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(0)Noel Pearson
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Born with cerebral palsy, the 10th of 22 children of a Dublin bricklayer and his wife, Christy Brown was doomed to life as a vegetable by physicians in 1932. His strong-willed mother's love and faith encouraged him to overcome this label. At age seven, he made a mark with chalk grasped between the toes of his left foot, the only limb on his body he could control. With this proof of intelligence, his schooling begins, and aided by his loving family,...
2) My left foot
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"This is the portrayal of legendary Irishman Christy Brown who, despite crippling cerebral palsy, learned to use his one controllable extremity -- his left foot -- to become an accomplished artist and writer."--Container.