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A recommended reading list for information on
post polio syndrome. - compiled by a third party. reprinted for
information only.
Post Polio Syndrome
Recommended Reading List
This list was compiled by a third party. It is provided
for information only, and thereis no guarantee of accuracy of the
information. Being listed here does not constitutean endorsement by Easter
Seals Colorado of any of the material
listed.
AARP: Pep Up Your Life, A Fitness Book For
Seniors. Free booklet shows differing levels of strength and
flexibility exercises, perfect for PPS. AARP, 1909 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20049.
ADA: NARIC Guide to Resources for The
Americans with Disabilities Act. 1993. NARIC, 8455 Colesville Road
#935, Silver Spring MD 20910, or call 800-347-2742. Free
booklet.
"Accent on Living," the magazine you've come to
depend on. Pocket/purse size quarterly with ads and articles geared to
disability needs. Subscr: 309-378-2961. $12/year
Anderson, Bob;
Bornell, Donald: Stretch & Strengthen for Rehabilitation and
Development. 1984. Stretching Inc, PO Box 767, Palmer Lake CO 80133.
Or call 800-333-1307. $16.95
Asper, Kathrin: The Abandoned Child
Within: On Losing and Regaining Self-Worth. Translation 1993. Fromm
Int'l Publishing, New York NY. $16.95
Baldwin, Fred; McInerney,
Suzanne: Infomedicine: A Consumer's Guide to the Latest Medical
Research. 1996. (My long overdue diagnosis and resulting PPS
Bibliography are described in Ch 3./Bonnie) Little, Brown & Co, New
York NY. $14.95
Beisser, Arnold R: Flying Without Wings:
Personal Reflections on Being Disabled. 1989. Doubleday, New York
NY. $14.95
Black, Kathryn: In the Shadow of Polio: A Personal
and Social History. 1996. Addison Wesley Publishing, New York NY.
$23
Butterworth, Karen, editor: Mind Over Muscle, Surviving
Polio in New Zealand. 1994. Nyroca Press, PO Box 90, Hawksburn,
Victoria 3142, New Zealand. $27
Carter, Nancy Baldwin: Of Myths
and Chicken Feet: A Polio Survivor Looks at Survival. 1992. Nebraska
Polio Survivors Assoc, PO Box 37139, Omaha NE 68137. $9.95
Caudill,
Margaret: Managing Pain Before It Manages You. Workbook from
Guilford Publications, 72 Spirng Street, New York NY 10012. 800-365-7006.
$18.95
Cheever, Ray; Garee, Betty, editors: Post-Polio.
1987. Accent Special Publications, Cheever Publishing Inc, PO Box 700,
Bloomington IL 61702. $3.95
Cohn, Victor: Sister Kenny: The
Woman Who Challenged the Doctors. 1975. Minneapolis
MN.
Cousins, Norman: Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the
Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration. 1979. Norton
Publishing, New York NY. $9.95
Dalakas, Marinos; Bartfeld, Harry;
Kurland, Leonard, editors: Post-Polio Syndrome, Advances in the
Pathogenesis and Treatment. 1995. Volume 753, 400-page original
research, proceedings from NYAS conference, 1994. Annals of the New York
Academy of Sciences, 2 East 63rd Street, New York NY 10021. $100
Daniel, Thomas and Robbins, Frederick, editors: Polio.
1997. Collection of essays by polio participants. Boydell &
Brewer, PO Box 41026, Rochester NY 14604. $29.50
Davis, Fred:
Passage Through Crisis: Polio Victims and Their Families. 1963.
Indianapolis IN. $19.95
Einarsson, Gisli: Muscle Adaptation and
Disability in Late Poliomyelitis. 1991. Scandinavian Journal of
Rehabilitation Medicine, Supplelment No. 25, Department of Rehabilitation
Medicine, Gothenburg University, Sweden.
Gallagher, Hugh: FDR's
Splendid Deception. 1995 update. Dodd, Mead Publishers, New York NY.
$19.95
Goldberg, Richard Thayer: The Making of Franklin D.
Roosevelt: Triumph Over Disability. 1981. Cambridge MA.
$19
Gould, Tony: A Summer Plague: Polio and Its Survivors.
1995. Historical data and case histories from both sides of the pond. Yale
Univ Press, New Haven CT. $30
Hall, Robert: Through the Storm:
A Polio Story. North Star Press, PO Box 451, St Cloud MN 56302.
$9.95
Halstead, Lauro; Grimby, Gunnar, editors: Post-Polio
Syndrome. 1995. Covers all aspects of clinical assessment and
management of patients. Hanley & Belfus, Medical Publishers, 210 S.
13th Street, Philadelphia PA 19107. Call 800-962-1892 or FAX 215-790-9330.
$32.95
Halstead, Lauro; Wiechers, David, editors: Research and
Clinical Aspects of the Late Effects of Poliomyelitis. Vol 23(4),
1987. March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 350 N. Pennsylvania Avenue,
PO Box 1657, Wilkes-Barre PA 18773. $15
International Polio
Network, 4207 Lindell Blvd #110, St. Louis MO 63108, is source of
post-polio information. Call 314-534-0475 to order subscriptions, or
email: gini_intl@msn.com: "Int'l Ventilator Users Network" (IVUN):
Biannual newsletter for users of home mechanical ventilation. $12/yr
"Polio Network News" (PNN): Quarterly newsletter for PPS and
topics related to disability. $16/yr
"Post-Polio Directory":
Annual publication lists clinics, health professionals, support groups,
people knowledgeable about PPS. $4/yr
Kenny, Sister Elizabeth;
Ostenso, Martha: And They Shall Walk. 1951. London.
Kenny,
Sister Elizabeth: My Battle and Victory: History of the Discovery of
Poliomyelitis as a Systemic Disease. 1955. London.
Kolb, Felix;
Powell, Malcolm; Rosenbaum, Ernest: Osteoporosis: Prevention &
Treatment. Better Health Programs, Regional Cancer Foundation, 2107
Van Ness #408, San Francisco CA 94109. Free booklet.
Kriegel,
Leonard: Falling Into Life. 1991. North Point Press, San Francisco
CA. $19.95
Kriegel, Leonard: The Long Walk Home. 1964.
Appleton-Century Pub, New York NY.
Laurie, Gini; Headley, Joan;
Mudrovic, Wm Michael, editors: Rehabilitation into Independent
Living. 1989, 30th anniv issue of "Rehabilitation Gazette." Gazette
Int'l Networking Institute, 4207 Lindell Blvd #110, St Louis MO 63108.
$6
LeBoeuf, Charlotte: The Late Effects of Polio: Information
for Health Care Providers. 1991. PPSG, Neurological Resource Centre,
23-A King William Road, Unley, Hyde Park South Australia 5011.
$7
LeBoeuf, Charlotte: A Practical Approach to the Late Effects
of Polio. 1991. Booklet. $7 Contact above.
LeComte, Ed: Long
Road Back: The Story of My Encounter with Polio. 1957. Beacon
Press, Boston MA.
Linfield, Warner, editor: Polio Survivors'
Handbook: Articles from "The Polio Post." Delaware Valley Polio
Survivors Assoc, PO Box 102, Flourtown PA 19031. $5
Maddox, Sam:
Spinal Network: The Total Wheelchair Book. 1996, 580 pp. Miramar
Communications, PO Box 8987, Malibu CA 90265-8987. $37.95 soft, $39.95
spiral.
Magalaner, Jillian, editor: Great American Vacations for
Travelers with Disabilities. 1994, 608 pp. Fodor Travel Publications.
$18
"Mainstream" Magazine of the Able-Disabled. GO! Guide -
Great Options for Disability Products and Resources available. Cyndi
Jones, publisher. Mainstream, PO Box 370598, San Diego, CA 92137. Phone
619-234-3288 or visit www.mainstream-mag.com. Subscr
$24/year
Milam, Lorenzo: The Cripple Liberation Front Marching
Band Blues. 1984. Biography, 222 pp. Mho and Mho Works, San Diego CA.
$9.95
Milam, Lorenzo: Cripzen: A Manual for Survival. 1993.
Mho & Mho Works, San Diego CA. $12.95
Morris, Jenny: Pride
Against Prejudice: A Personal Politics of Disability. 1991. New
Society Publishers. Call 800-333-9093 to order.
*Munsat, Theodore,
editor: Post-Polio Syndrome. 1991. Butterworth-Heinemann
Publishers, 80 Montvale Avenue, Stoneham MA 02180. $50.
NARIC:
Guide to Disability & Rehabilitation Periodicals. National
Rehabilitation Information Center, 8455 Colesville Road #935, Silver
Spring MD 20910. $15
Nagler, Mark: Perspectives on Disability,
2nd ed, 1993. Health Markets Research, 851 Moana Court, Palo Alto CA
94306. $45
"New Mobility" Magazine - Disability, Lifestyle,
Culture & Resources. July 1996 issue includes their first consumer
guide. Barry Corbet, editor. Miramar Communication Inc, PO Box 8987,
Malibu CA 90265. Phone 800-543-4116, or visit www.newmobility.com. $4.95
single, $37.95/yr subscription.
*Nudelman, Dorothea; Willingham,
David: Healing the Blues, A Drug-Free Psychotherapy for Depression.
Post-polio related issues. 1994. Boxwood Press, 183 Ocean View Blvd,
Pacific Grove CA 93950. Call 408-375-9110 or FAX 408-375-0430.
$22.
Petty, Thomas; Tiep, Brian; Burns, Mary: Essentials of
Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Kay Bowen, HealthONE, Center for Health
Sciences Education, 1719 E. 19th Avenue, Denver CO 80218, or call
303-839-6740. Three free booklets.
Plagemann, Bentz: An American
Past. 1990. William Morrow, New York NY.
Rogers, Naomi: Dirt
and Disease: Polio Before FDR. 1992. Rutgers Univ Press, New Brunswick
NJ. $39/$15
Rutty, Christopher: The Grim Terror: Canada, The
March of Dimes, and the Control of Polio. 1995. Details events from
1927-1957. Ontario March of Dimes Post-Polio Program, 10 Overlea Blvd,
Toronto Ontario M4H 1A4 Canada. $10
Sage, Ginger: Parent's
Blood. 1995. Biographical novel. Classic Printing and Graphics, 150
C-2 Easy Street, Wenatchee WA 98801. Phone 509-662-1836.
$21.45
Schneider, Meir; Larkin, Maureen; Schneider, Dror:
Handbook of Self-Healing. 1994. Remarkable book. Center for
Self-Healing, 1718 Taraval, San Francisco CA 94116. Call 415-665-9574 or
FAX 415-665-1318. $19.95
Schoneman, LaVonne, editor: How to
Cope: Practical Tips for Polio Survivors. 1989. For series list, write
L. Schoneman, 16734 8th NE, Seattle WA 98155, or call 206-362-0627.
$7
Shapiro, Joseph P: No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging
a New Civil Rights Movement. 1993. Random House, New York NY.
$14
Siebert, Al: The Survivor Personality. 1993. Practical
Psychology Press, PO Box 535, Portland OR 97207. $14.95
Siegel,
Bernie S: Love, Medicine & Miracles. 1986. Harper & Rowe,
New York NY. $15.95
Smith, Jane S: Patenting the Sun: Polio and
the Salk Vaccine. 1990. William Morrow Pub, New York
NY.
Strauss, Elaine; Strauss, Simon: In My Heart I'm Still
Dancing. 1979. The Strauss', 597 Pine Brook, New Rochelle NY 10804.
$7
Strubbe, Janice Wittenberg: The Rebellious Body: Reclaim your
life from environmental illness or chronic fatigue syndrome. 1996.
Insight Books, New York NY. $18.95
Treischmann, Roberta B: Aging
With a Disability. 1987. Demos Publishing, New York NY.
$42.95
Zelinski, Ernie: The Joy of Not Working. 1991. VIP
Books, Edmonton Alberta Canada.
Zola, Irving K: Missing Pieces.
1982. Temple University Press, Philadelphia PA. $29.95/$18.95
softcover.
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books...they can be ordered...
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