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61) A boy called Bat
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Boy called BAT volume 1
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When his veterinarian mom brings home a stray baby skunk that needs rehabilitation before it can be placed in a wild animal shelter, Bat, who has austim, resolves to prove that he is up to the challenge of caring for the skunk permanently.
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The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) has become the best evaluative measure of motor function designed for quantifying change in the gross motor abilities of children with cerebral palsy. The new version of the scoring programme has now been released, and includes two abbreviated methods of estimating GMFM-66 scores using the GMFM-66-Item sets and the GMFM-66-Basal & Ceiling.
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Orthopedic surgeon Bill Howland tells his story of growing up in western Massachusetts and eventually settling in Redding, California, where he practiced orthopedic surgery for twenty-eight years. In between those times there were trips to foreign countries as well as life in the cities of New Haven, New York City,San Francisco, and Denver. During this time, he also became a father of five. He also tells about his children and their eventual occupations...
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"Recounts how the highly decorated Navy SEAL's unstoppable sense of humor, positive attitude, and fierce determination helped him survive after being shot in the face by an enemy sniper on a roof in Ramadi, Iraq. Though blinded, the irrepressible Job recovered from his wounds and began facing a new set of obstacles with his characteristic humor and resolve. He married the girl of his dreams, hunted elk, climbed Mt. Rainier, graduated college with...
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Starting a new life after waking up from a coma, Emma Harris finds her plans of opening up a doggy day care derailed by her childhood nemesis, but she soon learns that life isn't what you are given, it's what you make of it.
Emma Harris wakes up from a coma to learn that her fiancé and her BFF have fallen in love-- and she's lost her job. The life she knew is gone, but she's grateful to be alive. Desperate for a new start, Emma opens a doggy day...
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Cancer diagnosis and treatment doesn't have to be a passive experience, and it shouldn't be. Dr. Kathryn Schmitz's Moving Through Cancer introduces a 21-day program of strength training and exercise for cancer prevention and recovery.
Go from diagnosis to thriving with this empowering guide to using strength training and exercise to improve your mental and physical health before, during, and after cancer diagnosis and treatment.
This groundbreaking...
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Are you an attending in your first five years of practicing medicine who is looking to build a profitable, independent practice while maximizing revenue and establishing financial stability and security?
In his premiere book, Profitable Practice: A 90-Day Kickstart Plan for Physiatrists, physiatrist Dr. Hassan Akinbiyi presents the benefits and drawbacks for each type of business entity, and offers sound advice for choosing an accountant, business...
69) Welcome, wombat
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"Photo-packed series explores the stories and science behind animal sanctuaries. A up-close look at what life is like at a real wombat sanctuary in Australia - straight from a wombat herself in a nonfiction chapter book for elementary-aged readers."--
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"After a gunshot leaves her paralyzed, Barbara Gordon enters the Arkham Center for Independence, where Gotham's teens undergo physical and mental rehabilitation. Now using a wheelchair, Barbara must adapt to a new normal, but she cannot shake the feeling that something is dangerously amiss. Within these walls, strange sounds escape at night; patients go missing; and Barbara begins to put together pieces of what she believes to be a larger puzzle....
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Les aventures d'un fauteuil roulant et de son utilisatrice.
Il fallait tomber sur lui, le fauteuil roulant narrateur des misères de sa «patronne»: il nomme ainsi la patiente qu'il transporte, une personne peu banale qui s'est réveillée à moitié paralysée un lendemain de Saint-Valentin, dans une chambre d'hpital. Une opération qui a mal tourné et un cancer qui récidive. Ça aurait pu virer au pathos, mais ce serait sans compter avec l'incroyable...
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A COMPREHENSIVE RESISTANCE BAND PROGRAM FOR RECOVERING FROM INJURY AND STAYING PAIN-FREE AND HEALTHYRanging in intensity from super easy to extremely hard, the resistance band exercises in this book are sure to effectively and safely help you overcome any injury by building up strength and stability over time. Each section of the book by Dr. Karl Knopf targets a specific body part, with detailed anatomical information and easy-to-follow recovery routines...
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A fascinating insight into 'crystal meth' addiction. A very personal, first-hand account of a doctor living in Newtown and Enmore, addicted to 'crystal meth', and his subsequent journey through recovery, persecution, the mental health system, being labeled schizophrenic, suspension from practice, and his struggle back into the workplace.
We explore the highly sexualizing effect of this drug, its association with risk-taking behavior, in a very frank,...
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"The powerful true story of a SEAL Team Six member and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life. Two dozen Navy SEALs descended on Osama bin Laden's compound in May 2011. After the mission, only one name was made public: Cairo, a Belgian Malinois and military working dog. This is Cairo's story, and that of his handler, Will Chesney, a member of SEAL Team Six whose life would be irrevocably tied to Cairo's. Starting in 2008, when Will...
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"From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind's military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. The First World War claimed millions of lives and left millions more wounded and disfigured. In the midst of this brutality, however, there were also those who strove to alleviate suffering. Lindsey Fitzharris's The Facemaker tells...
76) Second Chance
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February 18, 2007 was the day I died. I was sixteen years old at the time and my best friend had just gotten his first car. It was a used, worn, black Camaro. The possibilities were endless. We tossed around a few ideas but nothing seemed good enough. All we wanted was one night free from parents, rules, and responsibilities. Just one night to really, feel alive.
What I intended on being a fun, energetic night quickly escalated into the most horrifying...
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This book is a practical resource for physiotherapists and occupational therapists who support people with cerebral palsy, helping them to solve the problems with movement and other impairments that so often accompany cerebral palsy, so that they can be more active and better able to participate in roles such as study, work, recreation and relationships. The first chapters provide the background to the clinical reasoning approach that informs the...
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Dr. Melillo designed a home-based program for resolving children's behavioral problems without medication or strife. The approach helps parents differentiate neurological problems, interpret a child's behavior and response to the program, and modify family relations.
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That day started like any other but by lunchtime, I was fighting for my very life. A stroke is like that. You don't see it coming.
There was nothing to do but let nature take its course - no guarantees I'd live much less return to full health. So, be prepared to travel through the terror and frustration of paralysis to a place of peace and gratitude where life meets hope.
This story is written to offer encouragement to stroke survivors, hope to family...
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"A gritty, voice-driven thriller about a former getaway driver who thought he had escaped the criminal life who is pulled back in by race, poverty, and his own former life of crime. Beauregard "Bug" Montage is a man with many different titles: husband, father, friend, honest car mechanic. But before he gave it up, Bug used to be known from the hills of North Carolina to the beaches of Florida as the best Wheel Man on the East Coast. After a series...