No One's Perfect |
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| Author:
| Ototake, Hirotada |
| Translator:
| Harcourt, Gerry |
| ISBN: | 978-4-7700-2500-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2000 |
| Publisher: | Kodansha International
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Hirotada Ototake -- known by his friends as Oto -- has proven again and again that hard work, humor, versatility, and an upbeat approach to life are as valuable as limbs. No One's Perfect is his true account of how he met and beat one challenge after another.
In a style purposefully meant to reach all ages, Oto writes about his unique childhood growing up in Japan, a country that traditionally has shielded the disabled from the public eye. From his earliest days, he brought such a...
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Hirotada Ototake -- known by his friends as Oto -- has proven again and again that hard work, humor, versatility, and an upbeat approach to life are as valuable as limbs. No One's Perfect is his true account of how he met and beat one challenge after another.
In a style purposefully meant to reach all ages, Oto writes about his unique childhood growing up in Japan, a country that traditionally has shielded the disabled from the public eye. From his earliest days, he brought such a winning optimism into the crowds around him -- curious kindergartners, skeptical members of the school