Book Reviews
by Category

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Strictly MS

 My Grampy Can't Walk
by Vanita Oelschlager
Reviewed by LizOP

Managing the Symptoms of MS Fifth edition, by Randall T. Schapiro, M.D.
Reviewed by LizOP

Multiple Sclerosis: A Self-Care Guide to Wellness Edited by Nancy J. Holland, EdD, RN, MSCN, and June Halper, MSCN, ANP, FAAN
Reviewed by LizOP

The MS Workbook: Living Fully With Multiple Sclerosis by Robert T. Fraser, Ph.D., George H. Kraft, M.D., Dawn M. Ehde, Ph.D., Kurt L. Johnson, Ph.D.
Reviewed by LizOP

Facing the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis by Jeffrey N. Gingold
Reviewed by LizOP

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Builds Hope by Carol Keller Fuquay, MS
Reviewed by LizOP

Meeting the Challenge of Progressive MS by Patricia K. Coyle, MD and June Halper, MSN, ANP, FAAN
Reviewed by LizOP

Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Nancy J. Holland, T. Jock Murray, and Stephen C. Reingold
Reviewed by LizOP 

Multiple Sclerosis: The Facts You Need
by Dr. Paul O'Connor
Reviewed by DeanOP

Multiple Sclerosis Through History and Human Life
by Richard M. Swiderski
Reviewed by DeanOP

Words of Inspiration for People with MS
by Ellen Sue Stern
Reviewed by LizOP


Fiction Based on MS

A Sundog Moment
by Sharon Baldacci
Reviewed by LizOP


Personal Experiences with MS

Soar Unafraid: Learning to Trust No Matter What by Jo Franz
Reviewed by LizOP

 Life Interrupted, it's not all about me
by Chris M. Tatevosian
Reviewed by LizOP

Notes From a Minor Key: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Healing by Dawn Bailiff
Reviewed by LizOP

It Takes Courage: Coping with Chronic Illness
by Thomas R. Holtackers, PT
Reviewed by LizOP

It Takes Courage: Coping with Chronic Illness
by Thomas R. Holtackers, PT
A different perspective
Reviewed by TexOP

Battling the Beast Within; Success in Living With Adversity by David T. Williams
Reviewed by LizOP

People with MS with the Courage to Give
by Jackie Waldman
Reviewed by LizOP

Life on Cripple Creek, Essays on Living with Multiple Sclerosis by Dean Kramer/DeanOP
Reviewed by LizOP

My Story, A Photographic Essay on Life with Multiple Sclerosis by Amelia Davis, Foreword by Mrs. Richard Pryor
Reviewed by LizOP

When The Road Turns: Inspirational Stories by and About People with MS Edited by Margot Russell
Reviewed by DeanOP

Remembering the Bone House (1989)
Carnal Acts: Essays (1990)
Waist-High in the World, a Life Among the Non-Disabled(1996) by Nancy Mairs
Reviewed by DeanOP

Women Living with Multiple Sclerosis
by Judith Lynn Nichols
Reviewed by DeanOP

One Particular Harbor
by Janet Lee James
Reviewed by DeanOP

One Particular Harbor
by Janet Lee James
A different perspective
review by DeanOP

Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness, A Reluctant Memoir by Richard M.Cohen
Reviewed by LizOP
Also available in Audiocassette

Coping and Prevailing With Multiple Sclerosis and other life struggles
By Thomas Bayuk
Reviewed by LizOP

Body Hate
by William Cate
Reviewed by LizOP

Climbing Higher
by Montel Williams



Alternative Options and MS


"Alternative Health Options & Forty Years of MS" by Charles (Tip) Tiffany
Reviewed by LizOP

"Alternative Medicine & MS" by Allen C. Bowling, M.D., Ph.D.
Reviewed by LizOP


"Rewiring the Brain: The Life Skills Approach" electronic books by Marc Lerner
Reviewed by Dean Kramer, aka DeanOP
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Humor or Mixed with Humor

Funny Farm by Dr. Eileen A. Schweickert
Reviewed by LizOP

Laugh or Cry by F. Alexander Brejcha and Sharon M. Hulihan
Reviewed by LizOP

Fall Down Laughing by David Lander  Audio CD and book
Reviewed by LizOP



Exercise and Wellness

Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis: A Journey to Health and Healing by Loren M. Fishman, M.D., and Eric L. Small
Reviewed by LizOP

Oxyflex by Debra A. Ross

The Core Program by Peggy W. Brill, P.T.
Reviewed by LizOP

The Art of Getting Well; A Five-Step Plan for Maximizing Health When You Have a Chronic Illness by David Spero, R.N.
Reviewed by DeanOP

Multiple Sclerosis, Self-Help...A Patient's View by Ed Lash
Reviewed by DeanOP

You Are Not Your Illness
by Linda Noble Topf, M.A. with Hal Zina Bennett, PH.D., Foreword by Bernie S. Siegel, M.D.
Reviewed by KatOP

The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book
by Jessica K. Black, N.D.
Reviewed by LizOP



Perspectives on Living
(Not necessarily about MS)

 Conversations with Myself by Monica C. Petter
Reviewed by LizOP

Swim Lessons by Nick Irons
Reviewed by LizOP

A Walk on the Beach by Joan Anderson
Reviewed by LizOP

The Physician Within
by Catherine Feste
Reviewed by DeanOP

Dare to Dream
by Marie Perna
Reviewed by DeanOP

Life is an Adventure by Theresa M. Campbell
Reviewed by DeanOP

The Courage to Give by Jackie Waldman
Reviewed by DeanOP



Caregivers & Family

 Air Mask, Poems of Passion, Love, Life & Survival by Vanita Oelschlager
Reviewed by LizOP

The Comfort of Home, Multiple Sclerosis edition: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers by Maria . Meyer and Paula Derr RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN, with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Reviewed by DeanOP

A Caregivers Survival Guide by Kay Marshall Strom
Reviewed by DeanOP

Surviving your Spouse's Chronic Illness
by Chris McGonigle, Ph.D.
Reviewed by DeanOP


Disability "Tips"


Accessible Gardening for People with Physical Disabilities: A Guide to Methods, Tools, and Plants
by Janeen R. Adil
Reviewed by LizOP

Memory Tips For Making Life Easier
by Shelley Peterman Schwarz
Reviewed by LizOP

300 Tips for Making Life with Multiple Sclerosis Easier
by Shelley Peterman Schwarz
Reviewed by DeanOP

Choosing a Wheelchair, A Guide for Optimal Independence by Gary Karp
Reviewed by DeanOP

Coping with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
by Diane Roberts Stoler, EdD and Barbara Albers Hill
Reviewed by DeanOP



Fiction

The Breakdown Lane by Jacquelyn Mitchard

Sláinte by James Morrow
Reviewed by DeanOP

Crossed Signals by Caroline Courey
Reviewed by DeanOP


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