Books included in this bibliography are organized into 3 major categories: Personal Stories - Stories written by people who have sustained a brain or spinal cord injury. These books offer excellent insights into life following a neurotrauma. Professional Books - More technical books, usually for professionals, that cover materials with more complex language, and more in depth than general resource books. Family Resources - Books for families and friends that offer insights and practical suggestions about living with a person with a neurotrauma.
Personal Stories
Title Author Publisher Date of Publication Where can I buy it?
Until the Cows Come Home J.T. Blakemore Xlibris 2004 Xlibris
Where is the Mango Princess? Cathy Crimmins Vintage Books 2001 Amazon
Acknowledged a Man Barbara Del Buono Ellingsworth Press 1999 Amazon
Brainlash: Maximize your Recovery from Brain Injury Gail Denton Demos Medical Publishing 2000 Amazon
Miracles Happen: One Mother, One Daughter, One Journey Brooke Ellison Hyperion 2002 Amazon
Staring Back: The Disability Experience from the Inside Out Kenny Fries Plume 1997 Amazon
Moving Violations: War Zones,Wheelchairs and Declarations of Independence John Hockenberry Hyperion 1996 Amazon
God Isn't Finished with Me Yet Kathy Hughes Winston-Derek Publishers 1999 Amazon
Listening in the Silence, Seeing in the Dark:Reconstructing Life After Brain Injury Ruth Knechel Johnson Univ. of Calif. Press 2002 Amazon
Smile and Jump High Donald Loyd Starlight Press 1998 Amazon
Waist High in the World Nancy Mairs Beacon Press 1994 Amazon
Injured Minds, Shattered Dreams Janet Miller Rife Brookline Books 1994 Amazon
Objects in the Mirror are Closer Than They Appear Sol Morgerman People with Disability Press 2001 Amazon
Laughing Through the Tears Luther Nussbaum KayT Publishing 2002 Amazon
Over My Head Claudia Osborne Andrews McMeel Publishing 2000 Amazon
Coping with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Diane Roberts Stoler Avery Penguin Books 2000 Amazon
Meaning of a Disability: The Lived Experience of Paralysis Albert Robillard Temple Univ. Press 1999 Amazon
Eleven Seconds: A Story of Tragedy, Courage, & Triumph Travis Roy Warner Books 1998 Amazon
Invisible Illnesses and Disabilities Sharon Smith Lifestyle Press 1998 Amazon
Endless Journey: A Head-Trauma Victim's Remarkable Rehabilitation Janet Stumbo Optometric Extension Program Foundation 1998 Amazon
I'll Carry the Fork!: Recovering a Life After Brain Injury Kara Swanson Rising Star Press 1999 Amazon
Genesis: A Portrait of Spinal Cord Injury Stephen Thompson Sunstone Press 2001 Amazon
Journey to Well: Learning to Live After Spinal Cord Injury Margie Williams Altafire Publishing 1997 Amazon
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Author Title Publisher Date of Where can I buy it?
Ashley, Mark Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Treatment, 2nd Edition CRC Press 2003 Amazon
Beers, Mark Merck Manual Diagnosis & Therapy Merck & Co. 1999 Amazon
Betz, Randal The Child with a Spinal Cord Injury Amer Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1996 Amazon
Blackwell, Terry Spinal Cord Injury Desk Reference: Guidelines for Life Care Planning and Case Management Demos Medical Publishers 2001 Amazon
Capen, Daniel Comprenhensive Management of Spine Trauma Mosby 1998 Amazon
Cesta, Toni G. Case Manager's Survival Guide: Winning Strategies for Clinical Practice Elsevier 2002 Amazon
Depompei, Roberta Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury; Proactive Intervention Singular Publishing 2002 Lash & Associates
Fraser, Robert Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Practical Vocational, Neuropsychological, and Psychotherapy Interventions CRC Press 1999 Amazon
Freeman Somers, Martha Spinal Cord Injury: Functional Rehabilitation Prentice Hall 2001 Amazon
Glang, Ann Compensatory Systems for Students with Brain Injuries Lash & Associates 1999 Lash & Associates
Green, Betsy Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Therapy and Resource Manual Singular Publishing 1997 Amazon
Guilmette, Thomas Pocket Guide to Brain Injury, Cognitive, and Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation Singular Publishing 1997 Amazon
Heilman, Kenneth Clinical Neuropsychology Oxford University Press 2003 Amazon
Holmes, Cooper Screening for Brain Dysfunction in Psychiatric Patients Charles C. Thomas Publishing Ltd. 1998 Amazon
Horn, Lawrence Medical Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury Mosby 1996 Amazon
Hux, Karen Assisting Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury: The Role of Speech-Language Pathologists Pro Ed 2003 Amazon
Kalb, Robert Neurobiology of Spinal Cord Injury (Contemporary Neuroscience) Humana Press 1999 Amazon
Katz, Sclomo Sexual Difficulties After Traumatic Brain Injury and Ways to Deal With It Charles C. Thomas Publishing Ltd. 2003 Amazon
Kirschblum, Steven Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers 2001 Amazon
Lanig, Indira Practical Guide to Health Promotion After Spinal Cord Injury Pro Ed 1996 Amazon
Lash, Marilyn A Manual for Managing Special Education for Students with Brain Injury Lash and Associates 1998 Lash & Associates
Lee, Bok The Spinal Cord Injured Patient: Comprehensive Management, 2nd Edition Demos Medical Publishing 2001 Amazon
Lezak, Muriel Neuropsychological Assessment Oxford University Press 1995 Amazon
Lin, Vernon Spinal Cord Medicine: Principles and Practice Demos Medical Publishing 2002 Amazon
Narayan, Raj Neurotrauma McGraw-Hill 1996 Amazon
Nesathural, Shanker The Rehabilitation of People with Spinal Cord Injury Blackwell Science, Inc. 2000 Amazon
Ornstein, Robert The Healing Brain: Breakthrough Discoveries About How the Brain Keeps Us Healthy Malor Books 1998 Amazon
Prigitano, George Principles of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Oxford University Prress 1999 Amazon
Rosenthal, Mitchell Rehabilitation of the Adult and Child with Traumatic Brain Injury F.A. Davis Co. 1999 Amazon
Sohlberg, McKay Cognitive Rehabilitation: An Integrative Neuropsychological Approach Guilford Press 2001 Amazon
Suchoff, Irwin Visual & Vestibular Consquences of Acquired Brain Injuries Foundation 2001 Amazon
Synder, Peter Clinical Neuropsychology: A Pocket Handbook for Assessment American Psychological Association 1998 Amazon
Wedel-Sellars, Carole Pediatric Brain Injury: The Special Case of the Very Young Child HDI Publishers 1997 Amazon
Wood, Roger Neurobehavioral Disability and Social Handicap Following Traumatic Brain Injury Psychology Press 2001 Amazon
Wrightson, Philip Mild Head Injury: A Guide to Management Oxford University Press 1999 Amazon
Ylvisaker, Mark Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Children and Adolescents Butterworth-Heinemann 1998 Amazon
Ylvisaker, Mark Collaborative Brain Injury Intervention: Positive Everyday Routines Singular Publishing 1998 Amazon
Yudofsky, Stuart Neuropsychiatry of Traumatic Brain Injury American Psychiatric Press 1994 Amazon
Zihl, Josef Rehabilitation of Visual Deficits After Brain Injury Psychology Press 2001 Amazon
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Author Title Publisher Date of Publication Where can I buy it?
Beers, Mark The Merck Manual of Medical Information, Second Edition: The World's Most Widely Used Medical Reference Merck & Co. 2003 Amazon
Bryan, Jenny Your Amazing Brain: A Fascinating See-Through View of How Our Brain Works Wishing Well Books 1996 Amazon
Dell Ortho, Arthur Head Injury and the Family: A Life and Living Perspective CRC Press 1994 Amazon
Ducharme, Stanley Sexuality After Spinal Cord Injury: Answers to Your Questions Paul H. Brookes Publishing 1996 Amazon
Gilberts-Kachur, Wanda The Nautilus Peytral Publications 2000 Amazon
Harris-Kriegsman, Kay Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living Johns Hopkins University Press 2000 Amazon
Health Publications The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Spinal Cord Injury: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age Icon Health Publications 2002 Amazon
Kahn, Paul When your Child is Technology Assisted: A Home Care Guide for Families Lash & Associates 1997 Lash & Associates
Landau, Elaine Spinal Cord Injuries (Disease and People) Enslow Publishers, Inc. 2001 Amazon
Lash, Marilyn When Your Teenager is Injured: Preparing for Work and Adulthood Lash & Associates 1997 Lash & Associates
Leonhardt, Debbie Survival Kit: A Day Timer, Planner and Organizer for Survivors of Brain Injury and Their Families Lash & Associates 2002 Lash & Associates
Lash & Associates Sample Packet of Tip Cards on Brain Injury Lash & Associates 2002 Lash & Associates
Moore-Sohlberg, McKay Brain Injury Causes and Consequences for Students Lash and Associates Publishing 1999 Lash & Associates
Pinel, John Colorful Introduction to the Anatomy of the Human Brain: A Brain and Psychology Coloring Book Allyn& Bacon 1999 Amazon
Reeve, Christopher Still Me Ballantine Books 1999 Amazon
Savage, Ron The Child's Brain Lash & Associates 1999 Lash & Associates
Schlachter, Gail Ann Financial Aid for the Disabled and Their Families 2000-2002 Reference Service Press 2000 Amazon
Schoenbrodt, Lisa Children with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Parents Guide Woodbine House 2003 Amazon
Senelick, Richard Living With Brain Injury: A Guide for Families, 2nd Edition HealthSouth Press 2001 Amazon
Senelick, Richard The Spinal Cord Injury Handbook: For Patients and Their Families Thomson Learning 1998 Amazon
Senelick, Richard Living with Stroke: A Guide for Families: Help and New Hope for All Those Touched by Stroke McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books 1999 Amazon
Snyder, Heather Elvin, the Elephant Who Forgets Lash & Associates 1998 Lash & Associates
Swiercinsky, Dennis Normal Again: Redefining Life with Brain Injury Writers Showcase Press 2002 Amazon
Winslade, William Confronting Traumatic Brain Injury: Devastation, Hope, and Healing Yale University Press 1999 Amazon
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