Isbn: 9780385247702 - flying without wings: personal reflections on being disabled (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Give yourself a gift and read Flying Without Wings. You will be kinder, wiser, and more compassionate for having read it. I am.--Abigail (Dear Abby) Van Buren At twenty-four, Arnold Beisser was a recent medical school graduate and a nationally ranked tennis player. But overnight a devastating bout of polio left him permanently paralyzed from the neck down and dependent on an iron lung to draw his next breath. Polio robbed Arnold Beisser of his strength, his athletic ability, and almost his life. Yet he discovered in this unthinkable trap not only the expected sadness and despair, but wonder, delight, and the pleasure of everyday living. This is the wise, deeply moving, and warmly humorous account of Arnold Beisser's search for a new life and meaning as he comes to terms with his disability and then transcends it . . . to practice psychiatry, to fall in love, truly to soar without wings. His spirit and determination to fight for happiness will inspire any reader faced with unbearable loss. Dr. Beisser shows us why the contrast between winner and loser, athlete and cripple, is in our minds much more than in our bodies. And he shares with us the experiences that taught him life's greatest truth: Nothing can keep you from love, laughter, meaningful work, or enlightenment--except yourself. A book of blazing honesty and openness. It goes right to the heart of the reader.--Norman Cousins, author of Anatomy of an Illness.…

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Zustand: Very Good. 1st. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED* Very good in very good dust jacket. Third printing. Name in ink on front free end-paper and back paste-down.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book in very good condition: No writings/markings on text. Pages are clean and crisp. Dust jacket in very good condition. FIRST EDITION.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.