Our Library
The Living Tree owns a number of cancer related factual books (including cookbooks), leaflets, information booklets and novels.
Our library is constantly added to. If there is a book you think is worth including into the library or you wish to borrow a book and can’t attend Friday afternoon meetings, please contact us and we’ll be pleased to help you.
List of books & other items available to borrow from the Living Tree library
AUTHOR(S) | TITLE | Category | Secondary Category | FORMAT |
Ablin, Richard J. PhD | The Great Prostate Hoax | Info / Self-Help | ||
Ackerman, Dennis | Memoirs Of A Boy Apprentice | Life Story | ||
Adler, Elizabeth M, PhD | Living With Lymphoma | Info / Self-Help | ||
Anderson, Greg | Cancer: 50 Essential Things To do | Info / Self-Help | 2 copies | |
Aron, Bill | New Beginnings – The Triumphs of 120 Cancer Survivor’s | Life Story | ||
Astley, Neil | Staying Alive | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Aujla, Rupy Dr | The Doctor’s Kitchen | Nutrition / Cookery | 2 copies | |
Ballentine, Rudolph Dr | Radical Healing | Info / Self-Help | ||
Barr, Niki | Getting Off The Emotional Roller-Coaster Of Cancer | Info / Self-Help | ||
Bays, Brandon | The Journey | Info / Self-Help | ||
Beliveau, Richard, Proff & Gingras, Denis Dr | Foods To Fight Cancer | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Bell, Julia and Magrs, Paul | The Creative Writing Coursebook | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Bernhard, Toni | How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness | Info / Self-Help | ||
Bishop, Bernadine | Unexpected Lessons in Love | Novel / Fiction | ||
Bourne, Nicola | The Fabulous Woman’s Guide Through Cancer | Info / Self-Help | ||
Braund, Jeni | Heartlands | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Brueton, Diana | Dancing With Cancer | Life Story | ||
Bryce, Celia | Anthem For Jackson Dawes | Novel / Fiction (young persons) | ||
Bryson, Bill | The Body, A Guide for Occupants | Info/Self-Help | 1xHB | |
Buxton, Nicholas | The Wilderness Within | Spiritual / Meditation | R] | |
Chaterjee, Rangan Dr | The 4 Pillar Plan | Nutrition / Cookery | Info / Self-Help | 2 copies |
Collard, Patrizia Dr | The Little Book Of Mindfulness | Spiritual / Meditation | ||
Cowmeadow, Oliver | Yin & Yang | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Curie, Marie | Talk About Playing Cards | Info / Self-Help | ||
Dalzell, Kim | Challenge Cancer and Win. Step by Step Nutrition … | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Derbyshire, Victoria | Dear Cancer, love Victoria | Life Story | ||
Devlin, Naomi | Food For A Happy Gut | Nutrition / Cookery | 2 copies | |
Devlin, Naomi | River Cottage Gluten-Free | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Downham, Jenny | Now Is Good | Novel / Fiction | ||
Ducie, Elizabeth | Counterfeit ! | Novel / Fiction | ||
Ducie, Elizabeth | Deception ! | Novel / Fiction | ||
Ellis, Jan | A Summer Of Surprises | Novel / Fiction | ||
Enders, Guilia | Gut | Info / Self-Help | ||
Ereira, Lorraine | Love And Wheatgrass | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Ericson, Penny | Chemo Cookery Club | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Evans, Pam Dr | The Cancer Journey | Info / Self-Help | ||
Feiler, Bruce | The Council Of Dads | Life Story | ||
Figes, Kate | On Smaller Dogs and Larger Life Questions | Info / Self-Help | ||
Fox, John | Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art Of Poem-Making | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Freeman, Jane | How to Eat Well When You Have Cancer | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
French, Wendy | Thinks Itself A Hawk | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Galgut, Cordelia (PhD Psych) | Emotional Support Through Breast Cancer | Info / Self-Help | ||
Gawande, Atul | Being Mortal | Info / Self-Help | ||
Gawler, Ian | You Can Conquer Cancer | Info / Self-Help | Nutrition / Cookery | |
Geiger, Chris | The Cancer Surviver’s Club | Info / Self-Help | ||
Goodhart, F & Atkins, L | The Cancer Survivor’s Companion | Info / Self-Help | ||
Granger, Kate | The Other Side | Life Story | ||
Green, John | The Fault In Our Stars | Novel / Fiction (young persons) | R] | |
Greener, Mark | The Holistic Guide for Cancer Survivors | Info / Self-help | ||
Groopman, Jerome DR | The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail In Face Of Illness | Spiritual / Meditation | ||
Grosz, Stephen | The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves | Info / Self-Help | ||
Guntupalli.S and Karinch.M | Sex and Cancer. | Info / Self-Help | ||
Guthrie, Catherine | Flat | Life Story | ||
Haig, Matt | Reasons To Stay Alive | Info / Self-Help | Spiritual / Meditation | |
Hallett, Annie | A Far Reaching Thing | Info / Self-Help | Spiritual / Meditation | |
Hamilton, David R | How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body | Info / Self-Help | Spiritual / Meditation | |
Hamilton, David R | It’s the Thought that Counts | Info / Self-Help | Spiritual / Meditation | |
Haven, The (Publ) | The Haven In Your Kitchen: Seasonal Recipes | Nutrition / Cookery | 2 copies | |
Hesketh, Robin | Betrayed By Nature (The War On Cancer) | Info / Self-Help | ||
Holford, Patrick | Natural Highs | Info / Self-Help | ||
Holford, Patrick | Say No to Cancer (Drug-Free Prevention & Help To Fight] | Info / Self-Help | ||
Hutton, Deborah | What Can I Do To Help? | Info / Self-Help | ||
Jackson, Rosie | The Glass Mother, A Memoir | Life Story | ||
Kalanithi, Paul Dr | When Breath Becomes Air | Info / Self-Help | Spiritual / Meditation | 1xPB / 1xHB |
Kelly, Rachael | Walking On Sunshine, 52 Small Steps To happiness | Spiritual / Meditation | ||
Keshtgar, Mohammed Prof | The Breast Cancer Cookbook | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Kington, Miles | How Shall I Tell The Dog ? | Life Story | ||
Lamott, Anne | Stitches (A handbook of Meaning, Hope & Repair) | Info / Self-Help | ||
Langstone-Wring, Abbigail | Holistic Health Tips | Info / Self-Help | Nutrition / Cookery | |
Ley, Rosanna | Last Dance In Havana | Novel / Fiction | ||
Ley, Rosanna | Return To Mandalay | Novel / Fiction | ||
Ley, Rosanna | The Villa | Novel / Fiction | ||
Locke, Katherine | Breast Cancer: The Essential Guide | Info / Self-Help | ||
Lymphoma Association | Young Person’s Guide to Lymphoma | Info / Self-Help (young persons) | ||
Mackesy, Charlie | The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse | Spiritual / Meditation | R] = review available | |
Macmillan UK | Recipes For People Affected By Cancer | Nutrition / Cookery | 3 copies | |
Marsh, Henry (Dr) | Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death & Brain Surgery | Life Story | ||
McGee, Robin | The Cancer Olympics | Life Story | ||
McLelland, Jane | How To Starve Cancer | Info / Self-Help | ||
Moorehead, Caroline | Village Of Secrets | Life Story | 2 copies | |
Mukherjee, Siddartha | The Emperor Of All Maladies: A Biography Of Cancer | Info / Self-Help | ||
Nagarsheth, Nimesh | Music & Cancer: A Prescription For Healing | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Ness, Patrick | A Monster Calls | Novel / Fiction (young persons) | ||
O’Farrell | At Low Tide | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
O’Farrell | Here Is A Beginning | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Olifent, Robert | Do You Want To Know What We Did To Beat Cancer | Info / Self-Help | ||
Olivier, Suzanna | The Breast Cancer Prevention & Recovery Diet | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Olmstead, Robert | Elements Of The Writing craft | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Orchard, Anne | Their Cancer, Your Journey … | Info / Self-Help | ||
Peat, Patricia | The Cancer Revolution | Info / Self-Help | ||
Penman, Dr Danny | The Art of Breathing | Spiritual / Meditation | ||
Penny Brohn | Nourish: The Cancer Care Cookbook | Nutrition / Cookery | 2 copies | |
Penny Brohn | Penny Brohn – 7 Day Recipe Plan | Nutrition / Cookery | 3 copies | |
Phillips, Jenny | Eat To Outsmart Cancer | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Pilkington, Pat | The Golden Thread | Life Story | Spiritual / Meditation | |
Plant, Jane | Prostate Cancer | Info / Self-Help | ||
Plant, Jane | The Plant Programme | Nutrition / Cookery | Info / Self-Help | |
Plant, Jane | Your Life in Your Hands | Info / Self-Help | ||
Pollan, Michael | Food Rules | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Porter, Max | Grief Is The Thing With Feathers | Life Story | Spiritual / Meditation | |
Puett, Michael (prof), Gross-Loh, Christine | The Path | Spiritual / Meditation | ||
Raynor Winn | The Salt Path | Life Story | ||
Roberts, Emma | Even Though I Have Cancer | Spiritual / Meditation | ||
Robinson, Jo | Eating on the Wild Side | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Rose, Sharon | Looking In, Looking Back | Life Story | ||
Rosen, Michael | Book of Play | Info / Self-Help | ||
Ross, Carol (Ed) | Words for Wellbeing. Using Creative Writing … | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Royal Marsden | The Royal Marsden Cookbook | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Sabbage, Sophie | The Cancer Whisperer | Life Story | Info / Self-Help | 2 copies |
Schmidt, Michael | The Great Modern Poets | Poetry / Writing / Music | Book & CD | |
Servan-Schreiber, David (Dr) | Anti Cancer: A New Way Of Life | Info / Self-Help | 3 copies | |
Shakespear, Liz | The Poems Of Edward Capern | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Shakespear, Liz | The Postman Poet | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Shaw, Clare (PhD nutrition) | Royal Marsden Cancer Cookbook; Recipes During & After Cancer | Nutrition / Cookery | R] | |
Sikorta, Karol | The Streetwise Patients Guide To Surviving Cancer | Info / Self-Help | ||
Simms, Mark | P.S. I Have Cancer | Life Story | Info / Self-Help | 2 copies |
Skloot, Rebecca | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Life Story | ||
SOCIAL EMBERS CIC | The Life File | Info / Self-Help | ||
Spengel, Jean E | Chemo Companion Pocket Guide | Info / Self-Help | ||
Stengler, Mark (Dr), & Anderson Paul (Dr) | Outside The Box – Cancer Therapies | Info / Self-Help | ||
Street, Annabel & Saunders, Susan | The Age Well Project | Info / Self-Help | ||
THE LIVING TREE | Book Of Words | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
THE LIVING TREE | Living Treats | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Thomas, Robert (Prof) | Lifestyle and Cancer – The Facts | Info / Self-Help | ||
Thompson, Kathleen (Dr) | From Both Ends of the Stethoscope. Getting thro breast cancer by a Dr | Life Story | ||
Tooms, Chris & Harvey, Cathy | Allington Hill, Bridport | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Tresidder, Andrew | I’m Fine (learning to unblock your emotions) | Info / Self-Help | ||
Turner, Kelly A | Radical Remission – Surviving Cancer Against All Odds | Info / Self-Help | ||
Unknown Author | Grave Talk (conversation-starter cards) | Info / Self-Help | ||
Walker, J | Cancer – Herbs in Holistic Healthcare | Info / Self-Help | ||
Walker, Matthew | Why We Sleep | Info / Self-Help | ||
Warde, Fran & Zabilowicz, Catherine | The Living Well With Cancer Cookbook | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Waters, Lesley | Deliciously Dairy Free | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Whitaker, Agnes (ed) | All in the End is Harvest | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Whymant, Paul | A Poem To Inspire | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Williams M & Penman D | Mindfulness – A Practical Guide To Finding Peace … | Spiritual / Meditation | ||
Williams, Mark Teasdale John, Segal Zindel | The Mindful Way Through Depression | Spiritual / Meditation | ||
Wilson, Anthony | Love For Now | Life Story | ||
Wilson, Anthony | Riddance | Poetry / Writing / Music | ||
Wise, Greg & Claire | Not That Kind Of Love | Life Story | ||
Woollams, Chris | Everything You Need To Know To Help You Beat Cancer | Nutrition / Cookery | Info / Self-Help | |
Woollams, Chris | Oestrogen – The Killer in Our Midst | Info / Self-Help | Nutrition / Cookery | |
Woollams, Chris | The Rainbow Diet | Nutrition / Cookery | ||
Wyke, Nick & Driscoll Becki | The Songs Of Edward Cappern – The Postman Poet (CD) | Poetry / Writing / Music | CD | |
Yance Jr, Donald R with Valentine, Arlene | Herbal Medicine, Healing & Cancer | Info / Self-Help |