Fully alive
Subtitle: discovering what matters most
By: Timothy Shriver
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780374280918
Subjects: Sports for people with mental disabilities; Special Olympics
Description: "A memoir and history of the Special Olympics and a meditation on what one can learn about how to live from people with intellectual disabilities, by the chairman of the Special Olympics"--

Shriver shows how his teachers have been the world's most forgotten minority: people with intellectual disabilities. He shares the quiet legacy of his aunt Rosemary, a Kennedy whose intellectual disability kept her far from the limelight, and inspired his family to devote their careers to helping the most vulnerable. We meet the individuals of Special Olympics who helped Shriver come of age and find a deeper and more meaningful way to see the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: A school of the heart; title: Boat races; title: Much is expected; title: Pity or purge; title: Rosemary; title: The greatest effort; title: Daybreak; title: As simple as possible; title: Being in love; title: Social and emotional learning; title: Loretta; title: Tough world; title: The fun that lasts; title: I am so proud; title: The heart off guard; title: Humility and simplicity; title: Fully alive; title: Storm the castle; title: A note on language: Label me able.