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El. knyga: I'm Walking As Straight As I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond

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  • Formatas: 252 pages
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Apr-2011
  • Leidėjas: ECW Press,Canada
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781554909759
  • Formatas: 252 pages
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Apr-2011
  • Leidėjas: ECW Press,Canada
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781554909759

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Born with cerebral palsy, Geri Jewell inspired a generation of young people when she became the first person with a disability to appear in a recurring role on prime-time television, with her groundbreaking character, Cousin Geri, on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life.
 
The book's title — I’m Walking As Straight As I Can — has a double meaning, referring to both Jewell's sexuality and her extraordinary struggle growing up with cerebral palsy. This candid memoir details her experiences from her traumatic birth in Buffalo, New York, to her rise to stardom as a stand-up comic to becoming a television star. She documents the harsh realities of show business by recounting the relentless discrimination and abuse she suffered at the hands of people she trusted. Her experiences in the shark-infested waters of Hollywood led her on a journey from the Comedy Store to the White House, followed by a downward spiral, tax problems, drug addiction, marriage, and an accident that nearly claimed her life.
 
When Deadwood creator David Milch recognized Jewell at a pharmacy, he offered her a role in his new HBO series on the spot, and she began to find hope and happiness once again. I'm Walking As Straight As I Can is an inspiring story, told with grace and self-deprecating humor, one that gives readers a rare glimpse of true courage and perseverance.

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Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Autobiography/Memoir) 2012.
Preface ix
Foreword xi
Chapter One Buffalo, Wings, and a Prayer
1(12)
Chapter Two A New Life Out West
13(6)
Chapter Three Changes, Challenges, and Choices
19(9)
Chapter Four Innocence Interrupted
28(10)
Chapter Five The Highs and Lows of High School
38(11)
Chapter Six Escaping CP Land through TV Land
49(8)
Chapter Seven Waiting in the Wings of College
57(13)
Chapter Eight Sneaking into the Store and Stealing the Spotlight
70(7)
Chapter Nine My First "Funny Business" Manager
77(6)
Chapter Ten Another Suitcase, Another Hall
83(9)
Chapter Eleven Nice Dreams
92(12)
Chapter Twelve Out of the Closet, Onto a Pedestal
104(11)
Chapter Thirteen Big Dreams, Dark Shadows, and Frolicking in Between
115(11)
Chapter Fourteen Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
126(10)
Chapter Fifteen The Three Faces of Geri: Jewell, Warner, and Tyler
136(9)
Chapter Sixteen Touring with "Geri"
145(9)
Chapter Seventeen From Sesame Street to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
154(12)
Chapter Eighteen The People You Meet on the Way Down
166(12)
Chapter Nineteen An Amazing Decade of Making Lemonade
178(12)
Chapter Twenty Richard, My Ex-Husband
190(3)
Chapter Twenty-One Honesty Within
193(11)
Chapter Twenty-Two Building on a Shaky Foundation
204(9)
Chapter Twenty-Three Finding My Way Back Home
213(10)
Chapter Twenty-Four My Ground Zero
223(11)
Chapter Twenty-Five The Three Ds: Divorce, Deadwood, and Determination
234(17)
Thank You 251