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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 htmlects 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.
Contact bookstores or libraries for availability of books...they
can be ordered...
or contact publisher directly through phone, fax, or web site.
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