The misfit's manifesto
The author explores the status of being a misfit as something to be embraced, and social misfits as being individuals of value who have a place in society, in a work that encourages people who have had difficulty finding their way to pursue their goals.
Main Author: | Yuknavitch, Lidia (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Brewer, Alex (Illustrator) |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
TED Books, Simon & Schuster,
2017.
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Edition: | First TED books hardcover edition. |
Series: |
Ted books.
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Table of Contents:
- Not all hope comes from looking up
- Coloring (and sometimes living) outside the lines
- The myth that suffering makes you stronger
- Standing up inside your dream
- The misfit as artist
- The misfit as addict
- The misfit's journey, or, Why the hero's journey bites
- Bodies that don't fit
- Mistakes as portals
- Postscript: Love letter to fellow misfits.