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Crashing Through

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Author by : Robert Kurson
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2008-08-19
Publisher by : Random House Trade Paperbacks

ISBN : 9780812973686

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. But the procedure was filled with gambles, some of them deadly, others beyond May’s wildest dreams. 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. Praise for the National Bestseller Crashing Through: “An incredible human story [told] in gripping fashion . . . a great read.” –Chicago Sun-Times “Inspiring.” –USA Today “[An] astonishing story . . . memorably told . . . May is remarkable. . . . Don’t be surprised if your own vision mists over now and then.” –Chicago Tribune “[A] moving account [of] an extraordinary character.” –People “Terrific . . . [a] genuinely fascinating account of the nature of human vision.” –The Washington Post “Kurson is a man with natural curiosity and one who can feel the excitement life has to offer. One of his great gifts is he makes you feel it, too.” –The Kansas City Star “Propulsive . . . a gripping adventure story.” –Entertainment Weekly NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE...

Crashing Through

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Author by : Robert Kurson
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2007-05-15
Publisher by : Random House

ISBN : 9781588366252

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....

Crashing Through

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Author by : Robert Kurson
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2008-06-02
Publisher by : Scribe Publications

ISBN : 9781921215810

In this beautifully written and thrillingly told true story of one man's heroic odyssey from blindness into sight, critically acclaimed author Robert Kurson takes us on a journey of suspense, daring, romance, and insight into the mysteries of vision and the brain. 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 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 recognise 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. And even if the surgery worked, history was against him. Fewer than twenty cases were known world-wide 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 refuse vision. He could think of only a single reason to go forward. Whatever his decision, he knew it would change his life. A fascinating account of one man's choice to explore what it means to see - and to truly live....

Crash Into Me

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Author by : Albert Borris
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2009-07-07
Publisher by : Simon and Schuster

ISBN : 9781416995791

Owen, Frank, Audrey, and Jin-Ae have one thing in common: they all want to die. When they meet online after each attempts suicide and fails, the four teens make a deadly pact: they will escape together on a summer road trip to visit the graves of celebrity suicides . . . and at their final destination, they will each end their lives. As they drive cross-country, bonding over their dark impulses, sharing their deepest secrets and desires, living it up, hooking up, and becoming true friends, each must decide whether life is worth living—or if there’s no turning back....

Always Crashing In The Same Car On Art Crisis And Los Angeles California

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Author by : Matthew Specktor
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2021-07-27
Publisher by : Tin House Books

ISBN : 9781951142636

A Best Book of the Year at The Atlantic Los Angeles Times Bestseller "[An] absorbing and revealing book. . . . nestling in the fruitful terrain between memoir and criticism." —Geoff Dyer, author of Out of Sheer Rage Blending memoir and cultural criticism, Matthew Specktor explores family legacy, the lives of artists, and a city that embodies both dreams and disillusionment. In 2006, Matthew Specktor moved into a crumbling Los Angeles apartment opposite the one in which F. Scott Fitzgerald spent the last moments of his life. Fitz had been Specktor’s first literary idol, someone whose own passage through Hollywood had, allegedly, broken him. Freshly divorced, professionally flailing, and reeling from his mother’s cancer diagnosis, Specktor was feeling unmoored. But rather than giving in or “cracking up,” he embarked on an obsessive journey to make sense of the mythologies of “success” and “failure” that haunt the artist’s life and the American imagination. Part memoir, part cultural history, part portrait of place, Always Crashing in the Same Car explores Hollywood through a certain kind of collapse. It’s a vibrant and intimate inspection of failure told through the lives of iconic, if under-sung, artists—Carole Eastman, Eleanor Perry, Warren Zevon, Tuesday Weld, and Hal Ashby, among others—and the author’s own family history. Through this constellation of Hollywood figures, he unearths a fascinating alternate history of the city that raised him and explores the ways in which curtailed ambition, insufficiency, and loss shape all our lives. At once deeply personal and broadly erudite, it is a story of an art form (the movies), a city (Los Angeles), and one person’s attempt to create meaning out of both. Above all, Specktor creates a moving search for optimism alongside the inevitability of failure and reveals the still-resonant power of art to help us navigate the beautiful ruins that await us all....

Crash Into You

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Author by : Roni Loren
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2012-01-03
Publisher by : Penguin

ISBN : 9780425245248

"With her debut erotic romance CRASH INTO YOU, Roni Loren has penned a sexy, sizzling tale that is sure to have readers begging for more!" -Jo Davis, author of I Spy a Dark Obsession Brynn LeBreck has dedicated herself to helping women in crisis, but she never imagined how personal her work would get, or where it would take her. Her younger sister is missing, suspected to be hiding from cops and criminals alike at a highly secretive BDSM retreat-a place where the elite escape to play out their most extreme sexual fantasies. To find her, Brynn must go undercover as a sexual submissive. Unfortunately, The Ranch is invitation only. And the one master who can get her in is from the darkest corner of Brynn's past. Brynn knows what attorney Reid Jamison is like once stripped of his conservative suit and tie. Years ago she left herself vulnerable only to have him crush her heart. Now she needs him again. Back on top. And he's all too willing to engage. But as their primal desires and old wounds are exposed, the sexual games escalate-and so does the danger. Their hearts aren't the only things at risk. Someone else is watching, playing by his own rules. And his game could be murder....

Crash

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Author by : Carla Moore
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2018
Publisher by : Forbesbooks

ISBN : 1946633054

Carla Moore hit a roadblock in life. She wasn't heading where she always dreamed of going and it wasn't until she hit an actual roadblock - a concrete median while cruising at 55 mph, to be exact - is when she realized each passing day was never coming back. If she wanted to live the life she imagined, she needed to make some changes. And so she did. Going from 300 pounds to triathlete, and armed with her small-town roots from Centerville, TN, Carla launched the next phase of her HBO career in New York City, where she continued to grow into the vision she longed to fulfill. Now Carla wants to share with you the rewarding life she is leading and how she achieved it, so you can do the same in your life and career. When you finish this book you will: See that "crash moments" are transformational moments in disguise Have tools to get you through the wreckage and back on your feet quickly Realize it takes a personal transformation to drive a leadership transformation Walking in your dreams is an amazing feeling, and I want everyone to experience it. If you feel like you've stalled out on your way to your dream life, then Crash! is the spark for your jumpstart!...

Crash Into Me

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Author by : Liz Seccuro
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2011-01-04
Publisher by : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN : 9781596915855

A haunting personal account by the woman at the center of the highly publicized "12-Step Apology" rape case describes how her attacker's written apology and her own struggles to heal prompted their e-mail correspondence, disturbing realizations about other attackers, and her eventual decision to prosecute. A first book....

Racing Through The Dark

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Author by : David Millar
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2012-06-26
Publisher by : Simon and Schuster

ISBN : 9781451682687

"A vivid portrait of life as a professional cyclist by international champion David Millar, this arrestingly candid memoir follows his rise as a young racing star, his fall to the pervasive influence of performance-enhancing drugs--and his subsequent redemption"--...

Crazy U

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Author by : Andrew Ferguson
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2012-02-14
Publisher by : Simon and Schuster

ISBN : 9781439101223

Andrew Ferguson's wildly entertaining memoir of his absurd experience trying to do all the right things to get his son into college....