The Strangest Song.The Strangest SongTeri Sforza with Howard & Sylvia Lenhoff Prometheus Books 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2197 1591024781 $24.00 www.prometheusbooks.com This is the first book to cover Williams syndrome Noun 1. Williams syndrome - a rare congenital disorder associated with deletion of genetic material in chromosome 7; characterized by mental deficiency and some growth deficiency and elfin faces but an overly social personality and a remarkable gift for vocabulary and the genius musical abilities of many who have it. Science blends with autobiography in the moving story of a father's quest to help his mentally handicapped daughter--and his discovery of her musical gifts, which eventually convinced him that people with her disorder can be musical geniuses despite their impairments. His quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the understanding of the chemistry involved in her impairment Impairment 1. A reduction in a company's stated capital. 2. The total capital that is less than the par value of the company's capital stock. Notes: 1. This is usually reduced because of poorly estimated losses or gains. 2. and to make the most of her abilities leads Lenhoff to not only help his daughter become a musician, but to the establishment of the first residential college for mentally disabled mentally disabled See Cognitively impaired. musicians. Any collection strong in either biography, psychology or medical insights will want this; especially general-interest lending libraries lend·ing library n. A library from which books may be borrowed or rented for a minimal fee. Also called circulating library. Noun 1. . |
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