| A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures Contributor(s): Bradlee, Quinn (Author), Himmelman, Jeff (With) |
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ISBN: 1586488074 ISBN-13: 9781586488079 Publisher: PublicAffairs OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | People With Disabilities - Family & Relationships | Learning Disabilities |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.6" W x 8.16" (0.56 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ten percent of the population is affected by a learning disability, but few of us understand what being learning disabled (LD) is really like. When he was fourteen, Bradlee was diagnosed with Velo-Cardio-Facial-Syndrome (VCFS), a wide-spread, little-understood disorder that is expressed through a wide range of physical ailments and learning disabilities. In this funny, moving, and often irreverent book, Bradlee tells his own inspirational story of growing up as an LD kid -- and of doing so as the child of larger-than-life, formidably accomplished parents: long-time Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee and bestselling author Sally Quinn. From his difficulties reading social cues, to his cringe-worthy loss of sexual innocence, Bradlee describes the challenges and joys of living a different life with disarming candor and humor. By the end of A Different Life he will have become, if not your best friend, one of your favorite people. |