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If there was ever a time to encourage more kindness, it is now. How extraordinary compassion can transform our world by lizzie velasquez and catherine avril morris overview sometimes we are met with overwhelming challenges that knock us off our feetbut lizzie has been able to embody the power of hope and compassion in everything she does. In this daring, inspirational book, lizzie reveals the hidden forces that give rise to selfdoubt and empowers us to unlock empathy and kindness for ourselves and others. Born with a rare genetic condition, lizzie velasquez always knew she was different, but it wasnt until she was older that she understood what that meant to herself and others.
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