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    Hi everyone, I'm a big reader and imagine that some of you are too. The big thing for me at the moment is having time to browse in bookshops to fi...

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    I posted about this in 'Chat Around the Kitchen Table' and just realised it really should be here too. So, please check out the Bah! Brilliant Boo...

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  • Hi, I am just completed Chemo cycle 5 and I think I am going to go through chemo induced menopause and have no idea what this might entail, has any...

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    Managing Pain Before it Manages You by Margaret Caudill is now in the Fife library. It is publised by Guildford Press, 2009, 3rd Editon. It's ISBN ...

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    There are 3 new books in the Fife library.   Chemo and Me is by Tani Miller. This is a book of text and pictures which focuses on hair loss....

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    Eating Pomegranates - A Memoir of Mothers, Daughters and Genes by Sarah Gabriel, published by Jonathon Cape in 2009, ISBN 9780224085328 has be...

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    Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Death - What Children Need  to Know by Linda Goldman, Published by Jessica Kingsley. 2009. ISBN 978...

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    The following books are now available for borrowing from the Fife Library: Overcoming Loss - Activities and Stories to Help Transform Children's G...

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    What Helped Me Get Through - Cancer Survivors Share Wisodm and Hope, edited by Juia Silver, published by the American Cancer Society, ISBN 16044300...

  • Hello all  I am a self taught artist working from Glenrothes Fife. I produce works in Acrylic of all different themes.  I have also prod...

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    Breast Recnstruction, Your Choice by Dick Rainsbury and Virginia Straker and Breast Cancer, Answers at Your Fingertips by Emma Pennery, Val Speechl...

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    The Ultimate Nutriton Guide by Zoe hellman has been added to the Fife library. The book Inside Outside by Janet Gilsdorf has been reviewed by C.B....

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    The Anti-Anxiety Workbook by Martin Anthony and Peter Norton (ISBN 9781593859930) and Bone Mestasis by the American Cancer Society (0944235816) hav...

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    Can the Mind Heal Cancer, Bringing Spirituality into your Healing Journey and the Healing Journey all by Alistair Cunningham. Goes Down Easy, Reci...

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    There are two new boks availabe ionthe Fife Library. they are: After the Cure - The Untold Stories of Breast Cancer Survivors by Emily K. Abel and...

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    This is a new book in the Fife library. It is aimed at carers. It is described as easy to read, simple and practical, positive and empowering. It ...

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    We have a new book in the Fife Library. It is called Inside Outside by Janet Gilsdorf. She is a woman who is a doctor and who has also had breast c...

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    M.B. reviewed this book by David Bennett and his wife. She says: "Interesting style bringing in the carer's aspect as well. I particularly enjoyed...

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    A very comprehensive look at this topic. P2, option2, echoed my feelings until I read more of the evidence. Excellent descriptions of many alternat...

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    Meditation is by Bodel Rikys. A very small book that tells in pictures how meditation works and the benefits it can have. As someone who knows very...

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    M.B says: "How refreshing to read a book that concentrates on the whole person - a real Magie's approach. Very re-assuring and helpful. Also helpf...

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    These two new books are now on our shelves and available for borrowing. Trick or Treatment is by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst. It explores what of ...

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    C.B. has reviewed this for us. She says: "A very differnt way of looking at things. Quite an interesting book". She gives it a rating of 4. (1bei...

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    I have just read a book called On Eagles Wings. It is a story of a teenager whose mum is dying with multiple sclerosis. I thought it would be very ...

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    The Cancer Dictionary and Living with Cancer (Teen Guide) arrived yesterday. These are now on our shelves and availabe for borrowing. Reviews...

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    Nothing Personal was reviewed by M.B. She says: "This book is full of meaningful observations and anecdotes for a cancer patient. So good to recogn...

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    Hello, has anyone got any recommendations about books that deal with cancer in the family - by that I mean how you cope with the rollercoaster of e...

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    It is so nice when people bring us books as presents. This one is called Apology for Absence. It is a book of poems by Julia Darling. It is an ecle...

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    I've managed to read this and it feels like it will be really useful for young people with cancer, their parent, siblings or friends. I'd rea...

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    I have bought this book for the Fife library. It is subtitled Livng with Hope, Coping with Uncertainty. It is writen by Jimmie Holland and Sheldon...

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