[nagdu] Thunderdog

[Sherri]

But still it is good to own your very own copy. I have my very own copy and 
I'm glad I purchased it.

Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie Phillipson" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Thunderdog


>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
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> From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
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> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 9:43 PM
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>>
>>        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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