CF Press Books
The Extraordinary Gifts
My Life with a Chronic Illness
It’s time for you to create a life full of meaning with The Extraordinary Gifts. Taunya Wideman-Johnston’s narrative portrays her experiences living with a chronic illness. Through a heartwarming and intimate account of her own story, Taunya shares her discoveries of an abundant life filled with love, gratitude, and peace. With research to guide her discovery and a determined intention to advocate for others, she builds a purposeful disclosure grounded in hope about how life can be reframed into a strength-based perspective.
For bulk orders over 15 copies save 10%
(contact directly)
Praise for The Extraordinary Gifts
I originally bought this book because it is written by a professor of mine at the time; however, I think this book is a crucial read for anyone who wants to learn about the struggles of living with a chronic illness. I am not close with anyone with a chronic illness, nor do I have one, so I found this book to be extremely eye opening!
Not only is the book an incredible read for anyone with an open mind, but the author herself is a phenomenal human being who is so passionate about what she does and what she advocates for. While she may be lucky enough to have a position in academia; as I learned from the author herself, being a woman with a chronic illness in academia especially is not easy. She has had to fight for everything she has, when in reality, she should not have had to fight harder than anyone else for what she has in her life.
Whether you are interested in the field of disability studies or not, I highly recommend this book to anyone even slightly interested in the premise of it!
~
The Extraordinary Gifts: My Life with a Chronic Illness is an outstanding page turner! Wideman-Johnston shares a compelling story of her journey to acceptance of a life with a chronic illness in a way that is inspiring. The balance of chronicling devastating health challenges and sound research about living with a chronic illness makes this book both engaging and informative. People who work or interact with people would benefit from learning from this captivating narrative about a series of traumatic experiences. Especially critical, is the reflection that it provokes about how professionals in the medical and educational community interact and respond to individuals with undiagnosed or complex health issues. I'd highly recommend that you get this enthralling book.
~
This book is both heartfelt and relatable to anyone and everyone. Whether they themselves live with a chronic illness, know someone who does, or just want to read an inspiring book.
The way the author tells her story resonated with me. It’s was as if I could feel her pain and rode the rollercoaster ride right along with her.
Reading this book raised many questions in my own life about staying positive, putting myself out there and living life to the fullest no matter the circumstances.
This book is both beautiful and inspirational.
~
​
The Critical Friendship Revolution
Leading Ethical Practice Through Authentic Relationships
You are the leader that strives to make changes. You are the leader who hopes for a better world. What if we told you the way to start is through friendship? In one way, critical friendship is the simplest approach to seeing change in our world, and in another way, it is so difficult that doing it well and widespread would be revolutionary.
The Critical Friendship Revolution redefines possibilities for leadership in education and beyond. Drawing on a vast canon of expert interdisciplinary research, Brewer and Wideman-Johnston connect fields of study in innovative ways to demonstrate how imperative it is to develop critical friendships in professional practice. This book will equip you to develop your own critical friendships and experience the revolution for yourself.
For bulk orders over 15 copies save 10%
(contact directly)
To All of the Children of the World
A Child's Story About Children's Rights
“To All the Children of the World” is an award winning children’s book. Author and illustrator, Cecelia, is 10 years old and is passionate about children’s rights. This beautifully composed nonfiction book is written for children of all ages. Based on the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child, this book is a celebration of children’s rights. Written with simple text and creatively illustrated, this story explores what children’s rights are and gives examples of children’s rights throughout the story. Cecelia shares her message about the importance of children learning about their rights and talking about their rights with other children. Readers young and old will be reminded that they are valued, and that we all have a responsibility to uphold the rights of children around the world.