A life worth living : acting, activism & everything else /
by Jessop, Tommy.
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BookPublisher: London : Wildfire, 2023Description: 341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781035403707 (hbk.) :; 1035403706 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 JESSubject(s): Jessop, Tommy | Television actors and actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography | Developmentally disabled -- Great Britain -- Biography | Actors with disabilities -- Great Britain -- Biography | Down syndrome | Biography | Biography | Individual actors & performers | Films, cinema | Biography & non-fiction prose | Autobiography: general | Autobiography: arts & entertainmentSummary: Tommy Jessop is a multi-award winning actor, theatre performer, and campaigner. Tommy has been at the vanguard of bringing awareness of the potential of people living with Down syndrome to the media, and to government. 'A Life Worth Living' will be Tommy's story - from his journey into acting and campaigning while showing his unstoppable determination, charisma, and love for life. Tommy's natural instinct to help others leaps out from the pages, as does his wish to make people aware that those with learning disabilities just want to be treated like everybody else.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 JES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003115390X |
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Tommy Jessop is a multi-award winning actor, theatre performer, and campaigner. Tommy has been at the vanguard of bringing awareness of the potential of people living with Down syndrome to the media, and to government. 'A Life Worth Living' will be Tommy's story - from his journey into acting and campaigning while showing his unstoppable determination, charisma, and love for life. Tommy's natural instinct to help others leaps out from the pages, as does his wish to make people aware that those with learning disabilities just want to be treated like everybody else.
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