{"product_id":"a-life-not-with-standing-9781492814955","title":"A Life Not with Standing","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Life Not with Standing\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the adventures-by turns exhilarating, agonizing and amorous-of an iron lung alumna. It shatters stereotypes about people with disabilities, enabling others to view disability with pride, not prejudice. It celebrates family, faith, music, tenacity, idealism and indignation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut most of all, \u003ci\u003eA Life Not with Standing\u003c\/i\u003e tells a story beyond Chava Willig Levy's polio chronicle: how calamities can befall innocent people and how those calamities can evolve into and, in fact, become ingredients of and prerequisites for ensuing joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7421302\"\u003eChava Willig Levy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781492814955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1492814954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChava Willig Levy is an award-winning author, editor, advocate and motivational speaker with a particular interest in childhood, parenthood, Judaism, music, disability and the quality of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Millions of people have read Ms. Levy's articles, featured in national publications including \u003ci\u003eFamily Circle, Woman's Day, Ladies' Home Journal, Parents Magazine, Jewish Action\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMcCall's\u003c\/i\u003e. Her website, www.chavawilliglevy.com, showcases her lectures, workshops and publications. She has a second website, www.a-life-not-with-standing.com, devoted exclusively to her memoir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An internationally known motivational speaker famous for her humor, passion and compassion, Ms. Levy has captivated audiences ranging in size from 30 to 3,000. As a person who gets around in a motorized wheelchair, she has shattered many stereotypes about people with disabilities, be they in the workplace, in the community, in the classroom or on the college campus. Ms. Levy's interactive workshop-\u003ci\u003eMommy, What's Wrong with That Lady?\u003c\/i\u003e-has delighted hundreds of young people, ranging in age from four to fourteen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ms. Levy received a B.A. in French literature from Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women and an M.A. in rehabilitation counseling from Columbia University. She pursued doctoral studies in counseling psychology at New York University. Her positions in the public sector and the corporate arena include vocational counselor, management trainer and communications consultant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ms. Levy lives on Long Island with her husband and children.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44539234418925,"sku":"9781492814955","price":31.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2e318180-da27-48bc-a8bb-34be129de408.jpg?v=1701466278","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-life-not-with-standing-9781492814955","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}