[nagdu] Thunderdog

[Julie Phillipson]

I was talking to Mary Beth Wise who is from NLS at the convention in July, 
and she bought a copy for herself and was going to try to get it done soon. 
I guess she was successful!  That got done in record time I'm sure.

Julie Phillipson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
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Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 9:43 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Thunderdog


>
>        NLS now has Thunder dog,
>
>
>        Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and
>        the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
>
> Hingson, Michael. Read by Peter Ganim. Reading time 7 hours 19 minutes.
> Blindness and Physical Handicaps
>
> Michael Hingson, an executive who worked in the North Tower of the World 
> Trade Center, recounts his escape after the September 11, 2001, terrorist 
> attacks. Hingson, blind since birth, describes what he and his guide dog 
> Roselle experienced as she led him down seventy-eight flights of stairs to 
> safety. 2011.
>
>
> I actually got the Audible version on Wednesday and finished it this 
> morning.  Who knew the library would have a new book this soon?  It was a 
> good book.  It's the story of Mike and Roselle's experience on 9-11 
> intermingled with biographical info and historical info about blindness 
> with an emphasis on technology.  I wish schools would have this as 
> required reading and skip that Helen  Keller book.  It's kind of dated and 
> this gives a much more realistic picture of blindness today.
>
> Happy reading!
> Julie
>
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