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Written as a narrative short story, CallyRae shares her candid insights as she journeys through surviving with autoimmune diseases. Suffering from chronic daily pain, infections, and extreme fatigue, her outlook was one of frustration and hopelessness. As her life journey down the autoimmune highway took twists and turns, she learned to read the signs and listen to her body, mind, and spirit. She continues on the journey but has replaced pain with vitality, infections with health, and extreme fatigue with immense energy.

"If you can dream it, you can do it!" - das ist bei Oliver Brünner keine Floskel. Dabei sah im Leben des heute erfolgreichen Speakers eigentlich alles ganz anders aus. Noch während seiner Geburt zieht sich die Nabelschnur seiner Mutter wie eine Schlinge um seinen Hals, weswegen er fortan mit einer spastischen Tetraparese lebt. Doch Oliver trotzt den vermeintlichen Widrigkeiten und kann heute auf einen Lebensweg zurückblicken, den dem schon früh als "Sorgenkind" titulierten Jungen wohl niemand zugetraut hätte. Seine Geheimwaffe: das Träumen.

Cosa significa vivere con un cervello che corre più veloce del mondo intorno? In questo libro, Luca Donato racconta con ironia e sincerità la sua vita con il disturbo da deficit di attenzione e iperattività, l'ADHD: un continuo equilibrio tra entusiasmo e fatica, creatività e disordine, energia incontenibile e sensi di colpa. Dall'infanzia irrequieta agli imprevisti quotidiani, dalle sfide sul lavoro alle relazioni affettive, l'autore ci accompagna in un viaggio fatto di inciampi e scoperte, mostrando come la diagnosi non sia un punto d'arrivo, ma l'inizio di una nuova comprensione di sé.

Chronically Awkward is not a story told for sympathy — it’s a story told for truth. It is a raw, unfiltered account of one person’s lifelong attempt to exist in a world that keeps insisting on rules he never agreed to play by. Jason takes listeners through the tangled intersections of autism, ADHD, trauma, and chronic illness — through the systems that failed him, the people who shaped him, and the quiet victories that kept him here. It’s both memoir and mirror; a reminder that surviving isn’t the same as living, and that sometimes we only find who we are after everything else falls apart.

From the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. Keah Brown loves herself, but that hadn’t always been the...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Thousands have been wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Five have survived quadruple amputee injuries. This is one soldier's story. Thousands of soldiers die every year to defend their country. United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills was sure that he would...

Amanda Harris presents her inspiring autobiography. Travel with her as she shares her life experiences from diagnosis of a visual impairment, at only a few weeks old, to becoming a successful business owner and motivational speaker. An honest, moving and funny story highlighting transformation from the only disabled child in the playground to a strong independent woman.

In the early evening on October 1, 2003, Christina Crosby was three miles into a 17 mile bicycle ride, intent on reaching her goal of 1,000 miles for the riding season. She was a respected senior professor of English who had celebrated her 50th birthday a month before. As she crested a hill, she caught a branch in the spokes of her bicycle, which instantly pitched her to the pavement. Her chin took the full force of the blow, and her head snapped back. In that instant, she was paralyzed.

A powerful journey from star athlete to sudden paralysis to creative awakening, award-winning science fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor shows that what we think are our limitations have the potential to become our greatest strengths. Nnedi Okorafor was never supposed to be paralyzed. A college track...

Ninguém precisa ser um especialista em inclusão para lidar com as diferenças. É importante ter o desejo de acolher e a vontade de aprender sobre o outro. Julie Goldchmit tem 25 anos e é assistente de marketing de uma das maiores empresas de produtos de consumo do mundo. Ela tem uma...

A searing memoir about what it means to live in a body that is always being evaluated, by ourselves and others—and the impossible quest for normality Emil Sands grew up learning to manage a body that is deemed unruly. Born with cerebral palsy, he is taught—by doctors, his parents, and...

Could you survive a month without the internet? Robert Kingett didn’t think he could—until a friend dared him to try. The catch? Robert is blind, and he relies on the internet for everything. For thirty days he must use no Google. No social media. No online banking, shopping or job hunting. Ultimately, no digital shortcuts to help him navigate a world that’s already built to ignore people with disabilities.

A journal-style book of what it's like to live with mental illness. Everyone is different, but this is how I experience mental illness every day.

Military hero and beloved Dancing with the Stars alum Noah Galloway shares his life story, and how losing his arm and leg in combat forced him to relearn how to live--and live to the fullest. Inspirational, humorous, and thought provoking, Noah Galloway's LIVING WITH NO EXCUSES sheds light on...

Have you ever wondered how a blind person pours a cup of coffee? Or how they and their guide dog know when it's safe to cross a busy road? When Lois Strachan lost her sight at the age of 21 years, she had to learn the answers to these and countless other questions of how to live as a blind person in a sighted world. In this delightfully quirky and entertaining book, Lois shares some of the secrets she discovered about how to live an “ordinary” life in an extraordinary way despite her disability. 

Mission Beyond Diagnosis is not merely a book about health; it is a call to prepare wisely before illness, disability, or financial strain reshape your life.Written with depth, clarity, and compassion, Dr. Judith Foyabo, a nurse practitioner, healthcare leader, and caregiver, invites readers to...

I was ridiculed at home and out in the world for not speaking much, for avoiding telephones, for never raising my hand in class, for not being able to talk to my own relatives, for being gullible, and for being unable to relax. My world was small, confusing, and painful. I was the only one in my...

Darryl Jefferson continues his story of living with autism and navigating an increasingly complicated world in both his personal and professional life. In his final round of musings, he examines the human condition in great detail, using his experience in the military, academia, work, and...

As a boy, severely disabled after contracting polio as a baby in working class Liverpool, Bert Massie found himself wondering why disabled people were expected to adapt to the world around them, and not the other way round. In his teens, he began to campaign for rights for disabled people, and having battled his way through prejudice and the education system to become a Bachelor of Arts and a qualified social worker, he became a prominent figure in the fight for fair treatment for disabled people leading to the ground breaking Disability Discrimination Act.

For anyone seeking to live life to its fullest potential, Blind Ambition is an eye-opening account of a tech industry executive who overcame fear and hopelessness to turn his blindness disability into a powerful, competitive strength. While most people were preparing for the adventure of adult...