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Oct 1, 2013 · Learn more about Great on Kindle, available in select categories. View Kindle Edition. * Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times *. * WINNER of the National Book Critics Circle Award * Books for a Better Life Award * The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year *.
- Andrew Solomon
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- Andrew Solomon on The Subjects and Themes of Far from The Tree
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On autism and disability: Bill and Chris Davis On deafness: Jackie Roth On Down Syndrome: Deirdre Featherstone and Catherine Madden On dwarfism: Clinton Brown III On schizophrenia: Susan Weinreich On being transgender: Kim Reed On being a prodigy: Nico Muhly
The Genesis of “Far from the Tree” Autism | Crime | Deafness | Disability | Dwarfism | Prodigies | Rape | Schizophrenia | Transgender Activism | Belief | Breakthroughs | Fatherhood | Hope | Illness | Identity | Love | Policy | Prejudice | Science | Struggle | Transcendence
Chinese (People’s Republic of China): 背离亲缘 Translator / 译者 : Jian Xuanliang, Xie Renyi / 简萱靓 谢忍翾. Changsha / 湖南科学技术出版社: Hunan Science and Technology Press, 2018. ISBN: 9787535794338. Reviews & Interviews: Beijing News Chinese (Taiwan): 背離親緣 Translator: 簡萓靚 / Jane Yi Liang. Taipei: 大家出版 / Everyone Press, 2015. ISBN: 9789866179990. Reviews & Intervie...
A book about parents and children who face exceptional challenges and find identity and love. Based on interviews with over three hundred families, the book explores themes of diversity, acceptance, and transcendence.
Nov 13, 2012 · A book review of Far from the Tree, a nonfiction work by Andrew Solomon that explores how families cope with exceptional children. The reviewer praises the book's scope, humanity, and empathy, and shares some personal insights as a disabled person.
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Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity is a non-fiction book by Andrew Solomon published in November 2012 in the United States [1] and two months later in the UK (under the title, Far from the Tree: A Dozen Kinds of Love), [2] about how families accommodate children with physical, mental and social ...
- Andrew Solomon
- 2012
Nov 13, 2012 · A book about parents and children coping with exceptional differences, such as deafness, dwarfism, autism, or transgender. The author explores how families find meaning and love in the face of challenges and prejudice.
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Nov 13, 2012 · A National Book Critics Circle Award-winning book that explores the stories of parents and children with exceptional differences, such as deafness, dwarfism, autism, schizophrenia, and more. The author, a National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon, shares his own journey of accepting his identity as a gay man and becoming a parent.
Nov 13, 2012 · A National Book Critics Circle Award winner and a New York Times bestseller, this book explores how parents and children cope with exceptional differences. Based on interviews with over three hundred families, it covers topics such as deafness, dwarfism, autism, schizophrenia, and more.
