I Know Someone Like That: One Man's Search for Normal in Norfolk - Couverture souple

Ashton, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0955963206 ISBN 13 : 9780955963209

Editeur : Turnpike Press, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Read this book and no one will ever seem normal to you again! Gain a unique insight into the lives 32 ordinary people who all live in Norfolk UK. They are living proof that although they may pass each other in the street, they each live in a very different world. Each has seen their life shaped by the prejudices and opinions of others. From the respectable farmer's son who became a drug addict then a therapist, to the male bus driver who became a woman. This book shows you how people you might encounter in the aisles of your local supermarket may have survived genocide, been sexually abused or simply defied their parents to follow their heart and drop out of a corporate career. Describe anyone you've just met to a friend and they'll often say, I know someone like that! See how many people you know are like the people interviewed in this book. The publisher is donating half the profits from the sale of this book to a campaign that is fighting stigma. www.stuffstigma.org

Revue de presse

'A magnificent counterblast to the stigma and prejudice, ignorance and fear that afflicts the realm of mental health in this country, I Know Someone Like That is a clear, readable and immensely touching account of how real people cope in the real world. I recommend this to everyone, for as the title suggests, we all know someone ...' --Stephen Fry

I Know Someone Like That is a powerful attempt to get us to think hard about the prejudices we carry by telling the stories of those people who have been on the receiving end of stigma. --Paul Jenkins, CEO, Rethink

I Know Someone Like That is a powerful reminder of just how easy it is to stigmatise others, or to write off people who think differently or have difficulties coping with what life has thrown at them. I recommend it to anyone who has ever caught themselves thinking I'm not prejudiced . --Hanne Stinson, CEO, British Humanist Association

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Turnpike Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0955963206
• ISBN 13: 9780955963209
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible