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  • Miracle Boy Grows Up

    How the Disability Rights Revolution Saved My Sanity

    par Ben Mattlin ...
    Ben Mattlin lives a normal, independent life. Why is that interesting? Because Mattlin was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a congenital weakness from which he was expected to die in childhood. Not only did Mattlin live through childhood, he became one of the first students in a wheelchair to attend Harvard, from which he graduated and became a professional writer. His advantage? Mattlin’s life ... En savoir plus

    $24.99 CAD

  • Unbound

    Notes from a Reluctant Disability Activist

    par Ben Mattlin ...
    This insightful and often witty collection of essays charts the making of a reluctant disability activist—including his commentary for NPR, the New York Times and elsewhere.Ben Mattlin was born in 1962 with spinal muscular atrophy, a congenital and progressive neuromuscular weakness. He never stood or walked but grew up expecting a normal life. In this book of essays, he chronicles that life and ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Disability Pride

    Dispatches from a Post-ADA World

    par Ben Mattlin ...
    An eye-opening portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today, and how disability attitudes, activism, and representation have evolved since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)In Disability Pride, disabled journalist Ben Mattlin weaves together interviews and reportage to introduce a cavalcade of individuals, ideas, and events in engaging, fast-paced prose. He ... En savoir plus

    $28.79 CAD

  • In Sickness and in Health

    Love, Disability, and a Quest to Understand the Perils and Pleasures of Interabled Romance

    par Ben Mattlin ...
    A frank, humorous exploration of interabled dating, love, and marriageBen Mattlin’s wife, ML, recalls falling in love with his confidence and sheer determination. On one of their earliest dates, he persuaded her to ride on his lap in his wheelchair on their way home from an Elvis Costello concert. Thirty years later, they still travel like this from time to time, undaunted by the curious stares ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

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    In Sickness and in Health

    Love, Disability, and a Quest to Understand the Perils and Pleasures of Interabled Romance

    par Ben Mattlin ...
    Lu par René Ruiz ...

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    8 heure 10 min

    A frank, humorous exploration of interabled dating, love, and marriageBen Mattlin’s wife, ML, recalls falling in love with his confidence and sheer determination. On one of their earliest dates, he persuaded her to ride on his lap in his wheelchair on their way home from an Elvis Costello concert. Thirty years later, they still travel like this from time to time, undaunted by the curious stares ... En savoir plus

    $25.99 CAD

  • Livre audio

    Disability Pride

    Dispatches from a Post-ADA World

    par Ben Mattlin ...

    Version Longue

    9 heure 51 min

    An eye-opening portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today, and how disability attitudes, activism, and representation have evolved since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)In Disability Pride, disabled journalist Ben Mattlin weaves together interviews and reportage to introduce a cavalcade of individuals, ideas, and events in engaging, fast-paced prose. He ... En savoir plus

    $25.99 CAD

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  • Walking With Gorillas

    The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet

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  • Twice the Family

    A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Sisterhood

    Growing up as an adoptee and identical twin, Julie McGue will take you on her journey for identity and individuality, searching for answers through tragedy and adversity.“A heartfelt exploration of connection, community, and the unbreakable bond between sisters . . . Her journey beautifully reminds us of the strength we find within ourselves as we seek to uncover where we truly belong.”— Simone ... En savoir plus

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  • Bau: Artist at War

    Traduit par Shlomo "Sam" Yurman ...
    NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING EMILE HIRSCHA classic memoir that is both an inspiring true love story and a historical espionage thriller, Bau: Artist at War comes at a critical moment when the last survivors of the German concentration camps are dying and the Holocaust is slipping from memory. Includes a foreword by Clila Bau-Cohen and Hadasa Bau and an introduction by Sean McNamara, ... En savoir plus

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  • Year of No Garbage

    Recycling Lies, Plastic Problems, and One Woman's Trashy Journey to Zero Waste

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  • You'll Forget This Ever Happened

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    par Laura L. Engel ...
    Mississippi, 1967. It’s the Summer of Love, yet unwed mothers’ maternity homes are flourishing, secret closed adoptions are routine, and many young women still have no voice.In You’ll Forget This Ever Happened, Laura Engel takes us back to the Deep South during the turbulent 1960s to explore the oppression of young women who have committed the socially unacceptable crime of becoming pregnant ... En savoir plus

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