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The House with All the Lights On was shortlisted for the 2021 Richell Prize and was described by judges as "beautifully crafted" and written in "adept, precise prose". It is a story of struggle; of lives that were both ordinary and extraordinary. Full of heart and tenderness, it provides an...

Much more than a sports memoir, in Inseparable Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin share the previously untold details of the powerful and inspiring story behind the modern NFL’s first one-handed player, and his twin brother’s unrelenting devotion, sacrifice, and love. It’s the story of...

The follow-up to Inside My Outside: An Independent Mind in a Dependent Body, Sara Pyszka’s first tell-allPeople say hurtful things when you are in a wheelchair. They may not mean to be unkind in the moment, but those words can still sting. Sara Pyszka should know; she’s been on the receiving end of these types of comments all her life. As a woman with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair to move and a computer to communicate, Sara has experienced people's poor or unthoughtful word choices swept aside because “they didn’t mean any harm.

When Matt Stutzman was born without arms, his birth parents’ obstetrician told them their son would never be independent, find a job, or blend into society. By the time he was three months old, Matt had been put up for adoption. His adoptive parents, however, were undaunted by the realities of raising a child with physical disabilities. With seven siblings, Matt grew up in rural Iowa, learning to adapt to any situation. From facing down bullies to learning to write, hunt, and drive with his feet, his parents’ attention and support laid the groundwork for Matt’s resilience and self-sufficiency.

How does it feel to discover that there is something wrong with your baby? Karen thought she had the perfect family. But when her seventh child, Martha, was born with Down Syndrome, Karen’s world was shaken to its core. This memoir tells the story of Martha’s early months and years. Karen...

A powerful and much-needed collection that blends personal stories and resources to help members of liberal religious congregations foster accessible and inclusive communities for disabled people. In Beloved as We Are, community minister and mental health advocate Barbara F. Meyers and disability justice activist Shelly Rohe invite members of liberal religious congregations into the ongoing work of creating accessible and inclusive communities for disabled people and their loved ones.

A single, violent impact ended one life and forced another to begin. Forgetting to Remember is a raw, unfiltered memoir about living with a traumatic brain injury and the aftermath no one prepares you for. This is not story of recovery. There is no finish line, no return to normal. Memory fades. Pain lingers. Identity fractures. This book records what happens when the person you were no longer exists in the way you remember.

In this empowering and hopeful memoir, Love on the Spectrum stars Lise Smith and Connor Tomlinson share their unfiltered personal experience to provide a roadmap for neurodiverse families. When Love on the Spectrum star Connor Tomlinson was diagnosed with autism at age five, his mother Lise felt...

Tom Nash has spent his adult life mesmerising audiences around the world, either with his thought-provoking philosophies or hypnotic DJ sets. However, before his career had even begun, Tom was given the slimmest chance of survival after contracting a deadly disease at the age of nineteen...

Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, the most brilliant cosmologist of our age turns his gaze inwards for a revealing look at his own life and intellectual evolution. My Brief History recounts...

You were doing everything right —until suddenly, life forced you to stop. The stopping wasn’t a choice. It was an ambush. One moment, life was full of lists and roles. The next, everything went silent. And in that unasked-for stillness came the haunting question: If I’m not accomplishing something, do I still matter? That’s the question Leisa Wallace faced in 2019, when a diagnosis of aggressive-onset multiple sclerosis unraveled not only her body but her entire sense of self.

Unmasking Autism meets Notes on Being a Man in this one-of-a-kind reimagining of contemporary masculinity in the autism community. Society’s definition of masculinity—celebrating aggression, sexual conquest, and athleticism—is limiting and outdated for any contemporary man. But it’s even...

Lina Hjalmarsson Lyons’s clarity about her own autism experience confronts the listener with the confusing anomalies inherent in this complex condition. “I think it’s so hard for people to incorporate the paradox of autism,” she writes. “I think that life with someone on the severe end of the spectrum is a life full of suffering and a life full of bliss.”

Roni Sasaki was born with only one leg. She struggled to love herself and asked God "why me?" She secretly dreamed of being an Olympic athlete, believing it was impossible. In her first book, Roni candidly shares about growing up without a leg. She will inspire you to embrace your flaws and accept them as God's gift. Her story of triumph is both entertaining and moving.

DAYGLOW MAN – A LIFE TOLD HONESTLY This is not a cosy memoir. Dayglow Man is the story of growing up in a world where chaos was normal and safety was never guaranteed. A working-class childhood in 1970s London Violence, neglect, and instability Boarding schools, care homes, and tough streets Learning to survive before learning to live Phillip Spires writes without polish and without pretence. The fights, the fear, the confusion – it’s all here. Nothing is softened, nothing is dressed up, and nothing is written for sympathy. But this isn’t just a book about hardship.

From childhood hospital beds to a stroke at thirty-two, she faced pain, loss, and transformation yet chose to rise. Breath of Grace is her powerful story of Breath of Grace is her powerful story of faith, resilience, and healing through God, therapy, and yoga. This memoir offers hope to anyone navigating illness, trauma, or unexpected change. It reminds us that as long as we still have reminds us that as long as we still have breath, there is still grace and the strength to keep going

Paul Rivera never imagined that his life would be measured by oxygen levels, hospital bracelets, and the relentless uncertainty of serious illness. Diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis and later facing a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, he was forced into a fight he never chose—but one that would ultimately transform his life.

Jaap Bressers, ooit topmanager, vertelt hoe hij als rolstoelgebruiker met humor en kleine daden zijn leven veranderde. Ontdek hoe jij je toegevoegde waarde kunt vergroten en anderen kunt versterken.

If I Were You, I’d Kill Myself is an unapologetic, hilarious, and triumphant memoir that revolutionizes what it means to be disabled. Imani Barbarin was two years old when she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a congenital motor disability that affects her ability to walk without crutches...

One moment, Vince Stone was a successful library director, husband, father, grandfather, and lifelong talker. The next, he was lying on a bedroom floor at 2 a.m., unable to move half his body or say a single word. After a massive ischemic stroke at age fifty-four, Vince lost his speech, his dominant hand, his career, and much of the life he once knew. Diagnosed with aphasia—a neurological condition that makes communication painfully difficult—he suddenly found himself trapped inside a mind that still worked while words refused to come out. But this is not just a story about loss.