A01=Jeff Himmelman
A01=Quinn Bradlee
A02=Jeff Himmelman
A02=Quinn Bradlee
Author_Jeff Himmelman
Author_Quinn Bradlee
Category1=Non-Fiction
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Category=NL-VF
COP=United States
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Format=BC
HMM=210
IMPN=PublicAffairs
ISBN13=9781586488079
Language_English
PA=Temporarily unavailable
PD=20100302
POP=New York
Price=€10 to €20
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PUB=INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Subject=Biography: General
Subject=Family & Health
U.S.
WMM=140
Product details
- ISBN 9781586488079
- Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 02 Mar 2010
- Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Publication City/Country: New York, US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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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 candour and humour. By the end of A Different Life he will have become, if not your best friend, one of your favourite people.
Quinn Bradlee attended Landmark College, American University, and the New York Film Academy. He has made a series of documentary films about children with learning disabilities and rare genetic syndromes, and recently launched friendsofquinn.com, an online community for LD kids and their families. He lives in Washington, D.C. Jeff Himmelman worked on Bob Woodard's Maestro and Tim Russert's Big Russ and Me, and has contributed to a host of other book projects. His work with Woodward and a team of other reporters helped The Washington Post win the Pulitzer Prize for its post-9/11 coverage. He lives in Washington, DC.
