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1 online resource (xi, 198 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Contents |
Roots -- Proving the doctors wrong -- Birth of a movement -- The end of the beginning -- A family with no bounds? -- Boarding school life--ugh! -- Growing up -- Why do you want to do the BA? -- Introduction to port wine : Goa with Nicky -- Entre-vous to adulthood -- Oxford : a love affair -- A slice of freedom -- Moving again to London -- A bold French holiday -- Empowerment in academia -- Living on one's own -- What? a second master's--unbelievable! -- I get employed! -- Reflections. |
| Summary |
One Little Finger is the autobiography of Malini Chib--a woman who defied all odds to emerge victorious in spite of a crippling disability and an indifferent society; who dragged herself out of the limits of her condition. This is the story of Malini's search for independence and identity, and her zeal to live a full, meaningful life despite lifelong disability. Malini has Cerebral Palsy, a neurological condition similar to adult stroke, which makes body movement and speech extremely difficult. However, the cognitive functions of brain can often remain unimpaired, as in the case of Malini. She. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Chib, Malini.
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Chib, Malini. |
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People with disabilities -- India -- Biography.
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People with disabilities. |
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India. |
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People with disabilities -- Biography.
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chib, Malini. One little finger. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2011 9788132106326 (DLC) 2010052323 (OCoLC)693208936 |
| ISBN |
9788132106715 (electronic book) |
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8132106717 (electronic book) |
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9788132112129 (ebook) |
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8132112121 (ebook) |
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9788132106326 |
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8132106326 |
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