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Title: A Different Life
Subtitle: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures
Author: Quinn Bradlee, Jeff Himmelman
Narrator: Nick Hoge
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-21-09
Publisher: Public Affairs
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Ten percent of the population is affected by a learning disability, but few of us understand what being learning disabled (LD) is really like. In A Different Life, Bradlee tells his own inspirational story of growing up as an LD kid - and of doing so as the child of larger-than-life, formidably accomplished parents: long-time Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee and Washington Post columnist and best-selling author Sally Quinn. From his difficulties reading social cues, to his cringe-worthy loss of sexual innocence, to developing an interactive website for the LD community, Bradlee describes the challenges and triumphs of living "a different life" with disarming candor and humor.
A remarkable story of coming of age, A Different Life is also an insightful reflection on what it means to be different. By the end of this unforgettable memoir, Quinn Bradlee will have become, if not your best friend, one of your favorite people.
Members Reviews:
I really enjoyed this book
I really enjoyed this book. I am a Mom of a daughter that has DiGeorge Syndrome, one of the other names for what Quinn Bradlee also has. She suffers from ADD and now at 19 is going through some anxiety and depression. A year away at college did not turn out well. Quinn's book gave me some perspective. Mallory was 8 before she was diagnosed with DiGeorge and 13 before the diagnosis of ADD. So it is a journey.
Bought this for a teen recently diagnosed with learning disabilities ...
Bought this for a teen recently diagnosed with learning disabilities. His story is uplifting but I wish the book was in audio format.
What is normal?
What is normal? Are any of us really normal? Very interesting to read from the perspective of a young man who grew up labeled learning disabled. I don't know if disabled is the proper word. Learning was difficult for him, but he is quite successful. Quinn shared his hopes, his fears, his disappointments and his achievements. It was no doubt difficult to put that all out there for the world to see.
Poignant.
Fascinating story. Well told.
not what you think
I saw Sally Quinn and her son on C-span discusing teh book and Quinn's
learning problems. He speaks so well I would never know he had LD. After reading the book you realalize the different levels of learning disability and how reading personal cues from people must be so hard.
He talks about trying to fit in socially and making small talk without sounding like a bragger or blowheart, as my Dad would say.
A great read.
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Title: A Different Life
Subtitle: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures
Author: Quinn Bradlee, Jeff Himmelman
Narrator: Nick Hoge
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-21-09
Publisher: Public Affairs
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Ten percent of the population is affected by a learning disability, but few of us understand what being learning disabled (LD) is really like. In A Different Life, Bradlee tells his own inspirational story of growing up as an LD kid - and of doing so as the child of larger-than-life, formidably accomplished parents: long-time Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee and Washington Post columnist and best-selling author Sally Quinn. From his difficulties reading social cues, to his cringe-worthy loss of sexual innocence, to developing an interactive website for the LD community, Bradlee describes the challenges and triumphs of living "a different life" with disarming candor and humor.
A remarkable story of coming of age, A Different Life is also an insightful reflection on what it means to be different. By the end of this unforgettable memoir, Quinn Bradlee will have become, if not your best friend, one of your favorite people.
Members Reviews:
I really enjoyed this book
I really enjoyed this book. I am a Mom of a daughter that has DiGeorge Syndrome, one of the other names for what Quinn Bradlee also has. She suffers from ADD and now at 19 is going through some anxiety and depression. A year away at college did not turn out well. Quinn's book gave me some perspective. Mallory was 8 before she was diagnosed with DiGeorge and 13 before the diagnosis of ADD. So it is a journey.
Bought this for a teen recently diagnosed with learning disabilities ...
Bought this for a teen recently diagnosed with learning disabilities. His story is uplifting but I wish the book was in audio format.
What is normal?
What is normal? Are any of us really normal? Very interesting to read from the perspective of a young man who grew up labeled learning disabled. I don't know if disabled is the proper word. Learning was difficult for him, but he is quite successful. Quinn shared his hopes, his fears, his disappointments and his achievements. It was no doubt difficult to put that all out there for the world to see.
Poignant.
Fascinating story. Well told.
not what you think
I saw Sally Quinn and her son on C-span discusing teh book and Quinn's
learning problems. He speaks so well I would never know he had LD. After reading the book you realalize the different levels of learning disability and how reading personal cues from people must be so hard.
He talks about trying to fit in socially and making small talk without sounding like a bragger or blowheart, as my Dad would say.
A great read.