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Cam Tait : disabled? Hell no! I'm a sit-down comic

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  • Author: Taylor, Jim; Tait, Cam
    Date:
    Created
    2016
    Summary:

    Cam Tait worked as a reporter for the Edmonton Journal for over thirty years, interviewing Wayne Gretzky, Stevie Wonder, James Brady and others. He now writes for the Edmonton Sun. He has two honorary degrees and much insight on the subject of which drinking straws go best with which adult beverages. He lives in Edmonton with his wife Joan. This is his first book. Jim Taylor has produced some 7,500 sports columns, three times as many radio shows and fifteen books. His passion has earned him membership in the CFL and BC Sports Halls of Fame and a lifetime achievement award from Sports Me.

    Contents:
    • Foreword; Prologue; 1: "Your Baby is Not Breathing"; 2: Pushing the Pause Button; 3: Is This Really a Story?; 4: My Personal Tour Guide; 5: Learning-the Hard Way; 6: Ahead of Our Time; 7: Cornstarch and Windsor Knots; 8: Back to Class; 9: Maybe If I Study . . .; 10: A Great Lesson; 11: Getting Mainstreamed; 12: Prom Night; 13: Tait at NAIT; 14: On My Own; 15: What Would Your Dog Like on His Pizza?; 16: "I'm Pretty Proud of You"; 17: Rimmer; 18: Terry Who?; 19: "What Are You Doing Monday?"; 20: Flushed with Success; 21: Hangin' with 99; 22: "C'mon Cam. I Dare You"; 23: Sit-Down Comedy. 24: You Can't Hurry Love25: Paying It Forward; 26: Teach Your Children Well; 27: Into the Quicksand; 28: Exit, Stage Left; 29: Do You Hear the Drums, Fernando?; Epilogue; About the Authors.
    Genre:
    Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Literary arts
    Subject(s): Cerebral palsied | Journalists | Tait, Cam, 1958-
    Original Publisher: Toronto, ON, CNIB
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781550176988, 1550176986
    Collection(s)/Series: Disability Perspectives Collection