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1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 30 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Coleen Marlo. |
| Summary |
Nancy Makin weighed an astounding 703 pounds in May 2000. She was forty-five years old and had diabetes and heart disease. Thanks in equal parts to shame and logistics, she'd been homebound for a dozen years.But all that changed after a gift from her sister: a computer. A technophobe, Nancy ignored it for months, until finally boredom and curiosity pushed her into cyberspace. And there, in a chat room, she found the friendliness, the support, and even the love she'd been missing for so long. Nobody flinched when Nancy spoke up; people treated her with the same respect accorded to everybody else. Thanks to these emotional connections, Nancy's life was transformed.She followed no diet plan; no pills, potions, or ab-crunching exercises played a part. There was no silver bullet, no magical, elusive ingredient-yet Nancy has lost more than 530 pounds. Nancy's tale is one of redemption, a story of reevaluating her worth and insisting she had value simply because she was human. It will show a growing America that life is sweet and always worth living. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Makin, Nancy, 1956-
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Overweight persons -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Marlo, Coleen.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Seven oh three |
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Seven hundred three |
| ISBN |
9781400197071 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1400197074 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT10755236 |
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