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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
With his bestselling blend of nail-biting intensity, daring artistry, and storytelling magic, Dean Koontz returns with an emotional roller coaster of a tale filled with enough twists, turns, shocks, and surprises for ten ordinary novels. Here is the story of five days in the life of an ordinary man born to an extraordinary legacy—a story that will challenge the way you look at good and evil, life and death, and everything in between.
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Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Robin Pilcher returns with his most enchanting novel yet, filled with captivating twists and turns of heart. When Claire Barclay receives news that her beloved stepfather has had a stroke, she's more than a little shaken. Leo is her last real relative, and his own children rarely check up on the old man. Claire and her husband, Art, leave New York and fly back to Scotland to care for him during the summer. Their visit makes clear that Leo is no longer...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2008, c2006
Edition
1st Viking ed.
Physical Desc
183 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author, a brain scientist, describes her experience after a blood vessel exploded in the left side of her brain causing a massive stroke, but due to her own knowledge and previous training, with the support of her mother, was able to completely repair her mind over an eight year period.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
The Nobel Peace Summit Award-winning actress, activist, and humanitarian chronicles her efforts to recover and rebuild after a massive stroke, discussing how her health challenges were also shaped by industry standards, childhood traumas, and family bonds.
Author
Publisher
Vintage International
Pub. Date
1998, c1997
Edition
1st Vintage International ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
131 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the author's struggle with the effects of a massive stroke, and celebrates everyday life and the journey through his mind.
7) 1000 to 1
Publisher
Cinedigm Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
1000 to 1 is the inspiring true story of Cory Weissman, basketball star who scored 1,000 points in high school and was expected to be a standout athlete at Gettysburg college. Following a catastrophic stroke at the end of his freshman year, the film chronicles cory's against all odds comeback from a life threatening illness with the help of his mother, tina, a physical therapist, as well as the encouragement of both his dedicated basketball coach...
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