Author: Sandra Richmond
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 1554981913
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Sally and Brian are in love. But at the end of a wonderful ski weekend together, a car accident leaves Sally fully paralyzed for life. This powerful, honest book tells of Sally's struggle immediately following the accident as she goes through rehabilitation. Her anger, her flirtation with drugs, and a dangerously angry fellow patient, and her slow, hesitant journey to finding a way to live with her new reality make this one of the strongest portraits of a life-transforming disability ever published for young adults. Yet the story and the author's life offer hope. Far too many young people continue to become paraplegic and quadriplegic in car accidents, diving accidents and other risk-taking behavior. This book lays no blame and makes no promises. But it shows that a way forward can be found.
Wheels for Walking
Author: Sandra Richmond
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 1554981913
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Sally and Brian are in love. But at the end of a wonderful ski weekend together, a car accident leaves Sally fully paralyzed for life. This powerful, honest book tells of Sally's struggle immediately following the accident as she goes through rehabilitation. Her anger, her flirtation with drugs, and a dangerously angry fellow patient, and her slow, hesitant journey to finding a way to live with her new reality make this one of the strongest portraits of a life-transforming disability ever published for young adults. Yet the story and the author's life offer hope. Far too many young people continue to become paraplegic and quadriplegic in car accidents, diving accidents and other risk-taking behavior. This book lays no blame and makes no promises. But it shows that a way forward can be found.
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 1554981913
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Sally and Brian are in love. But at the end of a wonderful ski weekend together, a car accident leaves Sally fully paralyzed for life. This powerful, honest book tells of Sally's struggle immediately following the accident as she goes through rehabilitation. Her anger, her flirtation with drugs, and a dangerously angry fellow patient, and her slow, hesitant journey to finding a way to live with her new reality make this one of the strongest portraits of a life-transforming disability ever published for young adults. Yet the story and the author's life offer hope. Far too many young people continue to become paraplegic and quadriplegic in car accidents, diving accidents and other risk-taking behavior. This book lays no blame and makes no promises. But it shows that a way forward can be found.
Wheels for Walking
Author: Sandra Richmond
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780888990228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780888990228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Wheels for Walking-CC
Walking on Wheels
Author: Eva McCracken
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954441685
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This volume is a guide for wheelchair or electric scooter users who wish to enjoy the Scottish countryside. It provides the reader with a practical guide to the degree of difficulty and the sights and attractions which the wheelchair or electric scooter user might encounter.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954441685
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This volume is a guide for wheelchair or electric scooter users who wish to enjoy the Scottish countryside. It provides the reader with a practical guide to the degree of difficulty and the sights and attractions which the wheelchair or electric scooter user might encounter.
Selected Canadian spinning wheels in perspective
Author: Judith Buxton-Keenlyside
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Reprinted by popular demand, this study of Canadian spinning wheels in the collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, demonstrates their broad variation by period, region and manufacturer. The discussion focuses on the wheel-driven spindle but also includes the very popular hand-driven spindle. Both Aboriginal and European spinning traditions are described.
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Reprinted by popular demand, this study of Canadian spinning wheels in the collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, demonstrates their broad variation by period, region and manufacturer. The discussion focuses on the wheel-driven spindle but also includes the very popular hand-driven spindle. Both Aboriginal and European spinning traditions are described.
Muscle on Wheels
Author: M. Ann Hall
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773555331
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The majestic high-wheel bicycle, with its spider wheels and rubber tires, emerged in the mid-1870s as the standard bicycle. A common misconception is that, bound by Victorian dress and decorum, women were unable to ride it, only taking up cycling in the 1880s with the advent of the chain-driven safety bicycle. On the contrary, women had been riding and even racing some form of the bicycle since the first vélocipèdes appeared in Europe early in the nineteenth century. Challenging the understanding that bicycling was a purely masculine sport, Muscle on Wheels tells the story of women's high-wheel racing in North America in the 1880s and early 1890s, with a focus on a particular cyclist: Louise Armaindo (1857–1900). Among Canada's first women professional athletes and the first woman who was truly successful as a high-wheel racer, Armaindo began her career as a strongwoman and trapeze artist in Chicago in the 1870s before discovering high-wheel bicycle racing. Initially she competed against men, but as more women took up the sport, she raced them too. Although Armaindo is the star of Muscle on Wheels, the book is also about other women cyclists and the many men – racers, managers, trainers, agents, bookmakers, sport administrators, and editors of influential cycling magazines – who controlled the sport, especially in the United States. The story of working-class Victorian women who earned a living through their athletic talent, Muscle on Wheels showcases an exciting moment in women's and athletic history that is often forgotten or misconstrued.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773555331
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The majestic high-wheel bicycle, with its spider wheels and rubber tires, emerged in the mid-1870s as the standard bicycle. A common misconception is that, bound by Victorian dress and decorum, women were unable to ride it, only taking up cycling in the 1880s with the advent of the chain-driven safety bicycle. On the contrary, women had been riding and even racing some form of the bicycle since the first vélocipèdes appeared in Europe early in the nineteenth century. Challenging the understanding that bicycling was a purely masculine sport, Muscle on Wheels tells the story of women's high-wheel racing in North America in the 1880s and early 1890s, with a focus on a particular cyclist: Louise Armaindo (1857–1900). Among Canada's first women professional athletes and the first woman who was truly successful as a high-wheel racer, Armaindo began her career as a strongwoman and trapeze artist in Chicago in the 1870s before discovering high-wheel bicycle racing. Initially she competed against men, but as more women took up the sport, she raced them too. Although Armaindo is the star of Muscle on Wheels, the book is also about other women cyclists and the many men – racers, managers, trainers, agents, bookmakers, sport administrators, and editors of influential cycling magazines – who controlled the sport, especially in the United States. The story of working-class Victorian women who earned a living through their athletic talent, Muscle on Wheels showcases an exciting moment in women's and athletic history that is often forgotten or misconstrued.
Walkers with Wheels Versus Walkers Without Wheels for Fall Prevention in Older Adults
Author: Ke Xin Li
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
One systematic review was identified regarding the comparative effectiveness of walkers with wheels versus walkers without wheels for fall prevention in older adults. Evidence of limited quality from the systematic review suggested that older patients walking with a nonwheeled frame would cover shorter distances and use more energy than those walking with wheeled frames. The evidence presented in this report should be interpreted with caution based on the limitations and paucity of comparative data.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
One systematic review was identified regarding the comparative effectiveness of walkers with wheels versus walkers without wheels for fall prevention in older adults. Evidence of limited quality from the systematic review suggested that older patients walking with a nonwheeled frame would cover shorter distances and use more energy than those walking with wheeled frames. The evidence presented in this report should be interpreted with caution based on the limitations and paucity of comparative data.
Wheels
Author: Catherine MacPhail
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780141314723
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
James, paralized in a car accident, is now in a wheelchair and he's furious. The teenage driver of the car that hit him was killed in the accident, so James can't believe his eyes when he sees him walking down the street. Despite his wheels, he decides to play detective and the driver's sister joins him in the hunt for the 'dead man walking'.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780141314723
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
James, paralized in a car accident, is now in a wheelchair and he's furious. The teenage driver of the car that hit him was killed in the accident, so James can't believe his eyes when he sees him walking down the street. Despite his wheels, he decides to play detective and the driver's sister joins him in the hunt for the 'dead man walking'.
The Texaco Star
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Petroleum industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Petroleum industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Bulletin of the United States National Museum
Author: United States National Museum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description