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Far from the tree : parents, children and the search for identity / Andrew Solomon. |
| Authors: | Solomon, Andrew, 1963- |
| Call number: | 362.4083 SOL |
| Publisher: | New York : Scribner, 2012. |
| Publication date: | 2012. |
| Subject: |
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 aspects. |
| Title: | Far from the tree : parents, children and the search for identity / Andrew Solomon. |
| Edition: | 1st Scribner hardcover ed. |
| Physical description: | ix, 962 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents note: | Son -- Deaf -- Dwarfs -- Down syndrome -- Autism -- Schizophrenia -- Disability -- Prodigies -- Rape -- Crime -- Transgender -- Father. |
| Summary note: | Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780743236713 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0743236718 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780743236720 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) 0743236726 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) |
| LCCN: | 2012020878 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1405297 |
| Bib No.: | 1405297 |