[nagdu] Thunderdog
Natalie
nrorrell at qwest.net
Sun Sep 11 02:38:23 UTC 2011
Right on, Julie. I'll put this on my long to-read list.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
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Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 7:43 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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