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My Left Foot

2014-07-31 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2014-07-31
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 949/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis My Left Foot by : Christy Brown

Download or read book My Left Foot written by Christy Brown. This book was released on 2014-07-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

2011-09-02 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2011-09-02
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 340/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Christy Brown by : Georgina Louise Hambleton

Download or read book Christy Brown written by Georgina Louise Hambleton. This book was released on 2011-09-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Using previously unpublished letters and poems, this first authorised biography marks Christy Brown's importance as a writer and celebrates his indomitable spirit.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.

Her Right Foot

2017-09-19 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2017-09-19
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 93X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Her Right Foot by : Dave Eggers

Download or read book Her Right Foot written by Dave Eggers. This book was released on 2017-09-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her? She's in New York. She's holding a torch. And she's taking one step forward. But why? In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation. Can you believe that?

Down All the Days

1990
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Release : 1990
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Book Synopsis Down All the Days by : Christy Brown

Download or read book Down All the Days written by Christy Brown. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg

2021-06-15 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2021-06-15
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 277/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg by : Emily Rapp Black

Download or read book Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg written by Emily Rapp Black. This book was released on 2021-06-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times-bestselling author's personal examination of how the experiences, art, and disabilities of Frida Kahlo shaped her life as an amputee. At first sight of Frida Kahlo’s painting The Two Fridas, Emily Rapp Black felt a connection with the artist. An amputee from childhood, Rapp Black grew up with a succession of prosthetic limbs and learned that she had to hide her disability from the world. Kahlo sustained lifelong injuries after a horrific bus crash, and her right leg was eventually amputated. In Kahlo’s art, Rapp Black recognized her own life, from the numerous operations to the compulsion to create to silence pain. Here she tells her story of losing her infant son to Tay-Sachs, giving birth to a daughter, and learning to accept her body. She writes of how Frida Kahlo inspired her to find a way forward when all seemed lost. Book cover image: Frida Kahlo, prosthetic limb. Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust.

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