NONFICTION: Biographies and Guides on Using Prosthetic Limbs

Here you will find a selection of nonfiction titles that are guides for people that use prosthetic arms or legs after limb loss or because of a congenital condition.

Here we also have biographies and memoirs from people who use prosthetic limbs. Note that we can include athletes with prosthetics, but this list also features people that work in other professional fields as well.

You can also include history books that cover the use and invention of prosthetic limbs in medicine.

I am not a medical expert, I trust the readers to consult their doctors and chose the books they need to address their personal situations.

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1	30 Years Behind Bars: Trials of a Prison Doctor by Karen Gedney (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 1,300, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Unbroken: My story of survival from 7/7 Bombings to Paralympics success by Martine Wright 4.45 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Every Day Is a Gift: A Memoir by Tammy Duckworth 4.55 avg rating — 3,209 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	HOW TO USE A PROSTHETIC LEG AND ARM: A Comprehensive Guide to Using Prosthetic Limbs for Maximum Mobility and Confidence by Onyx Payne 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston 3.84 avg rating — 23,375 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph by Oksana Masters 4.61 avg rating — 1,907 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Mending Broken Soldiers: The Union and Confederate Programs to Supply Artificial Limbs by Guy R. Hasegawa (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Amputation in Literature and Film: Artificial Limbs, Prosthetic Relations, and the Semiotics of "Loss" by Erik Grayson (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Artificial Limbs (21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Innovation in Medicine) by Susan H. Gray 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Phantom Pain: North Carolina's Artificial-Limbs Program for Confederate Veterans by Ansley Herring Wegner really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Three-Quarter Man: Pranks, Passion and Paralympics by Sam Bramham 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars