Author: Georgina Louise Hambleton
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780573340
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Christy Brown was severely disabled with cerebral palsy, unable to use any part of his body other than his left foot. Doctors said he was a 'mental defective' and that he would never be able to lead any kind of normal life; Christy proved them wrong. His mother taught him to write using chalk on the worn floor of their small home, and Christy grew into a talented artist and writer. His 1954 memoir My Left Foot was made into an Oscar-winning film starring Daniel Day-Lewis, while his bestselling novel Down All the Days was described by the Irish Times as 'the most important novel since Ulysses'. Using previously unpublished letters and poems, this first authorised biography marks Christy Brown's importance as a writer and celebrates his indomitable spirit. His story proves that, with hope and determination, almost impossible odds can be overcome.
My Left Foot
Author: Christy Brown
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446466949
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature. This is Christy Brown's own story. He recounts his childhood struggle to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toe of his left foot. In this manner he wrote his bestseller Down all the Days.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446466949
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature. This is Christy Brown's own story. He recounts his childhood struggle to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toe of his left foot. In this manner he wrote his bestseller Down all the Days.
Christy Brown
Author: Georgina Louise Hambleton
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780573340
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Christy Brown was severely disabled with cerebral palsy, unable to use any part of his body other than his left foot. Doctors said he was a 'mental defective' and that he would never be able to lead any kind of normal life; Christy proved them wrong. His mother taught him to write using chalk on the worn floor of their small home, and Christy grew into a talented artist and writer. His 1954 memoir My Left Foot was made into an Oscar-winning film starring Daniel Day-Lewis, while his bestselling novel Down All the Days was described by the Irish Times as 'the most important novel since Ulysses'. Using previously unpublished letters and poems, this first authorised biography marks Christy Brown's importance as a writer and celebrates his indomitable spirit. His story proves that, with hope and determination, almost impossible odds can be overcome.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780573340
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Christy Brown was severely disabled with cerebral palsy, unable to use any part of his body other than his left foot. Doctors said he was a 'mental defective' and that he would never be able to lead any kind of normal life; Christy proved them wrong. His mother taught him to write using chalk on the worn floor of their small home, and Christy grew into a talented artist and writer. His 1954 memoir My Left Foot was made into an Oscar-winning film starring Daniel Day-Lewis, while his bestselling novel Down All the Days was described by the Irish Times as 'the most important novel since Ulysses'. Using previously unpublished letters and poems, this first authorised biography marks Christy Brown's importance as a writer and celebrates his indomitable spirit. His story proves that, with hope and determination, almost impossible odds can be overcome.
The Story of Christy Brown
Author: Christy Brown
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Simon & Schuster of Canada
ISBN: 9780671773496
Category : Cerebral palsy
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Simon & Schuster of Canada
ISBN: 9780671773496
Category : Cerebral palsy
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Childhood Story of Christy Brown (previously Entitled My Left Foot)
Background Music
Author: Christy Brown
Publisher: London : Seeker and Warburg
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher: London : Seeker and Warburg
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Champ: Wide Retriever
Author: Christy Brown
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781936319602
Category : Dogs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This story explains with great detail, The best football player ever with four legs and a tail! Meet Champ, the new "Wide Retriever" for the Tiny Tacklers football team. When the team experiences a losing streak, Champ knows just what to do to get their hearts and minds back in the game!
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781936319602
Category : Dogs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This story explains with great detail, The best football player ever with four legs and a tail! Meet Champ, the new "Wide Retriever" for the Tiny Tacklers football team. When the team experiences a losing streak, Champ knows just what to do to get their hearts and minds back in the game!
An American Family
Author: Jeffrey Ruoff
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816635610
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Before 1973, the Loud family of Santa Barbara, California, lived in the privacy of their own home. With the airing of the documentary An American Family, that "privacy" extended to every American home with a television. This book is the first to offer a close look at An American Family -- the documentary that blurred conventions, stirred passions, revised impressions of family life and definitions of private and public, and began the breakdown of distinctions between reality and spectacle that culminated in cultural phenomena from The Oprah Winfrey Show to Survivor.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816635610
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Before 1973, the Loud family of Santa Barbara, California, lived in the privacy of their own home. With the airing of the documentary An American Family, that "privacy" extended to every American home with a television. This book is the first to offer a close look at An American Family -- the documentary that blurred conventions, stirred passions, revised impressions of family life and definitions of private and public, and began the breakdown of distinctions between reality and spectacle that culminated in cultural phenomena from The Oprah Winfrey Show to Survivor.
New York Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Christy Brown's Women
Author: Anthony J. Jordan
Publisher: Westport Publishers Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher: Westport Publishers Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Essential Non-fiction
Author: Peter Ellison
Publisher: Folens Limited
ISBN: 9781843032311
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
This Student Book contains a varied collection of stimulating, wide-ranging extracts and pieces of non-fiction material to help students produce top quality writing. Each extract is preceded by key features for pupils to look for at word, sentence and whole text level. Each piece is specifically linked to Framework objectives.
Publisher: Folens Limited
ISBN: 9781843032311
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
This Student Book contains a varied collection of stimulating, wide-ranging extracts and pieces of non-fiction material to help students produce top quality writing. Each extract is preceded by key features for pupils to look for at word, sentence and whole text level. Each piece is specifically linked to Framework objectives.