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We are delighted to send you the February 2012 issue of our free content (and free to circulate) newsletter, Plural Community—featuring an article by Robert Goldfarb on problems of diagnosis in communication disorders.

Our regular features include our free-to-enter prize drawing, new books launched this month, and a listing of conferences where you can meet our people and browse our books. Click here to see the newsletter!

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We are thrilled to bring you details of the some of the very best resources in voice and singing. These bestselling books work alone as teaching and training resources, or combine brilliantly in clinical scenarios for successful outcomes. Also included or available separately are companion resources, including workbooks, case studies and multimedia for a more thorough understanding of the subject. Click here for the list of titles and for more information!

One of our best- sellers is Voice Disorders by Christine Sapienza, PhD, and Bari Hoffman Ruddy, PhD. Written by leading specialists in voice, this book captures the science and art of clinical voice. A necessary book for every graduate student in the field of speech-language pathology, this text provides a level of detail needed to assess and treat those with voice disorders. Supplemented with case studies and video examples relevant to the study of clinical voice pathology, this edition provides supplemental material for the educator as well as pragmatic tools for the student and clinician.

Plural has several great titles that delve into the art and science of laryngology (click here to see them). One such title is the forthcoming Techniques of Botulinum Toxin Injections in the Head and Neck.

This title provides you with all the information you need to perfect your technique, illuminated with outstanding graphics, across a range of procedures – from cosmetics, through headache, to neurologic and functional disorders – order it now to ensure your get your copy immediately on publication by clicking here.

Plural’s Here’s How series is made up of practical, down-to-earth books that students, and new and experienced clinicians alike, can use in their daily practice. Click here for the current titles in the series!

Karyn Searcy’s Here’s How to do Early Intervention for Speech and Language: Empowering Parents is the latest in the series. This book  helps early interventionists develop approaches that jump-start the communication process, strengthen parent confidence, and promote healthier parent-child relationships. Click here for more information and to order your copy today!

Plural would like to remind you about some of our best-selling titles in neurogenics, recommended by speech-language pathologists in the medical field. Click here for the list!

One such title is Aphasia Rehabilitation: The Impairment and Its Consequences by Nadine Martin, PhD, Cynthia Thompson, PhD, and Linda Worrall, PhD. An opening chapter sets the scene, while the heart of the book, based on real cases, concerns five meticulously described, yet hypothetical individuals with aphasia. In each of the cases, detailed descriptions and assessment results are provided and clinical management plans, representing each approach, are presented by internationally recognized experts in aphasia rehabilitation. Click here for more info and to order your copy today!

Click here for classics such as Carrau and Murry’s Comprehensive Management of Swallowing Disorders, Leonard and Kendall’s Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment Planning, and Tanner’s Case Studies in Dysphagia Malpractice Litigation – must haves for any specialist team working with this dysphagia population.

Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment Planning: A Team Approach, Second Edition is written by working members of a clinical team dealing with dysphagia daily – including physicians, speech pathologists, nurse specialists, and nutritionists. New chapters cover: difficulties in dysphagia assessment, esophageal function, disorders and assessment techniques, laryngopharyngeal reflux, infant and neonatal swallowing and assessment, and interpretation of dynamic swallow studies, with particular attention paid to the value of specific objective measure using examples in specific patient populations. Click here for more information and to order your copy today!

If you are a professional, student, or professor and want to learn more about genetics and syndromes, look no farther. Click here for three books that cover the many facets of genetics.

Be sure to check out the recently released book by Jones and Jones, Genetics, Embryology, and Development of Auditory and Vestibular Systems. It gives the reader an in-depth explanation of developmental molecular mechanisms, which are integrated with new and long-established discoveries about functional and anatomical changes during ontogeny.

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We are pleased to bring you details about three publications to meet your teaching needs in child language. From development to acquired language disorders, these titles bring you the best in modern assessment and treatment practice – including issues ranging from neuropathology to TBI to oncology – all from outstanding authors. Click here for more details and to order your copies today!

Bruce Murdoch’s Handbook of Acquired Communication Disorders in Childhood provides comprehensive coverage of acquired motor speech and language disorders occurring in children in terms of their neuropathological basis, neurology, clinical symptomatology, prognosis, assessment, and treatment. Click here to order your copy!

Have you checked out the Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing? The journal provides an international and interdisciplinary forum where scientists and clinicians with interests in communication impairments can share their knowledge and expertise. Subscribe today!

We are delighted to send you the January 2012 issue of our free content (and free to circulate) newsletter, Plural Community—featuring an article by James E. Peck on the little-understood issue of pseudohypacusis, or false and exaggerated hearing loss. Click here to read it!

Our regular features include our free-to-enter prize drawing, and a listing of conferences where you can meet our people and browse our books.

Thank you for reading on; we wish you and your families all the best for 2012.