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Title	:	The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
Author	:	Josh Hanagarne
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 291 pages
Published	:	May 2nd 2013 by Avery
Categories	:	Biography. Nonfiction. Biography Memoir. Autobiography. Memoir. Audiobook. Adult. Writing. Books About Books

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An inspiring story of how a Mormon kid with Tourette's found salvation in books and weight-lifting. Josh Hanagarne couldn't be invisible if he tried. Although he wouldn't officially be diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome until his freshman year of high school, Josh was six years old and onstage in a school Thanksgiving play when he first began exhibiting symptoms. By the time he was twenty, the young Mormon had reached his towering adult height of 6'7" when — while serving on a mission for the Church of Latter Day Saints — his Tourette's tics escalated to nightmarish levels. Determined to conquer his affliction, Josh underwent everything from quack remedies to lethargy-inducing drug regimes to Botox injections that paralyzed his vocal cords and left him voiceless for three years. Undeterred, Josh persevered to marry and earn a degree in Library Science. At last, an eccentric, autistic strongman — and former Air Force Tech Sergeant and guard at an Iraqi prison — taught Josh how to "throttle" his tics into submission through strength-training. Today, Josh is a librarian in the main branch of Salt Lake City's public library and founder of a popular blog about books and weight lifting—and the proud father of four-year-old Max, who has already started to show his own symptoms of Tourette's. The World's Strongest Librarian illuminates the mysteries of this little-understood disorder, as well as the very different worlds of strongman training and modern libraries. With humor and candor, this unlikely hero traces his journey to overcome his disability — and navigate his wavering Mormon faith — to find love and create a life worth living.

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Original Title:	The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
ISBN:	1592407870 (ISBN13: 9781592407873)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2013)

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Wow! First book of 2020 is one of the best of 2020! Exceptional.

The World's Strongest Librarian is one of few non-fiction books that really gives readers a look at not just the life of a person with Tourette's Syndrome, but also about how important close-knit families are. Written with honesty and originality, it's a great read.

I admit it, Im shallow and superficial. If I hadnt been married for over a hundred years I could be the poster child for Match.com. Give me first dates and first dates only the air humming with fantastic potentialities vs leaden realities. Keep the lights down low because I dont want to see the row of vitamin bottles lined up along your window sill. Regale me. Josh Hanagarne I would have panted after you through page 9 of your book even if your knuckles scraped the pavement when you walked.

Read my full review here: http://mimi-cyberlibrarian.blogspot.c...I can see it now. The librarian is doing her best to hand sell the book, The World's Strongest Librarian.: "Well, it's a memoir by a 6'7" Mormon librarian who lifts weights and has Tourette Syndrome." Uh-huh! That's going to sell it! In the past three years, I have read and blogged about more than 30 memoirs, but reading Josh Hanagarne's inspiring story makes me want to know him, and not just his story. It is my favorite book

A 4.5. Funny, charming and heart-warming memoir by a young man with Tourette Syndrome. Josh Hanagarne is born into a close-knit and loving Mormon family (I love the mom and the dad is a real character). When Josh is in first grade, he begins to exhibit the tics associated with Tourette's. As Josh grows up, he struggles with the Tourette's, but also with his faith.Josh intersperses his memoir of growing up with little vignettes from his current job as a librarian at the Salt Lake City Public

This was almost a 3.5 star book for me. It wasn't as good as I hoping it would be. I really enjoyed the parts where Josh talked about reading and what his days are like working as a librarian, but I had a difficult time connecting with him when he discussed growing up as a Morman and his hobby of weight lifting. I do think Josh is an interesting person, and he's a good writer, but I would have enjoyed the book much more than I did if it was more about books, reading and his career.

I was scrolling through my Audible library and came across a few titles I had downloaded during BOGO sales and never listened to. This was one!Disregard the main title and focus on the subtitle and you will have a better idea of what the book is about. Tourette's, yes. Including how it effects schooling, relationships, and job security. Faith, yes. Overly detailed descriptions of the Mormon church for my tastes particularly considering that by the end he was no longer a believer or active