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Pretty paper [sound recording] : a Christmas tale / by Nelson, Willie,1933-author.(CARDINAL)166364; Ritz, David,author.; Brown, W. Earl,1963-narrator.;
Read by W. Earl Brown.From Willie Nelson, country music's most quintessential musician, comes a heartwarming holiday tale based on his classic Christmas song, "Pretty Paper."For over fifty years, Willie Nelson has wondered about the life story of the legless man who sold wrapping paper to customers on the street in front of a downtown department store in Ft. Worth. This seller of "pretty paper" inspired Willie's classic Christmas song, and now, with a leap of imagination, he tells the tale of Tom Winthrop. It's a love story with roots deep in the soil of the American heartland. Tom grew up on a farm outside Vernon, Texas, raised by his grandparents after losing his parents in a car accident when he was six. Tom learned to play guitar, and he sang in the church choir. That's where he met the love of his life, Marla Jean Hart. While still in high school, they formed a country group and called themselves the Dreamers. They enjoyed one local hit--a Christmas song titled "Faith"--and they played at small dance halls throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. After settling in Nashville to perform and record, the group split up when Marla Jean took off with another man. Tom moved back to Vernon to work the family farm, but hard times prevailed. The land was lost, and so Tom found work in a Fort Worth slaughterhouse where a freak accident cost him his legs. A year after that horrific misfortune, Willie found Tom during the holiday season, crying "pretty paper." Determined to know what might have happened to Marla Jean, Willie tracks her down as is surprised to discover the fantastic turns her own story has taken. Willie's endeavor to reunite the former sweethearts on Christmas Day--exactly one year after Tom told him his story--fuels an exciting and heartwarming adventure of life on the road.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Men with disabilities; Wrapping materials;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Summer brother / by Robben, Jaap,1984-author.(CARDINAL)879584;
"Thirteen-year-old Brian lives in a trailer on a forgotten patch of land with his divorced and uncaring father. His older brother Lucien, physically and mentally disabled, has been institutionalized for years. While Lucien's home is undergoing renovations, he is sent to live with his father and younger brother for the summer. Their detached father leaves Brian to care for Lucien's special needs. But how do you look after someone when you don't know what they need? How do you make the right choices when you still have so much to discover? Summer Brother is an honest, tender account of brotherly love, which will resonate with readers of Rain Man."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Fiction.; Brothers; Divorced men; People with disabilities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Forrest Gump / by Groom, Winston,1944-2020.(CARDINAL)135728;
In the 1960s, Forrest Gump, a pleasant and obedient son with low intelligence, joins the army, returns from Vietnam famous for his heroics, and makes millions on a Louisiana shrimp boat while steadfastly loving a girl from his childhood.1210L
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Bildungsromans.; People with mental disabilities; Young men;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 29
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Forrest Gump : a novel / by Groom, Winston,1944-2020,author.(CARDINAL)135728;
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 ...1210L
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Bildungsromans.; People with mental disabilities; Young men;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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Jesus Betz / by Bernard, Fred.(CARDINAL)821750; Roca, François.(CARDINAL)660788; Fortier-Durand, Ghislaine.; Dehesa, Juana Inés,1977-(CARDINAL)825600;
Jesus Betz is a man born without arms or legs. In this narrative he is writing to his mother through the hands of a woman he meets and falls in love with in the circus.
Subjects: Fiction.; Men with disabilities; Singers; Circus; Letters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Porgy / by Heyward, DuBose,1885-1940.(CARDINAL)130574; Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress)DLC(CARDINAL)497883;
Subjects: Romance fiction.; African American men; People with disabilities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wyoming fierce / by Palmer, Diana,author.(CARDINAL)339739;
" Ranch owner Cane Kirk lost more than his arm in the war. He lost his way, battling his inner demons by challenging any cowboy unfortunate enough to get in his way. No one seems to be able to cool him down, except beautiful Bodie Mays. Bodie doesn't mind saving Cane from himself, even if he is a little too tempting for her own peace of mind. But soon Bodie's the one who finds herself in need of rescuing--only, she's afraid to tell Cane what's really going on. How can she trust someone as unpredictable as this fierce cowboy? When her silence only ends up getting her into even deeper hot water, it's up to Cane to save the day. And if he does it right, he won't be riding off into the sunset alone"--Publisher.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Ranchers; Men with disabilities; Women college students; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 28
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Me before you [sound recording] / by Moyes, Jojo,1969-,author.(CARDINAL)340257; Lyons, Susan,performer.(CARDINAL)481895; Bentinck, Anna,performer.; Crossley, Steven,performer.(CARDINAL)355299; Tregear, Alex,performer.; Wincott, Andrew,performer.; Lindsay, Owen,performer.;
Read by Susan Lyons, Anna Bentinck, Steven Crossley, Alex Tregear, Andrew Wincott, Owen Lindsay. Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life, and has never been farther afield than her tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Wil Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will is acerbic, moody, and bossy. But Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Love stories.; Young women; Caregivers; Men with disabilities; Wheelchairs; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 26
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Out on a limb : a novel / by Bonam-Young, Hannah,author.(CARDINAL)883950;
"Winnifred "Win" McNulty has always been wildly independent and not one to be coddled for her limb difference. Win has spent most of her life trying to prove that she can do it all on her own. With some minor adjustments, she's done just fine. Then a one-night stand at a costume party with the incredibly charming Bo changes everything. Win finds herself pregnant--and decides to keep it. While Bo is surprisingly elated to step up to the plate, Win is unsure of whether she can handle this new challenge. Together, Win and Bo decide to get to know one another as friends and nothing more while they embark on this parenting journey together. But, as they both should know by now, life rarely goes according to plan"--
Subjects: Novels.; Romance fiction.; Men with disabilities; Women with disabilities; Man-woman relationships; Unplanned pregnancy; Interpersonal relations; People with disabilities; Romance fiction.;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 22
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Breaking free [large print] / by Snelling, Lauraine.(CARDINAL)344592;
Just get by. Those words got Maggie Roberts through ten long, hard years after a tragic accident sent her to prison, where she kept her heart walled up and her head down. So Maggie is reluctant when offered a chance to work in a high-profile retired Thoroughbred racehorse program. But she soon finds new purpose working with an abused blood-bay gelding who will be put down if he can't be controlled. Then a local businessman sets his sights on adopting the horse . . .
Subjects: Large print books.; Christian fiction.; Romance fiction.; Women prisoners; Horses; Divorced men; Children with disabilities;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 14
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