{"product_id":"9781035424740","title":"Beautiful Lives","description":"Author: Stephen Unwin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035424740\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor much of history, people with learning disabilities have been regarded as unworthy of interest - often seen as a threat to the social order and sometimes dismissed as barely human. While recent years have seen an improvement, learning-disabled people are still treated as fundamentally different.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeautiful Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal and pragmatic account, told through the eyes of a father whose son has severe learning disabilities. From early civilisation to the chilling realities of twentieth-century eugenics, this powerful book uncovers a startling and rarely told history - one deeply embedded in the challenges still faced today.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnwin shapes this history into a powerful story of love, lived experience and the long struggle for a better future.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67842327707806,"sku":"ADS-9781035424740","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035424740.jpg?v=1793163158","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035424740","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}