A Leg to Stand On - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Leg to Stand On write by Oliver Sacks. This book was released on 1998-04-29. A Leg to Stand On available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Originally published: New York: Summit Books, 1984.
Not a Leg to Stand on
Not a Leg to Stand on - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Not a Leg to Stand on write by Mary O'Brien. This book was released on 2013-10. Not a Leg to Stand on available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Mary O'Brien never let the grass grow under her feet, even though she lost both legs at the age of two in a farm accident. As Ireland's first double amputee to be fitted with artficial limbs she soon learned to ride a bicycle and careered off into a full life. Now with colour and humour Mary charts the milestones along the way: Growing up in a large family where her accident was never discussed. Her years as just another of the girls at a convent boarding school. Working as an Occupational Therapist for 30 years through a revolution in mental health care. Meeting and marrying John and raising two sons. Learning to swim and then going on to win Triple Gold at the Disabled Games and Stoke Mandeville. Studying Art, teaching it, and gaining wide recognition as a professional artist. Being awarded an M.B.E. Between these pivotal moments Mary describes all other trials, tribulations and triumphs of a remarkable life. Through it all, she stands tall on the only limbs she has ever known while her warm vivid memories present a unique picture of Ireland since the Second World War. They will inspire readers to constantly reach beyond their limitations and make their mark.
A Leg to Stand On
A Leg to Stand On - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Leg to Stand On write by Oliver Sacks. This book was released on 2020-09-29. A Leg to Stand On available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Dr. Oliver Sacks’s books Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars, and the bestselling The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat have been acclaimed for their extraordinary compassion in the treatment of patients affected with profound disorders. In A Leg to Stand On, it is Sacks himself who is the patient: an encounter with a bull on a desolate mountain in Norway has left him with a severely damaged leg. But what should be a routine recuperation is actually the beginning of a strange medical journey when he finds that his leg uncannily no longer feels like part of his body. Sacks’s brilliant description of his crisis and eventual recovery is not only an illuminating examination of the experience of patienthood and the inner nature of illness and health but also a fascinating exploration of the physical basis of identity. This 1984 classic is now available in an expanded edition with a new foreword, written by Kate Edgar, executive director of the Oliver Sacks Foundation.
The Secret Sharer
The Secret Sharer - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Secret Sharer write by Joseph Conrad. This book was released on 2015-07-30. The Secret Sharer available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Weathering our Inner and Outer Storm “Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but fear, too, is not barren of ingenious suggestions.” - Joseph Conrad, The Secret Sharer Like many of Conrad’s writings, the action in The Secret Sharer is set on a boat at sea and revolves around a central character torn apart. He is the new ship captain and has to win the trust of his crew. To make things difficult however, he accepts to hide a man accused of murder in his cabin. The two characters strike up a strange bound. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes
The Stand
The Stand - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Stand write by Stephen King. This book was released on 2011. The Stand available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing dreams of a battle between good and evil, move toward an actual confrontation as they migrate to Boulder, Colorado.
