<div>Dear Beth,</div><div>I am very excited to hear about Linda Goodspeed being our guest speaker at the upcoming state conventioin this year. It appears as though the book will be available on a site that the daisy player, Booksense can be used for. I still have not purchased the Booksense but this is pushing me to do so sooner. Good work to whoever secured her as a speaker! Thankyou.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Stanley Torow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:setorow@optonline.net" target="_blank">setorow@optonline.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">i can't wait to hear her.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">eileen</font></span></div><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, below see a book from an NFB member who will speak at
our state convention In Meriden on November 2nd. Beth Rival <u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-align:center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">In and Out of Darkness<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Losing Vision, Gaining Insight<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b>By LINDA
GOODSPEED</b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As one of the first women sports editors at a daily
newspaper, author Linda Goodspeed gained a national reputation for ski writing.
She won awards, covered the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo in the former
Yugoslavia and wrote a book about skiing.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But in her late 20s and early 30s, Goodspeed lost her
eyesight to a childhood eye disease, and her life changed forever--not in a good
way either. At least not at first. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“According to surveys, blindness is people’s worst fear after
terrorism and cancer,” Goodspeed said. “Terrorism and cancer will kill you. No
one has ever died of blindness. Still, people fear it more than almost anything
else. I know. I went through it.”<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In this compelling and inspiring story, the author details
the fear and loneliness of going blind, and her determination to re-start her
career and life. She moves away from home, learns blind skills like Braille and
walking with a white cane, meets other blind professionals, learns how to use
adaptive equipment, takes up old pursuits like downhill skiing, gets new jobs
and travels to Russia to adopt a baby. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>In and Out of Darkness</i></b> is a story of love and
faith, people and perseverance, and all the uncertainties, challenges and
blessings life throws at us. Sometimes difficult, sometimes funny, seldom a
straight line. But never dull either. A beautifully written memoir of
people and places, and the indomitable human spirit. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Well written.” “Inspirational.” “Four stars!”<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>In and Out of Darkness</i></b> ($9.99) is published as
an e-book, available in several e-book formats, including Kindle, Apple iBooks
for the iPad and other iOS devices, the Barnes & Noble Nook, Sony and other
formats. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The book has 25 chapters arranged around four broad themes:
Detours, Connections, Faith and Adversity.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To sample or download <b><i>In and Out of Darkness</i></b>,
go to <u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/256018" target="_blank">http://smashwords.com/b/256018</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kindle direct link: <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.amazon.com/In-Out-Darkness-Gaining-ebook/dp/B00A937APQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1353354211&sr=1-1&keywords=Gaining+insight" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal">http://www.amazon.com/In-Out-Darkness-Gaining-ebook/dp/B00A937APQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1353354211&sr=1-1&keywords=Gaining+insight</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></strong></p>
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