No Hand to Hold & No Legs to Dance on

No Hand to Hold & No Legs to Dance on
Author: Louise Medus
Publisher: Accent Press (UK)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-09-10
Genre: People with disabilities
ISBN: 9781906373573

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A true story of the woman at the heart of the fight for justice for the victims of thalidomide.

From Dinosaur to Dynamite

From Dinosaur to Dynamite
Author: Patricia Murray-Chute
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2011-07-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1612048129

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This book has useful advice for healthy eating, cooking recipes, exercise and lovemaking.""I want mature people to realise they can still enjoy a wonderful sex life,"" states Patricia Murray-Chute, author of the new book From Dinosaur to Dynamite: The Secret of Joyful Sex. Her book is a mixture of autobiographical and professional experience as a nurse, midwife, life coach and wife. It applies to all ages, but was originally intended for older readers, and provides encouragement for those with concerns about sex after the age of forty.

Disabled Children

Disabled Children
Author: Anne Borsay
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317320379

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This volume of essays attempts to identify the shared experiences of disabled children and examine the key debates about their care and control. The essays follow a chronological progression while focusing on the practices in a number of different countries.

Education, disability and social policy

Education, disability and social policy
Author: Steve Haines
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2011-06-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1847423388

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Disability is an increasingly vital contemporary issue in British social policy especially in education. Education, disability and social policy brings together for the first time unique perspectives from leading thinkers including senior academics, opinion formers, policy makers and school leaders. Key issues covered include: law and international human rights frameworks; policy developments for schools and school leaders; educational inequalities for disabled children and young people and curriculum design and qualifications changes for children who are being failed by the current education system. The book is a milestone in social policy studies, of enduring interest to students, academics, policy makers, parents and campaigners alike.

See the Man with No Legs Dance

See the Man with No Legs Dance
Author: Kit Cawley
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2016-09-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1489708804

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Growing up in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the sixties, a young boy learns the customs and traditions of the Virgin Islanders on St. Croix. It is here he learned to be an artist, creating colorful artwork which he sold throughout the island and later in New Orleans, LA and Savannah, GA.

The Particulars of Peter

The Particulars of Peter
Author: Kelly Conaboy
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1538717859

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"This might be one of the month’s, if not the year’s, sweetest books — zaniest, too.” ―The Washington Post "A hilarious addition to the dogoir canon.” ―People "Perhaps the greatest love story ever told.” ―Refinery29 "The feel-good book the world needs." —PopSugar From one of the Internet's most original voices, a hilarious journey through the odd corners of obsessive dog ownership and the author's own infatuation with her perfect dog Peter. The author met Peter in the spring of 2017. He -- calm, puppy-eyed, with the heart of a poet and the soul of, also, a poet -- came to her first as a foster. He was unable to stay with his previously assigned foster for reasons that are none of your business, but which we will tell you were related to frequent urination. The rescue needed someone free of the sort of responsibilities that would force her to regularly leave the house for either work or socializing, and a writer was the natural choice. Thus began a love story for the ages. The Particulars of Peter is a funny exploration of the joy found in loving a dog so much it makes you feel like you're going to combust, and the author's potentially codependent relationship with her own sweet dog, Peter. Readers will follow Peter and his owner to Woofstock, "the largest outdoor festival for dogs in North America," and accompany them to lessons in Canine Freestyle, a sport where dogs perform a routine set to music, creating the illusion that they're dancing with their owners. From learning about Peter's DNA, to seeing if dogs can sense the presence of ghosts, The Particulars of Peter will give readers a smart, entertaining respite from the harsh world of humans into the funny little world of dogs. Readers will accompany this lovable duo through exciting trips, lessons, quiet moments of connection, and probably a failure or two. By fusing memoir and infotainment, The Particulars of Peter promises to refresh the perennially popular dog lit category in a scrumptiously bighearted barnstormer of a book.

No Book but the World

No Book but the World
Author: Leah Hager Cohen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2015-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1594633428

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A lush, gripping, psychologically complex novel that asks: How much do siblings owe one another? At the edge of a woods, on the grounds of a defunct “free school,” Ava and her brother, Fred, share a dreamy and seemingly idyllic childhood—a world defined largely by their imaginations, a celebration of curiosity and the natural environment, and each other’s presence. Their parents, progressive educators, believe passionately that children develop best without formal instruction or societal constraint. Everyone is aware of Fred’s oddness—the word “autism” is whispered—but his parents’ fierce disapproval of labels keeps him free of clinical evaluation, diagnosis, or intervention, and constantly at Ava’s side. Decades later, Fred is arrested for a shocking crime, and Ava is frantic to piece together the story of what actually happened. A boy is dead. Fred is held in a county jail. But could he really have done what he’s accused of? By now their parents are long gone, and the siblings have fallen out of touch, which causes Ava considerable guilt. Who is left to reach Fred? To explain him and his innocence to the world? Convinced that she alone can ensure he is regarded with sympathy, Ava tells their enthralling story. A writer of enormous craft, Leah Hager Cohen brings her trademark intelligence and storytelling to a psychologically gripping, richly ambiguous novel that suggests we may ultimately understand one another best not with facts alone, but through our imaginations.

Life Without Limits

Life Without Limits
Author: Nick Vujicic
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2012-06-05
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0307589749

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ECPA BESTSELLER—Over one million copies sold! • What Would Your Life be Like if Anything Were Possible? Born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic overcame his disabilities to live an independent, rich, fulfilling, and “ridiculously good” life while serving as a role model for anyone seeking true happiness. Now an internationally successful motivational speaker, Nick eagerly spreads his message: the most important goal is to find your life’s purpose and to never give up, despite whatever difficulties or seemingly impossible odds stand in your way. Nick tells the story of his physical disabilities and the emotional battle he endured while learning to deal with them as a child, teen, and young adult. “For the longest, loneliest time, I wondered if there was anyone on earth like me, and whether there was any purpose to my life other than pain and humiliation.” Nick shares how his faith in God has been his major source of strength, and he explains that once he found a sense of purpose—inspiring others to better their lives and the world around them--he found the confidence to build a rewarding and productive life without limits. Let Nick inspire you to start living your own life without limits. Nick offers practical advice for realizing a life of fulfillment and happiness by building trust in others, developing supportive relationships, and gaining strength for the journey. He encourages the reader by showing how he learned to accept what he could not control and focus instead on what he could. Includes a Life Without Limits Personal Action Plan to help anyone determine their unique path to a successful life.

Gunfighter Without Legs

Gunfighter Without Legs
Author: D. T. Gray
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2003-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595303374

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A psychologist, English teacher, small engine mechanic, welder, farmer, carpenter, public health worker, and milkman: these are jobs D.T. Gray has held. But writing is where he found his voice. As the gunfighter struggled to overcome his handicap for his place in the world, so, also, his author struggled with bipolar disorder to find his place in life. His audience will benefit from his experience.

Dancing with Dharma

Dancing with Dharma
Author: Harrison Blum
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2016-02-26
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786498099

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Both Buddhism and dance invite the practitioner into present-moment embodiment. The rise of Western Buddhism, sacred dance and dance/movement therapy, along with the mindfulness meditation boom, has created opportunities for Buddhism to inform dance aesthetics and for Buddhist practice to be shaped by dance. This collection of new essays documents the innovative work being done at the intersection of Buddhism and dance. The contributors--scholars, choreographers and Buddhist masters--discuss movement, performance, ritual and theory, among other topics. The final section provides a variety of guided practices.