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No Excuses
18 year old amputee wrestler Kyle Maynard
has always liked combat sports and has always
competed against able-bodied athletes. Now
he has written the book "No Excuses:
The True Story of a Congenital Amputee Who
Became a Champion in Wrestling and in Life". MORE |
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A Test of Will
Warren Macdonald, adventurer, author and motivational
speaker, who became a leg amputee when he lost his legs in a climbing accident, has inspired many people in different
countries. Now "A Test of Will",
the updated edition of his Australian best
selling book “One Step Beyond”,
is available to readers around the world. MORE |
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Murderball
"Murderball chairs are lower than normal
wheelchairs with a much wider wheelbase to
help prevent tipping." - Never heard
of Murderball? Check out this movie, portraying
the US quadriplegic rugby (as the sport is
officially being called) team on their way
to the Paralympics in Athens.
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It's Just A Matter
of Balance
"If we become disabled, we must embrace
our disability with this fantastic unique
inner strength that we all possess within
us. Using the genuine acceptance of our fate,
we can then begin to truly live out our days
to the fullest, as we all deserve." Kevin
S. Garrison (The author is an amputee who
started Garrison's Orthotic & Prosthetic
Clinic, Inc.) MORE |
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Soul
Surfer
Soul
Surfer, the new book by Bethany Hamilton,
Sheryl Berk and Rick Bundschuh, is the story
of Bethany's life as a surfer, her recovery
in the wake of the shark attack and the adjustments
she's made to her unique surfing style. MORE |
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Between
a rock and a hard place
This
is the story of Aron Ralston, an experienced
mountaineer and outdoorsman, who decided to
self-amputate his right arm after having been
caught between a bolder and a canyon while
hiking in the Utah canyonlands. The story
surrounding his self-amputation became world
news at the time and is now being told in
a detailed way. MORE |
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Disability
Sport and Recreation Resources
This
book includes up-to-date information available
on 47 sports and recreational activities that
are accessible to individuals with disabilities
including people who are blind or deaf or
who have amputations, cerebral palsy, spinal
cord injuries, dwarfism, mental retardation
or other physical disabilities and has been
called by some the "bible of disability
sport". MORE |
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Amputations
and Prosthetics: A Case Study Approach
An introductory text written for
physical therapists providing the necessary
concepts needed to plan and implement treatment
programs following an amputation. Includes
photographs and illustrations. MORE |
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Amputee Identity
Disorder
What is a wannabe? What is a devotee? What
is a pretender? Is apotemnophilia a fetish?
Three authors are trying to answer these and
other related questions in their new book
"Apotemnophilia, Questions, Answers,
and Recommendations About Self-Demand Amputation".
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Artificial Parts,
Practical Lives: Modern Histories of Prosthetics
This book is not only about prosthetics, it
also sheds light on the relationship between
technological change and the civilizing process
of modernity, and analyzes the concrete materials
of prosthetic devices, which carry with them
ideologies of body, ideals, body politics,
and culture. MORE |
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Choosing a Wheelchair:
A Guide for Optimal Independence
Karp, a wheelchair user and ergonomics consultant,
guides readers through the wheelchair selection
process. He overviews the evolution of wheelchair
design and manufacture, and covers the selection
process, manual versus power chairs, cushions,
seats and backs, suspension systems, and accessories.
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Hell on Wheels
(High Risk Books)
After a hit-and-run accident costs him his
legs, Marty, a handsome and virile tennis
pro, focuses on wheelchair racing. With his
friend Lucy, who brings food, company, and
sex, he almost feels like the old Marty again.
Then his ex-lover Esther shows up. MORE |
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Irresistible Force
- Disability Sport in Canada
This book mainly documents the long and painful
struggle of disability sport in Canada, but
can definitely be seen as an example of how
the world's perception of disability has changed
within the last couple of years. The author
lost his right leg in 1978 at the age of 15
and was the first Canadian athlete with a
disability to be given a university athletic
scholarship. MORE |
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Just As I Am
"Can you imagine a world in which it
would not be unusual for a child in a wheelchair
to be the most popular kid in school? Or for
Miss America to be deaf?" Profiling 40
individuals with disabilities from all around
the United States, the authors capture in
words and art-quality photographs 40 stories
of courage, endurance and spirit.
Just As I am is written by Carolyn Sherer
(Photographer) and Ellen Dossett. MORE |
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On Borrowed Time
... With Interest
This book is largely based on the author's
real-life story. Written in the third person,
the main character, Kevin Brady, has an accident
that results in the loss of both of his legs,
below the knees. The book tells of his courageous
recovery from his accident and then his near
destruction from the abuse of alcohol. The
story is set in New York in the 1960's and
70's and deals with some important issues
of being a teenager and young adult of that
era. MORE |
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Orthotics and Prosthetics
in Rehabilitation
It provides an overview of the epidemiology
of amputation & the criteria needed to
determine necessity for prosthetic limbs,
and guidelines for pre-prosthetic training
programs. The Information is organized from
a functional, rather than a technical, perspective.
Includes abundant halftone illustrations.
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Post Polio Syndrome
- A guide For Polio Survivors
Post Polio Syndrome is a guide for survivors
of polio and their families. It describes
the post-polio syndrome and also provides
a historical overview of its diagnosis and
treatment. The guide also discusses getting
efficient medical care, relieving pain, improving
strength, and way to maintain proper weight
and nutrition. MORE |
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Repercussion
A suspense-gripping story of a professional
dancer's search for the recovery of life as
he knew it before becoming the victim of a
hit-and-run accident. It's about the pain
and despair he went through from the moment
he realized that the incident resulted in
the below-the-knee amputation of his left
foot, about how he was treated by the media
and the police, and about how this unforeseen
event affected his personal and professional
life. MORE |
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Succeeding Sane:
Making Room for Joy in a Crazy World
The author, an African-American amputee, who
won gold in the Olympics, is a Rhodes scholar,
former White House official, and businesswoman,
shares her personal formulas for making it
to the top of one's field without sacrificing
the things that are most important. MORE |
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