Arbor: 100 books

Renewed vigor. Cleaner skin.  Lose weight. The pounds just slip off, without effort. Feel years younger! These are just a few of the benefits of a green smoothie detox plan. Everything you need to know about using green smoothies for weight loss, from how to clean your greens to why...

Want to jump start your weight loss and get ready for spring and summer fashions? Whether you’re looking to shed a few winter pounds or simply detoxify and cleanse your body, a 10 day clean eating and juicing diet may be just the thing! Think of it as spring cleaning for your mind, body and soul!...

Mike Butler has lived a life of vision and fulfillment which most of us have only dreamed about. He came into this world nine decades ago surrounded by a loving and supportive family that allowed him to follow his dreams, asking only that he give in return honesty, hard work, love, and respect to...

Science for Seniors is based on one belief: We are never too old to learn. Science for Seniors shows activity leaders how to provide stimulating science activities that provide both entertainment and enlightenment, as part of a life-long learning process. Written in an informative and easy-to-follow...

In this world, color is all around us, and it has the power to change our lives. Author Lee Hillberg has been using the healing properties of color to make a difference not only in his own life, but also in the lives of others. In this book, he shares some of his most moving and spiritual experiences....

This is the wRECking Yard -- the place where activities and games (productive RECreation) help people put lives together. Alanna Jones has crafted 104 activities for groups of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults that help you teach them teamwork, self-esteem, self-discovery, leisure education,...

Mind on the Run chronicles a family tragedy — the life and death of Scott C. Baker. It's a story of a family's efforts to help Scott through five major, prolonged bipolar manic episodes. It's the story of a suicide that proper treatment would have prevented. The book tells a compelling story of...

Powerhouse follows Fred through various memories of growing up in a coal camp and surviving near-death experiences while working miles below the earth’s surface. From flooded mines, collapsing tops, to getting lost in the labyrinth of tunnels, Powerhouse takes readers on an eye-opening journey of...

“Write about what keeps you awake at night.”That’s the advice James Pennebaker and John Evans offer in Expressive Writing: Words That Heal. This book will help you overcome the traumas and emotional upheavals that are keeping you awake. You’ll resolve issues, improve your health, and build...

Activity directors live and work in a multicultural world with residents, clients, and staff from many different places on the globe. A travel program allows activity staff to connect with the memories of residents who lived in other countries, have friends or relatives overseas, or who enjoyed traveling...

This book is about the small and large losses that happen to people, experiences that plunge them into a state of adjustment. It guides those moving through the mourning process and those who are struggling with depression and other symptoms of distress as they start to realize that they are grieving...

When Red Remaley signed up for the US Navy at age sixteen, little did he know that the next few years would shape the rest of his life. A chance encounter in the Pacific theater of World War II determined Red’s future, and from then on, he knew a higher power was always watching over him, his Silent...

Barrier-Free Theatre is a nuts-and-bolts, hands-on, comprehensive guide for making theatre arts accessible to children and adults with disabilities.Why theatre arts? Theatre arts can “level the playing field” and empower participants of all ages. Dramatic interaction creates relationships...

“A new page looks blank, but since the beginning of the universe—if there was a beginning— it is never entirely so, it is never completely blank, completely new as if spawned from nihility. But for man, a new page means to make a change that opens one’s soul to new possibilities.” In...