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The Heartbreaking True Story of a Childhood LostCory Friedman was an ordinary fun-loving little boy. That fateful March morning in 1989 started just like any other but later that day, he started to feel very different and the course of his life was set to change. It started with an irresistible urge to shake his head, and before long, his body became a volatile, explosive and unpredictable force. Overtaken by physical urges, tics and compulsions, the bright young boy started to feel and look like a puppet on a string. Cory had developed a rare combination of Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive…

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7 editions
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    Random House Publishing Group · 9781409036432
  • Other · English · 2011
    Penguin Random House · 304 pages · 9781446492994
  • Other · English · 2009
    Penguin Random House · 9780099538929
  • Other · English · 2009
    Torn Apart The True Story Of A Childhood Lust
    Arrow Books · 9780099522843
  • Other · English · 2008
    Century Business (An Imprint o · 9781846054020
  • Other · English · 2008
    Century · 289 pages · 9781846054037
Biography & AutobiographyNonfictionTourette syndromeCompulsive behaviorPediatric neurologyChild psychologyChildhood and youthHealth