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Disability Visibility by Alice Wong
RRP: $29.23$19.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984899422Author Alice WongFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism by Robert Chapman 9780745348667
RRP: $29.23$19.11'Groundbreaking ... [provides] a deep history of the invention of the 'normal' mind as one of the most oppressive tools of capitalism. To read it is to see the world more clearly' - Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes Neurodiversity is on the rise... -
Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health by Micha Frazer-Carroll
RRP: $25.33$16.77'A radical antidote to the constraints of our current conceptualisation of mental health' Dazed Mental health is a political issue, but we often discuss it as a personal one. How is the current mental health crisis connected to capitalism, racism and... -
brother. do. you. love. me. by Manni Coe 9781805303060
RRP: $21.43$14.27THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH SHORTLISTED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDSReuben, aged 38, was living in a home for adults with learning disabilities and struggling to accept that he had Down's... -
The Secrets of My Spectrum by Callum Knight 9781916258600
$17.47Part memoir and part guidebook to gaining a deeper understanding, The Secrets of My Spectrum offers a one-of-a-kind insight into the Autism Spectrum -written by a sixteen-year-old.For years, Callum struggled to navigate the world he lived in and meet... -
The Comic Guide to Parenting a PDA Child: An Illustrated Book about Pathological Demand Avoidance by Eliza Fricker
RRP: $29.23$27.61Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child, with societal judgements and internal pressures, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, resentful and alone. This book's comedic illustrations explain these challenging... -
Danny's People: A Memoir and Manifesto About Autism Virginia Bovell 9780861548385
RRP: $37.03$26.54Society disables us more than autism ever could ‘My brain’s still fizzing, my heart’s still sore and I’m already re-reading’ Sally Phillips Virginia’s son Danny has a way of lighting up a room. He’s warm, personable and has an infectious laugh. He forms... -
The Facemaker: One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris
RRP: $21.43$15.15THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERBest Books of the Year, GuardianThe poignant story of the visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War's injured heroes, and in the process ushered in the modern era of plastic surgeryFrom the moment the... -
Untypical: How the world isn’t built for autistic people and what we should all do about it by Pete Wharmby
RRP: $33.13$29.46It's time to remake the world - the ground-breaking book on what steps we should all be taking for the autistic people in our lives. The modern world is built for neurotypicals: needless noise, bright flashing lights,... -
The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby 9780008610036
RRP: $17.53$11.74One of the most remarkable memoirs ever written. The diary of Jean-Dominique Bauby who, with his left eyelid (the only surviving muscle after a massive stroke) dictated a remarkable book about his experiences locked... -
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
RRP: $40.85$27.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551528915Author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-SamarasinhaFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp Press -
The Left-Hander Syndrome: The Causes and Consequences of Left-Handedness by Stanley Coren
RRP: $31.18$21.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679744689Author Stanley CorenFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
RRP: $19.48$12.95'Locked-in syndrome: paralysed from head to toe, the patient, his mind intact, is imprisoned inside his own body, unable to speak or move. In my case, blinking my left eyelid is my only means of communication.' In December 1995, Jean-Dominique... -
Made Possible: Stories of success by people with learning disabilities - in their own words by Saba Salman 9781783528264 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.48$5.17'A bold wake-up call for those who doubt what people with learning disabilities can do' - Sally Phillips'A call to arms to confront continued discrimination' - Sir Norman Lamb'A gem of an anthology... this collection will contribute to our growing... -
Made Possible: Stories of success by people with learning disabilities - in their own words by Saba Salman
RRP: $19.48$13.36'A bold wake-up call for those who doubt what people with learning disabilities can do' - Sally Phillips'A call to arms to confront continued discrimination' - Sir Norman Lamb'A gem of an anthology... this collection will contribute to our growing... -
Far From The Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon
RRP: $39.00$28.65**WINNER OF THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2014**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSometimes your child - the most familiar person of all - is radically different from you. The saying goes that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. But what happens when it does?... -
The View From Down Here: Life as a Young Disabled Woman by Lucy Webster 9780241612767
RRP: $33.13$23.95Women's lives are shaped by sexism and expectations. Disabled people's lives are shaped by ableism and a complete lack of expectations. But what happens when you're subjected to both sets of rules?This powerful, honest, hilarious and furious memoir from... -
Different Bodies: Deconstructing normality Nick Totton 9781915220318
RRP: $42.88$40.15'A revolution is underway in how we think about human variation. It has the potential to transform the social and political landscape, sweeping away walls and fences that stop so many people from fully participating. Psychotherapy should be in the... -
The Vanishing of Margaret Small: An uplifting and page-turning mystery by Neil Alexander 9781471414510
RRP: $19.48$17.08'An evocative, endearing, entertaining and thoroughly delicious character portrait and a terrific first novel' - Donal MacIntyre, TV presenter'A tender, thought-provoking and totally gripping novel from a wonderful storyteller...deserves to be a huge... -
Living With Hearing Loss and Deafness: A guide to owning it and loving it Samantha Baines 9781035401505
RRP: $33.13$22.50'Highly informative, told with warmth and humour' - Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt'Heartfelt and hilarious - deaf awareness beautifully told through Sam's unique voice' - Laura Whitmore'This book is important' - Mark Atkinson, CEO of the Royal... -
Living with Dyspraxia: A Guide for Adults with Developmental Dyspraxia - by Victoria Biggs
RRP: $31.18$30.40This book provides a diverse range of basic information and practical advice for adults with dyspraxia. Colley is able to describe in detail the impact that coordination and motor learning difficulties can have on many everyday activities, including... -
Disabled Ecologies: Lessons from a Wounded Desert by Sunaura Taylor 9780520393066
RRP: $40.95$33.21A powerful analysis and call to action that reveals disability as one of the defining features of environmental devastation and resistance. Deep below the ground in Tucson, Arizona, lies an aquifer forever altered by the detritus of a postwar Superfund... -
Developing Play and Drama in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders Dave Sherratt 9781853466977
RRP: $72.13$63.43Learning through play is a well-established principle that underpins much educational practice, yet it is often overlooked in association with children with autistic spectrum disorders. This book considers the wide-ranging benefits of developing play and... -
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally by Emily Ladau
RRP: $27.28$18.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984858979Author Emily LadauFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People by Frances Ryan
RRP: $19.48$15.93In austerity Britain, disabled people have been recast as worthless scroungers. From social care to the benefits system, politicians and the media alike have made the case that Britain's 12 million disabled people are nothing but a drain on the public... -
The Minor Gesture by Erin Manning
RRP: $42.88$37.42In this wide-ranging and probing book Erin Manning extends her previous inquiries into the politics of movement to the concept of the minor gesture. The minor gesture, although it may pass almost unperceived, transforms the field of relations. More than... -
Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf by Oliver Sacks
RRP: $21.43$15.46'Seeing Voices is both a history of the deaf and an account of the development of an extraordinary and expressive language' - Evening Standard Imaginative and insightful, Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks offers a way into a world that is, for many people,... -
Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation by Eli Clare
RRP: $42.88$29.84First published in 1999, the groundbreaking Exile and Pride is essential to the history and future of disability politics. Eli Clare's revelatory writing about his experiences as a white disabled genderqueer activist/writer established him as one of the... -
Sipping Dom Pérignon Through A Straw by Eddie Ndopu 9781399803786
RRP: $39.00$22.72'Uncompromising... A masterful writer poised for even more great success' - Forest Whitaker, Academy award-winning actorA memoir, penned with one good finger, about being profoundly disabled and profoundly successful.Global humanitarian Eddie Ndopu was... -
The Disabled God: Toward a Liberatory Theology of Disability by Nancy L. Eiesland 9780687108015
RRP: $38.98$26.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780687108015Author Nancy L. EieslandFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Abingdon PressPublisher Abingdon PressWeight(grams) 216gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Understanding and Responding to Behaviour that Challenges in Intellectual Disabilities: A Handbook for Those who Provide Support, 2nd Edition by Tony Osgood 9781911028956
$78.64Understanding and Responding to Behaviour that Challenges in Intellectual Disabilities addresses the need for an up-to-date handbook which, while well-grounded in research and latest clinical practice, is essentially non-academic and accessible for staff... -
Beautiful: A beautiful girl. An evil man. One inspiring true story of courage by Katie Piper
RRP: $21.43$15.15'I heard a horrible screaming sound, like an animal being slaughtered ... then I realised it was me.'When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a model.But then she... -
The Invention of Miracles: language, power, and Alexander Graham Bell's quest to end Deafness by Katie Booth
RRP: $48.75$33.13A revelatory revisionist biography of Alexander Graham Bell - renowned inventor of the telephone and powerful enemy of the deaf community. When Alexander Graham Bell first unveiled his telephone to the world, it was considered miraculous. But few... -
Karen: A True Story Told by Her Mother by Marie Killilea 9781504053303
RRP: $48.73$36.64Winner of the Christopher Award: This bestseller tells the inspirational true story of a girl with cerebral palsy and the mother who wouldn't give up on her. In 1940, when Karen Killilea was born three months premature and developed cerebral palsy,... -
Working with People with Learning Disabilities: Theory and Practice by David Thomas
RRP: $68.25$65.81A comprehensive introduction to working with people with learning disabilities, this guide provides the theoretical understanding needed to inform good practice and to help improve the quality of life of people within this group. Using accessible... -
The Spirit of Camphill: Birth of a Movement by Karl Konig 9781782504979
RRP: $29.23$18.76Fleeing from Nazi Europe in the late 1930s, Austrian-born Karl Koenig and his colleagues founded the first Camphill community, for children with special needs, outside Aberdeen in the north of Scotland. The seven essays by Koenig in this book explain the... -
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc 9781552453957
RRP: $25.33$16.83A CBC BOOKS BEST NONFICTION OF 2020AN ENTROPY MAGAZINE BEST NONFICTION 2020/21A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK OF THE DAY (07/23/2022)Fairy tales shape how we see the world, so what happens when you identify more with the Beast than Beauty?If every... -
PsychoPolitics Peter Sedgwick 9780745347226
RRP: $38.98$26.03'A powerful and impassioned defence of psychiatry, urging the Left to confront the harsh realities of mental illness' - William Davis, author of The Happiness Industry A new edition of one of the most significant and credible critiques of the... -
Disability Studies: A Student's Guide by Colin Cameron
RRP: $72.13$59.07This textbook brings together a wide range of expert voices from the field of disability studies and the disabled people's movement to tackle the essential topics relevant to this area of study. From the outset disability is discussed from a social model... -
Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire by Alice Wong 9780593469736
RRP: $31.18$21.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593469736Author Alice WongFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc