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In the Sanctuary of Outcasts with these resources

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In the Sanctuary of Outcasts Reader’s Guide
This is a general discussion guide that provides an overview of the author and the contextual elements of the book to aid in group discussion. This guide also includes discussion questions for middle and high school students that may be adapted for adult literacy groups.

In the Sanctuary of Outcasts Discussion Guide (PDF) 

On The Web

http://www.neilwhite.com/
Visit Neil White’s official website where you can find further information about the author and his book.  The site includes reviews of In The Sanctuary Of Outcasts, a photo album, a video interview with the author, a reading group guide, and related links.

www.hrsa.gov/hansens
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s website includes this page on the National Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) Program.  

www.hrsa.gov/hansens/museum
The National Hansen’s Disease Museum collects, preserves and interprets the medical and cultural artifacts of the Carville Historic District and promotes the understanding, identification and treatment of Hansen's Disease (leprosy) through museum displays, traveling exhibits, and publications.

Books About Hansen’s Disease and Carville

Gaudet, Marcia G.  Carville:  Remembering Leprosy in America.  Jackson:  University Press of Mississippi. 2004.

Gould, Tony.  A Disease Apart:  Leprosy in the Modern World.  New York:  St. Martin’s Press, 2005.

Harmon, Johnny P.  King of the Microbes:  the Autobiography of Johnny P. Harmon.  Baton Rouge, LA:  The Author, 2001.

Known Simply To the Rest of the World as Carville.  Carville, LA:  Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Disease Center, 1994.

Levyson, Sidney Maurice.  Alone No Longer:  The Story of a Man Who Refused to Be One of the Living Dead!  New York:  Funk & Wagnalls, 1963.

Martin, Betty Woo.  Miracle at Carville.  Garden City, NY:  Doubleday, 1950.

Moran, Michelle Therese.  Colonizing Leprosy:  Imperialism, Patients, and the Politics of Public Health in Hawaii and Louisiana.  Ann Arbor, MI:  UMI Dissertation Services, 2003.

Nalaielua, Henry Kalalahilimoku.  No Footprints in the Sand:  a Memoir of Kalaupapa. Honolulu, HI:  Watermark Pub., c2006.

Ramirez, Jose P.  Squint:  My Journey With Leprosy.  Jackson, University Press of Mississippi, 2009.

Reeves, Sally K. Evans.  National Register Evaluation Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Disease Center:  the Final Report.  New Orleans, LA:  S.K. Reeves, 1991.

With Love In Their Hearts.  Washington, D.C.:  Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Division of National Hansen’s Disease Programs, 1996.

DVDs

Triumph At Carville:  a Tale of Leprosy in America.  PBS Home Video, 2008.

Books About Positive Life Changes

Blanchard, Robert.  Changing Your Course:  the 3-step Guide to Getting the Life You Want.  New York:  Sterling, 2007.

Blumenthal, Noah.  Be the Hero:  Three Powerful Ways to Overcome Challenges in Work and Life.  San Francisco:  Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009.

Day, Laura.  Welcome To Your Crisis:  How to Use the Power of Crisis to Create the Life You Want.  New York:  Little, Brown and Co., 2006.

De Angelis, Barbara.  How Did I Get Here? :  Finding Your Way to Renewed Hope and Happiness When Life and Love Take Unexpected Turns.  New York:  St. Martin’s Press, 2005.

Dyer, Wayne W.  Excuses Begone! :  How to Change Lifelong, Self-defeating Thinking Habits.  Carlsbad, CA:  Hay House, 2009.

Grierson, Bruce.  U-turn:  What If You Woke Up One Morning and Realized You Were Living the Wrong Life? :  New York, Bloomsbury, 2007.

Huber, Cheri.  Making a Change for Good: a Guide to Compassionate Self-Discipline.  Boston:  Shambhala, 2007.

Heath, Chip.  Switch:  How to Change Things When Change is Hard.  New York:  Broadway Books, 2010.

Neeld, Elizabeth Harper.  Tough Transitions:  Navigating Your Way Through Difficult Times.  New York:  Warner Books, 2005.

Patchett, Ann.  What Now?  New York:  Harper, 2008.

Pelzer, David J.  Moving Forward: Taking the Lead in Your Life.  New York:  Center Street, 2008.

Rollin, Betty.  Here’s the Bright Side: Of Failure, Fear, Cancer, Divorce, and Other Bum Raps.  New York:  Random House, 2007.

Silverberg, Farrell.  Make the Leap:  a Practical Guide to Breaking the Patterns That Hold You Back.  New York:  Marlowe & Co., 2005.

Wholey, Dennis.  Why Do I Keep Doing That? :  Breaking the Negative Patterns in Your Life.  Deerfield Beach, FL:  Health Communications, 2007.