Far from the tree : parents, children and the search for identity / Andrew Solomon.
By: Solomon, Andrew
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TextPublisher: New York : Scribner, 2012Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: ix, 962 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780743236713 (hbk. : alk. paper); 0743236718 (hbk. : alk. paper); 9780743236720 (trade pbk. : alk. paper); 0743236726 (trade pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Children with disabilities -- United States -- Psychology | Exceptional children -- United States -- Psychology | Parents of children with disabilities -- United States | Parents of exceptional children -- United States | Identity (Psychology) -- United States | Parent and child -- United States -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification: 362.4083/0973 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 362.4083 So472 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003709797 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Son -- Deaf -- Dwarfs -- Down syndrome -- Autism -- Schizophrenia -- Disability -- Prodigies -- Rape -- Crime -- Transgender -- Father.
Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so.
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