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MS Book List

Last post by CaliReader « Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:07 am
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by jimmylegs » Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:07 pm

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A reading list compiled by TIMS members:

from tzootzi:

Multiple Sclerosis: A Self-Help Guide to Its Management by J. Graham For people diagnosed...

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Thanks Jimmylegs.

I think I'll add 'My Stroke of Insight' by Jill Bolte Taylor. She has a Ted Talk also. Her story of surviving a massive stroke at...

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Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:07 am
Sanjay Gupta: Build a Better Brain at Any Age

Last post by NHE « Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:49 am

by NHE » Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:49 am

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air regarding his new book Keep Sharp: Build A Better Brain At Any Age.

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Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:49 am
I Contain Multitudes

Last post by NHE « Thu Apr 02, 2020 5:33 am
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by NHE » Wed May 09, 2018 1:49 am

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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong, 2016.

I read this book following the recommendation by...

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Ed Yong was interviewed by Terry Gross for NPR in August 2016 about his book 'I Contain Multitudes'.

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Thu Apr 02, 2020 5:33 am
The Ghost In My Brain

Last post by NHE « Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:22 pm

by NHE » Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:22 pm

The Ghost in My Brain: How A Concussion Stole My Life and How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Helped Me Get It Back
Clark Elliott, 2015

The...

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Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:22 pm
Reading At Work.

Last post by MSKarateka « Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:12 pm
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by bigdave » Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:18 am

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Hi all,i tend to read at work,well in my van as i'm a mobile service engineer when the physical fatigue kicks in which is normally after a couple of...

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Hi John,i have tried audio books but have found you have to be listening 100% or you miss bits.I don't know but i also tend to think it's cheating a...

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Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:12 pm
The Brain's Way of Healing

Last post by Jaded « Fri Dec 29, 2017 1:55 pm
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by NHE » Sat Mar 18, 2017 4:24 am

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'The Brain's Way of Healing' by Norman Doidge, 2015

In The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge described the most important breakthrough in...

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Thanks NHE

I have been pondering ordering the book - I shall check out these links. I saw that you read his first book...

Thanks

J

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Last post by Jaded
Fri Dec 29, 2017 1:55 pm
Neuroplasticity

Last post by NHE « Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:31 pm
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by NHE » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:19 pm

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Not long ago I posted some information about a Wired Science episode on PBS that discussed neuroplasticity. I have recently started reading a book on...

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To revive an old thread...

Here's an interesting TED talk on neuroplasticity.

After watching this, your brain will not be the same
Lara Boyd |...

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Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:31 pm
Fun reading list.

Last post by MSKarateka « Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:57 pm
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by MSKarateka » Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:28 pm

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I love Larry Correia, Jim Butcher, Stephen Lawhead, Jack Whyte and Bernard Cornwell.

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Larry Correia has another one called Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent narrated by Adam Baldwin. It is only on audible or on his website...

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Last post by MSKarateka
Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:57 pm
Books that you re-read over and over

Last post by Johangest « Wed Apr 26, 2017 4:21 am
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by MrsGeorge » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:03 am
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Does anyone have books that you re-read over and over again? I do - I love new books but I have a few that I will re-visit at least once a year...

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Whole Harry Potter series for sure :) For adult books I like to read 1984 by George Orwell every few years.
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Wed Apr 26, 2017 4:21 am
The Wahls Protocol by Terry Wahls, MD

Last post by lyndacarol « Sun May 01, 2016 10:51 am
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by lyndacarol » Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:35 am

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The Wahls Protocol is more than just a nutrient-dense diet, as shown in these excerpts from the Vitamin D pages:
on page 268, A low vitamin D level...

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Wahls continues on page 271: I tan once a week in a tanning bed during the winter for this reason using ultraviolet B light (UVB) in the 280 to 313...

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Last post by lyndacarol
Sun May 01, 2016 10:51 am
Douglas Adams

Last post by Stillhaha « Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:09 pm
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by BlondFog » Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:35 pm

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It's not new but I'm currently enjoying re-reading the Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy books.
Are there any other Adams fans here?

This is also...

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Yes! Last Chance to See, his nonfiction work about endangered species is great.

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Last post by Stillhaha
Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:09 pm
The man who planted trees

Last post by NHE « Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:31 pm

by NHE » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:31 pm

David Milarch has a mission, to clone the oldest trees and preserve their genetics and use those trees to help rebuild the forests to the benefit of...

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Last post by NHE
Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:31 pm
Reading Group

Last post by agate « Fri Apr 24, 2015 12:04 pm
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by JFH » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:34 am
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Anyone fancy starting a Reading Group here? :?:

Not quite sure about the logistics of an online group but I'm sure with all the bright people here...

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Hi TardisTart,
I haven't been to this board in some years but received an e-mail about your post because I must have subscribed to the thread.

So...
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Last post by agate
Fri Apr 24, 2015 12:04 pm
Micronutrients and Brain Health

Last post by ElliotB « Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:33 pm
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by NHE » Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:10 pm

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Micronutrients and Brain Health is a recent book in the CRC Press series Oxidative Stress and Disease. It's a collection of densely written review...

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Dr. Wahls' newest book, The Wahls Protocol, deals with this subject in an non-technical approach.

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Last post by ElliotB
Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:33 pm
Treat Me, Not My Age

Last post by Froggie « Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:33 pm

by Froggie » Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:33 pm

Treat Me, Not My Age: A Doctor's Guide to Getting the Best Care as You or a Loved One Gets Older by Dr. Mark Lachs is a terrific read about...

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Last post by Froggie
Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:33 pm
The Hot Zone

Last post by Froggie « Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:27 pm

by Froggie » Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:27 pm

Since the subject of the Ebola virus has come up, a great read on the topic is The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. It is frightening in that it's true.

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Last post by Froggie
Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:27 pm
Do You Believe In Magic?

Last post by misslux « Sat Jul 05, 2014 2:54 pm
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by misslux » Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:44 pm

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Currently reading this. It's pretty good and cuts through a lot of woo in CAM. I think it is worth reading for anyone with a chronic illness since...

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The point of the book, should you choose to read it, is highlighting harmful therapies, unfounded claims and cures , etc. No one is disputing that...

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Sat Jul 05, 2014 2:54 pm
Could It Be B12? by Sally Pacholok & Jeffrey Stuart, D.O.

Last post by Loriyas « Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:51 pm
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by lyndacarol » Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:23 am

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I highly recommend the following 50-minute documentary from the filmmaker Elissa Leonard, featuring Sally Pacholok, RN, BSN & her husband Jeffrey...

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Great information! Ordering the book now!

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Last post by Loriyas
Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:51 pm
Grain Brain by D. Perlmutter, MD

Last post by NHE « Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:59 pm
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by lyndacarol » Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:17 am

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This author's lack of humility put me off at first, but I am finding many good points in his information.

On page 58: After mentioning a 2006 Mayo...

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Dr. David Perlmutter was recently interviewed by The People's Pharmacy discussing his book Grain Brain. The interview will be freely available for...

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Last post by NHE
Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:59 pm
who could help to translate something in french about d3,ms?

Last post by dulceemira « Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:13 am

by dulceemira » Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:13 am

Hi, I live in Italy, I translated from portuguese to french a video about the importance of vitamina d for multiple sclerosis...but I need a native...

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Last post by dulceemira
Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:13 am
How To Make A Zombie - Frank Swain

Last post by BlondFog « Thu Oct 17, 2013 2:17 am

by BlondFog » Thu Oct 17, 2013 2:17 am

How To Make A Zombie
The Real Life (And Death) Science of Reanimation and Mind Control
- Frank Swain

Just in time for Halloween, ghoulishly...

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Last post by BlondFog
Thu Oct 17, 2013 2:17 am
Help find book.

Last post by Erik « Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:32 am

by Erik » Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:32 am

Hi! Help me, please! I need book Seven years in Tibet . :-D

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Last post by Erik
Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:32 am
the five people you meet in heaven (just a fun quick read)

Last post by miri « Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:12 pm
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by pegs » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:51 pm

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I loved the book The five people you meet in heaven only 194 pages and that is hard back the size of a paperback....Fun light hearted, warm hearted...

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Is there any NDE book out there that's based on a much more complex life than the one this book is about? i.e. one where someone enters heaven and...

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Last post by miri
Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:12 pm
The Body Toxic

Last post by miri « Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:05 pm
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by NHE » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:05 am

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I have just finished reading The Body Toxic by Nena Baker and would like to recommend it to others. While the book doesn’t have anything to do with...

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Even better than that, just check out all the Thumbnails on the lifesystem (USA) site and you'll be surprised how many toxins are possible. It's...

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Last post by miri
Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:05 pm
just some music info

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by erinc14 » Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:03 am

it's the 40th anniversary of dark side of the moon and it's still the best selling album

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Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:03 am
E-BOOKS ROCK!

Last post by Greenfields « Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:51 am
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by jtjdmj » Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:27 pm

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I don't know about any of you guys, but I can't live without good books. Personally I LOVE mysteries, used to be my favorite author was Patricia...

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Tons of Torrents, and you don't have to lug heavy boxes every time you move. LOL

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Last post by Greenfields
Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:51 am
CCSVI book

Last post by SammyJo « Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:06 pm

by SammyJo » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:06 pm

For Dr Joe,
And anyone else wishing to get an orderly overview of CCSVI research and treatment, I would suggest Marie Rhodes book

CCSVI as the...

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Last post by SammyJo
Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:06 pm
Overdosed America by John Abramson, M.D.

Last post by lyndacarol « Thu May 12, 2011 5:21 pm

by lyndacarol » Thu May 12, 2011 5:21 pm

I found this book because of the recommendation by NHE. It is excellent. You can read an excerpt for yourself here:

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Last post by lyndacarol
Thu May 12, 2011 5:21 pm
DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

Last post by HunnyBunny « Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:59 am
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by pegs » Sun May 04, 2008 3:56 pm

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A fabulous mystery filled with a lot of factual historical data.???

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I always enjoy the books better than the movies. I find I have to work at keeping my mouth shut to keep from explaining what happened in the book....

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Last post by HunnyBunny
Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:59 am
Free books

Last post by Jdoyen « Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:18 am
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by JFH » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:24 pm

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So Santa came across with a Kindle for me :)

But where do I get free books from? Amazon has a much bigger pile of pennies than me so I'm reluctant...

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Hi John

Dailycheapreads.com

It will link directly to tour Amazon account.
I use kindle on my IPad and liked it so much I just got
A kindle as...

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Last post by Jdoyen
Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:18 am
Side Effects: Death

Last post by NHE « Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:34 pm
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by NHE » Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:28 am

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I just finished reading the book Side Effects: Death by John Virapen. It was an interesting book to read so I thought that I would post it here. For...

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I've seen this guys website before, and I've been wondering... what exactly is he soliciting donations for?

I don't know. Why don't you send him an...

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Last post by NHE
Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:34 pm
Dr. Wayne Dyer

Last post by bluesky63 « Sun May 16, 2010 4:47 am
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by LarryLDN » Tue Dec 14, 2004 3:36 am

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I've read lots of books since 1988, when my daughter was 2, when I started reading books. Before 1988 I could probably list all the books I read,...

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Oh, I know -- it was an old joke from braintalk -- I guess you don't remember. That's OK. I was wandering through these forums and saw your thread...

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Last post by bluesky63
Sun May 16, 2010 4:47 am
Voices of Multiple Sclerosis

Last post by judipom « Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:22 pm

by judipom » Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:22 pm

A new book out by LaChance Publishing. Excellent essays by people living with MS. :o

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Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:22 pm
Looking for a book about MS for a newly diagnosed 15 yr. old

Last post by Toosje « Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:15 am
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by lovelisaz » Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:53 am

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She wants some interesting books to learn more about her MS. Maybe something written by a teen or written specifically for teens. She was not...

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I was bought a really inspirational book by my sister a few years after I was diagnosed it called The Winning Spirit Life Lessons Learned in Last...

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Last post by Toosje
Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:15 am
Okay this isn't a book, but a movie

Last post by LoveActually « Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:53 am
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by whyRwehere » Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:05 am

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I just saw the most beautiful film. Dear Frankie from 2004 (I am way behind!). I just have to recommend it as it is such a refreshing break from the...

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Thanks for the recommendation. I just added Dear Frankie to my blockbuster list. :) I'm a hopeless romantic too. One of my favorite movies is Love...

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Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:53 am
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!! Ultimate Living by Tim Storey!

Last post by whyRwehere « Thu May 21, 2009 6:39 am
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by mswithms » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:13 pm

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:D
I SOOOOO love this book. Positive living at its finest!
Everyone who wants to change their life and achieve their dreams must purchase this book!...

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I found a book called Utmost Living by him on Amazon, but I don't see the title Ultimate living...was it Utmost?

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Last post by whyRwehere
Thu May 21, 2009 6:39 am
Good book for newly diagnosed?

Last post by NHE « Thu May 21, 2009 12:22 am
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by twodoggarage » Fri May 15, 2009 10:40 am

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Hi there.
I have been recently diagnsed with MS and I'm looking for a good book to help me out with information. Anything that can tell me what to...

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Hi there.
I have been recently diagnsed with MS and I'm looking for a good book to help me out with information. Anything that can tell me what to...

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Last post by NHE
Thu May 21, 2009 12:22 am
MS and your Feelings!

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by mswithms » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:12 pm

A MUST for all newly diagnosed and those with MS!

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Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:12 pm
Drug Induced Neurological Disorders: Book Review

Last post by jimmylegs « Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:29 am
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by jimmylegs » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:25 am

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this is a book i would very much like to get my hands on!

Book reviews
Drug-Induced Neurological Disorders. Second Edition
Jain KK. Hogrefe & Huber...

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i know it's ridiculous LOL

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Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:29 am
Grossology by Sylvia Branzei

Last post by Artifishual « Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:17 am
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by lyndacarol » Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:07 pm

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This proves that I will read anything...because I believe that we might learn an important fact anywhere.

Our local museum had an exhibit,...

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My wife uses one of them things. It is kinda gross, but she says it works. Doubt I'll ever find out for myself, LOL. Later arti :wink:

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Last post by Artifishual
Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:17 am
Multiple Sclerosis: The History of a Disease

Last post by cheerleader « Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:33 am
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by lyndacarol » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:48 pm

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People new to MS often ask what they can do. I think an understanding of history is important in every situation. To that end, I recommend that...

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Wanted to pick up this thread again lyndacarol and continue the prothrombin discussion....

Jeff had a prothrombin time test done. His doc is still...

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Last post by cheerleader
Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:33 am
The Lyme Disease Solution

Last post by whyRwehere « Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:13 am

by whyRwehere » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:13 am

The Lyme Disease Solution
By Kenneth B. Singleton M.D., M.P.H.

I am about half way through this book, because I am in an endemic area for Lyme...

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Last post by whyRwehere
Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:13 am
the Last Lecture

Last post by carolew « Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:33 am
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by carolew » Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:41 pm

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I just finished that book, written by Randy Pausch. He is a 40some years old man, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and only a few months to live....

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I just did. I loved the book, I cried again watching the video.
He is amazing, so serene.... he must have changed the lives of many students and...

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Last post by carolew
Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:33 am
The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book by Roy L. Swank, MD, PhD

Last post by Terry « Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:56 pm
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by lyndacarol » Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:44 pm

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In reading this book again, I found ideas I wanted to post. Assuming it would be listed in the Reading Nook, I looked here to add comments. If it is...

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LC,
I pulled this book back out because I am thinking of changing my diet. I did some form of the Atkins diet for many years- starting even before...

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Last post by Terry
Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:56 pm
a little history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson

Last post by Loobie « Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:42 am
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by robbie » Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:34 pm

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good read very interesting.

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Bill Bryson is freaking hilarious. If you look down the thread, I posted about his A walk in the woods . It's one of the funniest books I've ever...

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Last post by Loobie
Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:42 am
Lessons from the School of Suffering

Last post by Artifishual « Sun May 25, 2008 4:30 am

by Artifishual » Sun May 25, 2008 4:30 am

Lessons from the School of Suffering : A Young Priest With Cancer Teaches Us How to Live
by Jim Willig (Author), Tammy Bundy (Author)

this is a...

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Last post by Artifishual
Sun May 25, 2008 4:30 am
Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block

Last post by Mezeppa « Fri May 23, 2008 9:48 am

by Mezeppa » Fri May 23, 2008 9:48 am

It's hard not to like this author or his character. Block is an Edgar Award winner as well as the Shamus Award. His writing is tight and very...

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Fri May 23, 2008 9:48 am
Here if you need me by Kate Braestrup

Last post by cheerleader « Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:35 pm

by cheerleader » Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:35 pm

True story by the young widow of a Maine police officer who takes up her deceased husband's dream and goes to seminary to become a chaplain. Not at...

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Last post by cheerleader
Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:35 pm
New book: Next by Michael Crichton

Last post by Jamie « Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:49 am
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by lyndacarol » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:46 pm

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I saw the Charlie Rose program yesterday in which he interviewed Michael Crichton about his new novel, Next . I have not read it, but it sounds...

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I read this, it's great and realistic.

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Last post by Jamie
Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:49 am
Lois on the Loose: woman+motorcycle= travel adventures

Last post by ShootingStar « Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:34 am

by ShootingStar » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:34 am

I read this book recently, the author is Lois Pryce, she's a journalist from Great Britain. She rode from Alaska USA to the tip of Argentina on a...

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Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:34 am

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