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Rootlines: A Memoir, West, Rikki
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 1631527533
- EAN
- 9781631527531
- Date of Publication
- 20200922
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Type
- Paperback / softback
- Release Title
- Rootlines: A Memoir
- Artist
- West, Rikki
- Brand
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- Colour
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
She Writes Press
ISBN-10
1631527533
ISBN-13
9781631527531
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038411262
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rootlines : a Memoir
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mindfulness & Meditation, Surgery / Transplant, Personal Memoirs, General
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
2020 Nautilus Book Award Silver Winner in Memoir & Personal Journey "A remarkable story of hope and determination passionately recounted." -- Kirkus Reviews "Fascinating, engaging, and moving . . . on the level of Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, with the immune system taking the place of the motorcycle." --Richard S. Marken, PhD, author of Controlling People: The Paradoxical Nature of Being Human "A hard book to put down, and a gift that marks a path for others to follow. Inspiring!" --C. Deborah Laughton, publisher and senior editor at Guilford Publications "This is a story of relentless and unwavering improvement. . . . Readthis tale of a badass who jumped into the ring with no hesitation,sparring with people half her age and double her size." --Jake Timoteo, Certified Personal Trainer and Muay Thai Fighter, 2020 Nautilus Book Award Silver Winner in Memoir & Personal Journey "A remarkable story of hope and determination passionately recounted." -- Kirkus Reviews "Fascinating, engaging, and moving . . . on the level of Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, with the immune system taking the place of the motorcycle." --Richard S. Marken, PhD, author of Controlling People: The Paradoxical Nature of Being Human "A hard book to put down, and a gift that marks a path for others to follow. Inspiring!" --C. Deborah Laughton, publisher and senior editor at Guilford Publications "This is a story of relentless and unwavering improvement. . . . Read this tale of a badass who jumped into the ring with no hesitation, sparring with people half her age and double her size." --Jake Timoteo, Certified Personal Trainer and Muay Thai Fighter, 2020 Nautilus Book Award Silver Winner in Memoir & Personal Journey "A remarkable story of hope and determination passionately recounted." -- Kirkus Reviews "Fascinating, engaging, and moving . . . on the level of Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance , with the immune system taking the place of the motorcycle." --Richard S. Marken, PhD, author of Controlling People: The Paradoxical Nature of Being Human "A hard book to put down, and a gift that marks a path for others to follow. Inspiring!" --C. Deborah Laughton, publisher and senior editor at Guilford Publications "This is a story of relentless and unwavering improvement. . . . Readthis tale of a badass who jumped into the ring with no hesitation,sparring with people half her age and double her size." --Jake Timoteo, Certified Personal Trainer and Muay Thai Fighter
Synopsis
Rikki and her sister, Linda, have fallen out--but when Linda emails that she has lethal tumors and her only survival hope is a bone marrow replacement, Rikki is ignited with a wild passion to become the perfect donor with the healthiest, most vigorous stem cells possible. Together, the sisters challenge the lymphoma while healing the twisted roots of their family pain., Rikki and her sister, Linda, fell out with one another four months ago.They are not speaking when Linda emails that she has lethal abdominaltumors, that her only hope of survival is a total bone marrowreplacement. Linda claims Rikki is too old to donate, and explainsthere's only a slight chance she is a good match anyway--but Rikkirefuses to accept that. Despite the wounding between them, Linda's emailignites a wild aspiration in her sister: she will become the perfectdonor, the perfect match, with the healthiest, most vigorous cellspossible. She rises with intent to heal herself, her sister, and theirrootlines, the patterns formed in their family of origin that havequietly shaped their lives. Rikki walks through the science while confronting dogma that limits howmind can transform body. She builds herself into a stem cell factoryusing Muay Thai kickboxing and vegetarian nutrition. Working throughchildhood wounds and mental limits with meditation and yoga, she findsher own power, as well as ways to show up for Linda and walk with herfrom the edge of death to a new life. Together, the two sisters beat thelymphoma--and, as they rediscover the intimacy and love of theirinnocent childhood, heal the intertwined roots of their family pain., Rikki and her sister, Linda, have fallen out-but when Linda emails that she has lethal tumors and her only survival hope is a bone marrow replacement, Rikki is ignited with a wild passion to become the perfect donor with the healthiest, most vigorous stem cells possible. Together, the sisters challenge the lymphoma while healing the twisted roots of their family pain.
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