If you could hear what I see : lessons about life, luck, and the choices we make / by Kathy Buckley with Lynette Padwa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckley, Kathy.

Contributor:

Padwa, Lynette.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buckley, Kathy.

Comedians--United States--Biography.

Comedians.

United States.

Deaf people--United States--Biography.

Deaf people.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

x, 241 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Dutton, [2001]

Summary:

Born with a hearing loss that went undetected until she was eight, Kathy Buckley grew up in a silent world, her family and teachers assuming she was mentally retarded. She was sexually abused, run over by a jeep, and stricken with cancer all before the age of thirty. Rather than be consumed by grief, Kathy sought the light of laughter.

Kathy Buckley not only survived, she went on to become a top female comic, the award-winning author of a one-woman show, and a beloved motivational speaker in demand throughout the country.

In If You Could Hear What I See, Buckley weaves a remarkable story about the people and events that shaped her life and encouraged her to dream. She reveals the priceless gift she received after a stunning life-after-death experience--the gift that gave her power over her future and is available to every one of us. Most of all, If You Could Hear What I See is about a woman who made a choice: to overcome all the obstacles life threw her way, and to meet those challenges with dignity, courage, and laughter.

Contents:

1. I Can Hear the Laughter 3

2. Confessions of a Deaf Catholic 13

3. Loud Corduroy 24

4. The Boy on the Bus 29

5. Earning a Dailey Smile 33

6. No, Mama, I Ain't Been Hangin' 'Round No Black Kids 44

7. Hintz of Greatness 55

8. From the Prom to the Ward 66

9. Porch Smarts 80

10. Let There Be Light 90

11. Swimming Back 99

12. A California Scramble 110

13. The Fourth Gift 121

14. The Missing Piece 133

15. My Audio Angel 140

16. Crashing the Comedy Party 153

17. America's First Hearing-Impaired Comedienne 164

18. Me, Motivate? 172

19. Dear Kathy 183

20. Marathon Evan 189

21. You'd Be Surprised 198

22. Forgive and Live 208

23. Ovation 228.

ISBN:

052594611X

OCLC:

46731171