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This is a list of some of the books that we have found useful.
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Also check out Second Chance - A book about a brain tumor survivor that you can read online (free).
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Note to families dealing with a child who has a brain tumor: The book listed below, "Childhood Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors: A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers" is a must read. IF you can not EASILY afford it, the Candlelighters Foundation will send you a free copy. Click HERE for details - then click on books.

"Sometimes Your Head" A FREE illustrated book for children dealing with brain tumors. Please click here to let us know how you like this book after you read it. (Note: the book is in .pdf format - which requires the free adobe reader, and it may take a few minutes to download.)

Can I Take My Panda Daddy? -(Written by his father), is a beautiful, sad and inspiring memoir about a four year old boy with a malignant brain stem tumor.


Title / Author	Average Score	Votes	Vote

What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living Samuel Lee Oliver	5.89	17048	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Angel Letters: Lessons That Dying Can Teach us About Living Norman J. Fried	5.88	10128	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

It's My Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To: A Life Book that Helps You to Dry Your Tears and to Cope with a Medical Challenge. Yocheved Golani	5.81	4024	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Handbook of Brain Tumor Chemotherapy Herbert Newton	5.65	16698	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Sad but O.K. : My Daddy Died Today : A Childs View of Death Barbara Frisbie	5.59	24837	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Surviving `Terminal Cancer`: Clinical Trials, Drug Cocktails, and Other Treatments Your Oncologist Won`t Tell You about Ben Williams, PhD	5.58	23908	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Disability Experience: A Healing Journey Arthur Soissons-Segal, Ph.D.	5.58	22143	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life Lance Armstrong	5.58	23853	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Vista Point (CD) Not By Chance	5.57	27779	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Improving Care and Quality of Life Maria Hewitt	5.56	22044	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Making the Radiation Therapy Decision David J. Brenner	5.56	25569	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Not By Chance (CD) Not By Chance	5.55	27702	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

That's Unacceptable! Rebecca Libutti	5.54	27048	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Living with a Brain Tumor: Dr. Peter Black`s Guide to Taking Control of Your Treatment Dr. Peter Black	5.54	9918	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Neuroanatomy Made Easy and Simple S. David Gertz	5.54	24879	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Disability Experience: A Healing Journey Arthur Soissons-Segal,Ph.D.	5.53	20546	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Reversal: When a Therapist Becomes a Patient Eric Anthony Galvez	5.52	4483	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Making Miracles Happen Gregory White Smith	5.52	24434	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Comfort of Home: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for Caregivers Maria M. Meyer	5.51	24211	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Dr. Folkmans War: Angiogenesis and the Struggle to Defeat Cancer Robert Cooke	5.50	24923	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple Stephen Goldberg	5.50	27022	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Busy Peoples Guide To Low Fat Cookbook (Author is the spouse of a brain tumor patient - using this book as a fundraiser) Dawn Hall	5.50	26089	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Brain Tumor Invasion : Biological, Clinical, and Therapeutic Considerations Tom Mikkelsen	5.49	23576	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Complete Bedside Companion : A No-Nonsense Guide to Caring for the Seriously Ill Rodger McFarlane	5.49	25011	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Childhood Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors: A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers Tania Shiminski-Maher	5.48	24796	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Navigating Through a Strange Land : A Book for Brain Tumor Patients and Their Families Tricia Ann Roloff	5.48	25831	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Natural Compounds in Cancer Therapy John C. Boik	5.48	22783	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Magic Cancer Bullet: How a Tiny Orange Pill May Rewrite Medical History (The Story of Gleevec) Dan Vasella	5.48	23957	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Stella~s Story: Fighting for Life Against a Malignant Brain Tumor Kay Loveland	5.48	21217	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Glioblastoma Multiforme James M. Markert, MD	5.47	21212	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

When Cancer Entered Our Family: How We Lived, Laughed, Cried and Survived Moyra McDill	5.46	7536	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Brain Tumors: Leaving the Garden of Eden, a Survival Guide to Diagnosis, Learning the Basics, Getting Organized, & Finding Your Medical Team Paul Zeltzer, MD	5.46	20547	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

100 Questions about brain tumors Dr. Virginia Stark-Vance	5.45	21883	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Radiation Sonnets: For My Love, in Sickness and in Health Jane Yolen	5.44	21747	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods American Cancer Society	5.43	25879	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Gliomas Mitchel S. Berger MD	5.42	26199	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Brain Tumors: Finding the Ark. Meeting the Challenges of Treatment Choices, Side Effects, Childrens Issues, Healthcare Costs and Long Term Survival Dr. Paul Zeltzer	5.42	8966	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Cancer As a Turning Point : A Handbook for People With Cancer, Their Families, and Health Professionals Lawrence LeShan	5.41	25073	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Practical Management of Low-Grade Primary Brain Tumors Jack P. Rock	5.40	26250	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Force a Miracle Darryl C. Didier	5.39	22844	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10