Under the Eye of the Clock: The Life Story of Christopher NolanDell Pub., 1989 - 163 pages "Imprisoned from birth by a mute and paralyzed body, Christopher Nolan found his voice with the aid of a typing stick attached to his forehead. Writing of himself in the third person, as a boy named Joseph Meehan, he reveals with words at once compelling, strange, and evocative a world most people have never known. Yet with the insight that distinguishes the finest works of autiobiography, Nolan's writing trancends his usuaul experience and captures the universal need for love, acceptance, and friendship." From the bookjacket. |
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A Modicum of Aloe | 1 |
Hell Guffawed | 2 |
White Sheets of Life | 25 |
Copyright | |
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