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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Hello All:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I wanted to share a review of my book about Don Mahoney the blind television star from Texas. I hope you will all purchase a copy of my book and a few extra for Christmas gifts. This book is a great gift for your kids teacher. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Peggy Chong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58149879-don-mahoney"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white'>Don Mahoney: Television Star</span></b></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#181818'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>by</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#181818;background:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15100261.Peggy_Chong"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white'>Peggy Chong</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#181818;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/92367698-gloria-lesher"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#00635D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=50 height=66 style='width:.5208in;height:.6875in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D788B9.BDC57280" alt=92367698></span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#181818'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/92367698-gloria-lesher"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#382110'>Gloria Lesher</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#181818'>'s review<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'>Aug 03, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#181818'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#181818'>really liked it</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#181818'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#181818'><br clear=all></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#181818'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#181818'>The author’s research into the early days of television was eye-opening for me. I didn’t realize how poorly paid the TV stars of the 1940s and 1950s were. Don Mahoney was one of these hardy pioneers—and my respect for him goes even higher because he was blind. The author asks a number of challenging questions, such as, “Do we, disabled and non-disabled alike, change our view of a person when we label them?” and “Do we see the label first?” Perhaps our answers today are more enlightened than they were in Don Mahoney’s time, when he felt compelled to hide his disability from the world, for fear of losing his livelihood.<br><br>This is a touching biography. Don grew up a rowdy, fun-loving and goodhearted Texas boy who made his way to Hollywood, where he sang and did stunt work. When his eyesight continued to deteriorate, Don landed a job as a ranch hand, since good eyesight wasn’t crucial for that kind of work. Six feet tall, lanky, handsome, and with bright blue eyes, Don appealed to people—especially children and ladies. Later, he became a dance instructor and manager of a nightclub. In 1948, Don started his radio career with a kiddie show on a Houston station, where he sang and played the guitar. He also married a sighted Texas farm girl named Christine. The couple had four daughters over the years that followed, as Don went from radio to a television career. He was eventually outed by the media as a blind man, but carried on as usual, being his witty, somewhat outrageous self. He made many personal appearances, founded a portrait studio, produced albums, and started a restaurant chain. Blindess never stopped this guy! His life story is inspiring. Just as inspiring, the author herself is blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>