Isbn: 9780375404917 - where is the mango princess? (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Describes how a vacation boating accident changed the lives of the author and her husband, Alan, after he was severely injured, leaving him in a deep coma with brain damage, and reflects on what happened to the family after he woke up.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. Hardcover in acceptable condition. There is a water stain to the front cover, spine, and some of the first & last inside pages. There is highlighting on several inside pages. Other than that, all inside pages are in great shape. Minor shelf wear to the red cover and cream spine. No dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Collectible-Very Good. This is a book that Cathy Crimmins never hoped to write: the story of how a tragic accident nearly destroyed her family; of how in a split second their lives were changed forever. In 1996, Cathy Crimmins, her husband, Alan, and their daughter, Kelly, were on an idyllic lakeside holiday when a boating accident left Alan in a deep coma, with severe damage to the frontal lobes of his brain, the area that controls speech, memory, movement, and personality.Where Is the Mango Princess?is the story of what happened to Cathy and her family after Alan woke up. From the frustrations of dealing with doctors ('The first doctor, whom we call Dr. Asshole, swooped down from the great Neurosurgery in the Sky to tell me he has nothing to tell me') and insurance plans ('You know what our HMO's brain surgery plan is? They give your wife a Black & Decker drill and an instruction booklet') to the enigmas of personality, mortality, and modern science,Where Is the Mango Princess?is a chronicle of an unforgettable transformation. Crimmins's story is full of unexpected and hard-won wisdom: a reminder of the precariousness of health, of fortune, of life itself; an indictment of HMOs and the bureaucrats bred by them; a lesson in how resilient love is, and how wide its compass. Most of all, though, it is Cathy's ability to confront absurdity head-on and not be undone by it that awes and inspires us, in what may be the most miraculous, the most healing, the most uniquely human trait of all--the gift of wit, and how it held her together in the face of the worst life has to offer. Writing with grace, candor, and remarkable clarity, Cathy Crimmins charts her husband's painful and often astonishing journey through the world of the brain-injured and takes readers on a voyage--life-affirming in even its darkest moments--through neurology, identity, and the mysteries of the human brain.…