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The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family (Thorndike Press Large Print Popular and Narrative Nonfiction Series)
by Hanagarne, Josh
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 1410458946
- ISBN 13
- 9781410458940
- Seller
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Excelsior, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Thorndike Press, 2013-05-15. Hardcover. Good. Ex-library copy with expected stickers and stamps. Clean, solid copy with no writing or marks to text. Cover is glossy with light surface wear. Cover corners are square. Solid bump to top of spine, light bump to bottom. Binding is tight and square. Appears to have had little use. Books that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation.
Synopsis
An inspiring story of how a Mormon kid with Tourette’s found salvation in books and weight-lifting Josh Hanagarne couldn’t be invisible if he tried. Although he wouldn’t officially be diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome until his freshman year of high school, Josh was six years old and onstage in a school Thanksgiving play when he first began exhibiting symptoms. By the time he was twenty, the young Mormon had reached his towering adult height of 6’7” when—while serving on a mission for the Church of Latter Day Saints—his Tourette’s tics escalated to nightmarish levels. Determined to conquer his affliction, Josh underwent everything from quack remedies to lethargy-inducing drug regimes to Botox injections that paralyzed his vocal cords and left him voiceless for three years. Undeterred, Josh persevered to marry and earn a degree in Library Science. At last, an eccentric, autistic strongman—and former Air Force Tech Sergeant and guard at an Iraqi prison—taught Josh how to “throttle” his tics into submission through strength-training. Today, Josh is a librarian in the main branch of Salt Lake City’s public library and founder of a popular blog about books and weight lifting—and the proud father of four-year-old Max, who has already started to show his own symptoms of Tourette’s. The World’s Strongest Librarian illuminates the mysteries of this little-understood disorder, as well as the very different worlds of strongman training and modern libraries. With humor and candor, this unlikely hero traces his journey to overcome his disability— and navigate his wavering Mormon faith—to find love and create a life worth living.
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- Lake Country Books and More
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- Title
- The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family (Thorndike Press Large Print Popular and Narrative Nonfiction Series)
- Author
- Hanagarne, Josh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1410458946
- ISBN 13
- 9781410458940
- Publisher
- Thorndike Press
- Date Published
- 2013-05-15
- Bookseller catalogs
- Large Print;
- X weight
- 18 oz
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