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Monthly articles focus on food, fitness, beauty, and child care using the resources of the Good Housekeeping institute. From human…
interest stories and social issues to money management and travel, the magazine will encourage positive living for today's woman.The Knitter caters for skilled knitters with more than 10 challenging patterns in each issue. The Knitter has beautiful, original…
patterns and inspiration from world-class designers. Our patterns aren’t just fabulous to look at, they’re enjoyable to make, with a few unusual techniques and intriguing ways with yarns for you to try.
Macular disease: practical strategies for living with vision loss
By Peggy R. Wolfe. 2011
Second edition of guidebook suggests strategies to compensate for declining vision. Provides tips for organizing one's home; dealing with financial,…
personal, and legal affairs; and maximizing one's independence. Lists technological devices available and organizations and businesses that offer assistance. 2011Monthly articles focus on food, fitness, beauty, and child care using the resources of the Good Housekeeping institute. From human…
interest stories and social issues to money management and travel, the magazine will encourage positive living for today's woman.The Knitter caters for skilled knitters with more than 10 challenging patterns in each issue. The Knitter has beautiful, original…
patterns and inspiration from world-class designers. Our patterns aren’t just fabulous to look at, they’re enjoyable to make, with a few unusual techniques and intriguing ways with yarns for you to try.
Now I see you: a memoir
By Nicole C. Kear. 2014
Kear, diagnosed at age nineteen with retinitis pigmentosa, shares her struggles with acceptance of the condition and the risks and…
adventures she engaged in during her twenties. Describes falling in love and having children, and how she focused on them before admitting to having RP. Strong language. 2014
Diabetic retinopathy: from diagnosis to treatment
By Homayoun Tabandeh, David S. Boyer. 2014
Retina specialists and authors of Macular Degeneration (DB 74495) describe diabetic retinopathy, a potential problem for people with diabetes. Discuss…
its development, treatment options and ways to slow its progress, and lifestyle changes that lead to better glucose control. Offer advice on coping with visual impairment. 2014The Knitter caters for skilled knitters with more than 10 challenging patterns in each issue. The Knitter has beautiful, original…
patterns and inspiration from world-class designers. Our patterns aren’t just fabulous to look at, they’re enjoyable to make, with a few unusual techniques and intriguing ways with yarns for you to try.
Moonlight sonata at the Mayo Clinic
By Nora Gallagher. 2013
Middle-aged essayist describes the two years from 2009 to 2011 that she spent in the "land of the sick," searching…
for a diagnosis and treatment for her inflamed optic nerve. Also describes her spiritual disorientation in this companion to Things Seen and Unseen (DB 49806). 2013
Second suns: two doctors and their amazing quest to restore sight and save lives
By David Oliver Relin. 2013
The late coauthor of Three Cups of Tea (DB 64285) describes following ophthalmologists Geoffrey Tabin and Sanduk Ruit as they…
performed eye surgeries in rural Nepal. Discusses the 1995 founding of the Himalayan Cataract Project to prevent blindness in the Third World. 2013
What to look for in winter: a memoir in blindness
By Candia McWilliam. 2012
Memoir of Scottish novelist McWilliam, who became functionally blind in 2006 because of the involuntary closing of her eyelids from…
a condition known as blepharospasm. McWilliam reviews her life, describes undergoing a two-part operation to restore her vision, and explores a possible psychological basis for her sightlessness. Strong language. 2010Monthly articles focus on food, fitness, beauty, and child care using the resources of the Good Housekeeping institute. From human…
interest stories and social issues to money management and travel, the magazine will encourage positive living for today's woman.The Knitter caters for skilled knitters with more than 10 challenging patterns in each issue. The Knitter has beautiful, original…
patterns and inspiration from world-class designers. Our patterns aren’t just fabulous to look at, they’re enjoyable to make, with a few unusual techniques and intriguing ways with yarns for you to try.The Knitter caters for skilled knitters with more than 10 challenging patterns in each issue. The Knitter has beautiful, original…
patterns and inspiration from world-class designers. Our patterns aren’t just fabulous to look at, they’re enjoyable to make, with a few unusual techniques and intriguing ways with yarns for you to try.
100 questions & answers about macular degeneration
By Jeffrey S Heier, Jeffrey Heier. 2010
A retina specialist answers questions about the causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of age-related wet and dry macular degeneration.…
Includes patient commentary and discusses the future possibilities of research trials. 2010Monthly articles focus on food, fitness, beauty, and child care using the resources of the Good Housekeeping institute. From human…
interest stories and social issues to money management and travel, the magazine will encourage positive living for today's woman.
As I see it: from a blind man's perspective
By Robert Theodore Branco. 2007
Monthly articles focus on food, fitness, beauty, and child care using the resources of the Good Housekeeping institute. From human…
interest stories and social issues to money management and travel, the magazine will encourage positive living for today's woman.
Out of sight: blind and doing all right
By Art Schreiber, Hal Simmons. 2014
A high level radio news broadcast exec at the top of his career, Art awoke at a resort near Santa…
Fe, New Mexico, unable to see. Art's refusal to give up and his struggle to live life to the fullest is inspiring. His story is compelling in demonstrating courage, compassion, and resilience in the face of tragedyThe Knitter caters for skilled knitters with more than 10 challenging patterns in each issue. The Knitter has beautiful, original…
patterns and inspiration from world-class designers. Our patterns aren’t just fabulous to look at, they’re enjoyable to make, with a few unusual techniques and intriguing ways with yarns for you to try.