Dwarf: A Memoir

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Copyright © Tiffanie DiDonato and Rennie Dyball, 2012

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DiDonato, Tiffanie.

   Dwarf : a memoir / Tiffanie DiDonato with Rennie Dyball.

      p. cm.

   ISBN: 978-1-101-60346-8

   1. DiDonato, Tiffanie—Health. 2. Diastrophic dwarfism. 3. Bone lengthening (Orthopedics)
4. Dwarfs—Biography.   I. Dyball, Rennie. II. Title.

   RJ135.D53 2012

   599.9’49—DC23

   [B]            2012009982

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