| Title |
Spellbound : : my life as a dyslexic wordsmith
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| Names |
Hanley, Phil.
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| Book Number |
DB128709
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| Title Status |
In Process
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| Narrator |
Hanley, Phil.
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| Language |
English
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| Annotation |
"When Phil Hanley was in first grade, he realized something that would forever set him apart from his peers: he couldn't read. His teachers were ill-equipped to assist him, and he slipped through the school's cracks, year by year falling further and further behind his friends. Finally, he was diagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disability that would shape the rest of his life. Unable to pursue college or a traditional job, Phil was thrust into a life defined by unconventional twists, including a stint as a runway model in Europe. Eventually, he found himself on a stage with a microphone, a spotlight, and five minutes of jokes. Unlike so many previous pursuits, stand-up felt right to Phil, and he soon discovered that the more he worked at it, the more he got out of it--a realization that, he compellingly argues, saved his life. Spellbound is a story of humor and also of struggle and heartbreak, of constantly living in a world that sees things differently than you do, and of triumph over adversity. Hanley tells us that dyslexia can be a huge challenge, but it doesn't spell certain condemnation (and neither can he). Just the opposite: dyslexia has been more than a blessing in his life--it's been his North Star."-- From publisher. -- Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
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| Medium |
Digital Books
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| Local Subject |
Unrated - UNRAT
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Stage & Screen - STG
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Disability Interest - DIS
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Biography - BIO
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Sports, Recreation, Hobbies, Movies, etc - 790
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Medicine - Diseases - 616
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Medicine & Health - 610
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| LC Subject |
Autobiographies
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Dyslexics - Canada - Biography
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Comedians - Canada - Biography
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Comedians - New York (State) - New York - Biography
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Male models - Biography
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Oshawa (Ont.) - Biography
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New York (N.Y.) - Biography
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Nonfiction
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| Call Number |
616.85530092 ANF
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| Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress,
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| Original Publication |
Reissue of: New York : Macmillan, 2025. 9781250381705
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