Author: Autumn Kinkade
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781098363567
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
C?erebral ?P?alsy can't stop me. Despite weighing 1 pd 12 oz at birth and being from a small town in Oklahoma, Autumn has accomplished many things she never dreamed she could. She has spoken in churches, events and schools about her love for God and how he has helped her to Make A Difference One Ability At A Time, as well as what it is like to live with a disability. Autumn has walked the runway in NY and LA, been on a billboard in Time Square and appeared in national magazines Seventeen and Gladys (multiple times). CP can't stop me t?akes you through? ?Autumn's relationships, therapies and surgeries she has endured. Along with a look into her playing sports, competing in pageantry and behind the scenes of runway shows and photoshoots. She wants her story to encourage you to not be afraid to reach out and get to know those who may have a walker, wheelchair or a physical disability because you never know, they could end up being your best friend. Autumn hopes her story will inspire you to always strive for your dreams. To step out of your comfort zone and take that step no matter how nervous you are. You Can Do It! Autumn - Making A Difference One Ability At A Time
CP Can't Stop Me
Author: Autumn Kinkade
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781098363567
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
C?erebral ?P?alsy can't stop me. Despite weighing 1 pd 12 oz at birth and being from a small town in Oklahoma, Autumn has accomplished many things she never dreamed she could. She has spoken in churches, events and schools about her love for God and how he has helped her to Make A Difference One Ability At A Time, as well as what it is like to live with a disability. Autumn has walked the runway in NY and LA, been on a billboard in Time Square and appeared in national magazines Seventeen and Gladys (multiple times). CP can't stop me t?akes you through? ?Autumn's relationships, therapies and surgeries she has endured. Along with a look into her playing sports, competing in pageantry and behind the scenes of runway shows and photoshoots. She wants her story to encourage you to not be afraid to reach out and get to know those who may have a walker, wheelchair or a physical disability because you never know, they could end up being your best friend. Autumn hopes her story will inspire you to always strive for your dreams. To step out of your comfort zone and take that step no matter how nervous you are. You Can Do It! Autumn - Making A Difference One Ability At A Time
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781098363567
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
C?erebral ?P?alsy can't stop me. Despite weighing 1 pd 12 oz at birth and being from a small town in Oklahoma, Autumn has accomplished many things she never dreamed she could. She has spoken in churches, events and schools about her love for God and how he has helped her to Make A Difference One Ability At A Time, as well as what it is like to live with a disability. Autumn has walked the runway in NY and LA, been on a billboard in Time Square and appeared in national magazines Seventeen and Gladys (multiple times). CP can't stop me t?akes you through? ?Autumn's relationships, therapies and surgeries she has endured. Along with a look into her playing sports, competing in pageantry and behind the scenes of runway shows and photoshoots. She wants her story to encourage you to not be afraid to reach out and get to know those who may have a walker, wheelchair or a physical disability because you never know, they could end up being your best friend. Autumn hopes her story will inspire you to always strive for your dreams. To step out of your comfort zone and take that step no matter how nervous you are. You Can Do It! Autumn - Making A Difference One Ability At A Time
Trapped
Author: Fran Macilvey
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 9781628737615
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Living in the Belgian Congo with her husband in the 1960s, Fran’s mother became pregnant with a daughter. However, right after she gave birth in the hospital, she felt strange. Unbeknownst to anyone, another daughter was on the way, but before anybody responded, an hour had passed. Because of the delay, Fran was born with cerebral palsy. Growing up with her siblings in Africa, Fran always felt different. When everyone else was playing and having fun, she would watch and wish she could join in. After the family moved to Scotland and Fran grew older, her hurt turned into anger, self-hatred, and suicidal depression. Then one day, someone looked at her and saw a woman to love, and that was the start of her journey to self-acceptance. Fran has written the painful truth about her life to help readers understand how disabled adults really feel. In her revealing account, she shows just how hard it is to maintain the appearance of a “normal” life. More importantly, out of her million and one mistakes have come lessons in real acceptance, peace, and joy, which she would like to share with her readers.
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 9781628737615
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Living in the Belgian Congo with her husband in the 1960s, Fran’s mother became pregnant with a daughter. However, right after she gave birth in the hospital, she felt strange. Unbeknownst to anyone, another daughter was on the way, but before anybody responded, an hour had passed. Because of the delay, Fran was born with cerebral palsy. Growing up with her siblings in Africa, Fran always felt different. When everyone else was playing and having fun, she would watch and wish she could join in. After the family moved to Scotland and Fran grew older, her hurt turned into anger, self-hatred, and suicidal depression. Then one day, someone looked at her and saw a woman to love, and that was the start of her journey to self-acceptance. Fran has written the painful truth about her life to help readers understand how disabled adults really feel. In her revealing account, she shows just how hard it is to maintain the appearance of a “normal” life. More importantly, out of her million and one mistakes have come lessons in real acceptance, peace, and joy, which she would like to share with her readers.
Best of Enemies
Author: Mark St. Germain
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 0822230011
Category : Civil rights workers
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Based on the bestselling book by Osha Gray Davidson, BEST OF ENEMIES is a true story about the relationship between C.P. Ellis, a Grand Cyclops of the KKK, and Ann Atwater, an African-American civil rights activist, during the desegregation of the Durham, North Carolina, schools in 1971. BEST OF ENEMIES exposes the poison of prejudice in the hearts of Atwater and Ellis who, by facing each other, are forced to face the worst, and best, in themselves.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 0822230011
Category : Civil rights workers
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Based on the bestselling book by Osha Gray Davidson, BEST OF ENEMIES is a true story about the relationship between C.P. Ellis, a Grand Cyclops of the KKK, and Ann Atwater, an African-American civil rights activist, during the desegregation of the Durham, North Carolina, schools in 1971. BEST OF ENEMIES exposes the poison of prejudice in the hearts of Atwater and Ellis who, by facing each other, are forced to face the worst, and best, in themselves.
Nick Lucas
Author: Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476690677
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
For more than seven decades Nick Lucas was an entertainer, beginning as a child street musician and becoming one of the most popular singer-guitarists of all time. He was a popular sideman in bands, and his solo career conquered radio, recordings, vaudeville, Broadway, films, night clubs and television. He is credited with being the first musician to replace the banjo with the guitar in big bands and on records, and with initiating the "intimate style" of singing, making him the first crooner.Nick Lucas' guitar playing contributed significantly to the instrument's popularity, and he influenced generations of players with his instruction books and by having a line of popular guitar picks bearing his name. He was the first guitarist to have a custom-made model, "The Nick Lucas Special." This biography comprehensively covers Nick Lucas' career as he entertained audiences in the United States, England and Australia, becoming a beloved star and influencing popular music to the present day.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476690677
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
For more than seven decades Nick Lucas was an entertainer, beginning as a child street musician and becoming one of the most popular singer-guitarists of all time. He was a popular sideman in bands, and his solo career conquered radio, recordings, vaudeville, Broadway, films, night clubs and television. He is credited with being the first musician to replace the banjo with the guitar in big bands and on records, and with initiating the "intimate style" of singing, making him the first crooner.Nick Lucas' guitar playing contributed significantly to the instrument's popularity, and he influenced generations of players with his instruction books and by having a line of popular guitar picks bearing his name. He was the first guitarist to have a custom-made model, "The Nick Lucas Special." This biography comprehensively covers Nick Lucas' career as he entertained audiences in the United States, England and Australia, becoming a beloved star and influencing popular music to the present day.
Working with Drug and Alcohol Users
Author: Tony White
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 0857006185
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Working with Drug and Alcohol Users provides an accessible guide to substance use and working with substance users. Using transactional analysis theory, the author explains why some people use substances, exploring different personality types, and covers the basic components of drug counseling. The book then outlines different counseling techniques used to treat and manage substance users, using transactional analysis models. These include motivational interviewing, harm reduction counseling, drug use ambivalence work and relapse process work. A chapter on teenage drug users is also included. Case examples feature throughout to demonstrate the ideas in practice. This will be an essential guide for all those working with drug and alcohol users, including counselors, psychotherapists, psychologists and support workers.
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 0857006185
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Working with Drug and Alcohol Users provides an accessible guide to substance use and working with substance users. Using transactional analysis theory, the author explains why some people use substances, exploring different personality types, and covers the basic components of drug counseling. The book then outlines different counseling techniques used to treat and manage substance users, using transactional analysis models. These include motivational interviewing, harm reduction counseling, drug use ambivalence work and relapse process work. A chapter on teenage drug users is also included. Case examples feature throughout to demonstrate the ideas in practice. This will be an essential guide for all those working with drug and alcohol users, including counselors, psychotherapists, psychologists and support workers.
A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
Author: Eric Partridge
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134929986
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1315
Book Description
A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134929986
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1315
Book Description
A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.
Say What You Will
Author: Cammie McGovern
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062271121
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
“A unique and unforgettable love.” —Teen Vogue John Green's The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park in this beautifully written, incredibly honest, and emotionally poignant novel. Cammie McGovern's insightful young adult debut is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story about how we can all feel lost until we find someone who loves us because of our faults, not in spite of them. Born with cerebral palsy, Amy can't walk without a walker, talk without a voice box, or even fully control her facial expressions. Plagued by obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matthew is consumed with repeated thoughts, neurotic rituals, and crippling fear. Both in desperate need of someone to help them reach out to the world, Amy and Matthew are more alike than either ever realized. When Amy decides to hire student aides to help her in her senior year at Coral Hills High School, these two teens are thrust into each other's lives. As they begin to spend time with each other, what started as a blossoming friendship eventually grows into something neither expected.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062271121
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
“A unique and unforgettable love.” —Teen Vogue John Green's The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park in this beautifully written, incredibly honest, and emotionally poignant novel. Cammie McGovern's insightful young adult debut is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story about how we can all feel lost until we find someone who loves us because of our faults, not in spite of them. Born with cerebral palsy, Amy can't walk without a walker, talk without a voice box, or even fully control her facial expressions. Plagued by obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matthew is consumed with repeated thoughts, neurotic rituals, and crippling fear. Both in desperate need of someone to help them reach out to the world, Amy and Matthew are more alike than either ever realized. When Amy decides to hire student aides to help her in her senior year at Coral Hills High School, these two teens are thrust into each other's lives. As they begin to spend time with each other, what started as a blossoming friendship eventually grows into something neither expected.
Petey
Author: Ben Mikaelsen
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613150729
Category : Cerebral palsy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In 1922 Petey, who has cerebral palsy, is misdiagnosed as an idiot and institutionalized; 60 years later, still in the institution, he befriends a boy and shares with him the joy of life. An ALA Best Book For Young Adults for 1999.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613150729
Category : Cerebral palsy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In 1922 Petey, who has cerebral palsy, is misdiagnosed as an idiot and institutionalized; 60 years later, still in the institution, he befriends a boy and shares with him the joy of life. An ALA Best Book For Young Adults for 1999.
Ten Things I Learned from Bill Porter
Author: Shelly Brady
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1577317793
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Despite being born with cerebral palsy, Bill Porter grew up to take the physically demanding job of a door to door salesman in the worst neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, earning no pay, only commissions. Eventually he became the companys top salesman in the city, the region, and finally the country. Along the way he learned powerful life lessons that he imparted to those around him. One of those people was Shelly Brady, first hired by Porter as a typist and driver, later to become his great friend. In this inspiring book, she brings together his lessons. These seemingly simple ideas, such as Mothers Know Best, Persistence Pays Off, and Know Your Limits, but Reach Beyond Them, resonate powerfully when seen through the lens of a life lived to the fullest against what would be impossible odds for many. Whether finding cooperative bellmen to button his cuffs or beaming a video to his speaking engagements because of ill health, Porter, whose life story became a cause celebre in the 1990s, gets the job done with a smile, and inspires readers to do the same.
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1577317793
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Despite being born with cerebral palsy, Bill Porter grew up to take the physically demanding job of a door to door salesman in the worst neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, earning no pay, only commissions. Eventually he became the companys top salesman in the city, the region, and finally the country. Along the way he learned powerful life lessons that he imparted to those around him. One of those people was Shelly Brady, first hired by Porter as a typist and driver, later to become his great friend. In this inspiring book, she brings together his lessons. These seemingly simple ideas, such as Mothers Know Best, Persistence Pays Off, and Know Your Limits, but Reach Beyond Them, resonate powerfully when seen through the lens of a life lived to the fullest against what would be impossible odds for many. Whether finding cooperative bellmen to button his cuffs or beaming a video to his speaking engagements because of ill health, Porter, whose life story became a cause celebre in the 1990s, gets the job done with a smile, and inspires readers to do the same.
Stoner & Spaz
Author: Ron Koertge
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763654442
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
A funny, in-your-face novel starring an unlikely teenage pair - a sheltered cinemaphile with cerebral palsy and the tattooed, straight-talking stoner who steals his heart. For sixteen-year-old Ben Bancroft - a kid with cerebral palsy, no parents, and an overprotective grandmother - the closest thing to happiness is hunkering alone in the back of the Rialto Theatre watching Bride of Frankenstein for the umpteenth time. Of course he waits for the lights to dim before making an entrance, so that his own lurching down the aisle doesn’t look like an ad for Monster Week. The last person he wants to run into is drugged-up Colleen Minou, resplendent in ripped tights, neon miniskirt, and an impressive array of tattoos. But when Colleen climbs into the seat beside him and rests a woozy head on his shoulder, Ben has that unmistakable feeling that his life is about to change. With unsparing humor and a keen flair for dialogue, Ron Koertge captures the rare repartee between two lonely teenagers on opposite sides of the social divide. It’s the tale of a self-deprecating protagonist who learns that kindred spirits can be found for the looking - and that the incentive to follow your passion can be set into motion by something as simple as a human touch.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763654442
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
A funny, in-your-face novel starring an unlikely teenage pair - a sheltered cinemaphile with cerebral palsy and the tattooed, straight-talking stoner who steals his heart. For sixteen-year-old Ben Bancroft - a kid with cerebral palsy, no parents, and an overprotective grandmother - the closest thing to happiness is hunkering alone in the back of the Rialto Theatre watching Bride of Frankenstein for the umpteenth time. Of course he waits for the lights to dim before making an entrance, so that his own lurching down the aisle doesn’t look like an ad for Monster Week. The last person he wants to run into is drugged-up Colleen Minou, resplendent in ripped tights, neon miniskirt, and an impressive array of tattoos. But when Colleen climbs into the seat beside him and rests a woozy head on his shoulder, Ben has that unmistakable feeling that his life is about to change. With unsparing humor and a keen flair for dialogue, Ron Koertge captures the rare repartee between two lonely teenagers on opposite sides of the social divide. It’s the tale of a self-deprecating protagonist who learns that kindred spirits can be found for the looking - and that the incentive to follow your passion can be set into motion by something as simple as a human touch.