Design Details for Health: Making the Most of Interior Design's Healing Potential (Wiley Series in Healthcare and Senior Living Design)

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Using design details to improve today's health care-an inspiring, comprehensive guide

As Cynthia Leibrock writes in the Preface, "The power of a healing environment comes from the little things, the design details that empower patients to take responsibility for their own health." In Design Details for Health, she offers specific design details that can improve patient outcomes by returning authority to the patient, along with fascinating case studies and research demonstrating the positive role design details can play in reducing healthcare costs. Practical and inspiring, this innovative book is essential reading for architects, interior designers, facility managers, and healthcare professionals.

Attention to detail is the cornerstone of success in virtually every enterprise. This is especially true in the field of healthcare design, where design details can have a profound impact on the quality and efficacy of care.

In Design Details for Health, Cynthia Leibrock gives designers and other industry professionals specific examples showing how design details can offer patients greater comfort and independencewhile also giving healthcare facilities a competitive edge-saving staff time, cutting overhead costs, and reducing liability.

With the help of nearly 200 images, many in full color, she offers flexible, innovative design solutions in key areas such as lighting, acoustics, color, furnishings, and finishes. From acute carehospitals to specialized ambulatory care and home treatment settings, she addresses a variety of healthcare environments and includes inspiring case studies that reveal how effective design details work in the real world.

Throughout the book, Cynthia Leibrock presents findings from the cutting edge of design research-including results published here for the first time-reflecting the experience and expertise of hundreds of healthcare designers and architects in the United States and abroad. Covering topics ranging from acoustics to lighting, this valuable data includes citations for further reference.

When design empowers rather than disables, everybody wins. Sensitive to the needs of both patients and the providers that serve them, Design Details for Health is essential reading for today's architects, interior designers, facility managers, and healthcare professionals involved in commercial and residential healthcare facilities.

". . . this book is a reference standard with timeless value." -Wayne Ruga, Founder, The National Symposium on Healthcare Design

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Excellent hands-on resource for Interior Designers.......2000-08-14

I am a professional Health Care interior designer who is always looking for resources to enhance my knowledge base for creating healing enviornments in the health care market. A few years ago I attended, along with about 300 other designers, a presentation by a nationally known health care designer. At the end of the 1.5 hr. lecture, there were six of us left. The focus of the talk was entirely philosophical: there were no gems of knowledge or tools we could take back to our design practices to make our projects better. Ms. Leibrock certainly doesn't have to worry about anyone leaving her presentation. The book has been delegated to my reference shelf and I am sure will become dog-earred.

The specific types of healing environments included in the book range from birthing centers to long-term care facilities and all that is in-between. The philosophical issues are presented and then followed by research findings and case studies which support those concepts. Then the GEMS! Lists and lists and lists of hands-on guidelines which are distilled from the vast experience and research of the author.

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Kawaii.......2007-07-25

I will keep it simple and just say i really enjoyed this book. The art style is diffrent and sweet. I love the girls big cute shoes and the beautiful backround settings. I really don't think a manga/anime fan could be dissapointed with this book. vibrant pages of cute anime girls with their own names and bios make this book a pleasure to add to my collection.

I own this! .......2007-06-11

I have NEVER regretted Buying This! The art style is so unique and cute. There are alot of Loli-pictures but its good for refrence material!
There is one naked girl pic in a Artclass Setting. Its not drawn in a offensize way. Theirs also quite a few girls wearing dress shirts and (...). Its still a very good Artist and Worthy of Buying~ !
Please Buy this and get Kao Yun's book too! (

Inspiration at last.......2006-03-05

This is by far the BEST of the New Generation of Manga Artists series. It beats them all in terms of originality and charm.

The best quality I consider in this book is Renga-san's use of backgrounds. He uses up most of his canvas in a majority of his pieces with city scenes (something I'll always have trouble with ^^;;) or images relating to the character's personality (like my favorite, a cute girl with stereo equipment).

As for the characters, most of them are girls (one or two boys are thrown into the mix). The design is very unique and appealing, especially with the big eyes; the lines up close are pretty rough, so if you're sensitive about line quality, you might not be satisfied...however, I'd say they are far from unprofessional. As I mentioned with backgrounds, Renga-san does a lot with bringing out his characters' personalities; there's bonus profiles of some of them in the back of the book.

Unlike most of this series, there's no exaggerating body parts in this edition. There is quite a bit of unnecessary underwear scenes, some so random you wonder why they're even there.>__o;; Only about three of them are near provocative. All in all much tamer then the previous artist books.

I still love this book after 2 years...still use it for reference. It says in the back comments that Renga-san might consider doing another book in the future, and I would be happy if he did. He already has a nice portfolio site (http://rengaworks.hekatoncheir.net/). Anyway, highly recommended book for any budding artist!=D

Totally Awesome.......2004-04-14

I love this one of the whole entire series. I love the way the artist make characters about it and how they draw the characters. Now only if they could make a show based on this..........

Lovely art.......2003-08-02

i find this to be the best edition of this series so far. Not only does it have far less fan service, the art style is ver original. I love the beatiful art in this book and could look at it all day. Do your self a favor and pick up a copy.

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Twenty-two postcards of the very best images from an acclaimed collection of photographs celebrating Route 66. Icons of the Mother Road are captured in dazzling color - some shot just before these artifacts disappeared forever into history.

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Full-color time-capsules of a vanishing Route 66 roadside........1998-06-19

"In the same spirit of Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, John Vachon, and other renowned photographers of the Farm Security Administration project, Graham has recorded full-color time-capsules of a vanishing Route 66 roadside. For armchair fans of America's two-lane backroads and connoisseurs of the old roads, she presents a tasty platter of treats, including bold compositions of colorful neon, crumbling motel signs, forgotten landmarks, and favorite destinations."

"Stunning portraits of our favorite Route 66 places.".......1998-06-13

"Shellee Graham's stunning portraits of some of our favorite Route 66 places are more than just postcards--they are photographic gemstones that capture the true spirit and feeling of our beloved highway." --Michael Wallis (Author of Route 66: The Mother Road)

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Prepare to be thrust into ancient China's turbid world of martial arts. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon begins several years before the blockbuster movie of the same name, and chronicles the events well beyond those in the film. New characters, weapons and detailed kung fu action sequences are what you can expect. The ubiquitous theft of the Green Destiny sword begins, plus Shu Lien and Li Mu Bai meet for the first time to test each other's kung fu ability.

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The poems and stories Rayna Green has chosen for this collection represent some of the most interesting and innovative writing in today's literature, yet their authors are for the most part unrecognized outside of feminist and Native American circles. That's What She Said provides an opportunity to become acquainted with a unique, exciting body of work.

Customer Reviews:

Very misleading!.......2006-03-17

I thought this was going to be a book full of jokes ending with the punchline, "That's what she said". Lame.

She Said What?: Interviews With Women Newspaper Columnists

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She Said What?: Interviews With Women Newspaper Columnists
Maria Braden
Manufacturer: University Press of Kentucky
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What She Said: And What She Meant and People Who Haven't Time and Can't Afford It (Grace Livingston Hill Library)

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An electrifying book

What She Said: And What She Meant and People Who Haven't Time and Can't Afford It (Grace Livingston Hill Library)
Grace Livingston Hill , and Isabella Alden
Manufacturer: Tyndale House Publishers
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ASIN: 0842331948

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"My dear Mrs. Marks, I wish you felt at liberty to tell me just what is the trouble. I should consider it confidential of course."

Of course. Mrs. Marks would not want to be accused of gossiping. But her tone--not to mention her facial expressions--made it clear that trouble was brewing and that it was really quite serious. When Mrs. Willard hear of the trouble from Mrs. Eastman, it seemed positively shocking. By the time the rumors made it to the young ladies of the church sewing society, they were considered "facts," damaging several reputations. But Mrs. Marks thinks nothing of it--until the table are turned!

This book also includes the story People Who Haven't Time and Can't Afford It.

Heartwarming stories of faith and love by Grace Livingston Hill's aunt--Isabella Alden. Each book is similar in style and tone to Hill's and is set in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Customer Reviews:

An electrifying book.......2000-08-01

I bought this book because I was just curious to read something by Grace Livingston Hill's aunt, Isabella Alden. I never dreamed: 1) that her writing is as fresh, timely, and insightful as Mrs. Hill's; 2. that these particular stories would bring just the real-life insights that my family and friends needed in their business life; 3. that multiple impossible situations in several people's lives would have near-miraculous resolutions after people borrowed the book from me and applied its healing insights to their individual crises. Thank you for making this book available again. I'm looking for more by this author. And ordering 12 more copies of this one today, so I can let people "borrow" it without worrying about having my own copy!

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She Said What?!
Mary, F. Kohnke
Manufacturer: New Dimensions Projects
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ASIN: 097745360X

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She Said What?! by Dr. Mary F. Kohnke Dr. Paul, a New York University professor, retires to her home on the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Valley, near Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Her community association is attempting to keep the developers of a large golf community from locating a sewage plant near their homes. Dr. Paul threatens to lead the community to picket on national television at the Tournament Players Championship. The developer's lawyer, attempting to stop this action, threatens her. Later the dead body of her maid is found in the waterway, tied to her dock. Was the murder a case of mistaken identity, a warning, or something else? The plot revolves around the investigation of the death of the maid, drug runners, and a chase in the Intracoastal marshes. There is a bit on the history of the area of Ponte Vedra, a glimpse of St. Augustine and St. Johns County, Florida, as well as fishing on the Intracoastal Waterway. Dr. Paul is an independent woman of means. She does not go looking for trouble but finds it difficult to back down when it appears on her doorstep. There is a passing resemblance to the author.

Dating: What He Said, What She Heard, and What He Meant: A Dictionary of the War Between the Sexes

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Dating: What He Said, What She Heard, and What He Meant: A Dictionary of the War Between the Sexes
Nancy Linn-Desmond
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MURDER SHE SAID (aka: What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!)

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MURDER SHE SAID (aka: What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!)
Agatha Christie
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Ramona Knew What She Said
Palazo
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She Said Yes, Now What?: A Man's Guide To Engagement

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She Said Yes, Now What?: A Man's Guide To Engagement
Adam C Kreunen
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You're planning for the Big Day. Your wife-to-be is full of ideas and plans. But as the guy what's your part in all this? Do you get involved or just sit back and let her handle it all? In She Said Yes, Now What? You'll get practical, Biblically-based answers to these and other questions like:

Pastor Adam Kreunen guides you through this very important time of preparation drawing from his own engagement and marriage in 2001. Resources include related Scripture for further study and sections from Adam's wife, Beth, providing the woman's perspective.

She Said, He Said: What Men and Women Really Think About Money, Sex, Politics and Other Issues of Essence

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She Said, He Said: What Men and Women Really Think About Money, Sex, Politics and Other Issues of Essence
Elizabeth J. Wood , and Wood W. Forlis
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That's What She Said
Mary's Fire
Manufacturer: Indie Pool Inc.
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