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BL
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1007399
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b761769
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| Main Entry
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Snodgrass, Mary Ellen.
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| Title & Author
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Beating the odds : : a teen guide to 75 superstars who overcame adversity /\ Mary Ellen Snodgrass.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2008.
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1 online resource (xii, 347 pages)
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| ISBN
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0313345651
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: 9780313345654
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0313345643
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9780313345647
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-338), filmography (p. 333-334) , and index.
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| Contents
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Accident; Adultery; Ageism; Agoraphobia; AIDS; Anorexia and Bulimia; Asthma; Bariatric Surgery; Bipolarity; Biracialism; Birth Defect; Brain, Lung, and Testicular Cancer; Capture; Career Dissatisfaction; Cerebral Aneurysm; Child Abuse; Civil War; Congenital Glaucoma; Custody Battle; Deafness; Death of a Brother; Death Threat; Dyslexia; Family Secrets; FBI Most Wanted List; Foreign Birth; Foster Care; Gangs; Gender Misidentification; Genetic Defect; Ghetto Upbringing; Grief; Heart Disease; Hillbilly Background; HIV; Holocaust; Hydrocephalus; Identity Crisis.
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| Abstract
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Profiles the struggles and accomplishments of individuals from all walks of life who have overcome great odds in order to achieve their dreams.
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Celebrities, Biography.
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Character, Case studies.
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Courage, Case studies.
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People with disabilities, Biography.
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People with mental disabilities, Biography.
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People with social disabilities, Biography.
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Celebrities.
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Character.
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Courage.
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People with disabilities.
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People with mental disabilities.
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People with social disabilities.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.4092/2
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| LC Classification
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HV1552.3.S67 2008eb
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