{"product_id":"dwarf-paperback","title":"Dwarf - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's okay with me if you picked up this book because you're curious about what it's like to live with dwarfism. But I hope that you'll take away much more--about adapting to the world when it won't adapt to you.\"--from \u003ci\u003eDwarf \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A memoir of grit and transformation for anyone who has been told something was impossible and then went on to do it anyway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tiffanie DiDonato was born with dwarfism. Her limbs were so short that she was not able to reach her own ears. She was also born with a serious case of optimism. She decided to undergo a series of painful bone-lengthening surgeries that gave her an unprecedented 14 inches of height--and the independence she never thought she'd have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After her surgeries, Tiffanie was able to learn to drive, to live in the dorms during college, and to lead a normal life. She even made time to volunteer, writing to troops stationed abroad, and one of those Marine pen pals ultimately became her husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eDwarf \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving and, at times, funny testament to the power of sheer determination, and has been compared to Andrew Solomon's \u003ci\u003eFar From the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWatch her \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America \u003c\/i\u003esegment: https: \/\/abcnews.go.com\/Nightline\/dwarf-womans-story-undergoing-controversial-lengthening-surgeries\/story?id=17841466","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67979228381407,"sku":"9780452298118","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/FKmA8K70Xu9780452298118.webp?v=1791895845","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/dwarf-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}