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He Created Me For This
ISBN: 9781498419802 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. He Created Me For This takes you inside the life of a powerful woman who was born with Achondroplasia, which is a form of dwarfism. Charleen Lacy never grew past 3 feet 11 inches in height, but her life clearly exemplifies the giant she has become. Taking on the sudden role of surrogate mother to her developmentally delayed adult brother taught Charleen the tender love of God in an unexpected way. Over the years, she endured ridicule, hardship and real matters of the heart, only to emerge stronger in the end. Because of the prophetic call and mandate on her life, Charleen shows you how to...
He Created Me For This takes you inside the life of a powerful woman who was born with Achondroplasia, which is a form of dwarfism. Charleen Lacy neve...
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Much Afraid Little One
ISBN: 9781498449946 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about a young girl named Amie, who learned to overcome life's many obstacles. Her plate always seemed to be filled with trials, yet somehow she was lifted up beyond all expectations.In this historical fiction you will find faith, hope and the true love of a Father. "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jerimiah 29:11, NKJ) The author, Abbye Sue Binger, lives with her husband Alan, an attorney, in a suburb of New York City. She and Alan have been married over forty years and have four...
This book is about a young girl named Amie, who learned to overcome life's many obstacles. Her plate always seemed to be filled with trials, yet someh...
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I Am We: How Severe Childhood Abuse Fragments the Mind and Alters the Personality
ISBN: 9781517548100 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many people with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) have written their stories. And done a fine job. I admire and respect my fellow suffers of this disorder who have risked putting themselves "out there" as they have done. So, why read my story, just another among so many? I have attempted to answer two questions that I have been often asked but which I have not read about. One is, How does it happen? What is the actual process that took place? I explain the extremes that a child has to suffer in order to split and then describe the process of splitting. The second question is, What is it...
Many people with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) have written their stories. And done a fine job. I admire and respect my fellow suffers of this ...
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As Long As It's Healthy
ISBN: 9781517738198 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. James was born on October 22, 2007, with congenital cytomegalovirus, and was diagnosed with Spastic Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy when he was one. Journey with me, through the highs and the lows of raising a fully dependent, disabled child. What I have written is going to be uncomfortably honest. It is the thoughts that most of us keep hidden forever. The things we would never dare give voice to. Too many people are walking so alone. Too many people feel trapped and don't know how to reach out. Let me reach out to you. Step into a small piece of our world, and the hearts of so many families...
James was born on October 22, 2007, with congenital cytomegalovirus, and was diagnosed with Spastic Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy when he was one. Journ...
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Living in Two Worlds: On Being a Social Chameleon with Asperger's
ISBN: 9781785927065 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dylan Emmons has always lived his life in two worlds. Diagnosed with Asperger's at the age of six, his school days were spent struggling to overcome the sensory and social hurdles that made fitting in with his classmates in the 'real world' so hard. An aspiring social chameleon, he attempted to blend in, despite his hidden other world of Asperger's. This book tells the story of his attempt, with the hindsight gained in adult life that it is better to spend energy learning to be happy, than learning to be 'normal'. By describing the two conflicting worlds of his childhood, Dylan Emmons reveals...
Dylan Emmons has always lived his life in two worlds. Diagnosed with Asperger's at the age of six, his school days were spent struggling to overcome t...
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Mulatu Astatke: The Making of Ethio Jazz
ISBN: 9781868885527 / Angielski / Miękka / 277 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Loitering with Intent: The Apprentice : Volume 2
ISBN: 9781447271345 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The second volume of Peter O'Toole's autobiography
The second volume of Peter O'Toole's autobiography
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Modified for Heroes: Writings, Art, and Poetry of a Man with Down Syndrome as Communicated to, Edited, and Compiled by his Mother
ISBN: 9781518843723 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Being born with Down syndrome has not been much of a hindrance to Ian Luke Oelrich; he has done pretty much what he has been interested in doing most of his life. Ian wants the world to know that it is very special to have Down syndrome, and that is the purpose for this compilation. Ian has always wanted to write a book. In the first part of this book, his mother, Linda, introduces the reader to her and Ian's world. She hopes that her insights and comments will aid other mothers of children born with Down syndrome and other difficulties In the second part, Ian shares some of his writings. And...
Being born with Down syndrome has not been much of a hindrance to Ian Luke Oelrich; he has done pretty much what he has been interested in doing most ...
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Wonky
ISBN: 9780994288103 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wonky is about making the most of what life throws at us and getting on with it. The story of a girl growing up with Cerebral Palsy, looking for her place in the community at a time when the disabled were largely unseen, unheard and greatly misunderstood. Despite her odd gait and special dialect, Marg's intelligence, humour and determination shines through. This book reminds us that life is precious, we are all different...and that's okay. Wonky is about making the most of what life throws at us and getting on with it. The story of a girl growing up with Cerebral Palsy, looking for he... |
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The Silver Butterfly
ISBN: 9781514385753 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Living in the Eye: Life with Autism
ISBN: 9781460006023 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Kevin Vasey is the co-author of The Road Trip: Life with Autism (Novalis, 2005) and the author of Living in the Eye: Life with Autism as well as poetry, articles and letters. He has provided the voice and model for characters in some of his mother's books, namely The Belvedere at Stone Gate (Borealis Press, 2013), Enigma Club (Borealis Press, 2012) and Black Springs Abbey (Red Apple Publishing, 2015). Kevin and his service dog, Juno, have a suite of rooms in his family home. They love to travel and go for walks. He is an artist in various media with a preference for abstract works. The...
John Kevin Vasey is the co-author of The Road Trip: Life with Autism (Novalis, 2005) and the author of Living in the Eye: Life with Autism as well as ...
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From Shattered...To Redeemed
ISBN: 9781498460545 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Traci the Post Office just called and said your sister is having a breakdown." These were the words my Mother said to me when she called me that day five years ago. When I heard these words, I had no idea at the time what this would mean for my sister and our entire family. My youngest sister would eventually be diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and her refusal to accept the diagnosis would lead her to the edge of madness. "From Shattered to Redeemed" is the book of one sister's fight of faith to help bring her sister back from a mind shattered with mental illness. Read and see how God...
"Traci the Post Office just called and said your sister is having a breakdown." These were the words my Mother said to me when she called me that day ...
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To Hell and Back
ISBN: 9781682895351 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Bipolar gone mad" represents negative or detrimental aspects that you cannot even imagine. The fact that I am still alive and now healthy is the reason why I awoke in my sleep on December 18, 2013. Something in my spirit directed me to write this testimony and story. I have no background in writing, I simply follow my spirit. The fact that I am still alive is a story needed to be told for the purpose of saving someone else from hardship, loss of family, loss of freedom, and possibly loss of their life. I am still here today and now I believe for this purpose that I must get this...
"Bipolar gone mad" represents negative or detrimental aspects that you cannot even imagine. The fact that I am still alive and now healthy is the reas...
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Reincarnated
ISBN: 9781498460019 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A mother shares her son's life-changing accident. At twenty-two not only was he reincarnated to a new way of existence, so too his family.Experience his early years, a foundation of intertwining between mother and son - then dealing with the unexpected in life. She came to admire Brian's humor and creativity in dealing with hardships, plus his determination in trials to fight for himself and his beliefs. Her goal is to incorporate into herself what his experiences taught her: "Above all, no matter the circumstances, believe in self."Eleanor's story is not just a message of hope for those...
A mother shares her son's life-changing accident. At twenty-two not only was he reincarnated to a new way of existence, so too his family.Experience h...
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Dipopulus Comes South
ISBN: 9781512732696 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In a World where Biblical values are being changed to meet societal demands this book emphasizes that no matter how old, the Bible's message is the same today as it was yesterday. In a World where Biblical values are being changed to meet societal demands this book emphasizes that no matter how old, the Bible's message is the... |
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Cancer and Me: My experience with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
ISBN: 9781530264483 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On Christmas Day 2009, Andy Burrows was rushed into hospital seriously ill. After several weeks of hospital care he was told the life changing diagnosis - a form of cancer known as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Andy's cancer battle is now in its seventh year, and has included two relapses, three different types of chemotherapy and an autologous stem cell transplant. This book is the 'omnibus' edition of Andy's cancer journal, as published on his website, www.andyburrows.me.
On Christmas Day 2009, Andy Burrows was rushed into hospital seriously ill. After several weeks of hospital care he was told the life changing diagnos...
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Voices of a Dream: Stories from A Touch of Understanding
ISBN: 9780692645901 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do you remember when you were a child? Can you picture that one student in your school who was always teased or bullied because he or she seemed "different?" It may have been the way she walked, or the way he struggled to read. He may have been short. She may have been overweight. He may have had emotional outbursts. She may have used a wheelchair. There was at least one student who was teased or bullied for being different. You may have seen it happen. You may have been the one being teased or bullied. Or, you may have been the bully. Everyone has been touched by this destructive... Do you remember when you were a child? Can you picture that one student in your school who was always teased or bullied because he or she seemed "d... |
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Wisdom from a Chair: Thirty Years of Quadriplegia - The Memoirs of Andrew I. Batavia
ISBN: 9781634910798 / Angielski / Miękka / 402 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In his memoirs, Wisdom from a Chair, Andrew I. Batavia shares the knowledge he acquired while living with a high-level spinal cord injury in a wheelchair, describing a life transformed from a quiet, conforming teenager to a Don Quixote of the disability community. A Harvard-trained lawyer and activist, he was a pioneer in the right-to-die debate, and wrote regulations for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
In his memoirs, Wisdom from a Chair, Andrew I. Batavia shares the knowledge he acquired while living with a high-level spinal cord injury in a wheelch...
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Harms' Way: A Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor's Love Story
ISBN: 9781519490049 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an inspirational love story about how my wife and I were brought together by Traumatic Brain Injuries. It takes us and our families through the pain, grief, acceptance, rediscovery, and rehabilitation process necessary to overcome these injuries. This moving story provides an understanding into the struggles of individuals going through the long recovery process from a brain injury. In 1986 we were both involved in separate, near fatal, single motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol that ended with Traumatic Brain Injury. Our story is one of the triumphs of love, and how it can...
This is an inspirational love story about how my wife and I were brought together by Traumatic Brain Injuries. It takes us and our families through th...
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A Life That Matters: The Legacy of Terri Schiavo
ISBN: 9781519108326 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A year after Terri Schiavo's controversial death, her parents and siblings share their love and sorrow, their joy and pain, and stunning revelations as they celebrate Terri's life, mourn her death, and tell the whole story of the woman and the battle that captivated millions.
A year after Terri Schiavo's controversial death, her parents and siblings share their love and sorrow, their joy and pain, and stunning revelations a...
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