A Dramatically Different Direction Author:Margaret Mann A Dramatically Different Direction is a poignant, funny, and heart rendering autobiographical commentary on disability by a 66 year old, bi-racial, lesbian, Buddhist in a wheelchair. With razor sharp wit and well balanced cynicism Margaret Mann shares her unique perspective in a series of essays that offer uplifting insights about the nature of ... more »suffering. She has a keen awareness of how each of us will suffer in life to the same degree we wish things were different. From her perspective as a Buddhist, Margaret offers advice on how to deal with the sudden onset of a serious disability and the slippery slope of aging.« less