback. With enormous fortitude he learned to walk, then run, and eventually, to swim. With his dream of competing in the Ironman Triathlon spurring him on, Brian defied all odds, and three-and-a-half years after his accident, crossed the finish line in Kona, Hawaii. Brian’s inspiring journey from coma to Kona is brought to life in this memoir. 24 color illustrations.

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Amazing, a MUST READ

I work at the American Red Cross in the Washington area and Brian has been kind enough to offer to visit several of our blood drives around the area to sign books and talk to the blood donors. Naturally, I read this book so I would be familiar with his story. I read his book in 2 days, I could not put it down. It is a very quick and easy read, but very emotionally charged, very powerful. There were times that I cried while reading. It is amazing, his amazing recovery is the kind of story that makes me proud to say that not only am I a blood donor but every day the work I do helps save others like him.

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LOVED IT!!

Brian, Bill,

This morning I completed reading Iron Heart. I wanted to contact you both to say "Congratulations" and "Thank You" for sharing such an inspirational story! I laughed and cried throughout the entire book. I even passed it around at a surprise b-day dinner for a friend last night.

As a matter of fact, I decided I'm going to purchase a few copies of Iron Heart to pass out as gifts.

Brian, I'll be sure to share your story with American Red Cross new hires (and others who have not read it) as a testimony of the importance of the life saving work we do and how we are capable of anything we put our minds to.

Thank you both and have a good day.

Leslie
American Red Cross employee (St. Louis, MO)


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Inspirational

This book made me believe that I could do anything. The story is simply written but not doubt not simply lived by Brian Boyle. Just amazing what a human body can take and the human mind can overcome.

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Great Book!

this was a truly inspiring book told in a very effective way. Being a triathlete, I know how much training (both mental and physical) go into an Ironman race. To see how Brian came back from the brink of death to complete and Ironman was simply amazing. I highly recommend this book!

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A choice pick and very highly recommended read

IRON HEART: THE TRUE STORY OF HOW I CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD is an inspirational 'must' for any general lending library, health collections, and sports libraries alike. Author Brian Boyle was the victim of a terrible car crash that demolished his car and changed his life from that of a bodybuilder to a shattered man. He was on life support for two months and was pronounced dead eight times by doctors - yet lived to regain his strength and return to his bodybuilder condition. His amazing comeback is a powerful, inspirational piece.


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Documents the many successes of the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) member hospitals, who have successfully applied industrial principles that make patients safer and employees more satisfied.

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Better AND Cheaper

Efficiency means getting more for less, and Naida Grunden documents how PRHI has been encouraging efficiency in Pittsburgh. There are examples here for every hospital, but even more important is the way these gains were made. The approach to the problem. Open minds will be able to apply the Pittsburgh way to any healthcare setting.
Most experts agree that the biggest problem in healthcare today is cost. Reducing cost while providing the same or better service is what this book is all about.
Having followed the PRHI efforts for several years, I found the book a little short, particularly on the theory behind these efforts. It seems as if these changes were intuitive and easy. Trust me. Change is never easy. Perhaps this documentation will make similar changes easier for the rest of us.

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The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient Health Care

In clear prose Grunden outlines how to prevent a host of medical mishaps that occur all too commonly in hospitals, emergency rooms and doctor's offices; things such as hospital-acquired infections (including MRSA), medication errors and waiting room snafus. These are low cost and low tech methods that can actually improve patient care and save lives! This book should be required reading for health care administrators, physicians, nurses and pharmacists. And it should be in every medical school, nursing school and hospital library.
George Young, MD

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Outstanding documentation of important Lean improvement efforts

Naida's book is a must-read for those working with Lean in healthcare or clinical quality improvement.

It covers the journey of the Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative and their innovative work over the past few years.

A particular highlight is the documentation of the efforts of Dr. Richard Shannon and others to reduce hospital-acquired infections through the use of Lean methods.

There are many photographs and real examples that emphasize that it's not just a theoretical exercise that Lean works in healthcare.

This book is well-written and will inspire you to take action in your own hospital or health system. A must read.


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The Pittsburgh Way...Demonstrates Practical Application of Lean in Healthcare

Naida Grunden has written a practical, yet technically sound book regarding the tremendous work that has taken place in the Pittsburgh region. It speaks clearly to those within the healthcare industry that may be "put off" or can't relate to the more common Lean writings of those from industry, and that attempt to force manufacturings Lean approach as a pure translation to healthcare. Naida not only outlines the work that has taken place, but also shows the residual benefits that can result from sustained dedication to Lean principles. Various Lean education programs such as Belmont University's Lean Healthcare Certificate Program are using "The Pittsburgh Way" as a part of their curriculum and for good reason. Thanks Naida for writing this book, and we in the industry look forward to future writings resulting from you work.

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Translating Lean/Toyota into Healthcare

Full disclosure: I used to work with Naida Grunden at PRHI and was involved with some of the work she describes in her book. But it is precisely because I was buried in the weeds of the work that I appreciate Grunden's ability to extract a fair, accurate, and engaging narrative out of each story. She is a superb writer and I've found this book to be the ideal text for introducing healthcare workers to the connection between Toyota and healthcare.

I have since moved on from PRHI and am currently leading a hospital through a lean transformation. To that end I teach an 8 hour introductory course for every hospital employee. I assign portions of The Toyota Way by Jeffrey Liker and chapters from The Pittsburgh Way. Every time I teach the course, I have had participants ask me if they could keep their copy of The Pittsburgh Way a little longer in order to finish reading it. No one has ever asked to hold on to The Toyota Way!

The first chapter of The Pittsburgh Way--the gut-wrenching story of Steve and Diane Lares is a powerful emotional hook to the compelling need for a new way of organizing the delivery of care. The rest of the book translates abstract theory into practice--concrete healthcare practice. There's no better way to reach the frontlines in healthcare.

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