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Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
de Robert Kurson
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Used Good
- ISBN 10
- 1400063353
- ISBN 13
- 9781400063352
- Librería
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Random House, May 2007. Hardcover . Used Good. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.
Sinopsis
In his critically acclaimed bestseller Shadow Divers, Robert Kurson explored the depths of history, friendship, and compulsion. Now Kurson returns with another thrilling adventure--the stunning true story of one man's heroic odyssey from blindness into sight.Mike May spent his life crashing through. Blinded at age three, he defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining the CIA, and becoming a successful inventor, entrepreneur, and family man. He had never yearned for vision.Then, in 1999, a chance encounter brought startling news: a revolutionary stem cell transplant surgery could restore May's vision. It would allow him to drive, to read, to see his children's faces. He began to contemplate an astonishing new world: Would music still sound the same? Would sex be different? Would he recognize himself in the mirror? Would his marriage survive? Would he still be Mike May?The procedure was filled with risks, some of them deadly, others beyond May's wildest dreams. Even if the surgery worked, history was against him. Fewer than twenty cases were known worldwide in which a person gained vision after a lifetime of blindness. Each of those people suffered desperate consequences we can scarcely imagine.There were countless reasons for May to pass on vision. He could think of only a single reason to go forward. Whatever his decision, he knew it would change his life.Beautifully written and thrillingly told, Crashing Through is a journey of suspense, daring, romance, and insight into the mysteries of vision and the brain. Robert Kurson gives us a fascinating account of one man's choice to explore what it means to see--and to truly live.From the Hardcover edition.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Firefly Bookstore LLC
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 161124
- Título
- Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
- Autor
- Robert Kurson
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Used Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1400063353
- ISBN 13
- 9781400063352
- Editorial
- Random House
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- May 2007
- Páginas
- 320
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Biography/Medical;
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Firefly Bookstore LLC
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Sobre el vendedor
Firefly Bookstore LLC
Miembro de Biblio desde 2013
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Sobre Firefly Bookstore LLC
Located in downtown Kutztown, we are an independently-owned and operated New and Used bookstore. Started in 2012 by two book aficionados, Firefly Bookstore strives to provide the best in diverse products and customer services. In addition to books on almost any subject, Firefly carries a large range of products including cards, bookmarks, audio books, and family tree charts. We carry over 60,000 items in 3000 sq/ft of space.Additionally, we have a large tabletop game selection, including board games, dice and card games, and Role-Playing titles. We have a wide selection of puzzles from Pomegranate and others. We have in stock new, each year, a large collection of current year Calendars with 100s of titles and styles to choose from, always discounted.We buy and trade books and games whenever the store is open, and we are looking for material for every section. Store credit can be used on new and used material. We are interested in large purchases, such as collections and estate sales. We are particularly looking for gaming books, metaphysics, history, cooking, science, Pennsylvania history and children's books.For current news and announcements, find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fireflybookstore.We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this itemStore hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
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