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Books & Music By Friends of Adventures in Caring

Categories:
Books MusicGuides to CaringDeath and Dying Inspiration
Spirituality and Healing
Mind/Body Health Dialogue and Leadership

A lot of talented friends contribute to the Adventures in Caring projects and programs in a wide variety of ways. We are fortunate to be linked with such a network of creative people who are dedicated to improving the quality of health care. Here are some of the books and music they have produced:

Books

Molecules of Emotion
The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine. Candice Pert, Ph.D., Touchstone (1997)
Difficult Conversations
How To Discuss What Matters Most. Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen. Penguin Books.
Healing Beyond the Body
Larry Dossey, M.D. Shambhala Publications (2001)
House Calls: How We Can Heal the World One Visit at a Time
Patch Adams, M.D. Robert D. Reed Publishers (1998)
  A Doctor’s Life: Unique Stories, William T. Close, M.D.
EBOLA – Through the Eyes of the People, William T. Close, M.D.www.williamtclosemd.com
  Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer. Barbara Dossey, RN, Ph.D.
Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice. Barbara Dossey, RN, Ph.D.
www.dosseydossey.com
  The American Book of Living and Dying. Lessons In Healing Spiritual Pain. Richard Groves and Henriette Anne Klauser
www.sacredartofliving.org
  Facilitator’s Guide To Participatory Decision-Making. Sam Kaner.
www.communityatwork.com
  Mortally Wounded: Stories of Soul Pain, Death and Healing. Michael Kearney, M.D. www.springjournalandbooks.com
A Place of Healing: Working with Nature & Soul at the End of Life. Michael Kearney, M.D. www.springjournalandbooks.com
  If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9-1/2 Things You Would Do Differently.
Fred Lee www.patientloyalty.com
  Leadership Simple: Leading People To Lead Themselves.
Jill and Steve Morris www.choiceworks.com
  The Best Alternative Medicine.
Kenneth Pelletier, M.D. www.drpelletier.com
  Love, Medicine and Miracles. Bernie Siegel, M.D.
Help Me to Heal: A Practical Guidebook for Patients, Visitors and Patients. Bernie Siegel, M.D. and Yosaif August.
www.berniesiegelmd.com
  Caring Science As Sacred Science.
Jean Watson, RN, Ph.D. www.watsoncaringscience.org

Music

Peace
Soothing music for meditation or de-stressing. Calming in any environment
- by Bent Myggen (featured on Adventures in Caring's DVDs).
Music for Massage - and other loving encounters
Enchanting melodic instrumental music and soundscapes - by Bent Myggen.
Thank You
Sweet & fun songs from a crazy Dane. 17 selections from Folk to Country & Rhythm 'n Blues. - by Bent Myggen.
Invisible Man
The most recent recordings of selected songs. Years in the making. A very personal CD. - by Bent Myggen.
Motif
Soothing virtuoso guitar by Pat Milliken, friend of Adventures in Caring.

Guides to Caring

Transforming Stress
The HeartMath Solution for Relieving Worry, Fatigue, and Tension. Doc Childre and Deborah Rozman, Ph.D. New Harbinger Publications Inc. (2005).
Emotional Alchemy
How The Mind Can Heal The Heart. Tara Bennett-Goleman.
Three Rivers Press (2001).
If Disney Ran Your Hospital
9-1/2 Things You Would Do Differently. Fred Lee. Second River Healthcare Press (2004).
Healing Through the Dark Emotions
The Wisdom Of Grief, Fear and Despair
Miriam Greenspan. Shamghala Publications Inc. (2003).
Counting On Kindness
The Dilemmas Of Dependency. Wendy Lustbader, The Free Press (1991)
Help Me to Heal
A Practical Guidebook for Patients, Visitors and Patients, Bernie Siegel, M.D. and Yosaif August, Hay House, Inc. (2003)
  Is There Anything I Can Do?
Helping A Friend When Times Are Tough. Sol Gordon, Delacorte Press (1994)
Where Souls Meet
Caring for the Seriously Ill. Dillon Woods, Windermere Publications (2002)

Death, Dying and Grieving

The Courage To Grieve
Creative Living, Recovery, and Growth Through Grief. Judy Tatelbaum. Harper & Row (1980).
A Broken Heart Still Beats
After a Child Dies. Anne McCracken & Mary Semel, Hazelden (1998)
On Death And Dying
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Macmillan (1983)
The Needs of the Dying
A Guide for Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life’s Final Chapter. David Kessler, HarperCollins (2000)
Who Dies?
An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying. Stephen Levine, Anchor Books (1982)
A Year To Live
Stephen Levine Bell Tower (1997).
  Unattended Sorrow: Recovering from Loss and Reviving the Heart.
Stephen Levine.
  Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear and Despair. Miriam Greenspan.
  The Soul in Grief: Love, Death and Transformation.
Robert Romanyshyn.
  Mortally Wounded: Stories of Soul Pain, Death and Healing.
Michael Kearney, M.D.
  The Rights of the Dying: A Companion for Life's Final Moments
David Kessler Harper.
  Ambiguous Loss: Learning To Live With Unresolved Grief.
Pauline Boss, PhD.
  Loss, Trauma, and Resilience: Therapeutic Work with Ambiguous Loss.
Pauline Boss, PhD.

Inspiration

Ten Poems To Open Your Heart
Roger Housden. Harmony Books (2003).
The Art Of Possibility
Transforming Professional and Personal Life. Rosamund Stone Zander. Penguin Books (2002).
The Theft Of The Spirit
A Journey To Spiritual Healing. Carl A. Hammerschlag, M.D. Simon & Schuster (1992).
  The Enlightened Heart
An Anthology of Sacred Poetry. Edited by Stephen Mitchell. Harper & Row (1989).
Care of the Soul
A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life. Thomas Moore, Harper Collins (1992)
A Doctor’s Life
Unique Stories. William T. Close, M.D., Meadowlark Springs Productions (2001)
  The Essential Rumi
Coleman Barks, Harper Collins (1995).
Kitchen Table Wisdom
Stories That Heal. Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., Riverhead Books (1996)
Love Never Faileth
The Inspiration of Saint Francis, Saint Augustine, Saint Paul and Mother Teresa. Eknath, Easwaran, Nilgiri Press (1984)
Tuesdays With Morrie
Mitch Albom. Doubleday (1997)
 

Love That Works: The Art and Science of Giving.
Bruce Brander.

Spirituality and Healing

Radical Loving Care
Building the Healing Hospital In America. Erie Chapman. Vaughan Printing (2006).
Spirituality In Patient Care
Why, How, When and What. Harold G. Koenig, M.D. Templeton Foundation Press (2002).
Love That Works
The Art and Science of Giving. Bruce Brander. Templeton Foundation Press (2004).
Caring Science As Sacred Science
Jean Watson. F.A. Davis Company (2005).
Consciousness & Healing
Integralk Approaches to Mind-Body Medicine. Marilyn Schlitz and Tina Amorok with Marc S. Micozzi. Elsevier Inc. (2005).
Research on Altruism & Love
An Annotated Bibliography of Major Studies in Psychology, Sociology,
Spiritual Caregiving
Healthcare As a Ministry. Verna Benner Carson & Harold G. Koenig. Templeton Foundation Press (2004).
Close to the Bone
Life Threatening Illness and the Search for Meaning. Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., Touchstone (1996)
Healing Words
The Power Of Prayer And The Practice Of Medicine. Larry Dossey, M.D., Harper Collins (1993)
Holding the Center
Sanctuary in a Time of Confusion. Richard Heckler, Ph.D. North Atlantic Books (1997)
A Path With Heart
A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life. Jack Kornfield, Bantam Books (1993)
The Soul in Grief
Love, Death and Transformation. Robert Romanyshyn, North Atlantic Books (1999)
When Things Fall Apart
Heart Advice for Difficult Times. Pema Chödrön, Shambhala Publications (1997)
The Zen Path Through Depression
Philip Martin, Harper (1999)

Mind- Body Health

The Best Alternative Medicine
Kenneth Pelletier, M.D. Fireside (2001)
Head First
The Biology of Hope. Norman Cousins, E.P. Dutton (1989)
Love, Medicine and Miracles
Bernie Siegel, M.D., Harper & Row (1986)
Love & Survival
8 Pathways to Intimacy and Health. Dean Ornish, M.D., Harper Collins (1998)
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
Building and Rebuilding the Human Brain Louis Cozalino, W.W. Norton & Co. (2002)
Spiritual Healing
Scientific Validation of a Healing Revolution Daniel Benor, M.D. Vision Publications (2001)
Voices of Integrative Medicine
Conversations and Encounters. Bonnie J. Horrigan, Churchill Livingstone (2003)
  Consciousness & Healing. Integral Approaches to Mind-Body Medicine. Marilyn Schlitz and Tina Amorok with Marc S. Micozzi.
  Research on Altruism & Love: An Annotated Bibliography of Major Studies in Psychology, Sociology, Evolutionary Biology, & Theology. Stephen G. Post, Byron Johnson, Michael E. McCullough & Jeffrey P. Schloss.
  Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine.
Candace Pert, Ph.D.

Dialogue and Leadership

Intrinsic Motivation At Work
Building Energy & Commitment. Kenneth W. Thomas. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. (2000).
Choice Theory
A New Psychology Of Personal Freedom. Wiliam Glasser, M.D. HarperCollins Publishers (1998).
Dialogue And The Art Of Thinking Together
William Isaacs. Doubleday (1999).
Leadership Simple
Leading People To Lead Themselves. Jill and Steve Morris. Imporex International Inc. (2003).
Winning Through Participation
Meeting The Challenge of Corporate Chance With The Technology of Participation. Laura J. Spencer. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company (1989).
Difficult Conversations

Difficult Conversations: How To Discuss What Matters Most. Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen, Penguin Books (2000).

  A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward An Undivided Life.
Parker Palmer.
  Facilitator’s Guide To Participatory Decision-Making.
Sam Kaner.