My Left Foot

My Left Foot
Author: Christy Brown
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2014-07-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1446466949

Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature. This is Christy Brown's own story. He recounts his childhood struggle to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toe of his left foot. In this manner he wrote his bestseller Down all the Days.

Christy Brown

Christy Brown
Author: Georgina Louise Hambleton
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2011-09-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1780573340

Christy Brown was severely disabled with cerebral palsy, unable to use any part of his body other than his left foot. Doctors said he was a 'mental defective' and that he would never be able to lead any kind of normal life; Christy proved them wrong. His mother taught him to write using chalk on the worn floor of their small home, and Christy grew into a talented artist and writer. His 1954 memoir My Left Foot was made into an Oscar-winning film starring Daniel Day-Lewis, while his bestselling novel Down All the Days was described by the Irish Times as 'the most important novel since Ulysses'. Using previously unpublished letters and poems, this first authorised biography marks Christy Brown's importance as a writer and celebrates his indomitable spirit. His story proves that, with hope and determination, almost impossible odds can be overcome.

Her Right Foot

Her Right Foot
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 145216293X

If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her? She's in New York. She's holding a torch. And she's taking one step forward. But why? In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation. Can you believe that?

Kick with my Left Foot

Kick with my Left Foot
Author: Paul Seden
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2014-05-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743434154

A lively and endearing story about a child in an Indigenous community getting ready to play his favourite game - footy! SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Crichton Award for New Illustrators, 2015 I pull the sock on my left foot I pull the sock on my right foot I lace up the boot on my left foot I lace up the boot on my right foot . It's time for footy! A cheerful, energetic story about a young boy playing Australia's favourite game. This book was produced through the Emerging Indigenous Picture Book Mentoring Project, a joint initiative between The Little Big Book Club and Allen & Unwin, assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg

Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg
Author: Emily Rapp Black
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1912559277

A New York Times-bestselling author's personal examination of how the experiences, art, and disabilities of Frida Kahlo shaped her life as an amputee. At first sight of Frida Kahlo’s painting The Two Fridas, Emily Rapp Black felt a connection with the artist. An amputee from childhood, Rapp Black grew up with a succession of prosthetic limbs and learned that she had to hide her disability from the world. Kahlo sustained lifelong injuries after a horrific bus crash, and her right leg was eventually amputated. In Kahlo’s art, Rapp Black recognized her own life, from the numerous operations to the compulsion to create to silence pain. Here she tells her story of losing her infant son to Tay-Sachs, giving birth to a daughter, and learning to accept her body. She writes of how Frida Kahlo inspired her to find a way forward when all seemed lost. Book cover image: Frida Kahlo, prosthetic limb. Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust.

A Cultured Left Foot

A Cultured Left Foot
Author: Musa Okwonga
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2008
Genre: Soccer
ISBN: 9780715637630

All agree that Pele and Maradona had it. Most agree that Zidane has it, and that Gazza almost had it. Laid out here are the eleven key elements that make up footballing greatness, in a thinking-man's study of the beautiful game."

Trendy But Casual

Trendy But Casual
Author: Paula Morris
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2007-04-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1742288340

A smart comedy of manners, a satire on celebrity and a warning on the dangers of getting naked in Williamsburg. Jane Shore, flippant and world-weary heroine, lives in New York City, works in PR and is officially Ugly On The Inside. An unpromising encounter with a bitter stranger, who shouts at her, 'Did anyone ever tell you that you're ugly? Ugly on the inside,' sets the scene for the next few months of her life. As if Ugly On The Inside wasn't bad enough, Jane's being sidelined at work by the ambitious fashion-victim Lee Munroe; her West Village apartment's being sold; her cousin Frances is going out with her megalomaniac boss; and she's still single – the gorgeous Guy Weaver being taken already. Is it time for Jane to acknowledge that the Holy Trinity of job, house and man might not pan out quite how she expected? Is it time for her to accept Mr Not-quite-right, a Brooklyn postcode, and that she's reached the less-than-lofty ceiling of her PR career? Jane's search for love and success takes the reader on a madcap ride through the PR scene of hip-hopera and porn entrepreneurs, and the bars and clubs of Manhattan.

Speed Secrets

Speed Secrets
Author: Ross Bentley
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1998-08-13
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1610600010

Shave lap times or find a faster line through your favorite set of S-curves with professional race driver Ross Bentley as he shows you the quickest line from apex to apex! With tips and commentary from current race drivers, Bentley covers the vital techniques of speed, from visualizing lines to interpreting tire temps to put you in front of the pack. Includes discussion of practice techniques, chassis set-up, and working with your pit chief.

Two Left Feet

Two Left Feet
Author: Adam Stower
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2005-08-01
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780747571438

Rufus, a monster who has trouble dancing due to his two left feet, finds the perfect partner for the dance competition.