people with mental disabilities

Presents the classic novel by William Faulkner about the tragic life of Caddy Compson, as told through her three brothers--neurotic, suicidal Quentin; mentally-disabled Bengy; and brutal Jason.

A collection of twenty-four essays that provides varying perspectives on issues related to mental illness, discussing what causes it, if it should be treated, is involuntary treatment ethical, and the issues with mental illness and violence.

"Janine is one of a kind. She focuses on the positive while navigating life with disabilities. She makes a difference just by being herself"--Provided by publisher.

The revelatory, poignant story of Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest and eventually secreted-away Kennedy daughter, and how her life transformed her family, its women especially, and an entire nation.

Meet Forrest Gump, the lovable, herculean, and surprisingly savvy hero of this remarkable comic odyssey. After accidentally becoming the star of University of Alabama's football team, Forrest goes on to become a Vietnam War hero, a world-class Ping-Pong player, a villainous wrestler, and a business tycoon -- as he wonders with childlike wisdom at the insanity all around him. In between misadventures, he manages to compare battle scars with Lyndon Johnson, discover the truth about Richard Nixon, and survive the ups and downs of remaining true to his only love, Jenny, on an extraordinary journey through three decades of the American cultural landscape. Forrest Gump has one heck of a story to tell -- and you've got to read it to believe it ...

"One special pair of shoes, crafted in Germany just before the Nazis came to power, makes its way through time and around the world to connect a string of owners"--Provided by publisher.

A three-act play based on John Steinbeck's novel about two friends in the Salinas Valley of California who dream of the time they will have enough money to buy their own farm.

First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling," the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson, whose story Faulkner told through separate monologues by her three brothers?the idiot Benjy, the neurotic suicidal Quentin and the monstrous Jason.

Rachel Simon chronicles the experiences she had and shares the lessons she learned during the year she spent riding the bus which her mentally handicapped sister rides on each day.

Issues related to etiology, assessment and diagnosis, remediation, service delivery, and adult outcomes are addressed eloquently and in depth.