Too Late to Die Young: Nearly True Tales from a Life Harriet McBryde Johnson

Too Late to Die Young: Nearly True Tales from a Life

Author: Harriet McBryde Johnson
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Book Title
Too Late to Die Young: Nearly True Tales from a Life
Author
Harriet McBryde Johnson
ISBN
9780312425715
A Washington Post Book World Rave Harriet McBryde Johnson's witty and highly unconventional memoir opens with a lyrical meditation on death and ends with a bold and unsentimental sermon on pleasure. Born with a congenital neuromuscular disease, Johnson has never been able to walk, dress, or bathe without assistance. With assistance, she passionately celebrates her life's richness and pleasures and pursues a formidable career as an attorney and activist. Whether rolling on the streets of Havana, on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, or in an auditorium at Princeton debating philosopher Peter Singer, Harriet McBryde Johnson defies every preconception about people with disabilities, and shows how a life, be it long or short, is a treasure of infinite value.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Harriet McBryde JohnsonPublisher: St. Martins Press-3PLPublished: 09/05/2000ISBN: 9780312425715Pages: 272Weight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d

A Washington Post Book World Rave

Harriet McBryde Johnson's witty and highly unconventional memoir opens with a lyrical meditation on death and ends with a bold and unsentimental sermon on pleasure. Born with a congenital neuromuscular disease, Johnson has never been able to walk, dress, or bathe without assistance. With assistance, she passionately celebrates her life's richness and pleasures and pursues a formidable career as an attorney and activist. Whether rolling on the streets of Havana, on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, or in an auditorium at Princeton debating philosopher Peter Singer, Harriet McBryde Johnson defies every preconception about people with disabilities, and shows how a life, be it long or short, is a treasure of infinite value.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Harriet McBryde Johnson
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 09/05/2000
ISBN: 9780312425715
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d

A Washington Post Book World Rave

Harriet McBryde Johnson's witty and highly unconventional memoir opens with a lyrical meditation on death and ends with a bold and unsentimental sermon on pleasure. Born with a congenital neuromuscular disease, Johnson has never been able to walk, dress, or bathe without assistance. With assistance, she passionately celebrates her life's richness and pleasures and pursues a formidable career as an attorney and activist. Whether rolling on the streets of Havana, on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, or in an auditorium at Princeton debating philosopher Peter Singer, Harriet McBryde Johnson defies every preconception about people with disabilities, and shows how a life, be it long or short, is a treasure of infinite value.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Harriet McBryde Johnson
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 09/05/2000
ISBN: 9780312425715
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d